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What a great memory!! Did you live in a city type city? I lived and still live in a small city. But in Texas you usually need to drive to get to a store. It's in your neighborhood but not usually walking distance. It's a bit wet. I'd need to drain or cut down on the amount of balsamic. Gman

I'm not big on cheese-esp large masses of cheese by itself. I always tell people that I only eat cheese on pizza and cheesecake. It's not a 100% accurate statement as I've expanded my cheese repertoire slightly as I've gotten older. But as a second approximation of my actual likes, it's fairly accurate. Gman

This thread made me think. I oversimplified when I implied that Hebrew National was the only type of salami I was accustomed to having. I had forgotten that my Mom also used to buy me Oscar Mayer's Cotto Salami. That may have had pork in it although I think there may be a beef only version. That's the salami with the peppercorns in it. [quote="wklukas, post: 1945992, member: 21384"in the States, the brand “Hebrew National” kosher salami is a bit more costly than non-kosher but really not by much..... Availability of / access to “HN” brand products should be pretty widespread in stores in most all parts of the country..... (also some salamis can ship without refrigeration, so online purchases are likely options too) Hebrew National products aren't isn't quite as easy to find here in the South. The hot dogs are available lots of places. But not so much the salami. And I just looked on their site-there are a few complaints that even in places where the salami is normally available, some customers can't find it on site or online. But I was talking about the routine situation here in N Texas-not anything brought on by the pandemic. At Costco the salami comes all wrapped up. I think at Central Market it's in their Deli Section, and they slice it for you. Travel safely. But no onions? ? Gman

I'm not sure why @Andy2 thinks he might be submissive. I mean yes there are a lot of pictures of his derrière. But there are also a lot of pictures of his quite nice tallywacker. Tallywackers like that make me extremely envious and upset at Nature's largesse to some. But he looks really incredible. I hope he's real, @Andy2 is able to meet him, and @Andy2 has an incredible time (that he can share with us while still basking in the afterglow?). Gman

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I doubt it's kosher. And it's not like I keep kosher. But that's the type of salami I grew up with. Gman

Thanks. I've also been thinking of adding some pepperoni or come to think of it some salami to it. But kosher salami is expensive these days. The only two stores I know around here where you can buy it are at a few Costcos (but I'm not a member), and at a gourmet grocery called Central Market. There might be a few delis where you can buy it, but it would be even more expensive there. I might be wrong, but it seems to me it was easier to find kosher salami when I was growing up. On the other hand, I grew up in city with only about 70 to 100 Jewish families. It's possible that only one or two grocery stores carried it, all the Jews bought it from those stores, and those stores happened to be my Mom's usual stores. Gman

When I order a hamburger or a deli sandwich, I usually either get it without or take it off afterwards. I'll eat salads, and I like lettuce there. But it's not really enough to make me want to buy a head of lettuce. And there are repeated news stories about bagged salads being contaminated. So I've lately I've been making a non lettuce salad consisting of chopped red onions, cherry tomatoes, and sliced olives in Ken's Steakhouse Lite Vinaigrette. It's delicious!! One of these days I'm going to add mushrooms and maybe a very small amount of sliced banana peppers. Gman

Yes!! Gman

"Hey look. Hank's got a new boyfriend. Jimmy's not threatened by Hanks sexuality ... Jimmy's happy for Hank." Gman

But doesn't the word dialect really imply substandardness? For example, I say/use the word y'all for the 2nd person plural instead of you. This is a southern "dialect," but I know it's not standard. And I wouldn't (more than likely?) use it in a formal paper. I might use it in a speech. But it would depend on the subject and the audience. Gman

Kareem Abdul Jabbar is 73. Does that make anyone feel old? Gman

Not too bad for 73 years old. I wish I looked this good at 59-1/2. Gman

I still have opinions. And who knows I might win a lottery one day and be able to hire. Besides looking at Rentmen is more fun than twiddling my thumbs during a pandemic lockdown. Gman

https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/forty-years-ago-emairplaneem-was-seriously-funny-disaster-flick-180975288/ Gman PS: And don't call me Shirley!!

I don't disagree with you. You can certainly do that. And if I were in NYC, I might. On the other hand, if there were two or more providers that I was interested in equally, and the others had more in depth "Available For" Listings, then there's a good chance I wouldn't bother-especially when you consider a lot of guys these days don't really like long drawn out conversations from potential clients as they view them as time wasters. Gman

While it's nice that he's gay and that he lists that he's versatile, I have to hope he gets into more than his list of "Available For"indicates as it's awfully restricted. If those are his actual limits, then, for example, it doesn't really matter if he's versatile or not as he doesn't list "Anal." Gman

You can edit the thread title if you want to. The edit is in the box at the top of the thread next to the 'Watch/Unwatch' Box. Gman

Thanks for the clarification. I googled Australian metrification, but I only skimmed the article and came up with 1966. I shoud have read further. ? From Wikipedia- "Metrication in Australia effectively began in 1966 with the conversion to decimal currency under the auspices of the Decimal Currency Board. The conversion of measurements—metrication—commenced subsequently in 1971, under the direction of the Metric Conversion Board and actively proceeded until the Board was disbanded in 1981." Gman

Thanks for the info about Myanmar. I didn't know that. Actually the U.K. is a mishmash. Look at RM ads. I'll bet you see many (?most) of the UK escorts from the U.K. quote their tallywacker sizes in inches. I've also read that while petrol is dispensed in liters (or litres if you prefer) that engine efficiency is still in miles per gallon. And there are other places the Imperial system still holds sway. As for the Antepode Region @mike carey is probably old enough to remember Imperial System units from his childhood as Australia went metric in 1966 although maybe not enough to actually use them. He and his classmates probably had to throw out all their old wooden rulers. What a waste!! Gman

I hope my friend @mike carey won't mind if I expound on his answer a bit for those of us mired (happily though) in the English system. "Rather mild so far. One really cold night (-4.5C) [about 24 F] but otherwise not bad. Around 12C [about 54 F] on average most days. Friday was a glorious sunny day, over 14C [about 57 F], perfect day for [bear with me here] the final Boeing 747 passenger flight in Australia, a one hour scenic flight that sold out in eight minutes when tickets went on sale. There were crowds at Canberra airport to watch is take off and land, and people out watching it do a fly-past of central Canberra." Gman

While he's obviously muscular, it seems to me that when he advertised in the past he wasn't as bulky and had more defined muscles. Oh and his nips weren't as prominent back then. Gman

And in reference to this, how's the winter down under my antipodean friend, @mike carey? Gman

I wonder if he owns stock in a coconut oil factory? Gman

No-I just looked at his ad. Gman