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    • mclaincauseyM
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      @Filthy:

      @ARNC:

      Any thoughts on how to explain this place and our shared obsession with normal people?  I'm still struggling to find the right words.

      -Durability- I have stuff I have been wearing since 2013 I wear a lot and it still holds up. It will most definitely outlast me.
      -being fortunate enough to wear this stuff has had a significant impact on my world view and outlook on life. It is like a spiritual experience for me. The clothes have like an ethereal positive vibe about them. I feel happy and spiritually uplifted when I get to wear my favorite shirt and jeans

      Agree heartily with everything Mike said, but to call these ones out, I am a "buy it for lifer" because I'm a tree-hugger and sustainability matters to me. I also do have an eye and appreciation for quality, but it's important for me to have fewer, nicer things that last and were ethically created. Take that with the quality thing and IH is the answer.

      And the second thing quoted would sound ridiculous to most people, but it resonates with me. I just feel good wearing the garments.

      Think it, be it.

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      • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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        Right on McClain. 🙌

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        • ChrisC
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          @neph93:

          @ARNC:

          Any thoughts on how to explain this place and our shared obsession with normal people?  I'm still struggling to find the right words.

          I sometimes wonder if the nerdy interest in clothes, is common in personality types who also like people but aren’t always great with people.

          I’m basing this on a conversation that was had with @Chris once. So many people who go to the parties in Gosport have qualms about parties and social situations, but are able to relax and have fun there.

          Of course I could be just projecting [emoji1]

          If you're implying that I'm not great with people, well, yeah, you're right. 🙂

          I do have fun at every IH gathering I've ever been to, regardless of location, though.

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          • ARNCA
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            Thanks  @Filthy  , @mclaincausey  and @Chris.

            I definitely appreciate the quality and longevity - if I have something I like I want to wear it for ever (4-5 years minimum).

            Mike, it's funny you should mention the spiritual aspect you feel.  As an outsider to the brotherhood (despite the efforts of some of its members), it's not for me to say (and maybe requires some arcane process to confirm your status) but I tend to think of you as the spiritual head of the Bibbist Order  🙂

            “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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            • neph93N
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              @ARNC:

              As an outsider to the brotherhood…

              With all due respect… I’m not having that Fra. Andrew [emoji6]

              “Some of those that work forces
              Are the same that burn crosses”

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              • ARNCA
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                Thanks @neph93 .  I definitely feel part of this community but I was referring to that world within a world where people wear trousers that start at their shoulders.  I think you're still resisting too  🙂

                “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                • neph93N
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                  @ARNC:

                  Thanks @neph93 .  I definitely feel part of this community but I was referring to that world within a world where people wear trousers that start at their shoulders.  I think you're still resisting too  🙂

                  Ah…. Fair point. They a bunch of nutters.

                  “Some of those that work forces
                  Are the same that burn crosses”

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                  • LewisStonehouseL
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                    @neph93:

                    Ah…. Fair point. They a bunch of nutters.

                    Guilty as charged  😉

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                    • neph93N
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                      @neph93:

                      Ah…. Fair point. They a bunch of nutters.

                      Guilty as charged  😉

                      [emoji1]

                      The sad thing is that I’d be in the club if it wasn’t for the fact that me owning a pair would test (and probably irrevocably damage), the already frayed and decrepit edges of my poor wife’s sanity.

                      “Some of those that work forces
                      Are the same that burn crosses”

                      • Virginia Woolf
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                      • LewisStonehouseL
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                        @neph93 I mean, owning a pair to use whilst you’re working on the house sounds reasonable enough, and then of course they start just working there way into life outside the building works

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                        • neph93N
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                          @neph93 I mean, owning a pair to use whilst you’re working on the house sounds reasonable enough…

                          I think at this stage in the game that strategy would be as transparent as a white tee shirt on Samantha Fox ca. 1983. Just the sight of them would be enough to tip Hot Ingrid over the edge (the sight of the bibs that is, not Ms. Fox in a wet tee).

                          “Some of those that work forces
                          Are the same that burn crosses”

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                          • LewisStonehouseL
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                            😃 😃 😃

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                              Anybody here who knows which model / type this is?

                              Thx

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                                Probably a 202 as Neph mentioned in another post

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                                • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                                  @ARNC:

                                  Thanks  @Filthy  , @mclaincausey  and @Chris.

                                  I definitely appreciate the quality and longevity - if I have something I like I want to wear it for ever (4-5 years minimum).

                                  Mike, it's funny you should mention the spiritual aspect you feel.  As an outsider to the brotherhood (despite the efforts of some of its members), it's not for me to say (and maybe requires some arcane process to confirm your status) but I tend to think of you as the spiritual head of the Bibbist Order  🙂

                                  No man will make a great leader, that wants to do it all for himself and take all the credit. (Paraphrasing Andrew Carnegie)

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                                  • van OlzonV
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                                    @SquierJV:

                                    Anybody here who knows which model / type this is?

                                    @SquierJV
                                    Looks like a IHSH-16

                                    . BEHIND EVERY CLEVER GIRL IS A GUY WITH A BEARD AND GLASSES .

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                                      @van:

                                      @SquierJV:

                                      Anybody here who knows which model / type this is?

                                      @SquierJV
                                      Looks like a IHSH-16

                                      Could be also the IHSH-16 indeed. Still what's the difference between the 202 ind and the 16? The 16 is on the website as a shortsleeve. Is the 16 maybe the short sleeve version of the 202? I mean…

                                      I don't get it, could be so much easier to put some labels in the shirts, especially when you want to sell... ( or buy some second hand )
                                      Anyway thx for the input

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        @SquierJV:

                                        I don't get it, could be so much easier to put some labels in the shirts, especially when you want to sell…

                                        If it was, we'd do it.

                                        "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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                                          @Giles:

                                          @SquierJV:

                                          I don't get it, could be so much easier to put some labels in the shirts, especially when you want to sell…

                                          If it was, we'd do it.

                                          Well, why isn't it then? If somebody knows that, it's you. There are already labels in it and in some shirts even prints on the inside, why is it difficult to print a label with the model number on it?

                                          Kind regards

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                                          • ARNCA
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                                            @Filthy:

                                            @ARNC:

                                            Mike, it's funny you should mention the spiritual aspect you feel.  As an outsider to the brotherhood (despite the efforts of some of its members), it's not for me to say (and maybe requires some arcane process to confirm your status) but I tend to think of you as the spiritual head of the Bibbist Order  🙂

                                            No man will make a great leader, that wants to do it all for himself and take all the credit. (Paraphrasing Andrew Carnegie)

                                            His Filthiness is possibly confirming his eligibility for the position  🙂

                                            “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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