Holiday Travel is Here: Dress To Be Herded Like Cattle

[ExiledInIllinois]

 

Don't even start with the heads! Or whatever they're called in the air... Probably need to be power washed each flight.  Worse than a MegaBus across country... They barely fit an 8 year old... 

 

😔

 

 

Edited 21 hours ago by ExiledInIllinois

[sherpa]

This has been a baiting attempt and if that suites you, fine.

Haven't had a cold, the flu or any other malady my entire career.

Seen much worse in trains, including Europe and restaurants.

 

We're going on an inside passage Alaska cruise this year and I'm more concerned about that, given recent history, than I am about ruing my clothing on the flights to or from Seattle, and I'm not worried about the cruise either.

 

Worried?

Stay home.

[ExiledInIllinois]

Respect is earned, it doesn't start with the clothes people where.

 

I don't think it's about ruining clothing as much as the asinine statements the government puts out.  Return to the "golden age" of flying? You gotta be kidding me?

 

Just wear what you want, within reason of course... Stay comfortable in a world that treats people with disrespect.  Probably is better to cover yourself up, no exposed skin...  Of course don't wear offensive logos, etc... BUT does this really need to be said? 

 

Just a distraction statement.  People are getting unruly because the fish rots from the head down not by the clothes they or others wear.

 

 

 

Edited 18 hours ago by ExiledInIllinois

[US Egg]

6 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I love the idea of the Golden Age! It’s always cool to see these old TV shows and movies with people wearing suits and dresses to the movies and airports. 
 

it’s doubtful people will do this, but cool idea! 

Men’s and women’s clothing in the ‘40’s & ‘50’s TV and movies was the crowning point of Hollywood style. For many people back then, commoners if you will, dressing up to attend things was more about pride, most probably didn’t own more than one suit, or nice dress. Hence the term “putting on your Sunday best”.

 

Check out these folks attire standing on the outside to watch a baseball game in the ‘40’s.

 

Today, well…..I swear there are those, and it’s more than a few, who routinely roll out of bed and go out and about in the bottoms they slept in. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

On 11/22/2025 at 8:33 AM, ExiledInIllinois said:

"Disrespectful" Clothing

 

[ExiledInIllinois]

4 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

 

Good point!

 

Definitely getting bumped!  At the very least, standing room only in the aft head!🤣

 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

9 hours ago, US Egg said:

Men’s and women’s clothing in the ‘40’s & ‘50’s TV and movies was the crowning point of Hollywood style. For many people back then, commoners if you will, dressing up to attend things was more about pride, most probably didn’t own more than one suit, or nice dress. Hence the term “putting on your Sunday best”.

 

Check out these folks attire standing on the outside to watch a baseball game in the ‘40’s.

 

Today, well…..I swear there are those, and it’s more than a few, who routinely roll out of bed and go out and about in the bottoms they slept in. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

I have recently been watching a lot of those old Twilight Zone episodes, which was filmed in the late 50s

and early 60s, but is mostly set in the 40s and 50s. And it’s this dress attire that really stood out to me recently. 

[US Egg]

24 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I have recently been watching a lot of those old Twilight Zone episodes, which was filmed in the late 50s

and early 60s, but is mostly set in the 40s and 50s. And it’s this dress attire that really stood out to me recently. 

No accounting for style nowadays. Seems majority of Mens casual wear is pretty much “dungarees”, sneakers, baseball caps and shirts representing sports.

[ExiledInIllinois]

26 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I have recently been watching a lot of those old Twilight Zone episodes, which was filmed in the late 50s

and early 60s, but is mostly set in the 40s and 50s. And it’s this dress attire that really stood out to me recently. 

Like this?

OR:

😆 

3 minutes ago, US Egg said:

No accounting for style nowadays. Seems majority of Mens casual wear is pretty much “dungarees”, sneakers, baseball caps and shirts representing sports.

Hey Les!😆

 

[US Egg]

15 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

 

OMG! Never saw that. Hysterical and spot on. Thanks, made my day. 

[sherpa]

Ironically, regarding clothing, when I was doing Asia trips, which are overnight as almost all lengthy international trips are,  the first class cabin passengers were provided pajamas if they wanted them.

The seats are like recliners, so sleep was easy.

 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

35 minutes ago, US Egg said:

No accounting for style nowadays. Seems majority of Mens casual wear is pretty much “dungarees”, sneakers, baseball caps and shirts representing sports.

agree. I was at a professional musical show the other day, and some dude walks in with a Bills jersey and Bills cap! At first, I was thrilled and was going to yell “go bills!” But then it’s like, “who wears a jersey to go to the theater?”

[ExiledInIllinois]

3 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

But then it’s like, “who wears a jersey to go to the theater?”

🙄

 

A Bills fan, that's who!😉

 

When did theater get uppity...

 

The audience for a Shakespearean play at the Globe was very diverse, with people from all social classes and a wide variety of professions. They came to the theater to have a good time, so they often drank to excess, shouted at the actors, and even threw rotten fruit if they didn't like the play.

 

Audience Behavior

While many now view the theater as a place of high culture and refinement, the theater was in many ways a low-brow venue in Shakespeare's time. Theater-goers indulged in excessive drinking, which led to sloppy and offensive behavior among the crowd. They would shout at the performers, laugh and cry whenever they wanted to, and even throw rotten produce at the actors onstage. In many cases, these theater-goers were the same people who went to see public executions or bear-baiting spectacles. While the actors performed very serious plays like Hamlet on stage, some of the audience may have been too intoxicated or rowdy to grasp the seriousness of the endeavor.

