The Stanfield’s (‘Onesie’) Discussion
Happy New Year’s to all! According to my Annual Report, my second most read post last year was written in 2010. All that to say that there has been major neglect on this blog. I make no promises that the neglect will continue, but I did recently just purchase my domain name (daltonholloway.com). That should be the kickstart I need. Only time will tell.
On Boxing Day, I went out with family to brave Square One Mall in Mississauga to do the shopping thing. We were in Zellers and they were selling Stanfield thermals (we’ll return to this word later). I already own one, but wanted a second. So I bought it . . . at full price. Santa would be shaking his head at me if he were around to see the transaction.
So I go to work yesterday with the thermal underneath my clothing; the thermal sleeve was longer than the dress shirt, so the grey checkered pattern was visible. A co-worker noticed the sleeve, and asked if I was wearing an undershirt (it was extremely cold in Toronto yesterday). I said: ‘No, I’m wearing a onesie’. She starts to laugh. ’Seriously??’. I lift up my pant leg and show her. She laughs again. ’I thought only kids and old men wear those!’ Then my other co-worker asks what’s so funny, then another, then a customer, etc. (‘I admire your commitment to warmth Dalton’).
Here is where I stop. All the laughs were warranted, given the choice of words. I checked some respected sites, and realized I used the wrong word. According to Urban Dictionary, a onesie is:
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A trademark registered to Gerber Childrenswear LLC, often used in connection with a one-piece garment for an infant or small child, generally worn over a diaper
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Clearly, I don’t wear these since I was wearing a product from the company Stanfield’s. What I SHOULD have answered was one of the two responses:
1) Long Underwear (aka. Long John’s) or 2) A Thermal (or ‘Two Layer Combination’ according to Stanfield’s).
I was on the defensive the entire day. The noobs to long underwear were loving it (‘How do you do to the bathroom? Haha!’). Oh ignorance, you have created monsters without realizing it.
So as not to create another stir, I have decided to drop the word ‘onesie’ from my vocabulary and stick with long underwear. I don’t need that kind of attention. All that to say, I was very warm yesterday. The full price purchase was well worth it. Stanfield’s you make good thermals/Long John’s/Long Underwear!
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