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So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.
There are a few people in my relatively small circle of family and friends who at least check their phones when they make noise, and sometimes will excuse themselves to pursue a conversation on those phones. One or two have explained to me that they are required as part of their employment...- Zombie_61
- Post #15,644
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What Cap Are You Wearing Today?
I have a few Sterkowski caps, and I really like them. The fit is comfortable, the materials are relatively soft, the sizing works for me, and I'm not constantly having to re-position the caps on my head. Nice cap, by the way! -
So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.
Anyone who knows me IRL knows I don't touch my cell phone while I'm driving, in a movie theater, having a meal, or doing any of the things the rest of the imbeciles on this planet interrupt every time their damned phone alerts them to an incoming call or message, and I honestly don't understand...- Zombie_61
- Post #15,636
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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New Akubra Fed IV - need advice for diamond bash
As a matter of fact, I did cut the brim on my Moonstone Fed down to an even 2" a few years ago: Not at all perfect, but it kinda' has that "rough" look seen in several older photos in which a farmer or handyman has trimmed the brim on one of his older dress hats to make it a "work" hat. -
Ask a question, get an answer
The only Stetson fur felt I've ever owned came to me well used and was already reasonably soft. My Akubras, however, were all purchased brand new, and each one arrived as stiff as you'd expect for a brand new hat just out of the factory. There must be better ways, but I found working the felt... -
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The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.
Hey, I think I used to work with him. Uhh, I mean her. -
The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.
That farmer's rolling a cigarette after he and the mule have been alone in the field for a while. I'm pretty sure I don't want "other info". :eek: -
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New Akubra Fed IV - need advice for diamond bash
Yep, those are mine, posted in general response to this thread. I used photos of all three because they each came out a little different from the others due to my minimal years' experience with shaping hats. I like them, and still wear them when I can, but I really wish Akubra would create a... -
Akubra Stylemaster Mystery - Is it Acorn Fawn or Bluegrass green?
I agree with Jared. This is Akubra's Bluegrass Green: Mine most definitely does not look brown, and never has. BUT, I have seen photos of some of Akubra's lighter brown/tan colored hats, and sometimes they had a greenish tint. Not as green as in my photos here, but enough that It could... -
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What’s to like about where you live?
Long story as short as I can make it, in 1998 my late wife and I took possession of my parents' house, a.k.a. the house I grew up in, located in a city called Whittier (named after John Greenleaf Whittier, Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the U.S.). Approximately 15 miles...- Zombie_61
- Post #24
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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USPS Ground Advantage Gripes
Yes, once. USPS lost it, then said I had no recourse because I hadn't paid extra for "insurance". I filed a claim anyway, and approximately three weeks later it was delivered to my house ONLY because the courier somehow remembered the package, remembered where it was actually delivered, and... -
The 80s, myth and reality?
Her songs were usually heavy on the "beat box" rhythm machines, so they were easy to dance to. Straight men thought she was attractive in a "sleazy" kind of way, and women seemed to find her "fashionable" enough to want to copy her style. Her songs were/are too "Top 40" for me, produced only...- Zombie_61
- Post #547
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
Wolfs (2024) starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt as "fixers" assigned the same job of cleaning up a New York official's mistake(s). Being rivals (their characters, that is), neither is pleased with the situation but they proceed anyway. Co-starring Austin Abrams as a young...- Zombie_61
- Post #31,609
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Social Media for those of a certain age?
Phone? That's only the semi-latest spy technique. Almost since day one of the Internet's existence we've all been under near-constant surveillance by various agents seeking to empty our personal vaults of whatever funds we might have placed there, and anyone who thinks AI is a good idea is a...- Zombie_61
- Post #122
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Bush Jackets
"Costume", or "uniform"? I suppose it depends on the wearer's mindset, but I've known people who treated their daily wear as one or the other; "costume" to the goofy types, "uniform" to those who took their "presentation" and demeanor more seriously. My own definition tends to change from day...- Zombie_61
- Post #501
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Strange Superstitions and The Superstitious Among Us
Quite honestly, I don't think I'm superstitious in any way; if I am, I'm not aware of it. Occasionally I've done things, and someone would say to me, "You know, when you do that you're supposed to [fill in the blank] so that [whatever] won't happen," but I don't have time to try to remember all...- Zombie_61
- Post #253
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Hawaiian shirts and fedoras
I'm generally not a big fan of the Stratoliner, but that is the best one I've seen. Must be the model. ;) -
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Why vintage?
What, you too? Seemed to be quite a bit of this going around some decades ago. When I was in my late teens I was finally told by my older sister (who was also adopted) that I was in fact adopted--an "off the books" adoption. She told me what she believed to be the truth, and soon after my...- Zombie_61
- Post #91
- Forum: The Observation Bar
