In a message dated 02-03-14 12:45:08 EST, PadriagL-X (outstanding name, by
the way!) writes:

<< Here in the Pacific Northwest, runners, hikers, skiers as well as bikers
 often wear their fanny packs riding just above their fannys. Urban
 pedestrians are more likely to wear them in front or on the hip. >>

Well, I've learned something.  I'm relieved to know that fanny-pack is not a
complete misnomer.  Thanks for the input.  Obviously, I've led a sheltered
life, encountering only those urban pedestrians--especially in museums.  Are
these frontal fanny-packers just mixed up?  Do they read contractions
backwards?  Maybe this explains why they wear their earrings in their
eyebrows.  This might be a good museum studies project.  How do outdoorsy
types feel about contractions?  And what about Texans?  Where do they wear
their fanny packs?  Or do they just keep them on the seat of their pickup
lorries?  So much to know...

Sorry.  It was a long day, and I think I've contracted something.

David Haberstich

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