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  1. Undertow

    Beaver Brand Hats, gone?

    Bingo.
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    This generation of kids...

    Exactly. It's really a shame that people find formal education so "necessary" rather than actually learning a trade. Worse, the corporate world is hesitant to promote those who "don't take initiative" in their education - aka, those without 4 year degrees. Someday this whole college-degree...
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    Can any modern-made clothes really pass for vintage?

    Yes, materials is a big difference. The way a material drapes, the way it feels and looks, makes a huge impact on passing as vintage. My missus only uses patterns from the 1930's and 1940's, but try finding cotton jersey that hasn't been treated, or actual tweed, etc. Linings are also quite...
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    Underage drinking

    Haha, no offense taken. At some point, I'm going to post a thread of Des Moines history for the sake of breaking our stereotype that we're this cute, if not bland, little midwest town. There is very much change in the air around here, and we're not sure if it's for better or worse. The...
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    Underage drinking

    This is true. I'll stand by my support for the legalization of marijuana. (And no, I do not partake.) For better or worse, I put it on par with alcohol. However, one cannot divorce the fact from the drug - marijuana, like alcohol, is a gateway into other dangerous behavior. It's all too easy...
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    Underage drinking

    Des Moines is a strange place, let's put it that way. Most often, it's just a blip in the Midwest. Between self-obsessed magnates tearing down beautiful historic buildings so they can build some monstrous namesake, and a city council that hires exorbitantly-priced out-of-state consultants who...
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    This generation of kids...

    I've had a problem with that as well, in as much as I think a civilized world should offer free education. My only concern is that by making higher education available to all for free, one dilutes the quality of that education, as well as making it seem almost TOO necessary. Whereas a person...
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    Glamorous Men?

    Having known a flight attendant and met a few pilots, I can say without a doubt, there is absolutely no glamor in the job. In fact, it's quite the opposite and results in broken relationships, unhappy people and tons of stress.
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    Underage drinking

    The last party I was at had balloons, hats and a cake. [huh] When I was a younger man, partying in my crowd consisted of cut up Rx pills snorted off CD cases, cocaine off basement coffee tables, meth smoked from a sheet of rolled foil or glass dick, LSD laced sugar cubes, or the rare Ecstasy...
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    This generation of kids...

    As deplorable as that is (and it is), I never much cared for Shirley Temple, either. [huh]
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    Original Irvin thread locked!!

    Threads of less importance have had the same treatment so I'm sure it will be combed, cleaned and reopened. It would be a shame to lose it. I'm sure some bartenders are working on that right now. In the meantime, nice to see members interacting so much lately!
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    Glamorous Men?

    I have to agree with AC; glamor is little more than an effective marketing tool. Glamor embodies an ideal - flashbulbs, style, clear smiles. It also speaks to expensive accessories like nice jewelry or an expensive car. It requires a sense of popularity; you wouldn't call a fella or lady...
  15. Undertow

    Who here is a millionaire?

    No kidding? Boy, that's a shame.
  16. Undertow

    That vintage feeling

    I guess you could say it's a down-to-earth feeling; a wholeness, a clarity and maybe a grounded feeling. There's also a sweet, romantic sense of loss. Sometimes that feeling of loss is overwhelming and it pulls me down into a mild depression.
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    Censorship at Fedora Lounge

    Yep, and behind the, "Show us your $126,000,000 Super-Yacht Bathroom Faucets" thread!
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    Censorship at Fedora Lounge

    Haha, you know, at least this thread can make a person laugh! lol :lock1:
  20. Undertow

    Underage drinking

    Holy cats! That is crazy!
  21. Undertow

    Censorship at Fedora Lounge

    I'm surprised there hasn't been an outright ban of gun talk altogether. I'm not at all in favor of banning gun talk, but I know when I started the Show Us Your Guns thread, it nearly didn't make it off because of the possibility that discussion would quickly run into politics. Then again, I...
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    Censorship at Fedora Lounge

    I'm gonna drive this little number right into my sandwich...
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    Censorship at Fedora Lounge

    And you know, I don't blame you, or anyone across the pond. In fact, the reason you don't understand why some folks get defensive is precisely the same reason this thread was started. Americans are a strange brew, and we're sometimes at odds with one another. In the US, gun owners often...

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