Word: waists
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...filled out the application forms: address, social security number, waist measurement; academic major, minor, bust measurement; hobbies, activities, cup size; special achievements, college affiliation, hip measurement. I decided to include my school address, on the theory that once he had my name, he could get that stuff anyway, but I left out my home address. Under "special achievements," I wrote "aerobics instructor, dancer," figuring those were my only achievements that would be of interest to Playboy. For some reason, they didn't ask for SATs...
...horizontal stripes if you have large thighs; suits cut high on the leg hide them. If you're flat chested wear tops that have ruffles. If you're fat, wear vertical stripes. Don't wear black if you're skinny. What if you have a slim waist, large thighs and narrow shoulders...
While China's leaders do not believe that masturbation results in hairy palms and blindness, the book states that the practice can lead to "dizziness, insomnia, too much dreaming, exhaustion, aching in the back and waist, worsening of the memory, absentmindedness, lack of appetite, palpitation, shortness of breath, headache, dimmed vision, mental decline." Girls, Be Vigilant! helpfully lists some of the traditional remedies for illicitly roaming hands, including the cultivation of a "rhythmically arranged life" and good habits such as avoiding tight clothes and not sleeping on your stomach...
...during India's harvest festival in the late fall, when the dark of the sky is deepest. There are social nuances in every garment, highborn or not. A man's white cotton overblouse can be tied in 58 ways, each with its own social connotation. The knots at the waist of a courtesan's skirt could be so intricate that only she could undo them: fashion as a fail-safe device. A contemporary turban, worn by an ironmonger, shows in its coloration and style of wrapping the wearer's occupation, his residence and his marital status: fashion as calling card...
...outrage that the police raid provoked among residents had a familiar ring. During the search of a black household in London's Brixton area last month, an officer shot a woman, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. That shooting touched off a night of riots...