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It is in the summer that we truly pay for a winter's worth of wickedness. Swimsuit season exposes all of our sins from previous seasons: that second trip to the New Year's Eve buffet; that whole box of chocolates on Valentine's Day; and the sinfully bad Easter Peeps.

• New wave in swimwear is the color brown
• Some like it hot, others self-tan
• Little wonder that bikinis have fit in almost from the start

This is Memorial Day weekend, so it's time to stock up. You need: Sunscreen for the beach. Comfy shoes for the fair. Goofy hats for Del Mar's opening day. Oodles of patience for CVS. We first reported on Clueless Visitor Syndrome in 2003, relaying some of the wacky questions posed by tourists here.