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Lahser Road

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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Trophyhead » Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:50 am

If you bitch about Bernie Smilovitz, that ain't radio. It's valid that Chatterbox may have been the best starting point for this thread, but, just as when "Bluto" Blutarsky accused the Germans of bombing Pearl Harbor in the movie "Animal House," it became a matter of "Forget it, he's rolling."

Also, like it or not, Charles Lahser got to greater Detroit and held local positions of note several score before Fred Lasher pitched for the Tigers, so, Lahser it is.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by SolarMax » Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:36 am

Skip wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:16 am
What the hell does Lahser Road have to do with radio in Metro Detroit/ S.E. Michigan? Shouldn’t this be in Chatterbox?
That is a frequent occurrence here. Once that train is put down on the track, that's where it stays.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by km1125 » Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:58 am

I thought this one started because one of the on-air talent mispronounced it or another common local example (Groesbeck, Schoenherr, etc), but I scrolled back to the top and it was a street sign. Probably should have come with a warning in case there are some of the traffic reporters out on the roads in that area.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Momo » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:58 pm

Skip wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:16 am
What the hell does Lahser Road have to do with radio in Metro Detroit/ S.E. Michigan? Shouldn’t this be in Chatterbox?
My bad. I'm not a full service user of this Board - as I've only frequented the Metro Detroit/SE Michigan page - so I wasn't embracing the much larger reach of this Board. I've learned my lesson.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Rate This » Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:50 pm

Momo wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:58 pm
Skip wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:16 am
What the hell does Lahser Road have to do with radio in Metro Detroit/ S.E. Michigan? Shouldn’t this be in Chatterbox?
My bad. I'm not a full service user of this Board - as I've only frequented the Metro Detroit/SE Michigan page - so I wasn't embracing the much larger reach of this Board. I've learned my lesson.
The correct lesson to take is that it really didn’t make a difference where you put it.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Deleted User 14896 » Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:05 pm

Momo wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:58 pm
My bad. I'm not a full service user of this Board - as I've only frequented the Metro Detroit/SE Michigan page - so I wasn't embracing the much larger reach of this Board. I've learned my lesson.
I've often pondered if you are Ron Cameron. Let's be honest. That thread wouldn't be 100+ pages if it wasn't for you putting the paddles to it every time it goes a few days without a post.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by 48125er » Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:12 pm

Reminds me how some signs list 8 Mile Rd as “Base line Rd”



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Rate This » Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:13 pm

48125er wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:12 pm
Reminds me how some signs list 8 Mile Rd as “Base line Rd”
But that’s actually correct. It’s a baseline for map making purposes and that line runs all the way across the state. The road happens to run on top of the line.

You get far enough west and it’s called Base Line Road and not 8 Mile or Eight Mile.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by flv » Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:32 pm

when I lived in northwest Detroit in the early 60's everyone I knew pronounced it as "Lasher" even though it was spelled "Lahser", we seemed to think hat the street sign was just screwed up.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Momo » Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:06 pm

Mike Oxlong wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:05 pm
[quote=Momo post_id=662313 time=<a href="tel:1616090309">1616090309</a> user_id=14983]
My bad. I'm not a full service user of this Board - as I've only frequented the Metro Detroit/SE Michigan page - so I wasn't embracing the much larger reach of this Board. I've learned my lesson.
I've often pondered if you are Ron Cameron. Let's be honest. That thread wouldn't be 100+ pages if it wasn't for you putting the paddles to it every time it goes a few days without a post.
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Mike Oxlong wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:05 pm
Momo wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:58 pm
My bad. I'm not a full service user of this Board - as I've only frequented the Metro Detroit/SE Michigan page - so I wasn't embracing the much larger reach of this Board. I've learned my lesson.
I've often pondered if you are Ron Cameron. Let's be honest. That thread wouldn't be 100+ pages if it wasn't for you putting the paddles to it every time it goes a few days without a post.
My cover’s been blown!!! But I generally just post when I’m on the air because I’m too busy hustling when I’m off-the-air.
flv wrote:
Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:32 pm
when I lived in northwest Detroit in the early 60's everyone I knew pronounced it as "Lasher" even though it was spelled "Lahser", we seemed to think hat the street sign was just screwed up.
My mother was one of those always pronouncing it as Lasher, so I grew up following her lead. When I was old enough to know better, I asked her why she said “Lasher.” She said a posh neighbor woman pronounced it “Lahser” but she chalked it up to her just putting on airs.



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by MotorCityRadioFreak » Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:10 am

My dad also calls it "Lasher". I notice that no one(that I know) under 60 says "Lasher". Seems to be all the old people. But I don't think kids graduate from Bloomfield Hills Lasher, so I think that is the final say in this.


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Re: Lahser Road

Post by TC Talks » Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:24 am

MotorCityRadioFreak wrote:
Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:10 am
My dad also calls it "Lasher". I notice that no one(that I know) under 60 says "Lasher". Seems to be all the old people. But I don't think kids graduate from Bloomfield Hills Lasher, so I think that is the final say in this.
Lasher High School is long gone.
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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Rate This » Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:52 am

TC Talks wrote:
Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:24 am
MotorCityRadioFreak wrote:
Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:10 am
My dad also calls it "Lasher". I notice that no one(that I know) under 60 says "Lasher". Seems to be all the old people. But I don't think kids graduate from Bloomfield Hills Lasher, so I think that is the final say in this.
Laser High School is long gone.
Definitely long gone.... it was flown out in the middle of the night during the government laser project of the 1960’s...



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Re: Lahser Road

Post by TC Talks » Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:54 am

Easy dude I was posting before my first cup of coffee.


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Re: Lahser Road

Post by Rate This » Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:38 am

TC Talks wrote:
Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:54 am
Easy dude I was posting before my first cup of coffee.
You may need a second cup... you can’t take a good ribbing this morning.



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