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Commented on When Pursuing A Bad Person, As You Are About To Apprehend Him, Stop & Give Up The ChaseTed,
This is sent to you by someone whose mind is in trouble, your mind is in trouble. FellaO
Commented: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 2:02 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Commented on Atlanta, a city too busy to moveI live in the Atlanta Area. Here is what I said a few years ago about the setting up of a toll system on one of our expressways... forii.blogspot.com (Please copy & paste this link. If I could have figured our how to turn this link into a URL, I would have.)
Commented: Saturday, February 20th, 2016 @ 9:41 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Commented on Audie Murphy - A tragic hero 1924-1971Stan Said, “These thin, wiry, bright young men were so special.”
The Old Fogy in me makes comparisons to those young today who go all the way through college & still do not know what they want to do with their lives, who are pleased that they can stay on their parent’s health insurance policy through age 25 & no longer get the opportunity to Fast Mature by serving in the military. All of these Fogy Thoughts make me think back to one of the several books By Steven E. Ambrose (Band of Brothers author) that I read entitled, The Wild Blue. It was about a B 24 bomber crew of during World War II. What that crew went through (& all the other such crews like them) is hard to imagine. The Captain of the crew was an “old man” because he was 22 years old. The rest were in their teens. If they had to, I hope today’s young people might come through & perform equally as well but I really wonder if they could. Bobby Tony said, “Hell, I have even forgiven Jane Fonda”. Bobby Tony, I am coming around to your way of thinking about Jane Fonda but it probably take me another 50 years to fully join you in this one. Smartfella
Commented: Saturday, January 30th, 2016 @ 8:53 am
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Commented on Beaufort County NOW had a Near Catastrophic Day, but we are Recovering (Updated - Recovered)Wow! I just found "Beaufort County NOW had a Near Catastrophic Day, but we are Recovering" & read all the comments. Did not know about all the hell you have been going through. Good job!
Commented: Monday, January 18th, 2016 @ 7:38 am
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Commented on If Bobby Tony Hits the Powerball LotteryFunny stuff!
Regarding your reference to Wine, Women & Song. Reminds me of the guy who went to his Chosen By The Federal Government Doctor after he found out He Could Not Keep His Doctor & said: "Doctor, Wine, Women & Song is really wearing me down do you think I might oughta give up singing?" Smartfella
Commented: Thursday, January 14th, 2016 @ 1:50 pm
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Commented on French Fries are the devil’s foodWould I kid u?
As local legend goes, in 1853, when gentlemen wore tight collars and too many layers of clothing, one wealthy patron - perhaps a little disgruntled from the summer weather - entered Moon's Lake House, a restaurant on the shores of Saratoga Lake in Saratoga Springs. George 'Speck' Crum worked at Moon's as a cook, where his sister Catherine Speck Wicks also worked. The grumpy patron ordered Moon's Fried Potatoes, their well-known house specialty. At that time, fried potatoes (or French fried potatoes) were commonly served in thick cut slices in the French tradition. The patron found the potatoes to be too thick and soggy. Dissatisfied, he sent them back to the kitchen and requested that they be cut thinner. He was duly served a second portion, and still not satisfied he returned them yet again, insisting that they be cut thinner still. Not particularly receptive to criticism of his cooking, the spirited Mr. Crum obliged by slicing them as paper-thin as he could manage and salting them heavily in an attempt to make them inedible. Deep fried, they became quite crispy and impossible to eat with a fork. Intending to teach the wealthy patron a lesson, the reaction from the diner instead was one of enthusiastic appreciation and a request for a second serving of chips! Soon other diners requested Crum's chips, and so began the illustrious history of "Saratoga Chips," a Moon's Lake House specialty. Source: www.saratoga.com Smartfella
Commented: Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 @ 9:40 pm
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