Recent content by enigmata-wood

I have my own theory about these hats. There's mention of them being doubled to make them more rigid, and that they were an alternative to the pith helmet. The pith helmet was invented not just to protect against heat, but against things, such as coconuts, falling out of jungle cover. Possibly...

I get the Indy comment a lot and respond according to by whom and and how it is delivered. If it's a child I just touch my brim and reply with my best Harrison Ford voice, "You better believe it kid". If it's well meant but tounge in cheek from an adult it's, "yes but I'm better looking". If...

I also have a full set of very nearly screen accurate Indy gear. I use some of it all the time but never all of it together. The Fedora, well I rarely leave home without it. Most of my clothes are Indy-esque but that includes sharp suits and scholarly tweeds which he also wore. My shirts are all...

tea and nettles Seriously if you have sinus pains like me; one part dried nettles [or nettle tea] and four parts loose Assam tea makes a very mild dry smoke that clears your sinuses when exhaled through the nose. I put it in a Falcon international pipe.

Old Sea Dog Jamaican Rum - ash far ash I'm able to rebmemer

this decade because it's now 'cool' to borrow and mix styles from every other decade - but especially if it looks mis-matched [to show your 'rad' attitude dude] translation: "posturing to display lack of respect for any tradition over lack of original thought"

Poi I recently took up skipping again to get back to 'match weight' but then had to stop due to an ankle injury. I started experimenting with a near enough alternative and came up with sock poi. Basically you put fishing weights inside a tennis ball - inside a long sock, and swing it...

If you follow the advice of most pre-60's films all you need to cure anything is to open the window and give the patient a shot of brandy. They were a hardy lot.

Robert Mitchum.

streamlining Styling even stationary objects to look like they can go real fast with bullet profiles and tramlining.

driving ettiquette when out driving or cycling I have found simply touching the brim with a slight nod, as though 'tugging ones forelock' is received as a polite gesture of thanks -for being let in to traffic for example- and much safer than taking ones hand off the steering.

from Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy OK not exactly 30s-40s, but the guy who made the insult was a bodyguard in a classic gangster fedora and suit - the actor Dave Prowse of Star Wars fame. "Beat it... before I beat it for you".