# itsy bitsy teenie weenie . . .

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie/289181>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 9, 2005, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie/289181 "2005-02-09T13:25:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie/289181/21 "2005-02-10T04:01:42Z")

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> [@Zebra](#):
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> I’m talking about **IBTWYPDB** and IIRC the song was inspired by the antics of a very young, (5 year-old) girl during a day at the beach.

I think you’re confusing this song with Jan & Dean’s “One-Piece Topless Bathing Suit.”

And how often do you actually see, on a bikini or anywhere else, white fabric with yellow polka dots?

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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie/289181/22 "2005-02-10T08:35:19Z")

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WOW! Do women actually WEAR these things at the beach? I say "wear"because these bikinis seem to be jsut a few postage stamps…are these things legal?

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**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie/289181/23 "2005-02-10T13:05:10Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> Back in the day polka dots were generally either
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> Black on white colored fabric  
> White on black colored fabric  
> Contrasting colors (red on green, etc.)
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> With that historical context, I always imagined the bikini to be bright yellow fabric with black polka dots or perhaps darker yellow with white polka dots. Although yellow with purple (contrasting colors) could be an outside possibility.

I like this theory. Although the original question seems undetermined, this seems like the most likely theory presented.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie/289181/24 "2005-02-10T13:12:42Z")

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**Sandy Hook** , you may NOT quote an entire song.

At the top of this forum, there’s a sticky post called [Forum Rules – PLEASE READ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=286554). I quote the first rule:

> [@](#):
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> \*\*On posting song lyrics, poems, etc \*\*  
> Our sponsor, the Chicago READER, has a strict policy on respecting copyrights and copyrighted material. They don’t want their stuff used by others without permission, and so we don’t use stuff created by others without permission. Basically, The policy is : don’t do it.
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> It is okay to post a small snippet of song lyrics or poems or whatever, and include a link to another site which contains the complete text. But posting any material completely and verbatim is a violation of our rules and a potential violation of copyright laws.
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> This policy applies throughout the Straight Dope Message Boards, but it’s especially relevant in Café Society.

I realize that this was in a different forum, so you had no particular reason to read that rule, but it does apply to all of the SDMB, as noted in the [**Registration Agreement**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294563):

> [@](#):
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> You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by the operator of the SDMB, except as permitted by the “fair use” provisions of the U.S. copyright laws (in general this means brief excerpts only).

I have therefore deleted the full text that you quoted. No big deal this time, but please take note and learn from your mistakes, so there’s no repeat, OK?

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