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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I (and my pals) started watching "Howdy Doody" in 1952, so we missed the worst of the Buffalo Bob and Clarabelle hatred and combat. We also missed the creepy, monstrous version of Howdy (fortunately). As for the kids singing the commercials, we still can do it. At one lunch-time recently there...
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    WWII Reenactments 2017

    You have probably already done so, but the entry right above this thread is an example of what I'm getting at concerning European reenacting and WWII events.
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I saw a PBS documentary (or similar show) in which some researchers did brain-scans on London taxi drivers who had to memorize a huge amount of directions and addresses, and they found that the drivers had altered brain structures compared to most humans. The regions devoted to information...
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    Weapons in the Movies

    There were several systems for converting percussion Colts to cartridge operation. They were usually named after the patent holders, and two that come to mind are the Theuer system and the later Richards-Mason. Colt had a lot of percussion guns and parts on hand so they sold factory cartridge...
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    WWII Reenactments 2017

    As P51 says, WWII reenacting can be a good or bad experience based on the nature of the unit that you get involved with. I've been in it almost as long as P51 and I can say that for me the good has far outweighed the bad. I was very fortunate that I'm in exactly the right place in the US to...
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    Weapons in the Movies

    You are 100% correct. I have a Uberti 1876 Winchester rifle in .45-60 and it makes an 1873 seem like a toy.
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    Old gas stations

    That's a 1959 Chevy in the foreground, so that gives an approximate date. That may be a 1960 Ford Falcon at the left (hard to say for sure). All the other vehicles are significantly older.
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    You Know You Live in a Small(ish) Town When...

    I still do that also, just for tradition's sake, but the modern computer-kids at the auto parts store probably can't make the decision to have two price structures. They can barely find the parts you need if you have an old car (and they sometimes can't).
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    You Know You Live in a Small(ish) Town When...

    The most abrupt change in class standing based on dress I ever experienced was one summer when I was an engineering intern at a Research and Development Division of a medium-sized manufacturing company. As an engineering student I could do almost whatever interested me of the various technical...
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    Weapons in the Movies

    The Remington pocket pistol would have been a Model 51. They were famous for their unusual mechanical design and excellent ergonomics. They fit your hand remarkably well. Speaking of unusual firearms that you don't often see, in an episode of the early 30-minute "Gunsmoke", the outlaw...
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    9mm or 45cal

    You might want to consider a SIG P220 as a choice for a .45. I really like 1911 Colts and have several, but the P220 is the most accurate .45 of any that I have. I shot my smallest group ever with the P220 and have the target tacked up over my desk.
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    Show us your Guns!

    If you don't mind some technical advice, this issue involves firearms, reenacting, and engineering design. The metal used for dog tags would not be suitable at all for any sort of firearms use. Also, the color of the base metal itself would not be relevant since the Army applied an external...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    "The Ten Commandments" may not be a great movie, maybe not even a good movie, but like some others here it was something I saw with my parents when I was a kid, so I watch a little bit of it each year and have some good family memories. I'd call it more "spectacular" than substantive, which I...
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    Show us your Guns!

    As a WWII reenactor myself, I'm curious why you painted it silver instead of flat black, more closely simulating an authentic Parkerized finish.
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I second your opinion about "The Great War". Since it was by Ken Burns, it was more about contemporary sociology and related issues than a real military documentary. I would prefer the latter if I had a choice. I think Burns' political beliefs are creeping more and more into his films. He is...
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    Recommended stores in Nashville

    If "workwear" = "naval, military or heritage stuff", then you may be at the right place at the right time. Will you be here Friday and/or Saturday of this weekend? This weekend is the spring show of the Tennessee Military Collectors Association at the Marriott Hotel at Cool Springs (Franklin...
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    Recommended stores in Nashville

    I"m in Nashville and have lived here most of my life. Welcome in advance! Can you define "workwear"? ("two peoples separated by a common language...") Once that's done, if we have it I can tell you where to get it. Joel
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    Weapons in the Movies

    Speaking of "movie blanks" with the maximum flash and noise, some reenactors use them just to put on a show, as far as I can tell. They're not necessary, but they use them anyway. To be specific, I remember one "battle" which was going on near dusk and in the woods. In the dim light one guy...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Pavlovian response: All I have to do is think about "Green Acres" and I start laughing... One example: Lisa is in the kitchen wearing an apron and Oliver comes in and asks what's for dinner. Lisa tells him she's making "hot water soup" - put cold water in a pan and put in on the stove to heat...
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I spent my first engineering career as an "Environmental Engineer' and one of our areas of responsibility was asbestos testing and remediation. What Vitanola says is dead-on (some pun intended) and I couldn't say it any better. Two anecdotes from that time: One of our field techs (Chuck)...

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