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  1. skydog757

    Stetson Stuff

    Good call. Most fly-fishermen I see nowadays have a patch on their vest that is similar to your hatband material; as a group they are hardly fashion mavens but it appears that even they didn't care to have all that clutter on their hats.
  2. skydog757

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I have not heard the phrase "strictly from hunger" for about thirty years. That and "She's been through the mill" or "She's been put through the mill". These phases seemed to be more common in rural areas.
  3. skydog757

    Stetson Stuff

    I can't speak on your particular model, but I've seen a number of hats with bands of that nature used by fly-fishermen; they would carry numerous types of "fly" lures stuck into the band so that they could switch them out quickly depending on what the fish were biting on. I know that these...
  4. skydog757

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Back in my Grandparents time, their church would conduct one Sunday service entirely in German and another in English. They were members of what we still refer to as the "German Lutheran" church.
  5. skydog757

    The Cap Faction

    Nice hat, good color. Did you take the pics of the hat on a bed? Were you aware that hats on beds are considered to invite bad luck? An old superstition, but one I try to abide by given the option. Like all superstitions, I have no real basis for this belief nor have I suffered any adverse...
  7. skydog757

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    They're selling like hotcakes!
  8. skydog757

    Hat care tools??

    7 3/8 does seem to be one of the most common, therefore popular, sizes. If an ad doesn't state 7 /38, 59 or 23" I move on. I've both stretched and shrank hats that were just a bit off either way with decent results, but I try to avoid working with full size differences. I wonder if I can get...
  9. skydog757

    What is the Single Most Useful Thing This Place Has Given You?

    A sense of belonging. That's rare for me. Thank you all for that. Information on topics that can't be found (or trusted) elsewhere. Finding one place on the web where people have a sense of manners. I find that very reassuring.
  10. skydog757

    Black Thursday/ Friday, my annual plea

    TheBeak, I would hardly call your posting a "rant". It is a pity that you have to request simple civility for your staff. Unfortunately, the commercialism of Christmas has now reached out and basically gutted Thanksgiving as a stand-alone holiday. Being thankful has been supplanted by...
  11. skydog757

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Chicago at Detroit. Finally, a Thanksgiving that the Lions didn't ruin for me.
  13. skydog757

    What Are You Reading

    King of the Corner by Loren D. Estleman. One of several novels Estleman sets in the city of Detroit (Whiskey River, Motown) during various time frames, this one occurs in 1990. Having lived in Detroit for about thirteen years I can tell you he gets all of his details spot on. I had read the...
  14. skydog757

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    +1 on Robinson in Double Indemnity; very well played. I have to agree with Billy Crystal about Robinson being miscast in The Ten Commandments. "Where's your Messiah NOW?"
  15. skydog757

    Your favorite movie quotes

    Great line and a perfect summation of the movie.
  16. skydog757

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Don't take any wooden nickels.
  17. skydog757

    Wanted: Vintage Fedora (Grey or Black) 7 3/8

    I have a couple, actually. Do you have a brim size (2", 2 1/2, etc) that you would prefer?
  19. skydog757

    Is this woman a member?

    A woman who loves vintage clothing, cars, trains and furniture? I wish that I had her for a neighbor.
  20. skydog757

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Acting "owly" or "persnickety"; even better when you insert "a tad" or "a mite". Again, these are more country/rural but that's where I was raised.
  21. skydog757

    Do you consider the (early) James Bond movies part of the Golden Era?

    I don't know that the Bond films were akin to porn back in the day, but I do remember that the opening credits, with all of the silhouettes of naked women cavorting about, were pretty hot stuff for their time in a mainstream movie.
  22. skydog757

    Wanted: Vintage Fedora (Grey or Black) 7 3/8

    I can understand that, but if your high end price is $100 (and there are some nice hats for that price), then sending pics of a $250 asking price is non-productive for everyone. Trust us, we're not going to raise a hat's price to fit your budget but we don't want to show you something that...
  23. skydog757

    Last Man Standing hat?

    Sylvester is really rockin' the lid.

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