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Kitt
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09-06-2000

Friday, February 06, 2009 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Exactly :-)

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Friday, February 06, 2009 - 2:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
I think if you put other large sized (or not) classics next to it, it'd be cool. Like a grouping of them...

ED: uh but maybe not Huckleberry Finn with it, or someone might get the wrong idea of your intentions...

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, February 06, 2009 - 5:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
did Sambos become Dennys?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, February 06, 2009 - 6:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
This is very interesting:

Let's go back to the year 1957 and the town of Santa Barbara, California. Two recent college graduates, Sam Battistone and Newell "Bo" Bohnett, decided to enter the restaurant business together; their goal was to start a chain of restaurants using some of the techniques developed by Ray Croc, Dave Thomas, and other early fast food chain entrepreneurs and apply them in a manner that was family-friendly.

The pair decided to combine their names and use that as a restaurant name: Sam and Bo's, which was quickly shortened to Sambo's. They opened their first restaurant in 1957 in Santa Barbara, and it was an instant success due to its family-friendly sit-down dining environment and very low prices (one of the distinguishing characteristics of Sambo's).

In 1958, Battistone was introduced to the children's story Little Black Sambo, written by Helen Bannerman in 1899. The story told the tale of Sambo, an Indian boy who goes into the jungle and loses his clothing to bullying tigers. But the tigers chase each other around a tree and eventually melt into butter, which Sambo puts on his pancakes and eats.

Battistone and Bohnett decided to theme their restaurant around this children's story. They redecorated the restaurant and menus to match the art from the book and made pancakes one of their signature dishes. This choice was a bright idea, but it would come back to haunt the pair.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, February 06, 2009 - 6:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
SO they came up with the name (which is an honest combination of their names) a year before they even read the story of "Little Black Sambo," (a story which is not racist in the least)...

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Saturday, February 07, 2009 - 5:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
i have a question...it's a personal question. if you don't want to answer on the board, if you could pm (if you have the experience) that would be great.

has anyone ever taken back a cheater and had it last - i.e. no more cheating? and then if you have and it has lasted...how did you get passed everything?

**please note: no, i'm not taking back a cheater. i've never been cheated on (at least not to my knowledge). it is just a general question because of what i have seen lately and i do not know anyone personally that has done this.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Saturday, February 07, 2009 - 7:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
In my experience guys under 30 were once a cheater always a cheater. I think as guys get older they are more ready to settle down and stop playing field

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Saturday, February 07, 2009 - 7:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
ps, I will warn you that if you try and tell your gf that many people said once cheater always a cheater she wont care...HERS will be different and wont cheat!! .....yeah, right! lol that's what we all say, for some reason we think we will be the one to stop the cheater. I think it's in a girl's nature to think she can change a guy. Once we learn that we can't/shouldn't change the guy the better off we are in relationships

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Saturday, February 07, 2009 - 7:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
Kitt..depending on which copy of the book you have, it might be a very valuable book. I have a copy which has been appraised at approx. $850.
You might want to research it a bit before you decide whether to pull it or not.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Saturday, February 07, 2009 - 8:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I haven't but I'll comment anyway.

I think it partly depends on the nature of the cheating. Yes I know cheating is cheating but some cheating is worse. For example, think of the character in the movie "The Firm". Yes he was weak, he was manipulated, he drank too much, he showed poor judgement, he cheated once and he regretted it. However, there is a big difference between that and someone who embarks on an ongoing affair that lasts for months.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Saturday, February 07, 2009 - 8:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
If the book's worth $850 that's a good reason to pull it off of normal circulation, especially in the children's section!

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Saturday, February 07, 2009 - 8:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
ps, I will warn you that if you try and tell your gf that many people said once cheater always a cheater she wont care...HERS will be different and wont cheat!

oh i'm not planning on telling her. i already told her once before when she was considering it. i figure if it didn't get through then...it won't.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Saturday, February 07, 2009 - 11:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I think it's a reissue, it didn't look that old, maybe 10 years!

Re: the cheating, I don't have any direct experience but I also think it depends on the strength of the relationship (whether it's worth saving) and also the nature of the cheating.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 7:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Question: I have to go for auto emissions test (Illinois). Does it matter how full the gas tank is or isn't and how warm / hot the engine is or isn't when tested?

