"Wife-beater" as article of clothing

[Bob Haas]

Dave,

I think that's a good point, and COPS is a cultural phenomenon that the
younger folk are much more likely to be familiar with than yours truly.  The
show causes me physical pain.

> From: davemarc <davemarc at PANIX.COM>
> Reply-To: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 14:37:55 -0400
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: "Wife-beater" as article of clothing
>
> De-lurking....
>
> Didn't it have to do with a sartorial tendency among arrestees on the
> television show "Cops"?
>
> Lurking....
>
> d.