hawaiian shirts

reesetee Ohhhh.

*pondering* Oct 20, 2008

dontcry Pineapples are extremely high in citric acid. Oct 20, 2008

reesetee What was harsh, dontcry? That I like pineapple?

*feeling sleek in my totally faux Hawaiian shirt* Oct 20, 2008

oroboros Huh! Well, I had an ancestor on the Mayflower that wore the first Hawaiian shirt(s). So there! Unfortunately, he didn't survive the trip...I'm told. Good thing he wasn't my only ancestor. Or, if he was, I'm just a Wordie fig newton (always a possibility--see solipsism or solecism). Oct 19, 2008

asativum Sorry, pleth, that's a Dry Tortugan shirt. Oct 19, 2008

plethora I had a black and white one when I was kid, dc. Oct 19, 2008

dontcry That's all I'm saying. *wonders if they make an all black one...* Oct 18, 2008

bilby You're right dontcry. I came home 2 kilograms heavier and that was just from looking at them. Oct 18, 2008

dontcry Reesetee - wow... that was harsh. Oct 18, 2008

dontcry Maybe we could call them, "Hawaiian Flowers & Colors (or Colours) & Patterns That May Make You Look Larger Than You Really Are And Real Hawaiians Would Never Be Caught Dead In Them Shirts" ?
Oct 18, 2008

asativum I once attended a luau in Alaska. It was held by authentic Samoans; they even wore skirts. But not many of those in attendance seemed to have Hawaiian shirts.

Maybe we should call them something else, given that Hawaiians apparently hate brightly colored garments with amusing pictoral patterns.

How about Old Retired Geezer shirts, or Midwesterners in a Festive Mood shirts, or even Florida Toll Booth Worker shirts? Oct 18, 2008

dontcry Did you think any of the wait-staff looked, you know, a little heavier in their Hawaiian shirts? I'm convinced that those shirts add pounds to the wearer. Kind of like video. And I think I know why. It's the pattern... Oct 18, 2008

bilby You know, I went out to dinner last night and in the restaurant, which was not themed at all, the entire staff were wearing Hawaiian shirts.

Wordie is making things appear in my life. Should I be worried? Oct 18, 2008

dontcry ouch Oct 17, 2008

reesetee I like pineapple. Still. Oct 17, 2008

gangerh I have a bowler hat. Oct 17, 2008

smrtrthnu i must admit though that hawaiian shirts are a good addition to a wardrobe. Oct 17, 2008

Prolagus I love pizza. And pasta. (But I don't play the mandolin.) Oct 17, 2008

smrtrthnu maybe, but hawaiian shirts are a creation of tourism, sold as souveneirs. no true regard for the culture at all. Oct 17, 2008

asativum smrtrthnu, don't be silly. Next thing you'll be telling me Parisians don't put French dressing on their salads or send French letters. Or that Alaskans aren't making baked Alaska all the time. Oct 17, 2008

Prolagus Well... it's a more parsimonious option... Oct 17, 2008

chained_bear *sigh* I would hate to think it's The Pattern. I really would.

Dontcry, this Hawaiian shirt makes you look flowery and festive. But does my fat ass make my ass look fat? Oct 17, 2008

reesetee Uh oh. *looks at watch*

The Pattern? Oct 17, 2008

smrtrthnu maybe Oct 17, 2008

dontcry Does this Hawaiian shirt make me look fat...? Oct 17, 2008

reesetee That may well be, smrtrthnu, but I don't give a rat's ass. I wear them because of my father, not to conform to true Hawaiian style. :-)

Bilby: Yes, that book comes in a variety of shirts--or at least it used to. You could buy several copies and own your own shirt-book wardrobe. Oct 17, 2008

smrtrthnu i used to live in hawaii, and hawaiian shirts are purely a stereotype of true hawaiian style. Oct 17, 2008

bilby "I have book on Hawaiian Shirts, although mine is bound with a different shirt." Beautiful, beautiful. My week has just climaxed. Oct 17, 2008

reesetee Not anymore! But they definitely belong in Dad School. :-) Oct 16, 2008

trivet Can't believe they were left out of Dad School. Or is it the plural?

Edit: nope - Hawaiian shirt is a ghostie. Oct 16, 2008

reesetee Ha! I think I gave that same book to my dad--the original Hawaiian Shirt Guy--as a Father's Day gift many years ago. I wonder whether he still has it. Oct 16, 2008

mollusque Darn, just missed it for my former ghosts list. I have book on Hawaiian Shirts, although mine is bound with a different shirt. Oct 16, 2008

oroboros Done! Oct 16, 2008

reesetee Me? Why, I've never adopted a page before . . . that I'm aware of.

Well, okay. In the interest of all the orphaned Hawaiian shirts out there--what the hey. :-) Unghost it! Oct 16, 2008

chained_bear Reesetee, clearly you must be the one to adopt this page. Oct 16, 2008

bilby Sorry about the caps down there. Hawaiian shirts should come with a volume control. Oct 16, 2008

oroboros I 'spect he has. After all, that's how you show that you've been to Hickalulu! Oct 16, 2008

bilby Ever been to Hawaii? Oct 16, 2008

reesetee What? That's crazy talk. I have a whole wardrobe of them. Oct 16, 2008

bilby NO WORDIES HAVE HAWAIIAN SHIRTS?! Oct 16, 2008