Undergarments and the Like

[mongoose_plural]

Sigh. Wishing my girly Atlanta friends were on livejournal so there would be someone around to back me up on my undue Victoria's-Secret-Panties-Sale excitement. Hey, even I was a frilly peach once. I like underwear! So sue me

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[lizcostumes]

Ooh, panties...

Ok, here're my definitions for you-
-Stockings = tights, but only the leg part. Usually thigh-high and held up by garters.
-Tights = up to the waist stockings, usually thicker and opaque.
-Pantyhose = up to the waist stockings, usually thin and transparent, flesh colored. Literally panties with hose (stockings) attached. :)

Does that help? Want me to go into more? Leggings? Hose? Nylons? ;)

For the record, most people tend to categorize them all as the same thing, or use the terms "pantyhose," "thigh-highs," and "knee-highs" to describe more the length than the style. But then again, people tend to clump lots of things together that they shouldn't. Meh.

[theglod]

In psychology, we have a principle of categorization known as the 'basic level.' This describes the level of complexity at which we group objects, and the level varies based on one's expertise. As a person with a passing knowledge of dogs, I might see a poodle and a Shetland Sheepdog and proclaim with great assuredness, "Lo! Two dogs!" Whereas a dog trainer would know the breeds and classify them more specifically on that basis.

Therefore, as a woman, you may be able to see certain intricacies within categories of garments that we men are simply incapable of discerning, given our generalized knowledge of the field. It is like telling us to distinguish between two eggs, or two Asians, which to members of those races may be vastly divergent in every characteristic but a generally ovoid shape and slanty eyes, respectively.

[lizcostumes]

Oh, I see! It's like how Poles, Russians, and other assorted Eastern-Europeans-who-all-talk-the-same are wholly indistinguishable! Thank you for shedding light on this, Dave. ;)

[theglod]

I AM WEARING A HAT.

[lizcostumes]

Ohhhhh, that's how we're supposed to tell you apart. Right. Perhaps a change of hair style would be more effective? You could always try a curly 'do. But then you might end up looking like an indistinguishable Jew like the rest of us, and that's really no better...

[foxie]

I like Victoria's Secret! I drag Glod there when there's some sort of special sale! Also I don't like the word "panties" because it's a stupid word. I say "underwear" because it sounds less stupid.

That said, tights cannot ever be sexy. I can't ever feel sexy wearing them. Stockings/thigh-high stuff? Sure, but ... tights are like wearing really weird pants that are hard to take off. They just aren't h0tt.

Ahahhaa. Also, I added you. I have two journals though. The other one's icklevixen and it's for people that I don't trust as much, but I do still update on it. Just more frilly stuff. You can add it if you want.

[mongoose_plural]

Consider yourself befriended! Huzzah.

I always thought stockings were just extra-thick-and-furry tights. Hmmm.

Maddy, your description of tights as weird pants rings true. Although I tend to feel that most things that a) you have to peel off and b) are tight enough to leave those little seam indentations on your stomach are highly unsexy indeed.

Angela--obviously you haven't seen Glod's famed onion pictures. Consult for feelings on Glod's alternative hair--I think they're posted on his livejournal.

[foxie]

Ahahha. You put a message for Angela into a comment to ME! Silly person. You have to comment to her because she will probably not think to look here.

[theglod]

BECAUSE SHE'S A WOMAN, AND SUFFERS FROM TUNNEL VISION!!!

HA HA HA!!!