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  1. Boodles

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Thanks for the translation I really don't know of a local South American style restaurant. I'll look out for one. For sure I'll pass on the chitterlings (chitlins).
  2. Boodles

    Oldest person you ever knew?

    My great-grannie Lee lived to 101, she passed in '62 (I think it was) She was nearly blind for more than the last 10 years of her life. Two of her grandchildren, my aunts, lived to 95 with no vision problems at all. A bit like the man Mr Finch describes, I knew a man named Garly Davidson...
  3. Boodles

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Massive pour of olive juice. Apparently the term "slightly dirty" is lost on many barkeeps. No one who drinks dirty martinis could think that pouring a big slug of juice into the drink from the bar tray is the right thing to do. I just don't get it. I think if you just dip the bar spoon in the...
  4. Boodles

    Thoughts on this jacket?

    60 - 80F makes sense to me. That range of temperature makes sense to me, sir. In the stinking hot summer silk shirts, even though marketed by the Tommy Bahama set, are just too hot. As it nears Thanksgiving, here in North Carolina, silk seems a bit too much like summer. Still, I think I've been...
  5. Boodles

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Mr. Fish, I'm from North Carolina please translate.. What tha...?
  7. Boodles

    Brim shaping?

    Thanks for posting the card Interesting recommendations. From ear to ear, I like that.
  8. Boodles

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Plymouth Martini A (Well actually two) Plymouth martini with something under a quarter ounce of Lillet Blanc and a carefully trimmed lemon peel (olives seem to take away from the excellent Plymouth). Shaken, not stirred. Stainless steel shaker of course, so all those little ice shards.
  9. Boodles

    Irish Loungers?

    Indeed, Red Breast is excellent whiskey I'm reminded of the words and the expression of a pretty red-haired girl (At my age any woman mid-forties or less is still a girl) who took a tiny taste of my dram of Red Breast with one small floating ice cube, "Ooh, that is dangerous." Mmmm...
  10. Boodles

    Jeremy Brett's "Holmes" top hat-How Tall?

    MM is all over this issue. My hat is off to you sir. The photo that MM has posted clearly shows that Mr "Brett" wears this topper a bit high on his head and so it sort of looks taller than it actually is. I'm signing onto the 6" camp. Although I have many of the DVDs of Basil Rathbone I...
  11. Boodles

    Thoughts on this jacket?

    Silk has heat retaining properties? So, when I put my couple of silk shirts and silk blend jackets away with the seersuckers I'm all out of whack? I should be wearing the things in cooler weather? Are you guys funning me? How did I get the silk only in summer idea? Miami Vice! I need to consult...
  13. Boodles

    Cooper A-2 question

    I also have a size 46 Cooper The one I have also fits more like a 44. If I have it on and zipped I could not raise my hands high enough to touch my nose! Too much BBQ and Georgia Moon, I guess (Mr Finch). My 46 Avirex fits me much better so I really need to list the 46 Cooper in the classifieds...
  14. Boodles

    Jeremy Brett's "Holmes" top hat-How Tall?

    I'll have to look again to guess at the height. I'm thinking that you may be right about it being a 6" or so topper. While we're at it, I really like many of the suits worn by Edward Hardwicke. I also admire the bowlers he sometimes wears, especially the brown ones. It's the more rounded...
  15. Boodles

    Burberry Blazer on the Bay! 43L Lower Opening Bid!

    Gees...I wish this was a 44R or 45R Or that I was a bit taller and thinner.
  16. Boodles

    Angostura bitters dearth

    I expect that for the most part only bars are affected I expect that for the most part only bars will be really affected by the shortage, unless this thread sets off a run on the stuff! As MikeK said, a bottle of this stuff lasts a long time at home.
  17. Boodles

    Irish Loungers?

    Kevin & Howlin is on Nassau Just across the street and the wall from Trinty. Aran sweaters - I'm still kicking myself for not buying myself one. Last year I travelled about the Burren, even looking out at the Arans' from time to time, and shopping in numberous stores for just the "right"...
  19. Boodles

    Irish Loungers?

    Yes, Donegal Tweed. In Donegal, near the center of town, is shop of Magee. It's loaded with Donegal tweed and very nice folks. There is also the shop of Kevin & Howlin in Dublin. There must exist dozens of stores like these.
  20. Boodles

    Tragic alteration of belted-back suit

    "We narrow neckties" I certainly do recall just such a homemade sign in the shop window of a tailor I once frequented. Nick, a Greek immigrant, had his shop in The Brevard Court in uptown Charlotte, NC, until just a few years ago when a mild stroke robbed him of some use of the fingers on...
  21. Boodles

    Irish Loungers?

    There is a least one other thing the Irish do well. Whiskey is another thing which I think the Irish do quite well. Try the shop at Bushmills for some bottlings which are all but impossible to find in the US. Then, down south there is Midleton. Most excellent.
  22. Boodles

    Of Sheep-Dip, Rot-Gut, and Furniture Polish. The worst of the worst.

    Extra Ginger Schnapps I can't imagine that I forgot this stuff. This is something my viking friends, those from Wisconsin (you know who you are), drink and swear to liking it. It's one of those crazy things people do where they buy rounds of the stuff for the table while everyone is also...
  23. Boodles

    Of Sheep-Dip, Rot-Gut, and Furniture Polish. The worst of the worst.

    Four Roses - A Blend This is NOT the wonderful Four Roses Small Batch or Single Barrel or any of the Straight Bourbon Whiskey versions. For Honorable Mention in the rot-gut category I nominate the Four Roses bottling, the one found right at floor level in your shop, the shelves and bottles with...

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