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It is fun, in a morbid sort of way, to read some of the letters in the agony columns. One of my favorites was from a guy who had been appalled at how much toothpaste his visiting mother-in-law used, so he put out little squares of wax paper on the sink, with "appropriate amounts" of toothpaste on them. After the visit the MIL sent him a case of toothpaste, and he wrote Miss Manners wondering if he'd been incorrect.

I remember that being a thing when I worked in restaurants in college. I just bussed tables, I didn't serve, but I remember talking with the bartenders about cases at the time where the bartender had been held responsible if a customer overdrank. In retrospect, it seems similar to those lawsuits where people sued McDonalds for their weight problems.

Michigan had (probably still has) similar laws about the hours you could sell alcohol, shutting down from 2:00AM until 11:00AM or something? I remember seeing some 7-Elevens that had security gates they'd lock over the beer coolers during those hours.

@Jameshill I PM'd you

Detroit clubs have been smokeless since 2010 or so, Michigan passed a law banning smoking in bars/restaurants.

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Michigan changed their drinking age from 18 to 19, then to 21, within a space of a few years when I was in that age range. I went from able to being able to buy legally, not, and back again a few times.

This is key and I missed that on my first reading of your post. I was just imagining one of his friends saying "Why did he call you Rowdy Rumpranger?"

DVR, fast-forward through most commercials I remember some radio interview years ago with a TV critic saying "I know this sounds like hyperbole but a DVR will change the way you watch TV completely". (OK, maybe he said "change your life completely" and that was the hyperbole he was apologizing for.) But I rarely watch anything live now, just because I've gotten used to fast-forwarding through commercials. and if I *am* ready to watch something at its actual viewing time, I'll go find something else to do for 20 minutes (like unload the dishwasher) so I can fast-forward.

I've been wanting to try Chick-Fil-A but they have not made many inroads into Michigan so far. And yes, I feel some shame at that. KFC is a guilty favorite. Original recipe! And I stop for breakfast at McDonald's on Wednesday mornings on my way to work. Sausage McGriddle, add cheese. They know me there now.

I'm with Victor on this one. Someone you don't know texts you out of the blue and says "I saw you at the airport yesterday". Unless it's accompanied by "You look much better in person and now I want to hire you, are you available Thursday night?", it's a bit weird.

Bathhouses I've been in, guys normally walk around in just a towel. it's not universal, a few walk around naked or in underwear/jock, some have shirts on, some have shirts & shorts. But it's mostly the club-provided towel.

Can't remember where I heard it, but I've heard it said that kids growing up on a farm get a much easier time with this talk because they've probably seen the farm animals doing it at some point.

Nah, but I've often turned the room service scene in "Vision Quest" into an extended scene in my head that goes much like your first scenario.

I've experienced that. I find it more frustrating, though, when an ongoing communication just cuts off with no further word. Which is happening to me right now with a traveller :-(

Yeah, but it's fun when they are. The "good luck to all you guys" farewell speeches get old.

subtitle for a lot of these: "Hey, my eyes are up here!"

I have a weakness for hairy legs as well as chests. A fitness instructor I knew had incredible hairy legs. One rentguy I hired early on had a wonderful hairy chest and legs; he mentioned having knee surgery and had to shave his legs, I asked him how much weight he'd lost in that operation. :-) Sadly, I only saw him once then he disappeared.

Two in Detroit, both have their good days and bad days in my experience.

Fairly prolific porn star. Started at Chaosmen, I believe. https://rent.men/Jaxtonwheeler

I've seen that movie. Strokes II? Or was it III?

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My Dad had the usual playboy, penthouse, etc, and a couple issues of an adult cartoon book called "From Sex to Sexty". Penthouse usually had "couples" pictorial each month but I don't remember any erections in it. The neighbor's father had more explicit stuff, that's where I saw my first erection (other than my own). I remember he had a couple issues of the short-lived "Oui" magazine which was a bit freer about showing men.

That's a story waiting to be told.