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To: Jim W N

A man wearing a ‘white vest’ .... more like a sloppy tee.


43 posted on 07/20/2026 2:48:54 PM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: Jane Long

It’s not even a sloppy tee, it’s a filthy wife-beater.


48 posted on 07/20/2026 3:16:00 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Jane Long
British terminology.

US sleeveless undershirt = British vest

US vest = British waistcoat

57 posted on 07/20/2026 3:38:00 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (If the Islamic Republic government is in power in Iran when the war is over, we will have lost.)
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To: Jane Long

As others have mentioned, the story is published in the Daily Mail. A UK based service. In Brit speak an undershirt is a “vest”.


66 posted on 07/20/2026 4:31:08 PM PDT by sjmjax
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