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166 Re: GRP RD BATM: More on Eden SPOILER -- rank: 633

They are 'Garter Tabs'. If you were a Rover or leader then the Garter Tabs were not ribbon but tasseled [like the Scots]. My memory from Scouts too is that they were originally based ion the ends of the knot of the original, non elastic, garter. These evolved hanks of yarn that were threaded through the Garter and were used to darn your stockings [But I have always been skeptical of this reason]. Why on earth would you carry your darning yarn tucked into a very vulnerable place - just t ...

Poster's Name:	Ian Watkins
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Message Date:	2005-12-05 13:57:32 UTC

167 Re: GRP RD BATM: More on Eden SPOILER -- rank: 633

----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary W. Sims" <simsgw@CS.STANFORD.EDU> >> > While I'm sure the manliest of them needed nothing else, the practical > Scots > had an alternative. When I ordered my kilt and paraphernalia, it > included... > forgot the term they used, but it was a pair of elastic garters with > flashes > that hang down below the fold when you fold the top of the stocking over > the > garter. I got those in my Boy Scout ...

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Message Date:	2005-12-05 13:29:47 UTC

168 Re: GRP RD BATM: More on Eden SPOILER -- rank: 633

From: "Martinus Scriblerus" <martinus.scriblerus@GMAIL.COM> On 12/5/05, Gary W. Sims <simsgw@cs.stanford.edu> wrote: >> [...] the practical Scots had an alternative. [...] a pair of elastic >> garters with flashes that hang down below the fold when you >> fold the top of the stocking over the garter. >> >> Presumably in the original form, the flashes were the tail ends >> of a ribbon style garter. > > Tucked into the top of ...

Poster's Name:	Gary W. Sims
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Message Date:	2005-12-05 09:53:41 UTC

169 Re: GRP RD BATM: More on Eden SPOILER -- rank: 633

On 12/5/05, Gary W. Sims <simsgw@cs.stanford.edu> wrote: > From: "Charles Munoz" <Charlezzzzz@COMCAST.NET> > > > On Dec 4, 2005, at 8:08 PM, Angela Watson wrote: > > > >> However, this lead me to wonder how Jack and other gentleman kept > >> their stockings up. I had always assumed that they pushed them up > >> under their breeches at the knee - but then we read they often undid > >> the buckles. > >> ...

Poster's Name:	Martinus Scriblerus
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Message Date:	2005-12-05 07:25:12 UTC

170 Re: GRP RD BATM: More on Eden SPOILER -- rank: 633

From: "Charles Munoz" <Charlezzzzz@COMCAST.NET> > On Dec 4, 2005, at 8:08 PM, Angela Watson wrote: > >> However, this lead me to wonder how Jack and other gentleman kept >> their stockings up. I had always assumed that they pushed them up >> under their breeches at the knee - but then we read they often undid >> the buckles. >> > Thumbtacks. > While I'm sure the manliest of them needed nothing else, the practical Scots had an ...

Poster's Name:	Gary W. Sims
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Message Date:	2005-12-05 07:00:34 UTC

171 Re: GRP RD BATM: More on Eden SPOILER -- rank: 633

On 12/5/05, Angela Watson <muffyzorro@msn.com> wrote: > I read with alarm Kyle's post t'other day asserting that Lissuns probably > were reading and posting in the gunroom in their underwear. Alarmed, 'cause > I, in fact was: tea in one hand and vegemite toast in the other and > wondered if there may be a hidden camera somewhere... > > However, this lead me to wonder how Jack and other gentleman kept their > stockings up. I had always assumed that they pushed ...

Poster's Name:	Martinus Scriblerus
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Message Date:	2005-12-05 06:44:31 UTC

172 Re: GRP RD BATM: More on Eden SPOILER -- rank: 633

In a message dated 12/4/2005 9:22:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Charlezzzzz@COMCAST.NET writes: breeches at the knee - but then we read they often undid the buckles. > That's why they had the Order of the Garters- "Please send me two pair, please !" To be removed from the GUNROOM list send a blank message to UNSUBSCRIBE-GUNROOM@HMSSURPRISE.ORG

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Message Date:	2005-12-05 03:44:41 UTC

173 Re: GRP RD BATM: More on Eden SPOILER -- rank: 633

Charles Munoz wrote: > On Dec 4, 2005, at 8:08 PM, Angela Watson wrote: > >> However, this lead me to wonder how Jack and other gentleman kept their >> stockings up. I had always assumed that they pushed them up under >> their >> breeches at the knee - but then we read they often undid the buckles. >> > Thumbtacks. > > Charlezzzzz Jack's were so crusty with salt that they stayed up by themseles. Others, I guess, used garters. Edmund ...

