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  1. Feng_Li

    Lost manners

    I'm not entirely sold on the video games argument; I think we have cause and symptom reversed again. A person plays and enjoys a football video game because he has a prior interest in football. I don't know of anyone who began with no interest in football and decided to start playing it in real...
  2. Feng_Li

    Novels and Movies

    I haven't seen that since we read the book in high school. I really should rent it sometime. Ditto with the Saint; I saw part of one of those on TCM the other day and remember being very impressed.
  3. Feng_Li

    Rusty

    That's an gorgeous color! Any photos of you wearing it?
  4. Feng_Li

    Suiting Ourselves

    The really funny part is that many of these girls go to the trouble of ironing said pajamas. Of course, if I were wearing mine to class, I think the least I could do is see that they were pressed... When I taught middle school in the morning and went to class in the afternoon, people thought...
  5. Feng_Li

    Lost manners

    Godwin's Law. When a reference to Nazis is made the thread is said to have been Godwinated.
  7. Feng_Li

    Jewellery, gents?

    I wear a watch and tie clip or chain most days. Cufflinks sometimes. I used to wear a religious necklace, but I kept losing them or breaking them.
  8. Feng_Li

    Straight Razors and Shaving Kits

    Certainly not! John correctly points out that the two tasks are very different, but someone who can sharpen has already mastered the salient points, namely: go slow at first, and don't bear down as though you were grating cheese. So long as he keeps those in mind and rolls on the spine, not the...
  9. Feng_Li

    Straight Razors and Shaving Kits

    Mine certainly did, and everyone on the shaving forum I frequent has had a similarly good experience with his kit. That said, if the new shaver doesn't know how to strop properly, he can roll the delicate edge. Less gentlemanly types will then proceed to blame the razor or the person who...
  10. Feng_Li

    Straight Razors and Shaving Kits

    I highly recommend the kits from Tony Miller for a beginner. If he already has a mug and brush, you can just get the razor and strop. His strops are exceptionally high quality for the price, and the razors come hand-honed at no extra cost.
  11. Feng_Li

    Novels and Movies

    The movie version of Forest Gump was a vast improvement over the novel. I thought that Cold Mountain was an excellent adaptation of the book, given the nature of the medium. They did make the overall tone much more sweeping instead of poetically gritty like the book. I'll never forget the...
  13. Feng_Li

    Ladies, how do you select a hat?

    I was walking about downtown Portland with my girlfriend yesterday, enjoying the beautiful day. She has always wanted a hat, so we asked at John Helmer if they knew of a good place to look, and the salesgirl very helpfully directed us to Pinkham Millinery only a few blocks away. The stock there...
  14. Feng_Li

    Portland, Oregon

    May I suggest catching a performance of the Oregon Symphony if your schedule allows it? If you like Greek food, I highly recommend Alexis, which is very reasonably priced, or Elani's, which is more expensive.
  15. Feng_Li

    What has quality and style today

    Spyderco knives. I always have a Delica half-serrated clipped into my right pocket.
  16. Feng_Li

    Revisited: The Double-breasted Blazer

    Wait! I think I see where we're getting confused. When you say orphan, do you mean orphan: a person who has lost his parents or orphan: frequently? ;)
  17. Feng_Li

    Feel like an enigma?

    I got that reaction when I first started wearing a jacket to work, but after a few days it seemed normal to everyone.
  19. Feng_Li

    Suit Catalog 1917

    Monocle! :-)
  20. Feng_Li

    finally got my first hat!

    I hear you there. I bought my first in January, and left for work one day last week without it. It took about five minutes before I realized something was very, very wrong. :-)
  21. Feng_Li

    Rules for wearing a straw hat

    And Mark Twain wore his summer suit all year 'round. It can't possibly worse than flip-flops and shorts in the dead of winter...
  22. Feng_Li

    Last WWI US Combat Veteran Laid to Rest

    Saw that in the paper. T'won't be long before the WWII vets are all gone, as well. May he rest in peace.
  23. Feng_Li

    What do you use to shave?

    Straight razor, every morning.

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