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TWOSTAMPLADIES
Well that sure blows that tid bit of news away!
Recently a law was passed in Canada allowing
Same Sex Marriages.
Who are we to judge what is the moral right of others?
I feel it is not my place to lay blame or guilt on the action of others in their choice of partners, as they will meet their maker one day as we all will.
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LITTLEBYLITTLE
10/3/05 4:21 P
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The problems started when we took "God" out of the schools - worst offense used to be chewing gum in class -- now its classmates killing classmates.
I heard Canada had a bill to ban the Bible as a hate book - because it says men loving men is wrong - and states a marriage is between a man and a woman.
Among other things.
I will do what I can to get "God" back in the schools. I had better stop now.
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PAM -
My understanding of the removal of certain religous plays in schools and The lords Prayer in classes is because it simply, interfered with the majority of immigrants and their religous beliefs. Maybe the court/s removal of "So help you God" part because it interfered many different beliefs. I dunno!
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You are absolutely right. I was reading an article this morning about a person who had to testify in court. She was asked to raise her right had and was asked "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth?" She was stunned and didn't answer so the balif asked "Do you?". She got angry and asked where the "So help you God" part went. The Judge finally told her she could say that if she liked. A poll was taken and it go the most ever responses from a poll in many years. 85% of people responded they believed in God. 15% said no. Why has it been removed from school, money, and now the court system. We as people need to come together and do something about the state of the US.
I'm done now too!
Pam
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TWOSTAMPSLADIES - Wasn't those pointed collars, a spin off of the Nero Jackets I Remember  Tom Jones on the Ed Sullivan show, wearing a white frilly shirt and a flamouant polyester suit completing the outfit with platform boots!
Yep, the Hippies had great ideas just no leader. It was a era of huge demostrations, Vietnam War to Human Equality, for all and unfortunately an increase of substance abuse with drugs, too.
As the Hippy Movement died and the young hippies became parents, or chose not to be parents, because of the Pill offered a reliable planned parenthood, so ended the saga of barefoot and pregnant.
Then enters the "ME" generation or the "DINKS" generation = "Double Income No Kids" from all those protests of the Women's Movement, out of the 60's came the two family income, designer clothes, flashy cars and the biggie! The Credit Card - if you can afford the monthly payments, you can afford to shop! The underlying theory from the now conformed grown Hippy business person in the community.
Equal Rights to All, present day sitting watching the recent news of Katrinia. It was like a Rich/Poor - Black/White saga day after day! I had some pretty disgusted feelings towards the lack of rescue attempts in the beginning. As a Canadian thinking hmm, the continent "North America" in my eyes haven't moved forward in 50 years
Today:
1. No stoppage of drugs, it's out of control
2. Guns packed in a school lunchbox
3. The rich get richer the poor get poorer. Middle Class whats that?
4. Terrorists
5. No affordable solution to the consumption of fossil fuels.
6. Solutions are needed, Now in our own backyard
Sorry for my ranting - I'll step down from my soapbox now...............
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LITTLEBYLITTLE
9/30/05 12:51 P
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Its amazing how the fashion comes around again -- bell bottoms, the funny collared shirts that the collar stood up - cant remember the name -- think it beings with N.
I had a lot of "hippy" friends that were into conservation and re-cycling back in the late 70's and now look
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Yes, PAMELAANNE The Go-Go boots is what we were refering to in the posts below. I had 3 pairs a white, black and red pair, to go with different mini skirts.
The 60's or middle was beginning of the long straight hair-do's and the Sasoon hair-cuts for short hair, till it grew out. No more backcombing! The bee-hive was dead but can't remember exactly when..........
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PAMELAANNE
9/27/05 11:01 P
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Speaking of boots, anyone remember go go boots? I remember getting a white pair when I was in the 6th grade.
Pam
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TWOSTAMPSLADIES -
Yes the song first entered my mind as I posted the fashion statement of the early 60's. What really stands out in my mind of the sixty's is the growing strength of the Feminist Movement.
In 1960 the Birth Control Pill was approved by the Food & Drug Administration too. Some think this started the Womens Movement but I don't think so.
The Feminist Rights Movement began way back in 1848.
Being a stronger believer in equal rights for all humanity, I often pondered did I raised my daughter to stand up for her rights fearlessly and with dignity? My answers came a few short years ago.
