Another message from Byter Steve:
Thanks for the Cobbers definition, very interesting. I never knew it meant “mate(s)” although in hindsight it seems pretty logical. I totally agree with your comments in regard to the Americanisation of our unique language. America seems to infiltrate our lives in so many ways – kids still wear their caps sideways or backwards, have you noticed how many people do a “high five” in everyday life now?
Talking about kids wearing caps sideways / backwards. An interesting study for a Bytes? I seem to recall reading somewhere that film producers used to turn their caps backwards as they peered through the lens of camera’s to review a shot or take, When done, the cap was returned to the correct position. People on the set therefore felt there was a “reflected glory” in wearing their caps backwards in that they may be mistaken for being a “Director”................................?
Ta again.
Steve
Some comments and responses:
Backwards Baseball Caps:
From Wikipedia:
The idea of wearing the cap backwards is commonly attributed to catchers in baseball, as when they began using facemasks, they had to turn the cap around to fit the mask on. It can also be found in professional tennis. Another profession associated with the wearing of a baseball cap backwards is that of photographer, notably paparazzi – for the reason that an SLR camera cannot be held vertically to the eye whilst wearing a baseball cap with the peak forwards.
