mint Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 What's this with Wear a Skirt Day (discussed on another thread).The reason that British women don't wear skirts might be because....http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2066060/British-women-fattest-Europe-quarter-classed-obese.htmlHey, this is just a bit of tongue-in-cheek mischief-making, so don't get mad, just get amused, OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Why would being fat prevent you from wearing a skirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Extraordinary that the other country up in the top rank is Malta. Somehow I imagined that obesity would be linked to colder countries where you might need an extra layer of fat to survive the winter.Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefluwie Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOhttp://www.pbase.com/harrisonphoto/image/112362200.jpgYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSShttp://www.flickr.com/photos/pixeleye/2344839145/in/photostream/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 [quote user="cooperlola"]Why would being fat prevent you from wearing a skirt?[/quote]Can't speak for everybody, Coops. I just couldn't do up any of the (few) skirts I'd brought from the UK.Anyway, as I said, just a bit of larking about and to pick up on the theme of wearing a skirt today.....Freezing fog all day today and I wonder whether thick tights and a skirt and knee high boots wouldn't be warmer than trousers and shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 "Why would being fat prevent you from wearing a skirt?" - I asked the same question a couple of years ago and a rather, er, plump friend explained that if you have fat thighs, they rub together under a skirt and get chafed, whereas trousers protect the legs from that. Nothing to do with image at all!Chrissie (81) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 [IMG]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/Bugbear2/NoFatChicks.jpg[/IMG]NO NO NO [Www][:D]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 [quote user="Chrissie"]"Why would being fat prevent you from wearing a skirt?" - I asked the same question a couple of years ago and a rather, er, plump friend explained that if you have fat thighs, they rub together under a skirt and get chafed, whereas trousers protect the legs from that. Nothing to do with image at all!Chrissie (81)[/quote]Ah, how one learns all sorts of snippets of information on the Forum!Thighs that get chafed? Hmmm...can see why skirts are a no-no.Anyway, to even things up and to be fair to all sexes and genders (however many there are!), here is another story about chafing bits and pieces and I don't just mean thigh!Warning: DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK BEFORE LUNCH OR INDEED ANY OTHER MEALShttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2066094/Former-worlds-fattest-man-begs-NHS-operation-remove-folds-skin-losing-40-STONE.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 That is GROSS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nectarine Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 oooh eeeurururggggghhh, one of those photos with him in the nude makes me think of a wobbly pink blancmange!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 No that is wrong, tights and boots and a skirt are lovely and warm in winter, especially if the skirt is longish or long. Now chaffing, maybe that would happen with stockings, but in mid winter having a cold breeze on the upper thighs doesn't sound like a good idea. Jeans are very cold in winter and most trousers are too unless silk thermals are worn underneath. I love skirts and dresses and I rarely wear trousers. There are skirts and skirts though. The girlies we saw last night as we drove home were all slender, with skirts that hardly covered their bottoms, skimpy tops and were wobbling along on their very high heeled platform shoes. It could have been colder but it was cold and off their trotted for a night out......... and so it is in the NE of England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefluwie Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 [quote user="idun"]I love skirts and dresses and I rarely wear trousers.[/quote]That's not you on the back of that motorbike by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 No, Idun, trousers are definitely not cold - you must have tried the wrong ones! I have lots of very toasty smart pairs of trousers, worn with socks and short boots or winter flipflops. Just right for winter walks in the countryside too. I really don't like tights!And young people always have worn very little on a night out in NE England; coats etc were never worn that I can remember! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 [quote user="Chiefluwie"][quote user="idun"]I love skirts and dresses and I rarely wear trousers.[/quote]That's not you on the back of that motorbike by any chance?[/quote]If that's idun riding pillion, I want to know who the bloke is in the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Norman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 So, fat ladies all, what we gonna do about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 What about the fat men then. In my french village we had plenty of them with their guts hanging over. And nothing to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Deprive them of pastis and cut their bread and spuds for a start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Deprive them of the clopes, their pinard, their fromage, their huge quantities of viande and pates too. Nah, they love it all, and seem happy enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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