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Akubra Overload
Do it. The Stylemaster is a great hat, and Moonstone Grey is a fine colour. I'm sure you won't regret it. -
Akubra Overload
Bluegrass Green So, for Neophyte and anyone else that's been following the discussion, I checked the hats I saw in the shop, and they are Bluegrass Green. Which means that (in my opinion) BGG is a very definite medium-dark green colour, without a particular blue or grey tinge to it. It's not... -
Akubra Overload
I like bluegrass music, so the name isn't a mystery to me. I'm starting to think that Akubra colours are just not meant to be photographed. They all seem to look better in person than they do in any photos I've seen. The problem with photos is that first you have the effect of whatever camera... -
Akubra Overload
I'll report back on the straws when I get a closer look at them. I've read opinions on them here but seeing for yourself is always a better option. Like with the Akubra brown, I didn't really get it till I tried one on and looked in the mirror. Suddenly it looked right. I've just got off the... -
Akubra Overload
I went and tried on a bunch of Akubras yesterday. One of the handy things about being in Australia is that I don't have to guess what colour an Akubra will turn out to be, I can go and look at them in real life. And try them on to see what fits. Pretty much decided on a Stylemaster in Mid... -
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Show us your SHOES !!!
Thrift shop find, yesterday. I posted these in the Show Us Your Purchases thread, but here they are again. Pierre by Winestock shoes. $6. All leather, made in Poland of all places. Perfect fit, a little wear but plenty of life left in them. I'll give them a bit of a cleanup before wearing...- DAJE
- Post #785
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Show Us Your Purchases....GUYS !
Today's acquisitions Not sure whether to post here or in the "Thrift shop finds" thread, appropriate to both I guess. First up: RM Williams trousers. Ten (Australian) dollars, barely used. I really wanted something like these, the only problem is they're size 32 and I'm a 30, but for $10 I...- DAJE
- Post #743
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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why couldn;'t we go back to 50 cent gas ect
I think Venezuela has a lot, while some other South American countries have a little. In fact, looking at that Wiki page, it seems like you heard/read "Israel" when someone said "Venezuela" because the 2c/gallon price does seem to be true there. Even the other countries that have large...- DAJE
- Post #24
- Forum: The Golden Era
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why couldn;'t we go back to 50 cent gas ect
Not according to a Google search on the words "petrol price israel" - Israel has, according to one of those sites, the third-highest petrol prices in the world at around US$6.13 a gallon. This Wiki page on Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing contains some interesting facts and figures. The...- DAJE
- Post #22
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Akubra Overload
Shhh, just let him keep buying Akubras, he's propping up my country's entire economy. :p -
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why couldn;'t we go back to 50 cent gas ect
That's what I was saying earlier - we all see old prices and they seem stupidly cheap, but we have to remember that back when people were paying $2 for a new hat, they were probably earning $20 a week. It's not the number on the price tag that's important, it's the percentage of income. If...- DAJE
- Post #16
- Forum: The Golden Era
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why couldn;'t we go back to 50 cent gas ect
Because when gasoline was 50c a gallon, the average wage was $50 a week. Or something like that: I don't know what the actual figures were, but in general when wages rise, commodity prices rise, and then wages rise again, and so on. That's inflation. Any attempt to explain why that happens...- DAJE
- Post #5
- Forum: The Golden Era
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What are you wearing today??
Mario, you're an inspiration. :)- DAJE
- Post #12,384
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Vintage Style Running shoes
I don't have any photos of my Cons, but they're just standard Cons, like any others. I wear the higher ones, but I don't lace the topmost set of holes, which I find makes them a little more comfortable for running. The sport I play in them is cricket, which is mostly standing around with...- DAJE
- Post #18
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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The Man In Red
Red is really not my colour. I read that article and my reaction was that a bit of red trim, like a tie or scarf, might be a good idea. A red suit? No. Red jacket? No. Red shirt? Maybe, under a waistcoat perhaps. Red feather in a hat band? That could work. My opinion has always been that...- DAJE
- Post #3
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Vintage Style Running shoes
"Vintage-style" sports shoes are the easiest vintage-correct item in the world to find: Converse All-Stars have been in continuous production since 1917, though they didn't catch on in a big way until Chuck Taylor's name got added to the mix in the early 30s. There's no need to look anywhere...- DAJE
- Post #16
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Gentlemen prefer...
Conversational skills. Looks will get you noticed, but if you haven't got anything else, I'll lose interest very quickly. If you have something interesting to say, I'll keep paying attention even if you're not my type. Because, realistically, my "type" is interesting, far more than it's...- DAJE
- Post #26
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Decline and Dissolution of "Society" & my Grandmother
It's worth mentioning that people have definitley been complaining about declining standards since writing was invented, and probably since talking was invented. There are passages in ancient Greek literature (approx 3000 years ago) that precisely echo the sentiments expressed here. I think...- DAJE
- Post #18
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Ladies with cigarettes
Oh, you're very right about that. The thing is, in any society there are people that are easy targets, and smokers are in that category now. There will always be a subset of humanity who are simply looking for someone to attack. People like that will overreact and get hysterical about tobacco...- DAJE
- Post #419
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Musicians?
(Sorry for the manifesto, I didn't set out to write one) I just posted a pic of my main electric guitar on the Guitars thread. EDITED: I wrote too much, veered off topic... I play guitar (acoustic and electric), bottleneck, and steel guitar. Been playing for 30-odd years. I play gigs, not...
