In Robert Sale Hill’s original “Dude” poem, “The True Origin and History of the ‘Dude,’”[1] he portrayed “Dudes” as being thin, light, weak and not fond of sports.
They hardly breathe, they are so light;
A smile their coat it creases,
And one who laughed the other night,
Was carried home in pieces.
They do not care for cruel sports,
Like foot-ball, cricket, gunning,
But lemonade they drink by quarts,
Their girling’s "real
stunning!"
“Dudes” and football didn’t mix.
Judge, Volume 26, Number 658, May 26, 1894, page 329.
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