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  1. Cigarband

    Oh no..dishpan hands!!

    While watching a commercial about dishwasher detergent, I remembered this horrible malady from back when I was a kid in the 60s. Since we Loungers probably hand wash more than use dishwashers, are we keeping this scourge alive?:D
  2. Cigarband

    Cuffed trousers' length

    I've always been under the impression that cuffed trousers should "break" on top of the shoes.[huh]
  3. Cigarband

    Plain colored ties

    Try abandoning the Windsor knot in favor of the Four-in-Hand. A much smaller knot that goes well with narrow collars and collar bars.:D
  4. Cigarband

    Wearing Crusher Hat

    Until Gen. Curtis LeMay took over in Theater and changed the bombing doctrine. He ordered all guns and pressurization equipment be removed and all missions flown below 10,000 with incendiary bombs. Those fire-bomb raids burned the heart out of Japan.
  5. Cigarband

    Very cool candid flight jacket pics, with a bit of history thrown in!

    This was already posted as Iwo Jima Fighter Group.
  7. Cigarband

    Smoking a cigarette like a cigar - no inhaling?

    That was the way I weaned myself off cigarettes. From the day I decided to quit I forced myself to smoke without inhaling for one month. By then I could stop completely and replace two packs a day with one cigar, also not inhaled. You don't have to inhale to enjoy the flavor of good tobacco.
  8. Cigarband

    Black or brown belt...

    Just as you would avoid dissimilar metals (i.e. Gold tie clip with sterling cuff links) you should avoid dissimilar leathers when dressing in "Real clothes." In sports clothes all bets are off.:D
  9. Cigarband

    DNA may ID bodies in mass grave.

    This from WWI but I didn't know where else to put it. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/02/01/ww1.graves/index.html?eref=rss_world&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_world+(RSS%3A+World)&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
  10. Cigarband

    Tie clip / tie bar

    In my family, if it holds the tie to your shirt it is a "tie clip"; if it hold your collar together under the tie it is a "tie bar." We get very specific in my family.:D
  11. Cigarband

    REPRO flight jackets a little too good?

    Many years ago I worked with a former Navy TBF pilot who told me that when his Carrier returned to the States for demob, the Pilots had to turn in any unpersonalized G-1s and all issue watches. He saw G-1s burned in bonfires and watches crushed by road rollers.:rage:
  13. Cigarband

    Perforation ventilation

    I own a solar fan pith helmet. There is nothing better to wear while mowing the lawn on a scorching day.
  14. Cigarband

    IWO JIMA FIGHTER GROUP

    A friend sent me this link to some great pics of Fighter Operations on Iwo Jima. There's a couple of nice pics of A-2s and B-15s too.http://picasaweb.google.com/7thfighter/IwoJima?authkey=Gv1sRgCIW06db_6oth&feat=email#slideshow/5299163150448181842
  15. Cigarband

    "Hollywood killed us all."

    If you can't say anything nice about somebody, wait till they're dead. Don Rickles
  16. Cigarband

    "Hollywood killed us all."

    A deeply flawed misanthrope who damaged far too many impressionable people. R.I.P. indeed.
  17. Cigarband

    Now Who'da Thunk ???

    I have a CWU 45/P and a CWU 36/P, real issue (Contract # begins with 8415) in excellent used condition purchased off ebay for very reasonable prices. Keep hunting.:D
  19. Cigarband

    40's bomber jacket

    The Flight Ranger
  20. Cigarband

    German POW Camp in Nebraska

    Please write your book. How the US handled the problem of POWs is a sadly neglected chapter of WWII.
  21. Cigarband

    Favorite RAF Movies

    His daughter, Virginia Bader, is in the Aviation Art business.http://www.virginiabader.net
  22. Cigarband

    Favorite RAF Movies

    I also read somewhere that Robertson wanted to buy a Mosquito, but "the Powers that be" wouldn't let him.
  23. Cigarband

    American Accents in the Golden Era

    By way of her hometown of Kansas City MO.:D

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