Barry:
“Rob, I'm telling you this for your own good, that's the worst F@*%ing sweater I've ever seen, that's a Cosby sweater. [Imitating Cosby] A Cosssssssby sweater. Did Laura let you leave the house like that?”
The above dialogue was from one of my favourite movies of all time, High Fidelity. It was part of the underlying reason why I was so amused by the following events.
But before I explain, I thought it would be helpful to provide some background information. I figured at least a couple of you might ask, “What exactly is a Cosby Sweater?” I turned to the only thing within my lazy reach, the Internet. (And remember if it’s on the internet, it must be true!;) During my “researching” I discovered on, TheUrbanDictionary.com that the term ‘Cosby Sweater’ has numerous definitions:
The Cosby Sweater:
A. An oversized, hideous looking sweater with ugly patterns and colours, often worn by old men or hipsters with no taste.
B. A sweater a senile, colour-blind person would pick out.
It has even evolved into what was referred to as a ‘sexual act’. Behold, perhaps a loved one could perform “the Cosby sweater” just for you!
C. The ‘Cosby sweater’ a sexual act of eating Fruit Loops, Fruity Pebbles, Trix, and Boo-Berry or any other 'bright, colorful' breakfast cereals and then vomiting the tacky, dazzling mixture onto your partner’s chest. The result should look similar to the incredible sweaters that Bill Cosby wore during his highly successful 1980's sitcom "The Cosby Show".
As a pure bonus, I found something pertinent to this situation on the website, www.thecosbytheory.com. It mentions:
“During the Cosby show's 8 year run, Bill Cosby wore a variety of multicoloured, Australian Coogi sweaters that fondly became known as the "Cosby Sweater."”
After reading that quote, I got up and checked the label of Nick’s sweater… I’m quite delighted, excited and proud to say that the sweater, low and behold is a genuine, Australian made Coogi Sweater!
So how did I get my hands on such a sweater? Well it all started back in 2002, when I was attending Sheridan College. I used to spend my Saturday nights with my friend Shannon at her boyfriend Nick’s house in Oakville. We’d party with friends on Saturday night and recover on Sunday.
Sundays were usually the same, we’d wake up and lounge around hung over, laughing about the fun drunken time we had the night before. One Sunday, I can’t remember exactly how it came up, but it had something to do with a conversation that went like this:
But before I explain, I thought it would be helpful to provide some background information. I figured at least a couple of you might ask, “What exactly is a Cosby Sweater?” I turned to the only thing within my lazy reach, the Internet. (And remember if it’s on the internet, it must be true!;) During my “researching” I discovered on, TheUrbanDictionary.com that the term ‘Cosby Sweater’ has numerous definitions:
The Cosby Sweater:
A. An oversized, hideous looking sweater with ugly patterns and colours, often worn by old men or hipsters with no taste.
B. A sweater a senile, colour-blind person would pick out.
It has even evolved into what was referred to as a ‘sexual act’. Behold, perhaps a loved one could perform “the Cosby sweater” just for you!
C. The ‘Cosby sweater’ a sexual act of eating Fruit Loops, Fruity Pebbles, Trix, and Boo-Berry or any other 'bright, colorful' breakfast cereals and then vomiting the tacky, dazzling mixture onto your partner’s chest. The result should look similar to the incredible sweaters that Bill Cosby wore during his highly successful 1980's sitcom "The Cosby Show".
As a pure bonus, I found something pertinent to this situation on the website, www.thecosbytheory.com. It mentions:
“During the Cosby show's 8 year run, Bill Cosby wore a variety of multicoloured, Australian Coogi sweaters that fondly became known as the "Cosby Sweater."”
After reading that quote, I got up and checked the label of Nick’s sweater… I’m quite delighted, excited and proud to say that the sweater, low and behold is a genuine, Australian made Coogi Sweater!
So how did I get my hands on such a sweater? Well it all started back in 2002, when I was attending Sheridan College. I used to spend my Saturday nights with my friend Shannon at her boyfriend Nick’s house in Oakville. We’d party with friends on Saturday night and recover on Sunday.
Sundays were usually the same, we’d wake up and lounge around hung over, laughing about the fun drunken time we had the night before. One Sunday, I can’t remember exactly how it came up, but it had something to do with a conversation that went like this:
“Hey Jen, do you want to see a Cosby sweater?”
My response naturally would have been, “of course”.
It was then that Nick went upstairs and came down wearing the sweater displayed in so many pictures above. It was without a doubt one of the least attractive sweaters I’d ever seen. (Notably, this was probably what made it so great.)
After we finished marvelling the wonder of which it was, Nick explained that, one year on his birthday, his family went over to his Grandpa’s house. While they were there, his Grandpa was like, “Nick, it’s your birthday? Ahhh… Just a second.” He went out of the room and came back with “the Cosby sweater”. His Grandpa said, Happy Birthday and gave him the fine Australian Coogi sweater.
Nick was like, “uhhhh… thanks…Grandpa…”
According to Nick, a short while after his Grandpa gave him the sweater, he asked for it back so that he could wear out to a function. Sometime later, Nick’s Grandpa gave the sweater back to Nick and told him that he wore the sweater out and no one would talk to him at the event. He blamed the sweater and told Nick to keep it. Thus, it has been in Nick’s possession ever since.