Kady
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07-30-2000

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 8:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kady a private message Print Post    
beckie...i know a lady who has taken hers back twice. the first time it was like a fling, the second time it was a long affair.

she begged him to end it and come back. he did and they have been together since. well at least i know they were still together after 5 years. i haven't seem them in over a year so i assume they are. they seemed to have worked it out but i think he would still cheat with the woman he had the affair with if he could but she is no longer living close by.

i was friends with him so i know he had real feelings for the "other" woman. that is why i know he would fool around again with her. knowing him, he would think he would be smarter this time. some men are dogs!

Chewpito
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01-04-2004

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chewpito a private message Print Post    
Color, I dont think it matters.. (thats a smog check right?)... gas in the car would be good because the engine is running while they do the testing... but it dosnt have to be full... as for how hot the engine is, well you have to drive it there so it will be warm anyway... In Ca. we have to smog every other yr and Ive never done anything special...just pray it passes is all....

Suz
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10-13-2005

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 10:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Suz a private message Print Post    
Last time I got a smog check, I asked about the gas. The guy told me it was better to have more gas in the tank. Engine needed to be warm.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 10:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Chewpito, right. Emissions / "quality" of what comes out. I've had test done for a number of times through the years. But this year someone said something about amount of gas in tank during test. Someone else said engine has to be hot. Yeah, I have to drive about five miles to testing place.

Something I did find out though.... I had a repair done just a few days before I went for emissions test in late December. Went to testing place. Could not test the car. The on-board computers got reset when repair was done. Have to drive the car for some miles at a higher speed before test can be done. I don't drive much. So yesterday I went for a 160 mile drive at higher speeds in the country. Try testing again tomorrow.

Couchtomato
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09-09-2008

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 11:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Couchtomato a private message Print Post    
Color, I've heard that revving the engine for about 15-20 seconds helps with emissions. I've done it in the past and have always passed. Plus, it sounds really neat!

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 12:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Another question: I put this in Tech Help thread, but not getting response there.

HELP! My most (?) favorite movie, Ruby In Paradise, was released on DVD by Alliance / Universal in Canada about a year ago. I didn't know. It's selling on the Canadian Amazon site. Never has on U.S. Amazon (not released). Ca Amazon doesn't say Region 1, but...? Would there be something different about it? If not, why not sell in U.S.? Can I buy from Ca Amazon and have it shipped to U.S.?

Chewpito
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01-04-2004

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 2:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chewpito a private message Print Post    
Color, I looked this movie up on Amazon here in U.S. and it had two available when I checked yesterday.... it looked like one can be purchased from N.J. and the other is in Ca.
going at 28.98 each....and they had 17 available in vhs.
... But now, you have me wanting to watch it....I tried to see if Netflix had it but they list it as unavailabe 'as of now'...

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 2:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Chewpito, the DVDs for sale on U.S. Amazon are region 2 from Spain. Those will not work here.

I'm waiting for answer here, but I called Canadian Amazon (and got a Canadian, not Indian). She said it should work here. I think I am going to order it. Within reason, I am willing to pay "however much" for it. My three favorite movies are Ruby In Paradise, Enchanted April, and The Insider.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 3:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Canadian dvds are Region 1 encoded, like USA's, so the fact that it doesn't say would suggest that it's the default and is ok to play here, although it would be reassuring if they let you check somehow. Amazon.ca definitely ship to the US, but the shipping cost looks like it would be CA$10 to do so.
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=918768

Chewpito
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01-04-2004

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 3:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chewpito a private message Print Post    
Color, Wow I just rechecked, and your right...it does say region 2....that is somthing I never noticed as I buy stuff often on Amazon... So it says it wont work in U.S. or Canada....thats intresting.....never heard of that befor.... Thanks for bringing that up so I will check for that if I ever buy a dvd from them again....

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 3:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Kitt. I probably never would have known it was available in Canada if I hadn't been looking at IMDB about the movie. In the message board there, someone said it's available on Canadian Amazon.

I love the movie. I still have my VHS tape of it. Haven't had a VCR for almost five years. I won my first DVD player in 2000. I still had a VCR until I got TiVo (for recording) in 2004. Can't believe I'll be able to watch it again before long.