An Old Fashioned Meme

stellastars and I were noting how so many of these multi-question memes seem to have been written up by bored 14-year olds with a bent towards the modern dating scene. Having never been of that variety even when I was teen myself, I thought I'd come up with a few questions of my own for the more old-fashioned among us. Shiny new meme as follows (modify as you see fit and send it out to play):

Old Fashioned Meme

01. Have you ever purchased old-fashioned clothing simply because it was old-fashioned? And worn it?

02. In public? When it wasn’t a ‘historic era’ event?

03. Have you ever been told that you were born in the wrong century? By who? Did they mean it as a compliment or an insult?

04. Men are at their most manly for me when dressed in: A) hoodies and trendy jeans. B) flannel and denim. C) tweed and herringbone with leather patches. D) silk and velvet.

05. Waistcoats. Reaction?

06. Long, thick, full skirts with enough material in them to dress an entire village of skinny urban waifs. Reaction?

07. Old style names: A) I wish I had one. B) I use one online/secretly. C) I name all my pets and children with them. D) I’m getting my name legally changed to one next week.

08. You’re stranded in the bucolic countryside. Who would you like to come calling?

09. You have the wondrous opportunity to recite poetry beneath a blooming cherry tree whilst others listen rapturously. What poem do you recite?

10. You’ve done something marvelous in the drawing room. What is it?

11. You’ve looked up a vintage recipe and managed to cook it just because it was mentioned in a book you were reading. Was it edible?

12. Piercing: A) Scream and faint gently but dramatically. B) Oh, nose, tongue, anything floppy is fair game. C) Odds fish, my dear, I wouldn’t dream of it!

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( And my own answers, since it wouldn't be fair to set it out there on the waves of LJ without doing it myself. )