▲ 441 r/MadeMeSmile
I found my wife's recent shopping list. Today's our 30th Wedding Anniversary
Great to know I was on her list
u/Alman54 — 1 day ago
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r/centuryhomes r/ReelToReel r/PointlessStories r/theshining r/radio r/80s r/otr r/Muppets r/MadeMeSmile r/TomAndJerry r/iwatchedanoldmovie r/Whatisthis
▲ 40 r/centuryhomes
Just installed a new replacement shower conversion for the clawfoot bathtub, and looking to update the bathroom
My wife and I bought our house in 2000 and moved in July of that year. The first task the house needed was a shower. So we updated the bathroom with new paint on the tub, new tile, new shower conversion for the tub. New wiring, new pedestal sink. New wall tile, new paint.
Today I replaced the 26 year old shower ring with a new one. Thought I'd take pictures before I put up the curtains.
We want to update it. Any ideas?
u/Alman54 — 3 days ago
▲ 185 r/iwatchedanoldmovie
I watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) with my 11 year old son
I waa born in 1970 and watched CCBB every time it was shown on TV through the 80s. I explained to my son that back then, the local UHF channel would show this or other movies on Saturday or Sunday afternoons. Half your day could be spent watching one long movie.
CCBB was a childhood favorite and still is a favorite. I told my son about it and can't believe I never watched it with him.
He enjoyed it, but isn't a fan of musicals. He liked most other parts of it. I still think it's a gorgeous movie to watch, the cinematography is amazing and the story itself is fun. Weird at times, but still fun.
I read the original Ian Fleming novel years ago, and it's even weirder than the movie. I also have the novelization of the film, which does help explain some of the things in the movie.
u/Alman54 — 9 days ago
Bela Bartok on reel to reel tape
I recently came across Bela Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta on reel to reel. Of course I had to buy it for my reel to reel machine.
The Adaggio movement is the piece used in The Shining. It appears on Side 2 of the tape, so currently the tape is running in reverse.
u/Alman54 — 13 days ago
▲ 154 r/TomAndJerry
Cat Fishin'. Jokes like this one I never got as a kid, but it's hilarious to me as an adult
Tom is casting Jerry, in a glove like a worm, out on the lake trying to catch this fish. Seeing the "worm" coming this way, the fish puts on a bib and grabs this plate getting ready for his meal.
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I watched this with my 11 year old son a few days ago and finally caught the visual gag that I never got before.
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The plate includes a lemon wedge and cup of tartar sauce, normally used when eating fish. So this fish is using fish condiments to eat a worm. That made me laugh out loud.
u/Alman54 — 24 days ago
▲ 977 r/PointlessStories
My son and I shared our food to our neighbors on the last night of our camping trip
I'm 55 and my son is 11. We went on a father-son camping trip recently. We brought plenty of food, including a pound of hamburger we ended up not using.
On the last night of our trip, new neighbors had moved into the adjacent campsite. Young people that looked like they were in their 20s. We had our dinner on the grill, and I asked my son what he thought of sharing our unused hamburger meat with them. He said, sure, go for it.
So I walked next door and introduced myself and said we were leaving in the morning and would they like the leftover hamburger? They could cook it right away on the fire we already had going. The guy I talked to was really nice and he asked them and said sure! He agreed to come over and prepare it and cook it since we were about to eat our own dinner.
So he cooked the hamburgers and I gave him buns and ketchup. He was 21 and the rest were friends camping for the next few days.
He told me later that the friend who was supposed to bring food for the night never made it, so the hamburgers were much appreciated and tasted great.
I was trying to teach my son that when you do something nice for someone else, you are repaid in some way. It was a pretty cool experience.
u/Alman54 — 24 days ago
▲ 122 r/PointlessStories
On our way home from a road trip, I taught my son the arm pump to get truckers to honk their horns
I came across this post on reddit a few months ago about using the arm pump to request truckers to honk their horns while driving down an interstate. I realized that truck drivers still liked responding to the arm pump. I really had no idea.
My mom taught us this when I was young and we loved doing it then. Now, at 55, I had forgotten about it until yesterday when my 11 year old son and I were driving home from a road trip. I suggested he try it and he said he's done it before, but it's been a long time.
He tried it and it worked! A trucker honked back at us. It was awesome! We both laughed.
We did it again with every truck we passed. Most honked back, a couple did not. One even honked a shave-and-a-haircut-two-bits. I swear it was like a dopamine rush every time they honked. It made our drive home go by much faster. And we learned that truckers still like honking in response to the arm pump.
u/Alman54 — 25 days ago
The Hawthorne Thing Old Time Radio Show Clip, 1948 LIVE RADIO
I collect old home-recorded records and like finding recordings like this. When it's interesting enough, I'll make a video of it and post it to YouTube.
This record contains a home-recorded clip from The Hawthorne Thing, a show hosted by Jim Hawthorne that features the first "free form" radio show with comedy and music, and no specific format.
Pretty interesting to listing to in 2026.
u/Alman54 — 1 month ago
▲ 3 r/Whatisthis
Found this dish in a bin store. Measures 5" x 2" Yu Kanikani?
When Googling this bowl, AI says it's a Japanese Kyo Ware porcelain matcha tea bowl. Is that correct? If so when was it produced?
The bottom writing translates to "Special Sales Yu Kanikani." Does that mean anything?
u/Alman54 — 2 months ago