I'm prolly a ding fool
On 23/05/2021 00:17, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sat, 22 May 2021 21:21:52 +0100, S Viemeister
>> On 22/05/2021 21:14, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Sat, 22 May 2021 20:49:43 +0100, S Viemeister
>>>> On 22/05/2021 20:28, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 22 May 2021 20:07:47 +0100, S Viemeister
>>>>>> On 22/05/2021 16:36, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>> On Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 11:08:01 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>>>>>>>> You can buy them from street venders all over NYC. They have push
>>>>>>>> carts with a coal stove and a pile of sweet potatoes... there they are
>>>>>>>> called "baked". They are sold during the cold months and are kept in
>>>>>>>> pockets as hand warmers.
>>>>>>> Oh, look. It's still 1947 in Sheldon's World.
>>>>>>> <https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/20/archives/westchester-weekly-how-sweet-it-was-the-potato-cart-of-yore.html>
>>>>>> I spent quite a bit of time in NYC studying at AADA, and although hot
>>>>>> chestnut, pretzel, and hotdog vendors were common, I never saw a hot
>>>>>> sweet potato vendor. Now I know why. There weren't any.
>>>>> I loved those chestnuts.
>>>> My sense memory just kicked in - I can smell them now.
>>> The first time I had some was right by Radio City Music Hall waiting
>>> for their Christmas show (my first and last time at that - I howled
>>> with laughter because they had real camels but a plastic Baby Jesus)
>> I've only been there once - for a movie, followed by the stage show. Saw
>> the movie, but the place was evacuated before the stage show, due to a
>> smoky fire somewhere in the building.
>
> It is a great place to see movies- well except for that time all the
> mice were marching around the balcony.....
>
Eeek!
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