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Old 06-07-2012, 09:30 PM
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I know healthcare and advances in science have made life more comfortable but still we could maybe learn from looking at what our country had going back then.

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Old 06-07-2012, 09:39 PM
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I had a cool poster up that read like an official duck and cover from the civil defense folks until you got to the last line. "Place your head firmly between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye!"
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Old 06-07-2012, 10:41 PM
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It wasn't great if you were black or if you disliked "duck and cover" drills.
Granted!

But it was the start of the equal rights movement was it not?


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