HI Max: What about Shambles requests?

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 05:09 PM

WE used to get glasses given away with petrol. At one time I think we had a twelve piece glass setting of just about every type of glass available. If it had looked anything other than free it would have been impressive.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 05:19 PM

Thanks, Wesley..

Course, I hate cottage cheese... had to convince my sisters it was delicious so they'd eat the cheese and I'd get the tumblers.

Must be a song in there..

Now cereal prizes and send-away-fors... there's something where I could do the eating and the claiming.

Man, this thread is fun!

Jerry

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Bill D
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 05:36 PM

we used to get prizes with gas/petrol also, but never anything useful...but the prizes in ceral boxes! I had quite a collection. (My very first camera came for 75¢ and Wheaties box top!

I seem to remember not liking aluminum tumblers....I could taste the metal.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 05:51 PM

BaldEagle2, you're obviously not a Monty Python aficionado. The "dirty knife" reference is from the Kitchen Sketch. If you have also read the "In the UK......? (thread title change complaint)" thread, you may recognise other bits of the Kitchen Sketch, posted there by Shambles.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: catspaw49
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 06:34 PM

Actually Jerry, we have had some of this before but it never gets old does it? Just us!!!

The two best things that were gas station "give-a-ways" were either themed products or stamps. Marathon Oil here in Ohio gave away glasses and dishes using the BC comic strip as a theme. The stuff was a pretty good quality too. The Sinclair folks used their Dino the Dinosaur theme for years and a lot of that stuff is fetching some good prices now.

Trading Stamps were the big thing from the '50's into the '70's in both gas stations and grocery stores. For a gas jockey they were an incredible pain in the ass, especially when it rained! But some folks would switch allegiances based on what kind of stamps you gave. Although most people collected all of them, most also had one as a preference based on their shopping habits at first. But believe me, if a grocer or gas station switched stamps, it was equally likely that the customer would find another store or station as it was for them to swap their favorite stamps!

I saw the real power of stamps in the first gas station I worked at. They had done some work for a customer that went considerably more than they had quoted and the customer raised hell. After some heated discussion, the station owner offered the guy triple stamps on his bill. Almost immediately the fight was over and everyone was buddy-buddy again! Even though this fellow paid a thousand bucks when he was expecting only 500 (quite a sum and quite a difference in the '60's), he was happy as a clam with his S&H Green stamps for $3000. As a matter of fact, he kept on dealing at the station with never another mention of the doubled bill!

Most of the stamp companies had catalogs and showrooms in the bigger cities. As a kid I well remember going in and getting such wonderful crap as TV trays and a deep fryer. Both of these were mandatory household items in the '50's. I often wondered at those who had the patience and whatever else it took to save for TV's and vacation trips which took about a zillion books of stamps.

Spaw

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: curmudgeon
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 06:42 PM

My first guitar, a Sivertone, cost 3 3/4 books of T.V. Stamps.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Janie
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 07:26 PM

Like you, Bill, I could taste the metal. Matter of fact, just reading about those aluminum tumblers makes my teeth tingle. But the colors were wonderful. It was like having christmas decorations in July.

Janie

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: bobad
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 07:44 PM

I also remember those tumblers with nostalgia. The were anodized. Anodizing will protect the aluminum parts by making the surface much harder than natural aluminum. Aluminum oxide is grown out of the surface during anodizing and then becomes aluminum hydrate that is extremely hard.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Ebbie
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 07:46 PM

Janie, as Azizi already knows, I too am a Sagittarius. As though no one could tell!

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Azizi
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 07:54 PM

And I guess you know that Alba is a Sag too!

We're so hot!!
and so modest too :>)

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 08:03 PM

Hey, spaw:

Yeah, I think I may have started a thread on box top send-aways. Thanks for reminding me of S & H Green Stamps. We had a store in my home town in Wisconsin, and I remember how exciting it was when we'd get a book or two of stamps filled and we'd go down to the store and shop. Thinking that you're getting something for nothing has never grown old.

Think I'll see if I really did start a thread on cereal box tops. At my age, you never know what you did..

Jerry

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 08:33 PM

I'm a Leo with a Sagittarius ascendent.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Azizi
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 08:40 PM

Hey Jacqui!

Great! I'm a Sag with Aquarius moon and Virgo ascendant.

Of course, we fire signs are known for our warmth {ha ha!}

Okay which Mudcatters and Guests have an Aries sun, moon, or ascendent? We might as well have a grand trine going here.

[This is natal astrology talk but y'll knew that, right?]

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 08:49 PM

Mine's a Leo moon as well with, I think 4 other planets in Leo.

My Taurus husband tends to keep me grounded, thank goodness.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: catspaw49
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 10:22 PM

I'm a Feces with Penis rising.

Spaw

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Bill D
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 10:25 PM

A friend with a new astrology book once asked my birth date and location...I told her, but added that I didn't put much stock in those things.

"Umm-hmm," she said, "that's just what your reading says you'd say."

can't win......

