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   margueritem said, 4 months ago

   That was an expensive bet back in those days.
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   Linguist said, 4 months ago

   Generals Jaime and Reynaldo at their coming out party.
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   Superfrog said, 4 months ago

   @Linguist

   Jaime seems to have the upper hand.
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   orinoco womble said, 4 months ago

   Must be General O’Donnell, with his famous big red hat tucked under his arm? He was compared to the Grand Turk by the rank and file because of it. Most large cities in Spain have an O’Donnell Street somewhere.
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   Mark Shanks said, 4 months ago

   Trying out their 70s porn star mustaches…
   (…chickabow, chickabow-BOW…)
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   JohnnyDiego said, 4 months ago

   @Superfrog

   That’s a left-handed comment.
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   orinoco womble said, 4 months ago

   @

   In 1842? You’re only a century off.
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   J. Short said, 4 months ago

   Red pants; is he getting ready to play golf?
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   finale said, 4 months ago

   Sitting Guy: “I don’t think this pose will work on my Christmas cards.”
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    jmcx4 said, 4 months ago

    @JohnnyDiego

    Left handed handshake. 1700’s version of the “toe tap”.
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    mabrndt said, 4 months ago

    Same size image as clicking here can be found here, or at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry.
    
    The halberdiers José Díaz and Francisco Torán (link shows Wikipedia page; similar to this, but in Madrid — this has an example image) is described by its current-location page (Bing translation keeps the names right, Google translation perhaps reads better).
    
    Note that its different coloration image has them using their right hands. Not sure why, since the above here link lists the page link for its image source. Another coloration, enlarged image can be found here (Google translated). The artist’s Wikipedia page (Google translated Spanish Wikipedia page has more), and tiny collection.
    
    Second of the 2 works by this artist (other one has his full name), that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here.
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    Joe said, 4 months ago

    We both read “Dress for Success” at the same time..
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    DDS029 said, 4 months ago

    What sort of sinister remark is that, Sir? We shall duel at dawn! http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sinister
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    pcolli said, 4 months ago

    There’s nothing wrong with holding hands. Many men do it. They don’t have to be Homosexual.
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    Joe said, 4 months ago

    @pcolli

    depends on the hands.
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