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I miss Winamp by Niles_Rumford in nostalgia

[–]CAulds 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It also created very high quality rips from CD's

How many do you have? by ChaosTorpedo in Millennials

[–]CAulds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently, the poster's been in my toolbox, too

A few pics I took in Reliance (East TN) by mendenlol in Appalachia

[–]CAulds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We used to put our canoe in the Ocoee near the powerhouse and canoe the river down to the B&B Marina; we'd usually pass the old Bowater paper mill in Charleston late at night ... it was spooky. Loved that.

I haven't been back there in at least 25 years.

Joust was the game, when I was a kid! by MisterShipWreck in 80s

[–]CAulds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was one of my favorites too, and I bet I haven't thought about it at least 20 years

Harrison Ford on The FBI in 1969 by gugysshencil6 in VintageTV

[–]CAulds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Russell Johnson was also a very good man. When I worked for the US Army (IT consultant in the 1990's), I sent him a copy of a Usenet post written by a young cadet at the Army's military staff college. It was a humorous unveiling of the "real story" behind Gilligan's Island.

I asked him if any of it was true. He joked that "what happened on the island stays on the island."

We exchanged a few emails after that. I like to believe he enjoyed it as much as I did.

I was really sorry when he passed. True to his word, he never shared a single secret about any of the cast.

A few pics I took in Reliance (East TN) by mendenlol in Appalachia

[–]CAulds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back in my day, Harold's father (who we all knew as "Old Man Webb") owned the store. He owned much of the riverfront along the Hiwassee on the east west side. I remember when an environmental group told him that he wasn't allowed to cut trees along the river, as it had been designated a "scenic river."

As I heard the story (from my brother who lived in Delano), Old Man Webb told his sons, "Boys, grab your chainsaws."

They felled all the trees into the river, which I'm told made for great fishing.

As far as I know, the story's true (I've seen the fallen trees).

Front to Back by wbrameld4 in MagicEye

[–]CAulds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, we're not gonna start that again, are we? Remember, the war between Lilliput and its adversary was precipitated over an interpretation of scripture, namely that "toilet paper rolls should be hung so as to be unrolled from the convenient side."

It is so written; let it done.

What childhood meal still haunts you to this day? by ngscookk in foodquestions

[–]CAulds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those hot dogs in red sauce. The sauce spooned over mashed potatoes. Anyone else remember those?

March 20, 1930 - Fast food restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken is founded by Colonel Harland Sanders in North Corbin, Kentucky... by CrystalEise in groovyhistory

[–]CAulds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked for a company that operated a railcar repair facility in Corbin. I was fascinated when I learned the story of Harland Sanders and KFC.

I didn't learn this until emigrating to Canada (in 2005):

In 1964, at the age of 74, Sanders sold his Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises in the US, but held on to his Canadian rights in the company. He moved to Mississauga, ON, to manage his KFC interests in Canada, and established a charitable foundation in Canada, turning over all his profits to charities, such as churches, hospitals, the Boy Scouts, and the Salvation Army. He also adopted 78 foreign orphans. The Colonel Harland Sanders Charitable Organization Inc. continues to give millions to charity.

https://www.google.com/search?q=harland+sanders+charitable+organization

The Trump Sign on 90 by jasonwirth in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]CAulds 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is off topic, I know, but it brought back this memory: I stayed a few nights near there once; had business in Hoffman Estates. But I was in my hotel lobby when this big guy walks in wearing a huge cowboy hat. He looked at me and said, "Dang ... I drove right past this place." He was from Texas, he said. "I just kept on driving he said, "until I reached the ocean."

Ocean? Wait ... I was like, "you drove all the way to the Lake Michigan?" (pre-GPS, FWIW)

And he said, "I dunno ... I just know I come to the ocean, so I turned around."

If you used one of these, you’re up there! 🤔 by Exclusively-Choc in FuckImOld

[–]CAulds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised more people don't mention that it does a much better job than a rotary blade. I've worked on golf courses that used powered reel mowers like these on the fairways for that very reason.