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: number 6
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 10:26 PM

I think I'm missing something here ??

sIx

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: catspaw49
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 10:32 PM

Not really 6.....This thread has both evolved and elevated from the depths of Shambleshit to whatever to hell it is you would like to say. Got problems with bunions? THIS is the place to talk about it!! Shambles has nothing to say that hasn't already been said and has been rendered down to a pulpy mass of drivel so go ahead and tell us where it hurts.

Spaw

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Janie
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 10:37 PM

Uuhhhhh.....I never can remember where my moon, accending, etc. are--no, that's not right. I don't know them because neither my Mom or Dad have ever been able to remember what time of day I was born, or even if was am or pm. All Mom remembers is being shocked at how big my feet were. It took several years for my mouth to get big enough to accomodate them.

My son, however, is Sagittarius with his moon, ascending and 4 planets in Sagittarius. My husband is Leo, with moon and ascending in Leo, and 4 or 5 planets in Sagittarius. Talk about an interesting mix of extreme people living under the same roof. No wonder that roof gets gets raised now and then.:o| All those fire signs---we put out a lot of heat and hot air!

But back to Maine quisine....Did we miss Maine Lobster poop? Appetizer or entre? Shall we vote?

Janie

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: number 6
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 10:47 PM

I'm a Pisce, my wife's a Pisce, 1 of our cats is a Pisce .. no wonder it get's kinda moody under our roof sometimes ... but the music and food is good.

sIx

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Janie
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 10:51 PM

A dehumidifier may help with all that Pisces-driven moodiness. Especially important, I hear, to control black mood spores;]

Janie

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: number 6
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 10:57 PM

Hmmmmmm ... a thought indeed. But it might cast a dry spell over those Pisce's dreams ... they are important to us you know.

sIx

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Ebbie
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 11:06 PM

Spaw, who was the Senator who informed the Senate that after all, all humans begin as feces? Penis rising? I've seen fresh cow pies with various things rising. Were you in Oregon circa 1950?

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Big Mick
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 11:17 PM

If you don't stop talking about serious shit ..... wrong term ..... important crap .......damn that won't work either .......

Piss on it, back to the discussion of turds.

Mick

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: GUEST,Nosbig Nitram
Date: 25 Aug 05 - 11:17 PM

(sigh)

Why can't we all just get along? Where is the love?

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: catspaw49
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 12:20 AM

Where is the love? Why right in here with the turds of course. Silly ass question if I ever heard one!

Spaw

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: The Shambles
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 05:10 AM

But sometimes-as in the case of this thread, I change the subject on purpose-usually to add something of interest to me that hopefully also will be of interest to others.

Azzi - If the subject of the thread does not interest you or you think you have read enough of it - the simple option of course would be to ignore this thread. Or start a new one on the subject that you may think to be of more interest to others (or use the thread that I created for that purpose). For you could also create a specific title for your new thread - that would make it clear to all our readers that they could find conversation on this subject in that thread. It would also avoid any imposed change for 'clarification' that may be the case if any 'unauthorised' conversations are taking place within threads that have no bearing on their title.

Natural thread drift has always been one of the real joys of our forum. To make clumsy attempts to intentionally do this - or to follow like a sheep - the poor example of more experienced fellow posters who really should know better and should perhaps be setting a more positive example - is not so joyous but simply being rude and trying to justify such displays of bad manners.

The use of such basic good manners and consideration for our fellow posters used to be encouraged on our forum. When you start your 'spelling' thread or one for talking about our star signs - I am sure that many posters will see the informative thread title you have given to it and contrubute to it. I for one will respect your wishes for this thread and not post to ignore the subject of the thread and its title or make any attempt to intentionally change the subject to one that I may think to be of more interest than these exciting subjects.

Is there a star sign for sheep - the sign of the blind follower?

I don't think that there is any need on our forum to needlesly bring attention to the different star signs of our forum's posters. *Smiles*

On a more serious note - perhaps though you do have something that may help. How about our forum despensing with individual thread titles altogether and having one big generic thread - one that could ramble and drift whereever it wished?

I suspect the mere thought of such heresy will cause certain of our volunteer fellow posters to have a seizure .........

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 06:34 AM

That boy could go on a TV quiz programme.
Name.....Shambles
Specialist Subjucts.....HTML coding, and stating the blindingly obvious.

First question.... Have you PMd Max
Answer.....Pass

Giok ¦¬]

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 06:49 AM

LOL Giok.

Lobster turds.... Hmmm, never thought about that, although I've only lived in Maine since last October. Guess I'm going to have to do some more research. (In Maine that means following the sound of Duelling BBanjos, finding the person with the least teeth and trying to interpret what they tell you.) "grin".

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 07:17 AM

Consider the Lilies...
He's having a go at the flowers now!!!!

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 07:25 AM

"Of all the astrological sun signs, Sagittarian individuals are known for drifting from one conversational topic to the next, inserting a third topic, and then flowing back to the first topic without missing a beat. Doing so seems to come natural to me {I'll just speak for myself here and not other heavily Sagittarius influenced people-sun signs or otherwise}."

