The Melburnian
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Best Made Communications: Hobo Signs
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, traveling hoboes used a simple system of icons to communicate with one another. Often times these icons designated situations to be avoided or details pertaining to specific locations, such as the demeanor of a house’s occupants, or the ability to obtain free medical care. These signs were inscribed on fenceposts, brick walls, box cars, trees; anywhere that might catch the eye of a fellow “Knight of the Road.”
And for wherever your travels take you, on the road, rails, or trails, we’d like to introduce the Best Made Hobo knife.
Hobo signs taken from Symbol Sourcebook, by Henry Dreyfuss
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Gentleman's Playbook: The Gentleman's 5: Jay-Z's 5 Best Black Tie Moments 5. Grammy Awards 2010 - When you sit front row at the Grammys you’re expected to look this good. No one pulls it off quite like Jay-Z though: 3-piece black tonal striped suit with satin bow tie and clever pop of color with the white carnation lapel pin, an accessory he often brings out. The waist…
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Skinny ties are for skinny guys. The look does not work when you’re built like a freight train.
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Thoughts From The Peacock Angel: How To Be A Feminist Gentleman and Not A Cad (An Incomplete List) TW: For rape and misogyny - Play fair when the rules are fair, when the rules aren’t fair, fix the rules and then play by them.
- Practice good consent (Fuck the concept of a lady’s “virtue” being safe, just make sure she’s physically and emotionally safe in your company.
- Open doors for people because it’s the polite thing…
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Untitled: Rules of Chivalry Be punctual
Perhaps the greatest sign of respect, which is what a gentleman is all about, is being on time. Having people wait for you is the equivalent of telling them that you don’t care about them.
Project high moral values
Even if you know that deep down you’re not, appear as if you… -
“First you kiss the hand, and then you kiss the girl.” — (via darlingawkward)
