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Notable Cigar Aficionados
Churchill was a remarkable man. He smoked about ten cigars a day. Exclusively Cubans.- Orvil Newton
- Post #5
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Notable Cigar Aficionados
Grant, reportedly smoked twenty a day. I could find no reference as to what brand or type.- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Notable Cigar Aficionados
There are some obvious ones of course. Men with great style, like George Burns. (Who smoked 15 Queens a day) Shown here with a young Ray Bradbury But I submit Sigmund Freud as my entry. He reputedly smoked 20 or more a day. Quote: "My boy, smoking is one of the greatest and...- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: The Connoisseur
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The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard
"Tip your hat to this lady son" I customarily tip my hat to ladies when I am out walking. One afternoon while I was out for a walk a lady friend who is in her seventies pulled her car over next to me and said "I saw you tip your hat to that lady. How sweet!" Now, every time I run into her...- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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The Open Road Guild
The label inside the sweat band quite clearly says Style: Dalworth. Ah well, what's in a name, eh? As for the color, the photo I posted looks, on my monitor at least, exactly correct but the auction photos on ebay were a bit confusing. The hat is a beautiful, to my eye, light fawn color.- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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Got a new hat
It is very possible that there is nothing to worry about... On the other hand, perhaps you should have an ambulance standing by.:whistling- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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New to Hats and to the Lounge
Once I learned not to chew the butts, bad breath etc. was not a problem. ;) Using a holder, as George Burns did and holding the cigar in your hand rather than clenching it in your teeth and having a drink, a cup of coffee or tea or just water, afterwards will alleviate the bad taste in the...- Orvil Newton
- Post #28
- Forum: Hats
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Panama / straw hat durability?
Yes ;) Seriously: my Montechristi did suffer sweat stains a little but I considered it acceptable. After all, I wore it almost daily in Hawaii for ten years. Mine was an Optimo roll up and had a cloth sweat band. I used a terry cloth dampened with a little water and Woolite to clean the...- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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Panama / straw hat durability?
My comment was intended to be a cute way of saying that they are appropriate for hot, humid climates. IMO, a panama hat is perfect with a linen suit. Good analogy.- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard
My wife's ex-husband (Before she divorced him and married me) once said "Only dweebs wear hats". He being six inches taller and a hundred pounds heavier than I, he's lucky he didn't say it in my presence.- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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Panama / straw hat durability?
They're made in Ecuador ya know. The Panama is a hat for the tropics. My comment was to indicate that they are perhaps not suitable for the very hot, dry desert. A Montechristi or Cuenca would be perfect for hot, humid weather but they are not "Rain hats". Observe how panama hats look in...- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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Hats....light or dark?
Seasonal? I always thought it was, more or less at least, seasonal: lighter colors for spring and summer(Or straw if it is really warm), darker for fall and winter.- Orvil Newton
- Post #8
- Forum: Hats
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The Open Road Guild
I'm very pleased with the color as well. It was hard to tell in the auction photos. Some of them looked like it might be silver belly. I'm confused about the models though. This one has a tag in it that says Style: "Dalworth". What is different about a San Antonio?- Orvil Newton
- Post #580
- Forum: Hats
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Recommend a hat
A Tilley!? C'mon man. Something with some style! ;) A straw Open Road will be perfect and he'll fit right in with the locals.- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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Panama / straw hat durability?
I had a Montechristi Fino-Fino Optimo that I wore almost every day for ten years in Hawaii. I took it to Las Vegas and wore it there for a few days and it dried out to the point that the straw in the brim cracked and eventually split. Ultimately, it got soaked with salt water while crossing...- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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New to Hats and to the Lounge
I've heard that from other wine snobs. Personally, I find a six dollar bottle of red compliments my Punch double corona quite nicely ;) Aloha e' komo mai- Orvil Newton
- Post #22
- Forum: Hats
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The Open Road Guild
Resistol "Dalworth" Does this qualify me for the Guild? I'm keeping the Cattleman's crease but I snapped the brim. The hat is very light and cool; perfect for the so-called summer in the Pacific Northwest.- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
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Post New Hats Here!
The Eleven Dollar Resistol My first ebay hat. The label says "Style: Dalworth, Color: Canyon, Size 7 1/8, Price 20.00" It came in what appears to be the original box and looks like it may have never been worn. What do you think?- Orvil Newton
- Post #1,049
- Forum: Hats
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Sweatband and Glue...?
Well tonyb, I'm new at this and I'm not familiar with the terminology. This is my first really good felt hat. On closer examination, there does seem to be a smooth leather tape on the inside of the fold. I don't want to handle it or fold it down too much because it seems rather fragile and I...- Orvil Newton
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- Forum: Hats
