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    Why are dress chocolates so hard to find?

    This is just a guess, but there were far more enlisted men in my dad's infantry unit than officers. So there would logically be less officer uniforms than enlisted uniforms available on the civilian market.
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    Your first job

    Golly, My first job was being paid 20 dollars for a weekends work at the family business when I was 12. I made it putting together different components of promotional products. I got there early and was offered either two cents per product or twenty bucks for the weekend. I thought two cents...
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    Clean Jokes

    I had a Sgt. Major Hazard in my platoon at camp.
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    Enlisted vs. officers at social dances

    My grandpa served in WWII as an Able Seaman. He was later commissioned when he volunteered for the Korean war. He never actually was deployed, was stationed out east somewhere on a big army base. He grew to be a Colonel in the reserves and my dad pretty much did the same thing, except that my...
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    How Many Safari Jackets are Enough

    Hello all, I was on WPG and saw a couple things I was going to buy. I did buy two identical cravats/ascots (I don't know what you call them in other countries, here both terms are common). But I saw a white belted safari coat, a tan belted and a OD belted. I'm very tempted to buy the white...
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    The Bar Cart

    I should have noted, I have several bottles in my possession already. So it would cost me 300 to buy stuff I didn't have.
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    The Bar Cart

    Hi, I'm a non drinker, but I like having booze on hand in case I receive guests. So I'll be putting together a bar cart. Imagine setting up a cart of your own, what would you stock. I don't really know much about GE drinks, can anybody add some expertise and some suggestions. What should I...
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    Scouting anyone?

    I've often wondered about being a Scoutmaster. I was a Beaver, Cub and Scout. So recently, I inquired about being a Scouter, and they're going to put me in touch with a local troop. I'm looking forward to the opportunity. I have been informed that the uniform is Canadian red. I don't know if...
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    Where can I buy a good enough/costume-quality WWII Navy or Army officer's uniform?

    I own at least 5 Dickies khaki shirts and a good number of their khaki trousers. I used to wear them to work, but I wear them around town, I think they look sharp and at 24.99 a shirt, they can't be beat. I wear mine into the field sometimes but without a tie. I believe the Dickies I own are...
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    Vintage engagement rings

    From what I understand, Many engagement rings from the GE were not what we would think of as fancy rings. They might have had a tiny piece of diamond instead of a whole. My grandma's ring wasn't much, but she was married right after WW2 and nobody really had any money.
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    Kilts

    Just bought a "utility" kilt off Ebay. Khaki canvas with two cargo pockets. Looking forward to some pants free hiking. I know it's not traditional, but being an Englishman by blood, I don't have much opportunity to wear a proper kilt. C.
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    Bush Jackets

    I wish I'd been around to see the old Banana Republic. It sounds like a cross between the local army surplus and the local travel wear shop. I recently bought a TAG safari coat. I was wearing it to an appointment with my doctor (who is Afrikaner). She asked how I'd purchased it, she was...
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    Sources for vintage-style skinny dress belts?

    I agree. You will find many women's belts which are not entirely feminine, but are skinny. Lots of women's dresses or suits will have a belt such as that as part of the set of clothing. Also, consider a military belt, many web belts from the armed forces tend to be quite skinny. Another...
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    What T-shirt alternative am I overlooking?

    Yes, I do have a suggestion. Short sleeve Dickies work shirts. I own at least five of them, my dear old Mother has asked me to stop wearing them everywhere. In other parlance they might be called a safari shirt. Or a casual shirt. They do not need to be ironed, they are cheap (under thirty...
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    Help with hardwearing trousers please!

    I have a local source for Dickies in my size (much taller than the Walmart sizes) and they charge 29.95CDN. I walk in, they know me and I walk out with 2-3 pair trousers in under five minutes. No shipping required. They also offer Wrangler pants, which (not jeans, they are cotton trousers in...
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    What are you wearing today??

    Looks really good Mondo. Always a great set of clothes. Is the sweater wool or cotton?
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    Sport Jackets/Blazers for Florida climate

    I second seersucker. I wear a seersucker suit to church and occasionally to work when it gets hot. I have had cheaper seersucker shirts before. I found that they are very much in a situation of "you get what you pay for". If you buy a seersucker suit, and you wear it like I wear mine, expect...
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    WTB: Shawl collared vest

    I have an extremely similar vest from a place called Lamellias or something like that. It's a chain and sells western wear. It cost me about 100CDN (it was on sale) and was available in certain sizes all the way up to an XXL. Mondo, I believe I bought what you're describing is widely available...
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    Horror stories with vintage clothing

    This will make you laugh. I was wearing a pair of repro pants and an old beater blazer and I was at a concert put on by a girlfriend. I bent down to tie my shoes and the pants split. Completely. Luckily there was a funny haze in the air (this was when cigarettes were legal indoors) and I was...
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    Did knickerbockers serve a purpose in Great Britain?

    Perhaps it allows a young man to buy fewer pair pants. After all, when a teenage man is growing, his inseam might extend faster than his waistline. By wearing trousers tucked into some kind of gaiter, it would be less obvious that he had pants which may have been 2-4 inches too short. It would...

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