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Discussion Groups / English Usage / April 2007The Art of Buying Lingerie
The Art of Buying Lingerie http://www.yourlingerieoutlet.com/catalog/art-buying-lingerie.php Since most women wear thongs, you're not asking her to try anything radical. Fashion stylist and lingerie savant Mary Alice Stephenson suggests "finding a smaller strip that runs down her butt, which is actually more comfortable as long as the underwear isn't too tight." Rather than lace for the back, which can irritate her, opt for a little ribbon or bow. For thigh-highs, avoid garters. "It's unnecessary gadgetry,". Just be sure to get the right size. Too big and you might as well have bought her ankle warmers. Too small and you'll turn her legs into sausages. http://www.yourlingerieoutlet.com Dimple filted: >The Art of Buying Lingerie >Since most women wear thongs, you're not asking her to try anything [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >as well have bought her ankle warmers. Too small and you'll turn her >legs into sausages. And there, gents and gentresses, is what's wrong with Google Groups....r  Signature"You got Schadenfreude on my Weltanschauung!" "You got Weltanschauung in my Schadenfreude!" > Dimple filted: [spam] > And there, gents and gentresses, is what's wrong with Google > Groups....r Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com I've sent my complaint. I presume, although I haven't checked lately, that GG users have a simple "report abuse" button to click, or something like that. Since the spammer has a gmail address, Google has the ability to cancel the address. SignaturePeter Moylan http://www.pmoylan.org Please note the changed e-mail and web addresses. The domain eepjm.newcastle.edu.au no longer exists, and I can no longer receive mail at my newcastle.edu.au addresses. The optusnet address could disappear at any time. >> The Art of Buying Lingerie >> Since most women wear thongs, you're not asking her to try anything [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> as well have bought her ankle warmers. Too small and you'll turn her >> legs into sausages. > And there, gents and gentresses, is what's wrong with Google Groups. Wait! Wait a minute! The Lingerie Outlet offers nice clothing at very affordable prices! I really like their corset selections. This dress really catches my eye. I am thinking to buy! http://www.yourlingerieoutlet.com/catalog/stretch-velvet-kimono-mini-dress-p-150.html You are complaining simply because you men cannot fit into dresses and corsets like we women! Purl Gurl Purl Gurl (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message <ee-dnYFGv9081LfbnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d@giganews.com>: > You are complaining simply because you men cannot fit into > dresses and corsets like we women! > > Purl Gurl We're just not built the same way :) One of our point-of-sale customers is a lingerie shop in the town of Neath in South Wales (about 35 miles west of my home in Cardiff), and they have one of the worst^H^H^H^H^Hmost complicated product lists we've ever set up. It took even longer than expected to set up because we were constantly drooling over the graphic images. The gender-specific nature of (most of) the products on sale is implicit in the name of the shop - Girlie Things. SignatureTwo-colour printing (red/black/blue/green) available Interchange the alphabetic letter groups to reply >Purl Gurl (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message ><ee-dnYFGv9081LfbnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d@giganews.com>: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >It took even longer than expected to set up because we were constantly >drooling over the graphic images. I see that the Girlie Things online shop is not yet ready. I see the website weavers at IT3.com have not finished the Girlie Things online shop: http://www.girliethingswales.co.uk/Online-Shop.asp Perhaps they too have been delayed by a drool problem. >The gender-specific nature of (most of) the products on sale is implicit in >the name of the shop - Girlie Things. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >I see that the Girlie Things online shop is not yet ready. I see the >website weavers at IT3.com have not finished the Girlie Things >online shop: The first sentence is redundant. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) [...] > I see that the Girlie Things online shop is not yet ready. I see the > website weavers at IT3.com have not finished the Girlie Things > online shop: > http://www.girliethingswales.co.uk/Online-Shop.asp > > Perhaps they too have been delayed by a drool problem. Something's affected their eyesight, too: it's "reversible". In any case, never trust a client's spelling. SignatureMike. