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    Which decade is the worst in terms of style?

    Worst decade... ...apparently, whichever one I happen to be in. Sorry, I guess it's all my fault.
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    fireworks and pets

    Our two dogs... ...reacted very differently. Our seven-year-old dachshund ran and hid under the shed. I took us a while to find her in the dark. Our 10-week-old puppy could have cared less.
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    Baghdad Bespoke

    Unless... ...you're me, and everything comes as a surprise.
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    Hmm do you think Brooks Bros. is regretting the Thom Browne fiasco???

    Fletch... ...I can only think of one reason you'd need to know. Someone stop him.
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    How high the armhole?

    I do think... ...there is at least some argument for low armholes for those few men who still routinely wear coat and tie. Most of us take our coats off when we get to work and really don't "live" in the jackets.
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    How high the armhole?

    It's interesting... …what you are oblivious about. I always hated high armholes because they made the jacket awkward to put on. I remember in particular the dress and full dress blouses we were issued as cadets. These all had very high armholes because you had to be able to execute the...
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    The fall of the phone

    I was never... ...big on my cell until I got my smart phone. I use it for everything. I slip it in my suit pocket and it gets rid of all sorts of other items.
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    The most horrible remake ever to be made

    So that wasn't... ...some sort of put on? Someone really made that as a movie? It's set now? Why are L&H dressed like its the 1920s?
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    still wearing fur felt in late June

    Given... ...the huge variation in sensitivity, heat, humidity, perception of "proper", and personal lifestyles -- it's not hard to see big differences in what people wear. I could wear a felt all Summer even in southern Virginia if I wanted to. I go from my air conditioned house, to my air...
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    Pocketwatches

    I'll second... ...that. A pocket watch is designed to be wound once a day. Manufacturer's specs vary, but usually the watches were designed to run 30 or more hours to allow the user to wind the watch at a set time each day and never have the watch run down in the course of normal use. If...
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    A STEAL OF A HAT

    Charming... ...truly charming. If life was like those TV detective shows, the'd use his poop DNA to catch him.
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    Show Us Your Vintage Groceries!

    Boy... ...that's the truth. When we do get something that isn't a blister pack, throwaway package, we often use if for something else. Here's a funny thing. A glass fruit jar with a threaded top exactly fit the grease trap on our stove. So it has a new job.
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    Pocketwatches

    I looked... ...it up on a web site, and it's 1920s also. I had the exact year, based on serial numbers, but I can't find them. I guess I'll have to open up the watch and look them up again. Interesting side bar: Uncle Sidney, whose watch this was, was the second husband to Aunt Sue...
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    Pocketwatches

    japanned steel protective outer case... ...interesting. I'd never heard of such a thing, but it makes perfect sense.
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    Pocketwatches

    That's what... ...happened. The watch in the picture is a full up railroad watch. My dad told me it was his uncle Sidney's. He didn't work on the railroad. He worked in the shipyards in Norfolk. I guess he just wanted an accurate watch.
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    What do you use to shave?

    Yes... ...my daily razor is a Merkur slant. I've used it for over three years, so I supposed I've shaved over a thousand times with it. Merkurs are quality razors that last.
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    Pocketwatches

    My watch... ...and a story. Years ago my dad gave me his pocket watch - a nice 1920s Hamilton. I wore it for special occasions over the years until it stopped working. After a long while (and thanks to this site) I sent it to those lads in Sacramento for repair and cleaning. When it...
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    The Hat Style Sensation of 1938

    I looked... ...and looked at Tyroleans while in Garmisch a few years ago. I just couldn’t bring myself to buy one. My father-in-law had one with a number of the badges from his visits. Worked for him, not for me.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I've always thought... …that good science fiction needed to be both good science and good fiction. For me, I found Avatar lacking in both those areas. It’s hard to imagine an evolutionary path that gives you bio-electrical hook-ups to everything and the fiction part seemed pretty flat.
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    Vintage cars, golden era photo shoots

    Nah...

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