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   Superfrog said, 5 months ago

   Just a bit missing off the bottom but the jist is there.
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   Kosaka Jinnai said, 5 months ago

   @Ben Towle
   I hate to ruin the New Year for you, Ben, but could you do two things for all of us?

   One: fix that little problem with the bottom of the strip.

   Two: clear up that little matter about Cmdr. Bulloch’s facial hair. Is it a moustache or sideburns or a hybrid of both? Because I’ve never seen such a beard.
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   Gary McSpook said, 5 months ago

   @Kosaka Jinnai

   They’re called “mutton chops,” wherein the sideburns connect to make a mustache, but no beard (I wore them for awhile in 1975-76). The most famous person to have worn them was Civil War Union General Ambrose Burnside (for whom, supposedly, sideburns are named).
   Your last history lesson for 2012.
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   itisme said, 5 months ago

   @Kosaka Jinnai

   Look at 21st President of the United States Chester A. Arthur. THat used to be a popular style for men, back in the day.
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   starfighter441 said, 5 months ago

   As Flashman said, nought like Bonnie Calvary Whiskers to attract the lassies.
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   Ben Towle said, 5 months ago

   Ugh! Again, there’s some problem with the image. Sorry, folks. I just re-uploaded today’s page. It can take a few minutes for files to get swept into the system, so I’ll check back in a few, just to make sure everything’s OK.
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   Ben Towle said, 5 months ago

   @Kosaka Jinnai

   Yep, like @Gary McSpook said, those are “mutton chops.” Bulloch’s appearance is loosely based on a guy named Hunter Davidson who was a real-life Maryland Oyster Navy officer. You can see him (and his “chops”) in action here:

   http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h50000/h50688.jpg
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   Grainpaw said, 5 months ago

   I was thinking Dundrearies, but this is not necessarily connected to the moustache.
   http://www.tawdryknickers.com/2011/04/dundrearies_01.html
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   Ben Towle said, 5 months ago

   Whew! It took two tries, but the page is now displaying correctly. Be sure to refresh the page if you’re still seeing that weird gray bar over the bottom of the image. Thanks for your patience folks!
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago

    Looks good now. I do recall mutton chops. Not seen them in awhile but then this is the past where what is common then is uncommon now.
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    dbig 1oohh said, 5 months ago

    I think,just for fun, I’m gonna start wearing mutton chops.I’ll really stand out in a crowd, don’t you think?
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    briatollah said, 5 months ago

    @Gary McSpook

    I’ve also heard muttonchops called “dundrearies”.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago

    @briatollah

    Where did you hear that, Ireland?
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    Ben Towle said, 5 months ago

    @dbig 1oohh

    You’ll be taking “kicking it old school” to a whole new level!
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    Vince M said, 5 months ago

    The last instance of mutton chops I recall is Fat Freddy of the ‘Freak Brothers’.
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