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From: Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com>
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Subject: Re: "a Pair of Panties" ?????
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 11:22:05 +0100
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On 2024-07-04, Sam Plusnet wrote:

> On 04/07/2024 09:57, Adam Funk wrote:
>> On 2024-07-04, Hibou wrote:
>> 
>>> Le 03/07/2024 à 14:09, Antonio Marques a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>   From what I can tell, skirts and dresses were the standard garments for
>>>> blokes pretty much everywhere until very recently. It was women with
>>>> trousers that were considered unnatural.
>>>
>>> I suspect it's a matter of technology. A skirt is simpler to make than a
>>> pair of trousers, so would be the natural choice for primitive Man.
>>> We've now reached the point where we can make sophisticated Woman's
>>> synthetic elastic leggings.
>> 
>> The Romans, however, thought they were sophisticated with their
>> tunics, & that only barbarians wore trousers.
>> 
>
> But those who (for example) guarded Hadrian's Wall soon discovered why 
> trousers were a Good Thing.

And they sent letters home requesting warm socks.


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