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RebelOne

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5. In the 1960s, I worked at a large land development company in Miami

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:01 PM

Feb 2013

that would not allow women to wear pants. I started a petition to allow women to wear pants. There were so many signatures that the company relented and allowed women to wear pants.

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French Government Strikes Down 200-Year-Old Pants Ban for Women [View all] cbayer Feb 2013 OP

LOL. Parisians will have learned something. Mass Feb 2013 #1

Nekkid from the waist down? Lasher Feb 2013 #2

Vive la pantaloons! tanyev Feb 2013 #3

"...who credits the new Socialist government under President Francois Hollande with the law’s pampango Feb 2013 #4

In the 1960s, I worked at a large land development company in Miami RebelOne Feb 2013 #5

What's French for rocktivity Feb 2013 #6

Article fails to mention the last time the law was actually invoked. dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #7

They did talk about it in the radio piece. cbayer Feb 2013 #8

Odd really dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #9

Lol. I think Mrs. Clinton probably scared the daylights out of Mr. Sarkosy. cbayer Feb 2013 #10

I think she'd have that effect on me! You too, probably! CTyankee Feb 2013 #11

I would love to have a drink with her, but I wouldn't want to get on her bad side, cbayer Feb 2013 #13

you are right about that, cbayer, I wouldn't either...oy... CTyankee Feb 2013 #15

Viva la difference Nika Feb 2013 #22

Could this law be the reason that the fashion houses invented those rather ugly "culottes?" MADem Feb 2013 #12

When I was young (about to show my age), we were not permitted to wear pants cbayer Feb 2013 #14

Ah, yes...."dress codes!" MADem Feb 2013 #24

Not like our Ban on tomatoes in Chowder One_Life_To_Give Feb 2013 #19

They oughta start collecting on that goatee tax--they won't have to raise any other taxes! MADem Feb 2013 #23

Somone alert George Sand The Second Stone Feb 2013 #16

Hmmm...wonder if being a foreigner helped me in 1986 u4ic Feb 2013 #17

I began wearing pants when I had babies. Mini skirts were in style..and who wants to keep bending Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #18

Well I for one do NOT think women should be allowed to wear Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #20

Sounds like it was a plot to get them to change into trousers in public muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #21