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Postcard of the Day
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peteralway.livejournal.com
2019-10-10 10:55 pm (UTC)
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peteralway.livejournal.com
2019-10-10 11:05 pm (UTC)
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Which led me a link to the original story. I hadn't realized how short it was, as earlier this year I'd seen the movie based (very loosely) on it.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1939/03/18/the-secret-life-of-walter-james-thurber
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fflo.livejournal.com
2019-10-15 05:37 pm (UTC)
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My folks used to make references to that sound, and I didn't know what it was for many years. Until after they were dead.
My dad also used to say "See-ment mixer, putt-ty putt-ty" when we'd see a cement mixer. Turned out that was an old song--- thank you internet.
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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1939/03/18/the-secret-life-of-walter-james-thurber
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My dad also used to say "See-ment mixer, putt-ty putt-ty" when we'd see a cement mixer. Turned out that was an old song--- thank you internet.