http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/indexed/2011/11/because-you-never-know-where-the-night-will-take-you/ Famous quotations seen in a new way Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:56:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/indexed/2011/11/because-you-never-know-where-the-night-will-take-you/#comment-28 Lee Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:00:05 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/indexed/?p=42#comment-28 I hadn't fully appreciated the comment about clean underwear (or, equally important, not being so old they really should be thrown out) until I was in an accident - not so serious that I was oblivious to my surroundings, but serious enough they were talking of cutting off my clothes. While I'm sure the doctors, nurses etc really didn't pay any attention to what I was wearing, my ordeal was a bit more bearable knowing my underwear wouldn't embarrass me (even though I was bare ass'd.) I hadn’t fully appreciated the comment about clean underwear (or, equally important, not being so old they really should be thrown out) until I was in an accident – not so serious that I was oblivious to my surroundings, but serious enough they were talking of cutting off my clothes. While I’m sure the doctors, nurses etc really didn’t pay any attention to what I was wearing, my ordeal was a bit more bearable knowing my underwear wouldn’t embarrass me (even though I was bare ass’d.)

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/indexed/2011/11/because-you-never-know-where-the-night-will-take-you/#comment-20 Jeffrey Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:05:13 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/indexed/?p=42#comment-20 Anyone of a certain age and from the American South, especially a city like Savannah, understands Ms. O'Connor's joke. For both men and women of a particular social class in the old Southern culture, customs concerning clothing and getting dressed were complex and very specific. Colors, materials and accessories all came along with a rigorous set of rules. (Gloves without a hat) OK, (Hat without gloves) NEVER EVER. (No linen, white or pastels after Labor Day or Before Easter) (Suede and kidskin only during the Winter)--even in the most exteme circumstance like lying dead on the side of a highway. Hilarious. Anyone of a certain age and from the American South, especially a city like Savannah, understands Ms. O’Connor’s joke. For both men and women of a particular social class in the old Southern culture, customs concerning clothing and getting dressed were complex and very specific. Colors, materials and accessories all came along with a rigorous set of rules. (Gloves without a hat) OK, (Hat without gloves) NEVER EVER. (No linen, white or pastels after Labor Day or Before Easter) (Suede and kidskin only during the Winter)–even in the most exteme circumstance like lying dead on the side of a highway. Hilarious.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/indexed/2011/11/because-you-never-know-where-the-night-will-take-you/#comment-2 Yacko Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:18:20 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/indexed/?p=42#comment-2 Exactly how clean is clean? Less than 5 days? Exactly how clean is clean? Less than 5 days?

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