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renovation
08-23-2007, 12:46 PM
Baggy pants that show boxer shorts or thongs would be illegal under a proposed amendment to Atlanta's indecency laws.

The amendment, sponsored by city councilman C.T. Martin, states that sagging pants are an "epidemic" that is becoming a "major concern" around the country.

"Little children see it and want to adopt it, thinking it's the in thing," Martin said Wednesday. "I don't want young people thinking that half-dressing is the way to go. I want them to think about their future."

The proposed ordinance would also bar women from showing the strap of a thong beneath their pants. They would also be prohibited from wearing jogging bras in public or show a bra strap, said Debbie Seagraves, ex

to mee they should be ban -call me old fashion ecutive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/23/914871-atlanta-considers-banning-baggy-pants

to me they should be banned .call me old fashion i dont give a G.D.
InfiniteNothing
08-23-2007, 01:37 PM
It's always fun restricting freedom of things you don't like isn't it?
Thesifer
08-23-2007, 01:56 PM
Lol.. Can't show a bra strap or a jogging bra? What the crap.. what a moron that city councilman deserves to get canned next election. That's about the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.

Next it will be..

"If you don't go outside in a full Robe that covers your entire body, along with a head piece, and some sort of Veil, then you will be arrested and fined or hanged!"

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8509/iranianartistorgsc8.jpg
Markel
08-23-2007, 02:02 PM
They want the Fashion Police to be a reality.
johnnymk
08-23-2007, 02:58 PM
What about fat people in spandex?
renovation
08-23-2007, 03:25 PM
What about fat people in spandex?whats so wrong with a 400 pound pink hippo in spandex . hehehehe
:puke:
Thesifer
08-23-2007, 04:22 PM
What about fat people in spandex?


Now I'm all for making that illegal! :) .. Especially the ones in the Tan Body Suit Spandex!
Freelance Superhero
08-23-2007, 04:32 PM
The proposed ordinance would also bar women from showing the strap of a thong beneath their pants. They would also be prohibited from wearing jogging bras in public or show a bra strap
hmm... yeah, can't say i agree with that one there, nope.

and good luck getting this policy passed...
shaggyucla
08-23-2007, 05:52 PM
Mann... does that mean i have to throw away all my mc hammer pants?
MikeD
08-23-2007, 06:06 PM
Gyeah...
uncledaddy
08-23-2007, 09:47 PM
I think the baggy pants halfway down the arse is ridiculous, but hey, to each his own.
Napoleon54
08-24-2007, 06:46 AM
The folks in Atlanta autta elect some dudes from the 'hood, then have 'em ban suits and ties in all government buildings. :heh:
Napoleon54
08-24-2007, 06:47 AM
Lol.. Can't show a bra strap or a jogging bra? What the crap.. what a moron that city councilman deserves to get canned next election. That's about the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.

Next it will be..

"If you don't go outside in a full Robe that covers your entire body, along with a head piece, and some sort of Veil, then you will be arrested and fined or hanged!"

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8509/iranianartistorgsc8.jpg

Brilliant post!
Jah Rulez
08-24-2007, 07:23 AM
I guess there is no crime at all in Atlanta if they can focus on this.
Freelance Superhero
08-24-2007, 11:55 AM
Brilliant post!

And that woman has BEAUTIFUL eyes, btw... kinda grimy fingernails, but gorgeous eyes...
RoniMan
08-24-2007, 12:48 PM
It's always fun restricting freedom of things you don't like isn't it?
Well, it's just stupid to restrict things you DO like.

So that pretty much leaves the other thing.
Napoleon54
08-24-2007, 05:34 PM
Well, it's just stupid to restrict things you DO like.

So that pretty much leaves the other thing.

Or you could just leave things alone.
Houdini
08-25-2007, 01:23 AM
And that woman has BEAUTIFUL eyes, btw... kinda grimy fingernails, but gorgeous eyes...

:stupid:
DarkFury
08-25-2007, 10:21 AM
And that woman has BEAUTIFUL eyes, btw... kinda grimy fingernails, but gorgeous eyes...
Heh...

I bet you are the kinda guy who'd not accept a brand new FREE luxury car... just because it has a ding in it huh? :heh:
Thesifer
08-25-2007, 12:31 PM
Heh...

I bet you are the kinda guy who'd not accept a brand new FREE luxury car... just because it has a ding in it huh? :heh:


I'm that kind of guy. Try and give me a free book and it has a small tear.. Keep it buddy.

:)
DarkFury
08-25-2007, 12:33 PM
I'm that kind of guy. Try and give me a free book and it has a small tear.. Keep it buddy.

:)
So does that tear affect the KNOWLEDGE to be gained in the book? :hmm:

Oh well.. I guess some folks are more worried about the condition of the cover than the benefits to be gained inside. :shrug:
Houdini
08-25-2007, 01:15 PM
So does that tear affect the KNOWLEDGE to be gained in the book? :hmm:

Oh well.. I guess some folks are more worried about the condition of the cover than the benefits to be gained inside. :shrug:

:heh: Knowledge...Inside... :heh:
Thesifer
08-26-2007, 01:12 AM
So does that tear affect the KNOWLEDGE to be gained in the book? :hmm:

Oh well.. I guess some folks are more worried about the condition of the cover than the benefits to be gained inside. :shrug:


Oh don't get me wrong, I love reading books. But I have my own standards. If someone were to try to give me a book that was torn, I wouldn't take it. But if it were recommended by them, or the book seemed interesting, I would go buy it. Unless it was a very old book, then I can make an exception.

I don't borrow books. I don't use the Library.

I have a thing about books, I like to buy them, read them, and keep them in as good of a condition as possible.

I have some 10+ year old paperbacks that look like they just came from the Bookstore. I don't bend the spines, I don't fold anything.

I'm a freak :)
oblongmelon
08-26-2007, 07:57 AM
Ok so back to the baggy pants issue...
for one, I can't imagine that walking around with your pants down to your balls can be comfortable, hence the reason the wearer is always pulling them up in the front. I see that all the time around here..it's just plain dirty.
As for books, yeh, I'm fussy about mine too..no creases, dents, tears, or folded pages here...
On the bra strap issue..fine, I'll just stop wearing one. No sweat off my back. Then you can't see straps..(which btw are ALWAYS clean-unlike some people who wear the same bra for days/weeks/months on end and never wash it and it is impossibly filthy-gross)
Napoleon54
08-26-2007, 08:06 AM
Yeah okay but back on topic... she could wash her fingers. Someone with clean fingers but crummy eyes can't do jack about it!
DarkFury
08-26-2007, 09:09 AM
I'm a freak :)

Yes... yes, you are.... :hmm:




/me backs away slowly... trying to not make eye contact, but yet keeping my eye on your position as I back away. :dodgy:
uncledaddy
08-26-2007, 01:56 PM
Yeah okay but back on topic... she could wash her fingers. Someone with clean fingers but crummy eyes can't do jack about it!


HA HA HA HA!!! True.



Oh......Uhmm...topic is "Baggy Pants". :heh:
Napoleon54
09-04-2007, 05:29 PM
Some parishes in Louisiana have also passed "baggy pants" laws. Heard this on NPR this afternoon. Check out the audio from the show (red "Listen" button at the top). The dude they interviewed, a parish councilman who proposed the law, is a moron. The concepts of legal precident and slippery slope went right over his head. This dude has no business making laws. I doubt he could find his way to the grocery store.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14157759