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  1. byronic

    Fair Trade Rollable Panama?

    Good day All, Hoping that the good folks here chip in with their advice as the title question. I'm currently in the MENA region where the sun beats down mercilessly nine months of the year and a hat is a necessity. The only headgear I can find hear is the type I've never (and never will) wear...
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    Bletchley Park Archives to be made available to the public.

    As the title says: The vast archive of 'Station X' is to be made available to the public:eusa_clap http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article7144376.ece I visited this place many years ago, when 'Colossus' the granddaddy of all computers was being rebuilt...
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    Wallaroo Havana

    Any Loungers have one? I'm looking for a straw for the summer months, didn't really want a Polystraw, would much rather a natural fibre, but also wanted a crushable & water resistant lid, so Polystraw it is. Was very taken with this...
  4. byronic

    Packable Panama

    Summer is on its way (or so the weathermen keep telling us), so I'm mulling over buying my first ever Panama, but could use a few pointers: I travel a lot, so would prefer something that is packable/crushable/rollable. Also I would prefer something 'Fair Trade', or whatever the phrase is, that...
  5. byronic

    South American Packable/Foldaway?

    Hi Folks, Can anyone help? Sometime ago in the lounge a black foldable fedora made by a South American company (Peruvian, I think, but maybe Bolivian) was mentioned on here. Trouble is I can't remember the name of the manufacturer, nor can I pick up a trail, despite intensive Googling. Does this...
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    The man who broke INTO Auschwitz

    This is one of those stories that is so incredible that it has to be true. Could you imagine anyone actually smuggling himself in to Auschwitz, and if so, why? And who'd have thought that cigarettes could actually save lives? It's an uplifting, inspiring tale...
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    Who should sing the theme for the next Bond?

    Well, I for one sincerely hope it won't be the caterwauling duo who screeched through the opening credits of 'Quantum of solace'. One reviewer described the song 'Another way to die' as a train wreck- I can't think of a better simile than that! How could Amy Winehouse have possibly done worse...
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    Quantum of solace theme

    well, im sure we all are tired of the controversy regarding the theme, amy winehouse v jack white et al. but has anyone heard the theme song for the quantum of solace pc game? its by a lady called kerli, and no matter what you think, it beats the pants off the film theme! (and this is only a...
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    Favourite actor V Best actor (or actress!)

    I'm just wondering what fellow loungers opinions are: It's generally taken that Laurence Olivier was the finest actor who ever lived- on this side of the pond anyway!-, and I love most of his movies- especially 'Rebecca', but he's not my favourite actor, nor do I think he is the best actor (I'm...
  11. byronic

    Burtons Coats

    British & Irish loungers will be familiar with the high street mens' outfitters, I'm not sure that they are in operation anywhere else except the web. I hit the post-Christmas sales yesterday and was very taken with this belted brown herringbone coatBut after browsing further, I decided to...
  13. byronic

    The original 'Indy'?

    First off, my apologies if this has been done before, but i did a quick search and it seems not to be. i imagine that many loungers are familiar with the actor/ writer/ producer/ director Leslie Howard, but how many have noticed the striking similarities between his film 'Pimpernel Smith'...
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    Do you eat vintage?

    How many loungers put their money where their mouth is (almost literally) and eat a vintage diet, or as much as possible? My kitchen cupboard contains mostly names that have been around for generations such as marmite, Robertsons marmalade, camp coffee, ty-phoo tea, Quakers scotch oats, bovril...
  15. byronic

    Katyn

    I'm not sure if this post should be here or in the WW2 forum but here goes: on a recent trip to Warsaw i picked up the movie 'Katyn' on dvd. As the title suggests it tells the story of the infamous massacre of Polish army officers in the Katyn forest, the struggle of their loved ones who try to...
  16. byronic

    '40's pin-ups tie

    help please, many years ago i was the proud wearer of a blue silk necktie that was tastefully- but also slightly racily- adorned with '40's style pin up girls (clothed of course!), it was much admired at parties and weddings, though understandably not quite so popular at funerals.... however, a...
  17. byronic

    packable grey fedora?

    help please! being new and somewhat ignorant of the fedora world, i am wondering if the following exists: i want to purchase a packable/crushable fedora, preferably a standard 2.5' brim, must be fur felt, not wool, grey(ish) colour, would like black ribbon, but im prepared to compromise- im...
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    wool felt v fur felt

    hello, my apologies if this has been done before but im new here. i recently bought my first fedora, a wool felt from pachacuti. i liked the look and the fair trade concept appealed to me. im going to show my ignorance here by asking if i should have gone for fur felt instead? which is harder...

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