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Sheldon

wrote:
> Which term do you normally use?

Used to be I'm going to Bohack/Waldbaums/Pathmark/etc.... need
anything?

Now it's Price Chopper/Grand Union... I've always used the actual name.

I suppose that comes from growing up in Brooklyn, there were so many
similar stores crammed into a small area... like could be a dozen candy
stores within a three minute walk of each other, so if you said let's
meet at the candy store for an egg cream no one would have a clue which
one unless you said like Kushners... then everyone in the neighborhood
knew to meet at the corner of Quentin Road and McDonald Avenue. And
there were so many *real* barber shops, could be a dozen within a 5
minute walk... I used to go to the Palestinian. Everyone knew which
barber shop that was, on the south side of Avenue P between East Second
St. and East Turd St., directly acrosst from the Claridge Tearter (now
condos). Naturally the Palestinian had nothing whatsoever to do with
Palestine, don't really know how this particular barber shop got that
name, everyone knew that barbers were all dagos, just like all cops
were micks. Now these were real barber shops, with big ol' shiney
chromed hot towel steamers, hair cut with scissors, no 'lectric sheep
shears, and most every guy over 16 got a shave with a real straight
razor, smooth like a baby's tush, and while getting yer hair cut Maggie
the bleached blond did yer manicure... all the guys had Maggie do their
nails, Maggie had cleavage deeper than the grand canyon. There are no
more real barber shops. Now all there are are hair salons, only
frequented by wimen and fruits.... all they can do is wash, shear, and
blow, none can actually cut hair.