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  1. 1961MJS

    Men who can cook.

    James, you're just not doing it correctly. Laundry day is TV Day. Put on the laundry, put on the TV, watch Sports (or movies, whatever), mix a drink (repeat as necessary). When the laundry is finished, iron it (if necessary), mix another drink. Continue until the laundry is done, the movies...
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    You Big Softy! - Your Favourite Soft Drinks

    Hi, I looked them up on Wikipedia. Buffalo Rock is also the maker of Grapico, a Grape flavored sode I used to drink back in Decatur AL. [ Grapico mixed with Absolut Peppar jalapeño flavored vodka is a drink called the Ex-girlfriend. It's called the Ex-girlfriend because "it's sweet and...
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    Mens Dress: The Look of Nonchalance

    Hi, you comment about stubble reminded my of a Chicago Greek named Nick that I went to college with. He pretty much got 5 o'clock shadow on the left side after he finished shaving it and moved to the right side. I too, wear the four in hand, I don't roll my sleeves up except to eat... I try...
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    Whiskey

    Hi Atticus It's VERY VERY difficult to NOT be reminded of the Who's My Generation when you write that. On the other hand, most of them made it past 50 too. :D Later
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    Post New Hats Here!

    Hi Y'all Straw hat day came early this year. It's in the 80's most days not, so May 1, 2012 is officially Straw Hat Day here in Exciting Kansas. Mr. Sam Craig will understand. :( Later
  7. 1961MJS

    The Elephant in the Room - Man Purse

    O.K., this is JUST MY OPINION, but if you have WD-40 and Super Glue in it, IT AIN'T A PURSE. Maybe some ammunition or a hammer would help. Just my $0.10 (my opinion on this is MUCH better than my other ones). Later
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    Straw Homburg??

    Hi I'd second the Sunbody idea. Sunbody hats are inexpensive, but worth more than you pay. They are a fairly heavy grass, and it helps a LOT to put in vent grommets. Since you live in Tennessee, I'd suggest that you get in touch with Major Moore to see what the least expensive route to go...
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    Heart attack {Chief000731 Carl}

    Hi Sandi Plus a few on TonyB's words. My Dad underwent a quad or quint (I forgot) bypass back in 1984 at the age of 65. He died on August 19, 2012 of a completely unrelated event (aneurism, I think). I don't know how old the chief is, but he didn't look 65 in his pictures. One thing to...
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    Mens Dress: The Look of Nonchalance

    Hi Yeps Good call. On thing I do is to make sure that the clothes fit and aren't too tight (especially) or really loose. Many Americans don't like to wear ties because they buy shirts to fit their shoulders or chest, not their neck. The day someone dies and they are supposed to wear a tie...
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    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Wow, Grog. My grandmother used to drink a small glass of water, sugar, and blended whiskey with her Phenobarbital before she went to bed every night. Lived to be 3 weeks from 93. Later
  13. 1961MJS

    Which items of vintage clothing would you never wear? And why?

    Hi I'm risking being repetitive (I may have posted this info before), I changed from being a city slicker in a Southern Illinois town of 1000 to a hick in Wichita Kansas. I was a city slicker in high school because we didn't own a farm, I wasn't supposed to wear cowboy boots because we...
  14. 1961MJS

    Milan Mania

    Hi Well, I decided that it's Straw Hat Day as of May 1 this year, but I already wore my Olive Milan on Thursday April 26. I like it a lot. Front View Side view Quarter view showing the crease This hat feels very nice. I didn't get any comments one way or the other at work, but then...
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    Teardrop Workshop

    Hi In my experience, turning a round hat into something with kind of square corners is difficult. I had to wet my Resistol twice before it took a decent diamond bash. If you keep at it, it will eventually stay. The hat was too short for the diamond bash, so it went to a Boss of the Plains...
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    Movies you're stunned that people haven't seen....

    Damn, I've seen some of that movie about ten times, I'll have to watch all of it. My kid thought Scarface was the best action movie ever until I MADE him watch the Godfather series. I always liked Fat Clemenza. Later
  17. 1961MJS

    Summer Suits Advice/Opinion

    Hi I've never owned a tropical weight wool suit, or linen, or cotton. I have on the other hand, worn a wool Confederate (and Union) suit in August in Kansas, and it's cooler than wearing all cotton. This stuff was DEFINITELY not tropical weight either. Apparently, it breathes better or...
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    Movies you're stunned that people haven't seen....

    Hi I've never seen E. T. My lab partner and I were informed by one of his co-workers that "We couldn't live unless we saw E. T." Russ said that we were both a little suicidal and weren't going to go see it. Next one of my other college friends said that he got beat by the girlfriend for...
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    Favorite Military Quotes

    Hi I live in Sedgwick County, named after the general in question. I want to put that quote on our Rifle Team t-shirts with his picture on the front, and that wood cut picture on the back showing him lying on the ground dead, but NOOOOOO, the team Mommies won't let me dammit. Full quote: "As...
  21. 1961MJS

    Stampede ring / Chin strap

    Hi I have two of the double loop stampede strings, one braided leather, and one braided horsehair. I love the braided leather, but the braided horsehair doesn't stay down at all. If I decide to put it on a hat, I might just sew it down. I also have two leather shoelaces on the hats I...
  22. 1961MJS

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Hi I think the part that's more uncommon now, is the sobering up and going back to work part. I knew several men (all now dead) who drank large amounts of booze every night after work. I have a neighbor in Illinois who sat in the backyard every night after work smoking Camels and drinking a...
  23. 1961MJS

    Which items of vintage clothing would you never wear? And why?

    Hi Marco It's somehow strange, but also logical that we view things more from a personal standpoint that historical, political, cultural, or other context. You might look great in a leisure suit, but since (for example) your grandfather wore one when he teased you as a kindergartener, you'll...

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