epoweryourlife
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posted on September 19, 2004 05:35:32 PM new
Does anyone know what they call those vintage white boot cover(laceup socks)?? I can't remember and I can't find any uniforms online.
Thanks,
Teri
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OhMsLucy
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posted on September 19, 2004 05:53:38 PM new
Spats?
???
Lucy
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tomwiii
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posted on September 19, 2004 06:04:34 PM new
"leggings"
AKA
"puttees"
"This very week in 1989, there were protests in East Berlin and in Leipzig. By the end of that year, every communist dictatorship in Central America had collapsed." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2003
[ edited by tomwiii on Sep 19, 2004 06:06 PM ]
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epoweryourlife
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posted on September 19, 2004 06:59:18 PM new
Spats is it!!!
Thanks a bunch!!
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classicrock000
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posted on September 19, 2004 07:03:59 PM new
[ edited by classicrock000 on Sep 19, 2004 07:04 PM ]
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classicrock000
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posted on September 19, 2004 07:11:44 PM new
[ edited by classicrock000 on Sep 19, 2004 07:12 PM ]
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classicrock000
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posted on September 19, 2004 07:19:41 PM new
[ edited by classicrock000 on Sep 19, 2004 07:21 PM ]
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OhMsLucy
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posted on September 19, 2004 07:29:57 PM new
I gotta agree with Tom. Leggings, not spats.
Lucy
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sparkz
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posted on September 19, 2004 07:32:34 PM new
They're pantyhose. That's a girl scout uniform you have.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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OhMsLucy
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posted on September 19, 2004 07:35:58 PM new
Sparkz has been hitting the Two-Buck again. Pay no attention to him!
Here's an open auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13890&item=3931099082&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
Edited because I messed up the link.
Third times a charm? Guess I better just go get my little self some Two-Buck. 
There are some closed ones also. I did an eBay search for "boy leggings"
Me
[ edited by OhMsLucy on Sep 19, 2004 07:37 PM ]
[ edited by OhMsLucy on Sep 19, 2004 07:38 PM ]
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classicrock000
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posted on September 19, 2004 07:43:46 PM new
[ edited by classicrock000 on Sep 19, 2004 07:44 PM ]
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sparkz
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posted on September 19, 2004 07:46:26 PM new
Hey Lucy,
The word around here is that we may be getting a Trader Joe's in town before long. It'll bring a little class to the county (not to mention a lot of 2 buck Chuck)
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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OhMsLucy
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posted on September 19, 2004 07:47:41 PM new
That's great, Sparkz! You'll love the whole store, not just the Two-Buck.
Lucy
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classicrock000
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posted on September 19, 2004 07:49:42 PM new
if they look like these they are called
SPATS
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sparkz
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posted on September 19, 2004 07:57:43 PM new
Classic,
Which one is you?
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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classicrock000
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posted on September 19, 2004 08:01:08 PM new
sparkz
Im not in this pic-this is from Boot Camp in Great Lakes,IL.I was way in the back.
I posted this to show what spats look like.
I was having trouble posting pics in the
POST A PIC thread, and I finally got it right-my navy pic is there
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karenmx
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posted on September 19, 2004 08:29:21 PM new
They're also called "gaiters". Spats or gaiters cover the ankle or lower leg to mid-calf or so, leggings cover the leg at least to the knee.
[ edited by karenmx on Sep 19, 2004 09:24 PM ]
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stonecold613
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posted on September 19, 2004 08:47:26 PM new
Leggings are the pants that girl scout wear so I know that is not it.
http://shop.girlscouts.org/frames.asp?cartID=60A1864C&store=uniformshop&page=prodpages/brownie_print_leggings_p07.asp
[ edited by stonecold613 on Sep 19, 2004 08:50 PM ]
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tomwiii
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posted on September 20, 2004 04:17:19 AM new
Al Capone wore "spats" --
http://www.spatterdash.com/spatterdash/index.cfm?fuseaction=product_detail&Product_ID=5&CFID=562526&CFTOKEN=12113509
BoyScouts wore "leggings"
I remember wearing these stupid thingys when I was a Sprout back in my Ozzie-&-Harriet childhood 
http://pages.tias.com/9215/PictPage/1921701501.html
"Who says nothing is impossible? Some people do it every day!"
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tomwiii
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posted on September 20, 2004 04:46:34 AM new
Boot Camp?? Did somebody mention: Boot Camp??
See if ya can spot Ralphie-N-Me:
"Who says nothing is impossible? Some people do it every day!"
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earthmum
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posted on September 20, 2004 05:23:28 AM new
Tom - my Dad (who passed away last year at 97) was a Desert Rat in the British Army during WWII. He fought with Ghurkas, and they would lie in wait in the bushes and grab ankles. If you were wearing "gaiters" (that's what the Brits call 'em), the Ghurka would say "Okay Tommy - you go." If not, he would assume you were German and slit your throat. Dad always wore his gaiters!
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tomwiii
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posted on September 20, 2004 05:26:17 AM new
Yikes! Yeah, those Nepalese fighters were FIERCE!
What was that KEWL nasty knife? "Kiri" or "Kris" or sumptin like that with that wicked angle to it -- donna mess with those guys!
"Who says nothing is impossible? Some people do it every day!"
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earthmum
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posted on September 20, 2004 05:49:38 AM new
It's a "kris." Dad loved those guys, he always said they were awesome fighters. Fortunately, they liked the Brits a lot. There is a special military academy in England for the Ghurkas. I don't know if they have them in Iraq, but they would be the perfect fighters for that arena.
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tomwiii
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posted on September 20, 2004 06:07:18 AM new
Reminds me of MY own elite military outfit: the Jerkas and our role in the famous "MoreTaste" vs "Less Filling" campaigns!
"Who says nothing is impossible? Some people do it every day!"
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epoweryourlife
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posted on September 20, 2004 06:33:06 AM new
I guess I'll call them both spats or leggings. Looks like the same thing. This is one of the fun things on this board. Look at all the conversation and memories we got on just one little question. Doesn't look like they sell well. Picked them up at a tag sale for a buck. Starting price??
Thanks!
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classicrock000
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posted on September 20, 2004 07:49:59 AM new
BIN .01
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