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sort of late 1950s ish(only shorter).The comment'ladies do not allow their underwear to be seen in public'I wholeheartedly agree with,sometimes it can be difficult when the wind becomes more than a gentle breeze :eek <IMG SRC="redface.gif" border="0">r a peeping tom follows you upstairs <IMG SRC="redface.gif" border="0">I vaguely remember your thread on the old boards, but we've got an awful lot of new people here these days, so praps you could do a recap for us.
Otherwise it all feels a bit as though we're coming in very late to someone else's conversation! And that sort of feels rude - which of course we don't want to be whilst in heaven.
Thanks very much, and hope you settle in here soon.
Becky.
bb
and very difficult to control too despite the layers of petticoats.'Can't take her anywhere M&S underwear eh? and that's on the waistband of my knickers Oh help I do not need to know this.'Get some trousers on' and so it goes on.
Someone suggested a new trend of wearing trousers underneath short skirts,not for me tho'I would feel rather comic in my type of outfits and try to let my skirts do the covering+it's cheating a bit really is'nt it? There was also a suggestion to another Epistle of sewing coins into the hem of a short full skirt to stop it lifting too high in windy weather.hmmmmmm? I prefer to wear petticoats it looks more feminine and swirls nicely in a gentle breeze. Becky T
Reader Alexis
Becky T
If you keep your arms down at your sides when it's windy, it helps keep your skirt from blowing around.
Moo
Thanks for the advice always worth trying to bear in mind, occainionally one has to do other things with one's arms as well though,any chance of a spare pair of arms?
Bye for now
Becky T
Becky T
I don't know if it would help, but if your skirt keeps blowing away, perhaps you could adapt and old gunfighter's trick and put some weights on the hem?
the detractors will either be so shocked that they will never want to be seen in your presence again or they will become your biggest fans.....
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don't wear any underwear.
I can still remember the reaction I got from my best friend when we went out to lunch one time and he told me with considerable disapproval afterwards that I should have worn a slip under my skirt. I told him that if he had noticed that, he was a dirty old man.
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Just one or two people at my church did'nt approve of all thisI take pride in my appearence and do wish this negative minority & faction at my church would leave me alone
You've got me ranting now. Do people honestly feel it is their right to come up and comment on your dress? Says more about them I think.So this is the sort of thing I am missing by not going to Church.
God bless your cotton socks or whatever else is visable.
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Originally posted by Carmel:
I can still remember the reaction I got from my best friend when we went out to lunch one time and he told me with considerable disapproval afterwards that I should have worn a slip under my skirt. I told him that if he had noticed that, he was a dirty old man.
'Tis quite true, any chap who makes any sort of comment on visible underwear, bra straps, marks on clothing, runs in tights etc etc is treading on ice of a thickness only measurable by certain physicists specialising in sub atomic particles...
Becky could of course try the reverse, commenting on the fact that certain fastners are undone, the colour of their underwear; any sort of comment about thinning of hair is also incredibly painful to any man.
as a last resort (though not recommnded for use in any but the direst emergency) you could ask them if they feel particularly cold, or have just been swimming... when they ask why simply reply that they "seem even smaller than usual"
of course there's always physical violence...
or just watch about 36 hours of Oprah straight, then walk about however you want without giving a damn...... girlfriend
Septimus (listening to the little red fork-waver for a change)
1. You can't change the minds of your detractors.
2. Like it or not, how you present yourself in different circles will be accepted differently, depending on the values of each group. This is a fact of life and it is why we wear suits to work.
3. Why does your wardrobe have to be all one style? Why not flaunt your undies to your peer group in social situations and wear something a little more conservative to Bible study? Unless you enjoy making people uncomfortable with your overt sexuality, in which case, stop complaining about their negative comments.
particularly the suggestion of putting weights on the hem of my skirt,conjours up an image of pieces of string with weights on,bit like an Australian now there's a new fashion trend corks/weights tied to the hem of one's skirts, what next not for me though I'll stick with what I've got.Better go and answer some of these other replies.
Becky T
Becky T
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you can't get more real than when a cruel wind sends one's skirts/petticoats billowing upward and about to reveal your all to all & sundry
If you didn't like it, you would stop dressing that way until you found a solution. Since you continue to dress that way, you need to suck it up and deal.
