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With The Macaroni Brothers, that either sounds like a restaurant that serves pasta; or a brand of macaroni and cheese. I can't help but notice that. like the art BTW.
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Thanks, haha. It actually means;
A macaroni (or formerly maccaroni) in mid-18th-century England was a fashionable fellow who dressed and even spoke in an outlandishly affected and epicene manner.
Meaning they're super gaudy in their dress and manner. You could say they're super... cheesy. *knee slaps* Sorry that last one had to be done.
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Why didn't I think of that pun Anyway I already knew the origin of Macaroni, I couldn't resist the joke (especially since I'm more familiar with the pasta.) I even once read about a thing called "The Macaroni Club," which pretty much sounds like a newsletter dedicated to Macaroni recipes.
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Oooh! Gotcha, haha. And yeah, I use that pun every time I explain macaroni to someone...
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It came to this country too. You may recall this old favorite (one of the original top songs of the year in 1775).
"Yankee Doodle came to town a-riding on a pony.
Stuck a feather in his hat, and called it "Macaroni"!"
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