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Welease Woderwick

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I agree, simplicity is the key.

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In other news the nights will be drawing in...

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Aggh nights drawing in. Always makes me feel a bit sad as I like long light evening and never feel I make the most of them.

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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
In other news the nights will be drawing in...

Sir Woderwick the Optimistic strikes again ... [Big Grin]

The barbecue and auction went really well: it was well-attended, and although it had rained a bit during the day, the sun came out and it really couldn't have been better. D. made an excellent auctioneer - I think his dad would have been proud - and I acted as a porter.

Patronal Festival services dispatched fairly hitchlessly, especially Evensong featuring (obviously) Gibbons' This is the record of John, with solo piglet.

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Shaddup, Wodders and Gussie - and don't encourage them, piglet. The nights don't "draw in" till after the equinox. So there.

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quote:
Originally posted by The Intrepid Mrs S:
What irritated me were the ads for Mother of the Bride outfits, modelled by girls younger than my daughter! [Mad] and featuring unreasonable amounts of black, or mushroom [Projectile] Seriously, who wants to look like the Black Widow at her daughter's wedding?

Mrs. S, still snarling

Bridezilla alert: women who turn up in black to my wedding will be refused admittance [Snigger] (more seriously, there will be a dress code note in the invite saying no black on women please thank you kindly). I don’t care if it’s fashionable. Where were you people dragged up? YOU DON’T TURN UP TO A WEDDING DRESSED FOR A FUNERAL!! (rant over)

Other exciting news: my cello teacher might be turning up to play the incidental music [Yipee] (I didn’t ask – he offered, but I don’t think he realises just how far away from Paris it’s going to be). He is a national conservatoire teacher and international soloist. If he can make it, I am going to ask him to play Elgar (Salut d’Amour) on account of my being English. Failing that I have another friend who can play it on the violin but… international soloist, baby. He plays the cello like a flippin’ *angel*.

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quote:
Originally posted by QLib:
... don't encourage them, piglet. The nights don't "draw in" till after the equinox. So there.

That wasn't meant to be encouragement - it was meant to be ridicule. [Snigger]

I quite agree with you about the equinox. Growing up as far from the equator as I did (59°N), I found that the short winter days were more than compensated for by the long summer ones (and TBH winter isn't quite the same without the short days).

[ 23. June 2014, 14:05: Message edited by: piglet ]

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quote:
Originally posted by la vie en rouge:
[QUOTE]Bridezilla alert: women who turn up in black to my wedding will be refused admittance [Snigger] (more seriously, there will be a dress code note in the invite saying no black on women please thank you kindly). I don’t care if it’s fashionable. Where were you people dragged up? YOU DON’T TURN UP TO A WEDDING DRESSED FOR A FUNERAL!! (rant over)

LVER, long ago a very dear friend had her mother-in-law-to-be turn up to the wedding wearing a dark grey suit, black shoes and stockings, and a black hat WITH A VEIL! She really did look like Keep Death Off the Roads!

My friend's charitable explanation was that her MiL was German and maybe they did things differently there [Killing me]

Mrs. S, who would have been much less generous

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I once attended a wedding where the groom's 14-year-old daughter wore black.

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This is why teenaged daughters should be pressganged into being bridesmaids and wear a dress of the bride's choosing. [Two face]

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quote:
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This is why teenaged daughters should be pressganged into being bridesmaids and wear a dress of the bride's choosing. [Two face]

In this particular situation, it was a success that she attended the wedding at all.

Her parents divorced by mutual agreement, and the new wife had nothing to do with the breakup.

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quote:
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This is why teenaged daughters should be pressganged into being bridesmaids and wear a dress of the bride's choosing. [Two face]

of the bride's choosing You think??? and it still wouldn't stop them dyeing their hair orange to go with the pink dress!

Miss S saved a small fortune (and various relationships with her adult friends) by going for two flower girls and leaving it at that - no arguments over colours/styles and no costs in terms of hair, nails, make-up [Yipee] LVER, what bridesmaids are you having?

Mrs. S, who was standing in as matron of honour [Overused]

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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:


In other news the nights will be drawing in...

The mornings draw in first. Sunset still gets later for a wee while yet.

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quote:
Originally posted by The Intrepid Mrs S:
quote:
Originally posted by la vie en rouge:
This is why teenaged daughters should be pressganged into being bridesmaids and wear a dress of the bride's choosing. [Two face]

of the bride's choosing You think??? and it still wouldn't stop them dyeing their hair orange to go with the pink dress!

