trinacriabob

I know 2* of them, but happy birthday to all 4 of them! *zhawk is from the Tacoma area of WA, likes Camaros and is likely to attend "Hot August Nights" in Reno. Myershift is from Michigan and likes his Chrysler products.

Yes, if I happen to see an empty spot near my own brand of car, I will definitely pull into that spot....sometimes, if the driver of the other car is around, we will usually small talk about the cars. On second thought, if the driver of the same kind of car as mine might be kind of "ghetto," then I stay away...I don't want to put "spare parts car" into their head.

Spot on, my Vegas friend. Right. That's why I started this thread. In California, you might see extra choices for Russian, Tagalog, Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese, but MOST of the time, you don't! That means those people can't call up the utility company or Avis or (insert name of company), and get service in their language...that means they will have to hustle and learn the language. And please don't raise the argument, "Well, gee, they can't find enough people to staff the phone lines in those languages." That's not the point. What did all the Spanish speaking people do before this became available? You all know how much I love to talk about my native L.A. (which ought to mean Latin America ), so 1/3 of anybody I knew came from a Spanish speaking country and they MANAGED. Moreover, most of them were too proud and productive, so they wanted to learn English as fast as they could and have their children, my classmates and neighborhood friends, assimilate and prosper, which they did very well. Not only is it a slap to the Europeans, the Asians represented by smaller numbers, or Middle Easterners, it's also uncool to the Hispanics who went before this who were willing to step up to the plate and assimilate. Sidebar: O.C., I don't mind when people say they're French or Iranian or Indian or Japanese. Generally, it's because they have first-generation ties to the country and are very in touch with that...and there is NO doubt that, in reality, everything about them is American to the bone. It's also extremely common in the Northeast or in South Florida, from my experiences, to ask "What are you?"

That's ok. I read, write and speak Spanish. :wink:

Though I dislike the stuff, that "machine" could also be alcohol... ...what do they say about waking up the next morning and having to "chew off" your own arm? :rotflmao:

Well, it IS an oversized Hershey's Kiss...or a beehive...

materialism

eine gros schwarze frau (yes, yes, a broken record...I know)

dirty word

grand

catch basin

clean out

septic tank

bargain basement

I never got along with EITHER of my parents, with yelling being the norm. I've only lost my cool with 1 or 2 friends. I've generally been on great terms with most friends, co-workers or bosses I've had. For me, it was the cultural and educational gap. You can't have their limited viewpoint on the world and then try to raise kids who are very educated and cosmopolitan, and always think they're your little kid. My father's passing was no surprise. It came on the heels of a few years' decline in health related to cardiac issues. It was better, actually, since my mom played nurse 24/7 for a couple of years and she needed to get some sleep. I see that other kids/adults have better relationships with their parents and, if you do, you're lucky. You will always have that memory. It sounds like that's the case with you, B.

Right, I agree, beyond a dozen or so years there's little to relate to, IMO. As I purchase my groceries at Safeway or wherever, I am oblivious to Britney, Jessica Simpson, or Jennifer Anniston (though the latter is now 35-40). Angeline Jolie is undoubtedly beautiful and, if someone like that who was a REGULAR person was pushing her cart past you at the market you'd notice her but, when you realize how worthless she is on a personal level, you'd tune her out, too. The bold part begs the question, if there is a percentage of men who haven't married, are childless and are professional, where is (both physically domiciled and in terms of a similar percentage) that equivalent group of women who are not married, childless and professional. I've never been able to figure out why "the math" is OFF when it comes to this.

odor

It'll be interesting to see what the crash rate because of changing lanes will be over the long-term.

Limburger cheese

Add ... AND sterile ... so you don't have to pony up($$$) ...

Well, yeah, facing the fact that they are losing their looks would make them want to "get down to business." Notice THEY become the hunters and men become the hunted.

I looked her up and she's a 41-y.o. Dayton OH native. Some of her pictures are not flattering, but others are. I think, in constant motion, she looks good. But, kudos to her, she's beautiful and a Hollywood star ... and has managed to be married ONCE and has 2 kids.

Mi dispiace, B. Sareti nei miei pensieri.

Atlanta (a previous home of mine)

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