Those flap shirts that the guys wear in the old westerns?

[Guest]

Originally posted by fitz:
OK, this one drives me crazy! Just for the record....

Calvary Cal?va?ry? /?kælv?ri/[kal-vuh-ree]
–noun, plural -ries for 2, 3.
1. Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. Luke 23:33.
2. (often lowercase) a sculptured representation of the Crucifixion, usually erected in the open air.
3. (lowercase) an experience or occasion of extreme suffering, esp. mental suffering.


Cavalry cav?al?ry?/?kæv?lri/[kav-uhl-ree]
–noun, plural -ries.
1. Military.
a. the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback.
b. mounted soldiers collectively.
c. the motorized, armored units of a military force organized for maximum mobility.

2. horsemen, horses, etc., collectively.

It was even spelled wrong on one of the web sites posted. Geesh!

HAPPY???

 

[mississippi revolverman]

In the spoof movie Rusler's Rhapsody. The town drunk shows up with a flap shirt and cowboy hat with front brim folded back. The hero says " What kind of clothes are those?"

He replies " These be sidekick clothes"

 

[Jack Flash]

Originally posted by bettis1:
Actually, a good thick, stiffly starched bib shirt might be somewhat of a protection against a dull spear point to the side

Didn't Chinese soldiers wear thick, quilted, bib-front cavalry shirts during the Korean War?