The Official-ish DC Thread

[Spaceman Spiff]

I'd be lying if I said I haven't considered switching to GS just so that I can get a discount at ANCC. I'm sure it's still a hefty chunk of change, though.

 

[anaxagoras]

I'd be lying if I said I haven't considered switching to GS just so that I can get a discount at ANCC. I'm sure it's still a hefty chunk of change, though.

Have you noticed a link between your moniker and absinthe, a recent topic here? (meant both seriously and as a joke)

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Have you noticed a link between your moniker and absinthe, a recent topic here? (meant both seriously and as a joke)

No, but I'm usually slow on the uptake. What did I miss this time?

 

[anaxagoras]

No, but I'm usually slow on the uptake. What did I miss this time?

I did not mean that you were slow on the uptake! I’ve never seen it mentioned by anyone, but it’s actually blindingly explicit once you see it. (spaceman spiff and all his adventures are absinthe hallucinations, and Waterson put in lots of hints)

I’m happy to tell you, but you will kick yourself— let me know if you want the answer now or treat it as a riddle. ;-)

 

[WoolyLamb]

Take out

 

[smittycl]

I did not mean that you were slow on the uptake! I’ve never seen it mentioned by anyone, but it’s actually blindingly explicit once you see it. (spaceman spiff and all his adventures are absinthe hallucinations, and Waterson put in lots of hints)

I’m happy to tell you, but you will kick yourself— let me know if you want the answer now or treat it as a riddle. ;-)

Now I'm intrigued. I love Calvin & Hobbes. Please go on!

 

[anaxagoras]

Now I'm intrigued. I love Calvin & Hobbes. Please go on!

I think this is the first strip where I noticed it. One has to relate the colours to the names.

Spoiler:
Teacher’s name is: Mrs. Wormwood

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Yep I had no idea. This has been my moniker for 20+ years now and never really thought about it. 🤣

 

[anaxagoras]

Yep I had no idea. This has been my moniker for 20+ years now and never really thought about it. 🤣

Lot of Easter eggs in that strip. It’s an
important body of work, as is reflected in his refusal to do any marketing with the characters. Turned down what was certainly tens, and might even have been hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue.

 

[smittycl]

Okay, final closet cleaning after apartment move. Package for LuxeSwap includes Oxxford, Kent Wang, Paul Stuart, a Basquiat sweatshirt, and ties from Drake's, Isaia, F. Marino, Bigi, and Zegna.

Wifey and I got our basically final (if such a thing really exists) apartment setup complete.

 

[WoolyLamb]

Okay, final closet cleaning after apartment move. Package for LuxeSwap includes Oxxford, Kent Wang, Paul Stuart, a Basquiat sweatshirt, and ties from Drake's, Isaia, F. Marino, Bigi, and Zegna.

Wifey and I got our basically final (if such a thing really exists) apartment setup complete.

Any Kent Wang Squares per chance? There are two or three that I have had my eyes on.

 

[smittycl]

Any Kent Wang Squares per chance? There are two or three that I have had my eyes on.

Nah, a brown herringbone sport coat in a Zegna Wool-silk-cash fabric. Just wasn't wearing it anymore.

 

[Easily Amused]

Okay, final closet cleaning after apartment move. Package for LuxeSwap includes Oxxford, Kent Wang, Paul Stuart, a Basquiat sweatshirt, and ties from Drake's, Isaia, F. Marino, Bigi, and Zegna.

Wifey and I got our basically final (if such a thing really exists) apartment setup complete.

Which Drakes ties are you about to ship?

 

[smittycl]

Which Drakes ties are you about to ship?

Just one this time. A purple medallion tie I just wasn't wearing. Should list as LNWOT and the feeding frenzy for Drake's at LuxeSwap is always fun to watch. I'd post a pic but I already sealed and addressed the box.

 

[bobbers]

Im worried of getting something impractical that is cool looking but won’t get much use. What do you all prefer? If you have photos please share.

This weekend I was cleaning out my closet, replacing fall/winter stuff with spring/summer stuff, when I remembered this question. Here are three jackets which I thought would be super cool but haven't worn much. Due to weight fluctuations, the first two are a little big on me which is another reason I haven't worn them lot. The Samuelsohn trousers are baggier than I remember.

First, a fall weight jacket.

Second, a lightweight cashmere jacket.

Third, this is an orphan jacket I picked up for cheap that I haven't worn yet; needs sleeves altered. I'm going to try to get roughly matching pants; to the non-SF world, I don't think they'd notice if the fabrics are slightly off.