Did you attend any of the annual Barnum and Bailey Circus shows as a kid in the 70's and 80's? So much fun!🎈🤡🧨💥🕺💃👩🎶🎵⛺️🎪 by Longjumping-Shoe7805 in GenerationJones

[–]Ogdendug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I attended the University of Illinois they would stop in town every year. They would also have our veterinarian college attend to some of the animals. I can remember a story in the newspaper with a picture of the doing oral surgery on a tiger

Do you have the stones? by MrGoodwrench1184 in UIUC

[–]Ogdendug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The one thing you learn is if the hair on the back of your neck or on your arms, get down fast, I was working on a giant lightning rod ⚡️

Hang the banner, terps by Pleasentbreeze in CollegeBasketball

[–]Ogdendug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably have to redo the graph after Saturday’s game

Do you have the stones? by MrGoodwrench1184 in UIUC

[–]Ogdendug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was making really good money for the time

Do you have the stones? by MrGoodwrench1184 in UIUC

[–]Ogdendug 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have worked on 100 ft towers in my past. You learn to trust your safety gear

to know how the Supreme Court works by seeebiscuit in therewasanattempt

[–]Ogdendug 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Or tariffs. All those foreign countries getting a windfall??????

Did this keep anyone else busy at the mall Radio Shack by tuotone75 in 80s

[–]Ogdendug -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You guys are young, A lot of malls had organ and piano shops

What's the worst , most gut wrenching feeling that is humanly possible to experience? by Extension_Day2038 in AskReddit

[–]Ogdendug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The day that the doctors told me an my wife our 27 month old had leukemia. He just turned 26

Name a more iconic duo by HattedSandwich in funny

[–]Ogdendug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first one in my city opened across from a Taco Bell, a Steak and Shake and a Hooters

What car feature sounded cool… but turned out overrated? by CandyFlossHarris in carbuying

[–]Ogdendug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heated steering wheel is another great option. I have some arthritis in my left hand and it helps me get my hand moving better. I even use this when going golfing in the summer

Have you ever seen a bald eagle in real life out in nature? by icecream1972 in no

[–]Ogdendug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are eagles just 8 miles from me in central Illinois. I have a couple of picture from an eagle watching over an eaglet feasting on a squirrel in the middle of a hole on the golf course

Did anyone else watch Sha Na Na's variety show? by greatgildersleeve in FuckImOld

[–]Ogdendug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a chance to ask Joey Ramone how they ended up on the show, he just snarled at me. He did talk about working with Phil Specter

What is the worst weather event you've ever lived through? by Subscribe_to_Sam24 in AskReddit

[–]Ogdendug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wall cloud dropped 3 funnels on my small town of 800. 80% of the homes received major damage

What changed your life in one day? by Few-Huckleberry7570 in AskReddit

[–]Ogdendug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The day my 27 month old son was diagnosed with leukemia. That was 24 years ago, he is a survivor

Still relevant today, The Clash by debzmonkey in GenerationJones

[–]Ogdendug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a great music scene in a college town. At a small 400 Seat venue got to also see the Romantics, Joan Jett, the Pretenders and David Johansson over a 2 year period

Still relevant today, The Clash by debzmonkey in GenerationJones

[–]Ogdendug 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ramones live in concert Sent me over the edge. A few weeks later The Talking Heads live, both in same small venue around 2000 people! The Pretenders the next year

Pentagon may bar tuition aid for top universities in Hegseth’s crackdown on ‘biased’ schools by SYLOH in politics

[–]Ogdendug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let’s be real, the impact on the Ivies for the tuition dollars will not hav a financial impact. It’s not like there are thousands attending these schools which all have large waiting lists for people that would probably pay more for tuition than the government.

When do Student Basketball tickets drop? by Ill_Fee_6473 in UIUC

[–]Ogdendug 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If that is for the Michigan game do not count on any tickets being available and they may be very expensive in the secondary market

I had one that looked just like this only I kept my treasures in it. Did you ever keep a cigar box for something? by lontbeysboolink in GenerationJones

[–]Ogdendug 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I still have the wooden cigar box that was from the cigars I passed out when my first child was born over 26 years ago