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  1. Horace

    The ability to function well while drunk

    The JW thread got me thinking about the great drinkers of today. Christopher Hitchens might be one. There is something about the British that allow them to imbibe huge quantities of booze and still remain coherent and compelling even. I wonder if dedicated drinkers are drinking all day, and it...
  2. Horace

    Cigarettes

    My friends who live in the tobacco states are lucky. The Carolinas have major brands for what? Less than US$2?
  3. Horace

    On the Street in NYC....Trad or Thom Browne?

    There’s just no evidence that the large majority of Americans had any interest in yellow pants with ducks or madras jackets. The most interesting part of your post, to my mind, is the part I'm neglecting to respond to or cite. Because it takes more thought than I want to give to it at this hour...
  4. Horace

    On the Street in NYC....Trad or Thom Browne?

    The 1950s are trickier. There was unquestionably an Ivy League style, but it was equally unquestionably constrained to the Ivy League students (10,000 or so at any one time) and their families/social circles I clipped your post -- so the qualification after that isn't included above, but one...
  5. Horace

    Does Anyone Use Electric Typewriters?

    I prefer the typewriter to the word-processor for a lot of letters and quick notes.
  6. Horace

    US waiters' worst conduct

    For me, this argument really boils down to what you see the role the waiting staff as: are they a friendly guide through your meal - part of the experience of eating out; or are they there to be invisible through your meal, food and drink appearing as if by magic, though perfectly capable of...
  7. Horace

    US waiters' worst conduct

    lol, just too funny! a,d, and f are just great. if i were a waiter cant imagine how anyone would find that i am a fellow human as well. i bet your abrasive,snobby self attitude and outlook carries to other aspects of your interpersonal relations in life! I think we should try to separate KP's...
  8. Horace

    US waiters' worst conduct

    notes to Horace: Interesting point about calling the waiter sir, but it is usually not advisable if your waitperson is female. What do you do in this (frequent) instance? Usually "madam" or sometimes "Miss". Depending. I try to suss whether the young woman (if she is) will be offended by Miss.
  9. Horace

    US waiters' worst conduct

    I mean, seriously, what sane person interprets someone using a perfectly normal colloquial word as a classist insult I don't know that a sane person would interpret it that way. [emoticon of your choice]. Don't want to turn this one into a political thread -- but we're not all "commoners"...
  10. Horace

    US waiters' worst conduct

    I wonder, with such an extensive list of seemingly never ending pet peeves and annoyances, whether you've ever had a pleasurable dining experience. I like KP's lists. In fact, I can't think of a post he's written that I have found interesting.
  11. Horace

    So if I buy a Soviet Military Jeep, what color should I paint it?

    itll get rained on besides, anything Soviet is anti-trad by default I disagree. Trads have always financed revolution. At least according to the Hoover Institute! Plus New York Society was full of supporters of Soviets. Who knows what goes on behind the door of Browns Bros.
  12. Horace

    US waiters' worst conduct

    Tangerine: one thing about something you mentioned in your last post in reply to KP. I think it's more respectful to call the waiter "sir" than it is to call him by his first name. I do this all the time and it seems to work. Also I don't like the world "folk" as its used in American English...
  13. Horace

    US waiters' worst conduct

    In order: (a) My name is Bruce and I'll be taking care of you tonight (who cares what his name is and his purpose is obvious) (b) you guys (when some of the guests are ladies) (c) folks (i.e., commoners) (d) Do you have any questions about the menu? (an insult; I can read English and am an...
  14. Horace

    Yearning for the old days?

    Horace- Remember, perceived warts and all, AAAC provided us with a home during the Interval-of-Which-We-Shall-Not-Speak. Steve: I agree. I like a lot of the users on that board. I've learned a lot from there, as I have from here. H.
  15. Horace

    Shoes: Who makes what for whom.

    To have Brooks Aldens resoled - can you take them to BB or to Alden? To Alden, you can send your shoes, those that were made by Alden, for Brooks Bros.
  16. Horace

    Yearning for the old days?

    I don't understand why the powers that be over at the other board just don't disclose the identity of "Malinda." There's a high degree of transparency here; we know who the moderators are, if not always their reasons for shutting down a thread. In any event, I can just imagine that the moderator...
  17. Horace

    Best Music for a night alone with the ladies

    The single from Black Flag: "Jealous Again" or the later song off the LP "Who's got the 10 1/2?" Both of those work everytime.....
  18. Horace

    So if I buy a Soviet Military Jeep, what color should I paint it?

    You could go Harris tweed or some other fabric.
  19. Horace

    Scotch Drinkers -- JW Swing Available in US

    Speaking of Johnnie Walker -- I think there is a noticeably difference in taste between the red and black labels. You get used to the black stuff and the red pales in comparison. But I've always felt that the other two or three (blue and what? gold?) priced above the black label weren't worth...
  20. Horace

    Manufactum - any opinions?

    http://www.manufactum.com/group/1876...g187692.0.html I'll have to recommend them, - I think yhey must be one of the best mail-order businesses around. I'm less sure about the prices, but they seem quite reasonable for what you get. Any thoughts? I've looked at a lot of their stuff and it...

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