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    Tobi
    Haraki san Prodigy
    Joined: 12 Aug 2022

    Interesting also to google "purple burglar alarms" and see Scottish people pronounce it on youtube

    last edited by Tobi 4 Dec 2024, 09:17 12 Apr 2024, 09:17 E 1 Reply Last reply 12 Apr 2024, 16:12 Reply Quote 1
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      T4920
      見習いボス
      Joined: 27 Apr 2022

      The almighty social media algorithm has clocked onto the fact I find children with strong Scottish accents hilariously cute as of late, and thus I am being served so much of it on my feeds 😆

      Even the swear words are adorable ❤

      “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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        mclaincausey
        見習いボス
        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

        TBF adult Scots cursing are pretty adorable too

        Think it, be it.

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          WhiskeySandwich
          啓蒙家
          @Oaktavia
          Joined: 1 Mar 2023

          @Oaktavia this 100%. If it weren't so trashed, the city would also be beautiful, but it's pretty junky. We can call it "character" lol. I work right next to Bmore, but prefer to commute to get out of the central-MD "twin-city" rat-race. A lot of people I work with hate MD, but have only ever seen central MD. The rest of the state is great.

          "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
          -Seneca

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            Oaktavia
            見習いボス
            @WhiskeySandwich
            Joined: 12 Jun 2019

            @WhiskeySandwich yeah if they "hate Maryland" they simply haven't seen the beauty it has to offer. Western Appalachian mountains, Frederick City and county is historic and beautiful, Assateague Island state park and it's wild horses. Southern Maryland certainly has charm as well, but unlike Charm City. I could go on...it's like only seeing a butthole on a human and thinking that's the entire body.

            IG: electricindigowizard

            "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

            WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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              WhiskeySandwich
              啓蒙家
              @Oaktavia
              Joined: 1 Mar 2023

              @Oaktavia ROFL true dat. I find that MD is full of transplants too, many from the military, but also for other reasons, came to MD from out of state, maybe for that city money, who knows. But it's kind of a melting pot in the middle. The ones who complain mostly aren't from here. And its funny because one of the biggest complaints is "MD Drivers". I have a theory that "MD Drivers" are actually transplanted drivers who bring a whole mess of driving styles from all over the country and clash with each other.

              "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
              -Seneca

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                Oaktavia
                見習いボス
                @WhiskeySandwich
                Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                @WhiskeySandwich "MD Drivers"

                From VA

                IG: electricindigowizard

                "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                  EdH
                  Iron Heart Deity
                  @Tobi
                  Joined: 2 Jan 2022

                  @Tobi said in Random conversations:

                  Interesting also to google "purple burglar alarms" and see Scottish people pronounce it on youtube

                  And just like magic, now my YT is suggesting these videos.

                  Frigging Google with it's tendrils in everything... I'm not even using the Chrome browser...

                  Take the dive...

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                    Mizmazzle
                    見習いボス
                    @WhiskeySandwich
                    Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                    @WhiskeySandwich We have that same transplant=shit drivers phenomenon here in Denver too...there is a constant wave of newbies flooding into Colorado, and has been for decades...One month every person you meet is newly arrived from Texas...the next month every new person you meet is from Illinois.....so odd how it seems they come in clusters like that.

                    In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                      T4920
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 27 Apr 2022

                      @Oaktavia I'll 100% grab a pair someday, probably IB!

                      Might have to opt for another brand if want a truly masochistic experience though... I was so tempted by the Strike Gold 25oz 'Extra Hard' jeans that were released last year, but didn't wanna distract from my IH rotation.

                      Asides from the extremely limited Mega Heavyweight N&F releases, reckon they would be the most beautifully painful experience in the denim world.

                      “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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                        T4920
                        見習いボス
                        @T4920
                        Joined: 27 Apr 2022

                        @T4920 said in Random conversations:

                        reckon they would be the most beautiful painful experience in the denim world

                        “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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                          mikebarhoot
                          Iron Heart Deity
                          Joined: 15 Dec 2015

                          found out i have to start going into the office full time.

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                            mclaincausey
                            見習いボス
                            @T4920
                            Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                            @T4920 Strike Gold makes great jeans (I’ve two pair of their LHT I love them so much) but they definitely fall apart if you look at them wrong. Albeit by design, I wonder how that kind of heritage ethos plays with a very heavy denim.

                            One thing I like about IH is they use heavy gauge polycotton constructional yarns. I feel like IH places a lot of thought into designing jeans that will wear well, and some other brands just try to see how heavy they can go without balancing out other elements.

                            Think it, be it.

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                              popvulture
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                              Joined: 2 Oct 2018

                              Man I love that IH uses the polycotton — I get the vintage appeal of cotton thread on a charm level, but given the choice, I’ll always go with tougher stuff.

                              WTB
                              IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
                              Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                @mikebarhoot
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                @mikebarhoot said in Random conversations:

                                found out i have to start going into the office full time.

                                Is that a rant?

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  mikebarhoot
                                  Iron Heart Deity
                                  Joined: 15 Dec 2015

                                  more of a 2 year old whine i guess.

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                                    goosehd
                                    Mod Squad
                                    @mikebarhoot
                                    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                    @mikebarhoot 58 year old neighbour recently had the same discussion with the company he works for and he told them to pound sand…they offered him a severance package and rehired him as a consultant (who works from home and only goes into the office once per week). Same as he was doing before. 🙂

                                    There are always options…

                                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                      T4920
                                      見習いボス
                                      @mclaincausey
                                      Joined: 27 Apr 2022

                                      @mclaincausey said in Random conversations:

                                      Albeit by design

                                      Are you saying they deliberately make bad quality jeans to pay homage to the good ol' days of jeans being bad quality, and falling apart? 👀

                                      I mean, I kinda respect it.. but am dubious as to how big the market is for clothes made with such reckless dedication to authenticity...

                                      “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

                                      last edited by T4920 16 Apr 2024, 10:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Giles
                                        IHUK Crew
                                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                        A lot of the Amekaji jeans companies do just that. You use cotton constructional stitching, you're going to bust it quick. I can break the stitching around the front pockets on a pair of The Flat Heads within a week....

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          mclaincausey
                                          見習いボス
                                          Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                          Yeah man @T4920 they absolutely do use heritage methods that are destined to wear out sooner and that actual wearing out itself is prized (see wabi sabi). At the end of the day that isn’t that different from how we all appreciate fades, it’s just a different evolution.

                                          Even Iron Heart is using chain stitching in places where it has no practical benefit over a lock stitch and only disadvantages relative to more modern techniques, and using felled seams perhaps in part to mitigate some of those disadvantages.

                                          I think IH does the best job of balancing modern and heritage techniques.

                                          Think it, be it.

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