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Originally posted by Bruce Stanley:You've got me ranting now. Do people honestly feel it is their right to come up and comment on your dress? .
I kind of agree with Bruce-y babes. Interesting how many churches take the line that men's inappropriate sexual responses (after all that was what the people in question were getting at, wasn't it?) is something that women are responsible for. An interesting patriarchal hangover.
Jubilee
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[ 11 September 2001: Message edited by: Belisarius ]
People do judge you by what you wear and you may not like the conclusions they draw. [A banker friend said that short skirts at work spelt “totty” and their wearers got treated accordingly]. If you know that you’re going to have to sit on the floor or it’s going to be windy outside then a short skirt is perhaps not a good move – unless you enjoy flashing your bits at all and sundry. A longer skirt or a pair of nice trousers might be a better bet or you could try a short skirt and thick tights.
Christian women [and men!] do have to take responsibility for the effect that their clothes have on others … If you know that your clothes are seriously upsetting someone then you may chose to ensure that you wear something else while they’re around – out of respect for their feelings – and save the short skirts for other company. [All that stuff about not causing a brother or sister to stumble – it’s somewhere in the Bible].
I do find the basic assumption that the detractors are men extremely amusing – since I know some women who would also make such comments about another woman’s dress.
But if you’re not prepared to change then as Erin so rightly says, “Since you continue to dress that way, you need to suck it up and deal”.
Tubbs
Moo
BTW: Speaking for myself, I actually think that a degree of modesty in the clothing department is far more attractive in a woman than the alternative.
So my rule of thumb: If you can't keep your knickers hid (how thrilling to use Britishisms) wear trousers!
"If you get the impression that I am looking down your top this evening, it's because I am"
Seems to work at treat.
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Originally posted by sacredthree:
If I end up next to someone at some function who is wearing a fairly low cut top I normally say something along the lines of
"If you get the impression that I am looking down your top this evening, it's because I am"
Seems to work at treat.
What, exactly, is the response?
Moo
)likewise one may go out for the day in one of my favoured outfits in perfectly still weather only for the breeze to pick up to a lively rate.This is to say that one can choose to wear a particular outfit, you can't always predict exactly how the day will shape up,I'm sure we all have made the mistake of maybe not choosing the most suitable outfit for the day in question(it's easy to be wise with hindsight)+one has to make a choice and stick with it. Someone asked why my wardrobe was all one style,it is'nt but I'm sure we all have our favoured styles,I think most of us do.Becky T
I find it odd they comment. Perhaps you could choose one of your longer Laura Ashley numbers for when you're with them? Also, what ARE these short skirts which billow up in the wind? I have a few short skirts but they don't contain enough width to flap about (oo-er Missis!!)
Whatever, you obviously prefer the comments to the thought of changing your style - in which case, do as Erin says. I've never heard that phrase either but it is admirably self-explanatory. Must hark back to Erin's days running a casion, when if a drink got spilt you just had to get on with the game...
for me i get round the short skirt thing by wearing cycle shorts underneath them - especially if cycling. my probelm is more that i like wearing leathers occasionally - and that can get some reactions...
MadKaren
Sorry. I'll get me hat and coat on the way out....
which left EVERYTHING to the imagination.
Becky T has posted a grand total of 9 times, all on this thread. This is a wind-up. It is not real at all.
Who cares what "Becky T" wears? I certainly could not care less about any other question that has been asked on the Ship! Anyone can wear what they like, but they have to take the consequences of their clothes wearing decisions.
"Becky T" has shown no interest at all in engaging in any form of discussion. Expel this thread to Hell where all lies should be! Well, either Hell or just delete the thing.
bb
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Originally posted by Karl:
Who was it who said 'Women use sex to get what they want. Men can't do this because sex is what they want'?
Think this was on a Frasier episode at least that's where I first heard it.
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BECKY T BRINGS ME CLOSER TO OUR GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER
i actually get down on my knees every day and thank Him that women like her exist...
Get real. Get a real woman. Real women are much more fun!
bb
p.s. Please feel free to correct any grammatical or spelling mistakes.
