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re: I really wish I had listened more to the stories the old folks told, Let’s share some
Posted on 6/1/22 at 6:37 am to SECSolomonGrundy
Posted on 6/1/22 at 6:37 am to SECSolomonGrundy
quote:Literally happened on my Mom’s 14th Birthday.
My grandmother was a little girl and lived through Kristallnacht.
So our family tradition was to party on Kristallnacht every year.
PS: No pics of my Mom.
Here’s one of Kristallnacht-
Posted on 6/1/22 at 6:42 am to fr33manator
My grand dad had this very long poem? he would recite. It lasted at least 8-10 minutes. He died before I was mature enough to know I needed to write or record it. None of my cousins remember what it was about or even if it was a poem or whatever. I regret not having smarter cousins. Dang it i
Posted on 6/1/22 at 6:46 am to fr33manator
One of my best friend's Dad was in Auschwitz. Lost his parents. His sister was there, but she later died. He was able to make it over to the US after war and went on to be a successful business man and later philanthropist.
Wasn't really a story per se, but it was often his look or non-response to certain comments or questions. You'd look at the tattoo on his arm and just wonder what he'd been through. Never told us.
Was actually able to visit Auschwitz last December. Something everyone should do if they're ever able. Put it on the Travel Board. Here are some photos if interested. LINK
I guess what I learned from being around him many years ago is to never forget.
Wasn't really a story per se, but it was often his look or non-response to certain comments or questions. You'd look at the tattoo on his arm and just wonder what he'd been through. Never told us.
Was actually able to visit Auschwitz last December. Something everyone should do if they're ever able. Put it on the Travel Board. Here are some photos if interested. LINK
I guess what I learned from being around him many years ago is to never forget.
Posted on 6/1/22 at 6:50 am to jeffsdad
Was it-
“There once was a man from Nantucket,
Who kept all of his cash in a bucket,
But his daughter, named Nan,
Ran away with a man,
And as for the bucket, Nantucket.”
“There once was a man from Nantucket,
Who kept all of his cash in a bucket,
But his daughter, named Nan,
Ran away with a man,
And as for the bucket, Nantucket.”
Posted on 6/1/22 at 6:56 am to fr33manator
quote:
To be honest, I hate me sometimes.
quote:
It’s pathetic to be honest. This place has taken from me more than I’d like to consider. And It’s all by my own hand. I’m a failure of my own making and have only myself to blame.
Damn, baw. You're one of those dudes that gets all depressed and full of doom when you break out the liquor, huh?
Posted on 6/1/22 at 6:59 am to fr33manator
quote:
How they lived hardscrabble lives
Scrabble can be kinda hard
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:02 am to fr33manator
70s were better to be a kid than in the 90s.
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:04 am to fr33manator
quote:
either a light snack, or I’m a seven course meal
quote:
It’s pathetic to be honest. This place has taken from me more than I’d like to consider. And It’s all by my own hand. I’m a failure of my own making and have only myself to blame.
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:08 am to fr33manator
I had an old man neighbor best friend like that. WWII Navy vet though I really didn’t k ow that until after he died because he didn’t talk about it. I followed that man around every day from when I was 3 until about 10. Called him Grandpa. He taught me how to garden, use tools,
Watch the sky for the weather, make anything and everything imaginable. He was my best friend. And the first death of someone I loved when I was 12. I was lucky to grow up next door to him.
Watch the sky for the weather, make anything and everything imaginable. He was my best friend. And the first death of someone I loved when I was 12. I was lucky to grow up next door to him.
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:24 am to LegendInMyMind
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There seem to be mostly two types of people on the OT. The first type are just miserable old bastards who are generally pissed at the world. The second type are like a young raccoon, what they can't frick or eat they shite on.
This is the funniest and most accurate description of this board.
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:34 am to Hulkklogan
quote:No shite.
Scrabble can be kinda hard
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:40 am to jeffsdad
quote:
My grand dad had this very long poem? he would recite. It lasted at least 8-10 minutes. He died before I was mature enough to know I needed to write or record it. None of my cousins remember what it was about or even if it was a poem or whatever. I regret not having smarter cousins. Dang it i
Do you remember anything from it?
Was it funny? Poignant?
Was it the Signifying Monkey?
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:44 am to fr33manator
My grandma told me one piece of advice when I was in 8th grade that I merely laughed over at the time. However, it turned out to be so true and it’s something I will have to tell my kids and younger siblings. Unfortunately, it will get me downvoted to oblivion, so I cannot say what she said.
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:44 am to fr33manator
Was it a limerick with the word “Nantucket” in it?
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:48 am to Hangit
Fort Polk? My grandparents had their land taken also.
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:49 am to fr33manator
Our generations are spread out. My grandpa was born in 1887 or 1888. I lived with him when he was in his late 70s, early 80s.
Lots of stories from him...
-He traveled by covered wagon with his family when they moved from Arkansas to homestead our family farm near Wilmore Kansas. (The Comanche had just been removed from the area)
-He used to hang with a son of Frank Rockefeller who had an enormous ranch near Belvidere Kansas. Said the boy had a 16 cylinder car...maybe a Packard.
-Flew a biplane in France in WW1. Dropped little bombs that he had in his lap.
-Worked in salt mines in deplorable conditions.
Lots of stories from him...
-He traveled by covered wagon with his family when they moved from Arkansas to homestead our family farm near Wilmore Kansas. (The Comanche had just been removed from the area)
-He used to hang with a son of Frank Rockefeller who had an enormous ranch near Belvidere Kansas. Said the boy had a 16 cylinder car...maybe a Packard.
-Flew a biplane in France in WW1. Dropped little bombs that he had in his lap.
-Worked in salt mines in deplorable conditions.
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:49 am to Palmetto98
Well don’t leave us hanging. Who cares about downvotes?
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:52 am to fr33manator
I would guess poignant. I don’t remember any laughing and he would tear up. No one remembers anything of it besides the fact he did it
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:54 am to jeffsdad
Can you remember even a word? Something about it?
Dammit, now I want to find that for you. But I need something to work with. When you say long, how long?
Wasn’t by Rudyard Kipling was it?
Dammit, now I want to find that for you. But I need something to work with. When you say long, how long?
Wasn’t by Rudyard Kipling was it?
Posted on 6/1/22 at 7:59 am to jeffsdad
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Fort Polk? My grandparents had their land taken also.
Hey JD. It was North a little, but basically, yeah.
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