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Message Date:	2005-12-05 03:05:34 UTC

174 Re: GRP RD BATM: More on Eden SPOILER -- rank: 633

On Dec 4, 2005, at 8:08 PM, Angela Watson wrote: > However, this lead me to wonder how Jack and other gentleman kept their > stockings up. I had always assumed that they pushed them up under > their > breeches at the knee - but then we read they often undid the buckles. > Thumbtacks.       Charlezzzzz To be removed from the GUNROOM list send a blank message to UNSUBSCRIBE-GUNROOM@HMSSURPRISE.ORG

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Message Date:	2005-12-05 02:29:07 UTC

175 Re: GRP RD BATM: More on Eden SPOILER -- rank: 633

I read with alarm Kyle's post t'other day asserting that Lissuns probably were reading and posting in the gunroom in their underwear. Alarmed, 'cause I, in fact was: tea in one hand and vegemite toast in the other and wondered if there may be a hidden camera somewhere... However, this lead me to wonder how Jack and other gentleman kept their stockings up. I had always assumed that they pushed them up under their breeches at the knee - but then we read they often undid the buckles. Anyo ...

Poster's Name:	Angela Watson
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Message Date:	2005-12-05 01:17:49 UTC

176 Re: GRP RD: BATM, No rabbits left -- rank: 633

Oh, that's truly wicked! Brian which I am here but keeping mostly quiet today ----- Original Message ----- From: "Billy Ruffian" <billy.ruffian@GMAIL.COM> To: <GUNROOM@HMSSURPRISE.ORG> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 5:55 PM Subject: Re: [POB] GRP RD: BATM, No rabbits left One aspect of Shardik's reign that Adams didn't cover was his constant search for men to serve as knights in his army: The candidate was trained, knighted and then had to face a final test. H ...

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Message Date:	2005-12-04 23:09:47 UTC

177 Re: GRP RD: BATM, No rabbits left -- rank: 633

One aspect of Shardik's reign that Adams didn't cover was his constant search for men to serve as knights in his army: The candidate was trained, knighted and then had to face a final test. He had to take on Lord Shardik in head-to-head battle. Mostly he had to defend against the lord's terrible paws, and often the sad result was loss of life. Even so, there was no lack of candidates, because as a consolation, the failed candidate's family was presented with a pup from the royal kennels. ...

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Message Date:	2005-12-04 23:03:43 UTC

178 Re: GRP RD: BATM, No rabbits left -- rank: 633

In a message dated 12/2/05 10:58:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, Charlezzzzz@COMCAST.NET writes: > Not a single rabbit? I bet I know the name that the wicked developer > has put on that nearby estate: Watership Down. > > Charlezzzzz, and that was a pretty fine book too, wasn't it? > I liked as much Richard Adams's next novel, "Shardik", the story of a bear accepted as a god by the people of an ancient Near Eastern city (or was it a god in the form of a bear ...

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179 Re: GRP RD: BATM When did it happen? -- rank: 633

On 12/3/05, Astrud Schmidt <astrud@web.de> wrote: > > On Sun, 4 Dec 2005 06:36:59 +1100, Skyring <skyring@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >Take a spoon to it like chocolate hazelnut spread and your life will be > full > >of more joy than you can safely handle! > > *pounces* > Skyring! Hello, long time no see! So, NaNoWriMo is over? How did it go? I > couldn't follow your progress since I was away for long stretches in > November with no Net access (w ...

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Message Date:	2005-12-04 02:18:07 UTC

180 Re: GRP RD: BATM When did it happen? -- rank: 633

On Sun, 4 Dec 2005 06:36:59 +1100, Skyring <skyring@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >Take a spoon to it like chocolate hazelnut spread and your life will be full >of more joy than you can safely handle! *pounces* Skyring! Hello, long time no see! So, NaNoWriMo is over? How did it go? I couldn't follow your progress since I was away for long stretches in November with no Net access (which makes for perfect reading hours in the evening in the hotel!). Well, I don't know about spoons and the ...

Poster's Name:	Astrud Schmidt
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Message Date:	2005-12-03 21:59:19 UTC