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Capri pants bare scourge of summer: ‘cankles’ (Oh, joy. “Cankle Awareness Month”)
MSNBC ^
| 7/01/09
| Jacqueline Stenson
Posted on 07/01/2009 8:24:31 PM PDT by Libloather
Capri pants bare scourge of summer: cankles
Cheeky gym campaign gives us yet another body part to worry about
By Jacqueline Stenson
updated 9:31 a.m. ET, Wed., July 1, 2009
Still obsessing about how your dimpled thighs, jelly belly or flappy arms look in a swimsuit? Thats so last summer.
This year, theres a new body part to fret over: the cankle.
Hmmm, you may be wondering, whats a cankle? Golds Gym, which has designated July as Cankle Awareness Month, defines it this way: The word comes from the combination of calf and ankle. It occurs when the calf merges with an obese or swollen ankle.
**SNIP** (so to speak...)
Skinny jeans aren't your friend
Keep in mind, Comana says, that spot reduction is a myth. In other words, no workout will allow you to lose weight just in your ankles or your thighs or your abs, for that matter.
The Golds plan to prevent, treat and minimize the appearance of cankles focuses on three areas: exercise, diet and style (avoiding skinny jeans, for instance, and wearing bright sneakers at the gym to draw attention away from the ankle).
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cankles; capri; fashion; obesity; pants; summer
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Something for the guys to look forward to -
To: Libloather
Capris used to be called “pedal pushers”. Plus, another comeback is the “Bermuda shorts”. ROTFL!
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:27:21 PM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: Libloather
Hillery Clinton to head Cankle Awareness month at Gold’s Gym.
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:28:42 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Libloather
Poster Girl for Cankle Awareness Month. Please give generously.
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:30:06 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
To: lilylangtree
Here, a member of the White House Staff takes Bo, the first dog, for a walk..... ;^)
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:32:18 PM PDT
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Why isn't the black community outraged that MJ bought white babies instead of black ones?)
To: Texas Eagle
Is that photoshopped, or is she really that fat? Good grief! No wonder she never wears a skirt.
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:32:19 PM PDT
by
hsalaw
To: Libloather
Those used to be called Hillaries or “piano legs”
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:35:50 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(Change is not a plan; Hope is not a strategy.)
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:36:13 PM PDT
by
Aria
( "The US republic will endure until Congress discovers it can bribe the public with the people's $.")
To: Libloather
This is sooooooooooooooo shtupid!
What will the focus be on next? the big toe?
Too bad people are not concerned about increasing brains.
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
semi to almost there cankles (obscured by grass on lawn)
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:37:02 PM PDT
by
MissDairyGoodnessVT
(Mac Conchradha - "Skeagh mac en chroe"- Skaghvicencrowe)
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Does the first lady wear a wig out in public? That hair in the photo looks awfully short.
To: Publius6961
Back in the day on FR, we even had a name for her pants suit.
parsy, who remembers old crusty.
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:38:00 PM PDT
by
parsifal
("Knock and ye shall receive!" (The Bible, somewhere.))
To: headstamp 2
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:39:28 PM PDT
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Why isn't the black community outraged that MJ bought white babies instead of black ones?)
To: parsifal
Back when Old Crusty was making a daily appearance, did you ever think you’d say Hillary was a better dressed woman than the First Lady?
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:41:37 PM PDT
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Why isn't the black community outraged that MJ bought white babies instead of black ones?)
To: 1_Rain_Drop
This is sooooooooooooooo shtupid!I agree. (Can't the babes take care of that cankle thingy during the winter months?)
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:42:51 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(Tea Totaler)
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
No, I never would have dreamed of that.
parsy, who thinks Hillary has bigger cajones than BO
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:45:28 PM PDT
by
parsifal
("Knock and ye shall receive!" (The Bible, somewhere.))
To: Texas Eagle
Leave those girls alone-This is one brother--the other looks worse.
Hugh "crook" Rodham
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:45:47 PM PDT
by
eleni121
(The New Byzantium - resurrect it!)
To: parsifal
I know, I’m still shocked
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:50:22 PM PDT
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Why isn't the black community outraged that MJ bought white babies instead of black ones?)
To: parsifal
"parsy, who thinks Hillary has bigger cajones than BO"I've always figured Hillary would sell her own mother down the river for power or money. However, if anyone actually attacked us, I'd expect Hillary to flatten them. I don't like her or trust her, but she's still an American on some level and a really tough cookie.
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:50:33 PM PDT
by
Think free or die
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money - M.Thatcher)
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