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Classic Style Tip #999. . .

A seasonally fitting Laurence Fellows illustration from Spring 1934.

Here's today's classic style tip for average guys working hard to kick up their everyday style.  Ready?  Here we go.  Buck the societal trend of at least the last half century and don't make your problem(s) someone else's problem(s).  You handle it.

-- Heinz-Ulrich

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  1. That includes avoiding Twitter and Facebook and the conceit/arrogance of the assumption that other people are at all interested in one's problems.

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    1. And we're all about conceit and arrogance here at Classic Style for the Average Guy!

      Best Regards,

      Heinz-Ulrich von B.

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  2. That illustration perfectly fits the expression "if looks could kill".

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    1. Exactly. It's how I feel every time someone calls me dude, bro, or tries to fistbump or high five me.

      Best Regards,

      Heinz-Ulrich von B.

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  3. Classic Style for the Average Guy is hardly about conceit and arrogance; quite the contrary, I daresay: it's about try to lift high-fiving, fist-bumping dudes and bros out of the mud. Keep up the good work, sir!

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  4. Thank you!

    Best Regards,

    Heinz-Ulrich von B.

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-- Heinz-Ulrich

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