Study: Galaxies Formed Earlier, Faster

American Association Of Retired Persons

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 7A<br><br>





IF YOU LISTEN, YOU CAN HEAR ECHOS FROM MEMORY LANE. I'M ONLY SAYING ... 1)
DURING THE 1930S AN ICE CREAM VENDOR WOULD COME AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
SELLING ITALIAN ICE AT 3 CENTS A CUP (TAPERED PAPER) CALLED A ``TULIP
SQUEEZER.'' 2) ``I ONLY WANT CASH MONEY'' MEANS NO CHECKS. 3) A GOOD PAY CHECK
IN THE 1930S WAS $25 PER WEEK IF YOU KNEW SOMEBODY, $10 PER WEEK IF YOU
DIDN'T. 4) ``FEATHER MERCHANT'' (WAS) A DEROGOTARY TERM IN THE MILITARY DURING
WORLD WAR II DESCRIBING A HOMOSEXUAL. 5) ``ZOOT SUIT'' DURING WORLD WAR II
DESCRIBED A TROUBLEMAKER AND WEIRDO. THEY WORE WIDE-BRIMMED HATS, PEGGED
PANTS, AND LARGE CHAINS THAT STRETCHED FROM ONE POCKET THROUGH THE LEGS TO THE
OTHER POCKET. 6) ``HOODLUM'' DESCRIBED A MAFIA CHARACTER BENT ON CAUSING
TROUBLE. 7) A 30-YEAR-OLD NEPHEW ASKING A RETIRED UNCLE ON SOCIAL SECURITY TO
``LEND ME $15,000  YOU DON'T NEED IT!'' 8) OVERHEARD TWO CITIZENS TALKING,
MOTHER SAYS TO DAUGHTER, ``BE A LADY AND TELL ME YOUR FATHER'S SECRETS.'' 9)
THE LAST TIME I LOOKED IN A MIRROR I SAID ``HELLO YOU HANDSOME LOOKING DEVIL''
AND THE GUY IN THE MIRROR REPEATED IT. NICHOLAS YACUR ASHLEY <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

'tulip Squeezers,' 'hoodlums' Among Pictures From The Past