He can trim his sideboards if he wants to.Angela Woodford wrote:Just seen mens' shaving ad on box. Should he be trimming "sideboards" or "sideburns"?
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"Mens' Side Whiskers"
Aha! Now I see Mary, English sideboards, American sideburns!
Incidentally I read somewhere of the rather charming slang for those magnificent Edwardian sideboards as "b*ggers grips"!
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Incidentally I read somewhere of the rather charming slang for those magnificent Edwardian sideboards as "b*ggers grips"!
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Re: "Mens' Side Whiskers"
I have never heard that one.Angela Woodford wrote:Aha! Now I see Mary, English sideboards, American sideburns!
Incidentally I read somewhere of the rather charming slang for those magnificent Edwardian sideboards as "b*ggers grips"!
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Re: "Mens' Side Whiskers"
Is that not where the nickname 'Gripper' for Mr Thingy who was housemaster of Mid B came from? He sported a generous pair of the auburn variety iirc.Angela Woodford wrote:Aha! Now I see Mary, English sideboards, American sideburns!
Incidentally I read somewhere of the rather charming slang for those magnificent Edwardian sideboards as "b*ggers grips"!
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