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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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Which page of "Die Sparsame Hausfrau" is that?  ;D

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