Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

neverdespairgirl

chewmylegoff wrote: »

tie pin is allowable only if wearing an MCC tie.

otherwise - beaten and chucked in the pit with the rest.

What about black tie, are collar and shirt studs allowed? or to attach a collar to an otherwise-collarless shirt?

chewmylegoff

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

What about black tie, are collar and shirt studs allowed? or to attach a collar to an otherwise-collarless shirt?

Pit, pit and pit.

Collar tips are allowed but only if you are an actual, real life cowboy and also wearing spurs.

neverdespairgirl

How do barristers escape your pit? They are obliged to wear collarless shirts and court collars - a piece of string to tie the two together would look well odd.

Edited to add - perhaps all barristers are in your pit anyway, regardless of attire (-:

chewmylegoff

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

How do barristers escape your pit? They are obliged to wear collarless shirts and court collars - a piece of string to tie the two together would look well odd.

Edited to add - perhaps all barristers are in your pit anyway, regardless of attire (-:

they escape the pit but only because it is already full of solicitors.

LydiaJ

lostinrates wrote: »

They never lived with Plum...Plummy went 28 days ( we all knew about day 26... It became a running joke) and I remember one famous 29th day where there was such collective concern after the 26 th that never was and the bf no one much liked that a good half a dozen people 'happened' to have ' spare' pregnancy tests' if she needed one in the next few days. :rotfl:

So... was she pregnant?

It's well known that some women have regular cycles and others don't. The regular types presumably aren't affected by anything and won't synchronise with other women, but perhaps the irregular women can be affected by various factors, and maybe synchronising with other women is one of the things that can do it.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Now I suppose you could say that a fake gold wedding ring is of no difference to a real gold wedding ring. At least in terms of practicality and usability. And it is also true that most people couldn't tell the difference on sight....

But I'm not sure why it is troubling that most people would not want the fake?

A lot of wedding rings are only 9ct gold - so nearly 2/3 not gold anyway. The point of using gold for a wedding ring is that (a) the yellow colour is pretty and (b) it doesn't tarnish. If I ever have another wedding ring, I would like real gold, but OTOH, I'd be more than happy with real-but-manmade gemstones in an engagement ring rather than the sort that are dug out of the ground - would prefer them, in fact.

chewmylegoff wrote: »

OH is away for the weekend with her parents. i am really enjoying it. on friday night when i was putting some washing on, i dropped a load of change, a lighter and a couple of receipts all over the kitchen floor. instead of picking it up i just left it there. it's still there now. it's like i'm single again.

So you're saying this is a good thing...? Um... you've talked wistfully before about the joys of being single. I wonder if you'll ever post anything that indicates why you want to be in a relationship.

Masomnia

I wear cufflinks every work day. Sometimes wear a watch, but my nice one is broken and keeps stopping, really need to get it looked at.

I have to admit that despite it being broken I have worn it for decoration.... Do I have to go in the pit?

LydiaJ

chewmylegoff wrote: »

i don't wear one anymore. just look at my phone if i want to know the time.

I use my phone too - apart from at work where every room has a clock in it, anyway. I used to wear a watch, but then the pin holding the strap onto it broke. I was busy and didn't have time to get it mended for a while, by which time I had found I could manage perfectly well without it.

zagubov wrote: »

Same as the students but they can't take phones into the exams.:eek:

Surely all exam rooms have clocks, don't they?

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

How do barristers escape your pit? They are obliged to wear collarless shirts and court collars - a piece of string to tie the two together would look well odd.

Edited to add - perhaps all barristers are in your pit anyway, regardless of attire (-:

I wouldn't describe collar studs as jewellery - they're not designed to be seen, are they? And I thought they were very plain and utilitarian. Certainly the ones I wore in 6th form when I borrowed my brother's white tie ensemble to be in the pantomime were plain white things that couldn't be seen once the tie was in place.

I've known two men who wore jewellery with medical info either engraved on it or on a piece of paper inside - one on a chain round his neck and the other on a bracelet. I can see the point of those, but otherwise I suppose my taste would really be for just watch (optional), wedding band (if applicable) and cufflinks (if shirt required them - which it should for anything formal IMO). Not that my views on the subject are particularly passionately held.

PasturesNew

zagubov wrote: »

Loads of students rarely wear watches. And the ones who do badly in exams NEVER do.

Are you saying that people who wear watches do better in exams?

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

right handed people should be grateful for left handed people as without the lefties all dying early the aging population issues would be that much worse. your tax rate is probably a couple of percent lower thanks to us.

Do they die early? By how much?

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

OH is away for the weekend with her parents. i am really enjoying it. on friday night when i was putting some washing on, i dropped a load of change, a lighter and a couple of receipts all over the kitchen floor. instead of picking it up i just left it there. it's still there now. it's like i'm single again.

Yep, that's the single life. Things are where you left them ... and if they get in the way a quick kick will move them somewhere else

Just keep a clear patch between the sofa, fridge and loo and you're sorted.