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Old Oct 18th 2007, 6:06 pm
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Oh no, saw a woman today in the bright Orange Halloween JUMPER. (OK, it was a cardigan).

God help us for the season of trashy seasonal clothes.

The only thing that should be dressed "funny" this season is the bloody Turkey or the "Penny for the Guy" or Santa.

PLEASE STOP, I will puke. The turkey is more attractive that a seasonal Cardigan.............
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Originally Posted by franc11s
Oh no, saw a woman today in the bright Orange Halloween JUMPER. (OK, it was a cardigan).

God help us for the season of trashy seasonal clothes.

The only thing that should be dressed "funny" this season is the bloody Turkey or the "Penny for the Guy" or Santa.

PLEASE STOP, I will puke. The turkey is more attractive that a seasonal Cardigan.............
Sweater? It's 80F here.
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Old Oct 18th 2007, 6:22 pm
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Do you mean people dressed like this?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziev/66678231/

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... or this?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitogreen/153680074/
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Do you mean people dressed like this?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziev/66678231/
Yep... You got it. Please, they should be banned. I just think they look so unattractive, even ignoring the tackiness
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Default Re: It's the season for the sweaters

Originally Posted by franc11s
Oh no, saw a woman today in the bright Orange Halloween JUMPER. (OK, it was a cardigan).

God help us for the season of trashy seasonal clothes.

The only thing that should be dressed "funny" this season is the bloody Turkey or the "Penny for the Guy" or Santa.

PLEASE STOP, I will puke. The turkey is more attractive that a seasonal Cardigan.............
Nothing wrong with bright orange OSU Beaver fans wear it all the time, at least my brother-in-law does
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Old Oct 18th 2007, 9:14 pm
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Nothing wrong with bright orange OSU Beaver fans wear it all the time, at least my brother-in-law does
And that's OK. Like bright Red for Man United or Yellow and Black and Red for Watford... but not for the intent to look "attractive" or "nice" "in season".. IMHO.. "tackville"
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There's a woman here it work who not only has the standard loud Christmas sweater, but it has a dozen or so bells hanging off it ... you can hear her coming a couple of hundred feet away, but it's so truly sad that all I can do is laugh.

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Yep... You got it. Please, they should be banned. I just think they look so unattractive, even ignoring the tackiness
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I just can't stand the fact that they start wearing them at the beginning of October....and forgive me but....who looks good in Pumpkin orange
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I just can't stand the fact that they start wearing them at the beginning of October....and forgive me but....who looks good in Pumpkin orange
Jailbirds don't seem to mind orange jump suits.
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Me!

Why are you guys so obssessed with what others wear? Are you as judgmental and condemning of Brits who dress like white trash as well?
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Me!

Why are you guys so obssessed with what others wear? Are you as judgmental and condemning of Brits who dress like white trash as well?
Yes.
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Yes.

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Originally Posted by Zoot
Do you mean people dressed like this?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizziev/66678231/
Very nice.

I find that I am very attracted to women who wear beautiful sweaters/works of art such as those in your example. They are sexy and stylish and if made by the wearer also showcase their handiness with both puff paint and hot glue gun.

My wife, unfortunately, does not share my fondness for these special creations, even though her Bachelors degree is "Technical Theatre, emphasis in Costume Design and Construction." She even disdains and mocks these seasonal wonders, going so far as to say that the wearers appeared to have "walked through Michaels wearing a crap magnet" and that it would be a cold day in hell before she would wear a clothing that resembled a "four year old's preschool art project."


I have a plan though. If I bought a plain sweatshirt, and had the kids decorate it and give it to her as Christmas present from them, she couldn't really refuse to wear it could she? That would make our kids very sad...


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I have a plan though. If I bought a plain sweatshirt, and had the kids decorate it and give it to her as Christmas present from them, she couldn't really refuse to wear it could she? That would make our kids very sad...


She would probably wear it once to keep the kids happy.........but then it would mysteriously get "destroyed" when the laundry was done
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