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Dickies fights posterior exposure
United Press International, Inc ^ | 8-8-06

Posted on 08/08/2006 5:05:03 PM PDT by kingattax

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Fort Worth, Texas, pants manufacturer Williamson-Dickie has announced plans for a line of jeans designed to prevent rear-end exposure.

The company said it will drop the waistband on its Dickies work jeans by a few inches and add extra room in the seat of the pants, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Tuesday.

"When you wear a jean and the waist doesn't hit you in the right place and you're carrying a few extra pounds, it can slip down," said Jon Ragsdale, Williamson-Dickie's vice president of marketing.

The announcement has been welcomed by many forced to bend over in their jobs, including plumbers, a profession notorious for exposure problems.

"We bend over a lot, so I guess people happen to notice it a lot more with us," said plumber Roy Wagner, of White Settlement, Ind. "It's a waist issue."

Ragsdale said the issue does not create much discussion at the company.

"We don't talk about that too much anymore here," Ragsdale said. However, he said: "If there's anything we can do to beautify America, we're in favor of doing it."


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: dickies; plumberscrack

1 posted on 08/08/2006 5:05:04 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: kingattax

Winning the war against plumber's crack. Nice.


2 posted on 08/08/2006 5:07:28 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity ("Sharpei diem - Seize the wrinkled dog.")
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To: kingattax

Say no to crack.


3 posted on 08/08/2006 5:07:41 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity ("Sharpei diem - Seize the wrinkled dog.")
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To: kingattax

This headline is just so wrong.


4 posted on 08/08/2006 5:08:33 PM PDT by darkangel82
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To: kingattax

So much for the "candle holder".


5 posted on 08/08/2006 5:21:54 PM PDT by afnamvet (It is what it is.)
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To: kingattax
All this innovation without a federal government mandate.

How can that be?

6 posted on 08/08/2006 6:45:49 PM PDT by elkfersupper
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To: kingattax
The company said it will drop the waistband on its Dickies work jeans by a few inches and add extra room in the seat of the pants,

Adding some room to the seat of the pants is a good idea, but dropping the waistband a few inches?

7 posted on 08/09/2006 6:07:38 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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