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Friday, December 27, 2024
Wiry
Our last onesie swimmer is a wiry guy who's packing.
Now that you mention it, is that where the term "swimming trunks" comes from: trunks that you pack? I wonder. Your showcase here also reminds us that our the typical casual swim suits of today (outside the world of competitive water sports) are awfully modest compared to those of even just 30 years ago, at least in the US. And those we see here raise the ever recurring question: why on earth wear a "bathing suit"????
This complicates things in another way. Don't people say, "I was wearing my swimming trunks", the plural used as a singular article of clothing? Like my pants. So with trunks we seem to be alluding to where the body splits into its two main sources of support. We draw support, literally, from our legs, and so we want them solid and stable, in one sense "packed", and we travel with them, in fact thanks to them. And even decades ago the term "trunks" must have consciously or unconsciously conjured up "packing" and what was packed (our goods). This is the most specious logic I have ever indulged in, but I had fun, so thank you for this great and inspiring series. And remember, as Shakespeare said, there's more to life than in all your Google, Horatio. Or some such thing. Happy New Year.
Surely the thought crossed his mind that everyone could see everything he had. Even if he had little selfawareness, must have noticed the other male swimmers
When were these "onesies" popular?
ReplyDeleteAbout 1920-1935.
DeleteNow that you mention it, is that where the term "swimming trunks" comes from: trunks that you pack? I wonder. Your showcase here also reminds us that our the typical casual swim suits of today (outside the world of competitive water sports) are awfully modest compared to those of even just 30 years ago, at least in the US. And those we see here raise the ever recurring question: why on earth wear a "bathing suit"????
ReplyDeleteGoogle says "trunks" originated in the fact that early men's suits covered the entire trunk of the body.
DeleteThis complicates things in another way. Don't people say, "I was wearing my swimming trunks", the plural used as a singular article of clothing? Like my pants. So with trunks we seem to be alluding to where the body splits into its two main sources of support. We draw support, literally, from our legs, and so we want them solid and stable, in one sense "packed", and we travel with them, in fact thanks to them. And even decades ago the term "trunks" must have consciously or unconsciously conjured up "packing" and what was packed (our goods). This is the most specious logic I have ever indulged in, but I had fun, so thank you for this great and inspiring series. And remember, as Shakespeare said, there's more to life than in all your Google, Horatio. Or some such thing. Happy New Year.
Delete"Specious logic" is about the only kind we have when it comes to a significant portion of the English language.
DeleteDid this swimmer suspect that his swimsuit became transparent when wet... You don't even need an imagination to see him naked! LOLLLL
ReplyDeleteSurely the thought crossed his mind that everyone could see everything he had. Even if he had little selfawareness, must have noticed the other male swimmers
DeleteAmazingly see through and lots of see.
ReplyDeleteWonderful series!
Glad you enjoyed it!
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