The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Page 3652

Originally Posted by Orgetorix 


IMO custom suits from local tailors are seldom worthwhile unless they're from the handful of top-level bespoke makers left in the US. E.g., Despos in Chicago, Field in DC, Centofanti in Philly, several in NYC, etc. I wouldn't pick up a suit from any custom tailor in most cities, no matter how nice the cloth was. And even suits from the top tailors in the US would have limited resale value because none of them have much name recognition.

Originally Posted by catside 


I thought so,too, and sent him a PM to that effect. he is catching up with the thrifting scene pretty quick.

Originally Posted by mainy 


These are shell cordovan
Allen Edmonds with the combo heel are always (AFAIK) shell cordovan
@androfan 2 ridiculous grail finds. and hey, if you decide to sell both, enjoy the $500

Originally Posted by Dolfan954 

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I am going to assume you have never been in a situation where you've needed one, because wow. Continue to stereotype my good sir.

+1

Originally Posted by pnutpug 


I didn't say perfect--I have never written anything that was perfect, nor has anyone else save Shakespeare, Mark Twain and Truman Capote--I said publishable. Which is to say, arranged (stacked) properly with no factual errors. Think double ax murder or earthquake or anti-war protests on eve of Desert Storm at deadline--it ain't gonna sing, but it will tell you what you need to know. As for King, he's prolific and spins a great yarn. As a writer, and not to sound jealous, meh. When he's at Point A, he knows where Point B is and how to get there and, most importantly for his genre, whether he can get there on the express lane or whether he needs to take his time and really write. And when he needs to write, lordy, he really can do it. It's been awhile since I read his stuff, but I recall it being like hopscotch, jumping from one great vignette to another with a bunch of scribbling in between. Capote, on the other hand, is, was, a craftsman through and through. You read In Cold Blood and every freaking word is perfect. I was late to David Foster Wallace and have read only part of his last, unfinished, novel, The Pale King, but that's also great writing. Plot wise, it drags, but you don't mind because the writing is just so jaw-droppingly good. That guy could write about drying paint and keep you mesmerized.

Originally Posted by pnutpug 


Oh, I have been in plenty of situations where I needed a good lawyer, and thank God, I had one. My point is, was, there is a surplus of lawyers, a lot of whom can't make livings practicing law that matters.. An auto mechanic who can't fix a car is SOL, as is a plumber who can't fix a leak. A lawyer who can't win acquittals or convictions or judgments for clients becomes an administrative law judge or a traffic-law specialist or a widget in the maw of government reviewing statutes for some committee of the state legislature. When you're in jail for no good reason, that's when you need a lawyer. When your kid dies because some asshole poisoned peanut butter, that's when you need a lawyer. When the mayor needs some ass-wipe attorney to render a specious opinion to serve as cover for a political decision? That's when you need a journalist.

Originally Posted by ATLjon 

I am not a tech whiz. I was simply saying that this guy is less qualified to run a magazine — you know, not just writing and reporting, which is what you're talking about — than I am. I was also pointing out that it's ridiculous that I can make $24,000 less for the same job simply because I am not 40.

I hope I've been reading your posts and your responses on this board the wrong way. It's easy to give hastily written writing on a message board a condescending tone when that was not the original intent. I wrote a longer response, but I deleted it because I realize that it's insane to get offended or bent out of shape about your response to my pissing and moaning.

Originally Posted by catside 

I found three Arcteryx pieces last week. Meh! What you found -the Saville Row stuff: WOW! PM me when you put them on eBay, want to follow.

Originally Posted by Nataku 


That's a WWII era army dress uniform jacket. Check the waist flap pockets, there should be a size and date label inside.
You've got one helluva haul there. Charvet PJs and multiple Savile Row pieces?!

Originally Posted by pnutpug 


Oh, I have been in plenty of situations where I needed a good lawyer, and thank God, I had one. My point is, was, there is a surplus of lawyers, a lot of whom can't make livings practicing law that matters.. An auto mechanic who can't fix a car is SOL, as is a plumber who can't fix a leak. A lawyer who can't win acquittals or convictions or judgments for clients becomes an administrative law judge or a traffic-law specialist or a widget in the maw of government reviewing statutes for some committee of the state legislature. When you're in jail for no good reason, that's when you need a lawyer. When your kid dies because some asshole poisoned peanut butter, that's when you need a lawyer. When the mayor needs some ass-wipe attorney to render a specious opinion to serve as cover for a political decision? That's when you need a journalist.

Originally Posted by Dolfan954 

I would rather not turn this into the last off-topic thread discussion I was involved in, but that was not your point. You generalized all lawyers by saying, "We'd all be better off with...fewer crafty lawyers." Your point wasn't to state the status of legal jobs, but rather to degrade the profession.

I love that you found a way in the reply to spin the post to degrading the profession again (hating on ALJ's...seriously?) and then ending it in perfect egotistical fashion. Bravo.

Originally Posted by AndroFan 

You've already covered young tech-savvy journalists and lawyers...you should do veterinarians or Catholics for the internet toughguy offensive hat trick of the evening. 

Originally Posted by pnutpug 


Oh, get over yourself. A bit defensive, methinks.

Originally Posted by pnutpug 


Oh, get over yourself. A bit defensive, methinks.

Originally Posted by VLSI 

What is reverse discrimination?

Originally Posted by Stewie 

This may be my grail find, not your typical leather jacket. Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show) Dammit..another conundrum! Pretty damn sure I can make bank on this but it fits perfect!