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Offline Tom

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Hey....I wanna be like this guy!!!
« on: December 16, 2020, 02:43:02 PM »
He's 98 and still writing/inventing.  Pretty cool!   :thumb:  I always wondered about the the chattering teeth.   :grin: :grin:

https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/the-man-who-invented-more-than-eight-hundred-iconic-toys?utm_source=GetTheElevatordotcom
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Re: Hey....I wanna be like this guy!!!
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2020, 09:35:33 AM »
Unbelievable! Thanks for sharing. If he rode a motorcycle, he would’ve been a Guzzi guy!
« Last Edit: December 17, 2020, 09:39:32 AM by willowstreetguzziguy »
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Re: Hey....I wanna be like this guy!!!
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2020, 09:44:59 AM »
Tom, thanks for sharing watched it before you posted, one of the most uplifting pieces I've watched all year. 

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Re: Hey....I wanna be like this guy!!!
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2020, 10:13:40 AM »
Who WOULDN'T want to be that guy?   If we all had his approach to life, what a world it would be ....

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Re: Hey....I wanna be like this guy!!!
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2020, 10:42:53 AM »
Made my day.
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Re: Hey....I wanna be like this guy!!!
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2020, 10:59:29 AM »
  :thumb:

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Re: Hey....I wanna be like this guy!!!
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2020, 11:30:00 AM »
Great story and another example of someone remarkable from the Greatest Generation. Thanks for posting Tom.

 
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Re: Hey....I wanna be like this guy!!!
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2020, 11:52:26 AM »
What's remarkable is his creativity coupled with his shop skills.  Exercise and writing to keep the mind going.  Amazing.  He's also adaptable moving into computers.  He looks younger than his age.  :shocked:
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Re: Hey....I wanna be like this guy!!!
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2020, 11:58:07 AM »
A great way to spend 18 minutes!
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