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   Margueritem said, 3 months ago

   It’s the manly thing to do. Nice sweater, BTW.

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   baslim_the_begger said, 3 months ago

   Well, stroll through the streets with an umbrella instead, pretend you’re English.

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   Sisyphos said, 3 months ago

   A parasol and a brolly may look rather similar, but there’s a world of difference in them. Living and walking to work in a rainy area, I soon learned to carry a brolly and do so proudly!

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   plight said, 3 months ago

   I live in the tropics. When it rains, it’s usually so heavy that even under an umbrella you get soaked anyway. So like Monsieur Cardigan above, I do carry one ‘in case of emergency’ but can rarely be bothered using it; about the only emergency it’s good for is the occasional bout of Acute Gene Kelly Nostalgia.

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   sandboil said, 3 months ago

   Good golly, what’s a brolly?

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   Sisyphos said, 3 months ago

   Brolly=umbrella: http://tinyurl.com/yll4d4

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   judyparka said, 3 months ago

   Sisyphos: You’re British?? I had no idea. Great list. Thank you for sharing it.

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   judyparka said, 3 months ago

   Hey, carrying an umbrella is certainly better than this:
   http://tinyurl.com/nw4zsa

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   Ray C said, 3 months ago

   Tell that to the Penguin!

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    Lewreader said, 3 months ago

    I use an umbrella to give wind gusts something to do. They are also good for leaving on the bus.

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    wndrwrthg said, 3 months ago

    No-one ever accused John Steed of being a sissy.

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    cabrobst said, 3 months ago

    His sweater shrunk on him during the last downpour and now he wears it as a second skin. Smells funky.

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    TruckDriverFritz said, 3 months ago

    thanks CougarAllen

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    3hourtour said, 3 months ago

    …me…I’m more of a ‘Singing In The Rain’ kinda guy.I am comfortable enough with my manhood to admit that I like musicals…

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    plight said, 3 months ago

    Ah, John Steed :-)

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    Doriation said, 3 months ago

    Nice sweater guy cracks me up - he’s afraid he’ll be “unmanly” if he carries an umbrella, but doesn’t worry when he uses words like “sashaying” and “parasol”. :)

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    Nozzi said, 3 months ago

    So then wear a bonnet.

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    barticle35 said, 3 months ago

    It is a known fact that umbrellas tend to attract lightning.

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    Doctor Toon said, 3 months ago

    I’ve got a great raincoat and I love walking in the rain, no umbrella.

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    BlueRaven said, 3 months ago

    I tend to use a good coat and hat in the rain myself, as umbrellas are just one more thing I can forget somewhere. But no, John Steed would not have been called a sissy for carrying one. Anyone who forced the point too far would meet the business end of his bowler. THWACK!

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    ottod said, 3 months ago

    If an umbrella makes him feel more unmanly than that sweater, it must be a pink umbrella with pictures of kittens on it.