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Round Robin Photo Challenge

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Wednesday, September 6, 2006


This week's challenge is "Nostalgia," which was suggested by Dorn of Through the Eyes of the Beholder.

I love old stuff. Our whole house is a bizarre trip through time, starting with the ugly charmingly retro 1970s home down to the Art Deco pen holder in the Art Deco writing desk in the living room. We even have nostalgic geek stuff from a genuine Altair computer to a wire recorder to a Predicta TV set. I have nostalgic toys on my desk including Robot from Lost in Space and a plastic lobster woman. Yes, we are Nostalgia Central around here.

I've decided to highlight a section of our site devoted to Nostalgia.

Just the thing you want to see the first thing in the morning: Roast glazed with Dr Pepper. That's right: There is no period after the "Dr" in Dr Pepper. That was dropped in the 1920s. Wanna see more? I thought not. But if you're a masochist then Click here. You were warned.

Wanna be in radio? So did thousands of other women in the post-war years. Here's your all-inclusive guide to the casting couch tedium that is the audition treadmill. Translation: You don't have to be beautiful, but it helps.

Perhaps you just need to capture (cue the 1930s cartoon voice) a man!

Or you just need your friendly neighborhood Dalek to exterminate those sore muscles?

You get to see the toothpaste ad for yourself. I can't bring myself to show it at this time of the morning.

If you think you can stand more, then click here. And if you still have an appetite after all that, then you can serve up you meal on this.

Linking list:

Dorn
Through The Eyes Of The Beholder
http://journals.aol.com/dornbrau/ThroughtheEyesoftheBeholder/

Karen
Outpost Mâvarin- POSTED!
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com

Chris
It's All About Me...I Think! - POSTED!
http://itsallaboutmeithink.blogspot.com/

Carly
Ellipsis...Suddenly Carly- POSTED!
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com/

TJ
Every Picture Tells a Story
http://tjexpressions.blogspot.com/

Nancy
Nancy Luvs Pix
http://journals.aol.com/nhd106/Nancyluvspix/

boliyou
Percolation
http://boliyou.blogspot.com/

AscenderRisesAbove
AscenderRisesAbove Studio Updates - POSTED!
http://ascenderrisesabove.blogspot.com/

Suzanne R
New Suzanne R's Life- POSTED!
http://newsuzannerslife.blogspot.com/

Steven
(sometimes)photoblog
http://sepintx.blogspot.com/ - POSTED!

Gina
Gina's Space- POSTED!
http://journals.aol.com/rbrown6172/Ginasspace

Valorie
Retrospect USA
http://journals.aol.com/redbird914/RetrospectUSA/

Marie
Photographs and Memories Too - POSTED!
http://journals.aol.co.uk/mariebm56/PhotographsMemoriestoo/

Janet
Fond of photography POSTED!
http://fondofphotography.blogspot.com

Becky
Where Life Takes You... - POSTED!
http://ryanagi.blogspot.com

Linda
Blah Blah Blog - POSTED!
http://www.blahblahblog.wordpress.com

Tess
First Digital Photos -POSTED!
http://journals.aol.com/tc01hm/FirstDigitalPhotos

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Janet said:
Ahhh, i loved that robot! "It does not compute."! What a great show Lost in Space was :-)
Date: 9/6/2006 11:48:29 AM Date: 9/6/2006 11:48:29 AM

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Karen Funk Blocher said:
Fun stuff, fun commentary. For me, some of the most memorable old ads are food ones - light the ones that show a big ol' slab of butter on top of your barbequed steak!
Date: 9/6/2006 3:17:59 PM Date: 9/6/2006 3:17:59 PM

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Becky said:
I love Dr Pepper...but I don't know about using it as a marinade. LOL!
Date: 9/6/2006 5:56:43 PM Date: 9/6/2006 5:56:43 PM

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Suzanne R said:
Do you suppose I could substitute diet Dr Pepper (oops, I almost wrote Dr.) for the Dr Pepper in the recipes? I might be interested in that cookbook then, if I could find it on eBay! LOL! Funny stuff here!
Date: 9/6/2006 6:30:13 PM Date: 9/6/2006 6:30:13 PM

