Tenny runners...

[Paul Johnston]

And mine--my mother (b. 1904, NYC) too.  I'd forgotten it.  Elastic band was
also used.

Paul Johnston
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> My grandparents too. I'd completely forgotten "elastics," though I'm sure
I used to use it myself on occasion.
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>   JL
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> As usual, Charlie, you've resurrected for me a bit of lexicon that I'd
> lost. Overshoes! Whoa, does that bring back memories! BTW, my
> grandparents referred to rubber bands as "elastics." Does that ring a
> bell with you?
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> > When I was in (about) the fifth grade, the spelling textbook gave the
word "rubbers," with the illustrative sentence (something like) "John lent
Bill his rubbers." Many yucks from the pubescent philologues--though we did
divine that the reference was to what are properly (in East Texas) called
"overshoes."
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> > --Charlie
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> > >Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:35:49 -0700
> > >From: Jonathan Lighter
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> > > BTW, the "rubber sole" superstition also applied to wearing rubbers
all day, as some kids like me tried to do in class on rainy days
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> > > Still Freudian. "Rubbers." Get it ? Get it ? Feet, genitalia, too
primitive !
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> > > JL
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