Friday, January 25, 2008

The Simple things (new game)

The simple things that we take for granted until they are no longer at our fingertips. Here are the rules: I name something (only 1 thing per post) that I miss, the next person must name something that begins with the last letter of my item, then the next one works with their last letter, etc...Name the item first in the post.

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maggiemck MSN said...

Mount Royal   Hopping on the bus to spend the day sledding or wandering on the "mountain"

les__f MSN said...

'N' otre Dame Street,.....one of the main streets ,running the length of  the Island of Montreal                                                                                                     hf&rv

cathyart1 MSN said...

Notre dame street-ok   "T"-ummm Tools...those penny candies we used to buy at savards...never found them anywhere else...ok...next is "S"  

maggiemck MSN said...

I don't mean to be fussy, Les, (okay, yes I do) but my item ended with "L" (Mount Royal)

les__f MSN said...

Sorry Maggie ,....I was going by the """""""" Quotation """" marks around the "last" word in your post.........hahahahahha What I would have said would have been "Lasalle" where I would leave my house to drive up to the transfer restaurant in VilleSt Pierre,.before continuing on along "NotreDame Street"                So Solly ,So velly velly Solly,................ "L"es_F                                                              hf&rv

biking2006 MSN said...

Lanes of the avenues. Especially between 1st and 2nd.
Bill

maggiemck MSN said...

Stillwells

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claroleca0 MSN said...

Very hard to think up an item that starts with an "H", so how about Having good food in Verdun.

les__f MSN said...

"H" ........     Home                                               hf&rv

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carver3570 MSN said...

The Pav.

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carver3570 MSN said...

Lane ways

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carver3570 MSN said...

ROAD Apples

shirleyb-h MSN said...

St Thomas More - the school and the church.

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claroleca0 MSN said...

S - Stephens Ave.

violetbowden1 MSN said...

E- for Ethel street


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the lad MSN said...

Hi   Trevi Pizza     Lad

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claroleca0 MSN said...

M - Mike's Submarine

the lad MSN said...

Esso

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carver3570 MSN said...

Savoy T.

the lad MSN said...

Savoy

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T     Texaco    

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A   Argyle Academy

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violetbowden1 MSN said...

Hi Trevi pizza good one


A - The auditorium. Did I spell that right?


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carver3570 MSN said...

Ypres Parade

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violetbowden1 MSN said...

T- for Terrain Park


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maggiemck MSN said...

Night Life!

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the lad MSN said...

Hi   call me UNCLE     I just took a shot here...   sorry gang.. I was stumped..   Lad

claroleca0 MSN said...

Ethel Ave 

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maggiemck MSN said...

I guess this "game" is a lot easier for kids to play. It is really tough to keep to the rules.

maggiemck MSN said...

Lanes - kids' domain

cathyart1 MSN said...

Soma-that band  which used to play at VHS and VCHS

maggiemck MSN said...

Angrignon

vjb10751 MSN said...

Naditorium

cathyart1 MSN said...

mojo's-penny candy from savards and johnnys on Argyle

carver3570 MSN said...

Melrose

the lad MSN said...

Evelyn    

maggiemck MSN said...

Nun's Island

carver3570 MSN said...

Desmarchais Bvld.

les__f MSN said...

"D" ( at the end of Blvd).............is for Dances,.....all the Dances that were put on all around Verdun ,.from the Church Halls ,to the Schools & the "Y" & the old days Dances at some of Verdun's Parks: ...........................and of course this next one we've seen a few times,.but always worth seeing again,.an outdoor dance at Cement Downs in front of the Old Pav,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,   ...................."Let's Twist Again Like We Did Last Summer"   hahahahaha                    Have Fun and Remember Verdun....................

carver3570 MSN said...

Salami Burger

les__f MSN said...

"R"  Redtop on the Boardwalk.............................hf&rv

carver3570 MSN said...

Proulx............ The grocer on the corner of Wellington and 4th.He would always answer the phone Chez Proulx.

maggiemck MSN said...

X- Crossing Guard  (It's a stretch, I know) Always there to make sure we crossed safely to get to school, and in the summer months, to the playgrounds.

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maggiemck MSN said...

T - Torture!

carver3570 MSN said...

Elastic guns we made and played with. Always got hell for pointing them at people.  Ron.

maggiemck MSN said...

N-Noon Hour, rushing home from school, dinner waiting. Most moms were at home for us. (I'm discounting plurals or we would always go back to S)

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carver3570 MSN said...

Last...day of school in June.   Ron

maggiemck MSN said...

T - Tunnel

carver3570 MSN said...

Lead........as in lead pipes,lead paint. Lucky we werent poisened. Ron.

les__f MSN said...

"L"   Large All Dressed,                                                                      hf&rv

les__f MSN said...

Ok you beat me to "L" ....hahahahaha                  so "D"    Deliver  a Large All "D"ressed...................toute garnie Svp

carver3570 MSN said...

