1895 satire in Punch magazine on wearing a bicycle suit despite lacking a bicycle
Gertrude: “My dear Jessie, what on earth is that bicycle suit for?”
Jessie: “Why, to wear of course.”
Gertrude: “But you haven’t got a bicycle!”
Jessie: “No, but I’ve got a sewing machine!”
Amended dialog:
Gertrude: “My dear Jessie, what on earth is that bicycle suit for?”
Jessie: “Why, to wear of course.”
Gertrude: “But you haven’t got a bicycle!”
Jessie: “It’s hardly my fault that you can’t handle how motherfucking punk I am, Gertie. You wish you were this swag.”
