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WCT March 1-5, 2010
Carl-E:
It's caled a Henley. I have and wear several. Most of mine are long sleeve and thermal knit (like longjohns, that waffley pattern), but they're also commonly made from t-shirt material, and I've seen a lot of people with short and 3/4 sleeves. The neck is usually smaller and not as stretchy as a t-shirt, so there's a 3-button placket in the front.
Basically, it's a 19th century style button up undershirt. Very comfy.
raoullefere:
--- Quote from: Mad Cat on 05 Mar 2010, 21:29 ---What. Is. Faye. Wearing?
I can't recognize it. It's neither black nor pastel. It's adorned with neither words nor pictures. Is it even a reference to a band of any description? Is it an homage to the Beatles White Album? I just don't get it.
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I have several Henleys. but I also have quite a number of T-shirts that don't hawk, espouse, support, express, or indeed do anything beyond garb my humble self, usually in primary colors*. I'd like to thank Jeph for embracing my culture for a day.
Henleys are not undershirts, Carl. They're athletic wear, specifically the sort worn by rowers in the English town of Henley-on-Thames; hence the name.
*Of all the stuff that goes on in Streetcar Named Desire, this stage direction (somewhere in act three) has stuck with me most.
Carl-E:
And here I thought Henley was a person's name all these years...
However, please note; the statement in Wikipedia about the name has the classic [citation needed] tag, but further down...
In his biography of Ralph Lauren, the journalist Michael Gross quotes a New York merchant who recalled showing a vintage shirt to a Ralph Lauren buyer: "I showed
this fellow underwear -- a three-button long-sleeve shirt by Johnstown Knitting Mills. He said, 'This is a new shirt.' That's where he got the idea for the Henley shirt."
Michael Gross, Genuine Authentic, The Real Life of Ralph Lauren, pg 22.
Sorflakne:
--- Quote from: Tuitsuro on 05 Mar 2010, 18:12 ---
--- Quote from: Sorflakne on 05 Mar 2010, 13:59 ---Faye doesn't not like Marigold, she's just hard on people she doesn't know well.
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That could very well be true. I just get the distinct impression that there's something about Mari which absolutely pisses Faye off.
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Have you noticed that their racks are about the same size (other than Mari, who can match Faye in boobage?), and they both have the glasses look going on?
Just saying :-P :lol:
I'm sure Faye absolutely loves Mari.
--- Quote ---Which, of course, really means there's something about Faye that pisses Faye off. Everyone else is simply a mirror. And there's been a fair amount of defending of Faye, too, because she's got issues.
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It has been awhile since we've seen her scar, or heard mention of it. And I can't be the only one who's curious about what Amanda was getting at in this strip.
Nodaisho:
--- Quote from: Sorflakne on 06 Mar 2010, 20:12 ---It has been awhile since we've seen her scar, or heard mention of it. And I can't be the only one who's curious about what Amanda was getting at in this strip.
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Almost certainly Faye's dad's suicide, or maybe her car crash.
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