tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post196843888354594928..comments2024-03-28T11:38:44.676-05:00Comments on Phil Are Go!: Celanese Fortrel - Big Little Lord FauntleroyPhilAreGo@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719815455502184849noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-27875739801807685122016-10-28T17:50:19.690-05:002016-10-28T17:50:19.690-05:00Celanese makes me think of LP sleeves... &quo...Celanese makes me think of LP sleeves... "Laminated in Clarifoil, made by British Celanese Ltd." adorning the small print of many 1960s and '70s UK issues.<br /><br />http://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=12005.0Boo Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924878068373247575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-35074515499183799152016-06-27T07:07:46.236-05:002016-06-27T07:07:46.236-05:00How in hell did I miss the cryptic "Be a Fret...How in hell did I miss the cryptic "Be a Fretz Man." reference in the very first line of the copy? Yeah, it seems that Fretz made shoes. Although Fretz's claim that "FRETZ MEN stands for first class men's footwear made in Switzerland." makes plain their misunderstanding of the English language, and what exactly "stands for" means. Of course, it's the corporate website of Fretz shoes, so Marketing Bullshit is all you'll get.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me to adhere to our strict editorial policy, [lrf]!<br /><br />Jim, Fortrel was also an early programming language in The Seventies, but, like the fabric it shares its name with, it always smells a little like sweat, and nobody uses it anymore except cab drivers that are so dirty they've become shiny.<br /><br />[-Mgmt.]PhilAreGo@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719815455502184849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-90380572632749751422016-06-25T20:33:59.032-05:002016-06-25T20:33:59.032-05:00Fortrel is polyester, got it. But what the hell i...Fortrel is polyester, got it. But what the hell is "a Fretz man"? Google tells me Fretz is a Swiss shoe manufacturer, probably something an Esquire reader would be expected to know and <i>appreciate</i>.[lrf]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06294103784000693953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-6968836864681633562016-06-24T07:37:35.781-05:002016-06-24T07:37:35.781-05:00Now I remember why I never, ever want to go to Cel...Now I remember why I never, ever want to go to Celan. Hey, now that England is its own country again, they'll all start dressing like this again.Jim D.http://thousanddollarshop.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com