It was the style at the time, after all.
this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2024
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I just think they're neat!
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The good old nineteen dicketies
Some things never go out of style
how are you going to fit the pocket sand?
These days to take the ferry costs a nickel!
I don't so here's my guess: Pocket watches are colloquially known as cibule (onions) in Czech and presumably English, too, and somebody wants to appear fancy but misses the mark.
Looks good! Can't wait til the wars over and we can finally get some nice white ones, though.