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  1. Ticklishchap

    If you could be born in any year

    I do see what you mean and can't help agreeing with you, but admittedly on romantic rather than practical grounds.
  2. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    I think you call them Howard Greens in Australia?
  3. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    That is a great looking sweater. I had a Canadian Army woolly pully when I was at university and, like tropicalbob, would like to source another one. Like Stevieboy, I have the moss green version which is a very similar colour - one among my ridiculously large collection of WPs!
  4. Ticklishchap

    School and college sports

    I agree with both thoughts really. At one level it does seem ridiculous and it will get the 'political correctness gone mad commentators' worked into a low-level hysteria.
  5. Ticklishchap

    School and college sports

    http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/mar/02/uk-health-experts-call-for-ban-on-tackling-in-school-rugby Interesting in the context of this discussion.
  7. Ticklishchap

    The Young Fogey Phenomenon

    Some of the posts above have alluded to a nasty form of reactionary politics connected to Young Fogeydom, but I recall nothing of that among my friends or their associates. I suspect that might have come later in the 1980s. True, we were an all-male group, but the college back then was...
  8. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    Perfect weather for WPs recently here in the UK ... and I'm told in many parts of the US.
  9. Ticklishchap

    WWII/old-fashioned military slang for passing gas.

    Worth a listen. ... http://www.oldradio.org/2014/06/1946-great-crepitation-fart-contest.html
  10. Ticklishchap

    Best Manly Sweater

    Yes, I have the very similar submariners' sweater from Silverman's: I've had it for about 15 years and I know that Outdoor Knitwear do a similar one. I've had navy blue versions of the sub sweater in the past. But I really like style of the RAF repro version you show us here. How long have you...
  11. Ticklishchap

    Best Manly Sweater

    Do you have any examples of a Kevlar weave jumper?
  13. Ticklishchap

    WWII/old-fashioned military slang for passing gas.

    machine gun n rapid succession of ballistic farts B.P n Bad Patrol - from the gas generated by fear during military combat Rapid Fire n repeat action, high velocity, as used by the Royal Marines ripsnorter v Very loud fart, large quantity of gaseous emmisions
  14. Ticklishchap

    Best Manly Sweater

    Re. the North Sea Clothing site: I have The Engineer and am very tempted by The Explorer and also the Service Roll Neck to add to my extensive military collection.
  15. Ticklishchap

    What's Your New Year's Resolution?

    As I go about my day-to-day business, I have found myself thinking a number of times about your psychology and science conundrum. One possibility is that it depends on how we define science. If we apply the prevailing restrictive and traditionalist (but basically C19th and C20th) definition...
  16. Ticklishchap

    What's Your New Year's Resolution?

    Very good luck. ...
  17. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/david-margulies-dead-ghostbusters-actor-a6809831.html Nice photo of David Margulies in a WP. Sorry he's died - I remember him well as the Mayor of NYC in Ghostbusters.
  19. Ticklishchap

    The Young Fogey Phenomenon

    Thank you for a beautiful story, Sir, and I like the concept of Complimentary Insults. I also find something curiously satisfying about the idea of graduation from Young Fogey to Old Fart
  20. Ticklishchap

    The Young Fogey Phenomenon

    Good morning Sir I begin deferentially because you are twenty years older than me: I was two in 1968! Young Fogey wasn't an 'insult' as such. Among my group of friends we used it humorously and affectionately. My tutor once called me a Young Fogey with a hint of criticism because I was wearing...
  21. Ticklishchap

    What Are You Reading

    Looks very interesting indeed and I shall look these up.
  22. Ticklishchap

    The Young Fogey Phenomenon

    How many of you remember, or were influenced by, the Young Fogey phenomenon or its American counterpart? I was having a nostalgic conversation about this with an old friend over the Christmas period. At university in the mid-80s, I was a fully paid-up Young Fogey. It was an informal cultural...
  23. Ticklishchap

    Email notification help!

    Seems to be working now - I've received and replied to two. Thanks for your help chaps.

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