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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm glad I read up on these "Booger Boys". I might have shown up in a Hawaiian shirt
this Saturday at our local BLM protest. I love Hawaiian shirts. I only have one that fits me now that I've lost a bunch of weight, but it will have to wait for appropriate occasions. I'll go with the DU t-shirt.
RainCaster
(10,683 posts)They will have to stay in the closet for a few years now. Makes me sad.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)Tropical Friday has been a tradition here for almost 20 years.
At various times throughout the years we've had the whole department in on it but lately it's just 3 of us old-timers and the other 2 work from home more often than not now so it's really just me but I just can't stop. I've grown to love my various Tropical Friday shirts and I do it in honor of the fella who started it who was let go years ago. He was a sweet, funny, kind man who often brought his guitar in on Tropical Friday for impromptu songs while strolling through the department but his position was downsized.
Hopefully everyone will know that's what it is and not the other thing.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)My shirts are beautiful! Here's one of them on a cruise a few years ago (I was wearing my kilt to elegant evening but in our hurry to get on board I left my dress shirts hanging in the truck - they spent 8 days just a block away from the cruise terminal). The Islander Highlander look.
Then again, I do live in Florida where it's weird when someone is NOT in a Hawaiian shirt.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)I wear one to the Ren Faire near here - good thing we got The legs for it!
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)my legs stayed nice - probably form the extra work holding up all that gut.
Chainfire
(17,308 posts)Have they made a swastika out of my Hawaiian shirts?
Blecht
(3,803 posts)SamKnause
(13,043 posts)They are known as the Boogaloo Bois.
They have been spotted at protest around the country.
Just Google Boogaloo Bois for more information.
Hope that helps.
Chainfire
(17,308 posts)My favorite Summer shirts. Maybe us Liberals should make a quick claim on the Guayabera before we have to end up wearing flannel year round.....
Aristus
(66,095 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)usually go full out Camo or Flag Wife beater shirts. As well as Camo Army Surplus Pocket Vests. Love it when it is 110 degrees and these suckers have their Cargo Pants tucked in their high top boots.
Can not fix stupid.
lame54
(35,138 posts)mainer
(12,013 posts)To have their beautiful aloha wear co-opted by freaks. Theres got to be a way to reclaim it.
area51
(11,868 posts)The Hoban Washburne character definitely isn't a Boogaloo guy.
Peacetrain
(22,836 posts)and now some jackasses have co-opted a symbol from another culture and quite frankly color.. to take as their symbols??? God it makes me mad!!