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Grex > Language > #74: Language Experiment: What do you call these....? |  |
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freida
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response 75 of 84:
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May 15 21:14 UTC 1996 |
I still use icebox quite frequently...
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kami
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response 76 of 84:
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May 16 03:51 UTC 1996 |
I think that may be partly a regionalism; I've heard it from other mountain
folk.
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rcurl
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response 77 of 84:
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May 16 19:00 UTC 1996 |
I use it - I even had them, once. I'm a New Yorker / New Englander, where
it was common.
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kami
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response 78 of 84:
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May 17 02:12 UTC 1996 |
My dad remembers real iceboxes. I think my mom does too. Michael's folks
have one on their boat; looks a lot like a 'fridge...
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rcurl
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response 79 of 84:
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May 17 04:20 UTC 1996 |
In particular, I had a nice one in my dorm room. Kept the beer cold, and
one could chip off ice for the drinks. I'm sorry I didn't keep it - they are
worth a "mint" today.
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hhsrat
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response 80 of 84:
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Jul 5 03:39 UTC 1999 |
Day Baseball is becoming outdated
Pulse Phone
Frigidare
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swa
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response 81 of 84:
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Sep 26 23:20 UTC 1999 |
So were glove boxes once used for gloves? Why was it necessary to keep gloves
in one's car at all times? This one has always puzzled me.
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kentn
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response 82 of 84:
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Sep 27 00:13 UTC 1999 |
Umm...lack of a heater and a breezy convertible top? Actually some
really old cars had an open-air driver's compartment and an enclosed
passenger compartment. Thus the driver might like to keep a pair of
warm gloves handy.
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rcurl
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response 83 of 84:
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Sep 27 02:57 UTC 1999 |
You also had to repair the car frequently at unexpected moments, so gloves
were needed for that.
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mdw
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response 84 of 84:
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Jan 17 05:40 UTC 2000 |
You still need gloves for motorcycles. Some fancier motorcycles have
electrically heated grips.
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