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Let's hope 'Troy' doesn't put men in skirts
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Wednesday, May 12, 2004 | Jim Tynen

Posted on 05/12/2004 11:31:20 AM PDT by Willie Green

The headline read, "Pitt Says Men May Start Wearing Skirts After 'Troy.'"

I thought, "Well, I know the University of Pittsburgh has been having a big brouhaha over benefits for gay and lesbian couples, but it sounds as if they've gone a bit overboard. And who's this guy Troy anyway?"

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: fashion; pants; skirts; troy
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To: dirtboy
Maybe not you, but it's great on alot of 'em! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 8-P
21 posted on 05/12/2004 11:54:20 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common Sense is an Uncommon Virtue)
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To: dirtboy
"Don we now our Gay apparel fa la la fa la la la la la ..."
22 posted on 05/12/2004 11:55:37 AM PDT by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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To: Phlap

I cut down trees, I skip and jump,
I like to press wild flowers.
I put on women's clothing,
And hang around in bars.

23 posted on 05/12/2004 11:58:41 AM PDT by dirtboy (John Kerry - Hillary without the fat ankles and the FBI files...)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
"Are we impugning Romans for wearing "skirts" any more than Greeks or tons of others in time?"

No, but I don't think Hollywood is ready to depict the heroes of Troy as they probably really were. Their art tells you a lot about how they really dressed. They also felt throwing stones & boulders was a good way to fight (just read the Iliad - both Hector and Achilles tried killing the other in their epic confrontation using stones/boulders).
24 posted on 05/12/2004 12:01:03 PM PDT by familyofman
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To: CharlotteVRWC
trousers were invented by horse riding cultures. Isn't that obvious?
25 posted on 05/12/2004 12:02:50 PM PDT by Eternal_Bear
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To: dirtboy
One thing you would never want to see is me in a pair of tights...

Those are really not much different than a pair of long-johns...
except they don't have a trapdoor, of course.
In colder climates, they may be useful for keeping warm by dressing in layers
but by themselves, it's too much like appearing in public dressed only in your skivvies.

26 posted on 05/12/2004 12:03:00 PM PDT by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: familyofman
If you think Greeks went around naked all the time, you're sorely mistaken! Olympic vases are not the same as every-day or warrior art. Sports, sure, oftentimes being quite naked would be most advantageous. But who in their right mind would want to be naked going into battle? You need as much protection as is reasonable. Not to mention being beaten all over by the sun is not great, either.
27 posted on 05/12/2004 12:10:30 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common Sense is an Uncommon Virtue)
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To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
LOL. Don't forget, Rupert wore a skirt throughout Survivor Pearl Islands as well.
28 posted on 05/12/2004 12:12:36 PM PDT by dougherty (I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. **-Michelangelo)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
"Not to mention being beaten all over by the sun is not great, either."

They probably used a 'sun block' olive oil to keep the UV rays out - wore Raybans too.
29 posted on 05/12/2004 12:13:42 PM PDT by familyofman
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To: spetznaz
some men do look good in kilts.

Modesty forbids me saying whether I looked 'good', but I have worn the kilt on a few occasions. It seemed slightly odd at first, but after getting used to it, it was very comfortable.
30 posted on 05/12/2004 12:19:58 PM PDT by tjwmason (A voice from Merry England.)
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To: Willie Green
Braveheart was a successful film and was inspirational but it did little to inspire men to wear kilts. Word is that Troy may not even be good.
31 posted on 05/12/2004 12:42:23 PM PDT by weegee (NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS. CNN ignored torture & murder in Saddam's Iraq to keep their Baghdad Bureau.)
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To: ken5050
The issue is not "skirts"..it's what they they're gonna wear UNDER the skirts...

I can't wait for Kerry to have his "boxers or briefs" moment on MTV. "Senator, do you wear a thong or those frilly French panties?"

32 posted on 05/12/2004 12:52:37 PM PDT by weegee (NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS. CNN ignored torture & murder in Saddam's Iraq to keep their Baghdad Bureau.)
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To: Willie Green
I can't see how this movie can work.

It's supposed to be about 'Helen of Troy', the most beautiful in the world.

Yet it's obvious from the trailers that the most beautiful one in the movie is Brad Pitt.
33 posted on 05/12/2004 12:56:39 PM PDT by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
If you think Greeks went around naked all the time, you're sorely mistaken!

TOGA! TOGA!

34 posted on 05/12/2004 12:57:02 PM PDT by Only1choice____Freedom ("Lather, rinse, repeat." - Deadly to many a programmer)
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To: spetznaz
Anyways, knowledge of Homer overlooked for the moment, some men do look good in kilts.

I've been known to. ;)

35 posted on 05/12/2004 1:01:58 PM PDT by LexBaird (Tyrannosaurus Lex, unapologetic carnivore)
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To: LexBaird
"...oh, beauty w/the golden hair...."


LOL ;-)


Seriously, you look terrific, Lex!
36 posted on 05/12/2004 1:26:20 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common Sense is an Uncommon Virtue)
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To: weegee
I refuse to see this film. Brad Pitt and his wife are Bush haters and support the "traitor" Democrat Party. They will not get one cent from me. This movie should be boycotted. I hope it flops, big time!!!!
37 posted on 05/12/2004 1:32:26 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX
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To: the OlLine Rebel
the Celts did!
38 posted on 05/12/2004 3:02:42 PM PDT by Docbarleypop (Navy Doc)
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To: Willie Green; dirtboy; paleocon patriarch; Phlap
"So tell me Timmy, do you like gladiator movies?"
39 posted on 05/12/2004 7:57:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: ken5050
As long as you keep them right-side-up, what difference does it make?
40 posted on 05/12/2004 8:25:50 PM PDT by Old Professer
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