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >[...] >> I see that the Girlie Things online shop is not yet ready. I see the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Something's affected their eyesight, too: it's "reversible". In any >case, never trust a client's spelling. Quite. There are a few dodginesses on that page: A gorgeus variety of swimmear including Miraclesuit, Moontide and Fantasie. Plus, exclusive Italian Designers only available at Girlie Things! "gorgeus"? "swimmear"? "exclusive Italian Designers ... available". For purchase? For hire by the month, week, day, hour? SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >>[...] >>> I see that the Girlie Things online shop is not yet ready. I see the [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >"exclusive Italian Designers ... available". >For purchase? For hire by the month, week, day, hour? I could be wrong, but it seems that people (well, Americans at least) who pay attention to the fashion industry sometimes use the name of a designer as a substitute for the designer's wares. I think there's even some highfalutin name for that type of figure of speech. SignatureAl in St. Lou (snipped - read thread for context) > I could be wrong, but it seems that people (well, Americans at least) > who pay attention to the fashion industry sometimes use the name of a > designer as a substitute for the designer's wares. I think there's > even some highfalutin name for that type of figure of speech. "Calvinist" Purl Gurl > There are a few dodginesses on that page: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > "exclusive Italian Designers ... available". > For purchase? For hire by the month, week, day, hour? That last one doesn't bother me. It's the same sort of "metonymy" that you find in "name brands". SignatureEvan Kirshenbaum +------------------------------------ HP Laboratories |Marge: You liked Rashomon. 1501 Page Mill Road, 1U, MS 1141 |Homer: That's not how *I* remember Palo Alto, CA 94304 | it. kirshenbaum@hpl.hp.com (650)857-7572 http://www.kirshenbaum.net/ >> There are a few dodginesses on that page: >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >That last one doesn't bother me. It's the same sort of "metonymy" >that you find in "name brands". Show off! SignatureAl in St. Lou >> You are complaining simply because you men cannot fit into >> dresses and corsets like we women! > We're just not built the same way :) You need to befriend some transsexuals. Rather beautiful. > One of our point-of-sale customers is a lingerie shop in the town of Neath > in South Wales (about 35 miles west of my home in Cardiff), and they have > one of the worst ^H^H^H^H^H most complicated product lists we've ever set up. > It took even longer than expected to set up because we were constantly > drooling over the graphic images. > the name of the shop - Girlie Things. Looks to be a fun site when finished! I read the article on bra fitting, a concern for most women, well, a minor concern for some and a major concern for others. Dolly Parton is big on this topic. "Girlie Things strongly recommend getting yourself measured professionally." Prai Jei, you should become a professional bra fitter! What a fun job for you. I know you have just the right touch and would get a grasp on the job right off! There is no job too small nor too big for you! I am sure you are up for this job. Purl Gurl >>> You are complaining simply because you men cannot fit into >>> dresses and corsets like we women! [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >on the job right off! There is no job too small nor too big for you! >I am sure you are up for this job. All of the women who have spent my money at foundation shops have told me that the staff was entirely female. Funny though, it's the one place where they've never invited me along. SignatureAl in St. Lou Purl Gurl (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message <eq-dnT_4ksmZB7fbnZ2dnUVZ_uCinZ2d@giganews.com>: > Prai Jei, you should become a professional bra fitter! What a fun job > for you. I know you have just the right touch and would get a grasp > on the job right off! There is no job too small nor too big for you! > I am sure you are up for this job. I would find the job to be quite a handful. Or two. SignatureTwo-colour printing (red/black/blue/green) available Interchange the alphabetic letter groups to reply >> Prai Jei, you should become a professional bra fitter! What a fun job >> for you. I know you have just the right touch and