# Izod Lacoste polo shirts **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Tags:** fashion-clothing\ **Created:** [April 9, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/izod-lacoste-polo-shirts/1016811 "2025-04-09T00:31:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/izod-lacoste-polo-shirts/1016811/5 "2025-04-09T00:40:15Z")
Oh, yeah. We were po’ folk who lived in a very affluent area in SE Michigan (Birmingham Groves, for the Detroit area Dopers) during my high school days – early-80’s. It was Izod (collar turned up half the time) and Sperry Topsiders all the way down. Side note: anagramatically, is this thread connected to this thread? > [@Lactose intolerance in non-human animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactose-intolerance-in-non-human-animals/1016806/1): > > Lactose intolerance causes problems for some folks. AIUI, it’s something that develops as/after one ages into adulthood, the theory being that back in the days of cave men, once you were no longer a nursing infant, there wasn’t a compelling reason for your body to continue producing lactase (the enzyme that helps break down lactose during digestion). OTOH, there wasn’t a strong evolutionary advantage to ceasing production of lactase - so some folks develop lactose intolerance, and some folks … Because in high school, I was strongly Lacoste intolerant. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/izod-lacoste-polo-shirts/1016811)._