Where are you from?
Sep 14th 2008, 5:53 pm
#227
gurt mint nit?
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Re: Where are you from?
IK Brunel (known to his mates as "icky Brunel") is rarely credited with beginning the fashion of wearing stovepipes as a form of decorative headgear. This didn't really catch on, but an industrious gay Milliner in Horfield struck upon the notion of turning the shape into a striking new form of hat for men.
Thus was born the "stovepipe hat"
Sadly, it was too late for Mr Brunel, as years of being a maverick trend-setter had played merry hell with his stature. Due to the 50lbs of cast iron pipe he deftly balanced on his head, his height was diminished considerably.
As an interesting historical aside, probably the most famous wearer of one of IK Brunels few original stovepipes was a gentleman in the new world who liked to chop down cherry trees. As is often the case in history, were it not for the lack of air conditioning and headroom in the theater owned by a certain Mr Ford (no relation), the unfortunate gentleman did not benefit from iron's ability to deflect bullets.
Not a lot of people know that.
Sep 14th 2008, 11:23 pm
#229
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Re: Where are you from?
Things he is little-known for, #27
IK Brunel (known to his mates as "icky Brunel") is rarely credited with beginning the fashion of wearing stovepipes as a form of decorative headgear. This didn't really catch on, but an industrious gay Milliner in Horfield struck upon the notion of turning the shape into a striking new form of hat for men.
Thus was born the "stovepipe hat"
Sadly, it was too late for Mr Brunel, as years of being a maverick trend-setter had played merry hell with his stature. Due to the 50lbs of cast iron pipe he deftly balanced on his head, his height was diminished considerably.
As an interesting historical aside, probably the most famous wearer of one of IK Brunels few original stovepipes was a gentleman in the new world who liked to chop down cherry trees. As is often the case in history, were it not for the lack of air conditioning and headroom in the theater owned by a certain Mr Ford (no relation), the unfortunate gentleman did not benefit from iron's ability to deflect bullets.
Not a lot of people know that.
IK Brunel (known to his mates as "icky Brunel") is rarely credited with beginning the fashion of wearing stovepipes as a form of decorative headgear. This didn't really catch on, but an industrious gay Milliner in Horfield struck upon the notion of turning the shape into a striking new form of hat for men.
Thus was born the "stovepipe hat"
Sadly, it was too late for Mr Brunel, as years of being a maverick trend-setter had played merry hell with his stature. Due to the 50lbs of cast iron pipe he deftly balanced on his head, his height was diminished considerably.
As an interesting historical aside, probably the most famous wearer of one of IK Brunels few original stovepipes was a gentleman in the new world who liked to chop down cherry trees. As is often the case in history, were it not for the lack of air conditioning and headroom in the theater owned by a certain Mr Ford (no relation), the unfortunate gentleman did not benefit from iron's ability to deflect bullets.
Not a lot of people know that.
Sep 14th 2008, 11:34 pm
#230
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Re: Where are you from?
When he built the SS Great Britain he never allowed for the floating dock gates,they launched the ship but it was too big to get through the lock gates into the river Avon and on out to Avonmouth.It took another six or seven months sitting in the floating harbour while they demo,d the gates and made them large enough to get her through.
Sep 15th 2008, 10:01 am
#231
gurt mint nit?
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Re: Where are you from?
When he built the SS Great Britain he never allowed for the floating dock gates,they launched the ship but it was too big to get through the lock gates into the river Avon and on out to Avonmouth.It took another six or seven months sitting in the floating harbour while they demo,d the gates and made them large enough to get her through.
Sep 16th 2008, 3:35 am
#232
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Re: Where are you from?
Born in Birkenhead. Grew up in Southampton. Moved out of Southampton as soon as I could. Lived in London for 25 years (Soho W1, Newbury Park, Acton, Wimbledon, Worcester Park, Earslfield SW18, Tooting Bec SW17, Balham SW12).
) where did you move from?
Sep 16th 2008, 9:40 am
#233
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Re: Where are you from?
I juts moved back from Bristol.
It's a shit-hole.
It's a shit-hole.
Sep 16th 2008, 4:00 pm
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Sep 16th 2008, 4:09 pm
#235
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Re: Where are you from?
Born in London (Plaistow, E13)-> near Kingston, Surrey-> Perivale, W. London-> Wimbledon-> Wimbledon Park->London, N7 (Google Maps says it's Islington but I disagree. I lived very close to Holloway Women's Prison)-> Tufnell Park, N7?-> Clerkenwell, London, EC1-> St. John's Wood, NW7-> South Hampstead, NW6 (near Finchley Road tube) -> Durham, NC!
