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True disappointment is when it clouds up quickly and the temperature drops, but it never actually rains.
shoutout to the time my mom was hammered and i heard her trying to tell my dad that she murdered her first husband years ago and my dad very patiently said “i saw glenn in an elevator last week”
If there’s one thing the Internet has taught me it is that absolutely everyone is convinced that the compulsive hoarding of plastic grocery bags is unique to their particular ethnic/economic/regional/etc background.
Okay so you know those poofy old timey renaissance pants that looked totally ridiculous?
Well in my history of fashion class we learned that the bright stripes are called slashes, and are actual slashes in the outer layer that mimic slashes from swordfighting, and they were added as a stylistic flair to make it look like the men had been in battle.
Guys.
Distressed Jeans aren’t just ‘our generation’
Absolutely.
Most to the point: this could get to be an incredibly expensive form of detailing. People slashed doublets and pantaloons in all kinds of rare and pricey fabrics.
There’s this too: slashing (in some jurisdictions) was a way to exploit loopholes in the local sumptuary laws. Until the powers that be got off their butts and actually amended the existing laws to forbid slashing with what they considered over-expensive fabrics that common folks shouldn’t be allowed to wear, you got to wear them – with a little extra frisson of being just that far away from breaking the law – and get away with that year’s hot fashion statement.
(For reference purposes, look at some of the articles linked to at the bottom of this page on Elizabethan sumptuary law. The title “Controlling the uncontrollable” is very much to the point. Morality-based or politically-based legislation against fashion trends rarely turns out well…)
Here’s Anne of Austria with fashionably slashed sleeves.
See also this page (source of the image above) for more examples. Google will show you lots more if you go looking. One could slash very subtly or very extravagantly: there was a wide range of possibilities, depending on your rank / station and how punk you felt like looking…
It’s summer time and many restaurants will start being open later. But here are some things you can do to Not Be A Jerk:
If you’re travelling from a ways to the restaurant, CHECK THE TIME IT CLOSES. for the love of god, do not pull the “but we drove all this way” card with the host when they tell you the restaurant is closing so you can’t be sat. You need to plan for traffic or anything else. Your lack of planning is not the restaurant’s fault.
Some places, like mine, have a “grace period” which means even if it closes at say - 8 pm - you can still be sat anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes after 8. This does not go for every place, so as above, CHECK THE TIME IT CLOSES!
Coming in 5 minutes before a restaurant closes is never a good idea, ever. Not only do you come off as non-caring to the staff, you also are probably going to be there for an hour or so and that’s going to throw off the kitchen. In a place like mine, I can start closing but dessert slips will always throw me off and take time away from closing tasks.
TIP 20% (at least)
Understand that your meal is going to be in a series of meals ordered by other guests. This means you must wait. Most restaurant ticket times are 10 for lunch and 15 for dinner. If you order something that takes extra time to cook, your server will let you know. Do not get an attitude with the staff about the wait for your meal if you know it is going to take that extra time.
Does that mean that you aren’t allowed to question for an ETA on your meal if it is taking time and no one has given you a reason why? Of course you can do that. But please do not be rude about it.
