tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post2633019662842144251..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: re: InspireĀ® 2-slice model 6328James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-85866305798395096812008-05-13T22:23:00.000-04:002008-05-13T22:23:00.000-04:00The original Osterizer, if memory serves, was a so...The original Osterizer, if memory serves, was a sort of food processor, well enough received by the public and unique enough in its time that "to osterize" came close to apotheosis as a generic term, like kleenex or scotchtape. I think it's the 50s I'm remembering, i.e. before the art of planned obsolescence had matured, at least in the home appliance field. I wonder if there's a modern version Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-78984417429686202542008-05-13T13:41:00.000-04:002008-05-13T13:41:00.000-04:00That, sir, was the finest non-alcohol induced toas...That, sir, was the finest non-alcohol induced toast ranting I've been privileged to witness. Ever.<BR/><BR/>You should win the Elwood Blues Memorial Defense of Toast Award hands down.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Prof.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-6730095047096958852008-05-13T09:24:00.000-04:002008-05-13T09:24:00.000-04:00I think we had the same toaster you did when I was...I think we had the same toaster you did when I was a bairn. Worked great and even a child could operate it -- at age 6 making toast was my job at breakfast, and yes the glow of the elements was mesmerizing, and the fragrance of the toast right at the toaster was different from the smell a few feet away and... I'll stop before this sounds like one of those old right-wing fart chain emails that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-17526800571993729872008-05-12T21:54:00.000-04:002008-05-12T21:54:00.000-04:00Riley: Seriously. Your keyboard is probably smokin...Riley: Seriously. Your keyboard is probably smoking enough to provide a decent crisping to whatever breadstuff you want to hold over it.<BR/><BR/>The toaster of my childhood was still on my parents' countertop when the second of them passed away in 2003. It still worked. My childhood was in the 60s & 70s. None of us "kids" wanted to take the toaster. It went out on the curb where it was scooped Kathy Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980621565856010779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-18017709232263103362008-05-12T21:06:00.000-04:002008-05-12T21:06:00.000-04:00BTW Briggs-Stratton used to make a good engine.BTW Briggs-Stratton used to make a good engine.Jaye Ramsey Sutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05866341038412407027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-21756578422398701252008-05-12T21:05:00.000-04:002008-05-12T21:05:00.000-04:00I will vacuum again when Craftsman makes a riding ...I will vacuum again when Craftsman makes a riding vacuum. Roseanne BarrJaye Ramsey Sutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05866341038412407027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-83956092401391461082008-05-12T19:54:00.000-04:002008-05-12T19:54:00.000-04:00To communicate with Mr. Oster's modern-day avatars...To communicate with Mr. Oster's modern-day avatars, you would have to say, "My toaster is toast!" Say anything more and you won't be understood.Fearguthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424358658004747702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-41756762406509550632008-05-12T17:42:00.000-04:002008-05-12T17:42:00.000-04:00There are quite a few 1950's Toastmaster toasters ...There are quite a few 1950's Toastmaster toasters on eBay that appear to be in very good shape. Prices are reasonable, too. (I guess vintage toasters aren't sexy.) Just looking at them made me feel happy and warm inside.Dave Latchawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316575705472847587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-73974551900443247362008-05-12T17:29:00.000-04:002008-05-12T17:29:00.000-04:00Roomba runs all night? (Doo-da, doo-da) Never saw ...Roomba runs all night? (Doo-da, doo-da) Never saw one go for long enough to clear more than one fairly large room, and then it's back to the charger overnight. Or have they got a new model that runs on a fuel cell? Cool!<BR/><BR/>There is, one is sad to admit, something very Guy about a device for which you need only clear out the room, and clean up after it, and in between it does all the work Porlock Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791629233605877049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-43400155427592658722008-05-12T15:41:00.000-04:002008-05-12T15:41:00.000-04:00I have the exact same toaster! Mine has a copper ...I have the exact same toaster! Mine has a copper finish, quite elegant in an old-fashioned way. But I never know what will pop up. My daughter puts frozen waffles in, but neglects to use the "frozen" setting. They seem satisfactory to her. She eats them like toast, sans butter or margerine. <BR/><BR/>PS: Yesterday (Mothers Day) my husband purchased a rhambo (?) vacuum for himself. Then he Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-23181629343699428472008-05-12T14:56:00.000-04:002008-05-12T14:56:00.000-04:00Actually, not to go all Luddite, but in my Rent-er...Actually, not to go all Luddite, but in my <I>Rent</I>-era bohemian days I had a non-electric, stovetop stainless steel percolator that I bought at the flea market on Canal Street and which -- if you didn't mind a few rogue grounds -- made far better coffee than any of the sleekly designed and insanely complicated post-millennial army of Swiss/German/Italian coffee/espresso/cappuccino makers thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-39903232494999735812008-05-12T14:51:00.000-04:002008-05-12T14:51:00.000-04:00Well now, if we're looking for alternative toastin...Well now, if we're looking for alternative toasting methods, why not go green?<BR/><BR/>A slice of bread, right on top of the manifold of one's Humvee, <I>saves</I> all that resistant-heating electricity!heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-21724999698242843112008-05-12T14:24:00.000-04:002008-05-12T14:24:00.000-04:00Propane torch? What's wrong with spending a few p...Propane torch? What's wrong with spending a few precious moments with your own thoughts as you lounge on the settle, one foot comfortably braced against the decorative blackamoor as you transfix a slice of bread with the toasting fork and dandle it over the well-banked embers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-27561121703278087112008-05-12T14:23:00.000-04:002008-05-12T14:23:00.000-04:00Mr. Riley,Should we consider this a Lileks moment?...Mr. Riley,<BR/><BR/>Should we consider this a Lileks moment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-19233325728445798282008-05-12T13:19:00.000-04:002008-05-12T13:19:00.000-04:00Fie on your yuppie aspirations! What's wrong with...Fie on your yuppie aspirations! What's wrong with using the old, reliable propane torch?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-48266615323036598382008-05-12T13:10:00.000-04:002008-05-12T13:10:00.000-04:00My partner and I got a shiny chrome house brand tw...My partner and I got a shiny chrome house brand two-slicer from Macy's back when it was still The Bon nearly twenty years ago. It still works great, although admittedly it does not work often because the smell of toasting bread gives me a migraine. But my partner uses it a couple times a week while I'm asleep or otherwise not in sniffing range, and seems pleased with it once we got rid of the D. Sidhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810866162936064310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-85621092353123798772008-05-12T10:56:00.000-04:002008-05-12T10:56:00.000-04:00I guess "stick a fork in it" doesn't work for this...I guess "stick a fork in it" doesn't work for this.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652601001680591056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-28126888653991611752008-05-12T10:55:00.000-04:002008-05-12T10:55:00.000-04:00They'll get my fifteen year old toaster when they ...They'll get my fifteen year old toaster when they pry it from my cold, dead, hands.<BR/><BR/>aimaiaimaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956073425680585780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-71090260516815944512008-05-12T10:46:00.000-04:002008-05-12T10:46:00.000-04:00Theoretically speaking, you may choose to forego a...<I>Theoretically speaking,</I> you may choose to forego a letter of complaint, as warranted (hah!) as it might be, and just pass a nice rainy afternoon making toast in the garden.<BR/><BR/>At least this would give you the twofold benefit of an excuse to move on to the next toaster-candidate as well as enjoy a funky little light show.heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.com