tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post2374898206690766217..comments2024-03-15T19:33:28.397-04:00Comments on The Trad: The Friday Belttintinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-21361888401158999832009-03-01T18:49:00.000-05:002009-03-01T18:49:00.000-05:00Jonty F-Hard for me to disagree with your keen ins...Jonty F-<BR/><BR/>Hard for me to disagree with your keen insight and good taste in blogs. Thank you. <BR/><BR/>The Bellhoptintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-54286559517537970812009-03-01T18:10:00.000-05:002009-03-01T18:10:00.000-05:00The German word for Army is Heer - Wehrmacht is th...The German word for Army is Heer - Wehrmacht is the word they use in war comics for the army; it just means Armed Forces.<BR/>I have always hooked on the mementoes that guys brought back from any war - it is not about anti semitism, it is about trophies and totems; there must have been kids knocking around in Sparta with the the belts their dads took off dead Persians.<BR/>Still the best style blog on the net and one of the few things I actually bookmark and make a point of reading.<BR/><BR/>Salut!<BR/><BR/>Jon FJonty Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784219726403315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-55738760743142337562009-02-27T09:05:00.000-05:002009-02-27T09:05:00.000-05:00Anon - Thanks for the comment. I understand less t...Anon - Thanks for the comment. I understand less than 1% of a blog's readers bother to post a comment. I appreciate yours... but you're wrong. This blog is about soul. Whether it's a belt, bar, restauarant or button down. I try (really hard) to keep from being too negative while focusing on what's still available out there. I only hope you dig a little deeper around here...If it's still a yawn let me know.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-70505562179590414612009-02-26T22:59:00.000-05:002009-02-26T22:59:00.000-05:00One day you dish Harvey Weinstein, the next you pa...One day you dish Harvey Weinstein, the next you pay homage to Nazi memorabilia. Is this coincidence or Antisemitism? Not that the average Jew (self included) give a crap. We're out-working and out-investing you, while you blog (verb?) your observations about people and clothing. Yawn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-87367838101807491412009-02-24T14:39:00.000-05:002009-02-24T14:39:00.000-05:00The German eagle actually goes back to medieval ti...The German eagle actually goes back to medieval times. It's featured on the Holy Roman Empire's coat, as well as the German Empire's coat. The Weimar Republic (interwar) also used it. With the downfall of Weimar was the rise of the National Socialist, and we can easily see they utilized it.<BR/><BR/>Curiously the West Germans continued use of the symbol after the war, whereas the East (communist)Germans didn't care so much for the bird. After unification, the East was essentially subsumed, sociopolitically, by the West and the eagles remains in use until this day. I believe it's referred to as the 'federal eagle' now.dandy nihilismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09835378872127695524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-73027350117406705122009-02-24T01:20:00.000-05:002009-02-24T01:20:00.000-05:00Dollop of Carolina sturgeon roe atop 1/6th slice o...Dollop of Carolina sturgeon roe atop 1/6th slice of fried !BACON! nestled in a microchunk curl a semi-melted smoked gouda cheez product reclining on a ever so lightly toasted Triscut. A Lash La Rue lunch box full. Washed down with a half dozen them wide mouth Roller Rock, chugged within half hour. Bubber, GstaadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-21913219629896844472009-02-23T05:58:00.000-05:002009-02-23T05:58:00.000-05:00Glad to hear you won't be blogging whilst driving ...Glad to hear you won't be blogging whilst driving anymore, Tintin. I got my first whiff of Ballantine from my paternal grandmother. She taught us how to play solitaire on Ballantine coasters. She had actually made a deck of cards out of them. 52 of 'em.~Tessa~Scoffshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026251653030390293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-89797788206171834542009-02-22T21:13:00.000-05:002009-02-22T21:13:00.000-05:00Let's give a 1983 shout out to the preferred uber-...Let's give a 1983 shout out to the preferred uber-cheap beer of this future Trad blogger....