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  1. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    It was my understanding that the "British" Olympic team consisted of all four of the "home nations" of the UK (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales), as well as various dependencies and territories. So someone from say the Falkland Islands or Turks and Caicos were eligible for the...
  2. HudsonHawk

    New Blade Runner Movie NOT a remake!

    I watched a movie called Bladerunner 2049 on the plane the other day, but apparently it was a completely different film from what others saw. There was no "army of unregistered rebel replicants", and the only not so subtle god and creation themes were...well, the entire point of the story, as...
  3. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Yeah, I think I understand the whole UK thing...mostly a rhetorical, somewhat tongue in cheek, question. I work with enough folks from "the Kingdom" to get it...almost everyone from Scotland or Wales will refer to "back home" as "Scotland" or "Wales", while almost everyone from England will...
  4. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Interesting how Wales has a "national" anthem. I suppose that's like Lone Star being declared 'the National Beer of Texas".
  5. HudsonHawk

    The Black Tie Guide

    The same convention that says you shouldn't wear a watch with formal attire also says that "black tie" isn't formal, only "semi-formal", and there shouldn't be a "hostess", or any women for that matter, present. Certainly one would never wear a watch with true formal "white tie" attire, but a...
  7. HudsonHawk

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I actually hear (and use) that term pretty regularly. Of course, down here in Texas, most people really do cook with gas. And speaking of gas...a baseball pitcher who throws really hard "brings the gas", but one who gets hit hard is said to be a "gas can".
  8. HudsonHawk

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    Noted cartoonist Mort Walker, creator Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois, has died at the age of 94. The former has been in the funny papers since 1950, and the latter since 1954.
  9. HudsonHawk

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    "Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." - Ty Cobb
  10. HudsonHawk

    Musician's hats

    After the weather we've had down here in Texas this past week, we may want to go to Nebraska and warm up. But it's back up to normal this weekend. I love being able to play golf the last week of January.
  11. HudsonHawk

    Musician's hats

    Whataburger is still vey much around and thriving. And it's one of the reasons we stay alive.
  13. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    This is what gets me about the bathroom issue. The argument is that if we let transgender women use the ladies room, perverts will start dressing up as women to prey on our little girls. One, there is nothing that prevents that from happening now, and two, the perverts want to prey on our...
  14. HudsonHawk

    What would you not be seen dead in?

    I don’t want to see them even when you’re walking the dog
  15. HudsonHawk

    What would you not be seen dead in?

    This made me laugh. I know you're kind of cowboy boots, but I LIKE ropers. They're comfy and good for kicking around. I much prefer them to those square-toed things that are so popular today. Of course, I wear Crocs when I go wade fishing, so I'm a well known fashion disaster.
  16. HudsonHawk

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I enjoy pretty much any type of music, including classical and enjoy the symphony. But we also have a pretty good "Pops" orchestra, and those are lots of fun. "Some people" would consider them low-brow, but I enjoy it. They did a James Bond themed show a while back, and it was awesome. There...
  17. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Not that anyone wants to hear this, but...I've never had a problem disrobing or otherwise being nude, whether in the locker room shower or passing through those scanners at the airport. It is what it is...you want me to turn to the right? I particularly like swimming in the nude, though...
  19. HudsonHawk

    A couple of fashion pet peeves...

    I have a pair of jeans that I love wearing around the old place. They're soft, comfortable and I just like them. I tore the knee out of one leg getting the tractor off the trailer. I still wear the jeans, but my wife gets on me about wearing torn jeans. I remind her that people are usually...
  20. HudsonHawk

    A couple of fashion pet peeves...

    I think we're living in those times now. Not that factories make things people won't buy, but we've become a society of products built to satisfy an urge people didn't even have until they saw the product.
  21. HudsonHawk

    A couple of fashion pet peeves...

    "If you're gonna play the blues, you should dress like you're going to the bank to borrow money" - B.B. King When I started my career in Big Oil, men were expected to wear a business suit and tie everyday. You could take your jacket off in your office, but if you left your office...to go to a...
  22. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Like the old saying goes..."nude" means you got no clothes on..."nekkid" means you got no clothes on and you're up to something!
  23. HudsonHawk

    Films and shows that COULD NEVER Be Made Today!

    There is certainly no shortage of exaggerated backward Southern stereotypes out there, much of it self-inflicted. But it does irritate me when it's done by others to get a laugh. The biggest culprit is Larry the Cable Guy. It would be bad enough if the character he portrayed was actually him...

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