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  1. Mid-fogey

    Power brokers

    Consider the source... Robin Givhan, who wrote the article, is no idiot. However if she tries hard she may work her way up to it. Consider this article of hers: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/21/AR2005072102347.html
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    Feeling like a fraud?

    You're in good company... ...as you can see many of the good folks here don't dress vintage every day, or some even at all. I think what brings us together is a vaguely defined sensibility that things of the past have a value that hasn't passed. We have a few antiques around the house, but...
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Welcome Great to have you here. Good luck with the car restoration. I had a chance to buy a 1938 Olds once and passed it up. I still regret that.
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    What's for Dinner?

    Chicken and Dumplings... ...garden fresh green beans and a fresh salad. Some good German wine. My wife is awesome!!!:eusa_clap
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    Dick Proenneke, Survivalist of Twin Lakes. Could you do it?

    I'm glad someone is doing it... ...because I'm not. Could do it, have done it, not doing it again. I'm done with that stuff. Jeeves, bring me another G&T -- I'm getting woozy.:p
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    What do you use to shave?

    Blade cost? I paid $9, including shipping, for 100 blades. Even at Wallyworld the blades are only $1.50 for 10. I have a super heavy beard and I get three to four shaves each. Long run a "cut throat" razor may be cheaper, but it's more trouble and time.
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    What will, or did you get married in?

    Remember the Monopoly man...? That's what I got married in -- striped pants and tail "morning" coat.
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    Knives and forks

    Remember the Seinfeld episode... ...when George took to eating candy bars with a knife and fork?
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    What are you listening to?

    Big Bands Station Our cable comes with several non-stop music channels. One is non-stop swing music. We play it and the jazz channel often.
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    Daisy Buchanan Under the Weather

    Get Well Soon... Daisy, We hope you are up and about soon. Best wishes for the fastest recovery.
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    Knives and forks

    It does matter... Good table manners matter. Colleges have taken to teaching prospective graduates proper manners at the table before they humiliate themselves during a lunch interview. We often decry the decline in proper dressing as it expresses respect for others. It's no less important...
  14. Mid-fogey

    Jewellery, gents?

    Pretty Regular Typically, my favorite watch -- an Omega Speedmaster, my wedding band, and my college class ring. I've a few sets of cufflinks, but usually don't wear cufflink shirts. Sometimes I like to wear another watch. My other favorite is a wind-up of automatic day, date, month, moon...
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    They've gone too far.

    One perspective There are several shaving forums out there and the watchword is "YMMV." My own experience is: if you have a light to moderate beard, a multi-bladed cartridge razor does a pretty good job. If you are like me, with a very stiff and heavy beard, a double edge safety razor is a...
  16. Mid-fogey

    Where did your user name come from??

    Well, I not old enought to be an "old fogey," and and not young enough to be a "young fogey."
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    Overdressed for a funeral

    True Story... Over 20 years ago I went to funeral in Lancaster California. I was in the Air Force doing my four years at the time. I didn't want to wear blues, so I wore a somber grey suit. When I got to the funeral I was by far the most conservatively dressed. The few suits there were...
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    The Right to Wear a Tie

    Hmmm... Interesting. I work with guys who wear flight suits and BDUs. These are manly men who are amazingly tolerant of my jackets, fedoras, bow ties, suspenders, etc. Never a question and often many positive comments.
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    New Seersucker

    As a Blazer most often I have a blue seersucker suit, and never had the pants hemmed. I just wear the jacket. I usually wear it with navy slacks, a black belt and black cap toes. Sometimes I wear it with light grey slacks. I also have a tan seersucker (jacket only) that I wear with tan...
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    Out of the Humidor: The sad demise of pipe smoking

    Well I'm out.... Recently, I took out my pipe for the first time in many a year and had a smoke in my truck. A week later my sweet daughter got in for a ride and said "your truck smells funny. Hey, what's this thing...?" Busted. I can't very well tell her smoking is wrong and then smoke...
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Howdedoo Hi everyone. It’s great to know that here a so many great folks out there who share a love for the classics. I’m a 48 year old 11th generation Virginian. I live in Yorktown with my wife and 8 year old daughter. I’m an Army brat and grew up all over. I’ve always had a...
  23. Mid-fogey

    TIME says JFK Killed The Hat

    My $.02.. I'm of the view that technology killed the hat, most especially cars and air conditioning. As the 20th century wore on, people began to spend more and more time in doors, in cars, etc. Increasingly hats became an unnecessary burden.

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