Wee Billy from Glesga tried his utmost to look cool. His friend told him that he needed a pair of good designer trainers to go with his shell suit. Billy saved up all his Giros and all the money he got back from returning his empty Ginger bottles and finally managed to get himself a pair of brilliant white trainers to go with his shell suit. Strutting down the street, Billy called out to all the passers by "Check oot ma new trainers pal? Stonkin, eh?" One fine upstanding gentleman pointed out that while they were indeed a fine pair of trainers, was young Billy aware that, "Ye've no' done up the laces on wan o' them". Billy scornfully retorted that it was part of being cool to have a trailing lace on one trainer, and that on the sole of the trainer there were instructions for the wearer to do so. When asked for proof of this instruction, Billy took off his trainer and held it upside down for the disbeliever to read. "There y'are! Clear as day it says...... Taiwan !!!!!"
I don't know why but when I just read the word shell suit it makes me chuckle, when you look back it makes you think why the hell anyone ever wore one
Why doesn't that surprise me? He's the kind of chap who you could dress up in the most trendy of clothes and he would still look scruffy, a bit like Michael Foot.
