Lilly's Lovely Random Banter #87

[Dragonrider]

Me or the rancor?

best not to dwell on that.

[Sean92k]

best not to dwell on that.

*Grunts* That translates into (You're a meany weeney)

[FdL]

What I wanna know is, how come it took till the 20th century to get women (in our country, at any rate) out of skirts and into said tubes of cloth? Do women's legs not get scratched by said thistles?

(Don't make that into something dirty cuz I can see it coming )

Oww...That's preemptive censorship :p *sigh* Ok, you get brownie points ^^

Not that I've got anything against skirts, mind, I like skirts, but honestly, when you think practically.... *shakes head*

I always thought kilts had it right...seems like guys would like some more 'freedom' down there than pants offer.
But thats me.

You know, I think along the same lines about women who only wear pants (ie, 99%).

You do realize what direction is this taking, don't you? Were talking of getting men to wear skirts when women don't use them so often anymore. :)

I love skirts. I looooooooove skirts and I can't really understand why young beautiful women don't wear them more often. Should I blame feminism? If I was a woman I'd wear skirts all the time (well, it's a big if anyway :p)

No, really, I want a female opinion. Why do you prefer pants to skirts?


Add-Edit:

Wait, you first ask why it took so long for women to get out of skirts, and then wonder why your dad was in a skirt? Something is very odd.

What I said :s

At any rate, women wearing tight pants look really good.

That's true too. But I'm kinda used to it. It's more...magic for me to see a young lady wearing a skirt... <3
ohhhH...And don't get me started on the lastest fashions of wearing a skirt over pants. What's happening to the world? Whoever came up with that idea?

Edit2: I use MSN, count me in for chatting. I thought the majority here used other things. I take AIM means AOL Instant Messenger and it's another client. Never used that. I hate AOL.

[Dragonrider]

I love skirts. I looooooooove skirts and I can't really understand why young beautiful women don't wear them more often. Should I blame feminism? If I was a woman I'd wear skirts all the time (well, it's a big if anyway :p)

I wore almost exclusively skirts & dresses till I was about twelve. I honestly can't remember my reasoning, just that I preferred them. I reached a point where sometimes I just had to wear jeans, and now I'm at about fifty-fifty.

An interesting note: when I wear a skirt or a dress, adults are more comfortable with me; when I wear jeans, other teenagers like me better. Probably because in the latter I look like "just another teen" and when I'm wearing a long skirt, adults tend to take me more seriously.

I AM that type of person to make my life into one great big social experiment.

[Sean92k]

I take AIM means AOL Instant Messenger and it's another client. Never used that. I hate AOL.

You dont need Aol to have aim. I dont.

[Dragonrider]

You dont need Aol to have aim. I dont.

Although I don't have AIM, I'm guess they still conform to the AOL catchphrase: "Hello, how may I reformat your PC today?"

[Sean92k]

Although I don't have AIM, I'm guess they still conform to the AOL catchphrase: "Hello, how may I reformat your PC today?"

It sorta does, but if you click enough 'Declines' it goes away

[Rawhide]

Edit2: I use MSN, count me in for chatting. I thought the majority here used other things. I take AIM means AOL Instant Messenger and it's another client. Never used that. I hate AOL.

Trillian?.

[North]

Arent Trills a race on Star Trek?

[Thes Hunter]

Arent Trills a race on Star Trek?

I think the question you have to ask yourself is....

Was that 5 shots or 6? er... no....

The question is...

How likely is it that the programer who made the multi-service chat client was a Star Trek geek?

[Rawhide]

Arent Trills a race on Star Trek?

Trillian
The Trillain Client

How likely is it that the programer who made the multi-service chat client was a Star Trek geek?

Nothing to do with Star Trek

[FdL]

You dont need Aol to have aim. I dont.

Sure. But then again what's the point of using any IM client other than the fact that the people you want to talk with use it?

Oh, and I know you don't need AOL, but it still bears the name and probably gives money to the same people.

Trillian?.

Yeah, I'd use those kinds of multi-protocol things, but I really don't have any contacts outside MSN. See, everyone uses MSN here. Not that "here" makes much sense in the internet, but well...

Although I don't have AIM, I'm guess they still conform to the AOL catchphrase: "Hello, how may I reformat your PC today?"

Q'd the cute curly girl FT.

Aeddit:*

I wore almost exclusively skirts & dresses till I was about twelve. I honestly can't remember my reasoning, just that I preferred them. I reached a point where sometimes I just had to wear jeans, and now I'm at about fifty-fifty.

Hmmm...I don't know why I'm thinking young girls tend to use more skirts. The related question would be why this changes when they grow up. It's interesting, you know. Probably has to do with sexuality and projected image (and probably we couldn't talk about it here even in a serious way :s)

An interesting note: when I wear a skirt or a dress, adults are more comfortable with me; when I wear jeans, other teenagers like me better. Probably because in the latter I look like "just another teen" and when I'm wearing a long skirt, adults tend to take me more seriously.

I AM that type of person to make my life into one great big social experiment.

