Any makeshift earplugs. They can be fashioned from
toilet paper,
cigarette butts, tampons, bullets, gum, or just
nothing at all; and typically don't work very well. Sometimes worn only after years of loud music and sustained hearing loss causes an adjustment of habits.
Punker 1: Yo, this band is LOOOOOOUUUUUUUD!!!
Punker 2: WHAAAAAAAAT? Can't hear ya; wearin punk rock
ear plugs!!!...
half deaf already!!!
Punker 1: You have Beth ready?!!!!
Punker 2:
HALF DEAF ALREADY!!!!!!
Punker 1: You have METH READY?????