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   From: dtravel@sonic.net   
      
   On 6/27/2017 5:22 PM, Jim G. wrote:   
   > Doc O'Leary sent the following on 06/27/2017 at 03:28 PM:   
   >> For your reference, records indicate that   
   >> "Jim G."  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I read that this particular batch of idiots even sent someone to   
   >>> Sweden or some such place to research fabric materials for the uniforms.   
   >>> You can't make this stuff up.   
   >>   
   >> The issue I would take with that is that, despite there being a *lot*   
   >> of wardrobe changes over the years (and even just in TOS if you look   
   >> at how Shatner’s vanity had him in at least half a dozen different   
   >> shirts), I have never heard of any reasonable in-universe explanation   
   >> why Star Fleet keeps deciding to re-tailor their standard uniforms so   
   >> often.  If there were ever a topic in the Star Trek universe to bring   
   >> in . . . . stereotypical token “diversity”, that would be it.  Tell   
   >> *that* story; it’d be a fun watch!   
   >   
   > If our military today was swarming with costume designers, we'd probably   
   > be seeing new Navy and Army looks every other week.   
   >   
   > The Air Farce would be switching things up every three to five days.   
   >   
   > And the Marines would look at the costume designers and say, "Get the   
   > f%#$ away from us."   
   >   
   Bah!  If they have to actually _say_ it, they're not real Marines!  :D   
      
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