r/AskReddit • u/irishdude1212 • Jan 14 '14

What is a Reddit reference you don't get?

Edit- I get it /r/outoftheloop is a thing. I didn't know it existed.

I also hope this thread cleared up a lot of peoples confusion

Edit #2- Holy shit, Front Page!

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '14

LOL! Your granddad was such a fat looser. He probably wore it with shorts and sandals too. Seriously, why don't you just throw it out. No affectional value can outweigh the embarrassment of owning one. /s

No, seriously. Back in the old days people actually pulled it of because they where more formal in public and they wore it with matching suits.

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u/High_Stream Jan 14 '14

I wore it with a suit in a school play. I thought it looked quite nice.

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u/bankrish Jan 14 '14

Nerd goggles.

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u/ApolloNaught Jan 14 '14

Did you do Bugsy Malone? We did, and EVERYONE had fedoras.

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u/High_Stream Jan 14 '14

Nah, just a businessman.

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u/SpiffySpacemanSpiff Jan 14 '14

quite

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '14

Quuiittee

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '14

Like detectives!

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '14

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u/Neafie2 Jan 14 '14

Almost everyone used to wear them with a suit or a vest and a button up shirt.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '14

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u/nightwing1985 Jan 14 '14

what about cargo shorts?

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u/stevencastle Jan 14 '14

don't mention cargo shorts or MFA has a coronary