Miss S saved a small fortune (and various relationships with her adult friends) by going for two flower girls and leaving it at that - no arguments over colours/styles and no costs in terms of hair, nails, make-up [Yipee] LVER, what bridesmaids are you having?

Mrs. S, who was standing in as matron of honour [Overused]

Actually now you mention it, there is indeed a teenage daughter to be taken into account. I was joking before, but only partly [Snigger]

It’s fine actually. She and I get on pretty well, considering how she’s going through a major episode of being a teenager right now [Biased] . We told her that if she wants to be a bridesmaid (which she does because it makes her feel important) she needs to be wearing the same colour dress (gold) as the other bridesmaids, because that’s how these things work, and she just sort of went “oh, ok then, if you say so”. Anyway I think she quite likes the idea of having her frock specially made for her.

The chief bridesmaid/witness* is my best friend, who is a professional designer/pattern maker. She is going to make the dresses for herself, the Stroppy Teenager™ and the third bridesmaid/witness, who is my other best friend. There are also two small bridesmaids, my friends’ two little girls. The family is from Madagascar. They will be dressed in red and with their dark skin and black hair and black eyes they are going to look adorable.

*French wedding terminology: because of strict separation of church/state the only marriage that the French authorities recognise is the civil one carried out in your local town hall by the mayor. After that you can go and hold any kind of religious festivities you feel like, anywhere you feel like and with whomever you feel like, but they don’t have any legal value.

For the marriage at the town hall, each partner must have one or two witnesses, or the marriage isn’t valid. “Bridesmaids” are a thing here these days, but the idea is pretty much an Anglo-Saxon import. The really big deal is when you get to be bride’s/groom’s witness.

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I'm reminded of a friend's teenaged brother who announced that if he had to go to her wedding then he would track down and wear powder-blue morning dress.

Friend went berserk of course - weeping, wailing, gnashing teeth, full works. Younger sister, wise beyond her years, did two things: (1) Got his school tails cleaned pdq, and (2) Found and hired powder-blue set.

When brother appeared on day before the wedding in the offending outfit even he had to admit he looked a bit like Peter Rabbit so he worse the same as everyone else.

Of course, what everyone remembers about that wedding is that the bride's mother wore a dress that looked like camouflage netting - in over 40 years of playing for weddings I've never seen a nastier.

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I couldn't persuade D. to wear morning dress for our wedding, even when I pointed out that he wore it for his sister's wedding the year before. As he said, "when my sister tells you to jump, you ask what height".

I'm not as bossy as that. [Angel]

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Welease Woderwick

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I have been dragged, kicking and screaming, into doing more tuition in maths - I have a 11/12 year old [Year 7] lad who I took for an hour or so last night. He is really good and really keen but, like any boy that age, tends to rush things a bit and make silly mistakes - a bit like me, really.

I'm not sure what I can teach him apart from what exams are all about but I think it will be fun.

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In Palma, Majorca with five girl friends. Super hotel with great views. Lots of sightseeing and sunbathing!

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Behave yourself, Boogie! [Biased]
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Welease Woderwick

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Why?

I think she should concentrate on having fun - then go to confession afterwards, if the priest/minister/pastor has a spare few hours/days/weeks to listen to her.

Boogie, don't do the full public confession in front of the congregation, you might shock the old ladies - on second thoughts, they are unshockable but you might shock the youth group!

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Have a great holiday, Boogie! [Smile]

I'm going to have to make a lot of soups and casseroles - I had the bones of two chickens in the freezer and last night turned them into what appears to be gallons of stock - therapeutic soup-making will have to ensue this evening.

In other news, the Weather Channel says it's going to be 27°C on Tuesday, and feel like 30.

[Eek!] [Waterworks]

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Welease Woderwick

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Make sure to wear a fleece, toque and gloves!

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Don't forget to save some of the stock for risottos, particularly if it's on the light but well gelled side. Much better than any bought could be.

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I really must try my hand at risotto some time; I do a cracker of a chicken paella, and D. does a magic chicken casserole, both from Save with Jamie by Jamie Oliver, but I've never tried a proper risotto.

I made veggie soup last night which we had for lunch today, to much appreciation from D. (and it was rather good, though I say it what shouldn't).

Lovely sunny day here - the Weather Channel said it was only 12° but I reckon it was a lot warmer than that.

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I've never understood all the mystique about risotto. I mean, isn't it just a savoury rice pudding???? [Devil]

To be honest all that stirring has put me off in the past. I have done it and it was nice, but not worth spending that amount of time stirring on a regular basis.

I am sure I read somewhere the Blessed Delia (Delia Smith) advocating a cheat's way of just bunging it in the oven just like a rice pudding.

That sounds good.

