Article: Look, Muffy, a band for us

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Does anyone remember The Official Preppy Handbook?

First published in 1980 and subtitled "Look, Muffy, a book for us," Lisa Birnbach's satirical overview of old-school, deep-pockets, upperclass WASP society was packaged as a straight-faced "reference guide," full of tips on how to dress (heavy on the golfer's pants, pastel Lacoste polo shirts and monogrammed sweaters), where to study (Ivy League colleges the only choice, of course) and how to indulge in such typical demerit-worthy bad behavior as smoking and drinking (complete with "20 Verbal Expressions for Vomiting"). Noticeably short, however, were any ...

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