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Frickin' Lobelia*

Posted by Stu

on August 26, 2026, 08:54:27, in reply to "Hobbico was a great place to work until the Sackville-Baggins family took over.*"

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Since many here seem to be UI Grads from the 80s, 90s & 00s, and I assume... like me... had to work (some of us numerous) jobs to help pay for tuition, etc. (or at least to have money for O'Malley's quarter beer days), I'm wondering:

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Poll: Specific Job While Attending the UI (or Just Living In C-U) - Wotcher August 25, 2026, 12:45:01 📊

No idea. I worked at Champaign's fourth most popular music store. We were - doubledown Yesterday, 09:03:51
neither of those but i lasted about 3 days one summer at SuperValu in Urbana - lcubed August 25, 2026, 16:09:25
- I lasted 2.5 days one summer at Shad Khan's Flex-N-Gate factory in Urbana* - Tortillini Yesterday, 09:13:09
I was a townie in C-U during that time period. Have heard of Horizon but not Hobbico* - ECEIllinois August 25, 2026, 15:18:18
Hobbico was a great place to work until the Sackville-Baggins family took over.* - DT August 25, 2026, 14:23:41
- Frickin' Lobelia* - Stu Yesterday, 08:54:27
I'm getting the sense that, with 16 of 20 responses saying you've never heard of either... - Wotcher August 25, 2026, 14:20:58
- never heard of either* - VIV Yesterday, 08:48:49
I worked at Horizon for a couple months between high school & college - illini21 August 25, 2026, 13:49:12
- Sounds to me like a "yes"* - Wotcher August 25, 2026, 13:51:35
For reference to those who have never heard of either... - Wotcher August 25, 2026, 13:29:13

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