Warning: Personal Injury
Jan 21, 2004, 3:19 pm
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Warning: Personal Injury
So, has anyone else managed to stab themselves in the thigh whilst wearing a pair of Concorde cufflinks?
Happpened to me on a recent Heathrow shuttle: sat down next to a not-unattractive young lady and in the process slid my hands down my trouser legs (in the standard Western-gentleman-sitting-down fashion).
And then, the piercing pain in my right thigh and a surprised yelp from myself; making myself look extremely stupid in the process.
So, there's two options here: either I need to fashion some rubber/cork protection for the pointy bits, or I need to invest suit trousers with a thicker weave (preferably kevlar).
Happpened to me on a recent Heathrow shuttle: sat down next to a not-unattractive young lady and in the process slid my hands down my trouser legs (in the standard Western-gentleman-sitting-down fashion).
And then, the piercing pain in my right thigh and a surprised yelp from myself; making myself look extremely stupid in the process.
So, there's two options here: either I need to fashion some rubber/cork protection for the pointy bits, or I need to invest suit trousers with a thicker weave (preferably kevlar).
Jan 21, 2004, 4:30 pm
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You could always retire them as they are no longer economically viable.....especially if you are ripping suit truosers on them 
Jan 22, 2004, 4:06 am
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No - but I have wondered sometimes how many suits have been wrecked by the cufflinks as people put their jackets on ...
Jan 23, 2004, 12:54 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by speedbird2018:
You have got this all wrong....
Sue BA, they sold you the cuff links ,and they have caused you an injury.
Miles, points....the world is your oyster!</font>
You have got this all wrong....
Sue BA, they sold you the cuff links ,and they have caused you an injury.
Miles, points....the world is your oyster!</font>
--Grog--
Jan 23, 2004, 1:13 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by BahrainLad:
sat down next to a not-unattractive young lady and in the process slid my hands down my trouser legs</font>
sat down next to a not-unattractive young lady and in the process slid my hands down my trouser legs</font>
Jan 25, 2004, 2:16 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by B Watson:
Does "not-unattractive" qualify as a backhanded compliment??</font>
Does "not-unattractive" qualify as a backhanded compliment??</font>