[ 29. June 2014, 07:18: Message edited by: Thyme ]

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Provided you use arborio rice, I've found you can cut back on the stirring. Soften the onion and then add the rice and turn for a minute or two, then the glug of white wine/dry vermouth and stir until that is gone - but after that I find you can bung in the rest of the stock and leave it. Bar putting in other ingredients in order of their cooking times, of course.

I use a heavy wok-type pan on top of the stove.

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quote:
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I've never understood all the mystique about risotto. I mean, isn't it just a savoury rice pudding???? [Devil]

Pretty much. I used to make one years ago, with leftover chicken bits, peas, onions, white wine and stock, and some grated cheese on the top, but went off it after a while. Risotto makes the rice a bit too mushy for me; I'd rather have a good pilau instead.

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I fry mine initially and then put it in the oven.

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Welease Woderwick

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If doing it on the stove top then I think a heavy pan is part of the answer Le Creuset would be ideal - that and a fairly low heat.

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Le creuset is always ideal... [Smile]

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I know some people like them, but Le Creuset pans are too heavy for me. I'll stick with my trusty lightweight frying pan, in which I've cooked many a good meal.

I used to do a Turkish risotto which involved, amongst other things, chicken livers, tomato puree and a quantity of dill. It takes a bit of care to get it exactly right, but it's quite nice (if rich), when you do.

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quote:
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I am sure I read somewhere the Blessed Delia (Delia Smith) advocating a cheat's way of just bunging it in the oven just like a rice pudding.

That sounds good.

She did, and it is - a risotto carbonara, and it works a treat. I put mushrooms in as well, can't think why she didn't [Roll Eyes]

PM me if you want the recipe [Smile]

Mrs. S, all for an easy life [Big Grin]

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She also does a mushroom one, with Marsala in it. Delicious!
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Risotto is my 'signature' dish. I'm rather partial to one with butternut squash, kale and a lot of cream.

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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Thyme:
I am sure I read somewhere the Blessed Delia (Delia Smith) advocating a cheat's way of just bunging it in the oven just like a rice pudding.

That sounds good.

She did, and it is - a risotto carbonara, and it works a treat. I put mushrooms in as well, can't think why she didn't [Roll Eyes]

PM me if you want the recipe [Smile]

Mrs. S, all for an easy life [Big Grin]

Thank you! PM on its way

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IME the best rice variety for risotto is Maratelli, but since its virtually impossible to find in the UK I try to use Carnaroli or Vialone Nano.

Yes, Arborio is widely available and described as risotto rice but the grains tend to lose shape and definition in the cooking - and its also pretty tasteless.

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You just can't make risotto in the oven. You can make sweet or savoury rice puddings that way and if you want to beat a couple of eggs into it, it would be a rice custard. If you made it a bit differently, it could be a gratin - a friend flashed a gratin recipe with some suggested variations around recently. But not a risotto.

I'd go along with Firenze about putting all the stock in at once, as long as it's already boiling when you put it in, and you stir it around very well.

Another thing - risotto has to be made freshly. You can't half make it and leave it to finish off when guests arrive. And you can't have leftover risotto either. You can take any leftovers (there won't be leftovers if you've made it properly) and turn them into something else, but it won't be risotto

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Which reminds me, is turkey the single most disappointing meat in existence?

We had a thigh joint for dinner: I stuffed it with onion, lemon and herb, wrapped it in smoky bacon, drenched it in wine and clementine edged gravy - and it was just OK. Nothing to write home about.

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I quite enjoy soup made with turkey thigh bones but have often found it fairly bland as a meal in itself.

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Ariel
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Turkey is even more boring than chicken, which is often just a vehicle for the sauce or other flavourings that you put with it. Personally, I won't buy it.
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Piglet
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quote:
Originally posted by Firenze:
Which reminds me, is turkey the single most disappointing meat in existence?

Yes.

I eat it twice a year - Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day*, because we're guests of friends who Do Things Traditionally.

In other news, the sun seems to have come out - it's a glorious day, with forecasts in the mid-20s for the rest of the week (too hot).

* in Canada this means Harvest Festival, and falls in early October, but turkey-and-the-trimmings is the traditional fare.

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Thyme
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I never eat turkey if I can help it. Certainly never buy it. It has always seemed tasteless to me.

I don't know if it was ever flavoursome and all the taste got bred out of it in order to provide cheap turkey, or if it was always tasteless but a convenient source of protein for feeding large quantities.

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Boogie

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Hey hey Shipmates!

I have returned from fun and sun with five girl friends in Majorca. We had plenty of wine, did some sightseeing and lots of lying reading by the pool. And FAR to much chatting!