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Originally posted by Moo:
What, exactly, is the response?Moo
Varies. Mainly a "fine look all you want". Sometimes it gets me in hot water.
Now that this thread is in hell I could reveal my favourite line of all, but I wouldn't want to get into trouble ...
and yes one person on these boards has heard (seen even?) me use this line...
WOO-HOO!
I am so glad this thread has been moved to Hell where we can take it a bit more seriously - i think it is a topic which warrants erudite discussion etc etc drones on and on for hours till a passing ra ra skirt wakes him up...
This is not a good sign.
At first, I was thinking of "I am sixteen going on seventeen" from The Sound of Music, but then "There is nothing like a dame" from South Pacific intruded.
And since I have an eidetic memory when it comes to music, I hear Ray Walston singing it to me.
Must.think.of.something.else.
Be that as it may. This is the first time I've really laughed in quite a while.
So thanks, Becky. You may be a troll, but you're sure a fun one. Welcome to hell.
tomb
hellhost
Hell has a salacious thread again, just when we were in recovery from the "Fight, Fight" thread. I'm anticipating some fun reading ahead.
Underwear is not supposed to be visible, unless you are Batman or an exhibitionist. If the latter, here are Carmel's Handy Hints for the Aspiring Female Exhibitionist.
You should always wear black underwear beneath a light, semi-transparent blouse. Not doing so will suggest that you don't have any. You don't want to look disreputable. Also, don't do up all the buttons all the way to the top. You don't want to look boring and repressed either.
Don't bother with wearing a scratchy petticoat beneath a light skirt. You will have problems with it bunching up when you sit down, and will be obliged to fiddle under your skirt to sort it out.
Forget wearing tights, they sag at the crotch, and hauling them up with one hand is a little inelegant. If you can't go without altogether, wear knee-highs instead. You will be obliged to sit a little awkwardly and frequently have to pull your skirt down over your knees, which will of course draw attention to your lower half, but some things can't be helped. And don't forget to fix your hair a lot, tuck back stray strands, etc.
If you get reproving looks from other women, that is because they are jealous. You will see that most of them are much older and less attractive than you. If you get a reproving look from a man, it is simply that you have caused him to consider throwing over his long-established partner for you.
Hope this helps.
A woman wearing a see-through blouse and nothing underneath held up a bank. Afterwards the male teller was unable to describe her face.
Moo
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(by Tomb)So thanks, Becky. You may be a troll, but you're sure a fun one. Welcome to hell.
Why "troll"? are you suggesting that the young lady in question( who shall remain female until proven otherwise - a suitable rule of thumb for any stag night) hides beneath bridges and leaps out on unsuspecting billies, cowering them with the sight of her knees and carting them off to be devoured?
Long live Salacious Threads (wasn't that the name of a 70s glam rock band?)
Skimpy skirts turn my gut.
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Originally posted by Septimus:
.... Why "troll"? are you suggesting that the young lady in question (who shall remain female until proven otherwise - a suitable rule of thumb for any stag night) hides beneath bridges and leaps out on unsuspecting billies, cowering them with the sight of her knees and carting them off to be devoured?....
LOL!
Modesty prohibits tomb from mentioning a certain Latin phrase coined by St. Augustine to refer to females of a certain toothsome variety. But then, St. A had his "issues."
No, I was referring to the Ship's definition of a troll: someone who posts to annoy or get attention and start a "flame war" instead of for the purpose of engaging in conversation.
As to the other kind of troll, tomb is the only person in hell permitted to groom the hair on his knuckles with a toothbrush. And he only drags people under his rock when they misbehave and annoy him. tomb does not particularly care if they annoy other people.
Granted, tomb has not met David and so does not know how depiliationly-challenged he is. But David is an Administrator in addition to being a hellhost and so works by a different set of Rules.
As to 'frin, well, 'frin is on her honeymoon. Enuf said. When she gets back, she'll re-establish her own set of rules. If they differ from tomb's people will just have to adjust. Talmudic scholars and deconstructionists have been doing it for years. Deal with it.
As to show tunes, damn, tomb feels old. Maurice Chevalier has been cooning "Thank heaven for little girls" into his ear all afternoon and making him cross. tomb saw MC sing it years ago on the Ed Sullivan Show, and the experience has Stuck With Him.
