Some superstars wouldn’t wear the same dress twice, but this one teacher from Prestonwood Elementary in Richardson, USA, had himself photographed with the same outfit for 40 years in a row. PE teacher Dale Irby started his legendary yearbook photograph sequence by mistake when he realized he was wearing the same polyester shirt and coffee-colored knitted vest like he did for the photo shoot one year ago, back in 1973.
“I was so embarrassed when I got the school pictures back that second year and realized I had worn the very same thing as the first year,” said Dale. It was his wife, Cathy, who managed to make a joke out of the situation, and dared her husband to wear the same teacher outfit again next year. After this dare Dale wore his shirt and sweater for the next five years: “After five pictures,” he said, “it was like: ‘Why stop?’” Even when the clothes wouldn’t fit him anymore, Dale would bring them to school and wear exclusively for the photo shoot. Nice to have something you can count on these days! Be sure to check the photos of this funny teacher below. Who knows, maybe you’ll want to recreate this classic joke?
via: dallasnews.com
1973 – 2012
1973/1974
1975/1976
1977/1978
1979/1980
1981/1982
1983/1984
1985/1986
1987/1988
1989/1990
1991/1992
1993/1994
1995/1996
1997/1998
1999/2000
2001/2002
2003/2004
2005/2006
2007/2008
2009/2010
2011/2012
Yeah, if you enjoying it... Like my father.. He is also teacher and working 41st year. Really impressive..
Load More Replies...Great! As he grows older, his sense of humour and his character is more evident in his features. Congrats on the 40-year career.
Awesome! He kept him self in good, consistent shape, so he probably excelled as a PE instructor. Brave, Dale Irby!
Wow at least someone remains consistent for , 40, years! Most people today have a hard time being consistent at anything for long periods.
Nice idea! Also it means he keep aprox. the same weight and this will be a great idea for a laundry detergent commercial, that after all those years your clothe still great!
I'm impressed by the number of years he wore the same pair of glasses each! my glasses aren't even two years and already need replacement!!!!!
He is really consistent with his pair of spectacles. He used a pair of glasses from 78-85. It came back again in 95 and in 2006. What's the story ? Did he lose it in 1985 and found again in 95 which year he lost it again and finally found in 2006 which year he lost it forever ? Just curious.
A tam pierdolenie. 40 lat ten sam sweter i koszula. Zabawa komputerowe postarzanie. Nie autentyczne!
I'm more impressed that he kept the stash that long.. Bravo sir.. Bravo
What's scariest is that his photos' backgrounds are virtually identical to my own from the same years! And 1992 is so Moody Blues :)
The dates seem off. Like it should run 1999 to 2000 followed by 2000 to 2001. But the years change completely in this timeline.
Wow, same teacher working for 40 years!! He will be retire anytime. God know, he will plan to retire.
dude: big a*s eyeglass frames came on in the 80's (guilty too) but were passe a few years later. You look ridiculous.
1994 is my fave! Kudos to him for Finding a laugh in a mundane activity
What a wonderfully funny thing to have a record of. Thanks for a great sense of humour, for sharing and for teaching all of those years.
Was an educator/coach for 48 years. I love this. it is, in an oldtimers slang, "cool". Wish I had thought of this.
I went through each one looking at different things at a time. just looking at the glasses over the years is hysterical. Embrace change
Way cool. He does change his specs. Can't help noticing the similarity between the two that look best ... the first (70s) and the last.
Fun to watch his hairline recede and his glasses frames get bigger as the years progress
Re: comments. Have you thought that MAYBE he grew the stache like that for the pic. and wore a more stylish one or none the rest of the yr.?
I LOVE IT! What a cool cat! Question remains, did he specifically choose to wear the same clothes only on picture day? Or everyday???
my grandmother taught for richardson isd for 35 years and her and my grandfather who is a WWII air force pilot have been here in the same ho
I think it is fantastic....good sense of humor and something for his students to always remember ....kudos to him..
I'm sure he saved that outfit just for school pictures or it would be a rag after 40 years or if he's like my wife he bought 10 of each
Awesome! Although I am disappointed that he changed his glasses in 2007....
It's funny that his newest glasses resemble his oldest glasses. There are some awesome large frames in between!
You know why I like this? It shows dedication and commitment to something small and humorous. I'll bet this guy kicked a*s teaching.
AWESOME! I love how the little moth eaten hole at the right arm pit in 1989 didn't really fester to its peak until about 2007!
Clothes and hair the same for 40 years!!!! Congrats on the 40 year career! !!!!!!!!!
Any teacher that is this committed to a running joke has to be committed to the students. Not to mention the forty years. Bravo.
And this is why we need to start making clothing in America again. They do not fall apart in 3 months time ! ;-)
And this is why we need to start making clothing in America again. They do not fall apart in 3 months time ! ;-)
that is so cool.......Congrats on working with students for 40years!!
WHAT A NOVEL IDEA. HOW WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO WEAR THE SAME OUTFIT AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS. NICE LOOKING ALSO. LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE I KNEW
WHAT A NOVEL IDEA. LUCKY FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO WEAR THE SAME OUTFIT AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS.
He reminds me of Jimmy fallon's Ew character's dad lol"its a party over here its a party over her...." seriously seriously ew ew lol
The longest ive stayed in a job (been in the working world 11yrs) was 2.5years. Well done sir :)
Notice how the clothes don't look dated or retro or anything... women can't get away with that. Still, good for him, it still fits!
Congratulations on your years of service and dedication. Awesome idea.
Homecoming day all the boys dress like this or girls , complete with fake mustaches.
Same glasses 6-10 years too! I guess he didn't like change. Same hair and mustache.
my favs are 79, 97, 01 and 04, they feel like the best portraits! Its interesting to see (prob diff) school photographer's work, and changes
:) Glad to see in 2012 he scaled down his glasses. He must have a great sense of humor.
