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Old April 10th, 2008, 08:33 PM   #5541
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I wear hats frequently. I have several Irish tweeds, an Aussie, and about 4 Fedoras and I always remove my hat when I go inside (unless my hands are full and I can't) or when I am introduced to a woman.

Then again, I also stand when a lady leaves or returns to the table...

Sometimes it's a pain to be such an anachronism because the ignorance of others bugs me.
I do the same as you. Whenever i go out i wear a hat. My Aussie type had is the most frequently worn, then a cap. I have a Trilby i think. I even have a Fez for around the house sometimes. I have a novely Guinness hat i got for a Birthday.

Im trying to locate a hat store round where i live, but no luck yet.
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Just made this up.

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I wear hats frequently. I have several Irish tweeds, an Aussie, and about 4 Fedoras and I always remove my hat when I go inside (unless my hands are full and I can't) or when I am introduced to a woman.

Then again, I also stand when a lady leaves or returns to the table...

Sometimes it's a pain to be such an anachronism because the ignorance of others bugs me.
At first I was about to write a response that harped on about how men do not act with chivalry and reverence around a lady. As I thought about it however, seems to be a good thing for us.

I do the same things as you. I open doors, pull out chairs, stand upon leaving and arrival from the table, and always try to do anything I can for a lady even if we're only friends. This practice has paid off in spades for me as the woman (or other women) notice it and wish their "man" would do it for them. In the last year since I've started really intensely doing this stuff I've gotten a lot of attention from the opposite sex. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the attention, but I'm simply doing it to be a gentlemen and respectful.

If every guy did act like a gentlemen, sure the world may be a nice place, but i wouldn't makes guys like us special (in that regard of course, I contend we're plenty special anyway" ).

C'est le vie.
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At first I was about to write a response that harped on about how men do not act with chivalry and reverence around a lady. As I thought about it however, seems to be a good thing for us.

I do the same things as you. I open doors, pull out chairs, stand upon leaving and arrival from the table, and always try to do anything I can for a lady even if we're only friends. This practice has paid off in spades for me as the woman (or other women) notice it and wish their "man" would do it for them. In the last year since I've started really intensely doing this stuff I've gotten a lot of attention from the opposite sex. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the attention, but I'm simply doing it to be a gentlemen and respectful.

If every guy did act like a gentlemen, sure the world may be a nice place, but i wouldn't makes guys like us special (in that regard of course, I contend we're plenty special anyway" ).

C'est le vie.
We had a really good thread about this a while ago. It was pointed out that one of the obligations of a gentleman included dueling.

I'm working on that, I have my second session with a rapier on Sunday.
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I'm working on that, I have my second session with a rapier on Sunday.
I used to fence in school and really enjoyed it. I only ever used a foil but our group had classes in Saber and épée too. I want a sword cane when I get old.
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These guys also teach how to fight with a dagger in your off hand. It's pretty fun.
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The knives to funny content ratio is getting a bit high. Solution:


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Hey now that is cool. Not sure how useful it might be but very cool.

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i don't get it o.o
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Oh it's a werewolf??? I thought it was something a bit more NSFW.
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wow, that's screwed up, how did I not see that before
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Funny, that's the first thing I saw even before I realized there was a guy with a golf club there.
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