Fave T-Shirts or Sloppy Joes

[Drisgirl]

Where does Sloppy Joes come from?

My comfy, cosy, dossing T-Shirts are my beloved Cantona one .my Che one and my ancient ragged Ramones one and my equally ancient Hothouse Flower one which we all fight over and I think my daughter has knicked when she moved!

Who wears their Clash T-Shirt with their joggers and there in their fifties (good on ya BTW) ?

Just a bit of fun and maybe a memory jogger for some of us!!!

[Quizmonster]

'Sloppy' in reference to garments, has meant loose-fitting since the early 1800s. It was not until the 1940s, however, that the first reference to a 'Sloppy Joe' appeared in America. Originally, it was a loose sweater or cardigan, but later came to mean a T-shirt, too.

[stevie_c2it]

'Hothouse Flowers', .....ah, yes, obscure Scottish group, bit of a one hit wonder, ugly lead singer.

That one sounds like it should have been donated to a charitable institution years ago (perhaps it has!).

Cantona,....you suprise me, (yes, it is actually possible!), a good choice indeed.

The image of a fifty (oh how you girls lie about your age!) something 'Dris' in a 't-shirt' and 'joggers', makes me think of Rab C. Nesbit.

Say it aint so DG!

[Drisgirl]

Hothouse Flowers are Irish - not often you're right but you're wrong and are brilliant and certainly not one hit wonders.Seen them live twice - I preferred the lead guitarist incidentally.

I am not in my fifties and dont wear joggers - I was just using that as an example. (That'll be the next thing - I can just see it coming - 50 something drunk who wears joggers and answers to Mary Doll !!)

BTW - just an addendum my daughter served Joe Strummer in a restaurant where we live (his wives family live here) and she got a brilliant personalised autograph for me - I was so chuffed.He died 6 days later.

Forgot - I am in love with Eric haw-hee-haw (do you like my french!)

[stevie_c2it]

You were so chuffed he died six days later?

(Was the food that bad?).

A little uncharitable I think, but then I've come to expect that.

(That'll be 1 star for me, and three for mary doll, I think).

[Drusilla1S]

Hi Drisgirl. Sloppy Joes were originally a sloppy mince mix served over hamburger buns. They are strangely yummy, so I've enclosed a recipe.

Sadly, I haven't a clue when they became associated with baggy T shirts and sartorial inelegance.

http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blbeef3.htm

[Drisgirl]

Drusilla - had a look and they sound delish - specially the veggie one.Am gonna mail this link to my veggie mum and dad - mum will be so thrilled to get an e-mail - she is a computer virgin but aready knows tons more than me:)Havent told her about AB yet cos I dont want her to know what I'm really like and she would guess right away it was me cos of my user name.Should have thought of something more obscure than half my surname - Doh!!

Stevie - of course I wasnt chuffed when Joe died (note the omission of surname - friend - knew him personally) I was very sad actually and my daughter said he was an absolute gentleman.Now I'm away to get The Daily Record nae Sun for us Rab doesna like the editorial (load o p!sh - his words no mine - mind he's a philosopher is my Rab and a wee bottle o Irn Bru for his ither pocket)

Luv Mary Doll aka Grace