Circa thirty years ago my one and only Swiss army knife had a pair of scissors which I employed the most; lost it :( ... Using an older Leatherman presently.
ASPARAGUS !
Thrift stores or yard sales ?
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Circa thirty years ago my one and only Swiss army knife had a pair of scissors which I employed the most; lost it :( ... Using an older Leatherman presently.
ASPARAGUS !
Thrift stores or yard sales ?
do you ever wonder tailor if your old knife has remained truly lost or it was found and redeemed by some lucky fellow, who making use of it to this day.
congratulations to asparagus!
you might enjoy hearing over the weekend I tried the canned asparagus in some cream of celery soup and it worked really well.
oh that's a fun one. I like both a lot, but im going to go with thrift stores not just because of their inventory size, but because they are often engaged in charitable work.
okay---I think on to the 3rd this or that march madness inspired tournament---fruit or condiments or desserts soda pop or old tv shows?
Knife... one could only hope :)
Soup... glad to hear :)
Agree with charitable work. Perused two thrift stores recently. One that supports Hospice Care is where I made my 3-purchases: Bowling Ball with finger grip inserts that perfectly fit my hand for $6.99 (plugged & redrilled a few times, but modern stock), an iridescent Anchor dish that I will employ for microwaving soups, and a book on American poetry about 5-ladybugs thick.
Old TV shows :)
The Dick Van Dyke Show or The Burns and Allen Show ?
we just had a local garage sale weekend and so traffic was baaaaaaaad.
im a smidgen too young to have grown up with burns and allen but I do remember watching dick van dyke as a kid, so he wins by forfeit.
ive been struggling to figure out how to organize the contestants tailor. there are sooooooooo many shows to chose from. maybe we can make this particular "this or that" the answer to the question.
would you prefer one large bracket with shows from the 50s through the 80s mingled together? or four smaller distinct homogenous regional tournaments?
in the latter case then we could end up with the winner from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s playing in the final four.
hmmm... one large bracket would be my preference but I will defer if you prefer.
I Love Lucy or The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
my mother was a big fan of I love lucy when I was little, so I have fond memories of it.
I live not far away from Jamestown, where lucy was born. they have a lucy festival every year and a museum in her honor (also an additional comedy museum). maybe someday i'll get to them.
alright tailor---it took me hours to create, after much research, having to resort to high end online tournament making software, we have a 32 team bracket with three preliminary pigs tails!
for some brevity sake I had to leave out allllll sorts of goodies. I did make an effort to have a relatively even distribution of shows from each decade, 50s-80s, and to have each decade face each other a relatively equal amount of times.
oh boy! looking forward to it!
in the first prelim, bonanza vs gunsmoke.
Lol !!!... sounds like March Madness in May... or as Father Mulcahy of M.A.S.H. might say: Bracketology!, Bracketology!
I've watched a few episodes of Gunsmoke recently with my wife at her sister's house (they have Direct TV). I really prefer Matt Dillon's character over ___ Cartright... here's a bio of James Arness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Arness. An aside: As "the Thing" he brought more depth to life than that of the character in The Addams' Family... (not referring to Lurch).
Hogan's Heroes or M.A.S.H. ?
good memory tailor---jocularity! jocularity!
hard to beat the bonanza theme music though. how did the gunsmoke episodes hold up after so many years?
ah---im sorry, being the tournament administrator im not allowed to answer that for fear of swaying the outcome! although ironically I left Hogan's heroes out. I say that because im watching and really enjoying that very show these days. I should start over and make a 64 team bracket!
another pig tail:
I dream of Jeannie vs bewitched.
Gunsmoke held up very well for me.
I dream of Jeannie :)
Hmmm... guess I'll stay out of the realm of brackets and await enlightenment.
Butterflies or Lady Bugs ?
that's good to hear. i still love watching the old shows from childhood days.
difficult to pass on Jeannie given her outfit!
ah that's a fun one---lady bugs are cute and adorable and butterflies are beautiful and delightful. i'll go with the latter by virtue of their visibility.
the last pig tail:
the cosby show vs all in the family.
I haven't seen much of either; I liked the edginess of all in the family - so go with it.
