Watchlords

smellody wrote: ↑

September 29th 2021, 10:48pm

I love those things! ❤ I also love Rolls Royce and Jaguar.

You should try the Travis McGee novels. The generational backdrop is about right and one of the more notable recurring “characters” is an electric blue Rolls Royce named “Miss Alice”. She’s old, had a hard life but Travis treats her well.

Hawk wrote: ↑

September 30th 2021, 3:21pm

smellody wrote: ↑

September 29th 2021, 10:48pm

I love those things! ❤ I also love Rolls Royce and Jaguar.

You should try the Travis McGee novels. The generational backdrop is about right and one of the more notable recurring “characters” is an electric blue Rolls Royce named “Miss Alice”. She’s old, had a hard life but Travis treats her well.

A fine suggestion!

Falstaff wrote: ↑

September 30th 2021, 7:00am

jason_recliner wrote: ↑

September 29th 2021, 2:41pm

Every bogan/chav between here, Hong Kong, London and LA knows wagyu, LV, Rolex, Hennessy and Chateau Lafite.

Ah, but did "every bogan/chav" know them in the 50s and early 60s? At the time the novels were written, none of the items you mentioned were either the most expensive or heavily marketed - nor did any of them other than Rolex appear in the novels - so your conclusion is sheer rubbish. Bond is undoubtedly a snob, but his snobbery isn't based on the price of his preferred tastes.

Edit: As to "good taste" and whether it exists or not, those chavs in Hong Kong who can afford it prefer their Chateau Lafite mixed with Coca Cola.

Are you suggesting LV, Rolex, etc were not well known and heavily marketed in the 50s and 60s? They were, and what would be the point of amateuerishly name dropping all those brands if they were not? So your 'retort' is, because I'm too busy to think of something well phrased and unpretentious, sheer rubbish.

jason_recliner wrote: ↑

September 30th 2021, 3:56pm

Falstaff wrote: ↑

September 30th 2021, 7:00am

jason_recliner wrote: ↑

September 29th 2021, 2:41pm

Every bogan/chav between here, Hong Kong, London and LA knows wagyu, LV, Rolex, Hennessy and Chateau Lafite.

Ah, but did "every bogan/chav" know them in the 50s and early 60s? At the time the novels were written, none of the items you mentioned were either the most expensive or heavily marketed - nor did any of them other than Rolex appear in the novels - so your conclusion is sheer rubbish. Bond is undoubtedly a snob, but his snobbery isn't based on the price of his preferred tastes.

Edit: As to "good taste" and whether it exists or not, those chavs in Hong Kong who can afford it prefer their Chateau Lafite mixed with Coca Cola.

Are you suggesting LV, Rolex, etc were not well known and heavily marketed in the 50s and 60s? They were, and what would be the point of amateuerishly name dropping all those brands if they were not? So your 'retort' is, because I'm too busy to think of something well phrased and unpretentious, sheer rubbish.

My Bond is the Bond of the novels, in case you weren't paying attention. So, whatever your point may be, other than Rolex, those brands were not mentioned in the novels - although there was a reference in "You Only Live Twice" to Bond, while suffering amnesia in Japan, helping a farmer spray sake on his beef cattle and then rub them down with it - although I don't remember if it took place in the prefecture of Kobe. Would you like a Coke with your Cru Classe'?

Further, you've only read one of the fucking novels. Hardly an informed opinion.

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