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Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Sights seen at lunchtime

If I could write a letter,
To people who should know better;
I would say, ‘remember that leggings are mainly tights.’
Worn with a short top,
Especially if it’s cropped;
Gives everyone around such a fright.

I’d also further suggest,
To people who should know best;
That pink shiny leggings may not be very kind.
If you are short and stumpy,
Or rather round and dumpy;
A sausage is the only thing that really springs to mind.



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42 comments:

  1. Yesterday while stuck in traffic in a nearby tourist town, we had the distinct pleasure of observing a woman on the back of a motorcycle wear black leggings with a quite wide swath of lace down the outside of each leg. Yeah.

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  2. Very funny! Why do people try to wear unflattering things? I don't know.

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  3. giggling away... u cud have been so nasty.. but your gentle advice should def be heeded!

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  4. Great poem and sooooo true!

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  5. Agreed. Best reserved for principal boys in pantomimes but only if they have good legs.

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  6. haha love it (and sooooo true)!!

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  7. the pork links are a good analogy.

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  8. Haha, great poem!
    Hmm leggings and crop tops, why are they even back at all, they were extremely unflattering in the 80s/early 90's. Why do people do these things to themselves? :)

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  9. Don't these people have a mirror in their house? Or are they so delusional that they think they are hot...LOL

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  10. Normal posts are not I loved this, made me giggle! Thanks for sharing Jayne, I always enjoy stopping by!

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  11. That was hilarious, and so cute!

    Jayne, you do know you got an award at my blog right?

    http://pomadness.blogspot.com/2010/06/award-again-squeeeeeeeee.html

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  12. Jayne - you wanna come to Glasgow for fashion-extravaganza. We are the fat-people of the Western World and believe me, a morning in Central Station (train depot) reveals all sorts of hilarious fashion blunders (the Muttie Woman nothwithstanding).

    Milt xx

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  13. Pink shiny leggings on plumpy old legs? No way! Do they dress in the dark, or what?

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  14. LOL!!

    I consider myself short and stumpy and today have worn my black leggings and red top that floated down to my knees!

    :-) It's taken me all these years to perfect that look!

    take care
    x

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  15. Oh, but the poetry is so fun. Well done ;-)

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  16. I love this; I am short and don't want hot dog legs...nah! Funny~

    Great fashion sense arriving in poem...loved it! ;-D

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  17. L. O. L!!!! Oh, this is too funny! And true! I need this posted, well, all over the place!!!

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  18. L. O. L!!!! Oh, this is too funny! And true! I need this posted, well, all over the place!!!

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  19. I did enjoy this - even though I rarely wear legging, and never pink shiny ones.

    Have a nice day, Boonsong

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  20. Pink shiny leggings may not be kind...especially to those with a big behind, haha! Sorry...couldn't resist that!

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  21. *giggles* Oh, the things we delude ourselves into wearing. It's why I prefer to just forego the clothes altogether.

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  22. So true. And funny. I have an award for you at my blog.

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  23. LOL, too funny and absolutely true! It should be law that pink shiny leggings can't be sold without a
    wardrobe mirror.

    Like Carol, I have a couple of awards for you (hope they're not the same ones!). Swing by my blog if you get the chance. :)

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  24. LOL. Normal or a lunch time spotting. I love your blog, and I can't stop giggling :) Hope you are well

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  25. Ah ha ha ha! Love this!

    Leggings are SO wrong on certain people. And don't even get me started on jeggings!

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  26. LOL, but it is a sight that is clearly inspirational!

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  27. Hilarious!!!! see a lot of this around right now in Melbourne!

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  28. lol... hilarious! thanks for stopping by and leaving a sweet comment!

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  29. Thanks for visiting my blog. I love the poem. I also look at what people wear and wonder!!! But if they're young enough, I forgive them -- because you've got to "try on" before you find what fits. It's the older 'mutton dressed as lamb (or crazed hyenas)' that I find hard to view without my face telling how I feel.

    Oh well, there but for the grace of God (or Stacy and Clinton from TLC's "What not to Wear") go I.

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  30. Oh Goodness, such a great poem - made me laugh!

    Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and leaving your lovely comment - I hope with all my Blogger problems I will be able to post this message without any drama :D - glad to have connected with you!

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  31. LOL. My mom, who's seriously overweight, used to wear black tight leggings with sweat shirts or t-shirts. It looked scary, but she keep insisting that was how everyone else, where she lived, dressed. So I decided not to visit her town. ;)

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  32. funny!
    You have to wonder at some peoples choices of fashion.

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  33. I love this post! I'm always saying 'leggings are NOT pants!'

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  34. Finally, a poem about something that really matters.

    I so agree with Charmaine. Leggings are NOT pants! Can we start a movement?

    Love from Kaz

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  35. Oh sausages! Lets not go there...okay just once. I don't understand sausages in bright tights with short skirts. Sometimes full length mirrors make sense right? Lovely poem! ;)

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  36. Good job on this little ditty -- but now I have that picture in my mind and I'm afraid it's going to be hard to chase away. :)

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  37. LOVE the poem (and I agree with the sentiment).

    Just stumbled across your blog. It's nice to meet you, and I look forward to reading more. :)

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  38. Summer – I can just picture that, sadly!

    Aubrie – I think they have a magic mirror.

    Barbara – Glad to make you giggle.

    Holly – Thank you!

    Christine – Totally agree.

    Christina – Thank you!

    Ed – Cheers!

    Penandpaints – Leggings and cropped tops are just plain wrong.

    Pat – I think they have a special kind of mirror. Wish I had one!

    Jen – Aw, thanks!

    Clara – Thanks for the award! Yes, I did pop by and comment, you have probably seen that by now.

    Milton – I am always up for a fashion-extravaganza. Especially if there can be a rhyme about it afterwards.

    Fran – Actually maybe the dark explains the fluorescent leggings I saw the other day – they needed reflected light, perhaps? Only excuse.

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  39. Old Kitty – I consider myself short and stumpy too – also taken years to perfect the look!

    Wendy – Thank you!

    Ellie – Glad you liked it!

    The Words Crafter – Glad it made you giggle!

    Boonsong – Thanks!

    MissKris – Hahahaha! Love it, brilliant!

    Hart – I’ve been deluded into wearing some silly things but never yet pink shiny leggings and a cropped top – thankfully!

    Carol – Ooo thank you! I have already popped over to say thanks at your blog – how lovely!

    VR Barkowski – A couple of awards – wow! I am very honoured, thank you. Have already popped over to your blog.

    Erica – Aw thank you so much!

    Talli – It’s leggings teamed with crop tops that really get me, it’s just such a wrong look!

    Donna – Lunchtime near where I work is definitely inspirational!

    Mystica – I think it is a look that is spreading… in more than one direction.

    cArLa – Glad you liked it!

    Dyche – Thank you.

    Sandy – Thanks for coming over! I think everyone has to go through some fashion faux pas’ – we have to have something to shake our heads wisely at as we get older, after all! But leggings and cropped tops… the jury says no.

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  40. Christine – Thank you!

    Val's Dragonfly Whimsy – Glad you liked it! Thank you for coming over here, I do hope your blogger problems are hopefully now fixed. And me too!

    Stina – Haha!

    Al – I think it’s more that I really want one of their mirrors.

    Charmaine – hahaha! Keep saying it – we must make a stand!

    Kaz – We must! There should be a petition presented to all designers.

    Talei – Glad you liked the poem! And yes, full length mirrors make a lot of sense.

    Patricia – Thank you, and sorry!

    Guinevere – Hello and thank you so much! Very nice to meet you too. :)

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