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  1. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    I think it is a simple change of design in the UK. I have seen 1970s (and 60s) WPs with insignia pinned straight to the shoulder pads without straps.
  2. Ticklishchap

    Fishermen's sweaters site

    Yes, I have the Bozzola and Tisdall book. I saw quite a lot of Futurist art in Milan last month and know the Estorick collection well. The Fondation Maeght is well worth a visit, near Nice. Agree with you about the 'Monty Python' quality of Futurism, but Marinetti was a nasty piece of work. I am...
  3. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    What was the Programme?
  4. Ticklishchap

    Fishermen's sweaters site

    Thank you, Stephen. Woolly greetings.
  5. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    Anothe triumph for the woolly pully. Glad you still have your 60s olive drab. The cold conditions you describe would suit me - I've always loved cold and cool temperate weather most of all!
  7. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

  8. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    Hi Mike, I agree that WPs are very warm and comfortable. I have also worn them with Turtleneck's. You can get good quality sub sweaters or WPs at Silverman's or Outdoor Knitwear: both (the WPs especially) are a good investment. You're right - the Soviets skimped as much as possible. The...
  9. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

  10. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    ... And while we're on smells, I have heard reports that farting can have fairly toxic consequences in the confines of submarine.
  11. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    http://www.silvermans.co.uk/ProductDetails/tabid/89/Department/Military/Category/JUMPERS++FLEECES+++TOPS/Description/ROYAL+NAVY+SUB+SWEATER+BLUE/ItemId/15627/CurrentPage/0/Default.aspx kiwilrdg, Silverman's (www.silvermans.co.uk) do a navy sub sweater. They also do a 100% wool Navy Woolly...
  13. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    I shall visit North Sea Clothing in the New Year!
  14. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Navy-Rollneck-Sub-Sweater/dp/B003L6CJ1I See link above: this is the sub. sweater. 'Jumper' and 'Sweater' are synonymous in the UK. I have a couple American friends who own and wear pure wool WPs and I think the wool version is optional for USMC and some other...
  15. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    Yes, I wear one of those too, sometimes, and really like it. My staple sweaters are military 'woolly pullies', Guernseys and submariner.
  16. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    Simonc, Looks very nice and is augmented by scarf and beard. I have a US version of this WWII sweater, produced by Eastman, but have not worn it for a long time. Best wishes Aidan
  17. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    Yes, my first Army WP had no straps and I still have one that doesn't. But my other Army WP has straps and penholder - I also like the latter addition and find it useful.
  19. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    JFriday, Welcome and thanks for your heart-warming post; clearly a kindred spirit! Is the Navy WP you describe your first one? If so, you have done well keeping it. I have worn them since I was a schoolboy. The first, the Army standard olive green, was when I was 11 and copying my form (grade...
  20. Ticklishchap

    WWII/old-fashioned military slang for passing gas.

    Yes, I admit it: I do find this subject interesting and amusing, and more rather than less so with age I'm afraid. I like the term 'trouser cough', which I think is of US dervation. 'Guff' was a synonym for fart that I recall from my boarding school days. The word fart itself is probably the...
  21. Ticklishchap

    WWII/old-fashioned military slang for passing gas.

    Please don't be offended by this topic, chaps. It is simply for a passing reference in some fiction I am working on in my spare time. ... I am looking for old-fashioned military expressions for flatulence, passing gas, etc., whether US or UK, the type that would have been prevalent in the...
  22. Ticklishchap

    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    For many years now, the Woolly Pullies I wear have had straps on the shoulder patches (and some have pen-holders as well). However I have recently acquired a green Army crew neck WP that doesn't have the straps, just the patches. It is new but has a retro look, calling to mind the WPs I first...
  23. Ticklishchap

    Fishermen's sweaters site

    I think it looks splendid on you as it is. Chunkies shouldn't be too tight-fitting. May I ask the full title and author of the Futurism book you're reading. Is it the standard Thames and Hudson 'World of Art' one? I have a pair of corduroys identical to yours, of course, and today I am wearing...
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