archited
Senior Member
Sounds like advice from someone who has lived the Montreal life!
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archited
Senior Member
I don't wear socks at all (feet get too hot). Otherwise bluejeans and Hawaiian shirts with a brown leather fedora and light green suede shoes, no matter the weather (I don't like to be cowed by meteorologists).
Glenco
Senior Member
No one is telling you what to wear they are saying you have no taste.
Gronk!
Senior Member
No one is telling you what to wear they are saying you have no taste.
I don't give a rat's ass what people say or think.
constance_chlore
Senior Member
Let me clarify: if you want to wear whimsical socks with your regular casual button-down and chinos, fine. If you're tempted to wear them with a business suit, please reconsider.
constance_chlore
Senior Member
That's fine. Once you're 65+ you're beyond all rules anyway.
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
I've worn novelty socks with formal wear for years - I agree with Gronk that it's a great conversation starter.
Writing this at my desk, while wearing socks similar to these:
I've never played pickleball in my life.
constance_chlore
Senior Member
So you want people to start a conversation with you about a sport that you've never played?
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Not quite - there's some social nuance. I think that it can be explained by asking if/why this is funny:
The conversation that this shirt might start likely wouldn't be about German Shepards or lobsters.
Glenco
Senior Member
That is quite apparent
archited
Senior Member
Thank-you for acknowledging that. Now could you spread the word?
constance_chlore
Senior Member
I think the risk with the pickleball socks is that the conversation it starts might actually be about pickleball.
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
God forbid. Back to the regularly scheduled programming:
The only ballot question in Edmonton and Calgary: 'Social disorder'
“We were quite blown away,” Adam explains, when 94 per cent of the council’s members identified social disorder — a term that encompasses homelessness, mental health and addiction, physical crime, physical concerns for safety — as the biggest issue in this municipal election.
Stevey_G
Active Member
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Not "downtown" crime but got a laugh out of the Correctional Services of Canada announcement of a contraband seizure:
On October 7, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were sized at the Federal Training Centre, a multi-level security federal institution.
The contraband and unauthorized items seized included hashish, cocaine, methamphetamine pills, tobacco and a USB charger. The total estimated institutional value of this seizure is $140,562.
On October 7, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were sized at the Federal Training Centre, a multi-level security federal institution.
The contraband and unauthorized items seized included hashish, cocaine, methamphetamine pills, tobacco and a USB charger. The total estimated institutional value of this seizure is $140,562.