Baby ducks or baby bunnies ?
i suspect that might happen a few times at least tailor---"huh, I never even heard of that show!"
my dad used to watch all in the family when I was a kid.
oh that's a toughie, that's gotta be the wildlife version of like saying kittens or puppies?
lemme go with ducks because I have a pond in front of my house. I get a mr and mrs goose family every year and its one of my favorite things in the world.
right back into the fray for the first pigtail winner
I love lucy vs gunsmoke.
interestingly tailor---I write inmates, and in the letter I just read a couple days ago the writer told me she had just recently watched a gunsmoke episode and that it was one of her favorite shows.
We had a duck in one of our ponds this year... then duck with eggs in the brush... then duck and ducklings swimming... then gone? Canada Geese are ubiquitous here... nearly every day I hear them :)
Gunsmoke
Best Foods/Hellman's or Miracle whip ?
that's pretty neat tailor. I get ducks here too and I might have mentioned this before, only once in all the years since ive been here have they ever had babies. I wonder if maybe they don't like to do that with a goose family around.
when I was a kid it would definitely have been miracle whip, but aging has grown mayonnaise on me. its more or less a toss-up but today, slight edge towards miracle whip.
I have come bottles of a ketchup/mayo combination that are pretty good on French fries.
this one might be easy---leave it to beaver vs M*A*S*H.
re: ketchup/mayo combination has oft been a dressing on a green salad. I have never developed a liking for Miracle Whip... perhaps its magic eluded me.
Yeah, M*A*S*H (family connection as I have mentioned before) though LITB was a staple growing up. I have a friend who followed Tony Dow... a So. Cal. connection I believe.
Signs: Fire or Water ?
ive not heard of that one before tailor---maybe i'll try it someday.
my grandfather was one of those ketchup on scrambled eggs guys.
golly gee beave!
saved this for you, thought youd get a kick out of it:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qaM94...?feature=share
I don't technically buy into the zodiac, but its fun reading. im an "air" sign. all else being equal and I have to chose a date between water and fire, I say water.
father knows best vs Sanford and son.
I may have tried catsup on eggs as a child... I believe my Grandfather did... but then he liked bacon grease with catsup too dabbed with white bread.
Enjoyed the short... mine must have been the "Mountaineer" - didn't realize how large they came.
Sanford and Son was a kick. Don't remember any FKB's episodes, though I remember watching it as a youth... going with S&S
Sundaes or Shakes ?
I suspect the white bread bacon grease meal was a culinary thing of the generation that preceded us.
I used to have a mountaineer, now I appear to have the tinker. I know, its crazy isn't it?
I always liked when fred feigned having a heart attack and told his deceased wife he was coming to join her!
hmm, another toughie---the major upside of sundaes are all the fixin's, but lots of times I like drinking things as opposed to eating, and so small lean towards the shake. my vegetarianism extends somewhat into dairy products so when I have choices between all those things, I go with slushes instead.
the danny Thomas show vs three's company
Ah, I've gone to almond milk - much less dairy now in my diet (such as it is). Almond milk's shelf life is longer than moo too :)
A nod to Danny Thomas here :)
Spring Break or Halloween ?
I love almond milk. mayyyyybe the next time im at aldi i'll get some.
that's a fun one---I liked spring break, even though I loved college, for the sake of having a week off. traveling to warmer weather was a part of it, but childhood memories of Halloween are hard to beat. plus October is probably my favorite month of the year.
I think im going to have to insert Hogan's heroes into a later round.
the burns and allen show vs hill st blues.
Burns and Allen :)
Donating blood or bowling (10-pins) ?
that's a fun one. a long time ago I used to donate blood regularly and after some weird general malady made its residence in my life, I never felt good about giving my blood anymore---even though the red cross folks told me I could designate my donation for research as opposed to transfusion. I like bowling, but on general principles you have to go with donating blood.
this could be a toughie
perry mason vs [/I]columbo.
Easy peasy: Perry Mason... never could get into columbo.
