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Speedophobia

America's Fear & Loathing of Budgie Smuggling

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Mark Simpson
Jul 11, 2022
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One from the cool, scantily clad vaults (Out, 2007). I haven’t checked lately, but suspect - and half hope - that Speedos are still reviled as the Devil’s work on US (and UK) beaches.

PROHIBITED… THE WEARING OF SKIN-TIGHT FORM-FITTING OR BIKINI TYPE APPAREL OR BATHING SUITS BY MALES OVER 12 YRS. AGE

If the stern, killjoy rubric of this warning sign, erec…

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