I was very tempted to put Les.      Ron

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maggiemck MSN said...

E- Endless summer

les__f MSN said...

"R"ecess,...............................................................   hf&rv

les__f MSN said...

"S"avoy Theater.......................................................................hf&rv

les__f MSN said...

"R" emembering.......................................................

maggiemck MSN said...

Greenberg's

les__f MSN said...

"S"ally "S"hops,................. was right across the street from Normans Patates.on Wellington ,.and just down from Greenberg's actually..........  A great place to ride our skateboards in those days  they had a nice marble entrance or polished grabite,...........super smooth,.                        hf&rv

les__f MSN said...

looks like another "S" ,,,,,,,,,,Sorry bout that,..........how about                     Snowstorm.......................................        hf&rv

cathyart1 MSN said...

m...."Ma's "   on verdun ave below the poolhall...great food and a wonderful ,friendly place...

shirleyb-h MSN said...

Steinberg

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carver3570 MSN said...

Buy Rite......grocery store on Well. between 5th and 4th closer to 4th. (spelling of Buy Rite?)

tinytina19581 MSN said...

M- of Course can only be one thing Montreal Smoke Meat

maggiemck MSN said...

E - Elastics! Remember playing on the schoolyard. Two "enders" with a long elastic stretched out and a girls jumping in and out at different levels. Simple times!

les__f MSN said...

"S"teamies ,..........of course .....................hf&rv

les__f MSN said...

"S"trap,...........and I got it fairly often............hahahahaha                                                             HF&RV

les__f MSN said...

Ok............"P" izza,.........   bay "P"izza..........from whereever you think is scrumptious,............ Trevi,..Rex's ,..Woodland,..... 2nd ave ( at one time was good too),.........Mike's / Da' Michelle (Hickson & Wellington).......    Yes "P"izza was a treat ,and a great easy fast food ,prior to all the fast food crap,available today...............You know almost everywhere in Montreal ,every municipality,.be it Lasalle ,.Ville St Pierre,.NDG,. St Henri , Ville Emard/Cote St PAul............and the Point ,.and just about anyhwere on the Island We all could find Our favourite "P"izza, joints........................among other things,but that's another letter................................          HF&RV

carver3570 MSN said...

Argoulets.......... early settlers along Riv. St. Pierre acted as a bulwark for the attacks on Ville Marie.   Ron.

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carver3570 MSN said...

Extra sauce on the fries.   Ron

les__f MSN said...

"I"G.A.        IGA stores,...Remember their motto/slogan       "Who Cares"     ......  IGA cares !                             hf&rv

claroleca0 MSN said...

Argyle Ave.  Did we have that before?

les__f MSN said...

"{ E}" ncroyable,......................all the memories we have :                    hahahahahha          HaveFun & RememberVerdun            hope I spelled that correctly ,.??? but at least We can use the "E" again...............hahahahha  

carver3570 MSN said...

Envy.......for the returne of the good times

les__f MSN said...

"Y"MCA,....................learning to swim in the "Y" pool on Gordon Avenue,.................and later the "Y" dances on Lasalle Blvd:   Remember this pool,..................the "Y" on Gordon Ave,                where as kids you earned different level badges to be sewn on your swim suit.........                          HF&RV

biking2006 MSN said...

Did my hawaii URL disappear?

les__f MSN said...

"A" uditorium,.........................................   it's as easy as the                           A,B,C's.....................................                                    ..Have Fun and Remember Verdun..

les__f MSN said...

"M"arket.........................& there were many ,from local Steinbergs,Dominion,IGA,Metro (formerly) Richelieu,....and all the corner Epiceries/Grocery's ( before they became Depanneurs).....Remember them?? ........but some the well known or better known were large places where Vendors & Farmers could showcase their wares,every weekend to thousands of shoppers ,who cam from all over the Island of Montreal,especially us from Verdun,just a short drive through the tunnel ,to Atwater Market     Remember Atwater Market ...... Now that's an old shot baby,............(not to be mistaken for Stevie RAy Vaughn's that's a ColdShotBaby............sorry couldn't resist the stupidity...   hahahahhahaha ...........................  Just thought I'd jazz it up for you a bit ,with a more modern shot & use of colour...................................................................................how'd I do...... Ok ,just a quick step inside ,the old Market,.Remember the smell of Fresh Fish on Ice,..........and the hacked up sides of Beef ,hanging on hooks ,being moved around in the freezers,by the army of men in white smocks??      ( and I don't mean the Dougie).........hahahahhahahaa                                                                                                  hv&rv

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les__f MSN said...

"T" en Pin Bowling ?  Never did much of this,but I Remember there were Bowling Teams in St Willibrord's School,.and they would all walk down to the Bowling Alley ( which luckily ,also had pool tables,too).the place was near Houle's Electric (or was it Plumbing) anyway the Bowling Alley next door to it: not far from "T"revi Pizza ( which I think has been used ????)                                                                                         HF&RV

carver3570 MSN said...

