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Submariner

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6. As a little kid in the '50s, when I used to play with matches,

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2025, 07:48 AM

May 2025

I remember the matchbooks, like the comic books, had buy Florida land ads.

The favorite ads were the ones advertising "new land" where the local swamp has just been filled in.

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