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When my wife and I married -- many, many years ago -- down- filled quilts were coming into fashion in the UK as an alternative to sheets and blankets. People had encountered them on holidays in continental Europe. So we quickly decided to go that way. If you wear pyjamas or a nightdress under a quil...

I'm beginning to wonder whether this discussion refers to chafing rather than chaffing -- which is a rather different thing

STEVIE wrote: ↑

Mon May 23, 2022 3:45 pm

As a kid, we called dandelions, "pee the beds" and now I actually know why.

You were not alone. En français, a dandelion is un pissenlit, which is exactly the same. The auld alliance...

I tend to laugh at the grammar Nazis. You knew what I meant, & minor errors in punctuation do not change the content. That may be true, but the function of a subeditor or copy editor is to give the reader as smooth a ride as possible by eliminating distractions such as inconsistent spelling and cap...

In my experience, the Oxford Comma is rarely seen in UK publications -- which is an odd thing if we invented it. I can't find my copy of Eats Shoots and Leaves, but G V Carey's authoritative Mind the Stop (1939, 1958) argues against it except in cases where there's a real risk of ambiguity, and Gowe...

Despite having spent some happy years in Oxford, I dislike the Oxford comma because it doesn't add to or clarify the meaning. It's just extra clutter.

Interesting site. Never seen it before. If the size charts are accurate, it's actual American sizes. I'm assuming it's all shipped from Asia, though? Cheap cloth isn't surprising, but always something to watch out for. MB, is this the skirt you tried, by chance? https://www.incerunmen.com/collectio...

The Helikon Tex tactical skirts have slits in the back. The denim skirt is stretchy in addition to having a slit, making it very comfortable. They are somewhat short depending on your height at 18.5 inches for the 34 waist, but the cut is good for a guy. Unfortunately the only UK stockists I've fou...

Uncle Al wrote: ↑

Wed May 04, 2022 3:44 pm

You blatantly flaunted the rules by posting this.

Er, FLOUTED, surely?? It's not the same. In fact, it's nearly the opposite.

moonshadow wrote: ↑

Mon May 02, 2022 2:58 am

What witchcraft is this??

There's some good looking stuff in there.

Note that there is large Incerun store on aliexpress.com -- where very many items come postage-free. It may work out cheaper on small orders.

By one of those mysterious coincidences, the clue to 3 Down in today's Sunday Times general knowledge crossword is "Painful condition known technically as onychocryptosis (7,7).

Has the compiler been studying this thread?

rode_kater wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 30, 2022 4:19 pm

onycho-, nail

crypto-, hidden or buried

-sis, condition.

You just need to know a little Latin

Bzzzt -- deviation! It's all Greek

I can't speak for the curators, and I have not yet ploughed through the very large book which accompanies the exhibition, Sounds as if I'd better stick with the V&A's previous excursion into this territory: the accompanying book was Men in Skirts, by Andrew Bolton (2003). At least it begins encoura...

I’ve been thinking about trying one of her products. Since you have both, do you prefer the skirt or the “kilt”, which is more like a pseudo wrap skirt than a kilt. I think my Lady may give me less grief for the “kilt”, although I think I would like the skirt better. My first order included the kil...

Big and Bashful wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:22 am

...that last test was after half a bottle of proscetto and apparently alcohol can give you a positive result.

Was that prosecco or prosciutto? Half a bottle of either of them might give interesting results.

Anyway, get well soon!