All posts by Scott Fine

You should consider that Imitation is the most acceptable part of Worship, and that the Gods had much rather Mankind should Resemble, than Flatter them. Emperor Marcus Antoninus: His Conversation With Himself Want to know one way to look like a genius? Watch old movies. You will be surprised to learn how many of the classic [...]

I was lonely driving here tonight so I hugged the road. - Jay London Trust me, you are not using your mirrors correctly. And that means that you can’t see me. And, well … that’s just stupid. It’s difficult enough to keep track of everything that’s going on around you on the road. And, unless your [...]

“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” Theodore Roosevelt How often do you hear people selling themselves? Far too often, I’d bet. Well, I’m here to tell you that real men do not talk – they do. I was taught at a very young age that children should be seen and [...]

Men who consistently leave the toilet seat up secretly want women to get up to go the bathroom in the middle of the night and fall in. Rita Rudner I cannot remember being taught how to take a piss. It is entirely possible that, one day, I simply whipped it out and learned that I [...]

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?  George Carlin Sorry, ladies, but driving is a quintessential male activity. This is not to say that women aren’t good drivers when compared to men, of course. Ahem. (Apologies, Eva.) But I digress. Already. [...]

This week’s feature of “On the Bureau” gives us a glimpse into the pockets of Scott Fine, a valued gentleman and writer for Dapperism. From top to bottom, left to right: iPhone 4, The Elements of Style, Pine Bros. Cough Drops, Joseph Abboud Wallet, Moleskine, Atoll Stingray Pad, Keys to a BMW X5 and the [...]

 ”The monster was the best friend I ever had.” Boris Karloff The feud, so called, began when Bela Lugosi turned down the role of Frankenstein’s Monster because he discovered that the monster didn’t speak. Lugosi could not accept that the public would be denied his distinctive voice, and would not waste his talent on such [...]

Some men, Lieutenant, don’t want to look like an unmade bed. Suzanne Plishette in Dead Weight, 1971 He couldn’t dress for shit. But, man, Columbo was cool. Here was a man, fictitious though he may have been, who used his mind without being haughty or smarmy. Talk about being underestimated. The man was as unassuming as he [...]

I recently received my Sorringowl pipe pouch and … wait for it … I love it. It’s minimal design and craftsmanship give this pouch a cool factor that no other pouch can touch. The Sorringowl has room for one large (or two small) pipes, a lighter, a tamper, some pipe cleaners and enough pipe tobacco [...]

You’re born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you’re up in the rarefied atmosphere and you’ve forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake, son. Michael Gambon in Layer Cake. Pesci is cool. [...]