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Steven said:
I've had meals made with Dr Pepper on more than one occassion! Great stuff and I use it sometimes with my own grilling. Super entry for nostalgia.
Date: 9/6/2006 10:54:41 PM Date: 9/6/2006 10:54:41 PM

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kerrin said:
Fantastic entry. Many years ago I was at the local rubbish tip and noticed a box of old cookery and knitting books that had been discarded and promptly took them home. They are just wonderful to look through.
Date: 9/6/2006 11:10:56 PM Date: 9/6/2006 11:10:56 PM

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Carly said:
LOL OMG...I had that cookbook at one time, I had completely forgotten about it! How cool! Great "Blast from the Past" entry!
Date: 9/7/2006 2:58:30 AM Date: 9/7/2006 2:58:30 AM

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tess said:
You are a junkie. LOL! That's some cool stuff.
Date: 9/7/2006 5:58:24 PM Date: 9/7/2006 5:58:24 PM

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Valorie said:
HEHE, I love this entry, it's like rummaging through daddy's stuff !!! Valorie
Date: 9/8/2006 3:57:42 PM Date: 9/8/2006 3:57:42 PM

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boliyou said:
Such fun collectibles. As a Diet Dr. Pepper (profaning the name with a period since 2003), it would be great fun to see the recipes. I'm sure many of them are available on drpepper.com. Thanks for sharing!
Date: 9/8/2006 8:43:27 PM Date: 9/8/2006 8:43:27 PM

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Janet said:
Ahhh, i loved that robot! "It does not compute."! What a great show Lost in Space was :-)
Date: 9/6/2006 11:48:29 AM Date: 9/6/2006 11:48:29 AM

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Karen Funk Blocher said:
Fun stuff, fun commentary. For me, some of the most memorable old ads are food ones - light the ones that show a big ol' slab of butter on top of your barbequed steak!
Date: 9/6/2006 3:17:59 PM Date: 9/6/2006 3:17:59 PM

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Becky said:
I love Dr Pepper...but I don't know about using it as a marinade. LOL!
Date: 9/6/2006 5:56:43 PM Date: 9/6/2006 5:56:43 PM

Gravatar
Suzanne R said:
Do you suppose I could substitute diet Dr Pepper (oops, I almost wrote Dr.) for the Dr Pepper in the recipes? I might be interested in that cookbook then, if I could find it on eBay! LOL! Funny stuff here!
Date: 9/6/2006 6:30:13 PM Date: 9/6/2006 6:30:13 PM

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Steven said:
I've had meals made with Dr Pepper on more than one occassion! Great stuff and I use it sometimes with my own grilling. Super entry for nostalgia.
Date: 9/6/2006 10:54:41 PM Date: 9/6/2006 10:54:41 PM

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kerrin said:
Fantastic entry. Many years ago I was at the local rubbish tip and noticed a box of old cookery and knitting books that had been discarded and promptly took them home. They are just wonderful to look through.
Date: 9/6/2006 11:10:56 PM Date: 9/6/2006 11:10:56 PM

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Carly said:
LOL OMG...I had that cookbook at one time, I had completely forgotten about it! How cool! Great "Blast from the Past" entry!
Date: 9/7/2006 2:58:30 AM Date: 9/7/2006 2:58:30 AM

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tess said:
You are a junkie. LOL! That's some cool stuff.
Date: 9/7/2006 5:58:24 PM Date: 9/7/2006 5:58:24 PM

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Valorie said:
HEHE, I love this entry, it's like rummaging through daddy's stuff !!! Valorie
Date: 9/8/2006 3:57:42 PM Date: 9/8/2006 3:57:42 PM

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boliyou said:
Such fun collectibles. As a Diet Dr. Pepper (profaning the name with a period since 2003), it would be great fun to see the recipes. I'm sure many of them are available on drpepper.com. Thanks for sharing!
Date: 9/8/2006 8:43:27 PM Date: 9/8/2006 8:43:27 PM




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