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  1. LBIJim

    I am always amazed at how people act when they return items to a store.

    Everybody in line should have chipped in a buck or two to give the guy his $20 back. The pickle story he told is well worth it. :banana: (Closest thing to a pickle I could find.)
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    I am always amazed at how people act when they return items to a store.

    I recall my father raising a fuss because some store wouldn't accept a $100 bill. He didn't go psycho on the young cashier; it was more like a stern lecture. Something like: "This is legal currency of the United States of America. Look right here. It says "This note is legal tender for all...
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    Caitlyn Jenner

    True, but I'm willing to call him a female when and if he has surgery.
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    TV Myths

    You mean some houses DON'T have a back staircase for the servants and kids???? Shocking!!! ;) My grandparents' house had a back staircase and I thought it was the coolest thing. It was a dark, narrow, and winding and totally unnecessary. I suppose it WAS the servant's staircase when the...
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    would you be nervous flying on July 4th

    Apparently that wasn't a consideration at all to the terrorists. And there was no significance about December 7 itself to the Japanese.
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    TV Myths

    Full House had one of the most blatantly obvious mismatches between interior/exterior. Then there's King of Queens, The Brady Bunch, Everybody Loves Raymond, Married With Children, etc. etc. etc. Even Jerry Seinfeld's apartment layout (window placement, etc.) doesn't match the exterior shot of...
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    TV Myths

    TV characters almost always find a parking space directly in front of the building they're going to, even in downtown areas.
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    Not a political discussion just a question

    A quick Google search indicates that way back when, TPTB didn't want Election Day on November 1 for two reasons. One, it would interfere with the Catholic Holy Day of All Saints Day, and two, many merchants reconciled their books from the previous month on the first of the next month.
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    Not a political discussion just a question

    I'm surprised by the early dates of the Democratic convention, especially so soon after the Republican one. Usually the second convention is in August or even early September.
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    Not a political discussion just a question

    First Tuesday in November AFTER the first Monday in November. Meaning if November 1 is a Tuesday, Election Day gets pushed back to the second Tuesday, November 8. In every other instance it's the first Tuesday in November.
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    TV Myths

    Not quite a myth, but on practically every TV program, if they show the exterior of the house, there's NO WAY the actual floor plan of the interior matches it.
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    I am always amazed at how people act when they return items to a store.

    Yep. The OP asked about return situations where perhaps one didn't act so nice, so I answered. At least the OP promised there would be no judgments from her.
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    Outdated objects quiz

    They still look like salad tongs to me. Now if they had posted a photo with another object in the background so one could judge the scale, I might have thought differently.
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    Which One Would YOU Want To Do?

    I like the Route 66 road trip idea. Like the song says, "get your kicks on Route 66."
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    would you be nervous flying on July 4th

    This reminds me of a story I read soon after Father Bush said the US would be bombing Iraq in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Guy panics and says he's afraid of flying from Philadelphia to Boston due to terrorism, so he'll drive instead. He gets killed in an accident on the New...
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    The Love Locks are GONE in Paris

    Good riddance!! Now let's hope other cities follow suit.
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    I am always amazed at how people act when they return items to a store.

    I remember decades ago at the small corner grocery stores you could buy just one egg if that's all you wanted. Or a stick of butter. They'd also cut the whole loaf of rye bread and sell you half. There were probably other examples as well. I wish supermarkets WOULD sell the cartons with...
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    would you be nervous flying on July 4th

    We flew to Orlando in October 2001.....flight had maybe two dozen people on it, and I've never seen WDW so uncrowded. Very low last minute rates at the Contemporary Hotel too, relatively speaking.
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    would you be nervous flying on July 4th

    I wouldn't give it a second thought. But since you can change without penalty, do whatever makes you feel most secure.
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    I am always amazed at how people act when they return items to a store.

    When we bought our cookware set about 15 years ago a month before Xmas, we received an additional pan as a "free gift with purchase." We ended up not wanting the pan and never used it. We bought the set at Stern's (now out of business) and couldn't return the pan there. So after Xmas we tried...
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