On Jun 20, 7:41 am, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 20, 8:41 pm, "John W." <worthj1...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Jun 20, 2:43 am, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Is the wonderful subject line of a tsunami of emails from the
> > > senseionline mailing list that I've watched pouring into my inbox
> > > today.
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> > > "My hips have just gotten too big. Anyone heard of any creative
> > > solutions to the larger American woman trying to wear something
> > > designed for the slim Japanese woman? My daughter is no better off.
> > > She is 22 and a friend in the Air Force who did temporary duty in
> > > Okinawa sent her a yukata and she couldn't get it around herself,
> > > either. We had to take out the side seams and add some panels. And
> > > it's a beautiful yukata, pearl gray and pink."
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> > > After a long series of supportive emails, it turns out that the
> > > problem seems to be with the yukata.
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> > That was my first conclusion.
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> My fave line was
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> "It's not your fault -- the material shrinks over time folded away in
> the cupboard"
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I'm going to use that excuse with my wife and see if I get some more
action.

John W.