Originally Posted by innerspaceboy

Had to buy a proper pair of trousers today for a pending interview. Most of MB understands that I've worn disco era or Victorian men's attire for decades now, but suddenly I needed something contemporary. Thrifted trousers were ghastly - frumpy formless old man pants. So, reluctantly, I ventured into... the mall. Sewage emanating from the public address system, (how dare they call that music?!), adverts everywhere, and I was shocked at what garments cost in the 21st century!

I was in and out in 10 minutes, but it took two cups of tea and several modern classical records to recover from the ordeal.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.