Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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TonyTheTiger said:
I'm not sure why older folks act like writing in cursive is some sort of relevant superpower. I'm in my 30's, learned it, and never once used it.
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"Whachu talkin' 'bout Willis?" Hell, I learned cursive in the 3rd grade (mid 60's) (Noble method as opposed to Palmer). And the degree and length of time to/with which we had to practice it made it seem a lot like it was a "relevant superpower." Granted, I rarely use it now as I don't hand write stuff anymore (not even personal letters... they'd not be able to read them), but I will say it did help me create my primary "signature" when I was like 12-13 (i.e. for signing documents, checks, etc. etc.). Of course, I made modifications to it.... it wasn't the straight letters from the Noble book, but it's based on that.

TonyTheTiger said:
At one company I worked for, all the office staff was in the cursive generation and used it exclusively. And then they spent all of their time reading all their own notes to the person they wrote it to, because everyone's cursive eventually degrades into one fluid series of swoops that no one but the writer can maybe read. It was ridiculous and yet still somehow a point of pride for them.
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"Eschew Obfuscation, eh?" :ROFLMAO:

BTW, here's a video on some kids trying to learn cursive in 2021.

 
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Terry Cross said:
Does anyone remember the tiger tails hanging out off the same spot and what that was about without searching it?
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More specifically, "Esso" (Standard Oil of NJ) had the "tiger" as their spokesperson (i.e. Put a "Tiger in your tank."). Hence the tails attached to the gas cap. They even brought the tiger back from retirement when Esso changed its name to "Exxon."

Trivia Quiz: Who knows all the division of "Standard Oil" and what they became after the anti-trust break up?

1) Std. Oil of NJ (became "Esso" after acquiring Humble Oil and Refining Co in Humble Texas) but also had "Enco" in portions of the South and "EnJay" in other portions of the Midwest (Detroit). in 1973 the whole thing became "Exxon." Esso also owned some of the satellite companies before they split off (Ohio Oil Co. --> Marathon, Continental Oil Co --> CONOCO, Atlantic Oil Co --> Atlantic, then Atlantic RIchfield, then ARCO).

2) Std. Oil of NY (became "Mobil" ) and, of course, merged with Exxon later on to become "Exxon/Mobil."

3) Std. Oil of Ohio (became SOHIO in Ohio but had a sister division "BORON" in PA).

4) Std. Oil of Indiana (beccame the "American Oil Company" or AMOCO).

5) Std. Oil of California (Became Chevron). But did business as "Standard Oil" for a while in the South and west.

There were other satellite companies etc. but these were the ones that had "Standard Oil of..." in the title.
 
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Sandhog308 said:
I remember $0.26 cents/gallon 🫤
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I remember in the 1970's when they had Odd/Even rationing. And to prevent people from just "topping off," they imposed a $5.00 minimum charge, no matter how much you bought. You quickly learned which gas stations would forgo that minimum to gain customer loyalty after it was over. This was also the era which caused Nixon to do a national speed limit of 55, not for safety reasons but fuel economy.

I was at my local Mobil station and the guy was giving me $hit about odd/even. He would not sell to me. He did not realize that the PRNJ had given up Odd/even that morning. While waiting and deciding what to do, I had turned up the car radio so I could hear it on the outside. When the news guy came on and said, "NJ Has already given up odd/even," it scared the living daylights out of that station owner. Still, he refused, saying the word had to come from his HQ office.
 
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Fx51LP308 said:
More specifically, "Esso" (Standard Oil of NJ) had the "tiger" as their spokesperson (i.e. Put a "Tiger in your tank."). Hence the tails attached to the gas cap. They even brought the tiger back from retirement when Esso changed its name to "Exxon."

Trivia Quiz: Who knows all the division of "Standard Oil" and what they became after the anti-trust break up?

1) Std. Oil of NJ (became "Esso" after acquiring Humble Oil and Refining Co in Humble Texas) but also had "Enco" in portions of the South and "EnJay" in other portions of the Midwest (Detroit). in 1973 the whole thing became "Exxon." Esso also owned some of the satellite companies before they split off (Ohio Oil Co. --> Marathon, Continental Oil Co --> CONOCO, Atlantic Oil Co --> Atlantic, then Atlantic RIchfield, then ARCO).

2) Std. Oil of NY (became "Mobil" ) and, of course, merged with Exxon later on to become "Exxon/Mobil."

3) Std. Oil of Ohio (became SOHIO in Ohio but had a sister division "BORON" in PA).

4) Std. Oil of Indiana (beccame the "American Oil Company" or AMOCO).

5) Std. Oil of California (Became Chevron). But did business as "Standard Oil" for a while in the South and west.

There were other satellite companies etc. but these were the ones that had "Standard Oil of..." in the title.
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Thank you Cliff Clavin;)
 
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Threadcutter308 said:
$0.23.......

