Sloppy Joe-the sandwich (1944)-Cuba?

Sam Clements SClements at NEO.RR.COM
Fri Jun 3 23:31:15 UTC 2005


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> I don't know what connection, if any, this has with the sandwich, but
> "Sloppy Joe (or Jo?)" was the term for the oversized pullover sweater
> (worn
> with the sleeves pushed up & a small bead necklace, usually pearls), which
> was the virtual uniform of adolescent girls in the early forties -- at
> least from '42. Bobby socks and saddle shoes completed the acceptable
> look.
> A. Murie

I think none.  I waded through perhaps 1000 cites for the sweater but could
never make a connection.  The fashion had begun to die around the time the
sandwich made its appearance, but the "Cuba" in the advertisement clinches
it, at least for me.

Sam Clements



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