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St. Louis, MO
Quoted from jrpinball:But is he...?
You are giving up your age when you ask that question, old timer 
When I was a kid we always got a fruitcake as a gift from a family friend. Fruitcake is disgusting!! Anyway we always re-gifted it to someone else.
I wonder if the people we gave it to were disgusted with it also? Is fruitcake still a thing?
Quoted from poppapin:When I was a kid we always got a fruitcake as a gift from a family friend. Fruitcake is disgusting!! Anyway we always re-gifted it to someone else.
I wonder if the people we gave it to were disgusted with it also? Is fruitcake still a thing?
It's like eating candles. Hated it as a kid.
Quoted from cp1610:Yes I'm old when i look at picture in the (famous people with pinball) thread. The 1st thing i think is how long will these new junk pin cabinets last with her sitting on. 2nd Would this today be a pin up gal for the young kids today.
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Probably not wise to sit on the hood of a newer car at the drive-in either.
pasted_image (resized).pngQuoted from poppapin:When I was a kid we always got a fruitcake as a gift from a family friend. Fruitcake is disgusting!! Anyway we always re-gifted it to someone else.
I wonder if the people we gave it to were disgusted with it also? Is fruitcake still a thing?
If it was not for the Yuletide holidays, the fruitcake makers would go broke.
Quoted from cottonm4:You are giving up your age when you ask that question, old timer
Actually, I think it's still relevant, as Paul McCartney, or the guy who says he's Paul, is still alive. If the original (real) Paul is actually dead, then ironically, the oldest Beatle, Ringo, is the only original member still living.
Quoted from LTG:Pete Best
LTG : )
Is he? I thought he passed away. I don't think they were the Beatles when he was with them, but I could be wrong.
EDIT: Just looked him up. I guess I was wrong on both counts. So, count him in!
Alcona, ON
Quoted from poppapin:When I was a kid we always got a fruitcake as a gift from a family friend. Fruitcake is disgusting!! Anyway we always re-gifted it to someone else.
I wonder if the people we gave it to were disgusted with it also? Is fruitcake still a thing?
Big fan of Fruitcake. There are good fruitcakes and a lot of bad ones.
In the 60's up till recently Jane Parker fruitcakes were awesome. Jane Parker was an A&P Brand but later on you could find them in other stores like Big Star, Food Town and Zayres.
Grandmas Fruitcakes were great too, made with a lot of Rum, Bourbon and Cashews. Haven't seen them in awhile.
Carolina Classic fruitcakes are famous in NC. They are good, little too much butter.
Fruitcake is the perfect food, wrap a slab in wax paper and put it in a pocket.
Doesn't spoil and adds high energy when biking, climbing, any outdoor sport.
I search out good fruitcakes every year but the pickings are getting slim.
If I were you I would ask Santa for , please read. My friends books been there done that bought the t-shirt books 1 and 2. Amazing experiences of a Canadian young man backpacking to every country in the world except 1. I wouldn't push the book if it wasn't very good and I have read many books. Stephen Fenech the author .. and his sister just won a literary award for her non fiction historic novel. I don't care if I get down voted..They are damn good reads imo and i support someone who is worthy .
Quoted from phil-lee:There are good fruitcakes and a lot of bad ones.
And there is that one over a hundred years old. That keeps getting regifted year after year.
LTG : )
Quoted from LTG:And there is that one over a hundred years old. That keeps getting regifted year after year.
LTG : )
Missed that at the museum!
Quoted from cdnpinbacon:Missed that at the museum!
Lloyd ..there was a screaming “billy child” in the dinasour exhibit, ticked me off a little ...beware those who plan to
Visit museums..go in the opposite direction of strollers and delinquent Un supervised children treating the cafeteria like a bowling alley. Sissy, Billy’s sister was throwing things.
Quoted from poppapin:When I was a kid we always got a fruitcake as a gift from a family friend. Fruitcake is disgusting!! Anyway we always re-gifted it to someone else.
I wonder if the people we gave it to were disgusted with it also? Is fruitcake still a thing?