You're probably younger than me, so you've got that going for you.😉👍

Hell, I remember when ski lift tickets to high end resorts were $4.25 per day. 🙀
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I’ll be 72 next month, time flies 😳
Mentioned before , part of our minimum wage pay , think it was $1.60 per hour ? …
we could fill up our rides for Friday nights for free. I had a 57 Chevy that guzzled premium LEADED octane. Great perk 👍

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I worked at this Lion Station during Summers of 68-69. Times were good !
100% full service , from cleaning windshields to checking fluids ,air pressure on all tires …the whole deal ! He changed all flats , cool with me !
Had a nice wash and lube bay , Smokey the boss would let local kids use the wash bay for a quarter.
Water…soap…sponges…chamois , just pick up after yourself. 😉
He did lots of oil changes and such. His motto was “ We Grease to Please” 👍
 
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akmike47 said:
But I don’t allow dudes free use of my ass like you, so there’s that… I had a 95 2500 4x4 5.9 you cunt 😆

Your favorite items back in stock though I doubt you’ll be putting it in a cup, but(t) it’ll ease the butt hurt of me not liking a car you probably have zero connection to other than it appears you both generally suck
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This isn’t an attempt at an insult either it’s definitely an insult. You’re being a little bitch over a random picture boohoo 😢
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Tell me I struck a nerve without telling me.....LOL
 
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Fx51LP308 said:
I remember in the 1970's when they had Odd/Even rationing. And to prevent people from just "topping off," they imposed a $5.00 minimum charge, no matter how much you bought. You quickly learned which gas stations would forgo that minimum to gain customer loyalty after it was over. This was also the era which caused Nixon to do a national speed limit of 55, not for safety reasons but fuel economy.

I was at my local Mobil station and the guy was giving me $hit about odd/even. He would not sell to me. He did not realize that the PRNJ had given up Odd/even that morning. While waiting and deciding what to do, I had turned up the car radio so I could hear it on the outside. When the news guy came on and said, "NJ Has already given up odd/even," it scared the living daylights out of that station owner. Still, he refused, saying the word had to come from his HQ office.
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I recall the gas lines. I slept at work M-Fri to avoid lines and save gas.
My father needed his car for work. Gasoline was in short supply, but diesel was plentiful. No lines at diesel pumps. So he traded his gas car for a diesel one. Drove in and out no lines.
 
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fx77 said:
Who remembers gas at 1.30/gallon?
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Gasoline in Los Angeles hit .89 after gulf war 1. Saddam was piping a shit ton of crude through Syria and flooding the market.

Officially Iraq could only sell oil for humanitarian reasons.

Their lift cost if $5/ barrel.

It was a glorious few weeks of very cheap gas
 
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tinker said:
Tell me I struck a nerve without telling me.....LOL
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The nerve struck was yours whining I didn’t like a picture, I’m making fun of you I’m not upset. It’s cute how you try to twist it around though. Takes about 3 minute's combined to make all those when you aren’t old or dumb.
 
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fx77 said:
I recall the gas lines. I slept at work M-Fri to avoid lines and save gas.
My father needed his car for work. Gasoline was in short supply, but diesel was plentiful. No lines at diesel pumps. So he traded his gas car for a diesel one. Drove in and out no lines.
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I think the long lines were what led to the $5.00 minimum charge (in an effort to reduce the line length by people just topping off).
 
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37L1 said:
Not only .26 a gallon, but it was "full service", attendant not only pumped gas, checked your air, oil and coolant, cleaned your windows plus gave out Green Stamps/Blue Chip stamps and drinking glasses, etc.
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I actually ended up preferring "self-service" over time, as it allowed me to control the pump myself. Attendants would often want to round up to the nearest dollar. I preferred to round up to the nearest gallon. This, back when I was computing miles per gallon a bit more carefully. And, wouldn't ya know, I happened to live in a State where full service was mandatory (PRNJ & Oregon were the two). One had to wait for the attendant to come out of the "mini-mart" to pump your gas. Again, you found places where they got to know you and let you pump it yourself. As long as you were careful and didn't mess things up, you were fine.
 
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Sandhog308 said:
I remember $0.26 cents/gallon 🫤
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Omaha Nebraska.......... gas wars........$0.19
Laying on the deck(?) of the back window above the seat of dad's 64 Buick LeSabre with the 310 Wildcat engine, watching the lights of the city fade off into the distance
why the hell do I remember that when I can't remember important shit like birthdays and the thing the wife told me to make sure I do before I go to bed tonight.😔
 
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Sandhog308 said:
I’ll be 72 next month, time flies 😳
Mentioned before , part of our minimum wage pay , think it was $1.60 per hour ? …
we could fill up our rides for Friday nights for free. I had a 57 Chevy that guzzled premium LEADED octane. Great perk 👍

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13 cents in East Texas Gas wars in the early 60’s.
 
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