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I remember singing this for years in grade school - every grade sang - it was a near-daily thing: Others, too...Billy Boy, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Camptown Races, Santa Lucia, Follow the Drinking Gourd, My Wild Irish Rose, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Edelweiss, Funiculi Funicula, and tons of others. Our teachers must have had quiet giggles at us squeaky rabble. Do children still sing in school? I just don't know, but I hope that they do.

That's right. My wife and me purchased a top line factory extended warranty for $1,200 on a new vehicle purchased this past December. Full bumper-to-bumper coverage for 10 years/100K, covering virtually all assemblies. Their "Platinum" package. We kept our 1998 Malibu as a beater. We seem to keep a vehicle for 10 years before replacement. The Malibu has 92K on it, but that includes several trips back to Buffalo. That was early on, though - we've not driven up since 2002. This new vehicle is complex, as all are today. ESC, 6 air bags, power this or that. Window motors go for 300+ bucks these days. Alternators - 300, Compressors - just pray. Constant velocity joints, cooling system, engine, tranny, bushings, suspension, steering gear, safety stuff, calipers, brake lines and hoses, emission devices, interior parts, locks, dash, and so forth are covered ...everything but pads, discs, struts, tires, filters, and exhaust piping, excepting the cat converter which is warranted for 10 years. As you mention - risk aversion. It would be a pleasurable surprise if my old bones have 10 more years in them. I want my wife to be assured of having a safe, well-maintained and covered vehicle, without any costly surprises, or having to worry about being ripped off for repairs.

Ballot stuffing - a TSW tradition.

That piece of paper that is included with a job application - the one that is *optional* - your race/sex/ethnicity. It's optional in the sense that if you don't fill it out, they optionally toss your application into the trash can. Tip: ALWAYS check "Other".

A lot of these Chrysler dealers that were shut down are now in deep financial trouble. It seems Obama et al royally screwed them - there will be no returning of vehicles to Chrysler because of the Chapter 11. These guys have bank floats outstanding for what's sitting in the new car lot, and what's a no-charge floor plan these days...5, 6 cars? I can see these dealership owners going into bankruptcy. A dealership pumps big amounts of sales tax money into Counties, States, municipalities.

The Gnat Pack!

Makes me wonder if they are thinking of trying Maybin at a linebacker spot. Dunno - just a thought.

Thanks! Nice links. Before the interstates, the NY Finger Lakes resorts and dance pavilions used to attract local folks, as well as folks around the nation. WNY, NYS used to be the hot spot.

Skee Ball was tops. A rare game that actually gave ya a decent chance for a cheesy prize. If not you got tokens to continue on. The dance casino was popular - a hot spot for young lovers, or would-be lovers. It's a matter of speculation, how many folks became enchanted under the lights on a warm summer night there, melted in each others' eyes, and married. Here's one of moviedom's famous scenes - the Farewell Waltz at the Candelight Club, from Waterloo Bridge (Robt. Taylor and Vivian Leigh): Would it be that we are all so fortunate...

Is Indian Falls lake still in business? I'd be surprised if more than a few here went to the Glen Park amusement park and dance casino...

I post a reply to him now and then, asking Gussie if he's been at the Drones Club recently. He replies in kind. Somewhere, I read somebody that commented that Wodehouse was the only man on the planet that actually looked good in plus fours.

If you've not viewed BBCs' Jeeves and Wooster" series, it shows up on this or that PBS channel. Because of favorable geography for me, I receive 4 PBS stations....Cincinnati, Dayton, Miami(OH) Oxford campus, and Northern Kentucky. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098833/episodes Do yourself a favor if you haven't done so - buy some P.G. Wodehouse books. Your sides will split...guaranteed. Mulliner Nights is a good start.

And yet, sell out their stadiums most years. Hmm...

It's a good idea to replace receptacles and switches when you buy a house, if it's more that 10 years old. No hard-and-fast rule. Myself, I change them regardless. Especially the receptacles. They lose tension to hold the plugged in things over time, and can arc. And never use a device with an aged, or frayed power cord. Newer building codes are requiring AFCIs. At a cost... http://books.google.com/books?id=60k0Q9tpm...lt&resnum=1 http://www.handymanwire.com/articles/AFCI.html

I always thought that a traveling show with Midler, Bernadette Peters, and the late Madeline Kahn would have been fabulous. They all can/could belt'em out in Ethel Merman/Kate Smith fashion.

Eh...Cher's a decent sort by all accounts, and a pretty good actress. She's a fair enough singer...but holding long notes is not her strength.

Some wag once observed that the most excruciating thing to listen to would be Cher singing "O Holy Night!"

Yes, it is!

We used to have the Gay Nineties. At My Old Kentucky Home, "tis summer, the darkies are gay." When loves' young dream walked up your path, you met her with rapture and handed her a bouquet of nosegays. We used to visit Gay Paree. The Enola Gay dropped an A-bomb on Hiroshima. Gay Telose is a famous journalist and author. Old literature is speckled with the exploits of this or that gay blade.

Is that a plus or a minus?

Does he have a new contract with a deodorant manufacturer?

You are quite a classy, a gracious man. Not an ounce of hatred, not an ounce of condensation about you, eh? Truly liberal about the opinions of others, truly one of the superior beings, one of the Master Race... What will you do with us brainless republican lemmings? Should we be sent to an indoctrination gulag? Will Jesus also be sentenced to same? What is your liberal plan to silence dissent, once and for all? Tell me, tell us, what is your Final Solution?

This is a case for Hercule Poirot!

Uhh...I believe it was there long before VP Cheney showed up. The site has been the home of many a VP... Do you have proof otherwise?