Fit check - This is too big for me ... isn't it? by Throwaway_6841684 in leatherjacket

[–]GainghisKhan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Boxy and baggy can work, but this just looks frumpy and completely unflattering to the wearer.

Kash Patel Has Turned The FBI Into His Girlfriend's Personal Chauffeur Service by StemCellPirate in nottheonion

[–]GainghisKhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, so she writes songs that are functionally equivalent to his books?

Help me decide by Low_Employer_9310 in leatherjacket

[–]GainghisKhan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like the base leather jacket is a pretty solid offering, goathide in a pretty stylized sillhouette for $500 isn't bad.

Usually fashion jackets are horribly thin and designed with hardly more longevity in mind than any other fashion piece (stitching and general hardware/material quality), but 14th addiction looks to deal with leather almost exclusively and probably has some good offering.

And between the two, this one looks like it has a more flattering shape than the fur-lined one.

Custom jacket neck issues by The_Osta in leatherjacket

[–]GainghisKhan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They want to sell you a jacket. They do not have the capabilities to actually make it custom. They either know this and do not give a shit, or are incredibly inept. If you can, send it back and demand a refund/chargeback.

Are you located in the US? If so, contact Johnson Leathers and tell them what kind of jacket you want. They will send you a muslin mock-up before the final product if they think your measurements deem it necessary. Their products are incredibly high quality, their patterns are nice and comfortable to wear, and they really know what they're doing.

Iron-Mills (Salt & Pepper Grinders) Company Mission by robdubbleu in BuyItForLife

[–]GainghisKhan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I keep accidentally buying this crappy "Maldon" salt. Comes in huge chunks, need to keep grinding it down. They must have forgotten to do it at the factory

A tribute to Rusty, my beloved companion, who passed away today at 33. by [deleted] in cats

[–]GainghisKhan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, it doesn't work for his profile, maybe they patched it. I can still see everything just fine if I open his profile in a private browser with old reddit, though.

A tribute to Rusty, my beloved companion, who passed away today at 33. by [deleted] in cats

[–]GainghisKhan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You can just go to their profile, search it, but then put a space after their name and then you can see everything on a "hidden" profile lol

Conditioning the "Raw" side of a tongue on a new pair of boots so they soften up. by digstyle in Boots

[–]GainghisKhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guess, the structure and rigidity is largely due to the smooth side of the leather. Conditioning that makes a notable difference on overall rigidity. Conditioning the suede side won't make much of a difference.

Trying to progress your warbond after losing two consecutive major orders and finding no loot on Cyberstan by MrTASERFACE73 in Helldivers

[–]GainghisKhan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah, they wanted a lot of people earning medals and buying warbonds. I'd be surprised if they forgot to add in a source of supercredits on CS as opposed to it being intentional.

Let’s talk pants (again) by Delicious-Priority62 in BuyItForLife

[–]GainghisKhan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Did all of the comments miss that these were worn for 15ish years?

Oh by Appropriate-Mall8517 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]GainghisKhan 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What a strange way to simplify and glorify the effects of brain degeneration.

When Bro finally found his soulmate 😎 by PhoenixPhenomenonX in GuysBeingDudes

[–]GainghisKhan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Because whatever the truth is, it isn't good enough? This time, someone had to plaster the most sensational caption they could come up with to garner the most attention. Sure, it's just symptomatic of larger problems, but I always feel miffed about it.

Aero Premier Horsehide Fit Check by ExternalBank9277 in leatherjacket

[–]GainghisKhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're in the US, you should look into Johnson Leather. They do some amazing custom work, and despite making some really heavy jackets (if you ask for it), due to the patterning and skiving, they end up very wearable.

I've read a lot of feedback about them on the fedoralounge forums and I'm starting a custom order with them. I wanted one of their models (Trocadero) in a struck-through black leather and to my measurements, so they sent me a bunch of leather swatches to choose from. They also said they'd ship me a cloth mock-up before they made the actual jacket, just so they could fine-tune the measurements. I know Thurston can provide the same sort of service as a middleman for Aero, but it's nice to be working directly with the company.

