How much did you pay for your last pair of jeans?

[Ash]

I don't buy clothes very often. £80 for a pair of 511s seems noticeably more than last time, especially as I needed two.

[Sir C]

I only buy jeans once a year, at the 7forallmankind sale, because I like them but object to paying £270 a pair.

During the sale they do BOGOF if you're on the maiuling list.

[IUFG]

I don't buy clothes very often. £80 for a pair of 511s seems noticeably more than last time, especially as I needed two.

About £90 for a pair of Lacoste and about £70 for a pair of Timberland.

Does seem expensive, I suppose, for what is essentially work-wear.

[Viva Prat Vegas]

Go to Gap for their 255.5 jeans range
Half the price of those 511s

[Alberto Balsam Rodriguez]

I don't buy clothes very often. £80 for a pair of 511s seems noticeably more than last time, especially as I needed two.


Just back from the US of A. Picked up Levis jeans (505s) for $39.99. Basically, all the jeans in the Levis shop were $39.99

[PSRB]

I don't buy clothes very often. £80 for a pair of 511s seems noticeably more than last time, especially as I needed two.

Nothing, I get them off the BiL

[Viva Prat Vegas]

Do you get training gear and all that **** from him too ?

[SWv2]

I don't buy clothes very often. £80 for a pair of 511s seems noticeably more than last time, especially as I needed two.

About €150 for a pair of 1967 505s last July.

Must actually wash them at some point.

[Viva Prat Vegas]

:nod: Mee too Steve
After 2 weeks they start to get slimy

[PSRB]

Do you get training gear and all that **** from him too ?

Used to, generally he has an annual clearance of stuff he's worn once or twice. Must be due one, in fact!

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

About £90 for a pair of Lacoste and about £70 for a pair of Timberland.

Does seem expensive, I suppose, for what is essentially work-wear.
Do they have those pretty girly patterns on the back ... ya big puff

[Ash]

Go to Gap for their 255.5 jeans range
Half the price of those 511s

So are they some kind of cover version?

Mind the gap imo. :sherlock:

[Donald]

I don't buy clothes very often. £80 for a pair of 511s seems noticeably more than last time, especially as I needed two.

I have not bought any new clothes for 6 or 7 years. I wait until they are literally falling apart. My complete set of underwear are riddled with holes. Ive been meaning to purchase a new set of socks/pants for 3 years but not got around to it. I own 2 pairs of jeans which I rotate. Both have gaping holes in the crutch area but will be fine for another 3 or 4 years I guess.

[Ash]

I have not bought any new clothes for 6 or 7 years. I wait until they are literally falling apart. My complete set of underwear are riddled with holes. Ive been meaning to purchase a new set of socks/pants for 3 years but not got around to it. I own 2 pairs of jeans which I rotate. Both have gaping holes in the crutch area but will be fine for another 3 or 4 years I guess.

An interesting policy. I can see where you are coming from but even to a sloth like me that is a little extreme. With all those holes do the danglies not get a little cold in this weather?

[IUFG]

Do they have those pretty girly patterns on the back ... ya big puff

No. Why the **** would you think they have?

...and I'm not a public school educated closet heemasex, after all.

homosexuality - nttawwt

[SWv2]

No. Why the **** would you think they have?

...and I'm not a public school educated closet heemasex, after all.

homosexuality - nttawwt

I have to say I am massively disturbed by Herb’s announcement today.

Trying to slip this out under cover of our FA Cup humiliation, a desperate attempt to hide and indeed bury this shocking clarification of his credentials.

Herbie the rugby playing, tails wearing public school ponce boy.

[IUFG]

Herbie the rugby playing, tails wearing public school ponce boy.

frankly, he must be a huge disappointment to the family :blacksheep:

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/70Mi2uXxYu0/maxresdefault.jpg

[Sir C]

I have to say I am massively disturbed by Herb’s announcement today.

Trying to slip this out under cover of our FA Cup humiliation, a desperate attempt to hide and indeed bury this shocking clarification of his credentials.

Herbie the rugby playing, tails wearing public school ponce boy.

The same public school ponce types who batter Weller's working class heroes in Eton Rifles?

[Burney]

The same public school ponce types who batter Weller's working class heroes in Eton Rifles?

