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"This thread reminded me to dig through my gloves. Not much call for them last season. All OK, no sneaky mould or dust anywhere, dry as a bone. My other 'likes' where I have a bit of a collection are scarves and bow ties."

I believe that is one of the most entertaining posts I've ever seen on OLO...and if you were renowned for satire around here, I'd think it was amusing.

I'm a great fan of P. G. Wodehouse - and your posts are starting to remind me of him....do regale of last season's visit, your collection of crusty great aunts - (and don't forget the unfortunate incident involving the Brown Windsor soup)

: )

This just keeps getting better and better.

>>This thread reminded me to dig through my gloves<<

Gloves? Seriously? Are you having a lend of us, onthebeach, or are you really this superannuated?

Ah, you beat me to it Poirot.

And so much more elegantly put...

Thanks Pericles,

The "Brown Windsor incident" to which I refer was my own little joke for myself.

I once attempted to write some stories in Wodehouse style for my own amusement - coz I like him so much.

Here's the upshot:

"The time had come, I could see, for me to reacquaint myself with Aunt Minnie. She was on my mother's side, and apparently had taken a distinct dislike to me at the tender age of three when I learned my first important lesson in life. That was, never to pee in the silver soup tureen....especially when it contains soup.

I still maintain that she covered up that particular incident with dutiful ardour. To this day those seventy-odd blighters at the Hunt Ball have no idea that the Brown Windsor served that night contained a secret ingredient not usually served as standard fare."

(I'm sure I've got something about gloves in the vault : )

I concur with Pericles' point. "I'm a great fan of P. G. Wodehouse - and your posts are starting to remind me of him....", but

I was reminded more of Evelyn Waugh's 'Decline and Fall', particularly the Honourable Mrs Margot Beste-Chetwynde.

Stylish as ever, onthebeach.

>>Speaking for myself, I wore [Karandonis] moccasin style business shoes for many years<<

http://karandonis.by-trade-shows.com/aboutus.html

"'Karandonis' brand was founded by John Karandonis in Europe in 1946, and has become one of the most famous brands in Australia. Karandonis' factory was relocated to China from Australia in 1995. We are now located in Nanhai, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China. Our factory occupies a total area of 6,000 square meters with four stitching lines and one full shoe production line."

Clearly, you are not the snob about apparel that you pretend to be.

Maybe these will interest you too.

http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/White-Cotton-Gloves-Formal-Wear-or_1314567099.html