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Abbott's Noank
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MTHusky said:
Got to ask, what the heck is this machine and what does it do, grind coffee beans? LOL
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From it's birth it's played records and quite brilliantly I might add. Next week it gets some new and expensive teeth which will be placed (not so oddly) on its fine tonearm and they'll be expertly aligned. After the cartridge/orthodontist leaves I will of course double check the setting with not a bean in sight. At my age my kidney's react poorly to caffeine anyway. A little white wine will listening to her sing though is always appropriate.
 
D J B said:
There was a time past when the prudes of the day would censor statues like this by covering certain parts with a fig leaf. They probably could have used a three leaf clover for this one.
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Except in the Vatican museum where the Cardinals had them all broken off. According to our guide the Cardinals didn't want the Vatican nuns getting ideas. Thank God Michelangelo's David is still intact.

Another missing "certain parts" story - from nearly 50 years ago. We were visiting a small fishing village (Conil) in Southern Spain. At one time it had been a Roman resort and the villa ruins were accessible to the public. There was also a small museum nearby. Outside the museum was a large statue of a Roman warrior or gladiator. One hand and a certain part of his anatomy was missing. We were inside for a while when one of the women in our group yelled out "I found it!!" All the women rushed to see. She found not just the missing hand but the other thing too. It was very large and very angry. There's not a fig leaf in the world . . . .
 
D J B said:
There was a time past when the prudes of the day would censor statues like this by covering certain parts with a fig leaf. They probably could have used a three leaf clover for this one.
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Hey, be careful. The next thing you might hear is a thunderbolt.
 
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JordyG said:
From it's birth it's played records and quite brilliantly I might add. Next week it gets some new and expensive teeth which will be placed (not so oddly) on its fine tonearm and they'll be expertly aligned. After the cartridge/orthodontist leaves I will of course double check the setting with not a bean in sight. At my age my kidney's react poorly to caffeine anyway. A little white wine will listening to her sing though is always appropriate.
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That reply merits the Alan Greenspan award!

I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you've probably misunderstood what I've said.

Alan Greenspan
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Got to ask, what the heck is this machine and what does it do, grind coffee beans? LOL. —MTHusky
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In my youth they were called Victrolas.:)
 
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Bigboote said:
You didn't work on the Rock Creek Trail bridge over Veirs Mill Road, did you? That actually gives me vertigo when I run over it. I think it's because it vibrates so much.
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No, not one. I did do another one on the Bethersda Trolley trail that goes over I-270 that is similar to the one pictured.
 
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Ozimoto said:
Last one. This picture is from a trip to Italy and Switzerland we took a few years ago. These are the statues on the spires of the Duomo church in Milan.

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Milan was supposed to be a stopover for us from Zermatt to Sorrento. We ended up surprising ourselves by enjoying the city enormously. Did you see the canals?

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JordyG said:
Astoria baby! Home of La Gui Pastry and the best spumoni in Queens. I mean, it ain't Spumoni Gardens but.... @triaddukefan beware.
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Spumoni? My ears are perked up and I was looking at Condos and Co-ops in Astoria online just last night. Hmmm
 
cancontent said:
Appreciate the compliment. I've only started getting into photography last year. Hoping to make it a side hustle .

It also is a great way to experience the beauty around me here. Here are a couple for Bracebridge ON which is about 3 - 4 hours north of Toronto.View attachment 70077View attachment 70078
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I used to have a roommate from Bracebridge.
 
Great topic , Nan!

This is a Christmas eve pajama night at a dinner group in Cave Creek, AZ I belonged to for a number of years.

They're no longer with us, so I didn't have to consider their embarrassment in publishing the photo. (And we only did it the once.)

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And, in comemeration of the memories this brought up, equal time for my embarrassment ;^).
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vtcwbuff said:
Did you train in and out of Milan? I was really impressed by the central railway station.
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Yes, indeed. There was a big soccer, er football, game in Italy so the train was packed with drunken Swiss at 8 am. Quite the experience
 
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This is an eyelash viper, which I snapped in Cahuita National Park in Costa Rica. We'd been warned not to put our hands on or walk to close to the trees, as there are vipers that live in trees. Sure enough, the next day we saw this little snake, probably not more than a foot long.


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Cake I made for my great nephew. He’s 14 now.
 

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