would get a grasp >> on the job right off! There is no job too small nor too big for you! >> I am sure you are up for this job. > I would find the job to be quite a handful. Or two. If on Total Recall Mars, three handfuls. Boy howdy! Wouldn't that leave an Earthling boy fit to be tied! One hand on the volume, one hand on the channel selector, face watching the screen between. Purl Gurl - a big handful to handle > Purl Gurl (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message > <ee-dnYFGv9081LfbnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d@giganews.com>: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > The gender-specific nature of (most of) the products on sale is > implicit in the name of the shop - Girlie Things. Interesting spiel from the 'Elle Macpherson New Range' section of that website: [quote] In Elle's own words on 'HelloMagazine.com' website: "I hope it inspires women to embrace their sensuality and identify what intimacy means to them ...I won't pretend it isn't sexy, sensual or even provocative, but it's also romantic, luxurious lingerie and above all, made to have fun." [/quote] If I were a panty, I'd be having fun being worn by Elle Macpherson. She was always The Body, never The Mind. SignatureStupot http://insignity.blogspot.com On Apr 22, 6:38 am, Stuart Chapman <ten.no.edonre...@nampahc.trauts> wrote: > If I were a panty, I'd be having fun being worn by Elle Macpherson. Can you have a singular panty? Sounds as much use as a trouser or a tight. Mike M > On Apr 22, 6:38 am, Stuart Chapman <ten.no.edonre...@nampahc.trauts> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Can you have a singular panty? Sounds as much use as a trouser or a > tight. Ideal, however, for a one-legged person in an arse-kicking contest. SignatureLes > On Apr 22, 6:38 am, Stuart Chapman <ten.no.edonre...@nampahc.trauts> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Mike M Well it seems now that the accepted usage in a catalogue is 'pant' so I s'pose you can have a panty. SignatureStupot http://insignity.blogspot.com On Apr 23, 11:18 am, Stuart Chapman <ten.no.edonre...@nampahc.trauts> wrote: > > On Apr 22, 6:38 am, Stuart Chapman <ten.no.edonre...@nampahc.trauts> > > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Well it seems now that the accepted usage in a catalogue is 'pant' so I > s'pose you can have a panty. Harumph, a pox on your catalogues. I don't accept it.... I suppose the top and bottom half of a pair of pyjamas could each be referred to as "a pyjama", though. Mike M Mike M.: > I suppose the top and bottom half of a pair of pyjamas could each be > referred to as "a pyjama", though. http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/txt/1080.txt SignatureMark Brader | *"If you have to go in, you go in. Toronto | The choice was made the day you took your oath." msb@vex.net | --Dan Duddy, New York Fire Department >> On Apr 22, 6:38 am, Stuart Chapman <ten.no.edonre...@nampahc.trauts> >> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Well it seems now that the accepted usage in a catalogue is 'pant' so I >s'pose you can have a panty. The last two times I've bought suits, the salesman insisted on calling the pants, "the pant." I surpressed an urge to ask whether it would cover both legs. SignatureAl in St. Lou >>> On Apr 22, 6:38 am, Stuart Chapman <ten.no.edonre...@nampahc.trauts> >>> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >the pants, "the pant." I surpressed an urge to ask whether it would >cover both legs. I believe "pant" has been in use for a long time as part of the tailor trade, and has started to infiltrate the speech of normal folks. >> Well it seems now that the accepted usage in a catalogue is 'pant' so I >> s'pose you can have a panty. > > The last two times I've bought suits, the salesman insisted on calling > the pants, "the pant." I surpressed an urge to ask whether it would > cover both legs. The pant is reserved for watching Elle McPherson in half an underwear. SignaturePeter Moylan http://www.pmoylan.org Please note the changed e-mail and web addresses. The domain eepjm.newcastle.edu.au no longer exists, and I can no longer receive mail at my newcastle.edu.au addresses. The optusnet address could disappear at any time. > The pant is reserved for watching Elle McPherson in half an underwear. Is that 'watching Elle McPherson' 'in half an underwear' or 'watching' 'Elle McPherson in half an underwear'? Pajama comes from the Persian for leg, so I maintain the bottom is the 'pajama' and the top is the 'pajama top', much like you can have a mother and a mother-in-law. > > The pant is reserved for watching Elle McPherson in half an underwear. > > Is that 'watching Elle McPherson' 'in half an underwear' or > 'watching' 'Elle McPherson in half an underwear'? That's akin to a line that I've long wondered about in the popular song "Standing on the Corner": Watching all the girls watching all the girls go by. Why are all the girls watching all the girls? ( http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/standing.htm ) >>> The pant is reserved for watching Elle McPherson in half an >>> underwear. