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In_The_Wind

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48. There were too many pine trees in my old yard.

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 09:27 AM

Jul 2013

It's great having a clothesline out back now. If would only stop raining.

By the way ... were are all of the flutterbyes. I see little white ones, big cicadas, but no monarchs.

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Now that we're back in the 1950s, what will you adapt from those times? [View all] onehandle Jun 2013 OP

I got it. femmocrat Jun 2013 #1

I'm working on a little recipe noamnety Jun 2013 #2

ew ... In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #4

I'm gonna go out pipi_k Jun 2013 #3

The Good Things Could Be... grilled onions Jun 2013 #5

A '52 Chevy please Kingofalldems Jun 2013 #6

Gonna STOP using the following in my home,,,, benld74 Jun 2013 #7

Root beer kool-aid! RedCloud Jun 2013 #8

And Fizzies! :) Rhiannon12866 Jul 2013 #41

Oooh, can I have a wood-paneled station wagon & a little trailer home to tow behind it? Myrina Jun 2013 #9

Will the new penny loafers have to account for inflation? Paulie Jun 2013 #10

I'm going to wear a suit and tie every day! Aristus Jun 2013 #11

I'll be hanging the wash out on the line to dry. In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #12

I still do that! femmocrat Jul 2013 #47

There were too many pine trees in my old yard. In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #48

Way too much rain here, too. femmocrat Jul 2013 #49

I saw one hummingbird a few weeks ago checking out my petunias. In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #53

I'm gonna try and find a sanitary napkin belt in order to wear huge Kotex pads graywarrior Jun 2013 #13

your time frame is off. RILib Jun 2013 #15

Um really? graywarrior Jun 2013 #17

I remember those things. Brigid Jun 2013 #20

Me, too! I hated them!!! graywarrior Jun 2013 #21

I was too young pipi_k Jun 2013 #26

Plus they slid all over the place graywarrior Jun 2013 #27

Like the time mimi85 Jul 2013 #42

LOL, I went to a job interview and leaked all over the chair I was being interviewed graywarrior Jul 2013 #51

people will be polite RILib Jun 2013 #14

Streetcars KamaAina Jun 2013 #16

And passenger trains Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #56

Hell yeah! KamaAina Jul 2013 #57

Buy from the record store! Neoma Jun 2013 #18

One of those Caddies with the huge tail fins. Brigid Jun 2013 #19

Wikipedia on US in 1950's. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #22

THE COST OF LIVING> DUDE!! Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #23

Rockabilly. Chan790 Jun 2013 #24

OH THIS IS EASY!!! A TRIP TO MEL'S DINER!! AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #25

Build a fallout shelter NoPasaran Jun 2013 #28

I'm gonna be a hobo Mr.Bill Jun 2013 #29

I rarely listen to anything besides 1950s rock-n-roll, doo wop and rockabilly anyway. Jetboy Jun 2013 #30

gas for 22 cents a gallon Bombero1956 Jun 2013 #31

25 cent paperback books pscot Jun 2013 #32

I think I'll pick up a pair of engineer's boots... krispos42 Jun 2013 #33

Make sure there's an eagle on the back jmowreader Jul 2013 #39

I'm gonna wear pointy bras... MrMickeysMom Jun 2013 #34

A cheap-ass mortgage. Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #35

Adlai Stevenson graham4anything Jun 2013 #36

Nickle cokes at the soda fountain. mysuzuki2 Jun 2013 #37

A glass long neck 12 oz. Pepsi please Tribalceltic Jul 2013 #52

Bobby socks, a poodle skirt, and saddle shoes. Love that new dance sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #38

Something I listen to alla time anyway -- Old Tiime Radio. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2013 #40

Hey MFM! What's a *.ram file LNM Jul 2013 #64

I don't know -- I DO know that RealPlayer opens up and plays them for me. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2013 #66

Outing Commies pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #43

An ocean cruise to France MrScorpio Jul 2013 #44

1950s, what will you adapt from those times? Flashmann Jul 2013 #45

I'm going to hit on Audrey Hepburn. Chan790 Jul 2013 #46

i'm going to be the last living confederate civil war soldier datasuspect Jul 2013 #50

Smoking and drinking at work. n/t bamacrat Jul 2013 #54

A pre-CBS Stratocaster for 100.00 pink-o Jul 2013 #55

Smoking. Definitely smoking. nolabear Jul 2013 #58

Black-and-white colors on my TV. Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #59

Marilyn Monroe! KamaAina Jul 2013 #60

Clean air and dirty sex! mysuzuki2 Jul 2013 #61

Pretty hard to find nowadays . . ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #62

So's the other. mysuzuki2 Jul 2013 #63

I'm gonna pretend to be a character in a Burroughs novel... nomorenomore08 Jul 2013 #65

I'll be On the Road with Jack Kerouac. And Neal Cassiday. kwassa Jul 2013 #67

Unions and Blue Collar jobs that supported a family with multiple children DebJ Jul 2013 #68

The Clothing Taverner Jul 2013 #69