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The Skull and Bones, where did it begin and how did it become part of the WASP lifestyle? Is it possible that many of our elite blue bloods came from pirate stock? Or, did it begin with the ancient British Guardsmen, the 17th Lancers. How about the Skull & Bones Secret Society on the campus of Yale? My personal opinion of how the skull and bones became part of the WASP lifestyle is through the secret society option, and stores like J Press celebrating the heritage of Yale’s campus by placing the logo on items of clothing (ties, trousers, etc). How did the Bonesman come to select such decor? The true answer may never be known.
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14 comments:
richard - feel free to delete this, but it might be best to change 'decorum' for 'decor', or indeed 'insignia'.
yours pedantically
bdp
Richard chose "decorum" because it sounded fancier, more blue-blooded, more monied, than the pedestrian "decor".
Because he's a pretentious, illiterate twat.
Just when you thought this blog couldn't become any more inane, this post takes the cake.
Give me a break. The skull and crossbones is a post-millenium fad, not part of anyone's "lifestyle". All part and parcel of Jack Sparrow merchandising and the Disneyfication of America. What was once mildy sardonic and irreverant is now simply done to death.
I find it interesting that Worthington seems to have disappeared. Is the medication helping?
Richard,
OK, what is the deal with the Jolly Rogers stuff man? I have to be honest with you, this sort of thing really isn't my speed, if its yours cool. You know my saying, you do you, and I'll do me. It brings me to mind of Bikers, and Ed Hardy which are so far on the other side of the spectrum of WASP that one could compare it to oranges and apples.
Where was this one going?
I wish this post went into more detail. I love this stuff, it's so interesting, and anyone that can't tell the difference between a J.Press line and a crappy Disney souvenir has no business reading this blog. Get a life troll. Richard, keep up the good work.
Why do people have to be so abusive and nasty - don't like the blog? Go somewhere else. Maybe blogger bullying is just what you get off on?
No one is making you read it. Lots of us really like the stuff on here.
What a sad collection of homely young men.
"Virtus Junxit Mors Non Separabit" will give you a clue as the origins of theis motif.
Richard,
We should probably differentiate the use of the skull and bones design on ties, velvet shoes, etc. versus the Skull and Bones Society. The latter presumably chose the name because they are ultra-secret and it goes with the tomb-like society headquarters. The WASP gentleman choses this design to wear, however, because it is subtle yet has a playful message, i.e. watch out because I may be dangerous. It's almost like the ties sold in the 70's at Bloomingdales that had a stylized GIB. In all respects they looked like a traditional club tie but with a slightly saucy message for those who knew what it meant. And isn't that kind of what WASP style is all about.
"Virtus Junxit Mors Non Separabit" is that from the Hobbit? I saw a movie about these guys. They don't seem to be very fun, or very happy. Especially the one that left Angelina Jolie home by herself for so long. And all that cloak and dagger shit is fun to think about, but who really cares when McDonald's is open late.
-CPB
Nobody noticed that the man to the left of the clock is George H.W. Bush? Google imagage search it.
its the Death or Glory badge of the 21st lancers
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