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RayF
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Jul 23, 2018
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Am I the only one thinking the term "button-down" polo is an oxymoron?
Jul 23, 2018
ninjastyle
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Jul 23, 2018
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RayFagree. I don't know when this fashion trend happened but I hate it
Jul 23, 2018
RayF
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Jul 23, 2018
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ninjastyle"Resist!"
Jul 23, 2018
Guglielmo
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Jul 26, 2018
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RayFWhy so? The collar has the button-down construction. How else would you distinguish it from a regular polo shirt?
Jul 26, 2018
RayF
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Jul 26, 2018
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GuglielmoWhy would would you? You could put six tires on a car but that wouldn't (in and of itself) improve it's appearance or performance--and it would still be a car. One doesn't reinvent the wheel by simply adding another one.
Jul 26, 2018
Guglielmo
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Jul 27, 2018
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RayFMaybe people wanted to get the collar roll of a typical oxford cloth while wearing a pique weave garment and short sleeves...Hence, the birth of the button-down polo. Not seeing the oxymoron here. Men's style is fluid. Trends are idiotic, but stylish garments aren't.
Jul 27, 2018
RayF
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Jul 27, 2018
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GuglielmoUh huh. Say--speaking of fluid, is that Kool-Aid all over your pique weave garment with short sleeves? Yeah, I thought so, cuz buddy--you sho' nuff been drink'n some!
Jul 27, 2018
tmbarth
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Jul 27, 2018
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RayF"Button-down" refers to the collar buttons, while "button-up" refers to the buttons on a dress shirt that you're probably thinking of.
Jul 27, 2018
RayF
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Jul 27, 2018
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tmbarthPretty sure I know what I’m thinking of — you?
Jul 27, 2018
tmbarth
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Jul 27, 2018
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RayFGlad to hear it. Keep up all the good work, friend.
Jul 27, 2018
Guglielmo
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Jul 27, 2018
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RayFSorry buddy, you missed your first appointment at the anger management class. Hurry up now!
Jul 27, 2018
RayF
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Jul 28, 2018
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GuglielmoYou think I get angry every time I see someone wearing silly clothing? Hell no--I enjoy a good laugh! The more seriously they take themselves, the funnier they are. Guessing you're a riot!
Jul 28, 2018
Guglielmo
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Jul 28, 2018
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RayFKeep guessing and have a wonderful evening
Jul 28, 2018
TheSmallPotato
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Jul 29, 2018
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RayFI thought the first polo shirts were actually button downs to hold down the collars during polo play? What's the oxymoron?
Jul 29, 2018
RayF
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Jul 29, 2018
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TheSmallPotatoGuessing you dont actually play polo?
Years ago cattle were driven to market in huge Cattle Drives. Later, the rail roads used Cattle Cars to move the herds to market. Today they use the internet.
Don’t follow the herd—don’t be cattle.
Jul 29, 2018
TheSmallPotato
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Aug 4, 2018
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RayFThen why are you wearing a polo shirt? You should be wearing a T-shirt made of tech fabric. Most of the items we wear have historical purposes.
Aug 4, 2018
RayF
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Aug 4, 2018
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TheSmallPotatoMy comments were about marketing and those who are the target of that marketing (which tends to mean, those who fall for it).
History isn't the problem--the problem is people who don't realize history was here before them.
If you mean most of the items we wear have historical roots, that's true--very little is new--save the new people who think "it's" new.
You're not one of them, are you?
Aug 4, 2018
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