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  1. KILO NOVEMBER

    Squeaky Leather Jacket Problem SOLVED!

    Maybe you were reaching for "snagged"?
  2. KILO NOVEMBER

    Now here's a classy ride...

    Now I see that "trunk" originated from a literal trunk, and not an adaptation of the term for an object of similar function.
  3. KILO NOVEMBER

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I'm sure Lizzie has more details, but it may have been the "Doh!" of it's day. The Barney Google (later Barney Google and Snuffy Smith) were "The Simpsons" of the dead tree medium in its day.
  4. KILO NOVEMBER

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    As the "OP", I am grateful for your appreciation. This thread went in directions I hadn't anticipated, but that's the nature of social activities. My notion on starting it was to draw attention not so much to words or phrases which have come and gone (and continue to do so on ever-shorter...
  5. KILO NOVEMBER

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    "The Gatling gun was designed by the American inventor Dr. Richard J. Gatling in 1861 and patented on November 4, 1862." -- WikiPedia How long after it's introduction do you suppose it took troops under fire to shorten the reference to "gat"?
  7. KILO NOVEMBER

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    OK, how about these now-obsolete gadgets which were everywhere as recently as the 1970's? 1) Slide rule, and the ne plus ultra for nerddom, a leather belt scabbard for same (Before anyone gets offended, I'm looking at my own on, in the original box, on top of a nearby bookcase.) 2) Adding...
  8. KILO NOVEMBER

    What are the Oldest Objects you Own?

    Ancient Greek and Roman coins and a few fibulae (not leg bones, but cloak pins).
  9. KILO NOVEMBER

    What colour spectators should I get?

    Black and Gold, only if you plan to wear them to a Steelers football game. For gray, black, or navy suit, get black and white.
  10. KILO NOVEMBER

    Custom Tailor recommendations - made to measure

    I've had good experiences with Prince Henry, a Bangkok traveling tailor who tours the US, Canada, and the UK, and with Aspetto, based in Fredericksburg VA. A Google search will give you their web addresses.
  11. KILO NOVEMBER

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Pitman or Gregg?
  13. KILO NOVEMBER

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    When I was in high school (late 1960's to early 1970's), students pursued educational "tracks". For those of us headed to college, it was the academic track, for others it was a vocational track. The most common one for girls involved secretarial skills. "shorthand" was one of the courses. If I...
  14. KILO NOVEMBER

    Anyone know Shipton & Heneage shoes?

    Thank you all.
  15. KILO NOVEMBER

    Anyone know Shipton & Heneage shoes?

    I got a catalogue in the mail today from Shipton & Heneage shoes. Depending on which address you choose from the two printed in the catalogue, they are either Scottish or English. The "letter" in the front is signed "Alistair Baxter", so I'm more inclined to accept the former. The shoes look...
  16. KILO NOVEMBER

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I took my wife to the movies on Friday night to see The Grand Budapest Hotel. It's an over-the-top surreal dark comedy/adventure concerning a between-the-wars mountain resort hotel located in what must be a Balkan location. Good pacing, good acting, lots of cameos by well-known actors, oh, and...
  17. KILO NOVEMBER

    Is Swearing a Vice?

    So, do you differentiate between: 1) Swearing - taking an oath to do something you oughtn't , e.g.,("I swear I'll break you neck!") or falsely ("I swear I didn't take the last cookie!") 2) Cursing - Condemnatory language, e.g., ("Damn you!", "Stick it where the sun don't shine!") 3) Uncouth...
  19. KILO NOVEMBER

    Inspiration.

    I think this was a runner-up No, wait! That was a clown from Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus.
  20. KILO NOVEMBER

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    Years ago I knew a sergeant on the Fairfax County Virginia police force. I got a lot of good cop stories from him. One involved a Fairfax County Police officer who quit the force to take a job with what was then known as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. One night, my pal and his...
  21. KILO NOVEMBER

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    In a word, "yes".
  22. KILO NOVEMBER

    Hugo Boss Vermins

    Before you invest in these, perhaps you should check your dictionary for the definition of "vermin".
  23. KILO NOVEMBER

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Here are two terms, now either extinct in everyday use, or at least transformed, which harken back to the first post: Laundry mark Laundry list The former is hardly heard, but I do see them on shirts I wear with my suits which I take to a commercial laundry/dry cleaner because I don't like...

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