Eleanor flew. Franklin and Fala watched.
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Good Saturday Morning railfans and Eleanor Roosevelt enthusiasts............
Murray Good Saturday Morning railfans and Eleanor Roosevelt enthusiasts............
Next time Murph tell her its is like a tractor pull and the reason the engineer isnt waving is becasue hes losing to the other end.
Paul_D_North_Jr Following Murphy's lead . . . Old Dan Tucker was a mighty man,And he washed his face in a frying pan.He combed his hair with a wagon wheel,And he died with a toothache in his heel. - Paul North.
Following Murphy's lead . . .
Old Dan Tucker was a mighty man,And he washed his face in a frying pan.He combed his hair with a wagon wheel,And he died with a toothache in his heel.
- Paul North.
Now, if we had music notes available, we could add them to the posts and then we could all sing about poor Old Dan Tucker.
Johnny
BaltACD Eleanor always did have a good radio face.
Eleanor always did have a good radio face.
Now Old Dan Tucker come to town Ridin' a billy goat, leadin' a hound The hound dog barked, and billy goat jumped And landed old Tucker on a stump!
I always liked the version from The Boss..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDi75H1pOAc
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ER with JFK and LBJ
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with Khrushchev
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and Brezhnev
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Ya know...wouldn't it be really cool if we used Eleanor Roosevelt's voice as the standard for defect detectors?????
Why the possibilities are endless....................
Murray Ya know...wouldn't it be really cool if we used Eleanor Roosevelt's voice as the standard for defect detectors????? Why the possibilities are endless....................
Even E.H. Harriman would approve of that.
For those newer members who may not remember Cinderdick and the rest of the cast of characters of that time, here is a story that includes many of the denizens of the Forum of the time.
You'll recognize many of the names, and a few recurrent themes.
The story was 'published' on the Forum as a serial - I managed to assemble all of the parts.
Eleanor isn't in the story.
Enjoy.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
tree68 For those newer members who may not remember Cinderdick and the rest of the cast of characters of that time, here is a story that includes many of the denizens of the Forum of the time. You'll recognize many of the names, and a few recurrent themes. The story was 'published' on the Forum as a serial - I managed to assemble all of the parts. Eleanor isn't in the story. Enjoy.
In another thread I suggested that Dale was on a Sugar High, I may have been mistaken.
What are you drinking in your Saratoga Springs Water? I think you need to adjust your formulary... Did Wabash1 send you his brides recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies with Goats Milk?
You had better give up the Coffee and Cookies and stick with the Gavescon. You are apparently not sleeping well at night!
And I thought being retired I have too much time on my hands.
samfp1943In another thread I suggested that Dale was on a Sugar High, I may have been mistaken.
If Eleanor had been part of the discussions of the time, she'd probably have been in the story, too....
RRKen Murray Ya know...wouldn't it be really cool if we used Eleanor Roosevelt's voice as the standard for defect detectors????? Why the possibilities are endless.................... Even E.H. Harriman would approve of that.
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When Eleanor traveled from town on her own, did Franklin let her take the car?
tree68 Eleanor isn't in the story.
"Rick's was the place to go if you didn't want to be seen. Funny he owned a bar, but didn't touch the stuff. Something in his past, but then again, we all have a past. As I walked in, Andrew was playing a Cole Porter tune on the piano...."
http://www.simmons.com/aboutUs/companyHistory_timeline2.cfm
"So Mrs. R., with all her trimmin's, can broadcast a bed from Simmons 'cause Franklin knows, Anything Goes."
If so ~~ was it a 1938 Ford Cabrole or the 1937 Packard Cabrole ?? She liked to go in grand style. LOL . Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
dharmonIt was raining in Los Angeles again as the Sunset Limited pulled out of the station. I sat in silence, as we started moving, watching the city roll by through a rain-streaked window. I took off my jacket, cracked the window and lit up a smoke. The compartment may have been a bit much just for me, but I need the space and quiet. It had been more than a year since Mexico, Kissmy Caboose, the hospital and all that, and I just needed to get away. I was headed to Miami, then on to Havana to meet my Canadian friend Kevin for some sun and cool rum drinks. I had just settled in with a novel, some light reading about the intimate apparel industry, when there was a knock at the door. It was the conductor. “I just wanted to make sure everything was okay, Mr. Cinderdick”, he said. “My name’s Chad, just let me know if you need anything. Dinner will begin serving at 6:00, unless you want to have something brought here.” I thanked him and he went on his way to the next compartment. I crushed out the cigarette, laid the book down and closed my eyes, then let the gentle rocking and steady rhythm of the rails ease me into semi consciousness. I thought about the last time I saw Kissmy, standing there next to the phone at the police station, looking helpless as they took her away…. I awoke to the sound of a man and woman having an argument next door..…
artmark"I'm right!" the man exclaimed. "NO! I'm right!" screemed the woman. "Certs is a candy mint." "NO! Certs is a breath mint!" "And when the government takes over this passenger service, the thing is gonna run on-time, and the johns will flush." "But dear, you're not suggesting a socialist system of government ownership of railroads are you? "It's a good Republican idea to get this thing off the back of the railroads." Don't you think so Pat?" "No I don't, Richard, and get your big schnoz out of that Victoria's Secret catalogue!"
