Ordinarily, since I haven't gotten out of bed yet, I'd be wearing an a-shirt but I'm wearing my retina burning jammies today- green and purple plaid bottoms with a purple and pink tie-dye tee shirt.

I go back and forth on the use of the term, myself. And indeed, sometimes it depends on who I am talking to and their level of sensitivity, which I know is a bad way to do it!!

YAY DREW WITHOUT TUBES (except the intertubes, because we want him to have those)

Why aren't they just undershirts?

For me, because I am usually talking to costume people or actors, I need to make a distinction between a t-shirt and an a-shirt because that is usually a choice made by the designer (even if worn under shirt).

When I hear that description, I think of the mesh shirts that are apparently a fashion choice of men who want their bodies admired.

My string vest associations are more along the lines of Rab C. Nesbitt.

Congratulations Drew! In my plan, you are tubeless. Or something.

Over here, 'wife beater' is the name given to Stella Artois beer. Which was hell of fun when I was a barmaid, as you can imagine. My general response was 'AHA isn't domestic abuse hilarious?'

Edited because my iPod will change words willy nilly.

Wait, don't tell me Stella is like the equivalent of Bud Lite over there! I'll cry! I love my delicious Stella!

YAY DREW!

HOORAY DREW!!!!

I was sad when I found out Newcastle Brown Ale was called "Newkie Brown," that Newkies are the equivalent of Cheeseheads and therefore the beer is basically Leinenkugels.

Sometime in the mid-century, FotL, and Hanes took note again (no flies on them) and produced both garments in colors, adding a cigarette pocket to the tee.

I remember reading an article about the costume designer for "Devil in a Blue Dress" trying to find the perfect undershirt for Easy to wear in shots like this. H/she finally found an italian one that was really expensive, but it looked really good.