So tomb is going to log off SoF, take his doublebass over to the brewpub across the street, and play bluegrass.
tomb
Now, of course, Laura, whose musical memory is like tomb's, has the original enthusastic recording probably stuck in her brain for all eternity.
Carmel wrote:
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Forget wearing tights, they sag at the crotch, and hauling them up with one hand is a little inelegant.
And watch it when wearing thongs -- they get stuck in your ass, and discreet removal is extremely indelicate and pointless, because they always ride up again.
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Originally posted by Laura:
... or "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say No!" from Oklahoma
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There was a hilarious (or so I thought at the time--I was a lot younger) bit on Laugh-In where Ruth Buzzi sings "I'm just a girl who can't say N--...N--...N--..."
</tangent>
Bene
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Originally posted by Astro:
The real answer in hell is next time one of those women complain make sure that the time after that when you see her you are not wearing any knickers, then walk up to her and say "As last time we met you were offended at seeing my underware I am not wearing any this time. Look"
and lift up your skirt and show her.
Excuse me while I VOMIT!! Good God, she's exhibitionist enough as it is, don't give her any more ideas. Which reminds me (now that this thread has left the more charitable realms of Heaven) -- if you're gonna flash your unmentionables to the entire world, shut up when you get some feedback. After all, you clearly WANT people to notice you, right? So don't bitch and moan when they do.
Once saw dave Allen do a sketch where he was a priest and a woman dressed as a nun - they sang, "If you were the only girl in the world, and I were the only man.... NOTHing......" Fade out.
How we laughed back in the Seventies...
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I don't get it.
neither do i. they must be old. (er)
i would like to take this time to personally take credit for this thread having sunk to lower depths. if you read back thru the history, it was when I began making lewd comments about women that everyone else's bastion of bile began to fly out.
thank you! thank you!!
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Originally posted by syncopaque:
i would like to take this time to personally take credit for this thread having sunk to lower depths.
Get real once again! It was the dear bear who got it thrown out of Heaven. I claim full and total credit!
bb
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Originally posted by da_musicman:
I don't get it.
Dave Allen is a Catholic. Look at it from a Catholic perspective.
I get it.
Very droll. (shorely "troll"?)
He also reports the RE lessons 'You crucified Christ! Yes, you, you miserable sinner!' and he thought 'I wasn't there! It wasn't me! Honest!'
Dave allen is one of those people who have benefitted from the "ironic" ressurection of old fashioned, non-PC humour which have been championed by mags like Loaded (along with bernard manning etc ) desperately trying to give themselves more gravitas/wisdom/experience than a 13 year old boy.
And on the subject of skimpy skirts turning guts - are you completely deranged?
Can we do anything about these? If man is made made in God's image, then I'm seriously worried.
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OK. What about men who wear excessively tight trousers, especially with their belly hanging over the waistband, and hair sprouting out of their navel for the world to see.Can we do anything about these? If man is made in God's image, then I'm seriously worried.
What about fat elderly women with pendulous breasts that sag down to their navels, and extremely thin youths with appalling acne and no social graces?
I think it's time for a short digression to discuss a Christian Boy's Modesty as suggested by someone else earlier.
A truly modest Christian boy would not wish to provoke lust in anyone. He would not consider going topless in warm weather. He would not wear tight shorts, and when he sat down, would be careful to keep his knees together. His trousers would be suitably long so that there would be no revealing glimpses of ankle. He would not spend time and money having a fashionable haircut or shaving in order to attract attention or approval. And on the beach he would be sure to remain fully dressed at all times, especially when swimming, lest the outlines of his manly person be revealed. Bulky sweaters and a modest anorak would be de rigueur, and suitable for almost all occasions.
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Originally posted by Carmel:
A truly modest Christian boy would not wish to provoke lust in anyone. He would not consider going topless in warm weather. He would not wear tight shorts, and when he sat down, would be careful to keep his knees together. His trousers would be suitably long so that there would be no revealing glimpses of ankle. He would not spend time and money having a fashionable haircut or shaving in order to attract attention or approval. And on the beach he would be sure to remain fully dressed at all times, especially when swimming, lest the outlines of his manly person be revealed. Bulky sweaters and a modest anorak would be de rigueur, and suitable for almost all occasions.
