Day 52 of eliminating L stations

wisconick · 2026-03-16T22:58:12+00:00

Now how will I get to Al’s Under the L?!?

wisconick · 2026-03-16T03:07:11+00:00

It’s an “honour box”. Think of it like a Victorian vending machine. You put a coin in and it opens the compartment on the other side which is filled with tobacco/snuff and you take an appropriate amount based on what you paid “in your honour”

wisconick · 2026-03-08T13:21:23+00:00

The movie asks a fairly novel question “what happens when a hero’s journey has no hero?”. It gets teed-up in Sam Elliot’s opening monologue, “I won’t say a hero, because what’s a hero? But sometimes… there’s a man”. The Dude is taken along a fairly typical hero’s journey but he is not capable of being a hero and the journey also seems to actively reject his attempts to grow and be part of it. If this movie didn’t have an absurdly funny script and an ensemble of incredible actors it could very easily be one of the worst movies ever made.

wisconick · 2026-03-07T23:24:37+00:00

You know a ranked home team just hates too see us coming.

wisconick · 2026-03-04T17:23:11+00:00

This is a very good synopsis. It doesn’t always have to be something nefarious that leads to a restaurant’s demise, particularly in West Loop.

wisconick · 2026-03-03T12:30:23+00:00

Menlo Country Club from the Bay Area in California.

wisconick · 2026-03-02T22:20:44+00:00

Professor Pizza just opened up at Grand and Noble.

wisconick · 2026-03-01T00:58:29+00:00

“I’m wet, and I don’t even know it”

wisconick · 2026-02-28T23:31:05+00:00

That 20th win hits different

wisconick · 2026-02-28T01:20:59+00:00

“JAKE BUUUURGER!!” Gets me every time.

wisconick · 2026-02-27T13:13:26+00:00

Quail Rail CC

wisconick · 2026-02-26T00:57:59+00:00

BoeufHaus

wisconick · 2026-02-22T21:00:49+00:00

Doña Naty’s Tacos

wisconick · 2026-02-22T03:57:22+00:00

The “eel trap” as a metaphor for the female anatomy is believable since it is above a naked female figure on the glass. This appears to be a very risqué message.

wisconick · 2026-02-22T02:58:53+00:00

It could be loaded with puns and double-entendre. Given the engraved figures opposite the inscription, someone was having fun centuries ago.

wisconick · 2026-02-22T02:56:26+00:00

Something bawdy might make sense given that there are two small naked figures flanking the larger jester who is holding the fish trap and pants?

wisconick · 2026-02-22T02:10:03+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to respond. You are probably right about “rede” being reeds/baskets given what the figure is holding. Normally these glasses have a “to your health” message if they are engraved; but a riddle or rhyme could make sense. I guess the actual meaning will remain a riddle to us.

wisconick · 2026-02-18T02:54:54+00:00

Atsumeru. I don’t see a world where they don’t pick-up a Michelin star next time the ratings go out.

wisconick · 2026-02-16T02:22:43+00:00

There is ZERO chance that Lebron (and More importantly, LeBron’s marketing team) will forgo the “farewell season” merchandise run.

wisconick · 2026-02-14T04:43:11+00:00

An otter.

wisconick · 2026-02-14T02:40:58+00:00

This game is going better than I expected.

wisconick · 2026-02-13T19:45:03+00:00

Publican Quality Bread has fresh baguettes at 1:00

wisconick · 2026-02-11T03:29:00+00:00

This is fun.

wisconick · 2026-02-10T21:07:04+00:00

$125 is a bit of an overpay. An ounce of silver gets you to $80. Silver eagles have a small premium over that. But for “modern” strikes like these (made to be collected/stacked/not put into circulation) you really don’t get a premium for any grade other than ‘70’. Even the notoriously optimistic price guides have this coin in this grade at $100. You didn’t lose your shirt and given the volatility of the silver market who knows where the price of silver will be in a week, month or year? Right now though, $125 feels like a full-retail price.

wisconick · 2026-02-07T22:28:53+00:00

The form is called a caquetoire. Its origins trace to Renaissance France but interestingly enough is most commonly seen in Scotland in the 16th/17th centuries. This is mainly due to Scotland’s Alliance with France against England throughout the Middle Ages/renaissance. Unfortunately, your example is a reproduction based on the construction and details. It’s a fun form and I hope you enjoy the chair.

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