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The Social Meanings of Hats
For blisters? Melanoma? :cool: However, I agree. Having gone 'thin on top' years ago I learned that sunburn on the top of the head was no fun and that I should do whatever is necessary to avoid it. Yea, straws! -
Forbidden items in my home...
I always thought that Bald Headed Row was a reference to the Golden Years of Burlesque. And those girls weren't practically naked!- Oldsarge
- Post #626
- Forum: Your Vintage Home
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Gardens vegetable, flower or other?
Same here. If I were to water the parkway weekly or biweekly I'd have poppies all year long. Maybe I should . . .- Oldsarge
- Post #872
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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The Prefect Suit video.
One can buy frock coats but they aren't considered 'vintage' anymore. Now they are 'fashion forward' unless they're Steampunk! :D -
Forbidden items in my home...
Not me. My father was a music teacher, an Italian music teacher. We listened to the Classics except when Mitch Miller or Hootenany came on. Then we'd listen to folk. R 'n' R was for other people until I got into the Army. Then I did develop a taste for Simon and Garfunkle . . . And I...- Oldsarge
- Post #608
- Forum: Your Vintage Home
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Vest Question
I would pick up the red or the green out of the check and have the vest made in a solid color. Alternatively, I would look for a lighter color POW Glen check or possibly even white. -
Forbidden items in my home...
Shhhhhh, keep it down! You want one? *Shudders at the thought*- Oldsarge
- Post #603
- Forum: Your Vintage Home
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Gardens vegetable, flower or other?
I also have Mexican sunflowers in the mix but the are a bit of a weed. Still, they provide color in the summer after the main iris bloom is gone and the Cal poppies have gone dormant for the season.- Oldsarge
- Post #868
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Gardens vegetable, flower or other?
Roses and I are not friends! Under circumstances too embarrassing to admit, I have fallen into rose bushes twice and have made sure that will not happen again. I have come to be an aficienado of orchids and irises. In fact, today I finished weeding the parkway in preparation for planting...- Oldsarge
- Post #866
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Vintage Spectator Shoes
Oh, splendid! When you describe them as VW's, I can only presume Concourse '56 . . .- Oldsarge
- Post #311
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Forbidden items in my home...
Don't be, it's true. I remember an Army class where the final graduation ceremonies included a slide show of all the great views of the U.S. accompanied by "I'm Proud to be an American." Guys, when it ended there wasn't a dry eye in the house from the newest Pvt Tentpeg to the most senior CSM...- Oldsarge
- Post #597
- Forum: Your Vintage Home
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Hat Store Images
Hmmm . . . Not pictures of the Village Hat Shop or of Artch. Sigh, I guess that means that after I get the iris beds all weeded out and replanted I'll need to make a road-trip-with-camera. Awww . . . whaddashame. :p -
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
Roladex systems, rotary dial phones, mimeograph machines, vacuum tubes, carburetors . . . shall I go on?- Oldsarge
- Post #1,027
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects
Sometimes what we call a 'gift' turns out to be a 'curse' instead. Poor Amy. RIP- Oldsarge
- Post #1,306
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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The Prefect Suit video.
Well, that link no longer works but you can get it on YouTube . . . in four parts! Very educational, that video. -
"Nordwand" revisited....a small Alpine Display
It's chilling to think that men actually succeeded in climbing mountains in gear that 'primitive' (by today's standards). Of course, their casualty rate was nothing to sneeze at but still, they succeeded more often than not. An age of "iron men and manila rope" as it were.- Oldsarge
- Post #6
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Loungers' Pets
Given what fierce fighters Bedlingtons tend to be, I'm surprised she hasn't tried to mince the heeler! :D- Oldsarge
- Post #2,240
- Forum: The Display Case
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Did General Motors destroy the LA mass transit system?
The Red Cars were dying for years before service was discontinued. Especially after WWII people craved the consumer goods they hadn't been able to buy during the rationing years and one of the first big things people bought were new cars. Light rail didn't stand a chance back then. The only...- Oldsarge
- Post #17
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Vest Question
That would be my choice. "A Suitable Wardrobe" has an article on odd vests. He especially recommends a patterned vest under a more sober suit as a very classy outfit. I agree.
