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    Posted 5 years ago

    ho2cultcha
    (5051 items)

    I spent a lot of time in Maine as a kid, and i don't even know where Paris is! I love this little gag box though. on the outside: In case of fire, raise this cover. on the inside: Not now STUPID! In case of FIRE! I think it's from the 30s or 40s, by the looks of the hinges and the typography.

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    1. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 5 years ago
      Paris, Maine is just north and west of Portland. Blink your eye and you would miss it. I used to go there every weekend back in the 60's for the races at Oxford Plains Speedway. We were camped on a lake there and right at sun up I heard someone blow their nose. I opened my eyes and there was a huge bull moose standing over me looking at me trying to figure out what I was. I never laid so still in my life before that moment. He finally walked away and I was covered in sweat. I had a 357 magnum but it was in my pack where I couldn't get it. That stayed under my pillow after that meeting.
    2. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 5 years ago
      thanks Thomas and fhrjr2! i think it's great!

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