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Historical May 1991 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Dear Ms. Know It All.
I remember when the only time I saw orange streetlights was near the hospitals in the Central West End. Now, it seems like all the street lights in the city are orange.
I hate them. Sick to Death of Orange
Dear Sick, Me too!
When orange street lights were first turned on in our neighborhood, I was very angry.
I thought it was just a county thing.
I asked the mayor. “They’re cheaper:’ he says. But, mayor. they’re so ugly.
When I turn my house lights out at night I’m instantly bathed in an orange glow. It’s not a pretty sight.
The mayor is not about to get rid of all the orange streetlights, so I only suggest that you do what I do. Think of everyday as Halloween and eat candy all the time.
Dear Ms. Know It All, I’ve been trying to lose weight for the summer, but I can’t seem to stick to any one diet :Can you recommend a diet? Fat But Finicky
Dear Fat But Finicky, Have I got the diet for you! It’s easy, it’s fun and no, of course it’s not healthy. It’s called the Beer & Pretzel Diet, and you guessed it, you only drink beer and eat pretzels. It’s actually a low fat diet. Pretzels are very low in fat because they’re baked, not fried.
If you get fed up with pretzels, you could try some other low-fat snacks such as low-fat ice cream or light popcorn. Stay away from fruits and vegetables—this is not a healthy diet.
The trick to the diet is the beer. THERE IS NO FAT IN BEER.
This is beer-drinking neighborhood, and with summer just around the corner, we don’t want to have to pass up beer at bar-b-ques!
Dear Ms. Know It All, Some friends of mine come over to visit often, but they always bring their kids.
I don’t have kids and there is a reason for that—I hate kids.
These brats come over, trash my house, eat all my food and then leave. How do I tell my friends that I don’t want them to bring their kids? Hate Kids
Dear Hate Kids, Just tell them to leave the kids in the car next time. Kids love to play in cars, so that should keep them occupied for the few hours that your friends are visiting.
Dear Ms. Know It All, In your recent column, you mentioned that you had a bike stolen from in front of Barry Drugs in 1971.
I too had a bike stolen from Barry Drugs around that same time. Do you think it could have been the same people? Burned at Barry’s
Dear Burned, I absolutely think it was the same people.
My bike was stolen by a ring of bike thieves that called themselves the Kingsbury Bike Bandits.
They also stole shoes. 4**
Dear Ms. Know It All I resent what you said in your last column about the art erected at the corner of Forest Park Parkway and DeBaliviere. That art work has just as much class as the Serra Sculpture! Angry Art Lover
Dear Angry, ‘Nuff said. 4444* Please forward your questions or comments to Ms. Know It All at 6010 Kingsbury.
If you want, just send your answers, and she’ll provide the questions! ***********4144441.444
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1991.
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