Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Janet Newsgroups: sci.lang,alt.usage.english Subject: Re: "a Pair of Panties" ????? Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 16:08:08 +0100 Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: <1qw1d8o.1r7d3jr1yb8l8eN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <5b7a073093charles@candehope.me.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net m7Rp7hEXejUjFvwaFDFclghwXvua/7evQaXzI/UaoFyyAO7E7j Cancel-Lock: sha1:5lwGZNijshHkINsxSZ5zrsyTtdA= sha256:/TgFOjozWnmiSD7lfChDklLd5fFdzCey+VyMploMZYE= User-Agent: MicroPlanet-Gravity/3.0.4 Bytes: 2282 In article <5b7a073093charles@candehope.me.uk>, charles@candehope.me.uk says... > Subject: Re: "a Pair of Panties" ????? > From: charles > Newsgroups: sci.lang, alt.usage.english > > In article , > Peter Moylan wrote: > > On 02/07/24 06:47, Sn!pe wrote: > > > Hibou wrote: > > > > > >> Le 01/07/2024 à 13:00, Janet a écrit : > > >>> In article , 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. > > It's a 20th Century falacy that no underwear is worn under a kilt. It stems > from the War Office, in WW1, gforgetting to put underpants on their uniform > list. Think about hygene. > Think about "going Commando" Janet.