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In water since 1911, Coney Island bell retrieved
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Posted on 09/04/2009 8:53:19 AM PDT by JoeProBono
NEW YORK (AP) -- A 500-pound brass bell that sank to the ocean floor in a 1911 fire has been pulled out of the water off Coney Island.The 3-foot-by-3-foot bell sat on the pier during the amusement park's heyday. It was rung whenever passengers left or arrived by steamboat
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TOPICS: History; Travel
KEYWORDS: coneyisland; newyork
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To: JoeProBono
THIS IS HER!
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09/04/2009 10:15:12 AM PDT
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angcat
("I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee.")
To: angcat
Good Luck!
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09/04/2009 10:15:18 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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09/04/2009 10:15:51 AM PDT
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angcat
("I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee.")
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09/04/2009 10:29:57 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: angcat
That’s how you look every weekend...
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09/09/2009 4:52:26 PM PDT
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09/10/2009 10:59:57 AM PDT
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angcat
("I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee.")
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09/10/2009 2:59:53 PM PDT
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geege
To: JoeProBono
When I worked at a sewage treatment plant in Illinois for a summer while I was in college, that was termed a "floater." Plastic tampon applicators were "torpedoes." And using a rake to clean the accumulated old-fashioned tampons from the grates was the least desirable job in the place.
Ah, memories.
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09/10/2009 3:07:07 PM PDT
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Bubba Ho-Tep
("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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09/10/2009 3:19:21 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono; lowbridge
When I think of Coney Island, I think of Nathan's Famous and Brighton Beach/ "Little Odessa" .
Nelson Rockefeller, Governor of New York:No man can hope to be elected in his state without being photographed eating a hot dog at Nathans Famous.
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09/10/2009 3:46:01 PM PDT
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Daffynition
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
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