Could it be that you have just described the young Ian Paisley?
just found out for the first time that i'm not a truly modest Christian boy.
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Originally posted by tomb:
tomb would very much like to get off the subjects of Dr. Martin Lloyd Jones and untrimmed ear hair and return to a discussion of modest girls in short skirts.
Angel wouldn't
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Do we have any evidence that Becky T is whom she claims to be? I mean REAL evidence? Preferrably photographic...
Angel misparses this as pornographic, and goes off to hang halo in shame.
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Originally posted by Simon:
Could it be that you have just described the young Ian Paisley?
Ah, that well-known pin-up of many modest Christian girls. Among others.
Cosmo
i agree with tomb, let's get back to what really matters here: immodest Christian girls who don't wear paisley skirts. (or much else)
*ahem*
never mind. i think i got myself under control now.
Especially without any underwear on.
And long lace-up boots.
Simon, you've found me out. I have a life-size portrait of Ian Paisley in a turn of the century men's bathing costume holding a small water-proofed Bible. Woof! Woof!
True story (and, to catch the full effect, I am what would be called Rubenesque were I tall.. being short, I just look like a tank, but an admittedly very well-dressed one.) I was wearing a shoulder bag with a long strap, crossed over the shoulder, and an outfit that was in really smart sueded rayon (that passes for silk), skirt just above the knee. I did not realise, on my way to Communion, that the strap of the bag had caused one side of my skirt and jacket to rise to the point above the hip...
Oh, well, I hear that is how Marilyn Monroe got started... and I have at least twice what she did. (Were we not in hell, I'd drag the shipmate who commented on pendulous breasts into the inferno!)
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Originally posted by Laura:
What about immodest Christian girls who wear floor-length, long-sleeved, high-necked victorian-style Laura Ashley dresses? It's not like it isn't possible to be screamingly inviting in one of these.Especially without any underwear on.
And long lace-up boots.
I say! Where on earth did you spring from you gorgeous creature? It gladdens my heart to see someone stand up for the real meaning of L. Ashley.
Bang on!
But yes we cry! Let there be photographs of christian girls, whatever their state of modesty and height of hemline!
Septimus rarely bares his skin to the elements, labouring in the constant hope that "pale and wan" will shortly make a comeback. Fully clothed, hatted, nooked and ginned is my normal approach to summer pastimes.... except those involving long lace up boots...
bb
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Originally posted by Angel of the North:
Angel misparses this as pornographic, and goes off to hang halo in shame.
I'm not sure this was a misparse. More a reading between the lines. You can have your halo back Angel.
Amos, the usage of the word 'swimsuit' is fraught with difficulties. However in its 'Eurotrash' usage it is permissible as long as one couples it with high heels. Bathing costume is OK but not for men. They, of course, wear bathing drawers.
Cosmo
They croped up during the Commonwealth period (post-civil war) and believe that you should worship dressed as Adam and Eve were before the fall. I think that they were supressed after the restoration (or maybe died of cold), however perhaps in some obscure Welsh valley they still meet?
We had a woman at church for a long time who described herself variously as a Victorian hooker and a gay man trapped in a woman's body. She was also a part-time dominatrix, so her outfits, if you can imagine this combination, certainly livened up the nave.
I hope that she was the Mistress of Ceremonies. It would add a note of professionalism to her religious duties.
Cosmo
Thanks, by the way, Cosmo--I shan't hear the word "swimsuit" again without thinking "Eurotrash". Does a sash, draped deacon-style across the chest go with the high heels?
Cosmo
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Originally posted by Cosmo:
How splendid! Do you still have her phone number/pictures/address (for reference purposes only of course)?I hope that she was the Mistress of Ceremonies. It would add a note of professionalism to her religious duties.
Cosmo
I may have one somewhere and she would certainly love to meet you. She specializes in dog collars. She was indeed an MC and I must admit the sacristy wasn't big enough for both of us. I left for a couple of years and then came back after she left. She's now pursuing her dream of becoming a priest(ess) at another church.
Amos - in re your query to my beach attire. A clergyman is never seen bathing for fear that he might be conducting something as vulgar as a 'beach mission'. He sticks, of course, to a bathing machine.
