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  1. PeterGunnLives

    What are you listening to?

    Luciano Pavarotti
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    It does bother me when "impact" is used in the sense of "influence" or "affect/effect." To me, "impact" should be used in relation to something physical, like a car crash or a wisdom tooth. One of my professors (with a PhD) always said "impact on" in practically every other sentence in his...
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Languages aren't static. They are dynamic, and actual usage changes radically over time. At some point, popular usage that is widespread enough eventually becomes the formal standard, while the formerly formal prescriptive standard fades away into obscurity as it's usage in real everyday life...
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    It seems they only run out if the character needs to be out of bullets for dramatic/storytelling reasons.
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I suppose it could be trivial to some, but people in general don't seem to have a good awareness of the trends, events, etc. of different decades of 20th-century history. For those of us who are picky about re-enacting a very specific era, it's annoying when they suggest things to us that are...
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    Should Men Wear Bracelets ?

    I want a wide "Hercules" leather wristband to wear with casual attire (and in the gym).
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    Show us your POCKET SQUARES

    The pocket square... other threads have discussed it, but I couldn't find anywhere to really showcase the ones that you wear on a daily basis. The pocket square is a way to express rakish individuality through bold colors or patterns and elaborate folds, or to simply make a suit or sport coat a...
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    Aftershave : That nostalgic true masculine smell!

    I was going to get some new-old stock sealed aftershave bottles from the 1950s that I saw at an antique mall, and see how well the scent had lasted. It was made by a local manufacturer that had long since closed. Alas, the antique mall closed down before I had a chance to go back and buy them...
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    Should Men Wear Bracelets ?

    Bracelets are just fine. Paul Newman wore one in some scenes in From the Terrace.
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    Who is your favorite Bond?

    I enjoy all of the Bonds on different levels, depending on my mood. But to me, the first three Connery movies are definitive Bond. If all copies everywhere of every Bond movie after Goldfinger were suddenly mysteriously vaporized and gone forever, I think I would be OK with that.
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    Noir lit

    If you don't mind stories where the protagonist is a career criminal involved in a different armed heist in nearly every story and running from the mob, Donald E. Westlake aka Richard Stark's Parker series of novels from the 60s is pretty interesting. It's definitely hard-boiled, two-fisted and...
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    Anyone into tent camping?

    There's nothing like the great outdoors. I haven't actually camped in years, but I wouldn't mind a real camping trip in the middle of nowhere; not in some public campground where you're surrounded by other groups of campers. :P
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    Star Trek

    To me, Star Trek is more about metaphorically exploring various aspects of the human condition than literally exploring different areas of space. The latter is just a narrative tool to portray the former. So I think DS9 was very much in keeping with the meaning of Star Trek. I still prefer the...
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Today I'm wearing a cheap-o brown Stetson fedora/tribly that they sell at JC Penney. Part of me is glad to own something by Stetson, and part of me is quite mortified that they put their name on something so cheap.
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    Star Trek

    The second one (Into Darkness) had some things to say in regard to the geopolitical scene of the last couple decades. But I think that we are just so used to such themes now that we tend not to notice them anymore. I've heard it said that Star Trek works better thematically on television than...
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    Your TOP Bogart movie..?

    So... I actually think Cary Grant would have been too "easy" of a fit as romantic lead in Sabrina. Who wouldn't fall for him? Using Bogart instead kind of subverts the trope. I vaguely recall some very early Bogart role in which he seemed more suave, complete with an upper crust "Mid-Atlantic"...
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    Favorite hair styling products: Pomade/brylcreem/etc...

    I tried Tres Flores before, but the scent was a little too much for me. Tres Flores has the thick pomade-type hair dressing, and a liquid oil/tonic stuff in a glass bottle. Both have that same scent, from what I recall.
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    Star Trek

    To me, Star Trek is the colorful, swashbuckling fun and high adventure of the original series. I see the the new movies as returning to more of that spirit, as opposed to the pretentious, pontificating preachiness that pervaded the spinoff shows, especially The Next Generation.
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    How you ever worn certain clothes to give others "the finger?"

    I insist on calling flip-flops "huarache sandals," whether that's technically accurate or not. And I view them specifically as summertime beach/pool/resort wear. I certainly can't picture Napolean Solo showing up to work at UNCLE headquarters wearing those.
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    The wonderful foods of the Golden Era

    I like to put on small dinners for friends or family and prepare table-side flambeed entrees and desserts for them. To me, table-side service is the essence of the vintage dining experience. The old-school upscale restaurant scene definitely isn't a mainstream, everyday thing anymore. I use...

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