Old Enough To Remember?

Shuey said:
I'm so old that I remember walking to school every day . . . with a clean cloth handkerchief in my pocket to wipe my nose with. Kleenex was as yet unknown. The first I ever heard about Kleenex was from a Japanese foreign exchange student in high school who was appalled that we would carry our snot around in our pocket all day!

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Worse then that...

...mom (or granny) finding a speck of dirt/smudge on your face, licking her thumb to smear around on your cheek to then "dry" that smear off with this damp soaked rag she carried in her pocket since I don't know when...

yuch!... o_O

But its getting "gentlemanly" to carry (a clean one!) again...
 
ST1100Y said:
But its getting "gentlemanly" to carry (a clean one!) again...
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No, no, NOOOOO... say it isn't so!

If anything is considered "gentlemanly", my contrarian rebellious nature must oppose it. Now I'll have to stop carrying one. Darn it.

A bandana is just so practical.
 
Sadlsor said:
No, no, NOOOOO... say it isn't so!
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Haven't you heard that lumbering and the paper industry in general are bad for the environment... ? ;)
re-use and re-cycle are the top priorities now...

I myself would have rooted for a pocket-square, as accessory of course... now get your dirty nose off the Armani... shoo! :cautious:
 
Au contraire, mon ami.

Of course, lumbering should be part of good forestry management. But it seldom is.

Forestry would include planning, and the removal of natural accelerants (fire brakes) and those things to aid in preventing and managing forest fires. I'm sure there's lots more to it than simply cutting trees.

But I can't claim to be very knowledgeable about such, not my wheelhouse.
 
Bozo said:
Thank you for that. The last 60 years had removed Wonder Wart Hog from my brain but you put him (it, they, pick a pronoun for a cartoon pig) back. Gilbert Sheldon, what a funny and bizarre cartoonist. And Fat Freddy's Cat was another unique animal. Thanks again.
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I remember Gilbert Sheldon's sense of warped humor mostly from "The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers".
There famous byline was . . . “Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope.”

I have several copies somewhere if I can remember where I stored them.

Shuey
 
Shuey said:
I remember Gilbert Sheldon's sense of warped humor mostly from "The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers".
There famous byline was . . . “Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope.”

I have several copies somewhere if I can remember where I stored them.

Shuey
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When you do remember, they'll be next to that bag of Doritos you couldn't find, either.
 
Shuey said:
I'm so old that I remember walking to school every day . . . with a clean cloth handkerchief in my pocket to wipe my nose with. Kleenex was as yet unknown. The first I ever heard about Kleenex was from a Japanese foreign exchange student in high school who was appalled that we would carry our snot around in our pocket all day.......
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Recently got into a discussion about this with a fella my age and his grandson. Both supporters of one-use, throw away tissues. As opposed to a cloth handerchief.....that was filled with snot and carried in your pocket all day. I reminded them that not everybody is always within reach of a new tissue...or a proper place to dispose of the used one. When out pursuing manly activities....hunting, fishing, riding motosickles, chopping wood....frequent use of a 'hankie' is often required. A 'tissue' pulled out of a sweaty pocket is just no damn good at all!

Blue or red paisley hankies matter!!!!
 
"Blue or red paisley hankies matter!!!!"

Not that I'm an enviro-greenie, but we have the added benefit of bandanas being recyclable, too.

Not to worry, I change out hankies every day if it's been used.

i doubt anyone wants to be bleeding and see a good Samaritan coming with a pocket pack of tiny tissues...
 
Sadlsor said:
"Blue or red paisley hankies matter!!!!"

Not that I'm an enviro-greenie, but we have the added benefit of bandanas being recyclable, too.
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Yeah... like the hardcore ones over here claim to have re-discovered the washable cotton diapers... and preach to all and ever parent to safe the planet by doing alike... :poop:
 
Do you remember the paper straws in school lunch's that were useless for drinking with because they went flat after 2 or 3 sucks, but the wrappers and straw were great for sticking spit wads on the ceiling and black board. Being a weenie I did not shoot them at other kids.
 
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