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MineralMan

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8. Yes, but that is a very different thing.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 12:40 PM

17 hrs ago

I still have a pair of decorative flying geese my mother bought with green stamps back in the 1960s. They're hanging on the wall in my house as a reminder. I took those when my parents died in 2021. Those and a couple of other item nobody seemed to want.

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I Truly Wish the Term, "Food Stamps" Could be Retired [View all] MineralMan 18 hrs ago OP

They used to be a booklet Just_Vote_Dem 18 hrs ago #1

Yes, I remember that. I also remember people loudly sighing when someone MineralMan 18 hrs ago #2

Yep, I heard that more than once Just_Vote_Dem 17 hrs ago #4

Bless those mothers. They're doing whatever they can for their children. MineralMan 17 hrs ago #7

Yes, my mom brought up 3 children, mainly alone Just_Vote_Dem 17 hrs ago #11

Absolutely. Most of us don't understand the struggle. MineralMan 17 hrs ago #14

I will, thanks again! n/t Just_Vote_Dem 17 hrs ago #16

Same mzmolly 16 hrs ago #19

Awesome Just_Vote_Dem 16 hrs ago #20

It happened to my mom MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #21

Yes. Sometimes they were very cruel. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #22

Thank you MustLoveBeagles 14 hrs ago #23

I agree. Diamond_Dog 18 hrs ago #3

I can't remember how many times, when someone in front of me MineralMan 17 hrs ago #5

Yeah... They should. I hear "stamps" and think of my late Mom's "addiction" to collecting S&H Green Stamps... hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #6

Yes, but that is a very different thing. MineralMan 17 hrs ago #8

Of course they are and I fully acknowleged that. I merely stated that the term "food stamps" reminded me of that term. hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #10

I wasn't criticizing you. MineralMan 17 hrs ago #12

Okay. Thank you for clarifying. hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #13

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I'm on SNAP BeerBarrelPolka 17 hrs ago #17

Well, it is the box you keep your ice in! questionseverything 17 hrs ago #18