Oh dear I'm Lionel Blair!

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:46 am

Just a word to the wise regarding the fashion concious among us.....
For those of you, like moi, who are not rolling in the green stuff, we will have, with the vim of a Borg collective, purchased several pairs of hardy dual purpose pants. No I don't mean those frilly ones with the lace edged.....oh err!!
But the chaps with the zip on legs, aka 'Douglas Bader specials'. Well a word to the wise. When you un-zip your Baders, be sure to wash the bottom half everytime you wash the uppers otherwise when you introduce the redundant beggers (as you will in the UK) you resemble a chap from some sort of freaky childrens show like rainbow or through the keyhole....
Be warned, to look like a feak in the home land is to invite the un-educated hooded possy with nothing more to do than extract the urine out of a perfectly honourable hussar..........

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:09 am

Obviously this thread has not hit the collective! in a favourable manner?
I will therefore introduce 'footware' into the equasion, in a rub a dub stylie.
How many of you have worn sandals and then gone to big stylie shoes and had problems....? I know I have, Discuss.......

Post by **STEVE G** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:20 am

Randy, don't think your message has gone ignored, I'm heading back to the UK for the weekend and I'm leaving my Baders in the suit case!

Post by **Jaime** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:26 am

On the sandals front I can make no contribution, being sartorially averse to wearing them.

However, I empathise with the zip-on cargo pant problem. It has to be said that it is not only the washing in equal measure but also the wearing of both top and bottom halfs in equal measure that is required in order to mitigate the two-tone effect. Sun bleaching as the result of simply wearing garments seems to be as much of a problem in warmer climes as the impact of Daz or other cleaning agent.

The problem is how to wear the bottom halves when not wearing the top halves in order to even up the wear ratio. I can't be sure but I fear that taping the bottom halves to one's knees whilst wearing a pair of un-matching rugby shorts to conceal one's nether regions would also attract the unwanted attentions of the be-hooded and sovereigned yoof of today.

Post by **caller** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:07 am

Randy,

I picked it up this morning. But having read it, was choking on my tea, through laughing at the same time that, well, I was trying to avoid death really. At the insistence of the missus, I had no option but to let it go.

It seemed safer to return later, which I have done. You're in the wrong place mate. You need to be somewhere reasonably civilised.

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Post by **PeteC** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:17 am

I think the question should be when is the last time any of us wore socks?

Pete

Post by **darwinian** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:37 pm

I wear socks every day.

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:08 pm

i wore them in bed during jan/feb global freezing

Post by **lomuamart** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:24 pm

It's never mattered at what time I go back to the UK. I'm always out of clothes.
So been back during hot summers, but I've only got sandals, golf shoes and that's it for foot wear. Short sleeve shirts and shorts in abundance, one pair of long trousers. I can muddle by during a summer and not look too out of place unless some elegance is required.
During winter, it's a different matter. No shoes (other than the golf ones), about 4 pairs of socks, the long trousers, two long sleeve shirts, a pullover and a leather jacket (that got thrown out by my mother that winter because she said it smelt!!!!).
Every time, I've got to borrow clothing from my Dad and it dosn't fit - he's larger than me. So, I walk around town looking like heaven knows what, but I don't care as long as I'm warm.
For more formal occasions, like my parents' Golden Wedding Celebration a few years ago and my brother's wedding last year, it's a bit more difficult. Got to have a suit. My Mum's always managed to "take waists in and let legs out etc" on my father's suits. I just about get by on that with a shirt that's 2 collar sizes too big, a "really trendy tie" and a pair of my brother's shoes. I've still got the socks.
I can appreciate the problems you might be experiencing back in the UK, Randy. Believe me, however, you've never been dressed up like a kipper as I have

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:00 pm

Thank the lord ETIHAD Airways give you those free sleeping sock thingies as they had to be worn when my only other pair had to be washed.....!

Post by **PeteC** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:07 pm

Randy Cornhole wrote:Thank the lord ETIHAD Airways give you those free sleeping sock thingies as they had to be worn when my only other pair had to be washed.....!

YES!, a man with my values....LOL. I am the same, only when on a plane and off in the taxi before I get to the hotel. I get strange looks sometimes checking into a HK or China hotel with nice slacks, shirt, jacket and Dr. Scholls on my feet, especially in the winter.

Pete

PS: How is ETIHAD? Good planes, good seating, good food, good service?

Post by **lomuamart** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:44 pm

I always keep a few pairs in reserve here in case I have I have to jump into someone else's. Socks that is.
Trousers I can handle, shirts are OK, ties are frightening - the socks are mine.

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:55 pm

Just a thought Lomu, did you ever concider wearing your mums wedding dress to their Golden wedding celebrations? You would have made a powerful statement and it did Denis Rhodman no harm!!

Post by **STEVE G** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:07 pm

Randy, I don't know what its like in Croydon, but I'm in Nottingham for the weekend and it's warm enough this morning to discard your legs! (of your trousers that is!)