“The Greeks Had It Down!”
October 20, 2005
A snippet of a conversation with my brother about his recent find:
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Kate
Thank you. No - really - thank you.
jenny
Sounds like this conversation took place with the two of you wearing wife-beaters, sitting in your greasy rust velour La-Z-Boy recliners, each balancing a beer on your knee.
(And check out the cookie jar in the background. Tee-hee!)
grettir
Awww, nice! But that reminds me…I could do with a bacon butty, right now.
Pam
Jenny: I hate to be picky, but in Onslow’s picture he’s merely wearing a lovely sweater vest, sans shirt, which is an entirely popular look in Britain. I hear it absorbs sweat more efficiently.
Chris
Hence, “sweater.” Actually, “sweat sucker” might be a more apt name.
However, I would beg to differ with your assessment of the picture, Pam. If you look at the dogleg of the neck of his sweater vest you’ll notice a little undershirt peeking out. You’ve got to have some kind of buffer if you’re wearing wool. Don’t want to chafe the nipples. And… we’ve come full circle.
Kate
One thing I should point out (so that I’m not flogged by my Brit friends for learning NOTHING from them over the years): a “jumper” is a sweater, a “waistcoat” (pronounced “wes-cut,” usually) is a vest, and a “vest” is an undershirt. So Onslow is weaing a “waistcoat” with a “vest” under it.
If I remember correctly, it seems Onslow sometimes wears just the “vest” on its own (the “undershirt,” in our vernacular). Hmmm. Maybe that’s not right.
P.S. Q-tips are “baby buds” (at least parts of Northern England - don’t know if that goes for the whole of it).
Pam
You’re right, Chris. I do see the peeking wife-beater now. Beg your pardon. Also, ewww.
jenny
I’ve always said: nothing brings out the delicate base notes of days-old body odor better than stale wool.
D’we have any more crisps?