Crazy Question
Tuned
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From: Southern OR
People used to name their kids Dick, times have changed....My Grandpa (RIP) had an old friend named Dick Pierce. My grandpa never thought twice about his name...just told me the old stories. Me being a generation X kid, giggled inside..lol
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From: Black Hills of SD
A lot of things actually annoy me more than a Ford called a stepside, like guys who say they have a 390 big block. WTH, was there a 390 small block I missed?
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From: Waterloo, Iowa
Cellophane, Kleenex, Xerox etc were copyright trade names that became generic just because.
There was a pretty famous radio announcer way back in the day named Dick Joy. "Gay" was a perfectly good word, and used reasonably often if the old radio programs are any guide. It's sort of sad to hear it used in an innocent way, they are not referring to homosexuals or buggery.
There was a pretty famous radio announcer way back in the day named Dick Joy. "Gay" was a perfectly good word, and used reasonably often if the old radio programs are any guide. It's sort of sad to hear it used in an innocent way, they are not referring to homosexuals or buggery.
Ford Parts Specialist
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Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the Hiroshima A bomb, was named by pilot Lt. Colonel Paul W. Tibbetts, as Enola Gay was his mother.
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers starred in a film called: The Gay Divorcee (RKO:1934).
George Sanders & Wendy Barrie starred in a film called: The Gay Falcon (RKO:1941).
Paris France has been referred to as Gay Paree for decades.
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers starred in a film called: The Gay Divorcee (RKO:1934).
George Sanders & Wendy Barrie starred in a film called: The Gay Falcon (RKO:1941).
Paris France has been referred to as Gay Paree for decades.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Billings Montana
Had a friend in high school his name was Richard Yankoff and of course he went by Dick. He was a good guy. We used to ask him Hey have you got a pencil Dick?
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Joined: Jun 2003
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From: Black Hills of SD
Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the Hiroshima A bomb, was named by pilot Lt. Colonel Paul W. Tibbetts, as Enola Gay was his mother.
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers starred in a film called: The Gay Divorcee (RKO:1934).
George Sanders & Wendy Barrie starred in a film called: The Gay Falcon (RKO:1941).
Paris France has been referred to as Gay Paree for decades.
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers starred in a film called: The Gay Divorcee (RKO:1934).
George Sanders & Wendy Barrie starred in a film called: The Gay Falcon (RKO:1941).
Paris France has been referred to as Gay Paree for decades.
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LOL Good stuff
Laughing Gas
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Lol, I’ve been know to get off topic also and it does tend to make it more interesting to interact here. Just thought I’d mention it before the FTE police got after us. And look what has happened, mrpotatohead has already gotten offended. 