During my recent TO trip, the night I arrived in Oakville, we ate dinner and had some wine and I enquired about the sweater. After some prompting, Nick went and grabbed it, dusted it off and we put it to good use. By this I mean, we took glam shots around Shannon and Nick’s house.
My response naturally would have been, “of course”.
It was then that Nick went upstairs and came down wearing the sweater displayed in so many pictures above. It was without a doubt one of the least attractive sweaters I’d ever seen. (Notably, this was probably what made it so great.)
After we finished marvelling the wonder of which it was, Nick explained that, one year on his birthday, his family went over to his Grandpa’s house. While they were there, his Grandpa was like, “Nick, it’s your birthday? Ahhh… Just a second.” He went out of the room and came back with “the Cosby sweater”. His Grandpa said, Happy Birthday and gave him the fine Australian Coogi sweater.
Nick was like, “uhhhh… thanks…Grandpa…”
According to Nick, a short while after his Grandpa gave him the sweater, he asked for it back so that he could wear out to a function. Sometime later, Nick’s Grandpa gave the sweater back to Nick and told him that he wore the sweater out and no one would talk to him at the event. He blamed the sweater and told Nick to keep it. Thus, it has been in Nick’s possession ever since.
During my recent TO trip, the night I arrived in Oakville, we ate dinner and had some wine and I enquired about the sweater. After some prompting, Nick went and grabbed it, dusted it off and we put it to good use. By this I mean, we took glam shots around Shannon and Nick’s house.
In my less than sober state I thought it would be brilliant to bring it to the shag (stag and doe) in Oakville and see who we could get to put it on. They were less than optimistic about people willing to wear it. I found this shocking because I imagined that if a Cosby sweater was brought out in tbay, under the circumstances, it would be quite easy to get people to wear it. Naturally, I would just present the sweater, once people saw it and possibly heard the background story they would be fighting over who got to pose with it first…
Not the case in Oakville. People at the shag seemed quite scared of the sweater. I sported it for a while and I got a lot of what I interpreted as, confused, embarrassed for me and scared looks. It was almost as if no one understood the sweater and thought that I really liked it. I asked numerous people to put it on and they all refused! The only time I got people to wear it who weren’t at Nick and Shannon’s was when I approached two of Nick’s friends who were playing video games. They couldn’t stop playing and even though they nicely said, “please…no… stop…” they didn’t pause their game or put up a fight. So I managed to drape the sweater over them Carlton style and snapped some pics.
After that Pete put on the sweater for the remainder of the evening. I took numerous shots of the sweater in action… Well Done Pete!
After that glorious night, I spent the remainder of the week in the GTA and TO region. (It was written about in detail in a previous post.) On my final day, I stopped off at Nick and Shannon’s and borrowed the sweater.
I then headed back to the Sault. On my way through Barrie, I met up with Adam and Carys and explained to them the situation. Adam was more than willing to sport the Sweater. (Yay Adam!)
From there it was on to the Sault. I explained the sweater to my roommate who has since spoken to others about the sweater and they’re all quite pumped about it. Perhaps it’s easier to grasp with a northern mentality and a certain kind of sense of humour? Who knows? Regardless, I am going to see how many people I can get to wear it. I figure it’ll be making a trip across the river to be posed with in various bars in the states. Other places it will definitely be making an appearance include the Sault, Birch Beach and various location in Tbay.
Not the case in Oakville. People at the shag seemed quite scared of the sweater. I sported it for a while and I got a lot of what I interpreted as, confused, embarrassed for me and scared looks. It was almost as if no one understood the sweater and thought that I really liked it. I asked numerous people to put it on and they all refused! The only time I got people to wear it who weren’t at Nick and Shannon’s was when I approached two of Nick’s friends who were playing video games. They couldn’t stop playing and even though they nicely said, “please…no… stop…” they didn’t pause their game or put up a fight. So I managed to drape the sweater over them Carlton style and snapped some pics.
After that Pete put on the sweater for the remainder of the evening. I took numerous shots of the sweater in action… Well Done Pete!
After that glorious night, I spent the remainder of the week in the GTA and TO region. (It was written about in detail in a previous post.) On my final day, I stopped off at Nick and Shannon’s and borrowed the sweater.
I then headed back to the Sault. On my way through Barrie, I met up with Adam and Carys and explained to them the situation. Adam was more than willing to sport the Sweater. (Yay Adam!)
From there it was on to the Sault. I explained the sweater to my roommate who has since spoken to others about the sweater and they’re all quite pumped about it. Perhaps it’s easier to grasp with a northern mentality and a certain kind of sense of humour? Who knows? Regardless, I am going to see how many people I can get to wear it. I figure it’ll be making a trip across the river to be posed with in various bars in the states. Other places it will definitely be making an appearance include the Sault, Birch Beach and various location in Tbay.
So please, take the time to think of where you would like to be photographed in the Cosby sweater. More than likely, you’ll have an opportunity to wear it. Famous landmarks, favourite places, the possibilities are endless! Imagine this fine austrialian Coogi Cosby sweater will be making an appearance in Northern Ontario.
I personally would rather wear this sweater than one that’s made up of regurgitated breakfast cereal, but that's just me.
1 comment:
Jen - 'A+' on your little project. I hope this really takes off and look forward to seeing the Cosby Sweater all over the map.
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