Things you have missed out on which everyone else seems to have done.

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Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
I've never worn brown shoes with a blue suit, or worn a tie with a short sleeve shirt. Accy would be proud that I've avoided two of the worst fashion faux pas known to homo sapiens.

Never said 'literally' when I meant 'figuratively'. This seems a popular one but ive never indulged.

Never been approached by a seventies DJ, glam rock star, or Catholic priest. I can only assume that I was a particularly ugly kid.

WoWza......I recall priests and old rock stars fighting over me!
What does that say about me??
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
No, it's astonishing I know but somehow I've avoided it for over four decades.

We watched it at the cinema the week it was released in the UK.
 

ianrauk

Tattooed Beat Messiah
Location
Rides Ti2
Done centre PARC's it's ok just very pricey

Can't comment on others

Agree about CentreParcs. Great for the kids.
Glastonbury is great. Probably the best music festival that you would ever go to. Its more then a festival though, much more.
Ibiza is not just about party. The southern part of the island is stunningly beautiful and quiet.
 
I've never worn brown shoes with a blue suit, or worn a tie with a short sleeve shirt. Accy would be proud that I've avoided two of the worst fashion faux pas known to homo sapiens.

Never said 'literally' when I meant 'figuratively'. This seems a popular one but ive never indulged.

Never been approached by a seventies DJ, glam rock star, or Catholic priest. I can only assume that I was a particularly ugly kid.

Now I think about it - me neither

WHen I was younger my Mum told me many times that my Gtrandad (who she worshipped) "said something rude" when he saw men wearing brown shoes with a blue/grey suit
It has stuck with me and I just don't do it

Mind you - when I retired it was sort of by accident and I was in mid shoe territory
By which I mean - as a teacher at the time I needed comfy shoes - and Clarks were the best by far
but they were expensive. Hene when I was getting to the point where I was half way through a pair I would keep an eye out for a sale at the local Clarks shop
If they had one I would nip in and look for the right ones - there was a specific model and I knew many male teachers who only wore that specific model.
Sale prices were often less than half the full price if you got the tactics right

I also had a pair of smart shoes for going out and stuff
and - we were about to get married and the smart ones were getting a bit worn so I got some new smart ones

So I ended up with 4 pairs of black shoes

but now I hardly ever wear a suit - except christenings, funerals and wedding - which are rather few and far between!

so they don'e get worn much and I tend to look for reasons to wear them

so I would never need to buy smart brown ones - in fact I have banned myself from even looking at new smart shoes!
 

Alex321

Guru
Location
South Wales
Now I think about it - me neither

WHen I was younger my Mum told me many times that my Gtrandad (who she worshipped) "said something rude" when he saw men wearing brown shoes with a blue/grey suit
It has stuck with me and I just don't do it

Mind you - when I retired it was sort of by accident and I was in mid shoe territory
By which I mean - as a teacher at the time I needed comfy shoes - and Clarks were the best by far
but they were expensive. Hene when I was getting to the point where I was half way through a pair I would keep an eye out for a sale at the local Clarks shop
If they had one I would nip in and look for the right ones - there was a specific model and I knew many male teachers who only wore that specific model.
Sale prices were often less than half the full price if you got the tactics right

I also had a pair of smart shoes for going out and stuff
and - we were about to get married and the smart ones were getting a bit worn so I got some new smart ones

So I ended up with 4 pairs of black shoes

but now I hardly ever wear a suit - except christenings, funerals and wedding - which are rather few and far between!

so they don'e get worn much and I tend to look for reasons to wear them

so I would never need to buy smart brown ones - in fact I have banned myself from even looking at new smart shoes!

Take up Morris dancing - most Morris sides wear smart black shoes :smile:
 

Drago

Legendary Member
WoWza......I recall priests and old rock stars fighting over me!
What does that say about me??

Slightly off topic, but I hope I can be forgiven.

My Dad was a judo champ as a kid, so when the choirmaster tried to fiddle with him my young teenage Dad slapped him about a bit and broke the perverts collar bone.

Then the police were called and my Dad was arrested for assaulting him! :laugh:

He's still bitter about that to this day.
 

ianrauk

Tattooed Beat Messiah
Location
Rides Ti2
Prime.

The "sports hydration" drink, that is, not the Amazon offering.

I tried it once as Jnr wanted a bottle. Nothing great, but that's par the course for these so called internet 'sensations'.

I did notice on Saturday in my local Sainsbury's there was a massive stack of them. Obviously, their huge popularity has passed. Seeing 6 months ago you couldn't get a bottle for love or money.
 
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