My grandfather was an army Chaplin in the pacific during WWII. We just had lunch with him and my grandmother this weekend. I was amazed to see him walking without his cane since he just fractured his hip three months ago. Pretty good for a 92 year old guy.
Kaylee: Can I? Zoe: Sure. He's out, though. Kaylee: He did this for me, once.
'Safe'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Sep 25, 2007 6:15:46 am PDT #2796 of 10001
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Glamcookie - Sep 25, 2007 6:18:31 am PDT #2797 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
From my grandmother's obit:
She majored in Fine Arts at Ohio State University and joined the Women's Army Corps during World War II, serving as cartographer. She created "Yolanda Yardbird"-the female version of Sad Sack-for the corps, and it was depicted weekly across the globe from the Army newspapers of Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
tommyrot - Sep 25, 2007 6:19:22 am PDT #2798 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
She created "Yolanda Yardbird"-the female version of Sad Sack-for the corps, and it was depicted weekly across the globe from the Army newspapers of Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
Awesome!
lisah - Sep 25, 2007 6:21:09 am PDT #2799 of 10001
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That is so cool, GC!
Gudanov - Sep 25, 2007 6:22:02 am PDT #2800 of 10001
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She sounds great!
brenda m - Sep 25, 2007 6:36:09 am PDT #2801 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Okay, so my grandfather was in the Navy, not the Army, and it was during WWII, but my dad's not sure what else he remembers about it (he was born in '39, so pretty young). Very interesting. I'll have to push him to think about it more.
tommyrot - Sep 25, 2007 6:37:08 am PDT #2802 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Gillette ad from the Great Depression:
“I didn’t get the job”
HE’D counted on landing the job—but he missed out. Again he’ll have to “stall” the landlord, the grocer and all the rest. One thing stood between him and a weekly pay check. His wife is somewhat reluctant to tell him. He doesn’t realize that a fresh, close shave is important in getting and holding a job.
Bummer.
§ ita § - Sep 25, 2007 6:39:45 am PDT #2803 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have an aunt named Gillette.
We don't call her that.
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Ugh. Why do I need a job again?
Gudanov - Sep 25, 2007 6:41:03 am PDT #2804 of 10001
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Ugh. Why do I need a job again?
I blame the media.
tommyrot - Sep 25, 2007 6:44:17 am PDT #2805 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I blame The Man.