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What I couldn't believe was how the dude wore an actual trench coat, and his plan was basically the same as Columbine's turned out to have been originally. And yet I can't find much linking the two?
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Trenchcoats was a common stereotype of teenage weirdos at the time. (though I heard the Columbine kids didn't actually wear them, some of their victims did) More the wild narcissism, parental neglect and white nationalist connections. (which of course got ignored because of video games)
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Apr 4, 2019 14:12
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Their school had some group who called themselves the Trenchcoat Mafia. The 2 shooters weren't part of the group but had friends who were, and they did wear some on the day of to conceal the weapons. The news kind of mixed that up together at the time.
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Apr 4, 2019 14:22
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Plus that was around the first Matrix film, so trench coats became a thing in high school at the time around the country. Source: I graduated 2001.
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Apr 4, 2019 14:28
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IUG posted:Plus that was around the first Matrix film, so trench coats became a thing in high school at the time around the country. Source: I graduated 2001. In high school (same era, slightly later) I knew a guy who didn't wear a trench coat, but instead wore something like a choir dress with buttons printed down the front to mimic a trench coat. I think it was a Matrix costume from a Halloween catalog or something.
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Apr 4, 2019 15:43
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That's his costume from the sequels.
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Apr 4, 2019 15:48
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I bought a London fog trench coat to emulate by professional dressing dad in 1989. Wore it my whole high school years from 1991 to 1995. Also the stupid loving matching fedora. Woof.
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Apr 4, 2019 15:51
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wizzardstaff posted:I think it was a Matrix costume from a Halloween catalog or something. I've seen those in stores, it's usually labeled "cyber priest costume" so they don't get sued.
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Apr 4, 2019 16:01
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haveblue posted:"cyber priest costume" laughing much harder at this than i should
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Apr 4, 2019 16:20
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That costume doesn't sound like a very orthodox way to honor the machine spirit. 
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Apr 4, 2019 16:49
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wizzardstaff posted:That costume doesn't sound like a very orthodox way to honor the machine spirit. 
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Apr 4, 2019 16:55
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My high school had an 'active shooter' incident before school shootings were all the rage (and before I went there, though I had a class in the room he held hostages in.) That guy wore a trenchcoat. I think it's just something about the image of the dark stranger in the leather duster that makes it a thing for disaffected youth.
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They're also easy to conceal weapons in when you're walking around.
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taqueso posted:My high school had an 'active shooter' incident before school shootings were all the rage (and before I went there, though I had a class in the room he held hostages in.) That guy wore a trenchcoat. I think it's just something about the image of the dark stranger in the leather duster that makes it a thing for disaffected youth. Yeah, it was cool until the disaffected youth started wearing it.
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Apr 4, 2019 18:55
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I had people threatening me for wearing a full length wool coat in 2000 as part of my goth look because they thought I was in the trenchcoat mafia lmao
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Picnic Princess posted:I had people threatening me for wearing a full length wool coat in 2000 as part of my goth look because they thought I was in the trenchcoat mafia lmao Isn’t it cold where you are at? I didn’t even have that excuse because CA Bay Area lol.
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I have this giant leather duster monstrosity I inherited from my great grandfather. It's designed to be basically rain-impervious cause it was for if you were riding a motorcycle in heavy rain. On the one hand, from a practical standpoint, it's a great raincoat ; you literally can't even feel the rain on you know matter how hard it gets cause it's like 20 pounds of solid leather and even has some absurd attached cape thing. On the other hand it looks like something an extra edgelordy Cenobite would wear, the aforementioned being 20 pounds of loving leather and o yeah pretty sure it's a Nazi coat : brought it home from the war (great-grandpappy had polio so he probably hopefully didn't do a war-crime since you know crippled, but he got conscripted as a motorcycle courier in 44 or 45, it's unclear cause he promptly drank himself to death upon getting home) and it's uh got some very distinctive parts wear it's been patched where you'd keep insignia and gross poo poo. I didn't even want this thing, I just got it cause I'm about the same size and all my cousins back in Germany were like gently caress no we don't want the Nazi coat let's mail it to Xiahou Dun now that opa died. Every single time there's a really bad rainstorm I just have to stare at this thing and decide if I wanna get soaked or look like the worst person ever. I basically just try to stay home as much as I can if it rains now. That's my gross coat story.
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Make a shadow box display on how it was taken from a dead Nazi and his body was later peed on by black GIs. Then sell it on Ebay to some idiot wehraboo for big money for honor of placing it in his shrine.
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Apr 4, 2019 20:09
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1) Wrong side of the war.  2) It really is loving great at being a coat. Like when Hurricane Sandy hit I was basically just walking around immune to the concept of weather, which was handy because I was helping my then girlfriend move a shelter. 3) I don't know if I want wehraboo money.
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Xiahou Dun posted:1) Wrong side of the war. 1) doesn’t matter 2) well ok 3) it’s not like you are selling them real gold teeth
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Apr 4, 2019 20:22
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Fair. I do loving hate that coat.
