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Non-tiki, but still cool, swizzle sticks

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H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Sat, Jun 25, 2005 7:12 PM Hanford & I found this lot of swizzle sticks in a thrift shop in Bend, OR. We bought the set to get three tiki swizzles I posted about here, but we've had a great time looking through some of the other cool ones in the box. We're not sure what we're going to do with the rest, we'll probably keep a few of them, we may throw a bunch up on eBay for the heck of it. Vegas/Reno/Lake Tahoe swizzles: Canada swizzles: (for the life of us, we can not figure out what the heck that thing is supposed to be on the Jasper Park one... is it a stylized Native American design? a cannon? a bayonet? a submarine? a necktie???) And the rest: This one is simple but it's become my personal favorite, it's clear with gold glitter in it, and it's from the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles (that's where Robert Kennedy was assassinated). It's fancy, and morbid!:
PLT Pepe le Tiki Member Vancouver, BC Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 325	PLT Pepe le Tiki Posted posted on Sat, Jun 25, 2005 7:47 PM Canada swizzles: (for the life of us, we can not figure out what the heck that thing is supposed to be on the Jasper Park one... is it a stylized Native American design? a cannon? a bayonet? a submarine? a necktie???) I'm pretty sure it's an old style railroad signal. The Jasper Lodge was built by CN (Canadian National) Rail to rival the CP (Canadian Pacific) Rail's luxury hotels in Banff and Lake Louise. Great find, they all look great!!
T tikifish Member Toronto,Canada Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2720	T tikifish Posted posted on Sat, Jun 25, 2005 7:50 PM Wow, good call Pepe le Tiki! And nice swizzles, Hanfohumu.
H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Sat, Jun 25, 2005 8:03 PM Wow, thank you, Pepe le Tiki! We never would have figured that out, but it matches that photo perfectly. Very cool, and thanks for the backstory, too.
PLT Pepe le Tiki Member Vancouver, BC Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 325	PLT Pepe le Tiki Posted posted on Sat, Jun 25, 2005 8:48 PM Glad I could help! Looks like someone had a nice luxury holiday in the Canadian Rockies!
DZ Doctor Z Tiki Socialite Jasper's Reef, Torrance, CA Joined: Aug 01, 2002 Posts: 1620	DZ Doctor Z Posted posted on Wed, Jun 29, 2005 10:02 AM On 2005-06-29 09:55, HanfoHumu wrote: That's too good a username to not register it! Hanford & Humu, I was going to make you guess who this really is but I'll just PM you with the password. You forget that, as moderators, they already know who you are!
D docwoods Member outside the windy city Joined: Feb 29, 2004 Posts: 599	D docwoods Posted posted on Wed, Jun 29, 2005 1:38 PM Is Hamfohumu like "Bennifer",or"TomKat"???
H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Wed, Jun 29, 2005 1:58 PM On 2005-06-29 13:38, docwoods wrote: Is Hamfohumu like "Bennifer",or"TomKat"??? God, I hope not.
T Tiki-bot Member Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 1345	T Tiki-bot Posted posted on Wed, Jun 29, 2005 2:26 PM I prefer "HumuFord" actually.
D dangergirl299 Grand Member (1 year) Bay Area Joined: Feb 18, 2003 Posts: 893	D dangergirl299 Posted posted on Wed, Jun 29, 2005 2:36 PM that is TOO cute! you know, in tiki central terms, you two are married now... :o
F freddiefreelance Member San Diego, Ca. Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006	F freddiefreelance Posted posted on Wed, Jun 29, 2005 5:52 PM On 2005-06-29 14:36, dangergirl299 wrote: that is TOO cute! you know, in tiki central terms, you two are married now... :o They're sort of like Reeses Peanut Butter Cups: They're two great tastemakers that make great taste together! Not that I want to actually taste either of them...
MG MEAN GENE Member San Diego Joined: Jun 09, 2004 Posts: 389	MG MEAN GENE Posted posted on Wed, Jun 29, 2005 9:26 PM Here's one I picked up at the Cruz show a couple weeks ago.
F freddiefreelance Member San Diego, Ca. Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006	F freddiefreelance Posted posted on Thu, Sep 15, 2005 9:29 PM My Savage Renewal post is of my Tiki Swizzles, but here're my Non-Tiki Swizzles: On the left is a Musso & Frank Grill spear, then from top to bottom: the Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, the Hotel Riviera, Las Vegas, the Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, and a Fred Harvey spear. On top from Left to Right: a JAL Bamboo stirrer, a Swizzle Stick Thermomiter from Instrument Labratory ("Iced Drinks are best when chilled to the right temprature. Stir until thermomiter says 'GO' then drink and enjoy the improved flavor"), and 2 glass christmas-themed swizzles. Below those are: the Tokyo Prince Hotel and a Raffles Hotel, Singapore, pick.
MT Mai Tai Tiki Socialite Exotic Isle of Alameda Joined: Mar 21, 2004 Posts: 1438	MT Mai Tai Posted posted on Fri, Sep 16, 2005 4:23 PM That Playboy swizzle stick sure is kewl! I know a certain fez wearing member of T-C who would like that if you ever decide to part with it!
EB El Bastardo Member Joined: Aug 27, 2005 Posts: 47	EB El Bastardo Posted posted on Fri, Sep 16, 2005 4:56 PM On 2005-09-16 16:23, Mai Tai wrote: That Playboy swizzle stick sure is kewl! I know a certain fez wearing member of T-C who would like that if you ever decide to part with it! I have 12 of them in back if that member would like me to bring one for them to the Hukilau just PM me.

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