Talk:Speedo (suit style)

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--Javsav 03:45, 11 July 2006 (UTC)I find the assertion that speedos are more popular than boardshorts in Australia a bit dubious. The linked news story ("Swapping budgies for funkies"*) is no longer publicly available, but sounds a bit like manufacturer's hype. I also haven't been able to find any other reference to it. I think swimwear choices vary widely between cities and social groups in Australia, but I suspect that the boardshort is still more popular. Is this swimwear advocacy? — Moilleadóir 23:25, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The point which is being made of it is more popular in oz than usa still holds true, even if the specifics happen to be wrong, but yeah i was a little curious about what the exact numbers really are Mathmo 10:28, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

budgie smugglers is an Australian name for speedos

1 Merge "banana hammock" into Speedo?
2 Quote or statement?
3 What's this caption lol
4 Images

[edit] Merge "banana hammock" into Speedo?

It is a legitimate term in popular culture, merge I say! I don't see why people who browse for banana hammock shouldn't be directed straight to the page. I was directed there from the wiki "budgie smugglers", after all! underwaterboy 19.20, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
I see no reason for it to be merged, it has no place in the Speedos page but should still be here as a humor/culture thing. I vote NO JayKeaton 17:16, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
I agree with Jay; the banana hammock joke doesn't particularly partain to the style of swimsuit generally classified as a Speedo. In truth, it would probably be best to lable it a man-thong if anything else.--CovertSushi 02:33, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
I like grape smugglers. MERGE!
No, should not be merged for reasons above.--Javsav 07:59, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
No to merging. Banana hammock is a slang term coined by a TV show, and should be treated as such.--Oticon6 11:42, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Merge, possibly as a separate section, since it is neither a brand, nor something different Fastifex 12:45, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Merge, it's just another name for basically the same thing. I've heard "Speedo" in nearly every context I've ever heard "Banana Hammock" used.
No to merging, that picture isnt even really a banana hammock, that should be the thing in question. A banana Hammock is closer to a thong, or g-string.
No to merging, as the guy above said I've always thought of it as something slightly different. Mathmo 10:18, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Currently banana hammock is devoted only to the linguistic aspects of the term, so I'm removing the merge tag. 200.74.187.210 22:13, 18 December 2006 (UTC).

Epilog 03:28, 1 February 2007 (UTC): Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Banana hammock

209.9.198.172 19:57, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Quote or statement?

From the North America section in Fashion:

The Times' article indicates that location may determine where Americans wear speedos. "There's also public versus private swimwear, as in sunbathing at home or on vacation."[There's also public versus private swimwear, as in sunbathing at home or on vacation.]

The last part is obviously a repeated sentence that should be edited, but is it supposed to be a quote from the article or a statement in the speedo entry? Mongoose22 11:42, 16 December 2006 (UTC) These guys are hot!

[edit] What's this caption lol

"Stereotypical speedo wearer that discourages speedo use in North America"

This is under one of the pictures. I thought for a second I was reading unencyclopedia or whatever it's called :-p

Thanks for calling attention to that. It's a little too funny. I've changed it to something more boring. -Will Beback · † · 07:07, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Images

It seems one-sided and skewed that the only picture of someone wearing a speedo is a male model. What about a picture of someone at a public beach or public pool or even just a public street, wearing a speedo? You know, as beachwear, swimwear? That was the only way I ever saw speedos until I moved to North America. By all means keep a modeling picture if there is a genuine reputation of speedos as such beauty accessories, but what about speedos in everyday public places? - Gilgamesh (talk) 11:05, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Noted. I will pull something more 'organic' off of flickr. —Peco! Peco!^TALK 03:45, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

This image was in the article for a long time.