Anciently a deed, which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written chirograph, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a charter-party.<\/p>\n
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Chirographs are medieval documents sometimes subdivided by a pattern resembling the fence-like design on Charlie Brown’s shirt. <\/p>\n
I prefer to wear clothing with no advertising and which makes no statement. I don’t like the invitation to comment that comes with publicly wearing a shirt with something like a sports team logo or city name. <\/p>\n
I used to invite this type of attention with bolder sartorial adventures, but I find I do not welcome the possibility of unsolicited comments to follow me in public places. <\/p>\n
When the laundry must be done, however, I find myself wearing an older shirts from when I dressed more flamboyantly, and in particular I wear a shirt bearing an illustration of Charles Schulz’s "Peanuts" gang. This shirt makes me feel like the most popular person around. It prompts smiles and conversations from strangers and acquaintances alike. <\/p>\n
And it makes me nervous. I dress plainly to avoid these encounters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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