Leggy laments: The spidery and the stumpy (girly whinge post)

[cindysphynx]

Tabouli wrote:

> Haaaang on a minute here.  You long-legged types think you got 
>problems, huh?  Huh?  Ha!  At least long legs are in fashion - 
>spare a thought for us stumpy types!
> 

OK, I just have one question here.  Why, why, why do clothing 
manufacturers assume all adult American women have narrow 
backsides?  Haven't they looked around this great land, for cryin' 
out loud?  People are aging and people are chunky.  They eat Nachos 
and donuts and too much pizza.  People are not tiny anymore.  

Yet the same thing happens to me again and again and again.  Pull 
two sizes of same pants off of rack.  Enter dressing room and strip 
in flourescent light.  Pull on larger of the two sizes.  Note *huge* 
gaps in waistband, nice fit in seat.  Pull on smaller size.  Note 
nice fit in waistband, Charro fit in seat.  Purchase larger size, 
pay money to shorten, come back in a week, cinch up excess waist 
fabric with belt, having achieved the "hillbilly" look.

Ladies, we need to rebel against this madness.  

Cindy (who looks just fine for her age, thank-you-very-much, so she 
knows she is *not* the problem here)