Date:    Thu, 26 Feb 1998 10:26:05 -0500
<br>From:    Grant Barrett  gbarrett[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]DFJP.COM 
<br>Subject: RE Fruit boots (was thongs/zoris)
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<br>  From: Bethany K. Dumas
<br>  I picked the term up from a gay man from Columbus, Mo.
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<br>I think you probably mean Columbia, Mo. Yes?
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<br>When I was growing up in Missouri, they were always thongs, but "flip-flops"
<br> started creeping in the older I got. I am now at the point where I start to
<br> say" thongs", then mumble "flip-flops" and kind of point at the feet or the
<br> footwear in question, to clear up confusion about what kind of thong I am
<br> referring to. The Victoria's Secret catalog has done a lot to bring thong
<br> underwear to the attention of America at large.
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<br>I have never heard "zoris" and God forbid I should now have three different
<br> words to choose from when referring to them. I refuse to wear them, anyway,
<br> because I cannot stand the flip-flopping sound they make.
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<br>Grant Barrett
<br>gbarrett[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]jerrynet.com
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