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Prompted By Remembering Radios

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I particularly liked the weekly feature from StoryCorps, personal stories narrated by one family member to another.  Probably no surprise to this crowd.
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Say, what? by
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Worth a thousand words
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Twice-(Thrice-?Umpteenth-?)Told Tales of the Great White North by
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Prompted By Rewatchable Movies

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Let me pose a question: for a movie to qualify as “re”watchable does it first have to be watchable?  What about Stupid Movies, the kind that seem to exist solely to celebrate their own inanity?
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Oh, How I Miss Manners by
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Prompted By Manners

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The full description of the CWP program included an interesting reference to one of the takeaways from the course, something called “Trigger Finger Etiquette”. NO, NO, NO, that’s not “manners”.
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Original Inequality by
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Prompted By Inequality

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Barbara to Mom: “why doesn’t Tommy have to do this?”
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Housekeeping by
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Prompted By Pet Peeves

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'Nuff said.
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I Had Hair Once, But I Used It Up by
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Prompted By Haircuts

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"Regular haircut?" "Yup." Made his day.
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Revolution 1 (Flu Bee Doo Wah) by
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Vaccines arrive. Like Brylcreem: a little jab'll do ya.
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The Relief Pitcher by
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But, of course, the iconic Alka-Seltzer ads featured little Speedy Alka-Seltzer. Bright-eyed and eager he pitched relief to the masses. Known far and wide, yes, but do you know Speedy's backstory?
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Keeping It Reeled? by
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Prompted By First Memory

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I’m sure that among the filmed “memories” are some that I truly recall, but after so many viewings of the home movies I can’t be sure. Is it real or is it Kodachrome II?
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