Cosmo
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if you can imagine this combination, certainly livened up the nave.
I'll bet it did.
I was, in my college days, a habitual wearer of the "Annie Hall" (from the movie of that name) style -- men's tweed jackets, shirts, and occasionally, ties, with long skirts or khaki-type trousers. It worked for me...
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Otherwise the high heels (which should be black but can, on occasion, be white)
Depending on whether it is past Labor Day or before? (What are the cut-off dates in England for white shoes/black shoes?)
I immediately wondered what her beginning date was. No Yankee woman would be caught dead in white shoes before Memorial Day, though a southern female friend tells me that they are suitable anytime after Easter.
noi'mnotreallythatintrestedinwomen'sshoestomb
Only black high heels may be seen in the sanctuary. Sometimes the priest will even let the servers wear them as well.
Cosmo
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Originally posted by tomb:
I noticed on another thread that Erin got the white-shoe cut-off date (Labor Day) correct.I immediately wondered what her beginning date was. No Yankee woman would be caught dead in white shoes before Memorial Day, though a southern female friend tells me that they are suitable anytime after Easter.
noi'mnotreallythatintrestedinwomen'sshoestomb
I'd always understood it to be Easter--I vaguely recall my grandmother mentioning it once.
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Originally posted by Astro:
I wonder if the Adamites still have any churches left?They croped up during the Commonwealth period (post-civil war) and believe that you should worship dressed as Adam and Eve were before the fall. I think that they were supressed after the restoration (or maybe died of cold), however perhaps in some obscure Welsh valley they still meet?
There is what is supposed to be a true story about the poet Blake and his wife.
Someone went to visit them one day. No one answered the door, but he could hear someone in the back yard, so he went there.
He found Blake and his wife completely nude. Embarrassed, the visitor started to withdraw apologetically. Blake said, "Oh that's all right. There's no one here but Adam and Eve."
Moo
I trust, Cosmo, that you can find a sturdy bathing-machine at Clacton-on-Sea, within which you can take healthy recreation while viewing the bruised and pock-marked gams winkle-picking their way along the beach to the chippie.
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Originally posted by Laura:
Pull yourself together, Septimus. I only wear that outfit for my husband (good man) who deserves all the Laura Ashley his heart desires.
having taken your sound advice and feeling suitably calmed and relaxed as a result, you have nothing further to fear from my imagination, I assure you madam.
I think, though that something should be said regarding that wonderfully magical type of skirt that is only short when a girl is sitting down.... rather deadly when combined with the briefest glimpse of stocking.... damn and blast there goes my equilibrium....
Cosmo at Clacton).
Of course, you could make it sound like quite another thing altogether by calling it
Cosmo does Clacton.
HT
Now where the hell did that modest Christian girl get to?
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Originally posted by Hooker's Trick:
Now where the hell did that modest Christian girl get to?
Quite frankly, she never existed!
bb
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Originally posted by Hooker's Trick:
I believe Ronnie Knox used to bathe regularly in the private swimming pools of his titled patrons, so perhaps all is not lost for Fr Cosmo (tho the thought of Cosmo at Clacton is very intruiging. It sounds like a musical comedy of a certain vintage, does it not:Cosmo at Clacton).
Of course, you could make it sound like quite another thing altogether by calling it
Cosmo does Clacton.
HT
Now where the hell did that modest Christian girl get to?
"Cosmo does clacton" caused uproar when it first appeared on a mutoscope at Clacton pier... the Times of the day desrcibed it as "a particularly vile and degfrading penny-in-a-slot whose removal could only serve the public good"
Septimus is drinking: Jacksons of Picadilly
I hope that Septimus has recovered slightly from his relapse. I suggest he puts his attention towards recalling those happy but seemingly so far-off university days where 'Annie Hall' dressalikes were the stuff of legend let alone the Laura Ashley clad nymphette. They all seem to be in black nowadays anyway. Perhaps they just want to be in control.
Cosmo is drinking: Tropicana orange juice mixed with Jacobs Creek Sparkling Chardonnay with a dollop of Cointreau in it. A good bracer to start the day.
Cosmo
However, as nobody has invited me to formal dinners for some years, I have not had a chance to wear this for a while.
