As I was posting a reply to "coolest swimming inventions" about improvements in bathing suits, one of the things that struck me was the variety of patterns now available. "Back in the day" the choices seemed to be solid or stripes. But that got me thinking...what are some of the ugliest/stupidest suit patterns you've seen or had to wear? Three come to mind for me:
1. My first swim team had thin, vertical black and yellow stripes. We looked like bumble bees, and of course we endured endless cracks about "buzzing off".
2. A summer swim camp I attended in the 70s had white bathing suits. Yup, solid white. And they were one of the first lycra suits...so you can imagine how long they lasted before becoming transparent. Embarrassing...
3. About a month ago I tried on a reversible suit. One side had an aquatic animal theme - dolphins and so forth. On the hangar it looked kind of cute. Then I tried it on, and all the gals in the change room started to laugh. I looked in the mirror, and saw that I had a dolphin "leaping" out of my crotch and another aimed for my right ***. Needless to say, I didn't buy it!
In another thread, I told y'all about my 'Knee John' Spidey Suit (bright fire engine red with heavy black spider webs all over). Well, about ten days ago I finally had an opprotunity - and the courage - to wear it for a workout. A guy who doesn't swim, but is often in the pool to use the whirlpool that's there, came up to me and said "Where's Mary Jane?" I scratched my head and replied, 'Huh?' He again said, "Spidey, where's Mary Jane?"
My favorite suit ever was one I had in the days of flower power back in about 1969-1970. It was a white speedo brief with a big colorful daisy on the rear. I've been prowling the online auctions to see if any of these survived and are available still.
In another thread, I told y'all about my 'Knee John' Spidey Suit (bright fire engine red with heavy black spider webs all over). Well, about ten days ago I finally had an opprotunity - and the courage - to wear it for a workout. A guy who doesn't swim, but is often in the pool to use the whirlpool that's there, came up to me and said "Where's Mary Jane?" I scratched my head and replied, 'Huh?' He again said, "Spidey, where's Mary Jane?"
My favorite suit ever was one I had in the days of flower power back in about 1969-1970. It was a white speedo brief with a big colorful daisy on the rear. I've been prowling the online auctions to see if any of these survived and are available still.
