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>>
>>> I’d hate to have been a woman.  Just think of the ghastly discomfort!
>>> 
>> 
>>     The discomfort of high heels, even stilettos, is nothing when compared 
>> to 
>>corsettes (sp?).
>> 
>
>Corsets.  Was that from personal experience, Chris?  
>
     Ummmm...  No.  Came across that knowledge by way of comments about using 
whalebone for the stays, and that was by way of reading about 19th century 
whaling under sail.
>
>I’ve heard about the activities 
>of the USAF Herc crews . . . ;-)
>
     I try hard not to remember some of the more bizarre characters that I met, 
such as alcoholics.  Didn't encounter anyone having gender identification 
problems.  Back then they would have been discharged without hesitation.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro 
     - Hunter S. Thompson
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