Date:    Mon, 9 Mar 1998 14:34:05 -0500
<br>From:    Beverly Flanigan  flanigan[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OAK.CATS.OHIOU.EDU 
<br>Subject: Re: wife-beaters
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<br>Sounds reminiscent of Stanley and Stella--any other suggestions as to source?
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<br>At 01:29 PM 3/9/98 -0600, you wrote:
<br>  My niece, who is a student at Trinity Univ. in Texas, told me last night
<br>  that white, sleeveless undershirts are known there as "wife beaters." Can
<br>  anyone confirm this usage elsewhere?
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<br> I first heard it late last year from our 22-year-old receptionist in
<br> Austin, TX, and have since heard it from other young-ish people here.
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<br> Kate Catmull
<br> kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]bga.com
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