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Old 07-25-05 | 02:12 PM
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Old 07-26-05 | 07:19 AM
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Old 07-26-05 | 09:00 AM
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Old 07-26-05 | 09:59 AM
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That was great! They're all so orderly! And none of them are "honking" or yelling or flipping each other off. I like the man who tipped his hat to the cop (nice job that cop has, eh?). I wonder how many women (if any) got those great, billowing skirts caught in the chain or in a wheel...
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Old 07-26-05 | 10:04 AM
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They would have had skirt guards similar to this modern one, though back then they were either steel or strung with laces.

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