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Which is what all the sleeved undershirts are now called!!!LOL!
posted by
Krisles
on September 18, 2015 at 6:05 PM
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It's funny how things get called by different identifying words.....my dad wore undershirts in the winter under his shirts (all properly dressed men did), and in the summer he wore the sleeveless ones and in our area they were called t-shirts. A few years ago was the first time I ever heard the term "wife beater" applied to those sleeveless undershirts! I later appropriated all his old white undershirts (sleeved) to tie-dye when that first became the craze.....and, any woman will tell you there is nothing softer in the world to sleep in than her man's worn out, softer than a baby's butt, old white t-shirt! 
posted by
Krisles
on September 18, 2015 at 6:04 PM
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Re: Krisles
Yes K worn next to the skin by most. Though I doubt some young chaps still wear them.
Usually white in cotton, once we had string vests they were like fisherman's net. They were supposed to trap the body warmth, but I thought that they were horrible. I like them because they are comfortable and easy to wash down by the old river bank. Sorry.
Well they would be, because a good one dries very quickly.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 18, 2015 at 9:42 AM
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Re: annicita
Well it is not that vicious poisonous stuff that you grow A. But it will eventually strangle a tree. The birds like the berries, but I hate it.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 18, 2015 at 9:32 AM
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Have to try sometimes Justi, keep smiling.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 18, 2015 at 9:29 AM
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OMG!What a fun post! I got such a vivid picture of the crazy coot with the ivy, the firemen....what a contrast to the scene over here; the comic relief is a nice respite. And then, your poem - I started reading and my mind naturally was using my normal interpretation of 'vest', which if you were wearing in white would be a very formal article of clothing to be collecting multiples of...and if you were using to wipe coffee stains on would make you really, really strange (as if wearing white vests around on a daily basis didn't satisfy that requirement already).......and then, I realized that y'all must call men's undershirts 'vests'. Is that correct?!
posted by
Krisles
on September 18, 2015 at 9:22 AM
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what did they expect to happen when they burn ivy??????????
posted by
Annicita
on September 17, 2015 at 9:27 PM
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a real fun read.
posted by
Justi
on September 17, 2015 at 1:25 PM
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Well one can get burned by red lipstick Bill only one does not notice until afterwards.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 17, 2015 at 11:27 AM
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Re: I used to enjoy watching the flames in my fireplace
I know Kay we used to have a long wired fork and make toast it always seemed better than that from the toaster. Of course coal fires are banned here now.Just how I like my vests.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 17, 2015 at 11:26 AM
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Well thank you Taps, I have not been able to get flower photos. Every time I try to do something they are shouting for more flowers, they have to be trimmed and bunched but one frost will solve that problem.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 17, 2015 at 11:23 AM
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That wasn't the fire red in seed catalogs sir.
posted by
BC-A
on September 17, 2015 at 9:28 AM
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I used to enjoy watching the flames in my fireplace
but my lungs say no to that now. Yes, sadly the west burns out of control...
Your poem is witty and silky!
posted by
Katray2
on September 17, 2015 at 8:39 AM
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I love the whole thing, poem, post and all. So much interesting to hold one's attention.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 17, 2015 at 7:41 AM
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Re: ChiffChaff
Yes Bro but you might excite the little wife make sure you buy a very long one.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 17, 2015 at 6:35 AM
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Re: Smoky Joe started a fire trying to burn his ivy?
Just think of that statue of modesty Kabu. Sometimes small lasts longer.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 17, 2015 at 6:33 AM
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Re: Pat
Yes I suppose it was a little bit more difficult than his smokey old barbecue. Anyway I expect the firemen were pleased to get a call out, they seemed to be making a big job out of it. I shall inspect the damage when he is out.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 17, 2015 at 6:31 AM
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Re: FS
Thanks FS. I'll stick to cotton.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 17, 2015 at 6:27 AM
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You have done it again with a wonderful poem.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on September 17, 2015 at 5:35 AM
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Smoky Joe started a fire trying to burn his ivy?
Well, I know I ought to pity the man - we fogeys try our best to tend our own knitting and not have to be dependent - but that's just so funny I'm grinning all the way to my belly button...
posted by
Pat_B
on September 17, 2015 at 4:17 AM
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My mind has had to go blank for I refuse to evision you in just a white vest!!!!
posted by
Kabu
on September 16, 2015 at 4:46 PM
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ChiffChaff
Vests sound a jolly good idea for when I eat in my chair, much better than an old towel I'd say Bro.
posted by
WileyJohn
on September 16, 2015 at 12:40 PM
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