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This just in....most women wear whatever undies they like...duh.

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My intended, who has never worn anything BUT granny panties since she was out of diapers back in the Eisenhower administration, will enjoy knowing she was a half century ahead of the curve.

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I call your belfie and raise you a Wiener.

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Can we call those a "Telfie" or something, and start a thing?

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“I only use a walker, with tennis balls,” Julia Baylis, a willowy 22-year-old, declared proudly. Ms. Baylis and her best friend, Mayan Toledano, 27, design the boutique walker label Gait Bait. Their best seller is an aluminum walker with the word “feminist” printed in pink bubble letters across the rear. Since the line’s introduction on April 7, the walkers have sold out.

Just mad-lib testing out my new hipster-oriented business plan.

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The ex and I went shopping at Victoria's Secret one time to purchase some exotic lingerie. She asked if I wanted to see what it was going to look like in the bedroom. I said "OK". So she dropped it on the floor and said, "Well, what do you think?'

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Real old school. Especially the silk ones. Think 1920 and you don't want to wear a union suit.

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At least it was a self-aware cash cow.

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I agree with those that advocate for not calling these "granny panties." It seems to me that is a bit pejorative to both the panty and to grannies all in one go. "What are you wearing?" "Granny panties." *snicker* "That's because you're a granny, admit it!" So, in one exchange, as ironic though it may be, that we're wearing these because they're so comfy, we're willing to overlook the fact that these are hopelessly out of date and something only old women would wear. If these panties rock AND old women rock, we should find something else to call them. On the other hand, if we yell out GRANNY PANTIES with pride because grannies rock and they're something we all aspire to be(which they really should be) Then, please forget everything I just typed. Carry on.

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GRANNY PANTIESWho knew? I am actually an aging hipster.

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So if granny panties are feminist, does this mean that every evangelical gal who claims she is not a feminist, actually is one? Or does this mean those ladies will suddenly go Thong for Jesus?

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You're thinking of great-grannies.

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You are SO MEAN for putting that picture in my head.

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Well, I've always contended that feminism was about the right to make choices...Also, too, as usual the feminist hipsters and the NYT alike overlook the possibility of sexy feminist lingerie being worn not for a gentleman caller, but a gentlewoman. This brings me back to my typical reply: "I'm not a hipster. Hipsters are straight."

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Thongghazi !!! It's Obama's fault the thong is gone in 5...4...3...

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My wife has been a fashion leader for years then.

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