I did always like the line "We were no match for their untamed wit/Though some of the lads said they'd be back next week", which suggests Weller may have an actual sense of humour - something of which I'd never otherwise have suspected him.

[SWv2]

The same public school ponce types who batter Weller's working class heroes in Eton Rifles?

That song was actually inspired by events at an unemployment march which went from Liverpool (oddly enough) and through its journey made it through Slough / Eton where the school chaps were to stood watching and shouting “Hello, Hooray” etc.

The ins and outs of the actual fight I am unaware of.

[Sir C]

That song was actually inspired by events at an unemployment march which went from Liverpool (oddly enough) and through its journey made it through Slough / Eton where the school chaps were to stood watching and shouting “Hello, Hooray” etc.

The ins and outs of the actual fight I am unaware of.

The oiks got battered. That's the whole point.

[Burney]

The oiks got battered. That's the whole point.

Hugh Laurie would have been an Etonian who would be roughly contemporaneous with Weller, I think. As an accomplished wet bob, I'm sure he'd have battered Weller without breaking a sweat.

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

The oiks got battered. That's the whole point.

Council estate types from Slough back in the 60's would frequently amuse themselves by roughing up Etonians and pinching their top hats.

Now there is an urban myth that arose about an Eton boxing blue who would deliberately set himself up as bait when the word went round that the roughs were up to their tricks and would beat the shít out of whoever tried to take his hat.

It wasn't an urban myth though. Not long before Rifles came out, an Eastender I was working with when I did my apprenticeship, told me he and a little mob of his mates had gone to Eton to pinch top hats and their daddy had, indeed, been battered by a toff. True story.

I always assumed the story had somehow made it to Weller

[redgunamo]

Hugh Laurie would have been an Etonian who would be roughly contemporaneous with Weller, I think. As an accomplished wet bob, I'm sure he'd have battered Weller without breaking a sweat.

"All that rowing puts hairs on your chest" would've worked rather well too, wouldn't it.

[Burney]

"All that rowing puts hairs on your chest" would've worked rather well too, wouldn't it.

"There's a row going on, down near Slough", in fact.

[SWv2]

Hugh Laurie would have been an Etonian who would be roughly contemporaneous with Weller, I think. As an accomplished wet bob, I'm sure he'd have battered Weller without breaking a sweat.

Weller was not actually involved in the scrap, it was an event which he had read about.

The lyrics were part based on this event and also on a fight which occured in Leeds between members of The Jam and their road crew and an Australian rugby side, the incident resulted in PW attending Leeds Magistrates Court where he was charged with some nonsense or other, breaching the peace type thing.

[Burney]

Weller was not actually involved in the scrap, it was an event which he had read about.

The lyrics were part based on this event and also on a fight which occured in Leeds between members of The Jam and their road crew and an Australian rugby side, the incident resulted in PW attending Leeds Magistrates Court where he was charged with some nonsense or other, breaching the peace type thing.

Shush. I'm just enjoying the image of Weller being punched in the face by Hugh Laurie. :cloud9:

[Rich]

I don't buy clothes very often. £80 for a pair of 511s seems noticeably more than last time, especially as I needed two.

Typically around £50 for a pair of 501s at the Levi outlet store at Gunwharf. A terrible place, of course. But I tend to get dragged there once every 12-18 months through no choice of my own :-(

[redgunamo]

Typically around £50 for a pair of 501s at the Levi outlet store at Gunwharf. A terrible place, of course. But I tend to get dragged there once every 12-18 months through no choice of my own :-(

I had an idea you were a married man, R? That's what wives are for, you know; shopping and stuff.

[Rich]

I had an idea you were a married man, R? That's what wives are for, you know; shopping and stuff.

Well, engaged for now, r. Let's leave the married part until 2019.

[Tony C]

Back in the day you’d get the Levi’s for a fiver at Wembley market :nod:

[redgunamo]

Well, engaged for now, r. Let's leave the married part until 2019.

Oh, ah. Well, good luck with it.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

32/34 Tight.

[Ash]

399kr for a pair of black Cheap Monday jeans. 32/34 Tight.

I've got a pair of them! Well, 32/32. They can go underneath a pair of walking trousers in very cold weather. I expect you'd know about that. Next cold home game I'm sorted. :thumbup: