Random Thoughts or Whatever

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[DesertRatt]

"Clothes maketh the man."

From early Greeks, right up until modern times this thought has been bantered by many writers... Shakespeare included.

What thinketh y'all on this expression?


Q

This can be true in some dimensions. For example, clothes that align with one's tastes will probably boost and perhaps project confidence. However, clothes chosen to imitate a false image probably won't have the desired effect for long. That's from the wearer's side of the coin.

From the viewer's perspective, it's almost certain that others, particularly strangers, will form judgments and opinions based on the clothes others wear - rightly or wrongly.

 

[Mr Boochie]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/24/asia/vietnam-condom-sold-new-scli-intl/index.html

One wonders, "Where did they find all those used rubbers?"

In a bustling red-light district, I guess.

 

[spicer]

One wonders, "Where did they find all those used rubbers?"

In a bustling red-light district, I guess.

Maybe they are regarded as premium by some users. I mean, it is in the zone of head scratching calling for out of the box thinking. It can't be the cost for new, can it.

 

[Mr Boochie]

Maybe they are regarded as premium by some users. I mean, it is in the zone of head scratching calling for out of the box thinking. It can't be the cost for new, can it.

I don't know about the economics, but the idea of cleaning and drying 345,000 used condoms is not on my Bucket List.

 

[usedto]

One wonders, "Where did they find all those used rubbers?"

Probably buy them from hookers.

 

[SolderIron]

Like taking them off clothes line with a commercial link. Every neighborhood seemed to have a story or two. Legalized panty theft for fun and profit.

I heard about panty raid in the 70s college years.

 

[nailer]

I heard about panty raid in the 70s college years.

Participated in one my freshman year (73).

 

[SolderIron]

Participated in one my freshman year (73).

Those were great times. Took me about 4 and half years. I got out in 72.

 

[SolderIron]

Probably buy them from hookers.

1. I wonder if the gals have yearly contest on who has the most.
2. If the price is right, one can get new to sell as used. Like the rip jeans nowadays.

 

[Mystic]

Pre-owned condoms.

But(t) that doesn't necessarily mean they were used... jus' sayin'.

 

[Mystic]

I remember some kind of show on TV sometime back in the nineties subject, that young to middle aged Japanese women were becoming concerned throwing away their panties that were being replaced with new ones because of a "certain segment of Japanese men" that would going around looking through household garbage placed at the curb looking to retrieve them!

And some clothing manufacturers were encouraged in trying to come up with a panty material that break down quickly to address the woman`s concerns !
And to further, or because of these woman`s concerns was their were in Japan publicly displayed vending machines that offered previously worn young woman`s panties that could be selected and purchased, not unlike a cigarette, gum machine, etc. to placate certain Japanese men`s sexual fetishes !

Interesting society/culture the Japanese have !

There were, oh so it was said, "used panties" vending machines in Japan, Tokyo in particular, in the 1990s. I was in Tokyo (and other parts of Japan) several times during the '90s and never saw such a machine or did but did not know what it was about.

 

[spicer]

I heard about panty raid in the 70s college years.

Those were fun and everybody, seemed, enjoyed it. I'm talking about late night window peeper types who steal girls underwear from clotheslines for late night fantasy sessions. Creepy. But college panty raids, like stealing the mascot, that was fun. Girls I knew who heard about panty raids thought it funny, in the party spirit of it, in their own way humorously flattered by it. Clothesline thieves were creepy, panty raids was fun. Machine dispensed, I don't know bout that, might be a good conversation starter parked at look out point, depending.

 

[Mr Boochie]

But(t) that doesn't necessarily mean they were used... jus' sayin'.

Nothing sadder than pre-owned, but never used condoms.

 

[ernieb1536]

Intelligence is typically defined by the ability to remember things. If you are well educated people think you are smart.
My oldest could read by his second birthday, I think he could read before he could pronounce what he was reading. He’s also easily influenced by his friends, and has a difficult time considering different opinions.
"I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly" - Michel de Montaigne

Reading and memory are fine but more important are the problem solving skills !

 

[grillebilly]

Reading and memory are fine but more important are the problem solving skills !

Being able to adapt and improvise are the most useful skills. Comprehension is likely the benchmark for intelligence. The people here who fix gear with a complete understanding of how the stuff works, each part in relation to each other, are smart. The people who designed and engineered it originally, brilliant!

 

[nailer]

“Living is easy with eyes closed.”

 

[bluesky]

Never mind.

 

[Quadman2]

Ever think about the expressions you use, and they just don't make sense?

For instance, I used, "in the nick of time" in an "Into" post. Whereas, "in the tick of time" would have made more logical sense.

Q

 

[nailer]

Ever think about the expressions you use, and they just don't make sense?

For instance, I used, "in the nick of time" in an "Into" post. Whereas, "in the tick of time" would have made more logical sense.

Q

Which tick given how many ticks there have been and will be?