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  1. Shangas

    Article: "No Cane, No Gain".

    http://www.theage.com.au/world/no-cane-no-gain-in-the-behaviour-of-students-20120405-1wflt.html British teachers have noted a rise in disobedient, rude and generally poorly-behaved students since the abolishment of corporal punishment (caning) in the British school-system in the late 1980s...
  2. Shangas

    Where to get measured?

    Do what I do. Measure yourself. You have to have a measuring tape of SOME description lying around the house, right? If you're a dude, I would expect the answer to be 'Yes'.
  3. Shangas

    Bow Ties

    Oooh, I like this one!
  4. Shangas

    Young loungers

    I'm fortunate in that I have thrift-stores and flea-markets within walking-distance of my house (well, anything is walking-distance if you have the time, as they say). They often sell vintage nicknacks at cheap, cheap, cheap prices. Waistcoats for less than $10. Braces for less than $5 a pair...
  5. Shangas

    Show Us Your...Inkwells

    Those are beautiful, Lolly. There are two Mayfair Theatres. One is the Mayfair Theatre in Dunedin, New Zealand, opened in 1914, and the other is the Mayfair Theatre in Ottawa, Canada, opened in 1932. They were both opened in December. New Zealand one, 8th December, 1914, Canada one, 5th...
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    Show Us Your...Inkwells

    To fulfill WideBrim's rabid insistence to see my inkwell, I shall concede, with photographs thereof. I purchased this about five years ago at my first Melbourne Pen Show. I've no idea how old it is, I just think it's cool: OH MY GOD IT'S GOT INK IN IT!!! Yes, that's because I use this on...
  8. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Hah! Today I meandered down to the local thrift-shop. I purchased a shirt, and eighteen loose, but matching, buttons. Enough to bracify three pairs of trousers for braces. The shirt was $7. The 18 buttons were $1.80 for all.
  9. Shangas

    Young loungers

    Same thing happens to me. I got four compliments yesterday from total strangers, with regards to my outfit.
  10. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    James, her secret is revealed! We were right!! Or maybe it was just the luck of the Irish?
  11. Shangas

    Necktie Knots

    Never heard of the Atlantic knot. What does it look like?
  13. Shangas

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    My father still occasionally complains that I dress too sharply. I still don't care. Tonight all we did was go for a walk and I wore a bowtie and my blue trilby. On the way, we ran into a nurse who we were friendly with. She worked at the nursing-home where my grandmother lived, before she...
  14. Shangas

    What are you listening to?

    Oooh, I love the London Swing Orchestra. I've heard of it before, but this is the first time I've seen so much of their music all in one place on YouTube. I'll enjoy this... You always find the best vintage music, Vic. EDIT - HELLO my darling! One of my favourite pieces of music, from one...
  15. Shangas

    Show us your TIES

    My latest choker:
  16. Shangas

    How common is the wind string?

    As established, they're called "wind-trolleys". From the reading I've done, these elastic fasteners aren't sold on hats, or at least, not back in the old days (I don't know about now...I've never seen a modern hat sold with its own wind-trolley). I don't know how pertinent this is, but I'm...
  17. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Hehehe, Thank you! Struck it double-lucky today. 1. My boss at the thrift-shop gave me an ACTUAL key to a vintage Singer sewing-machine! He collects keys and he happened to have one in his collection. So he gave it to me. Now my gran's Singer is one step closer to being 100% authentic. It...
  19. Shangas

    Titanic Centennial

    *counts pennies...* One...two...three...four...five...
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    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Methinks it was "Pennies from Heaven", Mr. Powers...
  21. Shangas

    Titanic Centennial

    Titanic departed Southampton April 10th, 1:00pm. (Supposed to be 12:00noon, but a holdup involving another ship caused a one-hour delay). It sails south across the Channel to Cherbourg in France, docking off the French coast that evening, where passengers are ferried to the ship by...
  22. Shangas

    Daily Commute

    Holy cockpoppies... I'm getting vertigo just watching this thing! This guy has brass balls... EDIT - Interesting historical note - The workers on some of the world's first big buildings were actually sailors, the people who were most used to doing risky work at high levels. It's for this...
  23. Shangas

    Young loungers

    Be off with you, grandpa, lest my walking-stick find thy backside! ...Nah you can stay. I was the weird kid at school. I was fascinated by everything old. I was more interested in vintage cars than the latest computer-games. I was more into pocketwatches and fountain pens than the latest TV...

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