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Maughlin t1_j20mpqe wrote

I think it's Jud from Pet Sematary

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coolcalmaesop t1_j20mxjg wrote

Work pants, work boots, chamois (growing up I thought it was ‘shammy’) shirt, old hat of some kind (ain’t one of those friggin’ snapbacks though).

I just think of my old man, his old man, and all the old tradesmen around the state.

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macesta11 t1_j20p61p wrote

Bean boots, flannel shirt, blue jeans, Red Sox hat. (Spring and Fall)

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xach t1_j20pnzg wrote

Maine is big and things look different in different places.

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seanofkelley t1_j20wxi9 wrote

Flannel Bean shirt. Bean boots. Riding on a moose with a lobster perched on their shoulder. Bottle of Moxie in one hand and Allen's Coffee Brandy in the other. Really old Portland Sea Dogs hat.

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bugdude666 t1_j20ycct wrote

Flannel. Boots. Lined jeans. Knit cap. Carhartt something.

E: moxie is optional but recommended.

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JamesT3R9 t1_j216dd0 wrote

Does anyone remember the red green show?

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Leading_Degree_5502 t1_j2187wu wrote

Lol I literally saw a dude walk out of ll bean with bean boots cathart pants typical red and black plaid shirt beard. Old times military hat. Even my dad said wow that guy's not from Maine sarcastically

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BARRYTHUNDERWOOD t1_j21axol wrote

That dude from the “Nevah evah touch a powerline” commercial

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needles617 t1_j21da11 wrote

I’d go with a fan favorite - Downeast Dickering Star - Tony Bennett.

Millennial Mainer goes to Mitchell on the show.

As time goes on, the Mainer is changing

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e_sully12 t1_j21p9ny wrote

My neighbor, Lance, the dairy farmer. Dirty jeans, old tee under a flannel, work boots, old ball cap. White, almost retirement age, short and shaggy haircut.

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cunnsco t1_j21wu6j wrote

Flannel. Lots of flannel. And bib overalls

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NPC_Bae t1_j21zzj8 wrote

Ethel Beavers (RIP) in a polyester LL Bean knock off

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TheRogIsHere t1_j221sal wrote

The guys from Dead River Rough Cut. That film is an absolute perfect embodiment of Mainers, and the most authentic representation to have ever been documented.

And I know the easy answer is red/black flannel or wool, but Dickies work pants are a staple.

If we're talking women, it's usually a non-hoody baby pink sweatshirt with a print of kittens on it playing with blueberries or some shit.

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Ecstatic-Bandicoot81 t1_j223muc wrote

Jack Torrence at the end of The Shining - all froze up solid witb icicle boogers hanging down... probably wearing a Moodys Diner truckers hat to boot.

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Henbogle t1_j227bov wrote

The must be worthy of the greatest compliment a Mainer can get, delivered at graveside: “s/he was a hard worker.”

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ptmtp26 t1_j22hot4 wrote

“I’m Leroy, he’s Leroy, behind the camera. There’s always something to do.”

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DidDunMegasploded t1_j22rr9t wrote

Thanks for the reminder that 95% of this subreddit is full of boomers, OP.

I'll go weep in my zillennial corner.

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Apollo235 t1_j22wavr wrote

When I think of a Mainah I think of someone like Bill Green or Angus King

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DirtyD0nut t1_j236b5i wrote

It’s all dudes in Maine by the sounds of it

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rickeer t1_j23ho6q wrote

For a while, I lived on the other side of the country and whenever I'd fly home, it was relatively easy for me to know that I was at the right gate for the final leg of my trip. Aside from knowing the gate number, I could see in the group of waiting passengers almost everyone would be wearing blue or black jeans, flannel or chamois shirt and maybe a third of us were wearing a Carhart or similar type of jacket.

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ecco-domenica t1_j23tolb wrote

Replying to rickeer (#1,142,559)

When I had to fly a lot for work, on the last leg of the trip, weary from being on planes or in airports all day, it was always comforting to sit at the gate in Detroit or Pittsburgh or Charlotte and listen to the murmur of Maine accents from the other people booked on the same flight home.

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sfurbish t1_j240f2b wrote

No single person can be the embodiment of Maine because Maine is a collection of tribal villages. On the coast you might have a leather-faced lobsterman who looks to be in his 70s but is actually 35. He's like to be thumbing through a Stephen King novel between trap lines hoping to see his town mentioned. He's probably wearing thigh high boots and a well worn mackinaw in good weather with an oilskin overcoat if the weather goes bad. Trousers are optional. To the north and west you have the Paul Bunion look. Red flannel shirt, trail pants, a beat up old bomber cap and ankle high boots from Bean. He's got a 20 inch chainsaw in one hand and his deer rifle in the other. To the south you have a guy wearing the latest fashion trends from Boston and these are the ones who "talk funny" .

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hcrichton6969 t1_j24beny wrote

Fox Racing shirt, dysarts hat, work boots and shorts all year long

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207snowracer t1_j24n381 wrote

Tall glass of Allen’s with 2 cups of heavy cream.

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americanineu t1_j25693a wrote

They'd wear red plaid flannel and jeans, Allen's Coffee Brandy in hand, work at BIW, have a beard, talk like Tim Sample but act like Spose.

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bugdude666 t1_j29ry78 wrote

Replying to rickeer (#1,142,559)

I lived in Texas for a harrowing two years and whenever I flew home and had a connection to Portland, I always knew my gate. Met a lot of really interesting people that way - shoutout to the leatherworking and flannel wearing old Mainer who talked with me about boots and the Haystack lesbian and flannel wearing old Mainer who talked with me about art.

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