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Happy Hoosier

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74. I have a chess set made from elephant ivory.

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 09:48 AM

Dec 2023

My Dad bought it back in the 50's when he was doing an "Around the World" cruise when he was in the Navy.

I am a bit horrified and saddened by that. But I'll never get rid of it, and I do display it. I'd NEVER buy a new one, but an elephant died for that chess set. We can't bring them back, but we can appreciate the beauty of what was made.

My Dad always expressed regret and guilt about that. But I can't see anything positive about tossing the set away like it's garbage.

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Is it okay to wear a forty year old fox jacket to a [View all] cachukis Dec 2023 OP

I'm here to what people think underpants Dec 2023 #1

I'd think OP might be more concerned about offending people (even strangers) who spooky3 Dec 2023 #42

I personally wouldn't. Croney Dec 2023 #2

I wouldn't. nocoincidences Dec 2023 #3

Not really Sanity Claws Dec 2023 #4

shtreimels Celerity Dec 2023 #43

Dug. cachukis Dec 2023 #49

Can she pass it off as fake? JustAnotherGen Dec 2023 #5

I would choose something else. Deuxcents Dec 2023 #6

I wouldn't wear it Raine Dec 2023 #7

Anyone who griefs someone at a wedding over their DenaliDemocrat Dec 2023 #68

That'd be asking too much of some. shrike3 Dec 2023 #78

I'd donate it to a wildlife rehabilitation group instead. Sky Jewels Dec 2023 #8

Thanks for posting this information. Fla Dem Dec 2023 #17

Excellent Idea! Disaffected Dec 2023 #18

Thanks for the info. Guess I did not look far enough in the discussion thread. efhmc Dec 2023 #94

40 years old Traildogbob Dec 2023 #9

No canetoad Dec 2023 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Xavier Breath Dec 2023 #11

This Ferrets are Cool Dec 2023 #13

What I wrote seemed too confrontational Xavier Breath Dec 2023 #15

Dear Abby would advise you LearnedHand Dec 2023 #12

That is a perfect answer obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #83

No offense, but that would depend on what part of the country. shrike3 Dec 2023 #109

How do you tell a new one from an old one dembotoz Dec 2023 #14

Not OK. Disaffected Dec 2023 #16

Why? Maru Kitteh Dec 2023 #19

Learning so much from the responses. My wife is very cachukis Dec 2023 #20

What's the claudette Dec 2023 #31

Financial District. Lower Manhattan. cachukis Dec 2023 #33

OK, but why would you not anticipate cold weather in NYC in December and that fur-wearing might not be wise? spooky3 Dec 2023 #41

Kohl's are all over Florida, and they have inexpensive coats obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #84

Do people object to leather shoes, belts, purses? Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #21

Cows aren't farmed for their hides, and are going to be killed anyway. Merlot Dec 2023 #24

Yes, exactly. nt Raine Dec 2023 #30

Early Los Angeles history, post-Spanish rule: cattle were raised for tallow & hides... Hekate Dec 2023 #40

Exactly... I do not object to using furs and leather from animals... Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #73

Actually, it really is not different. Big Blue Marble Dec 2023 #112

I very much avoid them . BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2023 #36

I do NoRethugFriends Dec 2023 #44

what I was thinking. and the menu? NoSheep Dec 2023 #56

I avoid them. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #70

Some animals are more equal than others. shrike3 Dec 2023 #77

Sure, why not? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #22

I'd agree, sure, why not? There are boats that were built out of old growth teak, homes in San Francisco..... RussellCattle Dec 2023 #50

No, because it's not ok to wear it anywhere. Donate it to an animal org Merlot Dec 2023 #23

Please help me understand why you suggest donating, specifically, to an "animal org"? EarnestPutz Dec 2023 #54

It's for comfort purposes for animals in rehab. Disaffected Dec 2023 #62

Thanks for the clarification. I guess my imagination wasn't up to the task. Nice idea. EarnestPutz Dec 2023 #96

Certainly better use than wearing it. Disaffected Dec 2023 #98

I investigated donating it to animal organizations. cachukis Dec 2023 #25

Could you link us to those groups? thanks NoSheep Dec 2023 #58

My grandmother offered me an ancient fox stole, which I'm sure even predated her, when she was cleaning out her attic Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #26

My great aunt had a mink stole with heads and little feet. It creeped me out. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #27

I sure understand! My grandmother's had little fox heads which attached by their mouths in front Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #28

It's repulsive MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #51

I even saw an old Bewitched episode where Samantha and a woman she wanted to impress wanted mink coats! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #53

