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Sarah B's avatar

-putting “8 hours for what you will” and “Cod” on my reading list

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Chris Robarge's avatar

This makes me so happy, we're forever going to shout out "8 Hours" but "Cod" is a book that I think about more than almost any other book I've ever read. To this day I do not have a single tattoo, but the first thing that ever made me seriously consider one was reading "Cod". I was looking for a MA pride type tattoo that wasn't what everyone else gets.

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Sarah B's avatar

Ooh cod tattoo! I’ve had “eastern white pine tattoo” on my list for a long time, being from the Adirondacks.

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Sarah B's avatar

Burncoat neighbor here- I’ve always wondered about those concrete gates too.

Back in my dating days, an 800 pound mortar would probably make me think twice, but would definitely not be an outright no on the person who owned it 😆

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Chris Robarge's avatar

I was thinking about this because it's modern times and a ladies could invite us to their place too, back in my dating days. I wanna know what that lady plans to do with the mortar. My answer depends on that answer.

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Sarah B's avatar

Was telling my kid this tale, and he was picturing an 800 pound mortar as in mortar and pestle. Now that’s gonna make some guacamole! In that case, I’m in.

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Bill Shaner's avatar

things i'd do for 800 pounds of guac would make god blush

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Adam Thielker's avatar

George Bancroft was the Secretary of the Navy 1845-46.

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Sarah B's avatar

Was thinking probably same family that started the Bancroft school too?

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Chris Robarge's avatar

Well that certainly makes a lot of sense!

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Bill Shaner's avatar

hey everyone I'm back from my horrible three days of milk-induced food poisoning courtesy RFK Jr and juuuuust getting to all the comments on this. I'm realizing now I linked to the WRONG FOLDER for EIGHT HOURS - TERRIBLE. Here is the correct one https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1svVBl5lGiv5IGK6RRVzurU65vNHi5MXH

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