I feel I should say it is not at all the kind of thing I normally wear.
That being said the 'Billericay Brunette' may, in order to show the 'Harlow Harlot' who has the most cash and thus classiness, may eschew the white stiletto for the black. This would be worn with, mirabile dictu, black tights (tho' usually stockings), a skirt just above the knees and a Krystal Carrington-style jacket with shoulder pads jutting out some six inches. Hair, of course, is big. This is the usual outfit of the 'Billericay Brunette' as she ventures out of a Friday Evening to the 'Rumours Niteclub and Entertainment Center' in Epping.
Cosmo
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good maidens of Clacton
Maidens plural? ????
BeckyT come back! Tell us what you're wearing today!
tomb
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Did anyone ever really see anything in shiny black patten leather shoes or was that just wishful thinking?
Well reflections of a girl's underware for one. Or is it only the Headmistresses of a certain type of posh school that baned shiney black patten leather shoes who can see knickers relected in them.
MadKaren
do any of 'em wear suits and ties to church any more? nicely fitted to a nicely shapped body?
there was a young man in my church who was going to the merchant marine acadamey, and wore his dress uniform every week. but he graduated in june and isn't around any more.
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Originally posted by tomb:
Something tells me this thread is going to grow to rival "Gin" someday.BeckyT come back! Tell us what you're wearing today!
tomb
The scene: a long sloping beach; in the foreground a group of christian girls crouch solefully (but modestly), a mixture of ra-ra skirts and laura ashley dresses with a smattering of ill-advised swimsuit/high heel combos.. over the nearest dune shambles a perkily striped bathing machine, from within comes the voice of a man confident in his finery.
Cosmo (for it is he): Who is Becky T?
A girl stands up (wearing a ra-ra and one too many petticoats): I'm Becky T!!
There is a pause. Cosmo looks momemtarily elated. Then. Further along the group another girl stands (wearing a slightly longer ra-ra): I'm Becky T!!
etc etc etc
Septimus is drinking: Bombay S.,L. & T.
bb
Cosmo -- I am growing suspicious at the conversational familiarity you seem to possess with Essex after dark. Perhaps it was missionary activity. I will not speculate as to what sort of missionary activities Fr Cosmo participated in in Essex.
Oh, and you should never drink sparkling Chardonnay -- even with orange juice in it.
HT -- who is not drinking because he is at work (if only they let me DRINK here), but certainly will. The temperature is growing fresher so it's tanquerray martini time.
Cosmo
Cosmo the Rootmaster is it?
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Originally posted by Ultraspike:
I can't figure out how to create a link, but try this for some instructional examples: Frahm Art
Just to explain, since I don't see how we got from where we were to this, Art Frahm was a well-known commercial artist in the Forties and Fifties. He also had an interesting fetish--he had a thing for drawing women whose panties had just fallen down. Usually while holding a bag of groceries. With a bunch of celery showing. You have to go to the site to believe this.
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Originally posted by The Coot, Sacred and Profane:
Is it too much to ask for some girlies snappily dressed in a suit or 2, boots or even a bit of denim?
Erm, why would any girly want to be dressed in two suits? Am I missing something kinky here?
bb
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Originally posted by The Coot, Sacred and Profane:
Septimus, my dear. Your fantasies are far to femmy for my liking. Can't you just, you know, squeeze in a wee bit of butch? I'll take teenage chinese boys dressed in leather if I have to. Is it too much to ask for some girlies snappily dressed in a suit or 2, boots or even a bit of denim? Oh my. Must fly. Off to be a fawning puppy over lunch with such a one dressed in a clerical shirt and collar.Cosmo the Rootmaster is it?
My dear old bird... femme is the new butch, didn't you know? more to the point, since when have be-leathered chinese teens been butch?
As far as my fantasies go, I am sorry to admit that they are tiresomely traditional, rarely deserving the phreudian prefix... the thing is when one has led such a debauched and fulfilled youth as as I have, ones fantasies become a place of restful ease rather than rabelasian excitement...
Septimus is drinking: Rose's Lime C.
