I know, and I agree, but I do get tired of the mindset that enjoying yourself in any capacity whatsoever makes you unpatriotic. I thought our soldiers were fighting so we could safely keep our sugar-guzzling rights. :^P
Back when the first issue of OMNI came out, there was a brief article on how Sears, who had kept figures (ho ho) for over a century, was puzzled that women's bodies were now more cylindrical and less hourglass-like. What, oh what, they asked themselves, could possibly cause such a thing?
My answer was rather similar to yours. Look at your own products, guys, I said. Girdles. Corsets. Whalebone stays. Any of this ringing a bell? They published my letter in issue 4. It was one of my first quarter-hours of near-fame.
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Date: 2007-10-15 04:23 pm (UTC)I agree too. There's a golden mean somewhere in between sacrificing everything for the Fatherland and "we're at war: go shopping."
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Date: 2007-10-18 01:20 pm (UTC)One word: GIRDLES. ;^)
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Date: 2007-10-18 02:41 pm (UTC)My answer was rather similar to yours. Look at your own products, guys, I said. Girdles. Corsets. Whalebone stays. Any of this ringing a bell? They published my letter in issue 4. It was one of my first quarter-hours of near-fame.
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