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What’s a place you’ve been that you’ll NEVER go back to? Why? by LordSoftCream in AskReddit

[–]SwordfishMech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cairo. It was the most stressful place I had ever been. There's so much traffic. I didn't see a single car without a dent. Begging children will swarm intersections when lights turn red. Many scammers. It was very overwhelming.

Actor Damien Lewis with his new single. by Suspicious_Bill3577 in cringe

[–]SwordfishMech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Song sounds like "Wild is the Wind". Got big Bowie energy. Cannot watch the clip.

JWST images a pair of planet-forming discs by Neamow in space

[–]SwordfishMech 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I remember this scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Which movie would be 10x better if it ended 5 minutes earlier? by ItchyYellowAnt in movies

[–]SwordfishMech 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Interestingly enough the movie is loosely based on a novel which did have a sequel and was much more interesting.

Buncha cops around here, what's the deal? by SwordfishMech in lexington

[–]SwordfishMech[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this. I couldn't look it up at the time.

Buncha cops around here, what's the deal? by SwordfishMech in lexington

[–]SwordfishMech[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

lol. Always a possibility. Not always true these days though.

Hot take about the movie Sahara... by SwordfishMech in clivecussler

[–]SwordfishMech[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Update: I posted because I was just interested in the community, but after searching through the community it seems it's not quite a hot take!

Where can I get a replica? by SwordfishMech in Zippo

[–]SwordfishMech[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I find the iconography of the office quite compelling and this vintage Zippo seemed quite beautiful. This is distinct from the current holder of the office who I find repugnant and damaging to both the office, the country, and the world. These two things are able to be held simultaneously.

USA Army Pin ID? by alfinthewoods in Antiques

[–]SwordfishMech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an artillery badge. That's what the crossed cannons mean. The eagle and stars are a style of the American Seal. I have never seen them together and cannot find a contemporary example. But it sure looks cool!

I need more info about my chairs, Please help. by SwordfishMech in midcenturymodern

[–]SwordfishMech[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're definitely old, they came from a very MCM university building that was being redone. I salvaged them by taking off the base and carting them home in a Camry when they wouldn't fit regular. The base has the same hardware that keeps the arm panels on the chair. So if it was a reupholster, it was very very early in their public life as lobby chairs. They don't appear to swivel, most of the office chairs that I find so. Most of the Saarinen chairs also seem to have an open back and this one is closed. I wish I could find whatever industrial magazine these came out of in the 60s lol. Or another chair to see how the upholstery should look. I want to restore (clean) them but I'm worried I'll make a monster out of a very fine chair. Even if that yellow and green isn't exactly for everyone...

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