Comments by "coreycox2345" (@coreycox2345) on "David Hoffman" channel.

  1. That TV in the background locks this in time for me. My grandmother ("nanny") was of this generation. She remembered horses bringing ice for the icebox, survived the depression with humour and could beat a large group of my teenaged friends at knowing the punchline of every dirty joke ever invented. I wish I could bring her forward in time for one dinner. Damn, I miss that woman.
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  2. I like how they are proudly flaunting the rules.
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  3. That reminds me of my brother-in-law, who will never be an ex, as my sister never divorced him; even after no contact for forty years. I loved him, and probably still do. He lives in New York and we are not inclined to look one another up. When Lee was fifteen, he lived in Washington, D.C. He never met his dad. When he was fifteen, his mother ran off to Mexico with a boyfriend and left Lee to fend for himself. He was somehow brilliant, made it through and is co-owner of a fashion buying business in New York. I don't know how he did it, yet feel sure that he is deserving.
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  4. Living through the Depression gave his generation a humanist elegance that is harder to find today, Meursault. These times may do that for people today.
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  5.  @lorimiller623  Some people do this because they want to destroy their marriage. It would be classier to leave instead.
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  6. I was five when the 50's ended. My honest recollection was pretty much "Leave it to Beaver." We had relatives outside the nuclear family who had problems (like being in jail) but it really was innocent and somewhat idyllic. At least until 1965. From this, I may have been lucky to have not reached puberty until the 60's.
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  7.  @thelastowitch  I was a teenager at this time. My parents told me that I should take typing and marry a "nice Ukranian doctor or lawyer." It could be that this was the first thing that popped into her head. Then she started reading? Years later, I wondered what listening to my parents would have been like.
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  8. 24-year-olds still grapple with these feelings, Aaron P.
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  9. My dad had a good fifteen years after a significant stroke. Having my Mum helped. You appear to have loving family. I am glad.
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  10. Hey. I quit cold turkey when I found out I was pregnant in 1988, and have been smoke-free for 29 years. You kids have been good for us.
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  11.  @namarie325  :)
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  12. If he is real or fake, he reminds me of my uncle Ted, Grace White Feather. We don't choose our relatives. He did have a brilliant sense of humour.
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  13.  @addammadd  My dad was strong, but some things are hard, regardless. He had to learn to walk, talk, and write by hand again. After that day, he never drove a car or walked up the steps to his office again. My mum refused to get him alcohol and cigars, which made him mad at first. Then, they grew to appreciate each other like never before. Victor Frankl included suffering with dignity as one of only three things that give life meaning. It takes strength.
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  14. They are so young.
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  15. I love this man. All of his shows including "Meeting of Minds" that included his wife, Jane Meadows taught me so much in my early teenage years. I wish we had TV like that now.
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  16.  @Bittzen  The speaker is intelligent and articulate. It would be informative to ponder his many excellent points. Unfortunately, I have an unfair omniscience in citing what it's like in 2023 but fast forward to what failures of government in the economy have done to the living standards of the commoner. If we restrict the ability of the poor to travel from place to place, in search of employment, for example, we have sold their freedom.
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  17. I love them too, Taleric1.
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  18.  @effexon  I grew up in a small city. It was my reward for behaving myself at the dentist and had great value at the time.
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  19. MOnetizing the highway system would be regressive, Randy Stanley.
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  20. He stood at the entrance of a school defending segregation in defiance of the Federal government, Luke Roman.
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  21. ​ @jamesmccaul2945  I meant more that people who had been forced into desperate situations and struggled might be more inclined to take a dim view of those middle-class kids who had their needs met yet chose to be beggars. It might have been hard to understand. If I were a beggar by choice, I would feel shame, but if I struggled for survival because of circumstances and had to beg, I would be less ashamed. Why would anyone want to be in a subordinate, thus humiliating, position of being a beggar?
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  22.  @jaelge  IDK. With my dog, I sometimes feel like a slave.
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  23. I wish there were a companion video on what happened next and how their lives went. There were likely profound tragedies and maybe successes? These seem like ordinary kids facing extreme challenges after not getting the modicum of support to thrive.
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  24. Also in book form, Pandote.
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  25.  3MM4 P33L  The one I mentioned was a Woolworth's. It was a fine and dime with marble floors, so elegant at the same time. It was a treat to go.
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  26. 12 here.
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  27. I saw him perform this. It was so good.
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  28.  Alex Jay  Either would be a compelling statement. I can think of some examples, Alex Jay.
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  29. Same here, Luke Roman. The gist of this is more about poverty and the State response.
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  30. I can see why someone shot him. Did the shooter say what he was thinking?
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  31. Creep show, pmerk36.
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  32.  @jamesmccaul2945  My theory is that many people had a desire for stability as a remnant of World War II and the Depression. It created a desire to conform. Also, some people are like that out of insecurity.
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  33.  @addammadd  I tend to write. I was pontificating about randomness and how things can so suddenly change. I didn't think you were responding to me.
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  34.  @addammadd  I was responding to your comment on the comment. Sometimes the strongest people can be deterred by a stroke. On Victor Frankl, I'll be sure to hear any better suggestions if you have them or if you happen to have them. I am easily distracted and use his values to judge if I want to do something. What is more significant than love, work, and suffering with dignity? This work could be an example.
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  35.  @stephenblom9070  :)
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  36.  @rustyshackleford1465  I read recently that there are 40,000,000 displaced people in the world.
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  37. We could, JTsuits. I might do it today.
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  38.  @Warsie  No. Edmonton, Canada. There were large numbers of Ukrainian immigrants of my grandparents and great-grandparents generations. It was a community. There are also new immigrants.
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  39.  @josejaimeceja3979 I was not cut out for typing. Good thing I didn't have to depend on my clerical skills.
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  40. On Wall Street, LordVelari?
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  41.  @soulofcinder4748  Quit before you get fired, Soul of Cinder.
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  42. Your mum had great taste in gifts.
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  43. I wish it was my uncle Ted, a lifelong criminal during this period. I do not like his career choice, but that guy was funny. I wouldn't have trusted him, but have fond memories.
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  44. That was excellent, right Dave Tha Rave? It would be disappointing if a lifelong criminal with a paper bag over his face was too polite.
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  45.  carey sills  We might have found it interesting, but he made that choice. It might have been painful for him. Who knows?
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  46. It was a trick question Magilla Killa9. Magilla Gorilla. :)
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  47. I have a friend who feels honoured that her father was in the military and his coffin was draped in a flag, lighter path. I knew him, and other features of his humanity look more important to me. I am glad she has that, if it means something to her,
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  48. There was a clog dancing group in the next room to my village planning committee. I thought it threw in a wildcard. It was somewhat muffled.
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  49. Badass, Lil Nobady.
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  50.  @obscurelyvague  That seems correct. I'll bet many of those who made it through were blessed with a lot of insights into human nature that they could use, in addition to their wits and able-bodiedness.
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