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Post by Dave on Jun 29, 2008 23:14:08 GMT
The catcher on a baseball team wears his cap backwards because otherwise the bill (or visor), which I'm assuming you are calling the peak, would interfere with wearing the face mask while playing defense.
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Post by Geoff on Jun 30, 2008 2:41:52 GMT
Oh dear. I often drive with a baseball cap to keep the sun out of my eyes, and, when driving with a low sun to my side, will turn the cap so the peak still does its job. I hope you've not seen me and jumped to the wrong conclusion! The manner of wearing one's baseball cap is not a foolproof test of driver competency, Trevor, but I've found it to be pretty good. Besides, the test really only works when the cap is worn backwards. The sideways style seems to be for show when 'hanging out' with a bunch of mates. |
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Post by Dave M on Jun 30, 2008 10:07:56 GMT
I have certainly been known to wear a baseball cap backwards, but claim a valid reason: driving an old (and therefore head-restraint-less) open-top car north* on a hot day can otherwise give quite fearful neck burns.
(* Vv - you may substitute "south", for the southern hemisphere ;D )
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Post by Tone on Jun 30, 2008 20:44:16 GMT
>'Buff' is the sort of term I might use in an ironic way in conversation<
Didn't Vadim imply that he would oft buff his shaft with a chamois?
Tone
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Post by Vadim on Jul 1, 2008 10:03:00 GMT
>'Buff' is the sort of term I might use in an ironic way in conversation<Didn't Vadim imply that he would oft buff his shaft with a chamois? Tone I did indeed, Tone. I often buff my shaft(s) at work "except" (so tempted to use accept) when using anti-static foam and lint-free blue-roll. >How does that make you feel?<Thanks, Paul! Very old!  Do teenagers really call young females "buff"? I must consult with a few, I will get back to you. Yup! I can vouch for this. I have also worn a cap backwards, when I worked at Burger King (don't ask! - student etc...) as it was so hot in the kitchen, I turned the cap around to allow air to my face. The option of removing said cap, wasn't really an option at all, as it was H&S! Argh! |
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Post by Tone on Jul 1, 2008 20:42:46 GMT
I, too, must admit to wearing a baseball cap with the peak/bill at the back -- but that kept the sparks off my neck when I had a welding mask on the front! (And it were many a year ago, so comments linking my picture on the old APS gallery and "welder" are not solicited.)  Tone |
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Post by amanda on Jul 5, 2008 20:18:25 GMT
Anyway, I would never describe a rather attractive (young or old) lady/girl as "buff". I have ONLY ever heard this used for the types of males suggested by Barry. Remember, Vadim, that we are talking about age-specific terms. I quite accept that at 26 you wouldn't describe a girl as buff, any more than I (at 55) would. But I assure you that teenage boys (of whom I have a couple of examples to hand) would and do. Hmmm... perhaps there is a geographical influence at work here. I have consulted my own teenagers about this. The male of the species recoiled in horror at the very suggestion of using the word buff to describe a fanciable female. I asked him who would use it, and his reply was: "only someone who is a complete tit." Apparently, you just say: "she's oright." The female teenager advised that boys are fit, bodybuilders/athletes could possibly be buff, but she would never say that, and she would rather die than hear her mother use the expression. Interesting, isn't it. |
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Post by Tone on Jul 5, 2008 20:51:20 GMT
Amanda, > and she would rather die than hear her mother use the expression.<Now there's a challenge. Use it and see if she does!  Tone |
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Post by Paul Doherty on Jul 6, 2008 2:21:07 GMT
Amanda, I'm sure you're right -- it may well be a London thing. An example of use is here (a column in the Guardian), and Google gives quite a few hits for "she's well buff". |
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