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > ( http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/standing.htm ) To see what they're wearing, of course. That's what girls dress for. The folk wisdom goes on to state that men don't really understand this because _they_ dress to avoid being arrested. SignatureMike. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Bob Cunningham filted: >That's akin to a line that I've long wondered about in the >popular song "Standing on the Corner": [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >( http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/standing.htm ) I figure someone just misremembered another song: <http://ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/english/andy_williams/essence/summer.htm#music> ....r Signature"You got Schadenfreude on my Weltanschauung!" "You got Weltanschauung in my Schadenfreude!" > Bob Cunningham filted: > > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > <http://ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/english/andy_williams/essence/summer.htm#music> More like someone remembered another song? [...] > The last two times I've bought suits, the salesman insisted on calling > the pants, "the pant." I surpressed an urge to ask whether it would > cover both legs. I don't think one should suppress these urges. These people can talk whatever sh.t they like behind the scenes, but when they're on my time, they can bloody well talk English. SignatureMike. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com yourlingerieoutlet@gmail.com had it ... > The Art of Buying Lingerie ... > Since most women wear thongs For what value of "most"? SignatureDavid ===== Omrud wrote: > yourlingerieoutlet wrote >> Since most women wear thongs > For what value of "most"? http://www.purlgurl.net/aue/thong.jpg Purl Gurl > yourlingerieoutlet@gmail.com had it ... >> The Art of Buying Lingerie [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > For what value of "most"? I think it's a typo for 'moist'. SignatureRay UK Tip for the gents: Always buy your lingerie one size too small. > Tip for the gents: Always buy your lingerie one size too small. Tip for the dames: Never allow a gent to buy your lingerie. Purl Gurl > Tip for the gents: Always buy your lingerie one size too small. A great way to get the response, "You think my breasts are that small?!" -=Eric, you can't win for losing. > Tip for the gents: Always buy your lingerie one size too small. I read some of the web pages mentioned in this thread, and kept coming across the statement that too many women buy bras that are one cup size too small. That explains a recent fashion trend that's been puzzling me: a tendency to accentuate cleavage to the point where everyone's cup runneth over. For a minority of women, that gives the desired effect. For far too many, it leaves me thinking about jelly (=AmE jello). SignaturePeter Moylan http://www.pmoylan.org Please note the changed e-mail and web addresses. The domain eepjm.newcastle.edu.au no longer exists, and I can no longer receive mail at my newcastle.edu.au addresses. The optusnet address could disappear at any time. >> Tip for the gents: Always buy your lingerie one size too small. > I read some of the web pages mentioned in this thread, and kept coming > across the statement that too many women buy bras that are one cup size > too small. That explains a recent fashion trend that's been puzzling me: > a tendency to accentuate cleavage to the point where everyone's cup > runneth over. http://www.purlgurl.net/aue/uc_party05.jpg Purl Gurl > I read some of the web pages mentioned in this thread, and kept coming > across the statement that too many women buy bras that are one cup size > too small. That explains a recent fashion trend that's been puzzling me: > a tendency to accentuate cleavage to the point where everyone's cup > runneth over. The term for this look was the muffin top, once, but I think that now applies to the look one gets when wearing too-tight, too-low jeans. SignatureSML > Tip for the gents: Always buy your lingerie one size too small. Only if you want to walk strangely. |
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