Baseball has been said to be our national pastime. Many sports commentators, however, have concluded that football has replaced baseball in this respect. Even if this is true, baseball is rich with history and tradition. One legend of baseball’s past is that the New York Yankees chose to use vertical pin stripes in their uniforms because vertical pin stripes create a slimming effect that was much needed by their franchise player, Babe Ruth.

I also have heard growing up that wearing a lot of black creates this slimming effect. If this is true, I may need to change my wardrobe because I wear a lot of black and I am often described as looking emaciated…even by people that have seen me with my shirt off.

Apparently, another fashion trend needs to be added to list of clothing choices that can help create a slimming effect…leopard print… I have noticed that a lot of older women that are heavy set tend to wear leopard print…and a lot of it from head to toe. Why is this? I have always wondered. Maybe, it is slimming. To be fair, I cannot say that I have ever seen what appears to be an obese leopard, but I cannot honestly attest to seeing very many leopards. Looking back on it though, maybe the slimming effect only works on actual leopards…

Friday, December 28th, 2007 @ 1:33 pm Consumerism, Funny, Rant
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