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SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
30 days ago

According to Getty Images….

“Santa And Helpers.

7th December 1938: Father Christmas hands out presents to children at the Aid And Adoption Society home at Leytonstone. (Photo by Gerry Cranham/Fox Photos/Getty Images)”

But something interesting to me is that they all look like boys… girls didn’t dress like that in 1938… so I wonder why Santa is giving them dolls.

Either little girls in trousers or dolls for boys would be pretty forward thinking in 1938.

For myself, I covet that stuffed dog!

P51Strega
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
29 days ago

If that’s an adoption house then they may save money by dressing everyone the same. Especially at that age. It could also be an “elf uniform”.

Arfside
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 month ago

Don’t know the episode, but I could imagine this happening if they were locked in the hold and drowned.

Alexikakos
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1 month ago

 
Season 4, Episode 2 “The Thirty Fathom Grave”
 
https://www.lookmovie2.to/shows/play/1689809440-the-twilight-zone-1959#S4-E2-138971
 
Again, I couldn’t get that interested in it.
 

P51Strega
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Reply to  nighthawks
30 days ago

“Five to beam up, Scotty”

Alexikakos
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1 month ago

 
This is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for sure, I think it’s the 2013 version (I’ve set the video to start where I came to that conclusion).
 

 

 

Arfside
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 month ago

It might be tasty if it was chocolate, but I probably don’t need that much iron.

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 month ago

BUNNY!

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
30 days ago

It’s beautiful.
Can I have it?

I guess Happy³ already has first dibs.

It’s ok; I probably couldn’t lift it.

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
30 days ago

I was thinking that i’d like that in my front yard.

Arfside
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 month ago

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor V-1’s will stop Santa on his appointed rounds!

P51Strega
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Reply to  nighthawks
30 days ago

Keep a stiff upper lip and keep on ho-ho-hoing

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
30 days ago

1940, on Regent Street, in London.

I thought something looked almost sculpted about him, particularly his hands and the drape of his coat.

But it’s just that it’s a b/w photo that’s been colorized, by photographer Tom Marshall, which apparently kind of flattened the shadows.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
30 days ago

This looks older because it’s black and white… but it features Big Bird and Garfield, so it’s not ancient history, to all but a few of us😁.

Not exactly recent, either… But 1988.

I never really thought about all the people at the windows or coming out on their balconies at balloon height. Looks like fun.

If you want to see ancient (relatively) history…. Here’s 1934:

Macys-Day-Parade
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happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
30 days ago

I would love to see them put that Mickey in the parade now.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
30 days ago

Nooo!

I love that Mickey!

Still looking like Steamboat Willie Mickey, before his soon-to-occur retooling.

P51Strega
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
29 days ago

In 1934 Helium was a rare commodity. It was only available in quantity in the US where it was considered a strategic resource (none for the German Zeppelins). I am wondering if Mickey is hydrogen filled.

P51Strega
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Reply to  nighthawks
29 days ago

I think I went to the Macy’s Parade in the early 60s. I remember being taken into the city (NYC) for a parade. We lined up on the curb (I think we were right in front). My impression as a tiny tot situated very close to the parade was just lots of legs going by. It’s a very hazy memory.

Alexikakos
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1 month ago

 

The answers I found…

 
1)   Midnight Mass
2)   Mixed Nuts
3)   Snowball
4)   Mincepies [mints pies]
5)   Turkey Leftovers
6)   Frankinsense
7)   Festive Season [Cs on]
8)   White Christmas
9)   Peace on Earth
10)  Seasons Greetings
11)  Wrapping paper
12)  Tinsel [ t in sel]

 


 

P51Strega
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Reply to  Alexikakos
30 days ago

8, not too bad.

My excuses:
#2 & #5 I don’t associate with Christmas or winter.
#4 I never heard of.
#12 well, I just missed that one.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  P51Strega
30 days ago

You got #11? Bravo!

In my family we almost always had a repeat of Thanksgiving dinner for Christmas…
Our desserts for either were chocolate anyway, so nothing seemed Novemberish.

But I still didn’t get that clue.

Yes that’s a hint I guess, but good luck to whoever uses it.

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29 days ago

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
30 days ago

Before I look at the answers, I want to at least try…

But I have to leave soon, so it has to be….

a fairly quick job….

1) midnight Mass
2) ?? (Maybe nuts backwards but ??)
3) snowball
4) mints and pies? I want to say mince pies but is there a polo mint?
5)??
6) __ in touch… No… Frankincense!
7) festive season? Bad clue!
8) white Christmas
9) peace on earth
10) season’s greetings!
11) ?? (A3, A4 are European paper sizes… but?)
12) tinsel

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
30 days ago

Strega! You didn’t guess!

SusanSunshine
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30 days ago

The other day he (jokingly) “guessed” Brando from a similarly labeled collage.

P51Strega
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
29 days ago

LOL

More_Cats_Than_Sense
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1 month ago

The version we sang as kids:

“While Shepherds washed their socks by night,”
“All watching ITV,”
“The Angel of the Lord came down,”
“And switched to BBC!”

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For those not in the know, ‘ITV’ & ‘BBC’ were the two main TV Broadcasters at the time here in the UK. the ‘British Broadcasting Corporation’ was/is the non-commercial station(s), and the ‘Independent Television’ channel was/is the commercial one.
At that time we only had three channels here in the UK, BBC 1, and 2, and ITV.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
30 days ago

When railroads had magazines.

This was probably left here and there on the train, for passengers to read.

Probably nicer, and not as full of advertising, as the airline magazines on planes.

Arfside
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 month ago

Just Ouch!

More_Cats_Than_Sense
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1 month ago

The longer clip shows her using her feet to put her sunglasses on.

I can fall over when leaning against the doorframe when putting my socks on!

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  More_Cats_Than_Sense
30 days ago

Thank you!

I was about to comment “no fair!” cos we didn’t get to see whether she reached them.

Arfside
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1 month ago

“My Prayer,” composed in 1926 by Georges Boulanger with lyrics added by Jimmy Kennedy in 1939 and first recorded by Glenn Miller and The Ink Spots in 1939, is best known by this version recorded in 1956 by The Platters on Mercury Records reaching #1 on the Billboard Top 100 number-one singles chart. The group was composed of Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, and Zola Taylor.

More_Cats_Than_Sense
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1 month ago

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Arfside
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Reply to  More_Cats_Than_Sense
1 month ago

Waaaay too sensical! Now I’m hungry!

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  More_Cats_Than_Sense
1 month ago

French Toast in the waffle maker also works.

happyhappyhappy
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1 month ago

Three great choices for music.

happyhappyhappy
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1 month ago

Grog has not posted on Citizen Dog in several days.

Saucy1121
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30 days ago

I checked his profile. It’s been 5 days since he posted anything.

happyhappyhappy
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1 month ago

It has been so dreary here on the cost the the only thing i want to do is nap and cuddle with the pets.

happyhappyhappy
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1 month ago

CDI !!!

Tigressy
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1 month ago

Pray for us – Tomorrow morning (8:30 CET) we will be in court and hope to keep our home…

P51Strega
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Reply to  Tigressy
30 days ago

I wish you the best of luck ♥

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  Tigressy
30 days ago

Good luck!

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  Tigressy
30 days ago

Fingers crossed.

Arfside
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Reply to  Tigressy
30 days ago

We’ll all be rooting for you. Let us know how it turns out.

SusanSunshine
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30 days ago

Cleo could still play “The Little Drummer Puppy” … A rat a tat tat…

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