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1. Wear plaid, and lots of it.

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8. A nice collared shirt.

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3. You will fight absolutely anyone who misquotes the Bible.

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Remember those glorious Saturday mornings from your childhood? Rising early, grabbing an oversized bowl of sugary cereal, plopping down on the couch and indulging in classic cartoons was a tradition for many of us.

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It’s a well-known fact that not all flannel is plaid, not all plaid is flannel and all flannel comes from the Great North American Flannimal. What’s not as well known is the fascinating history behind this largely independent beast. Sometimes called “the world’s oldest fashion victim,” flannimal populations have long suffered from poaching for their soft plaid, or crisscross patterned, fur.