Happy Birthday desertgrandma - Page 9

red_phoenix · 06-13-2013, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by crich70

My grandma caught me on her party line once. One of the old ladies on the phone kept on saying "who is this" and I'd say "it's me." Of course I was 3-4 yrs old at the time.

After that grandma got me a toy telephone so I'd leave hers alone.

It is amazing what you can get away with as a child.

red_phoenix · 06-13-2013, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

^Nice. My three year old won't accept pale toy imitations though. He has to answer the real phone all the time. I can't complain since most of the calls are from telemarketers and the grandparents love him.

Hopefully he won't figure out how to dial outgoing calls.

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Party lines were the internet of the times........

Gossip spread faster than telegrams.........

Whether you wanted it to or not.

JSWolf · 06-13-2013, 11:08 AM

desertgrandma, hope you have many more birthdays!

JSWolf · 06-13-2013, 11:13 AM

Party lines eventually became adult chat lines advertised during the crappy movies shown on TV in the early AM hours. The ones you'd watch because you couldn't sleep.

The best couldn't sleep watching TV was when my wife and I had an apartment when we first got married. It was hot and humid. We both couldn't sleep so we were watching Batteries Not Included on DVD. I said I was hungry so at about 2am, we ordered a pizza and I walked to the pizza shop and got it. Sitting there together watching the movie and eating pizza. That was fun.

crich70 · 06-13-2013, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Party lines eventually became adult chat lines advertised during the crappy movies shown on TV in the early AM hours. The ones you'd watch because you couldn't sleep.

The best couldn't sleep watching TV was when my wife and I had an apartment when we first got married. It was hot and humid. We both couldn't sleep so we were watching Batteries Not Included on DVD. I said I was hungry so at about 2am, we ordered a pizza and I walked to the pizza shop and got it. Sitting there together watching the movie and eating pizza. That was fun.

Great movie. One of the last that Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronin made together I believe.

crich70 · 06-13-2013, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Party lines were the internet of the times........

Gossip spread faster than telegrams.........

Still does, though now it goes world wide via emails, blogs and twitter.

Billi · 06-13-2013, 11:20 AM

Happy happy birthday, grandma! Have a great day and many happy returns of it!

daffy4u · 06-13-2013, 12:15 PM

Look at you! How does one age in reverse?

.

Must be all listening to all that ABBA.

HAPPY B-DAY DG, YOU ARE THE DANCING QUEEN!!!!!

poohbear_nc · 06-13-2013, 12:42 PM

Happiest of birthdays dg!

You still rock! [as in rock & roll, not stone age!

]

wodin · 06-13-2013, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

65 and still kicking!

I gotta be one of the oldest one here.......but happy to be alive and see all the marvelous advancements that have been made over the years..

Ahem?!

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Do you realize when I was born, WWII had been over for only 3 years?

I was my Dad's excuse for not going.

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

this is what a telephone looked like....calling long distance was so expensive it was prohibitive for most, you had to dial "0" for operator and she had to put the call thu....the thing stayed in a little cubby built into walls especially for it.
There was a public pay phone booth on just about every corner, (in gas stations and stores too!)......and local calls cost 5 cents.

Your phones had dials?

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Now I walk around with a little gadget 3"x5" in my pocket and can talk immediately to anyone I like anywhere in the world simply by pushing a few buttons....and don't even get me started about texting, or sending pictures, or swiping to pay for a coffee.....

And, of course access and read vast libraries!

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Everyone have a wonderful day!!

"Everyone have a wonderful day!!"

desertgrandma · 06-13-2013, 04:30 PM

I"m being taken to Outback......Yum!! Steak and baked potato, salad, cheesy fries and bloomin' onion..

Doesn't get any better than that....except when we come home ad I get to have some of my special birthday cke........Strawberry Passion.
like this!:
The dictionary describes ‘Passion’ as having a “strong and barely controllable emotion.” After having eaten this exquisite cake, you’ll say that’s exactly right.

Ingredients:Layers of moist Red Velvet Cake, Strawberry Puree and Strawberry Ice Cream with Graham Cracker Pie Crust wrapped in fluffy Strawberry Frosting

desertgrandma · 06-13-2013, 04:30 PM

Okay so I made it a little large.......just to tease ya'll..............