Hehehe! That's interesting and funny. The skirt as a means of socializing with different age groups :) Social experiments are fun. What is life but a big social experiment? (and as such it might fail)



* I always forget to add something I want to comment on. Also I keep replying to old topics. RB is becoming too fast for me. I'm thinking of hiring a secretary to read it for me and help me keeping up :p

[Ego Slayer]

I wore almost exclusively skirts & dresses till I was about twelve. I honestly can't remember my reasoning, just that I preferred them. I reached a point where sometimes I just had to wear jeans, and now I'm at about fifty-fifty.

I, apparently until I was nine or ten, would only wear dresses or skirts. I also don't remember why, though. Then I only wore pants/jeans after that for the longest time. I finally bought myself a couple long skirts not to long ago... so I'm sorta back to wearing one when I can.

No, really, I want a female opinion. Why do you prefer pants to skirts?

A long skirt is more elegant than jeans. Also, part of my brain still thinks (even though I'm not eight years old anymore) that I'm a princess or a fairy queen.

[Thes Hunter]

Trillian
The Trillain Client



Nothing to do with Star Trek

OOooooooh I am sooooooo sorry, Yeah, I know how those programmers HATE hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

[Dragonrider]

I, apparently until I was nine or ten, would only wear dresses or skirts. I also don't remember why, though. Then I only wore pants/jeans after that for the longest time. I finally bought myself a couple long skirts not to long ago... so I'm sorta back to wearing one when I can.

I'm glad I'm not alone.

[FdL]

I, apparently until I was nine or ten, would only wear dresses or skirts. I also don't remember why, though. Then I only wore pants/jeans after that for the longest time. I finally bought myself a couple long skirts not to long ago... so I'm sorta back to wearing one when I can.


A long skirt is more elegant than jeans. Also, part of my brain still thinks (even though I'm not eight years old anymore) that I'm a princess or a fairy queen.

And you know? There's nothing wrong with that. That's one of the things I'm referring to when I say skirts are more "magic".
I don't want to come off as sexist, but for me it's nice to notice the differences between sexes (genders? I never remember), and a skirt is something very feminine.

[Alarra]

I wear skirts all the time. Like I will go through phases where I wear them faaar more than jeans, nearly every day at times, and have tons of them.

This boggles my mother's mind.

[Dragonrider]

I like skirts and look feminine, and yet I'm the least squeamish girl I know when it comes to "gross" things (bugs, etc.) I love smashing stereotypes. It's great fun.

[Korith]

As a guy, and the essentially one of the oldest of my generation, even in my extended family, my dress-wearing experience is extremely limited.

It was my younger male cousins who received the vast majority of the "dress-up" treatment from my younger-yet-slightly-older-than-they female cousins.

[Dragonrider]

I recall one instance where my mother forced me to let my little brother wear one of my dresses, because he begged her for HOURS.

on the other hand...reminding him of it is GREAT fun.

[FdL]

LOL @ Dragonrider

Well now that you mention it, I don't recall ever wearing women's clothes, I mean, not playing as a kid like Korith and DR mention, or even for a costume party or something (which I know friends who have).

Hmmm...I think that seeing myself dressed as a woman could be the most pathetic sight and probably the last one my brain can tolerate before cracking up like an egg.

Edit: Alarra, Ego, DR and the rest: go skirts!!! Yay! ^^
Unfortunately isolated examples do not solve the mystery that for me it's the non-skirted woman. Is it uncomfortable to wear a skirt, more than pants? Is it the additional attention they might get? Is it the cultural residue of a feminist thing?

Yesterday it was a nice sunny winter day here, and it's a given, girls put on their skirts on days like those. It's like flowers blooming, upside down. <3

[Nomrom]

Well, I can honestly say that I have never worn women's clothing. Also, I'd have to say that I think girls look cuter when they wear skirts.

[Cyrano]

I'm sorry, Fdl, what is the problem here? People have different fashion ideas. Some like to dress up in beautiful, comfortable skirts, others like to have amazingly uncomfortable pants. It's a personal choice. Don't be judgemental!

Oh by the way, one fashion thing I dislike? The short skirt. Yeah, it's sexy, yes, it makes me excited, and sure, it shows off your legs, but for gods sake, could ya be more blunt?

[Madmal]

I recall one instance where my mother forced me to let my little brother wear one of my dresses, because he begged her for HOURS.

on the other hand...reminding him of it is GREAT fun.

If you have gotten a picture. that'd be gold. serioulsy, if we're talking about bribing...

[The Great Skenardo]

Oh by the way, one fashion thing I dislike? The short skirt. Yeah, it's sexy, yes, it makes me excited, and sure, it shows off your legs, but for gods sake, could ya be more blunt?

I reply with this tidbit of wisdom:

It's a personal choice. Don't be judgemental!

[Cyrano]

That was the point.
The more common statement there is "I see what you did there."

[SurlySeraph]

...Being judgemental about other people's personal choices is bad? Oh... I've wasted my life...

[SDF]

...Being judgemental about other people's personal choices is bad? Oh... I've wasted my life...

And I've wasted my ammo...

I want a new wardrobe. Or, at least a fitted suit.

[Cyrano]

...Being judgemental about other people's personal choices is bad? Oh... I've wasted my life...

It's...frowned upon.
Of course, absolutely everyone does it. And people make a living off it! They're called critics. So I hardly think it's wasted. Instead, you might be the next Ebert! Or Roeper! Or insert third famous critic!

[The Great Skenardo]

That was the point.
The more common statement there is "I see what you did there."

I call Ret-Con !