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Elastics

Rubber bands. Properly pronounced "lastics."
James Ritz

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i didn't know that was only a bostonian term i thought it was called that all ova america

murph412 on July 6, 2004 01:19 PM.

I never had any idea this wasn't a common term until I went to college in MN this year and knocked on the door next to me looking for a 'hair elastic' and they had absolutely no idea what I was talking about. Imagine my dismay!

Jacki on May 8, 2005 03:56 PM.

dude i know. i asked for a hair elastic and everyone got confused. and then they were like "do u mean hair tie?"

nerr

elastic, yo.

jane on December 10, 2005 10:16 PM.

Same thing...in WI, nobody really raised too much of a fuss, but now down here on LI, anytime I ask for an elastic, the person gives me one and goes "you mean a rubber band"...no, the thing is called an elastic...

Regan on January 30, 2006 03:43 PM.

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