 

 

 

 

[ExiledInIllinois]

The tone-deaf US Department of Transportation:

[Augie]

13 hours ago, US Egg said:

Men’s and women’s clothing in the ‘40’s & ‘50’s TV and movies was the crowning point of Hollywood style. For many people back then, commoners if you will, dressing up to attend things was more about pride, most probably didn’t own more than one suit, or nice dress. Hence the term “putting on your Sunday best”.

 

Check out these folks attire standing on the outside to watch a baseball game in the ‘40’s.

 

Today, well…..I swear there are those, and it’s more than a few, who routinely roll out of bed and go out and about in the bottoms they slept in. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

 

Other than a few times on the golf course or when he was dying in his hospital bed, I never saw my FIL when he was not wearing a tie. That was as expected as pants for him. 

 

I however, had physical therapy for my shoulder today. The comfortable pants I wore to PT may also be clothes I sleep in on a regular basis, but as far as you know they are not the same ones I slept in last night.  You may assume that what I wore to my session and what I slept in last night were different garments. Just sayin’. 

 

 

[US Egg]

24 minutes ago, Augie said:

Other than a few times on the golf course or when he was dying in his hospital bed, I never saw my FIL when he was not wearing a tie. That was as expected as pants for him. 

 

I however, had physical therapy for my shoulder today. The comfortable pants I wore to PT may also be clothes I sleep in on a regular basis, but as far as you know they are not the same ones I slept in last night.  You may assume that what I wore to my session and what I slept in last night were different garments. Just sayin’. 

My broadstroking pompous insensitivity on full display. I need to work on that. 😬

Edited 57 minutes ago by US Egg

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

27 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

🙄

 

A Bills fan, that's who!😉

 

When did theater get uppity...

 

The audience for a Shakespearean play at the Globe was very diverse, with people from all social classes and a wide variety of professions. They came to the theater to have a good time, so they often drank to excess, shouted at the actors, and even threw rotten fruit if they didn't like the play.

 

Audience Behavior

While many now view the theater as a place of high culture and refinement, the theater was in many ways a low-brow venue in Shakespeare's time. Theater-goers indulged in excessive drinking, which led to sloppy and offensive behavior among the crowd. They would shout at the performers, laugh and cry whenever they wanted to, and even throw rotten produce at the actors onstage. In many cases, these theater-goers were the same people who went to see public executions or bear-baiting spectacles. While the actors performed very serious plays like Hamlet on stage, some of the audience may have been too intoxicated or rowdy to grasp the seriousness of the endeavor.

 

 

 

 

that is a fair point. 
 

This particular show was “Hell’s Kitchen,” which is the Alicia Keyes jukebox musical. It had a really cool, diverse audience, which I really thought was neat.

[ExiledInIllinois]

21 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

Other than a few times on the golf course or when he was dying in his hospital bed, I never saw my FIL when he was not wearing a tie. That was as expected as pants for him. 

 

I however, had physical therapy for my shoulder today. The comfortable pants I wore to PT may also be clothes I sleep in on a regular basis, but as far as you know they are not the same ones I slept in last night.  You may assume that what I wore to my session and what I slept in last night were different garments. Just sayin’. 

 

 

Ties are nasty. Who cleans a tie!

 

https://advancestudy.org/do-doctors-wear-ties/

 

Ties are germ vector:

 

"...The primary concern driving the decline in tie-wearing among doctors is hygiene. Numerous studies have demonstrated that ties can harbor significant amounts of bacteria, including potentially harmful pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus (Staph) and Clostridium difficile (C. diff).  ..."

 

 

 

[Augie]

7 minutes ago, US Egg said:

My broadstroking insensitivity on full display. I need to work on that. Sorry for the lumping in. 

 

No, nothing at all to apologize for. The thing is, they are super comfortable, but they look just fine in multiple solid colors. (If my wife likes something, she will often get them for me in every color.) I went from PT to my mother’s nursing home to visit, and a guy there is usually wearing “pants” much like mine, but his are covered in Snoopy and Charlie Brown images. You can be comfy without looking like a slob, but some people are just more comfortable looking like slobs. I guess maybe they like to project that IDGAF image? 

 

It’s different times, and I’ve learned to lower my expectations. It seems to be a never ending process.  

 

 

1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Ties are nasty. Who cleans a tie!

 

https://advancestudy.org/do-doctors-wear-ties/

 

Ties are germ vector:

 

"...The primary concern driving the decline in tie-wearing among doctors is hygiene. Numerous studies have demonstrated that ties can harbor significant amounts of bacteria, including potentially harmful pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus (Staph) and Clostridium difficile (C. diff).  ..."

 

 

 

 

The dry cleaner. They exist for exactly such things. 

[ExiledInIllinois]

2 minutes ago, Augie said:

The dry cleaner. They exist for exactly such things. 

Yeah... But what's the rotation?

 

😆... Still scuzzy...

From AI:

 

"Dry cleaning can help reduce bacteria on clothing, but its effectiveness varies depending on the type of fabric and the specific solvents used. While the high temperatures in dry cleaning can kill some germs, it may not eliminate all bacteria as effectively as traditional laundering with hot water and detergent."