This or That

[Trenchfriend]

Refreshing in the river, absolutely!

Nappa-leather or velours/suede-leather?

 

[Fading Fast]

Refreshing in the river, absolutely!

Nappa-leather or velours/suede-leather?

first

Using this thread to engage others in fun, relevant to the GE or interesting, thought-provoking comparisons OR using this thread to answer mundane questions you are thinking about in your day-to-day life?

 

[MondoFW]

first

Using this thread to engage others in fun, relevant to the GE or interesting, thought-provoking comparisons OR using this thread to answer mundane questions you are thinking about in your day-to-day life?

Latter half of that.

Incidentally, Dominos or Pizza Hut?

 

[Trenchfriend]

Second.

Electric typewriter oder full-mechanical typewriter?

 

[vitanola]

Manual typewriter.

Standard typewriter or "Noiseless"?

 

[Fading Fast]

Standard, typing is only typing with the notable and hearty sounds of arms smacking paper, bells announcing the end of a line and the hearty zip of the carriage return.

Underwood or Royal?

 

[LizzieMaine]

I have both, an Underwood portable I've had since high school, and a Royal Model 10 in my office, and you get better action, I think, from the Royal.

Carbon paper or mimeograph?

 

[Trenchfriend]

First.

Stonewashed Denim-jacket or plain Denim-jacket?

 

[3fingers]

First.

Stonewashed Denim-jacket or plain Denim-jacket?

Why would I pay extra to have a quarter (or more) of the life beaten out of a new jacket?
Character develops over time.
Bar soap or liquid in the shower or bath?

 

[vitanola]

Why would I pay extra to have a quarter (or more) of the life beaten out of a new jacket?
Character develops over time.
Bar soap or liquid in the shower or bath?

Bar soap


Bristle or Badger shaving brush?

 

[3fingers]

Bar soap


Bristle or Badger shaving brush?

Badger. To continue the soap and shaving, cream bowl or shaving soap?

 

[vitanola]

Badger. To continue the soap and shaving, cream bowl or shaving soap?

Plain old Williams shaving soap.

Lilac Vegital or 4711 Kölnisch Wasser?

 

[Fading Fast]

Plain old Williams shaving soap.

Lilac Vegital or 4711 Kölnisch Wasser?

Lilac as I remember (pretty sure anyway) seeing that bottle on the shelf at a barbershop I went to forty or so years ago.

I don't remember ever seeing the other one (looked it up on the web and it didn't ring a bell).

Empire State or Chrysler Building?

 

[Trenchfriend]

First.

Original perfume or dupe-brand?

 

[vitanola]

Original.

Upper-low priced automobiles:

Maxwell or Overland?

 

[LizzieMaine]

I'll take the Overland -- a Whippet with a clean collar.

Radiola Super-Heterodyne or Stromberg-Carlson Neutrodyne?

 

[Fading Fast]

I'll take the Overland -- a Whippet with a clean collar.

Radiola Super-Heterodyne or Stromberg-Carlson Neutrodyne?

I am familiar with one word "super," at least I wouldn't get a zero on the test.

Back over to Lizzie:

Radiola Super-Heterodyne or Stromberg-Carlson Neutrodyne?

 

[Trenchfriend]

Second.

"White-Russian" complete, with the Vodka-part or more healthy, without the Vodka-part?

 

[Fading Fast]

Second.

"White-Russian" complete, with the Vodka-part or more healthy, without the Vodka-part?

White Russian, I like alcohol in my cocktails.

Sidecar: Sugared rim or not? (Both with brandy and cointreau)

 

[Trenchfriend]

White Russian, I like alcohol in my cocktails.

Sidecar: Sugared rim or not? (Both with brandy and cointreau)

Not sugared.

Toffee-ice cream bowl or cherry-ice cream bowl?