Damsons are the fogeys fruit of choice.

parma violets are the fogeys breath fresheners.

SHOUTING is not fogey

Eating any kind of offal is fogey- hence the high incidence of gout in fogeys- for gout is very fogey

Last edited by Cheeky Monkey (2007-10-07 03:22:21)

Oh and by the way- quiet seething is fogey- whilst petulance is not.

Petulance is trad.

now differentiate the two.

The Fogey home is also ever so slightly dusty...

And it smells -

Beeswax polish in the Sitting Room (Never 'Living Room' or 'Lounge').
Fresh cut flowers in the hall if there is a Fogey Lady in the house.
Lavender sachets in female bedrooms.
Warm wool & wood in male bedrooms.
Wet wool & outdoors in the cloakroom. Dead leaves are always on the floor in there.
Asparagus & burnt matches in the lavatory.
Proper soap & wet wood in the bathroom from the towl rail & hard bristle back brush. The loofah hanging up in its net also has an agreeable smell.
And the Giant vibrator always smells of what was last cooked in there.

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Fogeys do not trust the fridge & will often smell the milk before they pour it in their tea. Fogeys never put the milk in first.

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This was the American Fogey thread I trolled Harris into doing on AAAT:

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52360&highlight=american+fogey

Short lived because I started the anti-Fogey backlash straight away as 'Chet' on another thread, but it all adds to the mix...

"Dispensing with the chatter about patched madras and grosgrain, let us then talk of many things, such as Eygptian cotton broadcloth nightshirts, Draper slippers, old houses, fireplaces, a good pipe, an affinity for Chesterton, and the merits (from an American point of view) of Brideshead.
Added to the mix will be dollops of shell cordovan tassel mocs and grosgrain--but only NATO G10--ribbon straps.": Harris.

Mr. Harris (As with 'Trad') is straight in there with nebulous lifestyle ideas and random associations - 'fireplaces' is an interesting connection for him to make & quite telling about who he is & where he's from I think. Do you find a fireplace a totemic thing?

Interesting...

j.

Edit: The 'Chet' troll. Offered only to make you smile on a Monday morning:

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52562&highlight=american+fogey

Self-deleted by Harris from this thread is his post explaining why he moved from PreppyTrad to FogeyTrad. It was (again) due to him being rocked by life's sadnesses into a state of mourning. Poor chap.

Last edited by jack_sparrow (2007-10-08 01:35:59)

Old monogrammed luggage is fogey.

Really, anything old and high quality with a well-done monogram is fogey.

having your own pewter tankard-behind the bar at your local pub - is fogey