Billy, just tell Jeff you'll dress the way he wants if Jeff cuts his hair and shaves.

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Hey Echo, wear it anyways. The HB crowd is the polar opposite of the fashion police. That Cojo dude would have a heart attack if he saw what half of 'em usually wear.

bigtikidude
and,.... I'm just telling you this because its what most people want, but wont tell you, and ask me to tell you.

I just consulted my BTD to English translation guide - as expected, "most people" means "Jeff and Marty."

-Warren

That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it.

CaptainSpringfield
Hey Echo, wear it anyways. The HB crowd is the polar opposite of the fashion police. That Cojo dude would have a heart attack if he saw what half of 'em usually wear.

bigtikidude
and,.... I'm just telling you this because its what most people want, but wont tell you, and ask me to tell you.

I just consulted my BTD to English translation guide - as expected, "most people" means "Jeff and Marty."

-Warren

Your classic! I'm laughin' my ass off!

Be careful following the masses. Sometimes the "M" is silent...........................

echobeach
Should I wear My Hawaii Cap or My John Deere?

Whats a Cojo dude? It's a word we don't have in Australia

Why not both?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Cojocaru

-Warren

That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it.

Tucking in a Hawaiian shirt has nothing to do with your endowment or body type. "By tucking one in you are simply saying to the world that you are a geek" - Corky Carroll, August 31, 2005

The History of the Hawaiian Shirt:
A Colorful Item with a Colorful History

The Hawaiian shirt is recognized around the world as a kind of shorthand or symbol of carefree relaxation. A man wearing a Hawaiian shirt is immediately identifiable as a guy who's able to kick back and have a good time. This is a guy who's not stressed out about anything. This is a guy who's heart rate is healthy, who knows his way around a barbecue, whose laugh isn't a cruel snicker but a good, solid belly laugh.

How has the Hawaiian shirt come to symbolize these qualities of relaxation, enjoyment, and good humor? Most people start the tale in Honolulu, in the 1930's, when a man named Ellery Chun began to manufacture shirts to sell at his shop. Inspired by prints on Japanese kimonos, and using fine silks, Chun sold brightly patterned loose shirts that were extremely comfortable in the Hawaiian heat. The new style - actually based on an old Hawaiian mode of dress - was an immediate hit, and soon a number of manufacturers and retailers were selling Hawaiian style shirts. Chun trademarked the phrase "Aloha shirt," and while many call the patterned shirts by that name, even more people recognize them as Hawaiian shirts.

The Hawaiian shirt is actually sprung from traditional Hawaiian garb that was slightly redesigned in the 1820s when missionaries from New England traveled to Hawaii. The locals adapted Western garb in such a way that it would be comfortable in the Hawaiian climate - producing loose gowns and shirts that allowed air to move around the wearer and yet also permit the wearer to retain a level of modesty that the missionaries would approve of. Ellery Chun's further development of the design, honing it to a very simple design that would have wide appeal, was the master stroke. By using countless patterns and taking advantage of savvy marketing, Chun was able to cater to the booming tourism trade in Hawaii and even spread the popularity of the casual Hawaiian shirt to the mainland.

People in Hollywood took to Hawaiian shirts almost immediately. In the 1940s and 1950s, the Hawaiian shirt worn by countless celebrities including Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley; even President Harry Truman was spotted wearing a Hawaiian shirt. The shirt became a symbol in American culture, a kind of visual shorthand. Much as the 1950s book and movie "The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit" used the grey flannel suit to symbolize the average, tense American businessman, trapped in a management job that's killing his soul, Americans took the Hawaiian shirt to its heart as a symbol of everything the grey flannel suit was not. Where the suit was constraining and hot - a prison of fabric - the Hawaiian shirt was loose, carefree, and allowed the wearer to relax completely. The Hawaiian shirt is not meant to be tucked in - so anyone wearing a Hawaiian shirt is, by definition, going to be "letting it all hang out."

A Hawaiian shirt is usually very bright, with vividly colored patterns printed on it. Some people will describe a particularly loud Hawaiian shirt as "blinding." They will have a wide, comfortable notched collar and the better-quality shirts will boast buttons made of coconut shell. Hawaiian shirts generally have a chest pocket and often the pocket is carefully placed so that the pattern is not disrupted by the extra layer of fabric.

Sometimes the pattern on a Hawaiian shirt is representational - a beach scene, for example, or images of flowers repeating across the fabric - but often the pattern on the shirt is slightly more abstract. The patterns are, either way, highly influenced by local and Polynesian flora and fauna and Hawaiian culture in general.

Hawaiian shirts are now worn by people all over the world, and in some offices, people make a statement about how they feel about their job by wearing Hawaiian shirts to work. Additionally, over the years there has grown to be a large community of Hawaiian shirt collectors - people who avidly search for vintage Hawaiian shirts. These people have been struck by the beauty of Hawaiian shirts, by the history behind them, and by the culture that led to their creation. Whether one is merely looking for a comfortable shirt to wear or interested in Hawaiian cultural history, a Hawaiian shirt is a piece of Pacific Americana that everyone can wear proudly and joyfully.
http://www.madgringo.com/history-of-hawaiian-shirts.aspx

Billy,
go to Hawaii and see how many people there tuck in their shirts.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

WR
LOL, you guys are talking about friggin' CLOTHES, you sound like a bunch of 15yr old schoolgirls. 'like Lisa's wearing her hawaiian shirt y'know, like, tucked in, and I said to her, like, that's like, soooo passé."

get laid allready and on with your life!!!!!

Agreed! I think we are involved in too geeky of community to worry about fashion.
That being said, I only wear Hawaiian shirts bought at gas stations.

Science friction burns my fingers.

lol, I was actually still referring to 15yr old schoolgirl attitude with that.

probably another misconception on my side, that they would need it.

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"When in Italy, if the menu says something's grilled, don't assume it is."

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Dear Jeff,
Us folks here at the Detonator Camp realize your having a real hard time getting laid, so we really would like to help.
The person below was asking for your phone number.
Good luck champ.
B-B-O

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Be careful following the masses. Sometimes the "M" is silent...........................