Hells yes, they make the best fruitcake in Claxton GA.
https://www.claxtonfruitcake.com/
I might send some to all of my siblings with a bottle of Bailey’s Irish Cream. Easy Christmas.
Quoted from LTG:Pete Best
LTG : )
Quoted from jrpinball:Is he? I thought he passed away. I don't think they were the Beatles when he was with them, but I could be wrong.
EDIT: Just looked him up. I guess I was wrong on both counts. So, count him in!
"Just the facts".
Pete is 79, he was born Nov 1941, he finally received Beatles royalties with the release of Anthology 1. His drumming is on several tracks, and he can be seen on the cover art. The amount was in the 7 figure range.
Quoted from poppapin:Fruitcake is disgusting!! Anyway we always re-gifted it to someone else.
Your generosity bowls me over
Quoted from cottonm4:Your generosity bowls me over
Those things last forever, probably re-gifted a few years later.
I can see if I have one to send you. 
Quoted from swampfire:Hells yes, they make the best fruitcake in Claxton GA.
Any day now the local Food Lion puts up a Claxton display, and I buy 3. 1 for now. 1 for Thanksgiving, and 1 for Christmas.
When they sell out, they do not get anymore.
Claxton is real close to the Jane Parker of my Youth and a consistent go-to for the fruitcake fix.
They used to offer 2 versions, what we get now is Claxton Light.
Can't remember what the other one was but it was darker, stronger tasting, the real deal.
Quoted from cdnpinbacon:You like watching the Pro Timber sports championship series . Canada a favourite ..go figure
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Quoted from poppapin:Don't think you have to be old, no wait...I like the hot saw event!!
I always liked watching the log rollers take a dive. 
Quoted from cottonm4:I always liked watching the log rollers take a dive.
No rolling logs...This is chainsaws and Axe events only.
Also .. bull riding ...I like watching the events. Another Canadian and American favourite sport. 21 year old kids with no fear of the Devil!
Now curling is where beers and rocks mix well.
Quoted from undrdog:I binged on The Red Green Show last month. Gettin’old.
I binged on the gramophone last month. Beyond old.
LTG : )
Quoted from undrdog:I binged on The Red Green Show last month. Gettin’old.
No one handles a roll of duct tape like a Canadian!
A Canadian classic from the 70s called scuttlebut Lodge ! If you remember you.are.old.
Please Google my favourite show called the hilarious house of frankenstien kids TV show produced in Canada,also the 70's. A witch concocting a brew that makes her stoned?
A great hidden gem Canadian comedy! Enjoy! !
You remember when you got your monthly batch of Charles Chips (potato chips in basketball-sized yellow metal canisters) delivered to your home by one of their logoed trucks.
Quoted from DennisDodel:Probably not wise to sit on the hood of a newer car at the drive-in either.[quoted image]
back then the steel was thicker, not a problem. The tinfoil hoods now though...
Quoted from cdnpinbacon:No one handles a roll of duct tape like a Canadian!
You are thinking mighty high of yourself, aren't you ?
Haha..no boat dock mishaps this year Cotton. Except the day I almost ran out of gas while everyone Else was having a lovey dovey time. No one knew how dire it was except me. Good thing I just barely made to harbour for gas.
Quoted from cdnpinbacon:Haha..no boat dock mishaps this year Cotton. Except the day I almost ran out of gas while everyone Else was having a lovey dovey time. No one knew how dire it was except me. Good thing I just barely made to harbour for gas.
Part 2 : there were also 2 little children on the boat , first voyage and so excited! ..so I announced were going to see where summer Santa lives ! At the harbour ( before my wife clued in I was running out of gas,,she’s pretty sharp) there Happens to be a toy store at the harbour !!! Costly pit stop
Quoted from Rezdog:You drive a Halen van
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Ha That's an Aerostar! I had one of those, a 94. Good pinball hauler BTW.
Quoted from cdnpinbacon:Not sayin I do or anything
Of course not...
Quoted from cdnpinbacon:Do you baby talk to you wife to get what you want?
No, I just start by saying “I’m thinking about selling a few pins”, then I buy the new pin and then I don’t sell any pins.
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