# In the tradition of James Lileks...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-tradition-of-james-lileks/161667>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 15, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-tradition-of-james-lileks/161667 "2003-03-15T22:21:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-tradition-of-james-lileks/161667/1 "2003-03-15T22:21:26Z")

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[Weight Watchers cards from the 70s](http://www.poundy.com/wwcards.html)

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**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-tradition-of-james-lileks/161667/2 "2003-03-15T22:34:51Z")

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Oh, my, that is priceless.

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**Author:** ![Osbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/cdc98d/32.png) [@Osbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osbie)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-tradition-of-james-lileks/161667/3 "2003-03-16T00:05:54Z")

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I don’t know about he rest of you, but when I see the words “Chilled Celery Log” I think “party.”

I like looking at old JELL-O recipes (such as those from WWII). They always call for pickle relish or salmon or something. Bleah!