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Apr 4, 2019 20:24
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Xiahou Dun posted:I have this giant leather duster monstrosity I inherited from my great grandfather. It's designed to be basically rain-impervious cause it was for if you were riding a motorcycle in heavy rain. On the one hand, from a practical standpoint, it's a great raincoat ; you literally can't even feel the rain on you know matter how hard it gets cause it's like 20 pounds of solid leather and even has some absurd attached cape thing. On the other hand it looks like something an extra edgelordy Cenobite would wear, the aforementioned being 20 pounds of loving leather and o yeah pretty sure it's a Nazi coat : brought it home from the war (great-grandpappy had polio so he probably hopefully didn't do a war-crime since you know crippled, but he got conscripted as a motorcycle courier in 44 or 45, it's unclear cause he promptly drank himself to death upon getting home) and it's uh got some very distinctive parts wear it's been patched where you'd keep insignia and gross poo poo. I didn't even want this thing, I just got it cause I'm about the same size and all my cousins back in Germany were like gently caress no we don't want the Nazi coat let's mail it to Xiahou Dun now that opa died. Sew a COEXIST logo on the back and it'll cancel out.
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Apr 4, 2019 21:26
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Sew a swastika and a coexist next to each other and practice saying "I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man, sir. The duality of man, the Jungian thing, sir."
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Apr 4, 2019 21:34
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Aphrodite posted:They're also easy to conceal weapons in when you're walking around. That's pretty much the entirety of it. Why do shooters with rifles and SMGs always seem to be wearing long coats? Because it's easy to hide poo poo under them. The stereotype of a heavily armed dude hiding it all under a long coat exists because you can't hide a bunch of guns as easily under a t-shirt.
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ToxicSlurpee posted:That's pretty much the entirety of it. When I wear a t-shirt, it's to put these guns on display. 
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haveblue posted:I've seen those in stores, it's usually labeled "cyber priest costume" so they don't get sued. So it’s a johnny mnemonic costume
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oldpainless posted:So it’s a johnny mnemonic costume HALT, SINNERS! 
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Xiahou Dun posted:I have this giant leather duster monstrosity I inherited from my great grandfather. It's designed to be basically rain-impervious cause it was for if you were riding a motorcycle in heavy rain. On the one hand, from a practical standpoint, it's a great raincoat ; you literally can't even feel the rain on you know matter how hard it gets cause it's like 20 pounds of solid leather and even has some absurd attached cape thing. On the other hand it looks like something an extra edgelordy Cenobite would wear, the aforementioned being 20 pounds of loving leather and o yeah pretty sure it's a Nazi coat : brought it home from the war (great-grandpappy had polio so he probably hopefully didn't do a war-crime since you know crippled, but he got conscripted as a motorcycle courier in 44 or 45, it's unclear cause he promptly drank himself to death upon getting home) and it's uh got some very distinctive parts wear it's been patched where you'd keep insignia and gross poo poo. I didn't even want this thing, I just got it cause I'm about the same size and all my cousins back in Germany were like gently caress no we don't want the Nazi coat let's mail it to Xiahou Dun now that opa died. accept that you have to wear hitler's coat in order to defeat nature most of us do not have that option and no matter how little we care about looking like hitler, we cannot avoid the wrath of poseidon your great grandfather has given you both great power and a great burden, bear it proudly. wear that coat everyday, walking with a confident stride that says "though I may look like hitler, I am not, nor do I wish to be, I wear this hitler coat for purely practical reasons" enhance this effect by sewing the words "NOT HITLER" into the back of it
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cock hero flux posted:accept that you have to wear hitler's coat in order to defeat nature Just be sure to put both NOT and HITLER on the same side of the coat. Failing that, at least make sure everyone you meet sees the NOT side first.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Trenchcoats was a common stereotype of teenage weirdos at the time. (though I heard the Columbine kids didn't actually wear them, some of their victims did) More the wild narcissism, parental neglect and white nationalist connections. (which of course got ignored because of video games) Can confirm, was teenage weirdo, wore East German Army greatcoat during the mid-90s. I didn't even have The Matrix as an excuse.
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Personally, I only wear a trench coat when I am in a trench.
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Aphrodite posted:They're also easy to conceal weapons in when you're walking around. True, but I meant he wore one on the reg.
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I actually sought out trench/greatcoats after Columbine in order to enhance my image at school. It kinda worked, but I was already the weirdest pasty nerd at school and would never have been considered cool or dangerous. I kept wearing them because they are actually really solid weather-stoppers.
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Wool full length navy officer pea coat is the single most expensive clothing item I own and i love it. I’m not an officer. I removed the dumb gold buttons and shoulder straps.
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LingcodKilla posted:I’m not an officer. I removed the dumb gold buttons and shoulder straps. Not with THAT attitude, you aren't  .
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I bought a trench coat back in the day. Then never wore it because it's Australia and too hot for that sort of poo poo.
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LingcodKilla posted:I bought a London fog trench coat to emulate by professional dressing dad in 1989. Wore it my whole high school years from 1991 to 1995. oh my god
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Apr 5, 2019 07:48
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I'm starting to see the mercy in school uniforms.
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cock hero flux posted:accept that you have to wear hitler's coat in order to defeat nature  
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