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October 31, 2007 — Steve (Views: 464)

Man, what is wrong with Harry Reid? He tried to take some credit for what Rush did with that illegal letter that he and other Democratic senators sent to him and signed? If you haven’t heard or seen the videos they will both be at the end of this post. The first will be the video of Reid taking two words, that Rush Limbaugh said, out of context and condemning them; the second will be a link to the video of Reid thanking Rush and trying to take credit for the money being raised.

Senator Reid realized that his plan had backfired and tried to steal some of the credit from Rush. What he’s trying to do is cover up the fact that what they did was wrong and illegal and say that this letter was something great because of what he did. It’s great that the money will go to the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation , but it doesn’t take away from the fact that what Reid and other Democratic Senators did, including Hillary Clinton, was wrong and illegal. Rush is fully responsible for the money being raised and Reid is just trying to play politics. It’s kind of funny.

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A History of Diner Culture

October 16, 2007 — Steve (Views: 573)

When I lived in Boston, there were not many places to go out to after 1AM. Many a rowdy night my friends and I wanted to take our parties to the streets, even just to get a bite to eat, but rarely were there any options; except the South Street Diner. It is still opened twenty four hours because of the tradition (diners were often located near 24 hour factories, serving around the clock), and because of the nearby twenty four hour work at the Big Dig. South Street is also located downtown, near South Station, where trains and buses converge from all over New England. But it wasn’t so easy for us to get there, so we usually had to convince someone with a car to drive us. Then we would make our way to the diner, long after the T, Boston’s subway, had stopped running. The diner was always busy, even at 4AM, because others had the same idea to extend their revelry. Construction workers, graveyard shifters, young things and commuters rubbed elbows from dawn to dusk and everything in between.

South Street Diner, Boston

Diners, luncheonettes, greasy spoons - these have all served as the holding lots for whatever we define as our cuisine. Hamburgers, omelets and hash browns all day, coffee and pie. Diners have always been affordable, and are associated with all the euphoric positivity of the 1950s, when every date took place at a diner, and where kids would meet up after school and have a milkshake.

They got their start in the 1870s in the form of the lunch wagon, selling sandwiches and coffee. The word diner originated around 1925, when these restaurants were built to be used as eating cars on trains. After they went out of service, they became stationary and served as cheap restaurants, often near train stations. They maintained their train car shape and pre-fabrication - the chrome that fit in with the art deco aesthetic of the time, the line of stools at a long counter, facing the preparation and cooking area. More spacious diners also feature booths, and over time they began to be built as restaurants, and kept certain elements: the chrome, neon signs; and left out others: the emphasis on the counter, and the smallness. But they still remain quintessentially American.

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So, this bird walks into a store…

October 4, 2007 — Steve (Views: 806)

I just gotta share this with you. This landed in my inbox this afternoon, so, here goes. It’s not about pets, but it is about animals…

So, this bird walks into a store….

This is too funny.

So, this bird walks into a store….

A seagull in Scotland has developed the habit of stealing chips from a neighborhood shop.

The seagull waits until the shopkeeper isn’t looking, and then walks into the store and grabs a snack-size bag of cheese Doritos.

Bird Thief

Once outside, the bag gets ripped open and shared by other birds.

The seagull’s shoplifting started early this month when he first swooped into the store in Aberdeen, Scotland, and helped himself to a bag of chips. Since then, he’s become a regular. He always takes the same type of chips.

Customers have begun paying for the seagull’s stolen bags of chips because they think it’s so funny.

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P.O. Box 601 Mt. Brydges ON. Canada, N0L 1W0

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