Oh yeah... MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #110

I sometimes watch old TV shows late at night and I cringe whenever I see women begging for mink coats Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #111

Agree. MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #115

Excellent point, and those shows are all still shown in syndication today, but they couldn't get away with those today Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #116

No. debm55 Dec 2023 #71

my mom had something with a little head on one end and feet on the other, that wrapped around the neck BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2023 #35

Yeah, my gramma had one like that. The mouth opened as a spring clip to bite down on the other end and hold it in place NBachers Dec 2023 #61

I just remembered what animal it was... a little fox. BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2023 #117

I remember encountering one of those when I was a very small child in early 1950s SoCal... Hekate Dec 2023 #46

I've seen those stoles Sanity Claws Dec 2023 #102

I donated one of those to Pine Ridge Reservation for pow-wow regalia Donkees Dec 2023 #66

I wish you'd been there to suggest that to my grandmother, she spent the winter in Arizona Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #67

Forty year old fox must have been living right Kennah Dec 2023 #29

Oh MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #47

No Alice Kramden Dec 2023 #32

Please no. IcyPeas Dec 2023 #34

The rule is it's ok if it's 18 below or colder Bobstandard Dec 2023 #37

A starting point. I like it. cachukis Dec 2023 #38

I'd never buy a new one... Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #39

Fur coats on people are gauche. n/t Coventina Dec 2023 #45

This. In the NYC financial district where Scrivener7 Dec 2023 #87

Yes. Raccoon coats were big in the 1980s Sanity Claws Dec 2023 #104

Tremendous exposure to people's sensitivity to cachukis Dec 2023 #48

A morning tee time? NoSheep Dec 2023 #57

Why is a morning tee time weird? obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #85

Exactly. Just walked 9 and passed through a cachukis Dec 2023 #91

I used to live in SOFL obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #106

I started out with wooden shafts from my cachukis Dec 2023 #107

Nice! Mine are mainly estate sale finds that I fixed up obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #108

If she feels uncomfortable wearing it, that's another thing entirely. shrike3 Dec 2023 #89

Curious... MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #52

I see your dilemma. What's on the menu at the wedding feast? Is everyone vegan? NoSheep Dec 2023 #55

I finally got in touch with my inner self and wonder if you have to ask, isn't the answer no? NoSheep Dec 2023 #59

is this about fox news jcgoldie Dec 2023 #60

I wouldn't. It's dated, so not really in fashion. littlemissmartypants Dec 2023 #63

I had a New Zealand opossum coat ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #64

No. Get grid if it. Takket Dec 2023 #65

I disagree. Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #72

Yes donate to a wildlife rescue group. Fla Dem Dec 2023 #75

Absolutely not! llmart Dec 2023 #69

I have a chess set made from elephant ivory. Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #74

I wear fur, which has gotten me castigated more than once on DU. shrike3 Dec 2023 #76

I can only relate snowybirdie Dec 2023 #79

I don't think its appropriate, but I may be a bit biased because I have a pet fox who is the cutest animal I've ever had Sal_NV Dec 2023 #80

It's the bride and groom's day. Why wear something that might cause a ruckus? Irish_Dem Dec 2023 #81

If it's indoors, how long will she actually be wearing the jacket? shrike3 Dec 2023 #86

Do what you want, of course, but I would not wear it obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #82

For the wedding, I would substitute a shawl for the vintage fox fur Niagara Dec 2023 #88

I screamed in church. Nanuke Dec 2023 #90

Sorry to butt in but what do you do with old furs? I have a cedar chest of them I inherited. Is there any good I can efhmc Dec 2023 #92

PETA can help MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #114

Thank you. efhmc Dec 2023 #119

Is it one of those with the heads intact? The Blue Flower Dec 2023 #93

No. It is white with a warm turnup collar. cachukis Dec 2023 #95

Sure. If it's just a finished collar without a tail, legs, head and a mouth that clamps it in place * Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #97

I still have my mother's mink stole that I inherited. Nobody would want it nor could I make something out of it. CTyankee Dec 2023 #99

Yes if the fox is a consenting adult. NameAlreadyTaken Dec 2023 #100

A jacket made from 40-year-old foxes might look a bit rough. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #101

I think it would be beautiful. Go for it! walkingman Dec 2023 #103

If you don't wear it will it bring the fox back? Chainfire Dec 2023 #105

Do not wear it. Big Blue Marble Dec 2023 #113

Thank you all for your comments and insight. cachukis Dec 2023 #118

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