Dressing Down
Clare Briggs
Clare Briggs is a famous cartoonist who lived from 1875 to 1930. Poems by Wilbur Nesbitt.
Features
Hot Posts
Thank You!
Thanks to your generosity, we were able to upgrade our service plan. Hopefully this will help us address some of our performance issues.
Devcat is done with rearranging local software extensions. If anyone notices any problems, say so :^)
Recent Comments
on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025I still think the most useful discussion is about where and why people didn’t vote. That being said…- on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025There are probably a dozen people alive in the US now who can address that criticism because we don’…
on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025No. I don't care how acres voted. I care about how people voted.
on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025I'm not talking about whether the counties were populated or not. I'm talking about the counties tha…
on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025I have one: Are we talking about acres, or people? Because a lot of empty acres voted for Trump, and…
on Weekend Plans Post: Death and Taxesuuuugggggh yeah that reminds me I have some of the online I-9s or whatever to print out and then I g…on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025Interestingly the modern DEI kayfabe has IMO actually increased risk, especially in an environment w…
Comics
-
February 20, 2025
-
You know what they say about haircuts: They grow on you.
February 19, 2025
-
Movie of a Man who has Been Out the Night Before
February 18, 2025
-
Buy land, they’re not making it anymore
February 17, 2025
More Comments
- on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025
- on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025
- on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025
on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025
on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025
on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025
on Series! Recap of World Series of the 1920s- on Series! Recap of World Series of the 1920s
on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025
on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025
Dressing down then is dressing up now.Report
I’m always reminded of the Louis Anderson stand-up bit about having pictures floating around of the days when someone had a hot green mohawk and all sorts of piercings. And the eight-year old showing them to their little brother or sister and saying, “You know you were adopted, right? Here’s a picture of your real mother!”Report
If I had to guess, I’d say that part of the problem is that the sweater is loud and the pants are even louder.
Sure, he’s wearing a tie, but he’s calling attention to himself.
It’s unseemly.Report
This one made my head whirl. The way standards have improved is amazing. Probably part and parcel with air conditioning and improved housing and energy standards.Report
Is that why my grandmother always gave me sweaters like that? Because they were cool when she was young?Report
Looks not too far off from this look, which sources say are horse race spectators in 1926 Britain.
https://photos.com/featured/three-plus-fours-topical-press-agency.htmlReport