Re: Hemlines
From: Peter E.C. Dashwood (dashwood_at_enternet.co.nz)
Date: 11/24/03
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:03:11 +1300
"Alistair Maclean" <alistair@ld50macca.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I know this is totally off topic and Cobol un-related, but has anyone
> got any idea why hemlines lengthen during recessionary periods?
>
I've given this a great deal of thought and I have a theory...
The lengthening of the hemlines actually CAUSES the recession.
All those guys on the trading floors are depressed because there isn't
anything interesting to look at. This is reflected in their dealing and
before you know it, the Western economy is on the verge of collapse.
I reckon they should have a topless stripper run around the Trading Floor
every couple of hours, just to keep the boys geed up... (It would probably
ensure better attendance in the public gallery as well...).
I think they used to do this in Parliament in the 18th century, because
there is an ancient record in Hansard which states "...a titter ran round
the room" ... And this was a time when the power of Great Britain was second
to none.
Although Mary Quant is believed by many to have invented the mini-skirt, she
got the idea from an American she was dating, named Seymour Legg. Legg was
an Economics student, and realised that the best way to avoid recession was
to keep the testosterone levels in the Stock Exchanges as high as possible.
In fact his philosophy was to keep EVERYTHING as high as possible. The rest
is history.
Pete.
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