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Oh, the irony of it...
On Tuesday, 26 March 2013 22:06:39 UTC-3, Eisboch wrote:
"Boating All Out" wrote in message ... In article , says... "Boating All Out" wrote in message ... In article , says... Les Shaw's restaurant was on "our" side of the tunnel. I worked there for a while as a bus-boy wearing a stupid chef's hat, apron and bandana, walking around the dining room handing out "popovers" to anyone who wanted one. My girlfriend and her entire family (her idea) decided to have dinner there one night, unknown to me, and I was mortified with embarrassment. I hope you're kidding, or talking about pure teenage foolishness. Can't imagine EVER being "mortified" at doing my job, and I've had some menial ones. ------------------------------------ I was 16 or 17 years old at the time. You try walking around in that outfit at that age when trying to impress a girlfriend. Yep. Part of teenage foolishness is she probably thought your "uniform" attractive - maybe even "hot" - and you not knowing that. ---------------------------------- Oh, yeah. She thought it was "cute". I thought it sucked. What did she think of your little 'Popeye outfit' when you were in the navy? |
Oh, the irony of it...
On 3/26/2013 10:40 PM, True North wrote:
On Tuesday, 26 March 2013 22:06:39 UTC-3, Eisboch wrote: "Boating All Out" wrote in message ... In article , says... "Boating All Out" wrote in message ... In article , says... Les Shaw's restaurant was on "our" side of the tunnel. I worked there for a while as a bus-boy wearing a stupid chef's hat, apron and bandana, walking around the dining room handing out "popovers" to anyone who wanted one. My girlfriend and her entire family (her idea) decided to have dinner there one night, unknown to me, and I was mortified with embarrassment. I hope you're kidding, or talking about pure teenage foolishness. Can't imagine EVER being "mortified" at doing my job, and I've had some menial ones. ------------------------------------ I was 16 or 17 years old at the time. You try walking around in that outfit at that age when trying to impress a girlfriend. Yep. Part of teenage foolishness is she probably thought your "uniform" attractive - maybe even "hot" - and you not knowing that. ---------------------------------- Oh, yeah. She thought it was "cute". I thought it sucked. What did she think of your little 'Popeye outfit' when you were in the navy? A lot of the girls were fascinated with the 13 buttons. |
Oh, the irony of it...
"True North" wrote in message ... On Tuesday, 26 March 2013 22:06:39 UTC-3, Eisboch wrote: "Boating All Out" wrote in message Oh, yeah. She thought it was "cute". I thought it sucked. What did she think of your little 'Popeye outfit' when you were in the navy? ----------------------------------------- She was long gone out of my life by then. It was Mrs. E's turn to comment. |
Oh, the irony of it...
On 3/26/13 7:49 PM, Eisboch wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... The tunnel *is* the one on the Wilbur Cross/Merritt Parkway...the tunnel was renamed "Heroes' Tunnel. ------------------------------------ That's right too. I'd forgotten that the parkways were one and the same for some miles. Used to date a girl from Ansonia. Now *that* was a rough town. She was a senior at Ansonia High School and I was a junior at Amity. She asked me to take her to her senior prom. Place was like "The Blackboard Jungle" except it was co-ed. I haven't been in that area for many, many years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRhYNLaziO8 I have absolutely no memory of ever being in Ansonia. I do remember Shelton, because back then you had to drive through it to get to Lake Zoar. I do remember fondly how close together so many cities and towns in Connecticut were and, obviously, are. In the summer, we hung out at Woodmont with a crowd of kids from New Haven, Milford, Waterbury, Woodbridge, Stratford, Bridgeport, even from such far away places as Brooklyn and, gasp! Ansonia. In fact, I remember a nice gal named Rhoda from Ansonia. When we got driver's licenses, no one thought it was a big deal to drive a half an hour to Waterbury or Bridgeport to pick up a special gal for a date. The Connecticut Turnpike was fairly new, and I think it was two 25 cent tolls to Bridgeport. My memory of "Blackboard Jungle" was that the school *was* co-ed. I could be wrong about that. Hey, who would want to go to a single-gender high school, anyway? :) |
Oh, the irony of it...
