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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 02:07 PM
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My older sister says "You're not supposed to wear linen after Labor Day"
I say, "B.S."

Who makes up these stupid rules, anyway?!

:-(
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 02:16 PM
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1. People who need to Fake Good Breeding
"The Rules" began back in the Victorian era, I believe, when more middle-class people could afford a grander lifestyle due to the Industrial Revolution. Snobbery of the haves/have nots, became pretty competitive.

As for the linen rule, that's pretty dumb. If you're in a hot/subtropic climate, say Missississippi, where the temps are still high in October, and beyond, wearing linen, a great breathable fabric, would be a sensible article of clothing to wear.

Does your sis like to "Fake Good Breeding"? Not a put down...am just wondering...? :shrug:
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 02:28 PM
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4. Does my sis like to "Fake Good Breeding"?
How much time do you have?

:rofl:

Let's just say, shall we, she's a snob in the 3rd degree. Penniless, but still a snob. :eyes:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:30 PM
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17. Is she the one that lives near me?
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 04:09 PM
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25. Oh no...
that one doesn't give a rat's ass about fashion... even less than I do! :hi:
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 02:17 PM
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2. Whomever made that rule didn't live in Texas (or the south/southwest).
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Tikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 02:28 PM
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5. Yeah...California, either.
Only rule I know about linen is...ladies should wear undergarments under their linen dresses and pants. :blush:


Tikki
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 02:28 PM
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6. No kidding!
:hi:
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 02:27 PM
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3. Actually, it's don't wear WHITE after Labor Day
regardless of fabric.

But for a lot of us, early fall/autumn is just like summer, so why the fuck wouldn't you wear a comfortable fabric like linen?
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 02:29 PM
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7. I think I'll wear white linen, when I see her
..just to see what she does!

:rofl:
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:11 PM
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8. I've never heard that one. I've only heard "Don't wear white after Labor Day".
I've not heard anything about restricting one's fabric types.
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:29 PM
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14. I'd never heard of it either
:shrug:
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mcctatas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:14 PM
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9. I've never heard that one...
but I do know for sure that "don't wear black socks with shorts and sandals" is the eleventh commandment;)
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:30 PM
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15. I wore black socks with shorts the other day when I went for a walk
I felt pretty silly, actually! lol
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qwertyMike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:14 PM
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10. I wear shorts till Thanksgiving
Canada that is - mid October.
Matter of principle.

Mike
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:30 PM
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16. Don't you get...
cold? brrr
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:32 PM
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18. I wear shorts almost year round
But that is because it is so effing hot here all the time.
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:16 PM
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11. I never wax my yacht after Columbus Day.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:18 PM
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12. Well, of course not - you have manners. Unlike someone else, I should say.
I won't say names, because it's impolite, but I'm sure you know who I'm talking about.
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:20 PM
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13. Quite so.
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:57 PM
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20. Hope it's not me
I didn't mean to be manner-less. :cry:
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:41 PM
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19. Socialites. (n/t)
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:58 PM
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21. She's a socialite in her own mind
:rofl:
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 04:04 PM
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22. One also does not wear a seersucker suit or drink gin & tonic after Labor Day.
It just isn't done. I mean, really...!
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 04:07 PM
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23. Thanks for the info!
Luckily for me, I don't like either of those things! :P
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 04:08 PM
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24. Uh, maybe the same parasitic yuppie / preppie fucks who place some importance on
when you should or should not wear white shoes and / or belts?

Redstone
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 04:11 PM
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26. Yeah... I find myself purposely wearing the opposite colors of shoes v. purses
Once, a supervisor at work asked me, "Don't you have a black purse?" I knew what she was getting at & said, "Yes, I do... I used it all winter." She didn't know what to say to me then! :D
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 04:16 PM
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27. Was your supervisor petty enough? Do you suppose she ever stopped to consider
that she should have been paying attention to the quality of your WORK, rather than to your level of dress and accessories?

I suppose not. If those things didn't actually happen in the American workplace, "Dilbert" wouldn't be such a popular cartoon.

Redstone
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 04:17 PM
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28. So true
I love Dilbert!

:rofl:
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Kutjara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 04:20 PM
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29. Also, "never brown when in town."
Brown is a "country color" and should not be worn in town, lest the wearer wish to be mistaken for a yokel.

Hmmm, perhaps this should be updated to read "never farm-equipment-manufacturer baseball cap and 'my other shirt is a wifebeater' T-shirt when in town."
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 04:33 PM
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30. Interesting
Never heard the brown thing. Wondered, though, why my mother tried (unsuccessfully) to make me stop wearing brown when I was in high school. hmm.

I must update the "brown-ness" of my wardrobe immediately! :hi:
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Kajsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 04:40 PM
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31. You wear what you like and what's comfortable, KC2.
Yeah,who makes up these damn fashion rules?

:(

:hi: :hug:
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 04:45 PM
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32. I will
because that's just me. Just curious about what other people think. I don't know why! Just part of the paradox! :hug: :hi:
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LibertyLover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 06:05 PM
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33. Heck - in the medieval recreation group I belong to
you wouldn't not wear linen after Labor Day-it's way too hot to switch to wool.
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 06:07 PM
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34. Hey, I've been wearing wool socks, at work, all summer!
They make me sit where it's freezing cold. Then, of course, at the end of the day when I walk outside, it's like Astronaut training! lol
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