Sex and the City recently made a reference to a woman from Macon, Georgia wearing a scrunchie (scrunchie=one of those elastic hair accessories that tend to come in obnoxious colors and were worn primarily by bleached blonde pop stars in the 80s.) Southern women in Macon defend the scrunchie, saying it's "easy to use." (As if pragmatism were ever an excuse for bad fashion choices!) Tonya Polydoroff, a former Macon resident now living in Connecticut, disagrees: "In the year 2003, there is no reason to wear one outside of your home. ... There are so many other options out there that are stylish, more convenient to carry and appropriate for women over the age of 12."
Sex in the city throws hair-raising insult Macon's way [Macon telegraph]