This is awesome, but in the interest of accuracy, the school is in Dallas, although it is part of the Richardson school district.
I like the little hole on the right side of the vest, you can see it appear and then grow larger as time passed lol.
Look at his nose in 2006, then look at every other pic. Why is his nose in the pic i mentioned fatter than any other pic?
I think they should pay him enough to buy new clothes, and to update his glasses more often than once every 20 years!
LOL His glasses changed every few years, but it is interesting to see the changes & how his 2012 glasses=size to his 1972 gasses too. ;D
Load More Replies...Yeah, if you enjoying it... Like my father.. He is also teacher and working 41st year. Really impressive..
Load More Replies...Great! As he grows older, his sense of humour and his character is more evident in his features. Congrats on the 40-year career.
Awesome! He kept him self in good, consistent shape, so he probably excelled as a PE instructor. Brave, Dale Irby!
Wow at least someone remains consistent for , 40, years! Most people today have a hard time being consistent at anything for long periods.
Nice idea! Also it means he keep aprox. the same weight and this will be a great idea for a laundry detergent commercial, that after all those years your clothe still great!
I'm impressed by the number of years he wore the same pair of glasses each! my glasses aren't even two years and already need replacement!!!!!
He is really consistent with his pair of spectacles. He used a pair of glasses from 78-85. It came back again in 95 and in 2006. What's the story ? Did he lose it in 1985 and found again in 95 which year he lost it again and finally found in 2006 which year he lost it forever ? Just curious.
A tam pierdolenie. 40 lat ten sam sweter i koszula. Zabawa komputerowe postarzanie. Nie autentyczne!
I'm more impressed that he kept the stash that long.. Bravo sir.. Bravo
What's scariest is that his photos' backgrounds are virtually identical to my own from the same years! And 1992 is so Moody Blues :)
The dates seem off. Like it should run 1999 to 2000 followed by 2000 to 2001. But the years change completely in this timeline.
Wow, same teacher working for 40 years!! He will be retire anytime. God know, he will plan to retire.
dude: big a*s eyeglass frames came on in the 80's (guilty too) but were passe a few years later. You look ridiculous.
1994 is my fave! Kudos to him for Finding a laugh in a mundane activity
What a wonderfully funny thing to have a record of. Thanks for a great sense of humour, for sharing and for teaching all of those years.
Was an educator/coach for 48 years. I love this. it is, in an oldtimers slang, "cool". Wish I had thought of this.
I went through each one looking at different things at a time. just looking at the glasses over the years is hysterical. Embrace change
Way cool. He does change his specs. Can't help noticing the similarity between the two that look best ... the first (70s) and the last.
Fun to watch his hairline recede and his glasses frames get bigger as the years progress
Re: comments. Have you thought that MAYBE he grew the stache like that for the pic. and wore a more stylish one or none the rest of the yr.?
I LOVE IT! What a cool cat! Question remains, did he specifically choose to wear the same clothes only on picture day? Or everyday???
my grandmother taught for richardson isd for 35 years and her and my grandfather who is a WWII air force pilot have been here in the same ho
I think it is fantastic....good sense of humor and something for his students to always remember ....kudos to him..
I'm sure he saved that outfit just for school pictures or it would be a rag after 40 years or if he's like my wife he bought 10 of each
Awesome! Although I am disappointed that he changed his glasses in 2007....
It's funny that his newest glasses resemble his oldest glasses. There are some awesome large frames in between!
You know why I like this? It shows dedication and commitment to something small and humorous. I'll bet this guy kicked a*s teaching.
AWESOME! I love how the little moth eaten hole at the right arm pit in 1989 didn't really fester to its peak until about 2007!
Clothes and hair the same for 40 years!!!! Congrats on the 40 year career! !!!!!!!!!
Any teacher that is this committed to a running joke has to be committed to the students. Not to mention the forty years. Bravo.
And this is why we need to start making clothing in America again. They do not fall apart in 3 months time ! ;-)
And this is why we need to start making clothing in America again. They do not fall apart in 3 months time ! ;-)
that is so cool.......Congrats on working with students for 40years!!
WHAT A NOVEL IDEA. HOW WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO WEAR THE SAME OUTFIT AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS. NICE LOOKING ALSO. LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE I KNEW
WHAT A NOVEL IDEA. LUCKY FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO WEAR THE SAME OUTFIT AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS.
He reminds me of Jimmy fallon's Ew character's dad lol"its a party over here its a party over her...." seriously seriously ew ew lol
The longest ive stayed in a job (been in the working world 11yrs) was 2.5years. Well done sir :)
Notice how the clothes don't look dated or retro or anything... women can't get away with that. Still, good for him, it still fits!
Congratulations on your years of service and dedication. Awesome idea.
Homecoming day all the boys dress like this or girls , complete with fake mustaches.
Same glasses 6-10 years too! I guess he didn't like change. Same hair and mustache.
my favs are 79, 97, 01 and 04, they feel like the best portraits! Its interesting to see (prob diff) school photographer's work, and changes
:) Glad to see in 2012 he scaled down his glasses. He must have a great sense of humor.
This is awesome, but in the interest of accuracy, the school is in Dallas, although it is part of the Richardson school district.
I like the little hole on the right side of the vest, you can see it appear and then grow larger as time passed lol.
Look at his nose in 2006, then look at every other pic. Why is his nose in the pic i mentioned fatter than any other pic?
I think they should pay him enough to buy new clothes, and to update his glasses more often than once every 20 years!
LOL His glasses changed every few years, but it is interesting to see the changes & how his 2012 glasses=size to his 1972 gasses too. ;D
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