# What Dorky Gang Member Started the Cap Wearing Sideways Bit?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 5, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dorky-gang-member-started-the-cap-wearing-sideways-bit/53241 "2001-02-05T19:58:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![AETBOND417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@AETBOND417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AETBOND417)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2001, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dorky-gang-member-started-the-cap-wearing-sideways-bit/53241/21 "2001-02-06T23:12:44Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Shanin \*  
> \*\*Another trend I’m curious about is how a sun visor cap is worn, upside down with the visor facing the ground and worn off to the side or the back of the head. What’s the point of this? It serves no purpose whatsoever and looks ridiculous. \*\*

Arrgh. I’m unfortunately in the generation that finds this “cool.” If anyone here has a fine memory, he or she wil recall that **Tony Saragusa** (sp?) wore his cap this way for the 4-10 second thing where they name and credit the players on the field. It was horrible. I wanted to gouge my eyes out with herrings.

As far as the hat thing goes, I could cut a little slack for sideways (it’s not the worst thing ever), but an **upside-down, backward or sideways VISOR!** So lame.

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**Author:** ![DeskMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DeskMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeskMonkey)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dorky-gang-member-started-the-cap-wearing-sideways-bit/53241/22 "2001-02-06T23:23:21Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Wildest Bill \*  
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> Then what is it with the pants. I mean if they get any bigger, these kids are going to have to get suspenders to keep em from around their ankles B]

Now, I understand the whole “crazy kids dressin’ crazy” thing. I was pretty weird looking when I was in high school. But the big pant thing gets me. I mean, just plain old baggy pants look good I think, but I’m talking about the REALLY big, big pants. I almost died laughing a couple of years ago when I saw a few kids trying to get on the bus with ther big pants on and they couldn’t get up the steps. It was too funny!

It’s definitely a sign of getting older, no doubt about that!

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**Author:** ![red\_dragon60](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@red\_dragon60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/red_dragon60)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2001, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dorky-gang-member-started-the-cap-wearing-sideways-bit/53241/23 "2001-02-06T23:40:31Z")

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Eminem wore his visor like that, so of course all the preppy kids want to look like rough and tough Eminem! He brought in the visor thing by himself also. Not without a little help from Abercrombie and Fitch though. After all, every thug goes shopping at the A&F :rolleyes:

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