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| Ed.Kloonk:
--- Quote from: RJHayward on December 05, 2021, 02:19:15 am --- Yes, Ed, and TPowell: That's MIKEY, musta been 1976'ish. "...let's let Mikey try it !". (new cereal or food), a couple kids say:, followed by an enthused Mikey diving in to consume dish. "Hey !!! ....He likes it: Mikey likes it!" I don't remember much snarky fad after-effect, though. (No joke references, about SEX, drugs, etc. --- End quote --- Yep. Found a wiki.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Mikey |
| TerraHertz:
--- Quote from: NiHaoMike on December 04, 2021, 08:38:26 pm ---Even in 2011, the year I graduated, there was certainly no shortage of books in the university library. I'd be surprised if they went fully digital in just 10 years. --- End quote --- Go to your library, try to request any physical book from the stacks. You will likely be surprised. |
| TerraHertz:
--- Quote from: TimFox on December 03, 2021, 09:17:16 pm ---The late Russell Baker, American journalist and curmudgeon, complained that due to his unsavory professional contacts he could obtain illegal drugs, firearms, even the services of a hit man (should he so desire), but he was unable to purchase genuine lead tinsel. --- End quote --- Lead tinsel? I had no idea. It must be coated with something, since lead does tarnish. He should have waited till ebay turned up. You CAN buy lead tinsel: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/334129426936 |
| harerod:
Tinsel / "Lametta": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinsel The Wiki on tinsel even has the anecdote that military decorations may be referred to as "Lametta" - tongue-in-cheek or even outright derogatory. This leads us to "Stanniol"/tin foil, which might contain lead when used in Lametta, to make it drop more easily. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_foil Interesting language-wise, since we can learn that a "tin foil"-hat would most likely consist of aluminium foil. In Germany I have only ever heard Alufolie, which meant that I had to accept and learn the English term "tin foil", while knowing that the term was wrong. Hard for a young engineer. As I kid I was always surprised how heavy Lametta felt. Regarding reusing Lametta: In Wirtschaftswunderdeutschland there was a saying: "He is such a tightwad. After Christmas he would iron the Lametta and use it again next year." (yes, in my family we re-used our Lametta) |
| Alex Eisenhut:
--- Quote from: harerod on December 05, 2021, 12:05:58 pm --- Regarding reusing Lametta: In Wirtschaftswunderdeutschland there was a saying: "He is such a tightwad. After Christmas he would iron the Lametta and use it again next year." (yes, in my family we re-used our Lametta) --- End quote --- Which page of "Die Sparsame Hausfrau" is that? ;D |
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