The More or Less of Whatnot Thread 2024

[MFS62]

Lorcan says he's really great, but doesn't believe the moon landing happened , that seems odd to me

Wonder where he stands on whether dinosaurs once roamed the earth.

I have a feeling he'll admit they did, but will have an interesting idea of how many years ago they did.
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[metirish]

30 years ago , September 10th ,1994i immigrated to NYC

[Benjamin Grimm]

Happy Anniversary!

[MFS62]

Happy Anniversary.
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[whippoorwill]

30 years ago , September 10th ,1994i immigrated to NYC

Very glad you’re here!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

30 years ago , September 10th ,1994i immigrated to NYC

Did you come by boat and have to check in at Ellis Island? I honestly don't know if that actually happens anymore

[Edgy MD]

Ellis closed back in the 1950s, I guess when immigrants tended to stop arriving by passenger ship.

Also, immigration stalled following The Immigration Act of 1924, so we didn't need an offshore place to process evuhbody, so it was mostly used for refugees and people who were having legal difficulties entering elsewise.

[MFS62]

It didn't totally close.
It is now a museum and education center.
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[Edgy MD]

I certainly understand that.

[metirish]

Ellis closed back in the 1950s, I guess when immigrants tended to stop arriving by passenger ship.

Also, immigration stalled following The Immigration Act of 1924, so we didn't need an offshore place to process evuhbody, so it was mostly used for refugees and people who were having legal difficulties entering elsewise.

I did indeed, right of the boat , hoarded through and was met by Al Smith

I actually flew one way on Tower Air ,long since gone , a passenger ship would have been better

[Frayed Knot]

30 years ago , September 10th ,1994i immigrated to NYC

Did you come by boat and have to check in at Ellis Island? I honestly don't know if that actually happens anymore

Yeah, feel free to share the whole back story and process if you care to.

[whippoorwill]

And a picture if your Irish ID because you looked so cute!

[metirish]

Five minutes of Mike recounting his dramatic 9/11 day heading into the Fan

[Frayed Knot]

Heroic = the studio was in Queens at the time, Francesa lived in Nassau county, he was one of the few who didn't have to cross a bridge to get to work.
Russo, living in Connecticut, couldn't make it in that day so clearly he's no hero and/or hates his country.

[whippoorwill]

Frayed Knot are you really still Covid free? Because if so, I admire that!

[Frayed Knot]

Missed one day of work in the last four years and that was just for a cold where I could have gone in but chose not to because I was tired
and knew there were people there to cover my work. Maybe that was a case of mild Covid, maybe it wasn't.

[whippoorwill]

That’s pretty amazing! I know very few people that have not had it and in fact I know several who have had it in the past two weeks.

[Frayed Knot]

Maybe I had it and just wasn't affected, I have no idea.

[metirish]

Heroic = the studio was in Queens at the time, Francesa lived in Nassau county, he was one of the few who didn't have to cross a bridge to get to work.
Russo, living in Connecticut, couldn't make it in that day so clearly he's no hero and/or hates his country.

Hoyt exit was Mike's personal running through the tunnel

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I somehow didn't know WFAN broadcasted from Astoria then. Short walk from here

[Frayed Knot]

'Cuff Daddy' ... tee-hee

[Edgy MD]

Heroic = the studio was in Queens at the time, Francesa lived in Nassau county, he was one of the few who didn't have to cross a bridge to get to work.
Russo, living in Connecticut, couldn't make it in that day so clearly he's no hero and/or hates his country.

Hoyt exit was Mike's personal running through the tunnel

"I must ... make it in! It's an emergency and I'm a broadcaster! People need me ... to poorly inform them!!"

[Frayed Knot]

"I must ... make it in! It's an emergency and I'm a broadcaster! People need me ... to poorly inform them!!"[/i]

I do remember a classic 'Not always right but never in doubt' Francesa moment from that day.
He didn't wonder or suspect, he KNEW, that the plane in PA was taken down by the government and it was merely a matter of time until what he already knew became public.

[metirish]

Got my second shingles vaccine today , feeling tired, hopefully won't miss the Mets game

[whippoorwill]

I didn’t know you had to get two