on guys, it's just too, too, obvious. Like shooting fish in a barrel.

Oh, it's not always females.
*grin*

"Just as warm soaking wet"? Even with windchill?

Lotta wind on the prairies, you know.

the fibers swell, so it laughs at windchill. but it gets heavy. veeeeery heavy.

of course, the more fashion conscious among us ("does this make me look fat?") prefer silk, which can be worn year-round... and makes for extra-strong swimsuits, besides.

*waits for tim to make a silk kilt/catholic schoolgirl comment*

That's not all that will sw-
Oh, but ParU's watching this thread.
*whistling*

So... sacrificed any chickens lately, steff?

i've noticed the fiber content of the fabric doesn't matter so much in those cases, so long as it's well-placed. or not, as the case may be. of course, for the other part of the equation, something with lycra or at least some ease in the garment is advisable.

no chickens, but there MAY be developments on that front. film saturday.

Jon - I just love being intimidating without actually having to do anything. See y'all can 'play nice' on your own.

And changing the subject, I just took BART to SF this morning and back and both times, while I was in the tunnel, I said: "So it goes Under the Bay?" and nobody noticed the catch phrase. So perhaps In Passing isn't as famous as we'd all like... :-(

Or maybe they just thought you were some crazy man.

Perhaps you'll wind up quoted somewhere.

*grin*

being so predictable.
so......do you have one of those outfits??
: D
--" The torture never stops"--

i have the black patent leather heels to go with it, of course. and the white knee-hi socks.

now all i need to do is mug a catholic schoolgirl about my size... short.

I'm just waiting for that headline... *gryn and bare it*

No sense going to all that trouble...you've already got the parts that'll be left on....
; ) --" The torture never stops"--

it's almost as warm soaking wet. Not sure why or how, but it really does work.

...will actually make you colder. It helps evaporate the water, lowering your temperature, which is why if you're out hiking in weather that's less than about 50 degrees you don't want to be wearing cotton, at least on the outside. Hypothermia can set in at temperatures up to (I think) 55 degrees or so, especially if there's a wind.

This is also why I own only a couple of cotton sweaters. I'm not allergic to wool, thank god. But even an acrylic sweater is better than cotton if you're out in the woods and you get wet.

Joe you're right. (What were the odds of that?). I remember using wet wool blankets to keep warm at sea (rain and spray).

Clever animals those sheep.

Suddenly the question about why Scotsmen wear kilts comes to mind.....oh dear, I seem to channeling Monk.

the elusive Monk? It sounds like him.

Hypo--
That's not "crafty."

That's "art."

*g*

How about mesh bikinis? do they have those now? I would think maybe in Europe, as they have many crazy things over there.

It's comments like this that shock me back into remembering how different the California coast is from most of the rest of the country.

Mesh bikinis? Yeah, sure. Not hard to find. The occasional thong bikini too.

So?

I'm from a place called Minnesota. WE have two seasons, winter and road construction. Neither of these call for bikinis, unfortunately (although, i must admit i'm glad i don't see construction workers in bikinis).

I guess California's got nothin' on Brazil, then.
*g*

Funny thing: thongs are out of fashion in Brazil now. They're considered trashy and low-class. A fuller cut is the fashion now. Not a thong to be found.

Woo-hoo!

I find them trashy all the time. But then again, I'm not a guy.


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I hate Elmo.

The whole "thong as outerwear" issue presses one of Christy's pet peeve buttons BIG TIME. The thong is a specific garment that has a specific purpose, i.e. preventing pantyline. So the purpose is specifically for the underwear to NOT be seen, and for nobody to be aware of it. There are many, many people in the world who would benefit from a few good thongs. Unfortunately, for some reason many people are possessed by the psychotic belief that the thong is flattering by itself and should be seen by the general public, thus taking the thong out of its intended category (invisible thing that makes clothes fit better) and placing it in the category of trashy clothing.
No! No! Bad fashion choice! Bad!

don't start me on the fact that there are a whole lot of people that shouldn't wear thongs!

Tell me about it. I went to the movies the other night with my kids and there was a woman in the row in front of me wearing very low riders and a belly shirt with her thong hiked way up, and she was about the same diameter from shoulder to hip. If the sides of the thong are not visible because they're hidden in the rolls, I would think that to be a major hint.

On a guy this would be called "plumber's butt".

Gross. Why would you "hike up" a thong? Any item of clothing that can be described using the word "string" should not be visible, or hidden by flesh.

Yes, very apropos.
I mean, it's appropriate, not that... well, it's not proper "appropriate," it's...Gah! Just click the link.

You can just rock me to sleep tonight, that's all I've got to say.

I have no idea why they do it, but I see that a lot around here, especially at college. And the thing that I've noticed is that most of the girls who go for the low-rider-and-thong look are a good 30 pounds overweight or more. I mean, being overweight like that is not necessarily bad- I know a number of women who are heavier than that who I find sexy as hell- but dressing to emphasize it is just plain horrid. Seeing these lipidinous wads poking out of belly shirts and overflowing waistbands like that is enough to make me want to petition for new legislation sometimes...

On the other hand, maybe they think it's like having extra breasts?...

I was walking behind this girl & wondering why her outfit just looked...wrong. Finally figured it out. The thong straps made her look overweight. From what I could see, she wasn't, but neither was she at single digit percentage body fat either. Thus, she looked overweight and it was not a flattering look.

Like men.

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I hate Elmo.

Herehref> you go. You can even knit your own, if you're so inspired.

And I have no pictures of wet sweater contests. It sounds like the kind of esoterica Monk might have, though. *g*

This could turn into a "shrinkage" issue like none other!

*grin*

I've seen a crocheted one but never a knitted one. The crocheted one was a maillot, not a bikini. Wonder if you could macrame one?

have wet sweater contests in canada or something??
ya know...because it's cold?
: )
__ " ...And Mr. Stiggs is trying to kill fish with his mind..."

... The Wet Sweater competition is considered by some to be the high point of the Miss Hypothermia pageant.
*g*

cool pt to daen! For that Miss Hypothermia mental image. And cause it's definitely appropriate to award cool pts to our Winnipegian (??) friends in winter.