Fri May 18, 2012, 07:00 PM
trof (43,799 posts)
I don't realize I've put on a few pounds until I attend a wedding or funeral.
I live on the gulf coast.
The one named after Mexico. 
Most of the time I wear shorts and a T shirt. Shorts with an elastic waist. Very comfy. But once in a while I attend a wedding (not so many anymore) or a funeral (more now) and I get out my one remaining suit. It's a lightweight, understated, muted grey glen plaid. 
I usually wear a blue oxford button-down collar shirt and rep striped tie. Sometimes, if I'm really feeling 'fancy', I wear a white shirt with collar bar. 
Disclaimer: I look nothing like Fred Astaire and don't dance quite as well. And now I find the suit pants are a tiny bit 'snug'. And if I button the coat, my butt sticks out. Quandary: New suit? Or diet? 
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 I don't realize I've put on a few pounds until I attend a wedding or funeral. (Original post) |
trof | May 2012 | OP |
| ScreamingMeemie | May 2012 | #1 | |
| trof | May 2012 | #4 | |
| MiddleFingerMom | May 2012 | #11 | |
| Scuba | May 2012 | #2 | |
| Wait Wut | May 2012 | #23 | |
| Ikonoklast | May 2012 | #3 | |
| trof | May 2012 | #5 | |
| Ikonoklast | May 2012 | #7 | |
| NightWatcher | May 2012 | #6 | |
| Raven | May 2012 | #8 | |
| mwdem | May 2012 | #9 | |
| trof | May 2012 | #15 | |
| mwdem | May 2012 | #18 | |
| Manifestor_of_Light | May 2012 | #10 | |
| trof | May 2012 | #20 | |
| Manifestor_of_Light | May 2012 | #24 | |
| Honeycombe8 | May 2012 | #12 | |
| Major Nikon | May 2012 | #13 | |
| JustABozoOnThisBus | May 2012 | #14 | |
| YellowRubberDuckie | May 2012 | #16 | |
| trof | May 2012 | #19 | |
| Flaxbee | May 2012 | #17 | |
| trof | May 2012 | #21 | |
| rocktivity | May 2012 | #22 |
Response to trof (Original post)
Fri May 18, 2012, 07:07 PM
ScreamingMeemie (61,049 posts)
1. Tailor--for alterations.
Response to ScreamingMeemie (Reply #1)
Fri May 18, 2012, 07:45 PM
trof (43,799 posts)
4. Miz t. has already let the pants out.
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To their limit.
Sometime ago. 
She's a pretty good 'tailor'.  |
Response to trof (Reply #4)
Sat May 19, 2012, 03:14 AM
MiddleFingerMom (22,582 posts)
11. Take the butt in.
Response to trof (Original post)
Fri May 18, 2012, 07:10 PM
Scuba (27,202 posts)
2. This is obviously your wife's fault...
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Response to Scuba (Reply #2)
Tue May 22, 2012, 07:21 PM
Wait Wut (6,375 posts)
23. I dare you...
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Response to trof (Original post)
Fri May 18, 2012, 07:27 PM
3. Neither. Spend just a few bucks, both problems solved.
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Buy a mumu ike Homer did, and eat what you want.
Don't be a slave to Fashion! |
Response to Ikonoklast (Reply #3)
Fri May 18, 2012, 07:48 PM
trof (43,799 posts)
5. I'll start a new trend.
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"Did you see that trof came out of the closet?"
"Yeah? Really?" "Yep, he wore a mumu to Harry's funeral." "Aw, jeez."  |
Response to trof (Reply #5)
Fri May 18, 2012, 08:09 PM
7. "If I croak, please don't tell trof."
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"Yeah, cripes, even Harry's corpse looked embarrassed when trof showed up."
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Response to trof (Original post)
Fri May 18, 2012, 07:58 PM
NightWatcher (20,695 posts)
6. I love it. Like me, you have The Suit
Response to trof (Original post)
Fri May 18, 2012, 08:28 PM
Raven (11,064 posts)
8. Next time I see you in NH you have
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to wear the suit and it has to fit!
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Response to mwdem (Reply #9)
Sat May 19, 2012, 08:54 AM
trof (43,799 posts)
15. Actually, I'll be going to a wedding in Oct. But it'll be casual.
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On a small nearby farm under a huge 500+ year old live oak tree.
Looks a bit like this one:  |
Response to trof (Original post)
Fri May 18, 2012, 10:05 PM
10. Too bad they don't have a man's equivalent to shift dresses.
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The straight ones that don't have a waist. For those of us who never had an hourglass figure, or all our sand ran to the bottom
Really flattering. I went to OK to a family funeral. We ate out twice a day with the family for several days. I would order a chicken fried steak and take half of it home and eat it for a midnight snack. And i still gained five pounds. GRRRR. i lost it though eating salad at home. I guess it's the muumuu, Trof........
You too can be as fashionable as Homer!! |
Response to Manifestor_of_Light (Reply #10)
Tue May 22, 2012, 06:50 PM
trof (43,799 posts)
20. I remember the 'sack' dress.
For some reason we thought it was sexy as hell. Maybe because you could imagine nothing on underneath. |
Response to trof (Reply #20)
Wed May 23, 2012, 06:53 PM
24. That's an A-line but the basic idea of straight is good.
Response to trof (Original post)
Sat May 19, 2012, 03:48 AM
Honeycombe8 (18,265 posts)
12. It doesn't sound like you've gained much wt, if you can still wear it but it's snug.
Response to trof (Original post)
Sat May 19, 2012, 04:03 AM
Major Nikon (10,096 posts)
13. Ever take a crap so big that your pants fit better?
Response to trof (Original post)
Sat May 19, 2012, 06:15 AM
JustABozoOnThisBus (9,962 posts)
14. I finally broke down and bought a suit
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my old one must have shrunk over the years.
I don't look like Fred Astaire either. Maybe like Fred Flintstone.  |
Response to YellowRubberDuckie (Reply #16)
Tue May 22, 2012, 06:39 PM
trof (43,799 posts)
19. I have slacks (and shorts) with 'hidden' expander waistbands.
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Very comfy.
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Response to trof (Original post)
Sat May 19, 2012, 11:54 PM
Flaxbee (12,581 posts)
17. Just how "snug"? And more importantly, how much time do you have before you
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need to wear it?
That will determine if a diet is feasible. If not, buy a new suit. |
Response to Flaxbee (Reply #17)
Tue May 22, 2012, 06:51 PM
trof (43,799 posts)
21. I may just splurge and buy a new one.
Response to trof (Original post)
Tue May 22, 2012, 06:54 PM
rocktivity (36,684 posts)
22. Same here
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I don't get dressed up anymore unless someone's wed or someone's dead.
rocktivity |
