I think an easier way of saying it was to say that we depended more on people back then to have a good time and get things done. With machinery and computers, we can tell someone to f*** off and not worry about it -- the computer will do that pesky little accounting job, etc. you know?

We need people less, so we don't regard them the same anymore.

I know.. and I'm just being a pain in the *** about it.. lol that's all. hehe :)

So.. any guys fans of the fedora, or what? You all became ballcap wearers?

I like the more sincere approach.

I dunno what the OP's approach, if any, was supposed to be though.

The military doesn't need more IDIOTS.

That being said, what's wrong with being a drop-out? I have a friend who never graduated highschool. (He's 28 today), runs his own demolition business, makes over $200,000.00 a year. Daddy didn't give it to him either, He's a self-made man.



As for training in fields where jobs seem to exist.. whatever happened to doing something you enjoy? And if you try studying for the jobs that "exist", 4 years later, a new presidency, you get out of college and those jobs suddenly exist no more!

little known language? I'd say the 72M people who live in Turkey would agree it's not "little-known".

Did you know there are less people than that in England, and in Spain?

;-o

Now.. Gaelic.. that's little known! hehe

heroin. -- Keith Richards motivates me.


no, actually I'm giving you this BS response because really, I don't know.. I haven't ever found anything to boost my mood on my own.

Having a good conversation with an intelligent woman is 1st on my list, but that's not something you can just get on-demand like HBO.

Tunic nothing! I'm not good at shopping for women's clothing. I wouldn't really recognize a feminine tunic if one slapped me in the face.

I'll look later, I guess haha..

LOL I am SOOO not finding what you're talking about as far as this tunic goes.

perhaps one day someone will show me the light on the issue. until then I'll just trust your sense of style and say "I'm sure it's nice"

haha

You do realize you committed the mortal sin in forum posting by posting yourself back to back not 2 or 3, but 4 times, right? LOL :)

You're seriously going to hell now. haha..

I like the little tunic you picked out, pretty stylish. I dunno about frilly stuff either, but I'm sure it can look right on the right person, and yeh, I can't imagine you with frill myself. :)

BTW the sweater link didn't come through correctly, which one on there were you talking about?

Juz tell me the name of it, lol.. linking sucks with these kinds of websites.. :)

AND YOU'RE NOT FAT.

People with "Stealth Mode" seem to not get my mails, unless I reply to something they sent me 1st. I dunno what's up with it. I'll report it to some administrators or someone later, I guess.


Anyway.. to keep on topic here, one of the things I mentioned in my mail to you (which I've re-sent) was about those aprons on Anthroplogie's site. Did you find any other vintage based clothing on there you like? I think their dresses are pretty good looking, more "taken-in" at the waist for the older-fashioned hourglass look..

JUST WHO DO I THINK I AM?

Mick Jagger.

Word to the wise: You're probably not going to like me. AND I can go on for 522 pages of rhetoric. :)

I'm like the guy who is saying "YOUR OVEN IS IN THE BEDROOM. IT MIGHT SERVE YOU BETTER IN THE KITCHEN".

that's what this was about. but go through the thread, you'll see I'm outta this topic.

Not to offend you, but maybe if you smiled for a picture it would help?


You seem like you'd be cute, with a better facial expression than that of what you're currently advertising.

And also, for a girl who's as tall as you, that can scare some of us shorter guys away.


Just some thoughts. :)


-Pete


oh, by the way. I'm not god's gift to women myself, and I've been in your situation before AND i try to smile.. lol.. it's just the way people are sometimes, don't let it hurt you! keep your chin up!

Well, I drink, but only for the occasion. A wedding, a ballgame, a graduation, the 4th of July or seeing a friend I've not seen in a long time.. but that's the extent of it, really. There's an exception very rarely, but those exceptions are almost inconceivable.

I just e-mailed you.. I dunno if you got it, go check it out.

Well, you need to have an ability to pull it off. And with the stuff I'm interested in, you have to pull it all off, you know? I'm pretty good at pulling things off. (IM NOT BEING SEXUAL. lol it sounds so, a bit tho)

I was once able to walk around in a World War 2 Uniform, and people all thought I was in the Army. lmao. Kinda funny when I think about it. I was in the mall with this thing, and a girl in a store asked me what I was in. "Army Air Corps" i responded. And she was all "Army Air Corps.. I never heard of that?" and I walked away thinking.. "Yeah, because it's not existed since 1947.. " LMAO.

