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Sideys
Sideys (aka Pork Chops or Grips) - Hairy facial extensions that make the wearer look like:
- One of THEM
- Lewis Collins circa 1979
- A Pikey grandee
Popular in the 1960s and '70s, sideys were essential hairage in Northern Ireland during the Troubles - especially when accompanied by a Mexican bandit 'tache and unkempt hair. Imagine if you will an entire rifle company of Jason King clones and you won't be far off.
However, the days of painstakingly nurturing a set of grips are over. Modern technology enables the prospective wearer to instantly acquire oodles of allyness in just five minutes.
Get 'em here: Instant Sideys
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