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Subject: BS: Suspenders From: Ringer Date: 13 Dec 02 - 01:53 PM In England, suspenders are the devices ladies wear to hold up their stockings (thigh-length hose). I know that Americans use suspenders to stop their trousers falling down, but what word do they use for stocking supports? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: dick greenhaus Date: 13 Dec 02 - 01:55 PM Garters |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: Ringer Date: 13 Dec 02 - 02:00 PM Thanks, Dick. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: Tinker Date: 13 Dec 02 - 02:05 PM Garters...Some examples Tinker |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: Troll Date: 13 Dec 02 - 02:05 PM Suspenders (trousere) are also called braces and/or galluses in some places. Does anyone else have other names for either of these appliances/garmets/ accessories/thingamabobs? troll |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: GUEST Date: 13 Dec 02 - 02:06 PM A garter is a band worn round the leg to keep a sock or stocking up, it's not the same thing as a British 'suspender' American women do wear those, so the question as to what they are called remains |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: GUEST Date: 13 Dec 02 - 02:08 PM Well thank you, Tinker. That's gone straight into my favorites, LOL! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: jeffp Date: 13 Dec 02 - 02:08 PM garter belts? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: Sorcha Date: 13 Dec 02 - 02:11 PM Panty hose. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: GUEST,Q Date: 13 Dec 02 - 02:14 PM This was discussed in a thread on differences in English vs. American languages, but I don't think anyone came up with the answer. They were thingamabobs that fastened to the socks and were anchored up around the knee somehow. I saw them- my mouth flew open- in a movie where some rich joe was being dressed for a wedding by his servant. This old boy was dumbfounded. Never seen then since. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: dick greenhaus Date: 13 Dec 02 - 02:24 PM In the US "garters" referred either to round-the-calf elastic thing-a-ma-bobs and to proper garters, which ladies clipped to garter belts or foundation garments to hold up stockings. The former have been largely replaced by stretch synthetic fibers at the top of the sock or stocking, and the latter have been replaced by pantyhose. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: Ebbie Date: 13 Dec 02 - 03:36 PM gaaaaaaaccccccccck Good Lord, are men and women ever different! Those Victoria's Secret women aren't even pretty! Incidentally, only one garter belt is in evidence amongst the lot. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: Don Firth Date: 13 Dec 02 - 04:05 PM Tacks? Don Firth |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: GUEST Date: 13 Dec 02 - 04:12 PM Ebbie, I'd beg to disagree.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: Ebbie Date: 13 Dec 02 - 04:33 PM GUEST: male, I presume? :) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: Don Firth Date: 13 Dec 02 - 05:03 PM Well . . . nice eye candy. A little anorexic, perhaps. Don Firth |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: Liz the Squeak Date: 13 Dec 02 - 06:34 PM Manitas has a pair of sock suspenders... like little pairs of braces for each sock, holding them up with a firm piece of elastic going over the leg and fitting snugly over the top of the calf muscle. Great for when the tumble dryer has eaten the elastic. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: Jeanie Date: 13 Dec 02 - 06:38 PM Fans of Spike Milligan will know them well as "Threadgold's Thoroughgrip Garterettes" - jeanie |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: Sorcha Date: 13 Dec 02 - 06:47 PM And then there are sleeve garters--to hold up sleeves instead of stockings........ |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: gnu Date: 13 Dec 02 - 06:48 PM Don ? "A little anorexic, perhaps." They look like mannequins !! As if some poorly talented sculpturer was trying to... oh, what's the use... the women of America will never catch on to suspeders. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: gnu Date: 13 Dec 02 - 06:53 PM Yeah, you know what I meant. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: harvey andrews Date: 13 Dec 02 - 07:12 PM "Theadgold's thoroughgrip garterets" were actually invented by "Beachcomber" a huge influence on Milligan who did a brilliant TV series of his written sketches. Is it still in the archives? If so, why not on digital somewhere. Anyway, enough of this! My knees are trembling. it must be those damned monkeys! ( Sorry America, I can't explain) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: fat B****rd Date: 14 Dec 02 - 04:09 PM Thank you Tinker (said fB slobbering quietly) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: artbrooks Date: 14 Dec 02 - 04:19 PM sock garters |
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Subject: RE: BS: Suspenders From: GUEST,Bill Date: 14 Dec 02 - 06:22 PM i thought it was a slang term for a suspended sentence But these haven't been a great deterent since Judge Jefferies died. Bill (the sound) |