But young boys can't really pull off the "Monopoly Guy" look. I agree the tails and top hat and stuff looks ridiculous *on a baby-face*. I'm very conscious of how I look, which is why getting on the website that I mentioned so frequently and having some questions answered is important to me before I buy. I want to talk to some people who wear these things everyday and get a better understanding of what works, and what doesn't, you know?

And I don't go to clubs, just for the record. :)

Congratulations on your purchase!!

I've got to go get myself something really cool, and real soon.

I'm waiting on my forum account at The Fedora Lounge to be activated so I can ask some of the expert clothiers and hatters on there some questions before I embark on the journey, though. I hope that comes through, soon!

always thought you don't "try" to flirt.

Just talking to someone and being yourself seems to be the best approach, IMO.

I've always believed that, all things being equal (technology, training, physical conditioning), if you put the guys who fought WWII against the guys fighting our wars today? The guys born in the 20's would be the victors.

And I respect all our military personnel, before one of you reads this and gets pissed off.. I just think that there was a certain mentality and mindset in the 40's amongst our soldiers that is not there today, and this aforementioned mindset would get these guys through to victory in a battle against the boys today.

I dated a girl who was my age, we went through highschool together. For 5 and a Half years of dating, not once did she wear a dress or a skirt. At the time I did not care, but today, there's a certain femininity involved there, that I would like my future ladies to have someplace.

I thank you, although I can not for the life of me remember what I was wearing a black shirt and red tie for. Haha. I know the white shirt/blue tie pic (taken before I shaved) was for my NYPD interviews. I wouldn't wear black and red to such a thing, as red is way too loud against black for that situation. And that's not just a "style" thing, but those NYPD recruiters will pick you out of the crowd and make a fool out of you if you stand out like that.

This conversation reminds me of when I was going through all the NYPD recruitment stuff. A kid in line had his shirt untucked and his tie loose. (We were standing in line for over an hour on the 17th floor of a building with no air conditioning in August). A lieutenant told him "Tuck your shirt in and fix your tie" and he responded "yea". Well.. I need not detail the yelling/screaming when he responded in such a manner, but I will say he ended up at the back of this line, and answered YES SIR in a clear, firm tone of voice from then on.

We're missing that today. Even among these police officers, once they get out of the academy, a lot seems to fall apart with the new generation. But then again, people don't respect the police anymore, so why should they really keep trying to be respectful of us? There's the whole "Set an Example" routine, but I'm not buying it.

And we need not worry about Japanese or German.. the way this Gov't is owing money to them, we'll be all speaking CHINESE soon enough! :)

I agree with this a LOT.

Everyone wants experience, but no one is fukin' willing to GIVE it. They just WANT WANT WANT.

They don't want to develop relationships with their employees anymore. They don't want to teach them things and show them the way. (WHICH IS BETTER, because that employee will do it your way, all the way.. if its how he learned).

My Associate's Degree doesn't do anything for me. Not without experience. Even if I had a Master's, they still want that experience.

I feel like going to college was a fatal mistake of mine. I have a family business, well, we did have one.. and I could've owned such said business had I not went to college to try and do something "better".

College was ********.
I could've been 5 yrs experienced in a trade had it not been for college off/on.

There was a lot more respect back then, and I guess that's a large part of it.

I would also venture to say that we were a much more proud nation at that time. Perhaps that was a reason for some of the respect we upheld.

People today have too much and care too little. I think a big part of it is how our communcaiton has evolved, or things to distract us from communicating.

It just makes sense.. that one would be more respectful if he was having to deal with people for socialization and to get his laughs, etc..

more so than the guy who sits in front of a 65-inch LCD television on a PlayStation 3, or the one who sends text messages always, rather than speaking to someone or going around the corner to talk in person.

a lot of technology took place of social gatherings, sports, dancing, etc. people can have fun without being around another person for weeks at a time now. and when you see less people, you respect less.

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I DUNNO ITS 5:00AM.. maybe what I just wrote sounds like drivel. if it makes sense to anyone, let me know.. if not.. maybe I'll try and clarify later.