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| Question for Ivorythumper; 'sup with the avatar? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 31 2006, 01:29 AM (247 Views) | |
| jon-nyc | May 31 2006, 01:29 AM Post #1 |
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Cheers
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I imagine you mentioned it on some thread, but i missed it. Who's the guy in your avatar? |
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| ivorythumper | May 31 2006, 08:49 AM Post #2 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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Thanks for asking! That's a picture of my great-uncle Henry, who was a NYC policeman in the 20s through the 50s. I don't know what year the picture was taken, but it has a great sense of style. |
| The dogma lives loudly within me. | |
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| The 89th Key | May 31 2006, 09:43 AM Post #3 |
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It's very cool!
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| iainhp | May 31 2006, 04:44 PM Post #4 |
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Middle Aged Carp
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That is a great photo. Any stories about him - did he get to arrest any gangsters or anything? |
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| jon-nyc | May 31 2006, 05:37 PM Post #5 |
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Cheers
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thats really cool! i can only imagine what the nypd was like in the 20s... still an irish stronghold? |
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| George K | May 31 2006, 05:43 PM Post #6 |
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Finally
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Perhaps it would be cool to start a "Show Us Your Ancestors" thread? |
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| LWpianistin | May 31 2006, 05:50 PM Post #7 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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start it. |
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