N....Neige lots of it today. Can't forget ones COAT de neige today.. Ron.

les__f MSN said...

"E" gg  Roll,.................Montreal had great "E"gg Rolls,                                       HF&RV

biking2006 MSN said...

L...Letter Slots on the front doors.
Bill

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les__f MSN said...

"S"econd Ave:                                  Biking Bill the 'letter slots ' it's funny I can't recall seeing those things in years,& only back East it seems... Everyone seems to have a mail box,.....  another thing that popped into mind along with those letter slots,are,those distinctive Blue Address plates with white numbers,.......                                                                    hf&rv

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maggiemck MSN said...

Totally understandable Sandy but how does the "T" apply to the "Nat"? This game is not working out as I had hoped. We keep coming back around to the same letters. If someone else can think of a game that works better, please start it!

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the lad MSN said...

Maggie   Like the game...now if I may the only T  I could think of was maybe the T for the Tramways. The big T on the side of the bus....and was there not a Tousignant store?   Lad

willie MSN said...

Sous Marines yes Mike's were great and so were Rex's. Sp carry the "S" ONE more time   Willie

les__f MSN said...

"S" eeing all the particiaption in keeping this game going,&  drawing out many of the members who have sat back reading ,/..........Glad to see you jumping in,......"S"o ,.........now I'll say " S" for Seeing .....                                   "G"  to you ..................hahahahahhaha         hf&rv

biking2006 MSN said...

Galoshes which I hated to wear in the winter time. Too ugly and uncool.
Bill

les__f MSN said...

"S"chool,                   walking to school in any Season, meeting friends on the way,and hanging around the schoolyard until the principal came out and rang the bell........the first ring ,you were to freeze in your tracks,then after he scruitinised the whole yard ( to see who was moving,which then gave him reason to belt you with the strap) then the 2nd ring of the bell,signalled everyone to 'line up' by class ,& then be allowed to enter the building..................................................................................HF&RV                                                            "L" to you

les__f MSN said...

"E"ducation,...We 'learned' many things in school,......but I suspect We 'learned' alot more street sense at an early age,just playing & paying attention ,in the streets & parks of Verdun,              "E" ducation,......Reminds me of the joke,about the kid who comes home ,after his first day at school, and was peomptly asked by his parents "What ,did you learn at school today Johnny?"  .....he answered that  he " Learned" another kid ,not to call him Stupid:         hahahahhaha   or the other one about the kids first day at Sunday School, when asked what he learned that day,he answered that they learned a Song about a 'cross eye'd bear' ..............how did it go his Mom asked: He said it started like this.                 Gladly for Jesus, the Cross I'd Bare ( sp??) Bear                                                          "N"  to you

the lad MSN said...

Norman's   Lad

claroleca0 MSN said...

St. Lawrence River     R to you!

les__f MSN said...

"R" ow boats for "R"ent at the old LeBlanc's Wharf around 2nd ave on the river,all the wharves were getting pretty old by the time ,us kids would play on there,and half the boats were full of water.Yikes! but it was all fun ,.& cheap,.......I don't recall any lifejackets in those days either..................................                                                    HF&RV                                             "W"   to you ( that's an easy one).hahahaha

the lad MSN said...

Woodland Restaurant   Lad

wendythepool MSN said...

The One and Two, was never there, but heard alot about it. Wendy

ricksherry MSN said...

New to this but the "one and two" was known in the Point and was the "One and Two Club" - a strip joint on the corner of Coleraine and Butler - my family lived right above it - interesting days those...

les__f MSN said...

I'm not certain of which letter should be used for continuity,the last as far as I can see is Woodland Restaurant,......so I'm thinking the present letter would be 'T' (at the end of restaurant)or is it ,or should it be 'D' at the end of Woodland,....??? I'll have to go with my first thought of 'T' .......and so I will say "T"herrien Park,............................that being a "K" to the next memory,??? ...........................HF&RV

les__f MSN said...

I have to use "K" in    "K"iK Cola,..........................         Kik Cola,...............................     "A": to you................                                                                                        hf&rv

les__f MSN said...

"A"uditorium..................................................                               "AUDITORIUM"......................                        "M" to you,...........................................          HAVE FUN & REMEMBER VERDUN.....................

claroleca0 MSN said...

O- Omar Barry or is it Barrie?

wendythepool MSN said...

Hi, I think it's Barrie, so with that I'm going to say Eatons and hope I'm not repeating it. Wendy

the lad MSN said...

S  Steinberg's     Lad

claroleca0 MSN said...

G -  Greenbergs  (instead of using the s for plural)

rtmoly MSN said...

Saturdat night dance at the Y then onto Kostas for ffs and gravy