JSWolf · 06-13-2013, 04:35 PM

Now if only the strawberry was chocolate then it would be yummy. I happen to not like strawberry. But I do love chocolate.

Now going to Outback...YUMMY! Last time I was at Outback, they made a mistake on my order. I was there for lunch and I ordered an 8oz sirloin and not the 6oz lunch size. They brought me the 6oz lunch size. So instead of taking it back for the 8oz, they brought me another 6oz and only charged for the 6oz. 12oz instead of 8oz. That was very OK with me.

Greg Anos · 06-13-2013, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

65 and still kicking!

I gotta be one of the oldest one here.......but happy to be alive and see all the marvelous advancements that have been made over the years..

Do you realize when I was born, WWII had been over for only 3 years?

this is what a telephone looked like....calling long distance was so expensive it was prohibitive for most, you had to dial "0" for operator and she had to put the call thu....the thing stayed in a little cubby built into walls especially for it.
There was a public pay phone booth on just about every corner, (in gas stations and stores too!)......and local calls cost 5 cents.

Now I walk around with a little gadget 3"x5" in my pocket and can talk immediately to anyone I like anywhere in the world simply by pushing a few buttons....and don't even get me started about texting, or sending pictures, or swiping to pay for a coffee.....

Everyone have a wonderful day!!

Happy Happy Birthday from Ralph!!!!

crich70 · 06-13-2013, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

I"m being taken to Outback......Yum!! Steak and baked potato, salad, cheesy fries and bloomin' onion..

Doesn't get any better than that....except when we come home ad I get to have some of my special birthday cke........Strawberry Passion.
like this!:
The dictionary describes ‘Passion’ as having a “strong and barely controllable emotion.” After having eaten this exquisite cake, you’ll say that’s exactly right.

Ingredients:Layers of moist Red Velvet Cake, Strawberry Puree and Strawberry Ice Cream with Graham Cracker Pie Crust wrapped in fluffy Strawberry Frosting

Sounds delicious. I love strawberries. Yummy.

06-13-2013, 04:30 PM	#131
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	I"m being taken to Outback......Yum!! Steak and baked potato, salad, cheesy fries and bloomin' onion.. Doesn't get any better than that....except when we come home ad I get to have some of my special birthday cke........Strawberry Passion. like this!: The dictionary describes ‘Passion’ as having a “strong and barely controllable emotion.” After having eaten this exquisite cake, you’ll say that’s exactly right. Ingredients:Layers of moist Red Velvet Cake, Strawberry Puree and Strawberry Ice Cream with Graham Cracker Pie Crust wrapped in fluffy Strawberry Frosting Attached Thumbnails

06-13-2013, 04:35 PM	#133
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,742 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Now if only the strawberry was chocolate then it would be yummy. I happen to not like strawberry. But I do love chocolate. Now going to Outback...YUMMY! Last time I was at Outback, they made a mistake on my order. I was there for lunch and I ordered an 8oz sirloin and not the 6oz lunch size. They brought me the 6oz lunch size. So instead of taking it back for the 8oz, they brought me another 6oz and only charged for the 6oz. 12oz instead of 8oz. That was very OK with me. Last edited by JSWolf; 06-13-2013 at 04:37 PM.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,742 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	desertgrandma, hope you have many more birthdays!

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,742 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Party lines eventually became adult chat lines advertised during the crappy movies shown on TV in the early AM hours. The ones you'd watch because you couldn't sleep. The best couldn't sleep watching TV was when my wife and I had an apartment when we first got married. It was hot and humid. We both couldn't sleep so we were watching Batteries Not Included on DVD. I said I was hungry so at about 2am, we ordered a pizza and I walked to the pizza shop and got it. Sitting there together watching the movie and eating pizza. That was fun.

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Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Happy happy birthday, grandma! Have a great day and many happy returns of it!

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,193 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Happiest of birthdays dg! You still rock! [as in rock & roll, not stone age! ]

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desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Okay so I made it a little large.......just to tease ya'll..............