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  1. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    It is more comfortable and more environmentally friendly that ratcheting up the central heating. Hi Best
  2. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    That matches my memory as well and I think the thinner v-neck jumpers can still be bought from one of the specialist retro firms.
  3. Ticklishchap

    School and college sports

    I was discussing all this with an American friend around my age who mentioned that his Football team (at his all-boys and apparently progressive high school in the Midwest) was predominantly African American and that other sports were polarised along self-selecting and fairly stereotypical...
  4. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    I'm afraid you'll just never convert me to the f- word, fleece that is! But I'm pleased to share your sensible taste in sweaters.
  5. Ticklishchap

    What missed opportunities do you regret?

    Congratulations: I have several friends who are UCLA graduates and they all speak well of it. The GI Bill was a fine institution.
  7. Ticklishchap

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I know and I 'get that' when I'm in the US and respect it of course.
  8. Ticklishchap

    What missed opportunities do you regret?

    Did that have any bearing on your decision and possible reluctance to commit yourself?
  9. Ticklishchap

    What missed opportunities do you regret?

    It is, as Mr Fading Fast says, strange that they didn't give you a chance to change your mind, especially given your age and the fact that (I think you said in another post) you come from a military family.
  10. Ticklishchap

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I think 'Cheers' is a bit naff. ... 'Regards' is a depressing, dreary trend, accompanying the rise of Estuary English and the general cult of ordinariness and 'ordinary people' in Britain. It's an ugly word: I always think it sounds a bit like 'Gargoyles'. 'Unkind Gargoyles': that would be a...
  11. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    Thank you, Blue Train, for your very interesting post and it's good to meet a kindred spirit who likes his WPs. I assure you that the WP is worn regularly by all three of the British armed forces and that WPs and wool sweaters (often jumpers in the UK) are enjoying a renaissance especially with...
  13. Ticklishchap

    What missed opportunities do you regret?

    I hope you're still enjoying your beer. ... I've been to the much less famous Fort Bragg, in northern California. It was a strange redneck enclave near Mendocino and surrounding towns which seemed to consist of wealthy hippies and New Age practitioners who had moved up from the Bay Area. The...
  14. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    With the freezing weather, it's possible that I might start the day wearing two WPs (one on top of the other). Not something I've done for some time, but enjoyable nonetheless.
  15. Ticklishchap

    Guernsey jumper

    ... That, or two military Woolly Pullies!
  16. Ticklishchap

    Guernsey jumper

    It will be a day for a Navy Guernsey tomorrow I think.
  17. Ticklishchap

    Black Sheep Sweater just arrived

    I have one of their Shetland-style sweaters and wear it from time to time. I find it durable and rugged. I think I shall order the 'Smuggler': I like the look of it and it's a contrast to my other woollies.
  19. Ticklishchap

    What missed opportunities do you regret?

    I'm sure you would have been a good officer. Was that the Vietnam era? That would explain why few law grads would want to have anything to do with the military. I enjoyed CCF at high school and OTC (Officers' Training Corps) in my first year at university, but found that it took up too much of...
  20. Ticklishchap

    Black Sheep Sweater just arrived

    I remember that review. It's a thread worth reviving. I had a sweater like the one I just posted some years ago - a nice rugged quality. But I have a huge collection of sweaters! Happy - and woolly - New Year.
  21. Ticklishchap

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Uriah Heep was very much what I had in mind re. 'Regards', 'Kind Regards', etc. It's very much the sort of signature he would have used, as would another Dickensian character, Mr Guppy in 'Bleak House'. It would also appeal to Mr Pooter in 'Diary of a Nobody' by George and Weedon Grossmith.
  22. Ticklishchap

    What missed opportunities do you regret?

    How did that work? Were you offered the Commission or just consider applying for it?
  23. Ticklishchap

    Guernsey jumper

    Yes, I have been wearing Guernseys quite a lot over the Christmas period, but have been back in Woolly Pullies for the past 2 days: Army yesterday, Navy today!

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