Frazz by Jef Mallett for March 23, 2016
March 22, 2016
March 24, 2016
Transcript:
Girl: Apparently it's called a boutonniere and it's for holding a flower on your lapel. Not for routing your earbud cord through. Frazz: I believe the design and a third of Mr. Burke's sport coats pre-date apple.
QuiteDragon over 8 years ago
Phooey. Every one of my sports jackets predates everything except the four-track Walkman.
whiteheron over 8 years ago
Perhaps that is why the kids today (damn! I am old ! ) wear their britches with their Fruit of the Looms hanging out….They want to show off their Apple.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 8 years ago
A single carnation is best.
matzam Premium Member over 8 years ago
the boutonniere is the flower, the hole is just a buttonhole
Kind&Kinder over 8 years ago
Not since Lady Day has wearing flowers actually meant something—aside from Mothers Day carnations.
dcp9142 over 8 years ago
Properly there is a thread bridle below and behind the button hole that retains the flower stem. Thus you can wear a flower without needing a pin.
Mungolikecookies over 8 years ago
Wasn’t Mr Burke obese until a few years ago?
Jhony-Yermo over 1 year ago
Or Poppy