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I'm not sure what a "Knickerbocker" is, much less sure how to wear it. I think it's a basketball team -- and maybe a beer of yesteryore.
P.S. Yes, I wore blankets for capes before tripping over them and crashing into the banister.
Red Devil (a lure)
P.S. Yes, I wore blankets for capes before tripping over them and crashing into the banister.
Red Devil (a lure)
"Knickerbockers" (knickers), were short pants for boys, usually tucked into long socks."Knickers" in the Commonwealth are ladies' unmentionables, which one should avoid getting in a twist.
There used to be a Ruppert Knickerbocker Beer. I grew up near the brewery. About once a month, it emitted an odor like boiled cabbage.








(horse color, I had one that color long ago)