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From: Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org>
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Subject: Re: "a Pair of Panties" ?????
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2024 10:18:40 +1000
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On 04/07/24 02:33, Rich Ulrich wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Jul 2024 16:05:48 +0100, Janet <nobody@home.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Our postman Jamie always delivered the mail wearing the great
>> kilt... summer, winter, pouring rain. He told me the cold exposure
>> made his legs tougher and hairier, a better look for his side-line
>> in historic (Scottish) re- enactments and film. He was an extra in
>> Braveheart.
>
> I have never heard that people develop a heavier pelt, like the
> winter coat of many furry animals, when exposed to cold weather.
>
> But I have long assumed that hard fabrics (e.g., hard denim jeans)
> can rub enough to remove hair.

The seams on jeans can rub enough to remove skin, especially around the
knee. As an adolescent I quickly learnt that one shouldn't ride a horse
while wearing jeans.

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