Speedo

Speedo International Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of swimwear and swim-related accessories based in Nottingham, UK. Founded in Sydney, Australia in 1914, the industry leading company is now a subsidiary of the British Pentland Group. Today, the Speedo brand can be found on products ranging from swimsuits and goggles to wrist watches and MP3 players. The Speedo brand is manufactured for and marketed in North America as Speedo USA by the Warnaco Group under exclusive perpetual license.

In accordance with its Australian roots, Speedo uses a boomerang as their symbol. Due to their success in the swimwear industry, the word "Speedo" has become synonymous with racing bathing suits.

History

Speedo Knitting Mills

Company founder Alexander MacRae emigrated from Loch Kishorn in the western Highlands of Scotland to Sydney, Australia in 1910. Originally working as a milkman, he founded MacRae and Company Hosiery four years later, manufacturing underwear under the brand name Fortitude (taken from his family crest). The Australian Army's need for socks during the First World War provided MacRae with enough business to expand and in 1927 his first line of swimwear, called a "racer-back costume" was introduced. The following year, a naming contest held among the MacRae staff yielded the slogan "Speed on in your Speedos." The brand name was born. The contest winner, Captain Parsonson, was awarded £5 for his slogan and the company was renamed Speedo Knitting Mills.

Earl Carroll (vocalist)

Earl "Speedo" Carroll (November 2, 1937 – November 25, 2012) was the lead vocalist for the doo-wop group The Cadillacs. The group's biggest hit was "Speedoo", Carroll's subsequent nickname. It was released in 1955. He joined The Coasters in 1961, leaving the group in the early 1990s to permanently reform The Cadillacs.

In 1982, Earl took a job as a custodian at the PS 87 elementary school in New York City and worked there until retiring in 2005. A popular figure with the students, he was chosen to be the subject of a children's book, That's Our Custodian, by Ann Morris (Brookfield, Connecticut: Millbrook Press). The publicity helped him to revive his career. He became a mainstay of the PBS series honoring doo wop, hosted by Jerry Butler and continued performing until the early 2010s when deteriorating health forced him to retire.

Death

Carroll died on November 25, 2012 of complications from a stroke and diabetes.

References

Swim briefs

A swim brief or racing brief is any briefs-style male swimsuit such as those worn in competitive swimming and diving. The popularity of the Australian Speedo brand racing brief has led to the use of its name in many countries around the world (e.g. the United States, New Zealand, UK and Europe) to refer to any racing brief, regardless of the maker. Occasionally, the Speedo genericized trademark also applies to square cut swimsuit, but in general the generic term is used in reference to swim briefs. Swim briefs are also referred to as competition briefs, swimming trunks, bathers, racer bathers, posing briefs, racing briefs, and colloquially in Australia as "budgie smugglers".

Like underwear briefs, swim briefs feature a V-shape front and a solid back providing form-fitting coverage. They typically are worn below the lower waist. They are generally secured by thin banding at the upper thighs and either a drawstring around the waist or an elastic waistband. Swim briefs are most often made of a nylon and spandex (Lycra) composite, while some longer lasting suits are made from polyester and still others from other materials. Most swim briefs have a beige or white front lining made of a similar fabric.

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SPEEDO

by: Ry Cooder

(Esther Navarro)
Well, now they often call me Speedo but my real name is Mr. Earl [Earl, Mr. Earl]
Well, now they often call me Speedo but my real name is Mr. Earl [Earl, Mr. Earl]
And I'm just the kind fellow's always takin' other folks' girls [Girls, taking their girls]
They often call me Speedo 'cause I don't believe in wastin' time [Time (don't believe in) wastin' time]
They often call me Speedo but I don't believe in wastin' time [Time (don't believe in) wastin' time]
I've known some pretty women and I've caused them to change their mind [Mind, change their mind]
Some they call me Moe and some they call me Joe
But just remember Speedo, he don't never take it slow
Now they often call me Speedo but my real name is Mr. Earl [Earl, Mr. EArl]
Well, I said it now
They often call me Speedo but my real name is Mr. Earl [Earl, Mr. Earl]
Now I'm just the kind fellow's always takin' other folks' girls [Taking their girls]
They often call me Speedo 'cause I don't believe in wastin' time [Time (I don't believe it) wastin' time]
They often call me Speedo but I don't believe in wastin' time [Time (I don't believe it) wastin' time]
Now I've known some pretty women and I've caused them to change their mind
Uuh, honey, here comes that old Mr. Earl again, honey
He's so fine!
Oh, get on away from here, girl. I ain't going to be bothered with you tonight
He can get low down too, can get to be a low down son of a bitch
Don't you be holding on to me now, get away!
Hello, Mr. Earl!
Hey, you look good to me.
You too, baby.
What's your name ?
My name is Mary Lou




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