Higgins' watch

[Mad Kudu Buck]

What about ugly black fingernail polish? But I digress...

Oh good! Yes, this is an interesting non-topic topic. (and absolutely nothing to do with watches)

What modern retard females* don't understand is that there was a reason for makeup - and that is to appear attractive to the opposite sex! To appear attractive, fingernail polish was light pink - light pink being the colour of health - a sign that blood flow was good. Similarly, lipstick was natural red and blush gave a healthful hue to the cheeks.

All this has since been perverted. This is nothing to do with style. "Nuclear waste green" fingernails are not attractive. (unless you have an unnatural attraction to nuclear waste...)


*(note: I am not referring to all modern females... just the retards)

[ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan)]

What about ugly black fingernail polish? But I digress...

Oh good! Yes, this is an interesting non-topic topic. (and absolutely nothing to do with watches)

What modern retard females* don't understand is that there was a reason for makeup - and that is to appear attractive to the opposite sex! To appear attractive, fingernail polish was light pink - light pink being the colour of health - a sign that blood flow was good. Similarly, lipstick was natural red and blush gave a healthful hue to the cheeks.

All this has since been perverted. This is nothing to do with style. "Nuclear waste green" fingernails are not attractive. (unless you have an unnatural attraction to nuclear waste...)


*(note: I am not referring to all modern females... just the retards)

Preach on, bruddah! So refreshing when someone makes sense in this day and age. Ditto on the pink nail polish. My wife only goes for pink or clear. Anything else in her mind is just too garish and unattractive. Like you said, the whole point is to appear attractive, not repulsive. Women with common sense understand this. Women without it go crazy and add nuclear green streaks in their hair to match their nail polish. There's a thing called "good taste" which unfortunately is a rare commodity these days.

[Pahonu]

I’m just going to say it. This may be the most ridiculous dialogue I’ve ever read in my almost 12 years on this forum. You two are complaining back and forth about nail polish, and hair color, and piercings, and tattoos. What other pressing societal problems are causing you such concern? If you don’t like green hair then don’t dye your hair green. If you don’t like black nail polish then don’t paint your nails black, not that I care. You can’t control other people’s fashion choices. If you don’t want to see it then stay home. I’m just a little surprised at how much this seems to be an issue for you both. I also find it immensely amusing that you seem to consider yourselves as the arbiters of good taste! I claim very little knowledge of trends in personal style and fashion. Some of your previous posts lead me to believe you may also not be the most current fashion-wise.

If this is really a true passion of yours, then sorry, knock yourselves out. I think Styles might prefer it not be in his watch thread though.

[Mad Kudu Buck]

I’m just going to say it. This may be the most ridiculous dialogue I’ve ever read in my almost 12 years on this forum.

Well I've got to say, this is probably the most ridiculous comment I've ever seen you make. Are you OK? (no, seriously)

Have you been following the point of the conversation?

Well now lets stop all this nonsense and get back to watches.

[Pahonu]

I’m just going to say it. This may be the most ridiculous dialogue I’ve ever read in my almost 12 years on this forum.

Well I've got to say, this is probably the most ridiculous comment I've ever seen you make. Are you OK? (no, seriously)

Have you been following the point of the conversation?

Well now lets stop all this nonsense and get back to watches.

Very much so. You two have lots to complain about other people’s fashion choices, about which you can do nothing.

[Mad Kudu Buck]

Very much so. You two have lots to complain about other people’s fashion choices, about which you can do nothing.

That's very true. Now who does control people's fashion choices? That's something to think about.

[Pahonu]

Very much so. You two have lots to complain about other people’s fashion choices, about which you can do nothing.

That's very true. Now who does control people's fashion choices? That's something to think about.

That’s indeed a very interesting question, likely with a complex answer. It’s not what you were actually doing in your back and forth, but the impact of traditional fashion media and celebrities, the rise of influencers on social media, even the dramatic reduction in cost making fashionable clothing essentially disposable, are all fascinating to me, and part of the answer.

Sorry if that seemed personal, but I made a comment this morning and came back many hours later to multiple posts culminating with “Preach on bruddah!” by Ivan. I actually laughed out loud at that point and wasn’t sure if he was serious before I read on. As I said, I’m not the one to talk to about personal fashion, but the role it plays in modern society can’t be denied. Whatever you or I or Ivan think about any particular fashion is ultimately irrelevant. It’s a societal phenomenon, not in any individual’s control. I suppose the same is true about complaints regarding TV today, but at least this a forum about TV.

[Raykv423]

Maybe you have some stories from your unlcle and/or father of their service experience you might share?

Uncle Sam was a mortuary assistant during the war. He helped with recovery and processing of bodies in London. He had great finish carpentry skills from building coffins.

Every Christmas I would get him to tell the story of how he and a brand new partner were collecting a soldier who dies in his sleep from the upper floor of a horel when the partner leading the way back down the stairs bumped the stretcher into a wall and the body burped because of the gases being released.

His partner dropped front of the stretcher and ran! Uncle Sam would sit back in his chair and smile and add, "I never saw him again...as far as I know, he's still running."

LOL That’s a great story bwahahaaha

[Raykv423]

Also why is there an argument…..on a thread that just wanted to know the model of Higgins’ watch?

I get this is a while ago but even then….seriously, come on people. I’m facepalming reading the unnecessary arguments.

[Pahonu]

Also why is there an argument…..on a thread that just wanted to know the model of Higgins’ watch?

I get this is a while ago but even then….seriously, come on people. I’m facepalming reading the unnecessary arguments.

I would say that it emerged when forum members strayed from the topic of watch fashion and began complaining about various other fashions in society that they didn’t approve of. I, and others pointed out that they can’t control these things no matter how much they complain. Perhaps the choice of Higgins’ watch was a jumping off point for other fashion opinions they felt compelled to express. I may be wrong, but it’s not anything you could have foreseen, I think.

[Raykv423]

Also why is there an argument…..on a thread that just wanted to know the model of Higgins’ watch?

I get this is a while ago but even then….seriously, come on people. I’m facepalming reading the unnecessary arguments.

I would say that it emerged when forum members strayed from the topic of watch fashion and began complaining about various other fashions in society that they didn’t approve of. I, and others pointed out that they can’t control these things no matter how much they complain. Perhaps the choice of Higgins’ watch was a jumping off point for other fashion opinions they felt compelled to express. I may be wrong, but it’s not anything you could have foreseen, I think.

Yeah it’s embarrassing to see, if I’m being honest.

[Pahonu]

Also why is there an argument…..on a thread that just wanted to know the model of Higgins’ watch?

I get this is a while ago but even then….seriously, come on people. I’m facepalming reading the unnecessary arguments.

I would say that it emerged when forum members strayed from the topic of watch fashion and began complaining about various other fashions in society that they didn’t approve of. I, and others pointed out that they can’t control these things no matter how much they complain. Perhaps the choice of Higgins’ watch was a jumping off point for other fashion opinions they felt compelled to express. I may be wrong, but it’s not anything you could have foreseen, I think.

Yeah it’s embarrassing to see, if I’m being honest.

I understand your take on it.

[Raykv423]

Back to the original topic on this thread….

I know Higgins’ watch with a black face is either a Seiko 0124-0010 or 0124-0019, thanks to this tweet that accurately ID’d that watch https://x.com/timeartpiece/status/1294938197022199808, but does his watch with a grey face ever got identified?