XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: peter@pmoylan.org   
      
   On 04/07/24 02:33, Rich Ulrich wrote:   
   > On Wed, 3 Jul 2024 16:05:48 +0100, Janet  wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Our postman Jamie always delivered the mail wearing the great   
   >> kilt... summer, winter, pouring rain. He told me the cold exposure   
   >> made his legs tougher and hairier, a better look for his side-line   
   >> in historic (Scottish) re- enactments and film. He was an extra in   
   >> Braveheart.   
   >   
   > I have never heard that people develop a heavier pelt, like the   
   > winter coat of many furry animals, when exposed to cold weather.   
   >   
   > But I have long assumed that hard fabrics (e.g., hard denim jeans)   
   > can rub enough to remove hair.   
      
   The seams on jeans can rub enough to remove skin, especially around the   
   knee. As an adolescent I quickly learnt that one shouldn't ride a horse   
   while wearing jeans.   
      
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