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Posted by BEI Design on July 11, 2009, 1:39 am
Pogonip wrote:
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> Joy Beeson wrote:
> > On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 20:43:07 -0700, "BEI Design"
> > > (that's a
> > > sleeveless scoop necked top, for those [Joanne] who
> > > don't know what a tank top is)
> > And it takes its name from its resemblance to the top
> > of a tank suit -- a no-frills cotton maillot* worn when
> > swimming in a tank -- a no-frills indoor pool used for
> > exercise or instruction. I wore tank suits when taking
> > swimming lessons at the Y
> > in the early sixties. In addition to requiring a
> > shower before swimming, the management insisted that
> > nothing they hadn't supplied go into the tank. Each
> > size of suit was a different color to make it easy to
> > sort them. Never occurred to me that it also made it
> > easy to see what size each woman was -- but then, in
> > tank suits you don't need color coding to see that! The
> > tank suit was considered immodest, and men and
> > women were instructed separately.
> > *from Wikipedia: "The maillot is the fashion
> > designer's name for a woman's one-piece swimsuit."
> Thank you, Joy!!! Beverly, pfffffft! ;-)
Pbbbtttt!!!
http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/archive/People/Mouth-tongue-and-lip-sounds/Raspberry-ringtone/25954
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Back atcha! ;->
Beverly, happy I finally have the keyboard working right.
Not that I can type anyway, but still....
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Posted by Kay Lancaster on July 12, 2009, 5:42 am
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> We've covered chemistry of fruit stains and phonetics in a day or two.
> Would anyone like to contribute something on particle physics, or
> quantum mechanics next?
How about the modulus of elasticity and its relationship to non-ply puckering?
(Hey, it's at least sewing!)
Kay
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on July 11, 2009, 3:35 am
Joy Beeson wrote:
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> On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 20:43:07 -0700, "BEI Design"
>
>> (that's a
>> sleeveless scoop necked top, for those [Joanne] who don't
>> know what a tank top is)
>
> And it takes its name from its resemblance to the top of a tank suit
> -- a no-frills cotton maillot* worn when swimming in a tank -- a
> no-frills indoor pool used for exercise or instruction.
>
> I wore tank suits when taking swimming lessons at the Y in the early
> sixties. In addition to requiring a shower before swimming, the
> management insisted that nothing they hadn't supplied go into the
> tank. Each size of suit was a different color to make it easy to sort
> them. Never occurred to me that it also made it easy to see what size
> each woman was -- but then, in tank suits you don't need color coding
> to see that!
>
> The tank suit was considered immodest, and men and women were
> instructed separately.
>
> *from Wikipedia: "The maillot is the fashion designer's name for a
> woman's one-piece swimsuit."
>
I much prefer the tank suit style cozzi: I swim a lot (going 4 times
this week alone!), and a handful of cozzies I can do a mile in without
adjusting, falling out of, or going Twang! on me is a wonderful thing.
I'm finally going to make some myself! Fed up with the bought ones
having too little bum in them...
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Olwyn.Mary on July 11, 2009, 3:24 pm
Kate XXXXXX wrote:
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> I much prefer the tank suit style cozzi: I swim a lot (going 4 times
> this week alone!), and a handful of cozzies I can do a mile in without
> adjusting, falling out of, or going Twang! on me is a wonderful thing.
> I'm finally going to make some myself! Fed up with the bought ones
> having too little bum in them...
Or, teehee, could it be that there is still too much b-t-m for the
suit???????? Cackle, cackle.
Seriously, the committed swimmers on this side of the pond seem to like
the ones from LL Bean. It seems they have sufficient coverage for both
modesty and comfort, and they come in different torso lengths. Never
tried them myself, as I very rarely swim, just reporting what others
have told me. Also, I don't know if you can get them over there, or if
the postage would be too much.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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Posted by Pogonip on July 11, 2009, 3:59 pm
Olwyn.Mary wrote:
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> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
>
>
>> I much prefer the tank suit style cozzi: I swim a lot (going 4 times
>> this week alone!), and a handful of cozzies I can do a mile in without
>> adjusting, falling out of, or going Twang! on me is a wonderful thing.
>> I'm finally going to make some myself! Fed up with the bought ones
>> having too little bum in them...
>
> Or, teehee, could it be that there is still too much b-t-m for the
> suit???????? Cackle, cackle.
>
> Seriously, the committed swimmers on this side of the pond seem to like
> the ones from LL Bean. It seems they have sufficient coverage for both
> modesty and comfort, and they come in different torso lengths. Never
> tried them myself, as I very rarely swim, just reporting what others
> have told me. Also, I don't know if you can get them over there, or if
> the postage would be too much.
>
> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
>
I don't have any of their swimsuits - since I don't swim or lie on the
beach. But I've done a lot of business with L.L.Bean over the years and
while sometimes their prices seem a bit high, they do give free shipping
and free returns, and they absolutely stand behind their merchandise.
When GoreTex was first available, we bought a running suit for DH, and
he wore it and wore it until it finally didn't shed water anymore. I
wrote to Bean to ask about what to do to re-treat it, and they said to
return it. They no longer had that style in stock, but gave me a credit
toward a new one. We had certainly gotten our money out of the suit
already, but used the credit to buy a new outfit. Can't argue with that!
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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> > On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 20:43:07 -0700, "BEI Design"
> > > (that's a
> > > sleeveless scoop necked top, for those [Joanne] who
> > > don't know what a tank top is)
> > And it takes its name from its resemblance to the top
> > of a tank suit -- a no-frills cotton maillot* worn when
> > swimming in a tank -- a no-frills indoor pool used for
> > exercise or instruction. I wore tank suits when taking
> > swimming lessons at the Y
> > in the early sixties. In addition to requiring a
> > shower before swimming, the management insisted that
> > nothing they hadn't supplied go into the tank. Each
> > size of suit was a different color to make it easy to
> > sort them. Never occurred to me that it also made it
> > easy to see what size each woman was -- but then, in
> > tank suits you don't need color coding to see that! The
> > tank suit was considered immodest, and men and
> > women were instructed separately.
> > *from Wikipedia: "The maillot is the fashion
> > designer's name for a woman's one-piece swimsuit."
> Thank you, Joy!!! Beverly, pfffffft! ;-)