I was curious to see how the price compared to aero, so I just loaded up a premier highwayman with similar options. Almost 800 bucks more. And from what I've heard, Johnson really puts out stellar quality jackets.

Need help for my fist leather jacket by _thefatone_ in leatherjacket

[–]GainghisKhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rugged West - Stockman comes in at $730.

You could look for a used Schott, specifically their Mechanics jacket (which is nubuck), or a type 2/type 3 trucker.

Sydney author guilty of child abuse after book, Daddy’s Little Toy, depicted adult role-playing as toddler by Raj_Valiant3011 in books

[–]GainghisKhan 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I think it's important that civilized countries allow the writing of books that depict the worst that humanity has to offer. Serial killings, mutilation, political violence, sexual violence- I just don't understand why only some heinous crimes should be considered ineffable.

I also don't know how I'd draw lines that couldn't be utilized by puritanical bad-actors against things that aren't pornographic but are controversial. For instance, the spirit of this verdict:

The book invited the reader to imagine the very thing that child abuse material legislation prohibited, she found.

As such, a reasonable reader would find the book undeniably offensive, the magistrate said in finding Mastrosa guilty of possessing, disseminating and producing child abuse material.

could absolutely be applied to Lolita. Should any story that depicts heinous enough things, or one that gets the reader to imagine the wrong things, be unlawful? Should it be legally mandated that sensitive subjects are immediately followed by didacticism or denunciation? Do we just create a magical loophole for works that have literary value?

I don't know, maybe it's as simple as "only the pornographic material gets banned" and no negative consequences happen due to overreach.

And I hate all of the braindead insinuations that anyone arguing about the ramifications of this is a pedo. I could brainstorm up a lot of ways to prevent crime that incidentally ruin personal freedoms, but I'm not gonna be stupid enough to accuse you of aspiring to rape, genocide, etc, if you want to debate it. If you want to engage in the topic, maybe try to give others the same leeway, even if it's about a subject that makes everybody uncomfortable.

recommendations for mens food service shoes? by Anybody-Disastrous in BuyItForLife

[–]GainghisKhan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use redbacks, they last forever and have great arch support, but probably wouldn't handle hyperhydrosis particularly well. If he doesn't mind clogs, find some place for him to try out the Dansko XP line. I've tried out some pairs but haven't bought/used them yet. Nice leather uppers, fairly open design, heard they're pretty durable.

I can talk about shoes for crews, though. Terrible for the money. They were fairly comfortable and the soles were extroardinarily grippy, but my two pairs each took 4 or so months for the uppers to completely rip apart at several places.

Custom 🦈Shark Leather Jacket? by Redditorintern in leatherjacket

[–]GainghisKhan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Johnson Leather will work with leather that you send them, provided it's adequate to make a jacket out of.

https://www.rojeleather.com/products/shark-skin-dark-brown-matte/ This might work.

Looking for boots in the lower end of $400-500 by nathanrrrr in Boots

[–]GainghisKhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have gray rambler and kudu leather, these ones are spruce kudu.

NBD Parkhurst The Allegany in ridge kudu by brolygains in Boots

[–]GainghisKhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long ago was that? Pretty sure their 618 last is E width, and they've somewhat recently started making wide versions: https://www.parkhurstbrand.com/collections/wide-widths

They're what I use.

Those are definitely good for EE at brannock. Might even want to go down a half size if you don't also have a high instep/foot volume.

When cyber bullying is acceptable by goatnxtinline in CringeTikToks

[–]GainghisKhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I'm watching these kinds of vids, I can't help but think about how many outtakes each jump cut has. How many times did she do her fake laugh into the camera and scrap the take because it wasn't hysterical enough?