Women's Equality in the workforce has not changed much, or so I thought till my daughter took a former employer to court thru the Labour Relations Board, over non-paid overtime and sexual harassment charges on the job. It took a year but my daughter won her case and monies owed. The former employer was taken to court, several more times after my daughter's case.
The court ordered the company to close their business and their licenses to operate another company under the same line of business was not granted.
HURRAY! A SMALL VICTORY!
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LITTLEBYLITTLE
9/25/05 10:08 P
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... these boots were made for walking, and thats just what they'll do .... one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
song just popped in my head when I read your mini skirt and knee high boots comment -- sorry
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PAMELAANNE
9/23/05 10:25 P
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I loved penny loafers. Still like to wear something that looks very similar to them. I even put in the pennies.
In the south, we called the slips petticoats. They were stiff enough to make our dresses flair out when you were standing.
Pam
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HOLSTEINL - Yes, in my area we called them slips, crinolines in them days. They were itchy, I think my mom would starch them so they would stand out more.
Remember too Along with the poddle skirt, crinolines, were matching sweater sets, bobby soxs and saddle shoes. You know those oxford style navy and white!
Do you also remember Penny loafers? On would stick a penny in the slit in front for good luck or was it just a fad?
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Pam--
It was all related, along with big collar shirts and platform shoes. How did we dance in those without breaking our ankles?
Kathy
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PAMELAANNE
9/22/05 4:46 A
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I remember disco music in the 70's. Wer disco dances related to that or was it a trend of its own?
Pam
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PAMELAANNE
I remember had neighbors that put colored celophane in strips across the screen. Blue on top, yellow in the middle and green on the bottom. Thought that was pretty nuts, too!
Do you remember Disco Dances in the 60's?
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PAMELAANNE
9/21/05 9:04 P
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My thoughts have turned to the TV. Around the time color TV came out, my grandmother bought a gadget to make a black and white TV look like it was colored. It was a transparent, rotating disc that was divided into thirds. One third green, one third blue, and the last red. You set it up in front of the TV screen and it was supposed to give the effect of looking at a color TV. Even at the young age of 6, it seemed ridiculous to me. It wasn't long after that that she got a real color TV. I can't imagine that those things were ever very popular.
Pam
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Hmm, I remember the Fuller Brush Man too!
My mom would send me to the door and say sorry my mom is visiting my sick brother in the hospital. Which 90% of the time she was but the afternoons she was home she would always tell me to say that to get rid of him.
Sorta like an annoying telemarketer but in them days they showed up in person.
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PAMELAANNE
9/20/05 10:13 P
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Okanog, you really know your coffee pots. I remember some of the older ones.
Painter, you brought back a memory with regards to the Fuller Brush Man. He would come around about 2 times a year. I don't remember him, but rather how excited my mom would get knowing that he was coming. She always bought a brush. I think it was one of her little splurges.
Pam
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Hi Kathy!
Oh! I sure do and had one, just put me down for having a thirdage moment for that great glass coffee pot, I forgot!
I bought a set of pots at 17. Have been using them everyday for 41 years now. It amazes me the handles are still sturdy but faded from the dishwasher. The name of the pots LustreCraft, well worn off the pots but the lid knobs can still be read.
Do you have any old favourite pots or pans?
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Oh Dear Okango-
I do love my coffee. I really think it makes me a better person. I think I've had most of the coffee pots/percolators/makers you mentioned.
Do you remember a glass coffee percolator that was two glass carafes (probably Fire King or early Pyrex)? water went in one and the coffee in the other and as the water heated it went into the top carafe and dripped back down into the bottom one. It was a real contraption. I remember my mom using it only when the electric percolator went on the fritz.
Kathy
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KLUTZ25 - Hmm coffee pots eh?
1. Tin pot and lid with a glass knob on top to watch it perk on the stove. Used at home and camping.
2. Corning Ware White Coffee Pot Glass knob - perked on stove top and if didn't catch in time perked all over the stove grrr!
3. Electric Corning Ware White perculater same glass knob on top of lid. I think this pot lasted the longs time for me without conking out.
4. Tin top and bottom Drip coffee pot used at home with a heated carafe that sat on stovetop and was used when camping - Lasted a long time but messy.
