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    • StoneMagnetS
      StoneMagnet
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      Hi everyone; 'Random questions…' seems like the most appropriate place to ask this:

      On Wesco lace-up boots, what's origin/function of the fanned leather 'tassle' one sees emerging from beneath the laces? Any relation to the similar-looking things one sees on old-fashioned golf shoes?

      Actually, while I'm here, one more: has anyone ever had any bad experiences accidentally dyeing bath enamel by soaking your new strides? I've recently purchased a pair of indigo/indigo 666s, but I'm staying with my sister-in-law for a few weeks and desperate though I am to soak 'em and get on my way, I'm equally keen not redecorate her lovely bathtub… I appreciate I could just use a big bucket or something, but to my mind it just doesn't have the same romance…

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      • GilesG
        Giles
        IHUK Crew
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        Unless the enamel is really old, scoured and matt, then there should be no long lasting staining.  That's why enamel is used for baths and the like.

        Kilties are to protect the tongue from getting chewed up by the laces when they are covered in grit, dirt and sand.

        "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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        • StoneMagnetS
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          Then tonight I shall get my soak on – thanks, Giles!

          And, yes, I see now – a muddy/gritty grinding paste would be perfect for destroying the tongue – thanks, again.

          A most useful thread…

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          • GilesG
            Giles
            IHUK Crew
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            And, if the worst, does come to the worst….

            🙂

            "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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            • StoneMagnetS
              StoneMagnet
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              🙂

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              • gaseousclayG
                gaseousclay
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                Do any of you run into other IH fans in your town? If so, do you give them the ole nudge nudge, wink wink or do you engage them and geek out over their UHF? I have never seen anyone here wearing IH, but then again, i'm a hermit and spend all of my spare time with my boy rather than out socialising at a bar or wherever

                WTB:
                IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                IHSH-19

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                • ChrisC
                  Chris
                  Raw and Unwashed
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                  I have never, in my town or any other, run into a stranger wearing IH clothes.  The only time I've ever seen anyone in IH gear has been at Self Edge or an IH get together.

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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
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                    ^ That

                    "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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                    • J
                      Jett129
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                      I,totally,engage them and geek out. Only seen 3 in NYC,none of which have been forum members. Yes,I asked all of them. They were all cool with it,although a non IH person who I was with one of the times was totally bewildered.

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                      • BroarkB
                        Broark
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                        @Chris:

                        I have never, in my town or any other, run into a stranger wearing IH clothes.  The only time I've ever seen anyone in IH gear has been at Self Edge or an IH get together.

                        You need to visit Austin more often, or I need to visit Houston more often.  😃

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                        • mikebarhootM
                          mikebarhoot
                          Iron Heart Deity
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                          day late buuuuuuuut….

                          MBH - Fuck!  XXS Petite slim athletic build only!

                          😶

                          @Giles:

                          Yes often…...and often we'll have a conversation like this:

                          H - "I'm doing this shirt"
                          G - 'Western or work?"
                          H - You choose"
                          G - "OK, Work.  Metal or black buttons?"
                          H -  "You choose"

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                          • mikebarhootM
                            mikebarhoot
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                            @Chris:

                            I have never, in my town or any other, run into a stranger wearing IH clothes.  The only time I've ever seen anyone in IH gear has been at Self Edge or an IH get together.

                            i always wear my xhs to torchy's in case i run into you.  😉

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                            • ChrisC
                              Chris
                              Raw and Unwashed
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                              @Broark:

                              @Chris:

                              I have never, in my town or any other, run into a stranger wearing IH clothes.  The only time I've ever seen anyone in IH gear has been at Self Edge or an IH get together.

                              You need to visit Austin more often, or I need to visit Houston more often.  😃

                              This is true. One of these weekends we should meet at Jester King.

                              @mikebarhoot:

                              @Chris:

                              I have never, in my town or any other, run into a stranger wearing IH clothes.  The only time I've ever seen anyone in IH gear has been at Self Edge or an IH get together.

                              i always wear my xhs to torchy's in case i run into you.  😉

                              You come down to Lincoln Heights for tacos?  Gotta admit, I eat at Zushi Sushi more often than Torchy's.

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                              • BloodnThunderB
                                BloodnThunder
                                Raw and Unwashed
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                                I know @Dishelveled is in Seattle as well as some others but I have literally never seen another person wearing IH in Seattle.  When I got my XHS hemmed at Blue Owl shortly after buying them the owner, Jay, said he sees a pair come through on a regular basis but I've definitely never seen any in the wild.

                                IG: Shadesofindig0

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                                • CutlasshoundC
                                  Cutlasshound
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                                  The only other person I have seen in london whilst out and about was @Davito on holiday. A true gentleman indeed! Never seen anyone else in the wild without having arranged to meet them.

                                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                  I ain't got time to bleed.

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                                  • ColeC
                                    Cole
                                    啓蒙家
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                                    There are two other guys here in my town who wear Iron Heart that I met. One lives in the same district and I tried to start a conversation once, but he seemed quite irritated about it, so I ignore him now.

                                    The other one walks by occasionaly sporting a shacket and a jeans, but never stops to geek out about IH gear. 🙂

                                    WTB:
                                    IHJ-96-OLV Size L
                                    IHE-13

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                                    • UnTuckedU
                                      UnTucked
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                                      Same as the rest of you guys… I've NEVER seen another soul wearing IH, and I've only had someone recognize that I'm wearing IH once... And, it was AWKWARD... Or, maybe I'm awkward (I definitely AM)... I'm actually already "stressing" about the Kanreki meet-up.....

                                      In search of:
                                      IHV-04, med.
                                      IHSH-185, large
                                      IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                                      • SeulS
                                        Seul
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                                        I've seen plenty… My mate, dad, brother,...  😛

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                                        • StoneMagnetS
                                          StoneMagnet
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                                          I was in the Edinburgh Apple Store a while back and spotted a familiar pair of arcuates on this gentleman's arse. This was the first pair of IHs I'd ever seen in the real (I only bought my own first ever pair last week) and was keen to get a closer look, so I had to move and pretend to be interested in whatever product was on the tables behind him as he wandered around the store, all the while slyly scoping his threads…

                                          And as if that isn't sad enough, I spotted him again outside and actually tailed him for a bit, trying to guess the cut and denim (tbh I could have stopped and asked, I'm sure the chap would've been happy to oblige, but you know, the thrill of the chase etc.).

                                          Oh god, what have I become?

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                                          • UnTuckedU
                                            UnTucked
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                                            "Sir… Are you staring at my arcs?!?"

                                            In search of:
                                            IHV-04, med.
                                            IHSH-185, large
                                            IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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