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Beanies!?

Caps, maybe. Beanies, no. I haven't seen a grown man in a beanie in 40 years.

28 posted on 01/02/2016 4:10:00 PM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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To: John Valentine

I have just learned that the language has moved on somewhat in the years since I stopped paying attention.

In the parlance of our time, a “beanie” is something quite different from what I know as a beanie; a beanie is now what we used to call a “watch cap” in my time.

It’s just not the same without the propeller, I’ve got to say.


36 posted on 01/02/2016 4:16:11 PM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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They mean this kind of beanie, common gangster attire.


61 posted on 01/02/2016 4:52:19 PM PST by Wayne07
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