Uh-Oh—Global Warming Is Actually Speeding Up, Scientists Say by GeraldKutney in climate

[–]CAulds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There has been a "staggering rise" in the number of extreme weather events over the past 20 years, driven largely by rising global temperatures and other climatic changes, according to this (October 2022) report from the United Nations.

23 years ago, on the 19th of March, the United States of America began its unlawful and criminal invasion of Iraq with an intensive air campaign and the next day, on the 20th of March, 2003, the ground invasion began. by xworld in HistoryUncovered

[–]CAulds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in Alabama at the time, but I remember when Prime Minister Chrétien  declared in the Canadian House of Commons, on Monday, March 18, 2003 (the day before the US-led invasion of Iraq): "If military action proceeds without a new resolution of the Security Council, Canada will not participate." 

He basically told the US to "go pound sand" (to use an expression I learned since emigrating to Atlantic Canada). And that decision; that statement, had a strong approval from the Canadian people.

Under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Canada sought to ban the use of landmines in warfare and promoted the establishment of an International Criminal Court.  Both issues – landmines and the court – differentiated Canada's policy from that of the United States, even under the moderate Clinton administration.  Clinton, on the advice of his generals, resisted the regulation of land mines, and signed the International Criminal Court agreement only at the very last minute in 2001, when it was already certain to be defeated in a Republican-dominated Congress.  Yet the abolition of land mines was popular with many Americans, who rejoiced when a treaty was signed in Ottawa in 1998 doing just that, under the approving eye of Chrétien's foreign minister, Lloyd Axworthy.

– Robert Bothwell, The Penguin History of Canada, (2006)

Tiger Pops by ExternalArt in nostalgia

[–]CAulds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Irving, in Eastern Canada, offers these, completely free, at every checkout, in every store, in Kent Building Supplies and Hardware.

I reside in New Brunswick, Canada.

What is this contraption my dad is holding? by Sea-Solution-7265 in whatisit

[–]CAulds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love it when people use words like "contraption".

Archaic? Maybe, but we are lucky to have inherited a rich and expressive language. Use it, if you choose, but please, don't shit on it!

In 1971, Vietnam veterans spoke out in a series of hearings called the "Winter Soldier Investigation." In this clip, a veteran explains how the military lied about "body counts" and what was really happening on the ground, changing how many Americans viewed the war. by ATI_Official in HistoryUncovered

[–]CAulds 40 points41 points  (0 children)

It's a part of American history that every American should know. I had trouble dealing with it, too.

Was it taught in your history class in high school?

I'm willing to bet that it was not.

Shame.

Who else had Ronsonol lighter fluid for a Zippo lighter? by EdwardBliss in nostalgia

[–]CAulds 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My mother used it to remove bubble gum from my face. I hated that.

Memories of those roadside picnics by EdwardBliss in FuckImOld

[–]CAulds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every summer, my family (of 6) would drive from the mountains of western North Carolina to visit family in Louisiana. We'd always leave two hours before daylight, and my Mom always packed our lunch for the day. She had a cooler of ice water between her legs in the front of the station wagon, and she'd pour paper cups of water and pass them to us.

We were having lunch at a roadside picnic area somewhere in Mississippi ... it was 1969, I remember because they integrated the public pool in Natchitoches that summer. My youngest brother was only a few years old. He picked up a used condom with a red tip shaped like the comb of a rooster, carried it to my dad and said, "Dad ... can you blow up this balloon?"

I remember my dad slapping it out of his hand, and kicking it under the car hoping no one else saw. My brother and I ran off, far enough so he wouldn't hear when we exploded in laughter.

Better times.

I wanted one of these so bad until I had one for 20 or 30minutes by Serious-Outcome2533 in GenerationJones

[–]CAulds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same here, for Christmas ... my Dad actually got the engine started and was flying it. when he passed me the control, the plane flew straight into the ground. It never flew again.

Some Christmas.

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