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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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To: Think free or die
Yeah, I look for her to break with BO if he starts to get too unpopular.
parsy, who has to admit he can’t stand her less than he used to.
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posted on
07/01/2009 8:54:40 PM PDT
by
parsifal
("Knock and ye shall receive!" (The Bible, somewhere.))
To: Think free or die
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.Agreed. I hate that Zero makes me pine for a Hillary presidency.
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:01:41 PM PDT
by
TXBlair
(First "Christmas" became "Holiday," now "Independence Day" is just "Fourth of July." PC run amok!)
To: parsifal
My Favorite was:
“Her Crusty Pantsuitness”.
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:02:46 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
("The Road to Serfdom" by F.A.Hayek - Read it...today.)
To: Libloather
I have a park nearby where after 6 it is swarmed by illegals. Every single illegal Mexican chick has cankles, a stroller and 3 babies in tow (one walking, 1 in stroller, 1 held). One after another after another. The cankles are just disgusting.
To: Libloather
I’m CERTAIN that The Today Show, the NYT, and The View will all run a segment or article noting that even a certain member of the Obama administation has “cankles”, so hey ladies, you’re in good company and it’s not so bad.
Yep I think I’ll set up the DVR right now to make sure I catch that.
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:11:08 PM PDT
by
jiggyboy
(Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: Texas Eagle
Ah, yes. The Queen of Cankles! LOL!
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:26:48 PM PDT
by
luvie
(A Free Iraq is possible because of the presidency, policies and patriotism of George W Bush!!)
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
She might not have cankles...but she does have the “black butt” thing goin’ in a BIG way!
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:29:40 PM PDT
by
luvie
(A Free Iraq is possible because of the presidency, policies and patriotism of George W Bush!!)
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
This is very scary that we are waxing nostalgic over Hillary!
I think she’s beginning to look very manly since becoming
SOS.
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:31:36 PM PDT
by
luvie
(A Free Iraq is possible because of the presidency, policies and patriotism of George W Bush!!)
To: LUV W
I’d rather see cankles rather than tires any day!!!
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:32:46 PM PDT
by
It's me
To: It's me
At least cankles can be hidden...sort of. :D
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:33:57 PM PDT
by
luvie
(A Free Iraq is possible because of the presidency, policies and patriotism of George W Bush!!)
To: LUV W
Michelle, in that outfit, wouldn’t look good enough to go to Walmart, much less be representing us in the White House.....
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:35:57 PM PDT
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Why isn't the black community outraged that MJ bought white babies instead of black ones?)
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Girl, I just fell on the floor laughing at your tagline...
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:37:55 PM PDT
by
TexasNative2000
(Bush was the dumbest sounding smart President, and Obama is the smartest sounding dumb President.)
To: Libloather
I don’t think cankles can be fixed, there are plenty of skinny people with cankles, it is just the way you are built.
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:46:07 PM PDT
by
tiki
(True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
No kidding! I imagine some of the folks who were standing
outside the fence looking for a glimpse of the first family
really DID think she was one of the “staff”! Except that
most of them dress better, actually.
I think the woman is color blind. I have NEVER seen such
a strange assortment of clothing worn at the same time!
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:50:34 PM PDT
by
luvie
(A Free Iraq is possible because of the presidency, policies and patriotism of George W Bush!!)
To: 1_Rain_Drop
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:52:35 PM PDT
by
calex59
To: calex59
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:55:18 PM PDT
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Why isn't the black community outraged that MJ bought white babies instead of black ones?)
To: Libloather; All
Cankles... you want cankles? Here's cankles!
And Clintonite...
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posted on
07/01/2009 9:57:04 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
To: calex59
To: eleni121
Eek! I should post this picture on my fridge to help me stick to my diet. It certainly makes me lose my appetite.
To: lilylangtree
My mother always said, “if your old enough to remember it, you’re too old to wear it”
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posted on
07/01/2009 10:57:37 PM PDT
by
nola61
(Don't tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big your God is.)
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