My grandmother was a lapsed Congregationalist from Boston who moved to Cincinnati in 1947 (when my grandfather started working at the hospital there). She later worked in the library at Hebrew Union College, and almost all of her Cincinnati friends were Jewish (and they played Mah Jongg together, which we were all taught as children!). There's still a big Jewish community. I never heard of the Shrimp Incident, though!
Prepare to uncouple -- uncouple.
Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Aug 19, 2010 9:27:24 am PDT #18956 of 30001
information libertarian
DavidS - Aug 19, 2010 9:28:26 am PDT #18957 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I never heard of the Shrimp Incident, though!
The Shrimp Incident is interesting but it's no Molasses Flood or Waltz Riot.
flea - Aug 19, 2010 9:30:24 am PDT #18958 of 30001
information libertarian
In rather different Midwestern news: North Dakota Bois (a la Katy Perry) [link]
Spidra Webster - Aug 19, 2010 9:30:25 am PDT #18959 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
That's a really interesting bit of history, Jessica.
erikaj - Aug 19, 2010 9:31:39 am PDT #18960 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
Brenda, I was just gonna post that one. because my mom said it like New BerLIN when she first came there and the locals were like (My dad),she's not from around here, is she?"
§ ita § - Aug 19, 2010 9:42:36 am PDT #18961 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Calli - Aug 19, 2010 9:48:42 am PDT #18962 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
More ways to share your business on Facebook (and have it shared for you).
Yeah, I don't get the appeal of that or Foursquare. Between 8 and 5, Monday-Friday, my manager has the right to know where I am. Otherwise it's nobody's business where the heck I might be.
Tom Scola - Aug 19, 2010 9:52:18 am PDT #18963 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
A few of my Facebook friends were into Foursquare, but it seemed to be a very short-lived fad.
Jessica - Aug 19, 2010 9:53:28 am PDT #18964 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Several of DH's fellow critics are into Foursquare. There's apparently quite a heated competition to become the Mayor of the Magno screening room.
Atropa - Aug 19, 2010 9:53:52 am PDT #18965 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Foursquare is one of those things I stay far, FAR away from. The whole idea of it makes me twitchy.