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ImissWallyPryor

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  1. I met a guy around 1980 (through a mutual friend, so I don’t recall his name) who claimed to be one of the archers. He was a Marshall HS grad. Superior had recently moved to NW Loop 410. Perhaps they are one and same.
  2. Pig Stand was never the greatest, but my friends and I ate there more times than I could count, especially breakfast. That was the late 70s, back when the Superior Pontiac Indian* down the street had his dick hanging out. I haven’t eaten there since the 80s, but dammit I might’ve gone back someday. Pig Stand invented car hops and onion rings as well (as the concept of a common architectural design from restaurant to restaurant). * Note: The angle was better driving up Broadway when Superior Pontiac was close to downtown.
  3. For those familiar with the Palacio Del Rio area of DTSA, I’d like to know if someone can help us locate a particular place. My wife’s GGFx2 (or 3) ran a saloon in the area in the 1870s through the 1890s. This old ad says it was on Market St (doesn’t say East or West). This article (bottom of page) on his death, says the saloon was on Alamo St. Satellite maps don’t provide any clues. My wife found this photo on a genealogy site claiming this is the current establishment at the location (looks like a restaurant). My wife wants to go there next time we are in SA, but finding it could be a nightmare without research. In the name of Gustav Bergmann, please help us.
  4. She should be sitting on a sofa.
  5. Of course. The bull knows no shame.
  6. This is slightly off target, but I could use recommendations on a good chronograph. I hesitate to buy shit off Amazon because there is so much Chinese crap with fake reviews. I’m hoping to find something USA or European made, but if it has to be made in China, I at least want a reputable brand that designed it. I can afford more than I want to spend, but I’m old enough to be in the buy once, cry once club. Like much of what I buy these days, this will be my last.
  7. This is worth 2 minutes of Futureman’s time.
  8. Some guy produced a likeness of what Abe Lincoln’s mom probably looked like. Not only did the pervert make her better looking than any non-Surly wife of the early 1800’s, he gave her nipple hardons. http://historymysteryman.com/meet-the-parents-of-abraham-lincoln/
  9. Someone on Twitter said she looks like Sam on Lord Of The Rings.
  10. Adds & Drops needed to be experienced at least once in a college kid’s time at UT. Freshman year was the worst, by far. I hardly remember the following years.
  11. I worked for an oil company in the First Federal Savings of Austin building (lower center of pic) in 1982. The owner’s office was a giant postcard of the State Capitol Building. I also worked for a temp agency one Christmas break, and the had me moving furniture and filing cabinets all Friday at the Texas Employment Commission (right above the Capitol Building). The lazy fucks working there put their work away before lunch and didn’t lift a finger the rest of the day. They did their nails, read romance novels, gossiped on the phone, anything but work. That included the managers and supervisors.
  12. Wow, that’s a whole different scenario from where I live. All of my daughters have volunteered at our animal shelter, and they didn’t see very many pit bulls or pit mixes. There must be several reasons why pit bulls are sent to the shelter and remain there, but I can’t think of one. Yes, I’m being facetious.
  13. This may be the best place for this gem I had framed, copyright 1979 (my freshman year). If it was cool enough to frame, I thought it might be worth sharing. Here are some closer looks. NW NE SE SW
  14. You’re right, but there are always other dogs in the shelter. Imagine being a gentle mutt and seeing that pit dog bully getting adopted before you. That would be a huge blow to your self esteem.
  15. I think 90% of the owners either identify as being maligned/misunderstood/rejected, just like their pit bulls, or they want to project an image of badassery. I don’t know what motivates the other 10%. I should ask our future Colorado in-laws.
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