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trivet commented on the list yardage

The product of a childhood that involved a lot of waiting in fabric stores.

March 8, 2007

abraxaszugzwang commented on the list yardage

Oh My God, I thought this was going to be a word for what happens to a kid forced to wait around in Fabric Stores. I mean, I used to be hauled all over the joint by my mom and she would spend hours in Department Stores. I used to get headaches and my stomach would hurt and no amount of pleading affected her. It was truly horrific.

March 8, 2007

trivet commented on the list yardage

What, you didn't hide in the carousels and / make animal noises / bat at ladies' ankles like a kitten / pull clothes down from the hangers / refuse to come out? Always good for a short trip to the store.

March 8, 2007

sionnach commented on the list yardage

bombazine, poplin, fustian, herringbone, organdie, merino, worsted, cambric?

On edit: I do not now, nor have I ever, "batted at ladies' ankles like a kitten".

Also : tabby

March 8, 2007

abraxaszugzwang commented on the list yardage

I used to pick my nose and wipe it on the most expensive dresses I came across. Also, I hid in the carousels and pretended to be a sniper or spy.

March 8, 2007

trivet commented on the list yardage

Thanks, sionnach. I'm telling you, if you're hiding in a carousel, those passing ankles are just waiting for you to pounce - like stealing napkins in relatives' laps from under the table at big family dinners...

March 8, 2007

reesetee commented on the list yardage

Trivet and AZ--you had that same experience?? Actually, the only thing I didn't like about those long hours in fabric stores was inhaling all the fumes of the chemicals they use on the fabric. The rest was kind of fun.

And AZ? I hope you didn't live anywhere near me! Then again, I don't wear dresses, so who cares? ;-)

March 8, 2007

abraxaszugzwang commented on the list yardage

Wasn't just dresses :) I grew up just outside of Boston.

March 8, 2007

reesetee commented on the list yardage

*Whew!* ;-) Midatlantic area for me.

March 8, 2007

trivet commented on the list yardage

It was only the department stores that got to me. Fabric stores were much better - all the different designs and textures to look at and drape about oneself. Except this one store my mom used to go to. The lady who owned it hated children, so she built a pen outside the store for pesky kids to stay in while their mothers were shopping. It had an astroturf floor and a few grubby plastic toys. *huuuhg*

March 8, 2007

reesetee commented on the list yardage

Yikes! A pen?? No wonder you were batting at ladies' ankles like a kitten!

March 8, 2007

slumry commented on the list yardage

Oh, I wonder if anyone recalls "whipped cream" It was a lightweight synthetic briefly popular in the late 60s or early 70s. I think I still have a piece of it that I intended to use for a blouse!

See also pack rat

June 20, 2007

reesetee commented on the list yardage

Good grief, what a blast from the past! My mother was very taken with "whipped cream" fabric for a time....

June 20, 2007

slumry commented on the list yardage

That's funny. . .I am sure I could find a piece. . .it is right there under the books in my basement.

June 20, 2007

uselessness commented on the list yardage

Don't you mean whip cream? And what about packed rat?

June 20, 2007

slumry commented on the list yardage

Smarty pants! Although I do like the image of a packed rat. Before the rat goes back to his own nest, his father ties a lot of stuff on his back. He is a fully packed rat.

June 20, 2007

reesetee commented on the list yardage

Wait a minute--that's not what I had in mind when I saw "packed rat." :-O

June 21, 2007