I'm home alone now as Mr Boogs is on another Epic Bike Trip (Amsterdam to Salzburg then to Venice over the Alps) so I have peace and quiet to read the Ship and recover!

[Smile]

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Nicodemia
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You sound to have had a great time, Boogie! We won't ask too many questions about the wine etc.!! [Biased]

Mr. B is a great cyclist! How long is that going to take him? Sounds like a lot of hard work to me!

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Thyme
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The holiday sounds great Boogie.

[ 01. July 2014, 12:59: Message edited by: Thyme ]

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Persephone Hazard

Ship's Wench
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quote:
Originally posted by la vie en rouge:
quote:
Originally posted by The Intrepid Mrs S:
What irritated me were the ads for Mother of the Bride outfits, modelled by girls younger than my daughter! [Mad] and featuring unreasonable amounts of black, or mushroom [Projectile] Seriously, who wants to look like the Black Widow at her daughter's wedding?

Bridezilla alert: women who turn up in black to my wedding will be refused admittance [Snigger] (more seriously, there will be a dress code note in the invite saying no black on women please thank you kindly). I don’t care if it’s fashionable. Where were you people dragged up? YOU DON’T TURN UP TO A WEDDING DRESSED FOR A FUNERAL!! (rant over)
Whereas at the end of August I will be maid of honour (/chief bridesmaid/bride's witness/etc) at a wedding where the bride has asked me to wear black, because her own dress is black and red and we should match - and because she likes her friends and wants them to look like themselves. I've never been to a wedding where nobody wore any black, and I only own one dress that isn't myself.

If I marry, I shall wear ivory with black accents and my own bridesmaids/tablecloths/etc will all be in black.

Besides, it's only a rule for women - nope, nothing even remotely problematic there, right [Roll Eyes]

[ 01. July 2014, 13:16: Message edited by: Persephone Hazard ]

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The Intrepid Mrs S
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Nothing at all to do with brides' outfits... when I retired from paid work a year ago, I dispensed with the services of our cleaners, who'd been cleaning the place for years. Honestly, with two healthy adults with nothing to do and all day to do it in, I couldn't justify paying someone else to clean.

Now it's the only thing I know that reminds me what it was like to be young - nothing gets cleaned until visitors heave into view!

With most of the family descending on us at the weekend for the Dowager's 90th birthday celebrations, I'm worn out with the hoovering [Roll Eyes] and lest you should think that Mr. S is slumped in front of the telly throwing beer cans at the football, he's on lawn-mowing detail [Devil]

Mrs. S - you wear your fingers to the bone, and what do you get to show for it? Bony fingers [Killing me]

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Piglet
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I'm delighted to find someone else who subscribes to Piglet's Cleaning Philosophy, i.e. only do it when you have to. And as for hoovering - that's D's job, especially since he invested in a cordless Dyson, which he thinks is the dog's b*ll*cks. [Big Grin]

"lawn-mowing" ... [scratches head] ... [Confused]

V. warm and sunny day here - it's a public holiday (Canada Day), but I'm at w*rk, putting in some extra hours so that I can take holidays later in the summer.

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Nenya
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quote:
Originally posted by piglet:
I'm delighted to find someone else who subscribes to Piglet's Cleaning Philosophy, i.e. only do it when you have to.

Nen's is even better - don't do it, even when you should.

I do mow the lawns, though. For the past few years we've had handy professionals who have all the proper equipment (not that sort of equipment [Biased] ) who come and Do Things to the lawns periodically and we have proper grass instead of moss and dandelions. So it's worth looking after. Plus, it's one of the few things I do round the house that Mr Nen notices and thanks me for doing. [Biased]

Nen - housework won't kill you but why take the chance?

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Sipech
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quote:
Originally posted by Nenya:
quote:
Originally posted by piglet:
I'm delighted to find someone else who subscribes to Piglet's Cleaning Philosophy, i.e. only do it when you have to.

Nen's is even better - don't do it, even when you should.
Cleaning needs to meet several criteria before it gets done:

1) It ought to be done.
2) You have time to do it.
3) Any further procrastination begins to pose a health hazard
4) You start to run out of things to cook with or put food on.

However, all these can be superseded by criterion z) Mum's coming to visit.

An interesting corollary of 4) is a variation of Jane Austen's philosophy and is, in my view, far more profound:
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that there is no such thing as too many teaspoons.


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ecumaniac

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quote:
Originally posted by Persephone Hazard:

Besides, it's only a rule for women - nope, nothing even remotely problematic there, right [Roll Eyes]

What if the women cross-dressed? Then could they wear black? [Two face]

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