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message ... My memory of "Blackboard Jungle" was that the school *was* co-ed. I could be wrong about that. Hey, who would want to go to a single-gender high school, anyway? :) ------------------------------------------------ Pretty sure it was a boy's only vocational high school in New York City although it had at least one female teacher. It was a novel by Evan Hunter later made into a movie back in the 50's. |
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Oh, the irony of it...
On 3/27/13 8:30 AM, Eisboch wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message ... My memory of "Blackboard Jungle" was that the school *was* co-ed. I could be wrong about that. Hey, who would want to go to a single-gender high school, anyway? :) ------------------------------------------------ Pretty sure it was a boy's only vocational high school in New York City although it had at least one female teacher. It was a novel by Evan Hunter later made into a movie back in the 50's. I saw the movie when it first came out at the Whalley Theater which, sadly, is now no longer a theater. I think I was about 11 or 12. My mom took me to a matinee. I just can't remember whether it was a single-gender school in the movie. Next time it pops up on cable, I'll watch it. Do you recall "Hopkins Grammar School" in New Haven? Private boys' school. It merged with a private girls school some years ago. I had some friends who went to Hopkins and we always teased them about their "School for Monks." The great Hillhouse football/basketball player, Floyd Little, went to Bordentown Military Prep, an all boys prep school, to toughen up after "normal" high school, before he went on to Syracuse University. |
Oh, the irony of it...
On 3/27/2013 8:41 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
I saw the movie when it first came out at the Whalley Theater which, sadly, is now no longer a theater. I think I was about 11 or 12. My mom took me to a matinee. I just can't remember whether it was a single-gender school in the movie. Next time it pops up on cable, I'll watch it. You were boffing sluts when you were 10. Did your mom supervise those events too? Way kinky! |
Oh, the irony of it...
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 3/27/13 8:30 AM, Eisboch wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message ... My memory of "Blackboard Jungle" was that the school *was* co-ed. I could be wrong about that. Hey, who would want to go to a single-gender high school, anyway? :) ------------------------------------------------ Pretty sure it was a boy's only vocational high school in New York City although it had at least one female teacher. It was a novel by Evan Hunter later made into a movie back in the 50's. I saw the movie when it first came out at the Whalley Theater which, sadly, is now no longer a theater. I think I was about 11 or 12. My mom took me to a matinee. I just can't remember whether it was a single-gender school in the movie. Next time it pops up on cable, I'll watch it. Do you recall "Hopkins Grammar School" in New Haven? Private boys' school. It merged with a private girls school some years ago. I had some friends who went to Hopkins and we always teased them about their "School for Monks." The great Hillhouse football/basketball player, Floyd Little, went to Bordentown Military Prep, an all boys prep school, to toughen up after "normal" high school, before he went on to Syracuse University. ------------------------------------------------- No recollection of Hopkins Grammar School. We only lived in the area for about 2 and a half years and I was in high school. My mother had (and still has) a voracious appetite for books and reading. She's 88 now and in a nursing home. We got her a Kindle and an account at Amazon and had to have her own Wi-Fi set up in her room so she can download books. She also still uses her laptop daily for news and email. When I was a kid she insisted that I read at least three books during summer vacations. She didn't care what I read as long as I read something. I remember plowing through "Hawaii" by James Michner soon after it first came out. I was about 10 or 11 years old. It had some content that some thought was too adult for a 10 or 11 year old, but she didn't care. It was a great book and I've reread it a couple of times. The only time she "interfered" with what I read was one summer when I got hung up on the original "Hardy Boys" series. I think there were about 26 of them at that time. After a while my mother suggested that although the Hardy Boy's stories were good to read, I should also read other stuff as well. Most I really don't remember but a few have stuck in my head, like "The Blackboard Jungle", "Hawaii", "The Miracle of the Bells", "The Little World of Don Camillo" and a few others. |
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