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Today, 07:21 AM | Topic Starter |
King Shit of **** Mountain
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Texarkana, Texas
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Can we talk about panty hose?
I've read discussions around here that indicate there might be a generational divide between those of us who suffered but endured for 50 years, and our relative newcomers. I saw a post on FB earlier claiming that Raquel Welch auditioned for the Maryann character on Gilligan's Island, and the first reply to the photo attached was, "She's wearing panty hose"
When I was growing up, respectable women not wearing slacks wore panty hose. Hell, L'eggs and their packing and marketing probably made some people a fortune. Hane's was a huge brand. Panty hose were as mainstream as anything you could imagine. My professionally employed wife (married 1986) wore panty hose with her skirts every day, and as a dancer, she had pretty good gams. (Not that kind of dancer, perverts.) I remember clearly the first professional woman I saw wearing a skirt and no hose, and I remember thinking, "What the ****?" She was albino white, kind of bow legged, and her legs were not particularly attractive. I've since gotten used to it, but it's significant that I remember the moment I'm just interested in the opinions and comments of others in this bubble, even though I expect the usual suspect's dismissive trolling. There was a change in our culture, and I'm just curious. |
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Today, 07:24 AM | #2 |
George Brett shit his pants
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When I think of panty hose I think of grandmas. Never crossed my mind it was strange not to
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Today, 07:28 AM | #3 |
King Shit of **** Mountain
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Today, 07:29 AM | #4 |
George Brett shit his pants
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Today, 08:54 AM | #5 |
Veteran
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The cutoff for this is very close. My wife is 40 and I'm 43 and sometimes our views on old fashioned are jarring.
Mom wore hose as a professional woman. My sister had hose as a kid for events with dresses. Frankly my old self is tired of seeing ever nasty person's skin hang out of everything. Lol |
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Today, 07:33 AM | #6 |
Elway be drinkin' again
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Joe Namath Panty Hose commercial comes to mind.
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Today, 07:33 AM | #7 |
Kind of a mod
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I definitely think they're declining in popularity rapidly. Hell, for some young Gen Zers, the question is more whether or even to shave their legs.
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Today, 07:40 AM | #8 |
King Shit of **** Mountain
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I can't remember the last time I saw a woman wearing hose. I don't hold an opinion on way or the other. I just find it to be a cultural shift that hasn't been discussed much.
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It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
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There were a couple of flight attendants sporting them (blue ones) on a flight I had from Chicago to Denver last week. You're right though, it is rare. |
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Today, 10:41 AM | #10 |
Don't Tug on Superman's Cape
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Next time you fly Alaskan Airlines check and see if the Eskimo babes wear them. If anyone can get this thing trending back in the right direction it’s them
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Today, 07:34 AM | #12 |
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When I think of panty hose, I think of Chiefaholic wearing one stretched over his wolf mask as he robbed the bank.
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Today, 07:40 AM | #13 |
TACO SALAD
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I don't know why they went away but I haven't seen them in forever. I kind of think hooker when I think of panty hose
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Today, 07:43 AM | #14 |
King Shit of **** Mountain
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Today, 09:08 AM | #15 |
SuperChiefs
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