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  1. 1961MJS

    John Wayne's Akubra?

    Hi I took off the horsehair double loop stampede strings. They won't stay down for anything. Every time I set the hat down, the loops went over the top of the hat. I guess I COULD have sewed them down, but that didn't seem authentic somehow. I went back to the leather shoelace that Brian...
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    Panama Hat Thread

    Hi Aureliano From what I just looked up on Wikipedia, Ecuador can be a sunny hot place, perfect for wearing their hats. Why don't they like them? I think that here in Kansas, we don't good beef, not because we don't like it, but because the people in NYC, Chicago, and LA will pay more for it...
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    Barflys, what kind of atmosphere do you prefer?

    Edward, you're missing out in a way. The UK has the best ales in the world (in my personally esteemed opinion) while Germany has the best Lagers. Unfortunately for my heritage (German, we left in 1865), I like ales better. Of course, the UK's spirit selection is pretty damn good too, all the...
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    Barflys, what kind of atmosphere do you prefer?

    Edward, you sound like my neighbors back in Rural Illinois, they drink NOTHING but Michelob Ultra. Personally it's like drinking fuzzy water from an old Budweiser can. Later
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    Vintage smelling aftershaves/EDT's...your fav...

    Hi I have the Pinaud Bay Rum and it smells pretty good. I also have the Ogallala Bay Rum set of 5 different flavors and I don't like any of them. You have to shake the heck out of them to get them mixed back up. I THINK that they contain Witch Hazel and that I don't like the smell. My wife...
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    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Hi Drinking one in the first quarter, I'll be drinking more of these. They're GOOD. I just made a Horse's Neck, Overholdt Rye Whiskey, Lemon juice (two squirts), several drops of Angostura bitters, and Vernor's Ginger Ale. This isn't an improvement on just Vernor's and Overholdt. This has...
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    Finding the right USAAF khaki trousers

    Dad said he wore his two or three pair of Olive Drab wool Class A's in college and teaching until they wore through. His shirts are in the closet, and his Class A tunic is too. I also have one shirt and his HBT shirt with the huge pockets. His roughouts are still in the garage. He wore them...
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    Barflys, what kind of atmosphere do you prefer?

    Hi y'all Edward, you shouldn't be disrespectful of Guinness, it IS beer after all. Other cereal malt beverages are light beers, but Guinness IS BEER. Jumping off that stump, two pages ago someone mentioned a bar with 200 choices for Scotch. I've seen a nice bar in Alabama with say 50...
  10. 1961MJS

    Your Favorite Meal?

    Hi Open faced hot roast beef sandwich with mashed potatoes, covered in brown gravy. Gotta die of something after all.
  11. 1961MJS

    Question about "waxed" leather/cotton hats

    Hi Waxed hats are made to wear in the rain, but don't add a lot more wax because the hat will get limp. Ask me how I know???? Later
  13. 1961MJS

    9mm or 45cal

    Hi Check your local laws, but in general pulling the gun and not shooting is called brandishing and is actually illegal. I was NEVER sure about the logic here... Later
  14. 1961MJS

    How to determine someone's voter affilitation?

    Hi I don't keep up much the Canadian politics, but how are the party's candidates picked in Canada? The US only does parties on voter ID because the various Party's primary system using the same polling places etc, as the governmental elections. Later
  15. 1961MJS

    Panama Hat Resizing?

    Hi Let's analyze your statements. You want to buy a hat that's 1. Too Small; 2. Too short in the crown; and 3. Too much taper (Probably). Seems like you've talked your self into buying a different hat. Your hatter COULD do all of that stuff, but it's sort of like wanting a Station wagon...
  16. 1961MJS

    The Curse of Indiana Jones

    Hi My Buckaroo Roughrider hat is basically a western weight (I think) felt in a 5.75 inch crown and 3 inch brim. It looks a lot like a Fedora, but it's much stiffer than my Tumwater hat. I like both it turns out. The thicker felt stays where you set it, all the time. the more flexible...
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    Finding the right USAAF khaki trousers

    Hi I own two pair and like them a lot. Dad's were long worn out so I can't compare to real WW2 ones, but they fit well and are well made. Well worth the $50 and shipping. later
  19. 1961MJS

    Vintage Workwear

    From the chart above, it appears not, but the decimal point whoops would be an easy one. It also appears that someone bid against themselves twice.. Later
  20. 1961MJS

    Vintage Workwear

    Hi I think that it's at least possible that there's a missing decimal or misplaced decimal point. I also saw a $90.00 Mae West vest go for $9000 because a guy put in a bid of $8500 after bidding $83.00 and the next guy bidding $84.00. Whoops, but then the guy who made the mistake wasn't the...
  21. 1961MJS

    9mm or 45cal

    Hi Not to hijack, but besides a broken firing pin, what can go wrong with a revolver when you're carrying it? I carry Remington hollow points in the 1911, not so much for stopping power, but because they're at least LESS LIKELY to go through somebody you didn't like into somebody you didn't...
  22. 1961MJS

    9mm or 45cal

    Hi To expand on what Undertow has said. Before you buy a certain brand, caliber, and model of gun, if at all possible, shoot one first. When you look at Dirty Harry movies, he can (semi) successfully conceal a Model 29 Smith in .44 Magnum. He's a big tall guy, and is wearing a sport coat...
  23. 1961MJS

    9mm or 45cal

    Hi There was a story in the NRA Magazine years ago. A guy set up his stereo to play the sound of a pump shotgun being racked when his doors and windows opened. A burglar opened his window and died of a heart attack half in the window. His family sued because the guy had "set a trap". The...

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