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  1. Benny Holiday

    Anyone else interested in the ancient world?

    For all of Rome's much-lauded achievements, perhaps the most important was the concept of a fully-funded professional military. The success and expansion of the empire was owed to its practised tactics and refined weapons, pitted against warriors who were farmers, smiths, tradesmen etc most of...
  2. Benny Holiday

    "Being Henry"

    Going to see him tomorrow evening with the Mrs at Sydney Town Hall. I couldn't pass the up the opportunity to see an icon of my teen years who had a huge impact on a lot of kids at that time here.
  3. Benny Holiday

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Hybrids are the way to go for new cars.
  4. Benny Holiday

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I don't post often here. Being an Australian, my analogy between Caddys and Toyotas is very broad generalisation. Made my point anyway.
  5. Benny Holiday

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Friends, I've been around here a long time. Lurked for a year or more in 2004-2005, joined 2006. I've seen the Lounge change a lot. Used to be some great guys shared immense knowledge of vintage 30s and 40s suits way back. They moved on a while ago after sharing all they could. I miss 'em and...
  7. Benny Holiday

    Ton’s rodeo roundup of deals

    Crying that the Regius wouldn't have fit me.
  8. Benny Holiday

    Clean Jokes

    When I was a kid in the 70s here in Sydney it was: Jingle Bells, Batman smells Robin flew away Wonder Woman lost her bosom Flying TAA* *The now defunct Trans-Australian Airlines
  9. Benny Holiday

    Exploring the Uncharted Territory of Crocodile Leather Jackets

    I think the look, jacket-wise, is something really only rock stars/movie stars can pull off. It's rare that anyone else has the natural panache to make it work for them - IMHO. But you, RD, you would make it rock.
  10. Benny Holiday

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Indeed. As the writer points out, putting the signs out when there are no workers or works being done time and time again, all over the city, creates frustrated drivers who then later go on to speed through legitimate construction sites, creating a hazard for road workers.
  11. Benny Holiday

    Exploring the Uncharted Territory of Crocodile Leather Jackets

    The biggest croc ever killed in Australia, shot by a Polish lady named Krystina Pawlowski in 1957. SOB looks like it'd give Godzilla a run for his money. Weighed 2 tonnes and was over twenty-eight feet long. The fair lady bagged the monster on the banks of the Norman River in Queensland. You'd...
  13. Benny Holiday

    My new 689H

    Great decision on that jacket and fit. Welcome to the FL. Hangin' out with us, though . . . well, your wallet is screwed, Charlie. But you'll be having a lot of fun!
  14. Benny Holiday

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Oh man, this news story is SO spot-on: https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/on-the-road/when-are-roadworks-not-roadworks-every-bloody-time-i-drive-past-them/news-story/b60421a3c8cdea36a901b9f69aaafd1c Roadwork signs on major roads telling motorists to slow down to 40km/h and there are...
  15. Benny Holiday

    Double Helix Deviant Fit check/size comparison

    42 and enjoy it.
  16. Benny Holiday

    Hi new here. Is wearing a leather jacket basically an invitation for trouble?

    I think I understand what you mean a bit better now. In my teenage/young adult years, a nerd was a bookish, kinda socially-inept person without many friends, which is the antithesis of the greasy-haired hot rod builders I know in the Rockabilly scene. But, yeah, the crease-counting thing, I get...
  17. Benny Holiday

    Hi new here. Is wearing a leather jacket basically an invitation for trouble?

    HAHAHAHAHA you can't be serious! a) given that comment was made on a site that was founded on the premise of interest in vintage "Golden Era" clothing and style, and b) I don't know what the rockers/rockabillies are like in your corner of the world, but here they eat skinheads for breakfast...
  19. Benny Holiday

    Show us your suits

    You'd give ol' 007 himself a run for his money in that dinner suit.
  20. Benny Holiday

    Aero Hooch Hauler - Brown CXL FQHH - 2 month review

    Awesome review. And you nailed the fit judging by those pics. Helluva nice jacket. Congrats!
  21. Benny Holiday

    Nuovo arrivato dall'Italia

    Benvenuto Gianluca. Siamo lieti che tu ti unisca a noi.
  22. Benny Holiday

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    I don't know if that could be the ark or not, but it is interesting that Noah had three sons that each had a wife with them on the ark; and that all people alive today derive their mitochrondrial DNA from one of three lineages (mitochondiral DNA being only passed by the mother to her children).
  23. Benny Holiday

    Workboots, how should they be worn?

    My attitude mirrors 58PHF's. When I was a kid knocking around the rockabilly scene, polished engineers were for squares, and you had to wear 'em scuffed and dirty like you'd just jumped off your bike next to Marlon Brando or something. Years later, with maturity and respect for the workmanship...

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