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#51 2009-08-18 10:38 pm
Re: Things that are made better than they used to be
Daddyo wrote:
Drum sticks are much better today than they were back in the good old days.
I don't know - I prefer original fried recipe, I'm not fond of the new baked chicken that KFC is pushing.
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#52 2009-08-18 11:13 pm
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Re: Things that are made better than they used to be
Don't be silly. He was clearly speaking of something else.
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#53 2009-08-19 1:32 am
Re: Things that are made better than they used to be
Here's another one, or actually a group of items:
Contraceptives, lubricants, and sex toys. I won't link to any examples, but modern technology and science have yielded tremendous improvements in all three categories.
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#54 2009-08-19 2:55 pm
Re: Things that are made better than they used to be
And speaking of rubber...
I don't even recall whether cars in general have been mentioned in this thread, but regardless of how you feel about today's ugly, overly heavy cars, there's no denying that tires have improved tremendously compared to olden times.
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#55 2009-08-19 4:22 pm
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Re: Things that are made better than they used to be
I thought you were going to wax elequent on the advances in condoms!
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#56 2009-08-19 5:55 pm
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Re: Things that are made better than they used to be
Tallgeese wrote:
Don't be silly. He was clearly speaking of something else.
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I forgot about these, might have to get some - just for testing purposes -to see if they have gotten better.
Hey Res, I actually like the new grilled chicken, at least the wings are tasty, don't know about the drumsticks.
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#58 2009-08-20 3:21 am
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Re: Things that are made better than they used to be
sturner wrote:
I thought you were going to wax elequent on the advances in condoms!
I forgot about these, might have to get some - just for testing purposes - to see if they have gotten better.
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