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    Ask a question, get an answer

    I've been told by two big-name hat dealers that the Dobbs Dayton/Stetson Saxon (same hat) design has been around — possibly under different style names — since the 1920s. Brim: 2-inch snap brim. Crown: 4-inch center dent. What do you think? Since the 1920s or 1930s?
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    Hats in Washington, D.C.

    I've noticed some FL members complaining there are no hat stores in the Washington, D.C., area. Here's one I came across: For over 20 years, Andrea's Fine Hats and Accessories has been the Washington DC area premier Hat Headquarters. Stop by and put on some "Hattitude!" TwitterFacebookRSS...
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    Your favorite movie quotes

    My favorite quotes from Edward G. Robinson in "Double Indemnity" (1944): Claims investigator Barton Keyes (Robinson) is trying to convince Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) into leaving the sales end of insurance and coming to work for him: KEYES: “To me, a claims man is a surgeon. "That desk is...
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    Film Noir Favorites

    My Film Noir Oscar nominations: Best Picture — "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950) or "Chinatown" (1974). Best Actor — James Cagney in "White Heat" (1949). Best Actress — Jane Greer in "Out of the Past (1947). Best Supporting Actor — Edward G. Robinson in "Double Indemnity" (1944). Best Supporting...
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    Hat Stores-a list

    Bravo to SALMAGUNDI! I live in St. Louis, where we are fortunate to have Levine Hat Co., and I encourage everyone I know to patronize Levine's because of all the reasons you listed. I'm just glad someone finally spelled it out the way only you could!
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    Pocket Knife

    Mountain Man, you mentioned the Arkansas Red Stone for putting an edge on stainless-steel blades. Here's another good one: AccuSharp Knife and Tool Sharpener. It's made in the USA and comes with a lifetime warranty. Check around the hardware stores in your area. You won't be sorry!
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    Pocket Knife

    I am never without a pocket knife — usually my handy Case "Peanut," a cow-bone-handle knife with clip and pen blades. A friend of mine opined that the practice of carrying a pocket knife began to decline in the early 20th Century when cigarette smoking overtook chewing tobacco. Many men no...
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    whats your favorite aftershave splash on fragrance?

    My favorite after-shave used to be Old Spice. Not anymore — since they switched from porcelain to plastic bottles. Plastic has a chemical affect on after-shave and perfume — and actually alters their fragrance. I used Old Spice since high school (and I'm 62 now), but I haven't bought it...
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    The Fedora Lounge Film Festival

    What's the name of the tune the lounge band is playing in "Naughty Lady"? (I can't remember the name — and it's driving me crazy!)
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    Lucky Strikes

    Did any of you Lucky Strike smokers detect a change in the taste in the past few years? Luckies used to have a distinctive toasted flavor when manufactured by the American Tobacco Co. Now that R.J. Reynolds has taken over, I think they taste less toasty and a lot more like Camels. Or...
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    Miller Goes Under

    I e-mailed the company today and asked what was up. A spokesman responded: "Miller Hats is under new ownership. Just keep checking back from time to time on the new website for more styles."
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    LizzieMaine, you talked of "a 'New Maine' — where all these foodies From Away claim to be all sophisticated and adventuresome in their eating." What's going on? Is Maine being invaded by hordes of yuppies from New York City or California or somewhere else?
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    The Great Beer Thread

    Guinness Extra Stout — "Product of Dublin" and available in the traditional dark-brown bottles — was always my favorite dark beer. That is, until about a dozen years ago. My son brought over a six-pack for our weekly Trivial Pursuit game, and I took a sip. Something was definitely wrong. "This...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Countryclubjoe wrote: "I waited for a couple ladies to climb the steps at my local diner today, I held the door open for them to enter the diner. They simply walked past me as if I was there hired DOOR MAN." That has happened to me, too. They say nothing — but I say to them, "You're welcome,"...
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    Vintage candy that is still on the shelves

    And the dark-chocolate-coated, vanilla-nougat version of the Milky Way candy bar! Again citing Wikipedia: By 1926, Milky Way had two flavors, chocolate and vanilla, each for a nickel. In June 1932, the Milky Way bar was sold as a two piece bar, but just four years later, in 1936, the chocolate...
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