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The Social Meaning of Hats and T-Shirts
I don't really know where to start here, so let's go from the beginning or most obvious. A few sillies: Don't change your oil in a tux. Avoid hiking in the hand make patent leathers. If you're wearing your flip flops to a catholic church wedding, it ain't mine. The Hawaiian shirt is great in... -
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The Social Meaning of Hats and T-Shirts
No. It's a shoes in restaurants thing. Carpe Diem Fast -
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A second pair of trousers?
Dad got big. He had one suit. It was tailored. the pants were made with the suit, cut from the same bolt, to coin the literal meaning of a metaphoric phrase. He wore the jacket to and from the office, and to meetings, but had the pants on all day. The pants got swapped and aired, then taken to... -
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The Social Meaning of Hats and T-Shirts
The point I'm trying to make is that that subset is the one that gets to run stuff. Nobody ever was or is asking the guys in t-shirts to take charge. Knowing what to wear has little, if anything at all to do with fashion. Carpe Diem Fast -
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Wool Felt vs. Fur Felt
Correction: Should be :Decent quality fur felt hats can be gotten relatively cheaply. -
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Book: Boss of the Plains-The Hat That Won the West
Maybe it's a convergence of the mexican sombrero, the southern plantation and the derby somehow meeting in the west. When you see hats in various stages of assembly or build or whatever they call it, and people generally wanting to have their stuff suit their problems, anything's possible. Oh... -
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Favorite Cartoons from your Childhood
Rocky and bullwinkle, especially since it had fractured fairy tales and a few others whose names elude me. George of the Jungle. Popeye. . . what he was muttering had to be choice. Way old popeye. Road runner (from the automovies first) Carpe Diem Fast- Fast
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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The Social Meaning of Hats and T-Shirts
It does, however, neglect the tie. The regimental tie told much aout it's wearer, and in some circles might yet. The school tie even today holds some significance albiet less than it used to. Yale and harverd and . . . well the list goes on, all had their ties. The club tie remains in ever... -
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Book: Boss of the Plains-The Hat That Won the West
hat history Got this from the Stetson site: "Stetson History In 1865, with $100, John B. Stetson rented a small room, bought the tools he needed, bought $10 worth of fur and the John B. Stetson Hat Company was born. A year later the "Hat of the West" or the now famous "Boss of the Plains"... -
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Pugging a hat
Pugaree Long ago I had a stetson safari with a short brim, vents, and a pugaree. it overlaps at the center of the bow, or theirs did then. Roughly center (the "point" or center of the overlap itself) of the bow. Carpe Diem Fast -
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Hat compliment
Student: What's your first name? Me: Mister Student: yuh. but really. . Me: Wait, I guess you want to know my nickname? Student (now hopeful of familiar address): Uh huh. Me: sir Carpe Diem Fast -
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What are you listening to?
Jane Monheit singing Come?ßar De Novo. Carpe Diem Fast -
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Apple iPhone
Mac OS Fellow Mac OS users, it occurs to me that we have been waiting for Apple to get off the phone and finish the new OS release. Kinda like having teenage kids back in the house. . . Carpe Diem Fast- Fast
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Why do I hate the 1970s so much?
just one little, unimportant example This came from the xerox parc website "1979: Linguistic technology to enable spell checkers, a Thesaurus and reverse dictionary applications is developed. It will be employed in the future Xerox Memorywriter typewriters and 8010 STAR Information System...- Fast
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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A2's, do you miss handwarmer pockets?
Purpose purpose purpose The A2 was designed to be worn by a man who sits in a cockpit and flies an airplane. I don't want the guy flying my plane to have his hands in his pockets. The sleeves are a little long as well. They're fine if you're sitting down and moving your arms out in front of...- Fast
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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How many cars have you owned?
Cars 1963 ford falcon/ 3on the tree 1964 plymouth fury'3spd torque flight (bubble back) 1964 chevy biscayne/3on the tree 1972 toyota corolla/ a/t 1972 superbeetle/ 4 spd (porche sans horsepower) 1979 VW Scirocco/ 5 spd (most fun) only new car 1983 dodge charger shelby/ 5 spd (biggest mistake)...- Fast
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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In which WWII army should you have fought?
which army USA. Whew! Carpe Diem Fast -
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Modern Production Hats
production vs custom Maybe it's one of those things where if you don't really know the difference, it isn't worth the price, but if you really do, the price isn't the problem. The problem is just getting it. Fortunately I have yet to develop my millinery expertice to the point where tossing on...