<BR/>National Bohemian. <BR/>MEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-54831840549204473362009-02-22T14:18:00.000-05:002009-02-22T14:18:00.000-05:00I rejected another comment that I didn't mean to. ...I rejected another comment that I didn't mean to. Easy and Elegant Life is always Easy and Elegant with his comments. This recent comment rejection business has much to do with using a cell phone to publish and hitting "Reject" by mistake. That I'm driving while doing this and just moments ago almost rear ended someone can also have some influence...I have learned my lesson. So here's Easy and Elegant-<BR/><BR/>"LBT's got it right. That was Hemingway's everyday belt. I imagine he liberated it right after he liberated the bar at The Ritz in Paris. Splendid piece of kit.<BR/><BR/>My cheap beer, when I accidentally lived in Muncie, IN, was a case of Little Kings. The smaller bottle made me feel like an pro football player. There is a place for cheap beer (in the freezer until almost solid, in my opinion. Or college. Or right after yard work...) In the meantime Guinness is good for you.<BR/><BR/>Cheers. "tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-89785789188720728912009-02-21T00:08:00.000-05:002009-02-21T00:08:00.000-05:00How can anyone miss the swastika?It was the first ...How can anyone miss the swastika?<BR/>It was the first thing I saw.poloist12https://www.blogger.com/profile/15715050219047168820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-85451428354502163012009-02-20T23:34:00.000-05:002009-02-20T23:34:00.000-05:00I remember seeing the old guys drinking Ballantine...I remember seeing the old guys drinking Ballantine Ale in the summer with ice cubes at our local dump bar when I was underage.<BR/><BR/>I love the satisfactionof a proper cheap beer. A few years ago someone relaunched Narragansett, a local New England cheapie from the old days. At $5 for a six pack of tall cans, what's no to love.<BR/><BR/>Beers like this are simple, honest and refreshing, and they offer a dose of character that Budweiser never will.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582043853388196139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-57684582080107181402009-02-20T18:20:00.000-05:002009-02-20T18:20:00.000-05:00Tin-Tins phred DadShame on me! I haven't seen that...Tin-Tins phred Dad<BR/><BR/>Shame on me! I haven't seen that belt in over 50 years and should have looked closer.<BR/>It does have a small swastika under the eagle.<BR/>I guess the German Army had to obey<BR/>the Secret Police. <BR/>So it goes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-88040909943366451942009-02-20T17:23:00.000-05:002009-02-20T17:23:00.000-05:00Was Hemingway a big supporter of genocidal dictait...Was Hemingway a big supporter of genocidal dictaitorships, too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-4922763516642842882009-02-20T14:45:00.000-05:002009-02-20T14:45:00.000-05:00Great post. I think Hemingway once wore such a be...Great post. I think Hemingway once wore such a belt.Laguna Beach Fogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027025872132699493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-31213565843675412942009-02-20T12:57:00.000-05:002009-02-20T12:57:00.000-05:00^ Aren't the eagle's claws on a swastika?^ Aren't the eagle's claws on a swastika?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-55973982083871160792009-02-20T12:37:00.000-05:002009-02-20T12:37:00.000-05:00Tin-Tins phred DadThe German Army (Whermacht?) di...Tin-Tins phred Dad<BR/><BR/>The German Army (Whermacht?) didn't have much use for the Nazis. Notice there's no swastika on the buckle, just the traditional German eagle and wreath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-19773968648166521272009-02-20T11:40:00.000-05:002009-02-20T11:40:00.000-05:00Sweet nazi belt, dude.Sweet nazi belt, dude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-77357440919908374672009-02-20T11:38:00.000-05:002009-02-20T11:38:00.000-05:00Ballantine Beer Ad from the 50's. Warning: The stu...Ballantine Beer Ad from the 50's. Warning: The stupid jingle will get stuck in your head and you may go into a bar and "make the three ring sign".<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmPWGUQnxgIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com