formal evening dress: vest or no?

[Jordan]

I know MacMillan of Rathdown said that a Gentleman should keep his jacket on at all times except when playing pool/Snooker or offering his coat to a lady (Sorry I can’t find the quote right now).

And that everyone agreed myself included, but I’m just back from Edinburgh (picking up my jacket and waistcoat from TFCK with kilt to follow beginning of next week) I will post pics when I get it etc. But it occurred to me that my works night out this coming Thursday is a meal then bowling so I put it to the rabble what are your opinions on removing your jacket while going ten pin bowling or in fact any activities in that sort of situation?

I plan of taking mine off no matter what the opinion on here is but I am curious anyway.

A little bit of info the last works “do” I was the only person who wore a jacket and tie (pc + vest and normal tie) everyone else just had on a shirt. This time I’m planning on open shirt waistcoat and jacket to look dapper but not too smart.

Jordan

[sfb]

I know MacMillan of Rathdown said that a Gentleman should keep his jacket on at all times except when playing pool/Snooker or offering his coat to a lady (Sorry I can’t find the quote right now).Jordan

I think this is the one you're after:

"a gentleman never removes his jacket in public, especially when at table. He may, however, remove his jacket when playing billiards, or to cover a lady's shoulders should the evening air turn chilly."

I'm not sure that gentlemen are ever permitted to play pool, jacket or no jacket.

[Jordan]

I think this is the one you're after:

"a gentleman never removes his jacket in public, especially when at table. He may, however, remove his jacket when playing billiards, or to cover a lady's shoulders should the evening air turn chilly."

I'm not sure that gentlemen are ever permitted to play pool, jacket or no jacket.

Why not its all the same thing isnt it?

[sfb]

There's some comments about number of balls that I'm resisting the temptation to go anywhere near, I'm afraid.

[Jordan]

There's some comments about number of balls that I'm resisting the temptation to go anywhere near, I'm afraid.

Yeah Ive heard a few of those the last few weeks

[AFS1970]

I'm not sure that gentlemen are ever permitted to play pool, jacket or no jacket.

There's some comments about number of balls that I'm resisting the temptation to go anywhere near, I'm afraid.

At least Kilt's don't have pockets, so we do not have to worry about THAT variation.

[fluter]

Why not its all the same thing isnt it?

But just as I say it takes judgement, brains and maturity
To score in a balk-line game
I say that any boob can take and shove a ball in a pocket
And I call that sloth...

- M. Willson

Here is the canonical reading by Robert Preston.

[Downunder Kilt]

Gentlemen play billards or snooker and only on a full size table, pool was invented for the rabble to keep them amusued