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OK - Enough chit-chat. We all (now) know what these things are, so....
Who's bored enough to make them out of lego? Be seen! Be the most
fashoinable one on your block! Maybe post the pictures to a new group
lugnet.binaries.fashion! You'll have so many friends you won't know which
party to go to.
really... I think I have too much time on my hands...
"Kerry Raymond" <kerry@dstc.edu.au> wrote in message
news:GE8pwz.M1n@lugnet.com...
>
> > > A Dri-za-bone is also clothing. Its a large overcoat made of leather,
> > > sometimes lined with wool.
> > It's actually oil impregnated canvas, refered to as oilskin (hence the
> > leather confusion). The driza-bone coat was originally designed for • riding,
> > and even had straps to hold it to the wearer's legs, although now • several
> > designs are available.
>
> The straps are very necessary because the damn things are so heavy that
> people would try to take them off if they hadn't been forcibly strapped • in.
>
> Unless you were raised to wear one of these coats, you need to enroll in a
> program of body-building before purchasing one, or else you are liable to
> fall over while wearing it.
>
> Incidently, I bought my "Akubra" hat in Finland. I was amazed to find that
> in the north of Finland, they sell "traditional Finnish gold panners" hats
> that appear to be identical to Akubras in shape and texture, so I bought
> myself one. The only difference to Akubras is that the Finnish hats are
> mostly black in colour, whereas most Akubras are brown, and my Finnish hat
> has a bit of redr ibbon around the crown that probably wouldn't be
> considered butch enough for the "boys in the bush". Having said that, most
> Australians assume I am wearing an Akubra, as we are all collectively
> convinced that such hats are uniquely Australian.
>
> Kerry
>
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