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Maybe corny, maybe not.

I had never been to New York City until a work trip put me there.

I made my way through Manhattan to the park near the Staten Island Ferry terminal.

I saw her and cried. I finally got to see the Statue of Liberty in person.

So many people risk their lives to come live in the USA, and I've seen some who died in the attempt.

Always grateful for the American birthright.
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HoneyBadger wrote:
Maybe corny, maybe not.

I had never been to New York City until a work trip put me there.

I made my way through Manhattan to the park near the Staten Island Ferry terminal.

I saw her and cried. I finally got to see the Statue of Liberty in person.

So many people risk their lives to come live in the USA, and I've seen some who died in the attempt.

Always grateful for the American birthright.
I teared up reading this.
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HoneyBadger wrote:
Maybe corny, maybe not.

I had never been to New York City until a work trip put me there.

I made my way through Manhattan to the park near the Staten Island Ferry terminal.

I saw her and cried. I finally got to see the Statue of Liberty in person.

So many people risk their lives to come live in the USA, and I've seen some who died in the attempt.

Always grateful for the American birthright.
Yeah. Touching but not "corny". Looking for more embarrassing confessions.

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I still eat Pop-Tarts at age 46. Not that often but every once in a while.
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I still eat Pop-Tarts at age 46. Not that often but every once in a while.
that's a good one.

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Yeah. Touching but not "corny". Looking for more embarrassing confessions.

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I still eat Pop-Tarts at age 46. Not that often but every once in a while.
that's a good one.

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I'm 57 and I still eat them quite often....
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I must admit, while watching 'Bones' last evening, I felt a tear in my eye when Dr Brennan buried her father....
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At the end of the fight scene at the end of the original Rocky movie, he's standing in the ring crying out "Adrian" over and over again.... it gets me every time.

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At the end of the fight scene at the end of the original Rocky movie, he's standing in the ring crying out "Adrian" over and over again.... it gets me every time.

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Yes, I watched the clip to make sure it was from the same movie, and yes, I cried.


And don't worry Mocker.... you're far from the only one who's incredibly attached to their animal. I have a little chihuahua mix that's my "velcro buddy", and even though I'm married, I feel a closeness with this dog that I don't feel with my wife or my kids. Or any of the other dogs I've had over the past years.[/url]
Yeah, that one gets me too.

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I'm 59 and still have (and wear) probably every winter coat or jacket I ever bought. Including a leather jacket and a down -filled jacket from the '70s...
I lived in B'ham from '68 to '75, and IIRC, the winters are more wet than cold.
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As a child my family would fart and then comment about a barking spider being around. This caused me to believe that barking spiders were an actual spider until I was 18.

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She clarified that they are just a fart and not "real." I still get laughed at for it.
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As a child my family would fart and then comment about a barking spider being around. This caused me to believe that barking spiders were an actual spider until I was 18.

I was staying with my aunt for a month in North Carolina. I said I had heard some weird noises around the factory they own and asked if they were the real barking spiders.

She clarified that they are just a fart and not "real." I still get laughed at for it.
Ah yes, spider barks, my step-father's favorite thing to yell right after getting someone to pull his finger Laughing emoticon
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KABarash wrote:
Bald Wasp wrote:
lookn4bikes wrote:
I still eat Pop-Tarts at age 46. Not that often but every once in a while.
that's a good one.

w.
I'm 57 and I still eat them quite often....
I'm 58 and I still eat them. I love the non-frosted strawberry.
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KABarash wrote:
Bald Wasp wrote:
lookn4bikes wrote:
I still eat Pop-Tarts at age 46. Not that often but every once in a while.
that's a good one.

w.
I'm 57 and I still eat them quite often....
I'm 58 and I still eat them. I love the non-frosted strawberry.
What is wrong with you people?!?!

It's cinnamon or nuthin', my friends.

Although I'm only 53, so maybe it's a Boomer vs Gen X thing.
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different strokes on the Pop Tart thing.... we could start a whole food thread... but I like the strawberry ones too. And I'm 52.
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ive never had a pop tart Crying or Very sad emoticon
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ive never had a pop tart Crying or Very sad emoticon
You've lived a sheltered life.
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andyscooter wrote:
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You've lived a sheltered life.
No kidding!

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I think this has morphed into a Pop Tart thread. My food obsession is still potato chips or "crisps" as they call them across the pond. Utz makes a crab chip covered in Old Bay seasoning that makes me get emotional.

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I still listen to Wham!, enjoy pop tarts at age 40, and I got weepy when my husband gave me my first Vespa a few months ago for my bday. So, so weepy!
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Combining this with a couple of other ongoing threads, I must admit that I get a little weepy every time I see someone take in a neglected GT and repair it to road worthy condition.
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I am 79 yo and my favorite sandwich is peanut butter(crunchy kind) and strawberry jam . Milk goes good with it too.
So there is hope for me, only 66.8 and that is my "got to lunch"?
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