A great, macho writer.

Fairportfan · Post by **Fairportfan** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:13 pm

The cute little girl on the left is Ernest Hemingway.

Jabberwonky · Post by **Jabberwonky** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:32 pm

Obviously, the rest of his life was trying to compensate for this photo...

Fairportfan · Post by **Fairportfan** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 12:00 am

Jabberwonky wrote:Obviously, the rest of his life was trying to compensate for this photo...

There are others. I forget how many years his mother dressed him in girl's clothes...

Mark N · Post by **Mark N** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 12:09 am

Fairportfan wrote:
Jabberwonky wrote:Obviously, the rest of his life was trying to compensate for this photo...
There are others. I forget how many years his mother dressed him in girl's clothes...

This may be a clue to why he was so unbalanced and in need of high quantities of alcohol in his life.

Atomic · Post by **Atomic** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 9:24 am

Not to be a spoilsport, FYI it was common practice in the later 1800s to dress young boys and girls in skirt style clothing for their first few years. Of course, the fashionistas were more elaborate, but it dealt with a common issue of the era. Think "diapers."

This moment of obscure history has been brought to you by the "Bet You Didn't Know That!" society of Antiquity Know-It-Alls. So there. Nyah.

Jabberwonky · Post by **Jabberwonky** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:07 am

Actually, I did know that. But I'm not going to let facts get in the way of a good joke.

Or even a joke of that caliber...

Mark N · Post by **Mark N** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 2:38 pm

Jabberwonky wrote:Or even a joke of that caliber...

The pun Jar is gonna come gunning for you Jaber.

Post by **Dave** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 3:48 pm

Atomic wrote:Not to be a spoilsport, FYI it was common practice in the later 1800s to dress young boys and girls in skirt style clothing for their first few years.

It also helped his mother stay in practice. She was a really serious, tireless seamstress, and so it's only natural that she made his clothes in an ....

(will split responsibility for pun-jar payment with whomever finishes the joke)

lake_wrangler · Post by **lake_wrangler** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:59 pm

Atomic wrote: it dealt with a common issue of the era. Think "diapers."

Actually, I did, a while back...

bmonk · Post by **bmonk** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 1:16 pm

Mark N wrote:
Jabberwonky wrote:Or even a joke of that caliber...
The pun Jar is gonna come gunning for you Jaber.

This whole thread has a few breeches. Too many loose cannons running around, it seems.

MerchManDan · Post by **MerchManDan** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:49 pm

Oh good, more punning bullets. Musket we do this to every thread?

Mark N · Post by **Mark N** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:33 pm

MerchManDan wrote:Oh good, more punning bullets. Musket we do this to every thread?

YES. It is in the grain of all of our firefights after all.

Wapsi Square Forum

A great, macho writer.

A great, macho writer.

Re: A great, macho writer.

Re: A great, macho writer.

Re: A great, macho writer.

Re: A great, macho writer.

Re: A great, macho writer.

Re: A great, macho writer.

Re: A great, macho writer.

Re: A great, macho writer.

Re: A great, macho writer.

Re: A great, macho writer.

Re: A great, macho writer.