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From: Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org>
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Subject: Re: "a Pair of Panties" ?????
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 09:25:54 +1000
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On 02/07/24 06:47, Sn!pe wrote:
> Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Le 01/07/2024 à 13:00, Janet a écrit :
>>> In article <v5tgf1$ukmm$1@dont-email.me>, vpaereru-
>>> unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid says...
>>>>
>>>> I observe that the kilt is singular - two legs, but only one
>>>> hole.
>>>
>>> Like the skirt, the dress, the petticoat.
>>>
>>> It's a mystery why men don't wear a petticoat under those itchy
>>> wool kilts.
>>
>> In truth, I don't know what Scotsmen wear under their kilts, and I
>> shrink from enquiring.

Kilts strike me as particularly unsuited to the Scottish climate. A cold
wind up the kilt would make anyone shrink.

>> The proverbial wind at the top of Waverley Steps might reveal
>> all...

I gather that kilts are quite heavy, presumably as a guard against their
blowing up.

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Peter Moylan       peter@pmoylan.org    http://www.pmoylan.org
Newcastle, NSW