Dressing for Dinner.

[AndyRM]

The amount of what?

@Chromatic is correct.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I wondered that, in the end I assumed tramps.

Thanks. Makes sense. You live and learn. I'd probably have guessed it, were it not for the "9F" prefix, that threw me off.

 

[AndyRM]

Thanks. Makes sense. You live and learn. I'd probably have guessed it, were it not for the "9F" prefix, that threw me off.

Those are the 9 foot tramps. You must be especially wary of them, for their tatty garms are much bigger and therefore more offensive to those with delicate sensibilities.

Or it was a typo, who can say?

 

[Chromatic]

I thought the 9F was supposed to be of and was just a typo.

 

[matticus]

I cant understand the appeal of polo shirts, most people I've seen in them have been either working behind counters, so workwear or children wearing them for PE or for Primary School.

Do you not attend Polo matches?

 

[Venod]

I don't mind Polo shirts, what I don't understand is wearing them with the collar stood up as if it's been starched.

 

[AndyRM]

I don't mind Polo shirts, what I don't understand is wearing them with the collar stood up as if it's been starched.

If it's good enough for The King...

I believe he did that not because of a sartorial choice, but because he'd turned his collar up because it was cold, it stayed up and Man Utd won and thus another footballing superstition was born. Looks cool too, although you look a right dafty if you're not as skilful.

 

[Baldy]

Have we hit a timewarp or some such, have we gone back in time to 1824. Wear what you want and leave others to wear what they like.

 

[Slick]

The amount of what?

Thanks. Makes sense. You live and learn. I'd probably have guessed it, were it not for the "9F" prefix, that threw me off.

Those are the 9 foot tramps. You must be especially wary of them, for their tatty garms are much bigger and therefore more offensive to those with delicate sensibilities.

Or it was a typo, who can say?

I can confirm that 9f was a typo and paraffin lamps is a fairly old but common enough vernacular round these parts when referencing tramps.

None of them were 9 foot tall.

Apologies for any hurt and distress caused.

 

[AndyRM]

I can confirm that 9f was a typo and paraffin lamps is a fairly old but common enough vernacular round these parts when referencing tramps.

None of them were 9 foot tall.

Apologies for any hurt and distress caused.

I think you're awright. Could have called them "Shermans" which would have been a bit harsh.

 

[tyred]

I had a mental picture of some eccentric taking their paraffin lamp with them to a restaurant in case of power cuts.

 

[MichaelW2]

I once worked at a cafe with a dress policy of " shirts must be worn". They kicked out a shirtless man with a big beer belly.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I had a mental picture of some eccentric taking their paraffin lamp with them to a restaurant in case of power cuts.

Me too. And the last time that a "paraffin lamp" was in any way relevant to my life was the power cuts of the 70s, when my dad came back from the shed at the end of the garden proudly bearing a paraffin stove and lamp. My mum was, I imagine, delighted at the prospect of cooking on the paraffin stove. I remember the paraffin lamp gave off a very disappointingly small amount of light. Once that was over they were returned to the kingdom of the spiders in the shed, never to be seen again.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I cant understand the appeal of polo shirts, most people I've seen in them have been either working behind counters, so workwear or children wearing them for PE or for Primary School.

I wear them at work; I prefer a polo shirt to a Tshirt, even though technically we're supposed to wear T-shirts with the company logo. I'd rather have a collar on my shirt for some reason; it feels smarter.

My boss once made me wear the required T-shirt for a photograph for the website, and told me to order three more. I did and they have stayed in the cupboard ever since.

 

[newts]

Toby Carvery is where you see people dressed properly for dinner. Anytime from 12 till 10pm they can be seen looking resplendent in tracky bottoms & 3 year old football shirts, slopping gravy from their over filled plates onto a never cleaned 10 year old carpet as they waddle to & from the counter.