Victoria

"Big Omar's British Adventure - London C*nt Hunt" :rofl:

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. SO CUTE! EDIT: Just realised... Oh my. Aren't his little, but incredibly sharp-looking claws too close to...you know what jewels.

:wub: I once read that Prince Charles, on visiting America in the 70s, remarked that the bald eagle was "an odd symbol" for a nation to have. That's when I knew: 1- I wasn't a monarchist 2- Environmentalists are a weird and contradictory lot 3- I loved America Thanks for the photo, Nanuq.

Okay, so far, I've been the one doing mostly the rating. Now let's open the "voting"! The one with most "Funnies", "Gold Stars" and "Zings" wins. The prize -- your choice of: Hooters Army T-Shirt (Sizes M, L, XL) Or: A fun souvenir of comparable worth from Miami to share with your family! Voting ends this Friday, Midnight EST.

Giggity-giggity. That was the last Paci I bought! Here are some closeups: Biscotto means biscuit (UK)/cookie (USA) in Italian. And you can see how perfect the name is -- that texture is edible. I think you'll love it!

Given the impossibility of finding a Fiddy these days, let alone one with such mod jobs, I think you done great.

Oh no! In fact, I love orange stitching, hence my choice. But you have to admit that strap is rancid. Bad leather, and stitchwork which looks like a Raggedy Ann doll. The new strap looks great, V!

As many as you want!

Are you changing your entry for the contest? :lol:

Holy crap, LOL. I thought you were against sponsored reviews since that's gotta be straight from the AP AD! :lol: Best watch this week, Corgi! Here are some other standouts for me: Ztech, baby, this is the much vaunted E-series movement on the Fiddy, via a gorgeous photo by Fendushi. It's got "decorated" bridges. Love coffee shots. And when next to a CD 2006, hotness! CUTEST WRISTCHECK PHOTO EVER. Nuff said. :wub: Not too many Wristies this thread, but some really good stuff. @Dluddy: Ooh, hot hot hot.

TUESDAY Behold, the Elizabeth Taylor blue V-strap on Andrew's 111h! Next to my new summery tote (heck, it's always summer here). I was rockin' this combo with white Pucci pants, sailor blouse, and gold sandals today. WEDNESDAY Davidsen is sending me a new set of lugwires and screws for his 232, yay! I dare to wear the DSN 232 anyway.

Hello! Shes' 21 and unmarried. Your MILF standards are high!

Sorry, I just love fart jokes. Should've said.

I'm not sure yet...but I'm workin' on it.

Ooh, that looks very nice. Is that from his recent new hides? I heard there might be a Crazy Horse II in the offing. @Ravishrick (nice ID BTW): A big duh to me, and a big thank you to you. However, I just finally did get that Jules Verne Gator strap. I got it for a song -- $260. No more straps for her for a while. Miss Vicky will be eating hamburger helper in March.

Hey, that's Socko you're talking about. He's a nice guy! You needn't buy an "original" PAV strap for $$$. Just $$. $219 to be precise. http://mariopaci.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv..._Code=MPSpecial They have the PAV 90, PAV 91, PAV 98, and PAV 99 (I'm sure you're astonished to hear this, but I have them all). For the PVD, I like the suggestion of the Crazy Horse with black stitching and PVD buckle which I know Greg has. The problem is the CH is sold out -- unless you buy it used on Risti, forget it. Walter (Smat) of course makes PVD special straps, with a very crazy stitch pattern. Looks awesome. But the leather is bad, I admit. (On Strap Culture PVD buckle) I'm actually going to suggest something very unusual but elegant for a PVD. An OEM Bordeaux Gator glossy strap. Either that or the Toscana Fiero, worn here by Scoobs (hope he doesn't mind!):

Chainsaw massacre much? Those buckles cost a lot of money. Well, $20-$60 for the average PAM buckle. Keep it, Sean. You'll love it! I apologise for my tardy reply, BTW. Just busy today.

Something told me that was the case, since you would've put it in another area, if yes. Shame. $300, brand new. Trying to bargain a guy down to $280, but that's really obscene. I hope my parents never find out. It will be my last OEM strap. I can imagine that combo. I love your Elizabeth Taylor blue strap, and used it on the Andrew 113 often. And I guess that means that Max was the most influential, since he said blue or black! What perfect taste that man has.

I always wondered about the radium watches. This is an interesting read: "Jewelry Made from Radium Dial Watches (ca. 1985-1988) As a result of an investigation in early 1988 by the Los Angeles County Health Department, various state radiation control programs in the U.S. issued warnings concerning the manufacture and use of jewelry made from old watch parts. These parts often included radioluminescent watch faces and hands. The jewelry, which included, broaches, bracelets, earrings, etc. had become quite popular and because it was easy to produce, the typical manufacturer was a small business operating out of someone’s home or apartment. Production is known to have occurred in California, Oregon, Texas and Pennsylvania. The radiation control programs in Tennessee, Texas and possibly some other states invited the public to bring suspect jewelry to their offices to be monitored for radioactivity. The usual mode of manufacture was to dismantle old watches, clean the parts with some sort of abrasive, polish the pieces, assemble the jewelry, and possibly coat it with an acrylic spray. It seems that there was no awareness on the part of the manufacturers of the potential hazards. Even though some of the jewelry was worn in direct contact with the skin, and a number of premises were found to be contaminated (e.g., up to 50,000 cpm), there were no reports of injuries to individuals who wore or manufactured the jewelry. Nevertheless, one individual, who had been making such jewelry for six years, was found to have “1/30 of a body burden of radium-226.”" http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/consume...ywatchparts.htm Like to meet the WIS-lady who wore these. Double-watch hoop earrings. Hardcore.

Okay, who cut the Tritum?

Great tip. Don't you find it puzzling how certain things never get media coverage or evoke outrage in activists? I can hear it now -- "this affects poor people the most!". "Stop government and the corporations taking away our free television!" (they always assign nefarious reasons to government or business). Maybe it's yet to come, the closer it gets to January...

Whatever you do, don't make it orange. God, what was I thinking. I think V likes to evoke the roughewn quality of straps of the 1940s frogman. Gorgeous strap colour, V. I am looking for a strap like Simona made for her 049, but I have to save for my Jules Verne first. If not, I would've ordered this one.

That word will scare him ("you mean for horses??"). How about shoemaker instead? Sean, when you see "screw in" that's the one which allows you to change the buckles. Most of the straps on TC.biz are sewn-ins. Heard you can request screw-ins, but I never have.