Two Totally Unrelated Questions...

[gnomi]

...that have been running around my head:

1. Dear Rabbi LJ, can I wear a new tichel on Shabbat during the three weeks?

2. Dear Miss LJ Manners, is there any polite way to tell a total stranger on the subway that his fly is down?

Comments

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

1. Dip it in the mikveh
2. No

(Seriously, on 1? If you'd say shehecheyanu on it, I'd say no, and otherwise, go for it.)