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Wot! Kilts and loin cloths not your cuppa te? What about lederhosen and kneehigh wool socks? Ani.

PS lederhosen are dangerous. If you don't wear suspenders they fall down. If you do wear suspenders then people can snap them causing welts on your chest. Wool socks are dangerous if they ride down, in which case you have to 'walk wide' and run the risk of incurring abrasion injuries, to say nothing of tripping. Ani.

I was starting to cool off even more until I saw the magic word 'suspenders - which reminds me of another schooldays anecdote . No, NO, NOooo, I mustn't go there 's back to work.

Radio. I take it you have some suspender-snapping stories? Ani.

Ani, you are an ,. Not exactly suspender 'snapping' stories - just 'suspender stories.

I was at school at a time when mini-skirts were high fashion and tights were not quite as common (horrible things - responsible for thrush but I digress). Anyway, our English teacher rejoiced under the sobriquet of 'Sexy Sutton' because of the story (probably apocryphal) that he once repaired a girl's suspender....... in situ!

My other fond memory was that there was a marble flight of stairs going up to the library, with a gap between the risers. Hence us red-blooded males used to sit on the bench seat underneath to 'admire' the girls on the stairs. (In retrospect it's a good thing that thongs weren't arounfd in those days....... ( think I'd better get the cold shower ready!)

*reminices about the old British sixpence - so useful when the stud went on your suspender 5p pieces are JUST too small *

I loved the old British sixpence. The 'tooth used to put them under our pillows in the middle of the night. I think it's probably because of this that (to me) the most valuable/attractive objects are also the smallest - with the notable exception of..... (voice from the wings 'Behave yourself BIGAl Slapped wrist.Get back to work') .........

And they helped Brian May get that distinctive 'Queen' sound, and could be tucked in your knicker leg for Sunday School collection

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Qui moi? (blink blink). Ani.

It's no use trying to play innocent with me, Ani. I know exactly what you were up to; trying to distract me from serious w*rk . You very near succeeded, but I suppose I have got some useful things done this afternoon/evening. Anyhow 'fugit irrepaaeabile tempus' and I've got a busy day tomorrow - have to drive to London area. Speak to you again.

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I live in the land of Lederhosen, thigh slapping, long blond hair, and thick woolly socks, but also live in the land of the "serving wench" style tops, and tight leather shorts (both sexes)

One oddity is the workmen, they have a "short trousers" version of hi-visibility overalls - most strange !!!

What are high-visibility overalls? Ani.

They are the sort that Firemen , Paramedics and so on wear - either in flourescent colours, or other colours with reflective stripes / patches. The ones I'm thinking of are in a flourescent orange.

I wear a dickie orange hat with a silver reflective strip, an as I ride a motorbike(well scooter really) work makes me wear an orange an silver vest, so I am less life threatened, this is the noem in most industries now to reduce injuries

Christening... oh my! (I suppose it wasn't funny at the time, Granny, but oh my!)

I've never streaked, but when I lived in a nurses' home in 1974, one woman streaked through the living room, from the patio to the corridor. The matron in charge nearly blew q gasket! This woman was a very interesting person... she had a pet axolotl, and she would sit watching TV of an evening feeding it cubes of raw met. (We heard later she'd worn a flesh coloured body-stocking.)
I was doing psychopaedic nursing, and half the staff and students were male. They weren't allowed to live in at the nurses home (very old-fashioned) and they were all so disappointed to have missed the streaker's performance, which took place in the early evening, when they, who *were* allowed to visit, had all gone home...

OK - here's the dumb questions

What's an "axolotl", and what's "psychopaedic" nursing.

I used to work on the Isle of Wight. One day we were walking on one of the beaches, and saw an older local work colleague, who was obvioulsy a little stressed at seeing us.
Later my wife said - did you realise Xxxx's wife was topless ?

I also was going to ask, "What's an axoloti?"

The answer to the last question should be, "So what?"

>>As many as 40% of young men have problems removing bras<<


I know this was several leds ago - but the question MUST be asked. Why are these men wearing bras in the first place?

Actually some men ought to! This is one of the arguments put forward at
http://www.topfreedom.com/ Why should small-breasted women be expected to wear a top of some kind when some men who are more generously endowed be allowed to walk around shirtless. So taking this to its logical conclusion, if all men are permitted to walk around shirtless, why can't all womeen do the same - if they wish to?

It's called challenge - if everyone was walking around all of the time with no top on, then there would be no challenge to remove the aforementioned item of clothing.