Jennings Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 JFK on the election trail in April of 1960 somewhere in West Virginia. Aside from the priceless grin on the woman's face, when was the last time you saw 0.02 on a grocery store cash register? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingSnowmew Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Does change count? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 They really just need to quit making pennies. It costs the US Mint $.014 to make a penny these days, and nobody even bothers to pick one up off the pavement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I don't know, I wasn't even born yet ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Maybe he asked her for her opinion, and she gave him her 2 cents....... Sorry, I just had to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rm20886 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Good one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkeye's Hobbies Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Notice something odd? He's on the wrong side of the checkout counter! He is shoplifting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeus60 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Is it just me, or is she checking out his tush? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 lol, they don't make Presidents like that anymore...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unit19 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I wonder how may Revell PT Boats were sold due to this man and the movie? I know I built two. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Electra II Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 And what is with the laser light emanating from the guy on the left side of the photo??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 ... nobody even bothers to pick one up off the pavement. I do! I get most of my exercise bending down for pennies or jumping to conclusions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fishwelding Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 (edited) JFK on the election trail in April of 1960 somewhere in West Virginia. Aside from the priceless grin on the woman's face, when was the last time you saw 0.02 on a grocery store cash register? Well...fairly frequently, but it's a weird case, because I'm a historian. Part of the reason streetcar companies were sick even before automobiles took off, for example, was because they'd foolishly promised to maintain the nickel fare. Well, then after around 1900, inflation started to set in, and then World War I came along, and... Indeed, I'm a really weird case, because I'm a historian of technology. So I'm geeking out over the fact that they had conveyor belts in supermarkets back then. The whole place looks pretty slick for Appalachia, West Virginia, considering Robert Byrd was still a junior senator. Still, the register is old-school, as transistors were still mainly in high-end radios. Admit it: how many of you remember your (family's) first transistor radio? The photo isn't especially flattering to him, though, despite the oft-repeated assertion that he beat Nixon on general camera-savvyness to the contrary notwithstanding. Edited November 9, 2010 by Fishwelding Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oroka Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 lol, plastic bags cost $.05 these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dahut Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 He also bought enough votes to drum Hubert Humphrey out of the presidential candidacy. Yeah he was an old school politico - plenty of money, tons of dubious connections and not a hint of transparency in his dealings. He managed to maintain the illusion of dignity for the man and his office, something we have lost all respect for in modern times. Ah, the good old days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 "Mmmmmmmmm these Bear Claws, er uh, vegetables are gonna taste good back at the office." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
evilmedic13 Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I guess you can say he gave her his 2 cents. ;) Thank you, thank you, I'm here all week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fishwelding Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 "Mmmmmmmmm these Bear Claws...." "Ich bein ein berliner!" Or as he said it: "Ich Been Oyn Belinah!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twong Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 (edited) On the campaign trail with JFK. Edited November 9, 2010 by twong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 The guy from the grassy knoll? Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yuri Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Admit it: how many of you remember your (family's) first transistor radio? When I was a kid in the late 70s I remember my grandma had one of those old... (probably 50s) tube radio... I remember the wood case and blue glass in front of it, with all the names of the stations and wavebands.... Montecarlo, Berlin and so on... To her it was just a long out of order radio, so she just let me play... I remember removing the tubes and throwing them against a wall in the backyard... they made a fuzzy noise when they exploded... Yeah... I still feel a bit guilty... as I said, to her it was just a bulky old non functioning radio... today I'm not saying it would be 1000euros worth, but it would definitely be a vintage item worth keeping... Then... 30 years after I became a VOX AC-15 tube amp owner... so now I love tubes... life is definitely strange Btw... can't remember, but I bet those tubes were telefunken 12ax7.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twong Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 The guy from the grassy knoll?Rick L. It was a joke. I photoshopped my head over the original guy in the background. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alvis 3.1 Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 And what is with the laser light emanating from the guy on the left side of the photo??? He's one of the "Men in Black" firing his Memory Eraser. Um...what were we talking aboot? Alvis 3.1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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