"But dear, you're not suggesting a socialist system of government ownership of railroads are you? "It's a good Republican idea to get this thing off the back of the railroads." Don't you think so Pat?" "No I don't, Richard, and get your big schnoz out of that Victoria's Secret catalogue!"
tree68 For those newer members who may not remember Cinderdick and the rest of the cast of characters of that time, here is a story that includes many of the denizens of the Forum of the time. You'll recognize many of the names, and a few recurrent themes.
Larry, you brought back some nice memories of people who no longer come around the forums. Dan, Nora, Vic, Kevin. Thank you for the stroll down memory lane.
samfp1943IT was not good to argue with Eleanor:
IT was not good to argue with Eleanor:
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
wanswheelEleanor flew. Franklin and Fala watched.
I just consulted the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and it had this to say on the matter of flying:
There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, it suggests, and try it. “The first part is easy. All it requires is simply the ability to throw yourself forward with all your weight, and the willingness not to mind that it’s going to hurt. That is, it’s going to hurt if you fail to miss the ground.“Most people fail to miss the ground and if they are really trying properly, the likelihood is that they will fail to miss it fairly hard. Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties. “One problem is that you have to miss the ground accidentally. It’s no good deliberately intending to miss the ground because you won’t. You have to have your attention suddenly distracted by something else when you’re halfway there, so that you are no longer thinking about falling, or about the ground or about how much it’s going to hurt if you fail to miss it.“It is notoriously difficult to pry your attention away from these three things during the split second you have at your disposal. Hence most people’s failure, and their eventual disillusionment with this exhilarating and spectacular sport. “If, however, you are lucky enough to have your attention momen-tarily distracted at the crucial moment by, say, a gorgeous pair of legs (tentacles, pseudopodia, according to phyllum and/or personal inclination) or a bomb going off in your vicinity, or by suddenly spotting an extremely rare species of beetle crawling along a nearby twig, then in your astonishment you will miss the ground completely and remain bobbing just a few inches above it in what might seem to be a slightly foolish manner.“This is a moment for superb and delicate concentration.”
“One problem is that you have to miss the ground accidentally. It’s no good deliberately intending to miss the ground because you won’t. You have to have your attention suddenly distracted by something else when you’re halfway there, so that you are no longer thinking about falling, or about the ground or about how much it’s going to hurt if you fail to miss it.
“If, however, you are lucky enough to have your attention momen-tarily distracted at the crucial moment by, say, a gorgeous pair of legs (tentacles, pseudopodia, according to phyllum and/or personal inclination) or a bomb going off in your vicinity, or by suddenly spotting an extremely rare species of beetle crawling along a nearby twig, then in your astonishment you will miss the ground completely and remain bobbing just a few inches above it in what might seem to be a slightly foolish manner.
I'm sure Eleanor mastered this fine art.
-ChrisWest Chicago, ILChristopher May Fine Art Photography"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." ~Ansel Adams
oltmanndwanswheelEleanor flew. Franklin and Fala watched.ANYBODY can fly using an airplane. Sheesh! That doesn't take much talent.
Says who?
I don't fly because it takes me a long time to get a plane anyways. Some can fly---others use the ankle wagon
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
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“Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people”
Eleanor Roosevelt quotes (American United Nations Diplomat, Humanitarian and First Lady (1933-45), wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd US president. 1884-1962)
Is Eleanor chastising from on high? Dare we speak of her?
What of those who discuss things like trains? Have they a mind at all?
What would Eleanor say?
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Victrola1 What would Eleanor say?
http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/myday/displaydoc.cfm?_y=1937&_f=md054804
http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/myday/displaydoc.cfm?_y=1943&_f=md056530
http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/myday/search/result.cfm?cx=001332725516863338198%3Abpmgtucu3pi&q=train&sa=Search&cof=FORID%3A9#905
http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/myday/search/result.cfm?cx=001332725516863338198%3Abpmgtucu3pi&q=railroad&sa=Search&cof=FORID%3A9#905
Bill Robinson's funeral procession on 125th St.
Bill Robinson's funeral procession in Times Square
http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/myday/displaydoc.cfm?_y=1949&_f=md001448
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5CC6BZJxa0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcELCm265AY
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