To: rhombus
No kidding? I'm almost 50 and have never heard them called that.
8 posted on
02/23/2006 3:46:13 AM PST by
Unkosified
(Patiently waiting for Ted Kennedy's manslaughter trial for 36 years now.)
To: Unkosified
I've heard them called that many times.
9 posted on
02/23/2006 3:47:07 AM PST by
ShadowDancer
(I think I may have the Asian Bird Fru. I mean Flu. (Damn, it's starting already))
To: Unkosified
Sure, my 26 year old son has been calling them that since high school.
10 posted on
02/23/2006 3:47:58 AM PST by
rhombus
To: Unkosified
I'm 53 and know the term because that's what my kids call them. I suppose the female version are called "husband beaters".
15 posted on
02/23/2006 3:50:02 AM PST by
mlc9852
To: Unkosified
No kidding? I'm almost 50 and have never heard them called that. Must be a generational thing. I'm 55 and my son has used the "wifebeater" term for that shirt for a number of years.
To: Unkosified; cyborg
I think it started on Long Island-Brooklyn in the 70s. Before that they were Guinea Tees.
51 posted on
02/23/2006 5:51:35 AM PST by
wtc911
(You can't get there from here)
To: Unkosified
I heard that it started around the time COPs came on the air and most episodes featured guys wearing sleeveless t-shirts being arrested after a domestic disturbance call.
54 posted on
02/23/2006 5:55:42 AM PST by
Tribune7
To: Unkosified
No kidding? I'm almost 50 and have never heard them called that. I'm 53 and I only know because my nephews tipped me off 8 or 10 years ago.
66 posted on
02/23/2006 6:25:28 AM PST by
TC Rider
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