That's a Sagittarus, is it? I thought it was just me.

Shambles keeps flinging Python quotes, as I said, isn't the Marxist peasent in the Holy Grail also called Roger?

I've had some thread titles changed by Joe Clones, a Rory Gallagher one for example, and it has always made sense.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Azizi
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 07:43 AM

Shambles, thanks for your input.

But I have to respond that I said what I said where I said it because the spirit moved me to say what I said where I said it.

And that's all I'm gonna say about what I said and why I said what I said where I said it till the spirit moves me to say more about what I said and why I said what I said where I said it.


Positive vibrations,

Azizi

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Azizi
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 07:45 AM

[Oh I'm feelin really the spirit now!]

Le Scaramouche does your last post mean that you are a Sag sun sign, or heavily influenced by Sagittarius?

Now why does that not surprise me?!

Howdie brother and Peace!


Azizi

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 07:52 AM

No, I'm Aquarius, when I can be bothered to remember, that is. No, my mind just works that way. Perhaps the ADD's to blame.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Azizi
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 07:53 AM

or I'm really feelin the spirit now

LOL!!-what ever works for who ever when ever.

Though I must say here and now that according to my personal philosophy-me and the spirit are one {or striving to be}.

And that's as deep as I'm going to get at this time and in this place in this here and in this now.


Positive vibrations,

Azizi

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Azizi
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 07:58 AM

Le Scaramouche,

I noted that in my natal chart I have an Aquarius moon.

But if you had said that your sun sign is a Pisces or a Libra or another sign that is not very active in my chart, I would still say "Howdie, Brother".

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: catspaw49
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 08:02 AM

I'M GLAD Y'ALL GOT THAT SPIRIT MOVING!!! Sadly, Sham hasn't had a movement in years. His proctologist posted here once saying that it is probable, considering the tightness of his sphincter, that Roger's next movemement will be similar in size and hardness to the Kohinoor diamond. Were it not for his verbal diarrhea he would have exploded years ago.

Spaw

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 08:40 AM

Don't forget I was a #1 hit in 1969.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 08:56 AM

Can you do the fandango yet?
G..

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Janie
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 09:29 AM

OK. Time to get back to work on those recipes. Supper seems to be well taken care of. Let us move on to lunch.

I thought it good to do a little research so checked out the 'sammich' thread to get ideas. In the gospel according to Kendall, Italian sub rolls are a Maine invention. It would follow that the common name for said bread is in fact a misnomer. So....

How about a Maine Lobster Poop Pate (how do you accent the 'e'?)served on a Mr. Morse Mainely Italian Sub Roll?

Janie

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: GUEST,Nosbig Nitram
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 10:59 AM

It's very insensitive to be making all these scatological jokes at someone else's expence. I am really disturbed by what I see happening on this forum. I think you should all consider taking some sensitivity training in order to avoid falling into these negative, unloving patterns of behaviour.

It's quite impolite to talk the way some of you are talking. Would you want your mother to hear you talk like that?

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Amos
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 11:05 AM

I just wish she could, rest her weary soul!


A

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: The Shambles
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 12:26 PM

And that's all I'm gonna say about what I said and why I said what I said where I said it till the spirit moves me to say more about what I said and why I said what I said where I said it

Fair enough but just be aware that 'loose cannons' like you (not sticking to the subject and thread drifting all over the place) could cause our anonymous volunteer fellow posters to rush to impose a new title upon a thread's originator without their knowledge or permission - for the now vital function of 'clarification'.

LOL

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: MMario
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 12:35 PM

Who the heck ever came up with that stupid "the Customer is always right" saying anyway - as it is so untrue. for many, many companies you do it their way or you don't do it. Or if they let you do it "your way" they charge extra.


I've even been in restauraunts where when I tried to order my meat rare I've been told the chef doesn't do "rare". And then there are the ones that consider medium to be "cooked until dry as shoe leather"

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: MMario
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 12:45 PM

just be aware that 'loose cannons' like you (not sticking to the subject and thread drifting all over the place) could cause our anonymous volunteer fellow posters to rush to impose a new title upon a thread's originator without their knowledge or permission - for the now vital function of 'clarification'.

yeah - right. gee, I know of maybe two incidences in the past 4 years where this has occurred. Can you point out example to support your claim?

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 12:57 PM

...but if we talked about "loose canons," would I have to change this to a music thread?
Or would that be about perverted clergymen?
396
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Bill D
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 01:04 PM

"Canons to the right of them,
Canons to the left of them,
Volleyed and thundered"

a farting contest among clergy?

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 01:08 PM

Can we talk about turds again?
398
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Bill D
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 01:10 PM

"(not sticking to the subject and thread drifting all over the place)"

harpgirl has lost interest in the 'subject'...this thread is on its own!

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Bill D
Date: 26 Aug 05 - 01:10 PM

400! *grin*...(I never win these things!