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   Re: "a Pair of Panties" ?????   
   04 Jul 24 07:00:54   
   
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   From: vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid   
      
   Le 03/07/2024 à 14:09, Antonio Marques a écrit :   
   >   
   >  From what I can tell, skirts and dresses were the standard garments for   
   > blokes pretty much everywhere until very recently. It was women with   
   > trousers that were considered unnatural.   
      
   I suspect it's a matter of technology. A skirt is simpler to make than a   
   pair of trousers, so would be the natural choice for primitive Man.   
   We've now reached the point where we can make sophisticated Woman's   
   synthetic elastic leggings.   
      
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