Boating or sailing ?
that's surprising tailor, I would have guessed you would have liked him.
ive read and enjoyed 2-3 perry mason books and then watching the old episodes that came from the stories. have you ever read any?
that said, I just finished a book last night and went out to the garage to grab a new one to start and I snagged the glitter murder by William Harrington, a columbo book.
I only have a little experience with each but sailing for sure.
twilight zone vs six million dollar man
we can rebuild him!
No to reading Perry Mason, yes to watching on the telly way back when.
Twilight Zone for sure.
Robocop or The Terminator ?
I liked Robocop but its hard to beat ahhrnold, major nod to terminator, although I do wonder if all the sequels get a bit tiresome. maybe not, im pretty movie tolerant.
do you have a favorite or memorable episode of twilight zone?
star trek: the original series vs MacGyver.
TZ: 1-An omnipotent Billy Mumy, 2-the Martian/Venusian encounter at a diner, 3-"The Monsters are due on Maple Street"... subject to change as I recall other episodes :)
Never got into MacGyver... ST
Car colors: Candy Apple Red or Gentian Blue Metallic ?
i haven't seen many tz episodes---I don't think ive seen of those but lots of them are available online so maybe someday...
I think the actual color of my house might be candy apple red so having a red car would be toooooo much red. gotta go with blue. and probably even if my house weren't red too.
the andy Griffith show vs dallas
do you know, I STILL don't know who shot JR!
AG... Never watched Dallas... vaguely familiar with the kerfuffle.
Environment: Too warm or too cool ?
personally speaking, id have to go with "too warm" because I have this wonderful pond perfectly suitable for such occasions. plus, economically, "too cold" costs extra money and resources and my water both in and out always freezes!
the mary tyler moore show vs magnum PI.
Not a devotee of MPI... don't think I watched many episodes. I did like the leading man in the movie Quigley Down Under very much: one of my many guilty movie pleasures.
Loved MTM when I caught it on rare occasions... so MTM :)
Aquarium or zoo or art gallery or public garden or planetarium ?
my mother was a big mtm fan, so I have fond memories of it in that regard.
ive not seen Quigley tailor---I wonder if that should be on my list of things to watch...
oh that's a toughie, lots of good to be said about them all---as much as I love the outdoors and animals and art, i'll give a slight lean towards the planetarium. ive only been once and remember loving it enough to be interested in going again if the opportunity arose.
ozzy and harriet vs the dick van dyke show.
Quigley - great supporting stars :)
My favorite times at a planetarium: Chaperoning my Grand-daughter on a school trip near Sacramento. A laser light show of Pink Floyd music at De Anza College circa 1980. My own school trips to the San Francisco planetarium... great times :)
Ozzyh!, ozzyh!, ozzyh ! DVD was too heavy into physical comedy and MTM a bit whiney at the time... although the supporting cast was a hilarious.
Would you rather have the ability to fly or have x-ray vision ?
I went to a laser light show to pink Floyd music in the early 80s! not a planetarium, just on a screen, but still fantastic. so it was apparently a coast to coast phenomena.
of course seeing through women's clothing is every boys dream but i'll go with flying---although im leary of what that might do to my love of bike riding....
the lone ranger vs the brady bunch.
the lone ranger
Time travel or space travel ?
id say space travel, especially if there are other places with life, and it can be done quickly. time travel, while absolutely fascinating and alluring, presents way too many opportunities for melancholy.
adventures of superman vs cheers.
Agreed... Lol... love the cartoon!
AOS... reminds me of my childhood; cheers - not so much.
The Martian Manhunter or Marvin the Martian ?
I remember those episodes too tailor---I wonder if they are on any of the free tv sites I use. i'll let you know if I find it.
oh, totally marvin the martian. he's hysterical (and I love bugs bunny). "im going to blow up the earth!"
gilligans island vs happy days.
Tough one... slight edge to HD because it begat Mork :)
Playing a musical instrument or listening to music ?
we're almost through the round of 32. I didn't enter mork into the tournament. think he deserves a late entry?
even if I could play a musical instrument, I don't think that would replace listening to music, although for sure the former would be great. the talent that people have who can do that is sooo impressive. and its fascinating aspect of humanity.
lost in space vs all in the family.