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Originally posted by Septimus:... the thing is when one has led such a debauched and fulfilled youth as as I have, ones fantasies become a place of restful ease rather than rabelasian excitement...
tomb
[ 28 September 2001: Message edited by: tomb ]
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Originally posted by Angel of the North:
OK. What about men who wear excessively tight trousers, especially with their belly hanging over the waistband, and hair sprouting out of their navel for the world to see.Can we do anything about these? If man is made made in God's image, then I'm seriously worried.
I know I'm a bit late responding to this, but I can't believe no one mentioned that classic "low-slung blue-jeans falling off the fat behind of a guy bending over and displaying a large measure of butt-crack". Perhaps this is only an American male trait?
One sees it everywhere, construction workers, guys working on cars in driveways, guys doing yardwork, sometimes even on guys just walking around.
And I never realized it before, but never in my life have I seen this happen on a guy with a NICE ass!
The memories are making me faint; I had better lie down. And there's no gin in the house!
Not it's not unique to America. OVer here it's often referred to as "builsers cleavage"
Cosmo
Resplendent in bringht red courdroy from Gieves, these perfectly scuplted (chins aside) specimins of christian manhood are easily identified by their booming (some would say barking) calls to each other outside the church and their quite stunningly prayerful silence once within.
They can also be asily discerned, if unattached (a rare state of affairs), by a small group of slyly circling Chatterers who, able to detect one part Aston Martin in 4 million parts air, are constantly vigilant for a suitable investor.... ahem....partner.
Septimus is drinking: black, black coffee
We might, for instance, get jen's evocation of the New Hampshire Butt Crack, goosepimpled with the cold, out of our minds' eyes. To be fair, and to avoid getting into the NH/VT dispute, I understand that the said cleavage is even more dismaying in the Northeast Kingdom.
The nice young man was wearing tightish jeans, smart shoes and a nice jumper. Next time I see him I will talk to him further about the ordained ministry.
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by sacredthree
... "keep your married bi-curious, thurible swinging hands off my man" scowl ...
A statement worthy of the "famous Ship of Fools posts" archive.
Today I came across (as it were) a prime example of the 'Clapham Cutie'. A CC is usually single, with brown hair which she likes to keep quite short (but not so short that she is mistaken for one of the numerous Clapham Lipstick Lesbians). She wears good, trad, slightly girly clothes to work (usually in some kind of PR capacity or perhaps as an estate agent) bought from Jigsaw, Mango and Zara. Lots of skirts and shirts from Thomas Pink. Trousers on Fridays and when winter begins. At weekends she wears Monsoon or Gap if going out to the country for a walk or a house-party. Otherwise she has a secret stash of M&S and H&M which she wears about the flat. She has no religion. Some of her old schoolfriends go to HTB or St Mark's Battersea but she finds all that arm waving and guitar playing too embarassing. She likes High Church stuff when she goes at Christmas and Easter (especially the music and the incense) and finds the priest really funny but she was told by a friend that all the men there are gay and if there is one thing the Clapham Cutie wants it is a man (she already has a plethora of gay male friends) so she stays away. Eventually she will marry and end up in Wandsworth or perhaps move out to the suburbs and end up wearing a mixture of Country Casuals and Gap. She would love to be a ladette or experiance a secret lesbian fling but can't.
Cosmo
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Originally posted by Cosmo:
And you say that you will probably go to Westcott House rather than Staggers or Mirfield you little bi-curious you? Hmmm....
Cosmo
Alas my wife being of a less elated churchmanship than myself would not enjoy (could not endure?) such things. Given a choice I would dispear to Mirfield never to return but my monastic tendacies are thwarted by being married to a wonderful woman who keeps me in line. It's why Anglicans don't need a Pope; our clergy have spouses.
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Originally posted by Cosmo:
[QB] She wears good, trad, slightly girly clothes to work (usually in some kind of PR capacity or perhaps as an estate agent) bought from Jigsaw, Mango and Zara.[QB]
I do believe the good Father has been reading rather too extensively in the glossy bits of the Sunday Times.
But adding these Clapham observations to the Essex ones (above) I believe our Fr Cosmo has a second career in somcial commentary or personal shopping.
HT [why am I frightened that several of my friends fit quite neatly the "CC" description? They all have their man, tho, and have moved to cheeky little flats in Putney]
