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By adamg on Thu, 09/03/2015 - 11:14pm
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Corelle - Or As Fred Rogers Called Them "Really Strong Plates"
One of the things I loved about watching "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" was all the factories he visited, showing how people made so many of the objects in our everyday lives. Sadly, many of those manufacturers have moved overseas, so those jobs no longer exist.
The Corning Glass factory that made Corelle plates is featured in Episode 1686. Fred calls them "really strong plates". It's available to watch for free on Amazon Prime:
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B004E0G53I
what does this have to do
what does this have to do with the topic at hand? or right, nothing. what's next? birther comments?
alot
First off. Elmer writes unique, interesting stuff, which we love.
Secondly, It's Uhub. We're always going off topic here
Third, did ya see the box of Corelle in the photo?
Birther comments?
If my autobiography said I was born in Kenya, people might think I was born in Kenya.
But I digress...
I think you will find...
...several folks here that think the president is a Keynesian.
More of a Cloward-Piven.
More of a Cloward-Piven.
Target is picked over
as far out as Revere and Everett. Came home with 1/3 of my list last night :/
Same was true...
at South Bay Shopping Center. Went to find simple, cheap, plastic, stackable letter trays for my office. Couldn't find them at either Target or Office Max. Everything was picked over. Made me wonder if inventory is intentionally kept low.
Same with haircuts.
First two times last week I stopped by, place was full of kids that didn't really look like they needed a haircut.
Third time was at about 9:04 AM. Bingo.
Because right wing nutjob birthertruthers need haircuts.
UPS Drivers loads look like Christmas week
I watched one UPS driver in the Back Bay piling things on his hand truck like it was Christmas week and deliver it to one of the student rental buildings. Guess Mom and Dad have found another way to shop for the new apartment.
I made the mistake
of thinking I could quickly grab a few things at the Kenmore Staples yesterday. I thought I would be able run in and out in the ten minutes before my doctor's appointment next door. I was very wrong.
BTW, sadly, Corelle now is not the same Corelle as back in the 80's (anyone else have lazy daisy growing up?). The process/materials are different and not as strong.
true..
my kid picked up some at a garage sale and I told him you can never break them; he dropped one on a linoleum floor and it shattered in a 14 pieces. not your grandma's corelle
Google
Corelle breaking injuries. They can be found in Amazon reviews, too: apparently the new, made in China ones spontaneously break with minimal provocation and have left people with some gnarly cuts.
Locusts.
Target's Boston Shirts
Did you guys see the Boston-themed tees and tchotchkes, designed by a native Iowan, by way of NYC? Article says the designer got inspiration by going to the Cheers bar. Saw them at the Fenway target, they're awful.
http://bit.ly/1QdwQX7
Calling IG-88
Those shirts make me want to offer a bounty. Anyone who can prove they punched someone in the side of the head, specifically for wearing one of those shirts, gets cash money.
My daughter has recently
My daughter has recently started watching Mr Rogers - not the reincarnated "Daniel Tigers Neighborhood" but the original.
I love it