5. Electric Drip coffee pot no gadgets (always dripped after awhile, messy)
6. Electric Drip coffee pot with timer and clock(always dripped after awhile, messy, clock and timer quits working)
7. Melita Cone Filtered Shaped Drip Coffee pot
8.Cone shaped Drip Electric Coffee Pot
9. French Press Coffee Pot Glass and stainless steel pusher. Glass kept breaking though still like them.
10. French Press Acrylic Coffee pot with poor pusher - broke many, no pusher for replacing buy another pot!
11. Electric Drip Stainless Steel thermos Coffee pot, today. Two years old still workin' but doesn't keep the coffee hot just lukewarm grrr!
Coffee Enhances over the years
Coffee wasn't good unless you add a pinch of salt or
Cinnamon Yuck!
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I am starting back to this forum and Sparkpeople. I read this and it put a smile on my face.
My family has a humorous story of my mother answering the door(The 1950"s in SD)and the Fuller Brushman was at the door. She was 9 months pregnant and was not feeling her best. He started his sales pitch and she said, "I have had a belly full of brushes" and slammed the door. I just thought I would share this story.
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I've never read this board before, but I can relate to most of this. I still have a couple loop and frame potholders and most of my macrame books.
This weekend I helped my niece with her grandmother's estate sale. What a stroll down memory lane. 33s, 45s and even eight track tapes. A table top plastic radio - before transistors, percolators, all kinds of stuff I had forgotten about. It was great.
Kathy
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Well, I just thought of something. Laurie are you talking about the Race Car a& Tracks that were set up in the house?
PAMELAANNE - Sometimes when a person posts a memory it jives my memmory of something else. Probably will happen to you too before you know it!
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PAMELAANNE
9/19/05 8:26 P
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Laurie, that's really fascinating. Live and learn -- even at my age.
I do remember the little plastic frames with the stretchy loops. I only did it once as a child and found it incredibly boring. I believe they may still sell those in the hobby stores.
Nor did I do much with the plastic stuff. Tried a few times but could never tie the project off without it coming lose after awhile.
But macrame' -- that I got into. Made tons of plant hangers that year.
What I find most interesting about this thread is that for some reason I can't remember much but as soon as one of y'all remember something, memories come flooding back (except for box hockey). Thanks for the trips down memory lane.
Pam
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Laurie Just remember Macrame' in the 70's.
I do remember something like a "model race track with a slot in each lane running the entire course"
We called them "Go-Cart" races and there was no slot to keep one on track if you got going fast enough, you could pass a go-cart, best if you used an inside corner to sneak ahead! There are still Go-Cart Races aound my neck of the woods~
I remember making key chains, bracelets ect., with very long plastic rope, same lines of macrame' making squarenots and building the chain like that.
That was during the late fifty's early sixty's.
Remember when the first invented polyester fabric
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Hi Pamela Anne,
I lived in Lincoln Nebraska from the time I was 9 until I was 18. Box Hockey was one of the games at the Summer Fun program at the local elementary schools. We had games, arts and crafts, competitions. It was fun and a great way to loll away those hot summer mornings. Slot car racing was more of a hobby. Very few girls participated. It was a model race track with a slot in each lane running the entire course. We had model dragsters, formula ones, etc. The were battery Powered and had a small flange that fit into the slot on the track (which often did not keep them from flying of the track if you got them going too fast!).
Which brings me to one of the crafts we did. Anyone remember making woven pot holders on a metal frame using stretchy multi-colored cloth loops?
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PAMELAANNE
9/9/05 12:03 A
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We used to build forts -- sort of. There was a piano store at the end of our little subdivision. We would get the crate boxes and haul them back to our yards. You could cut out doors and windows, but they weren't tall enough to stand in. Didn't bother us. Most of the fun was just building them.
I've never heard of box hockey or slot car racing. What part of the country did you grow up in Jazzorama? I'm from the south and never even heard of hockey until I was an adult.
Pam
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My two older brothers built a very cool treehouse in our backyard. As they grew older, my girlfriends and I laid claim to it. We used to have so much fun up there, talking about our dreams and, of course... Boys!
Anybody remember slot car racing? I've given up on the box hockey!
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Never did play Box Hockey but then again I like rollar skating, ice skating, hiking.
Thinking back about hiking. I remember friends and I would try to walk to get lost, taking unventured directions. Oh, the unknown challange! Now that sounds nuts but we would walk for hours and try to remember each new venture, each one would secretly leave a clue for the others to find on the way back home.
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