In a previous blog I gave you a few reasons why perpetuating the baggy pants fashion trend could lead to trouble. Now one Louisiana lawmaker is making it a crime (and not just with the fashion police) to wear baggy britches around town.
The mayor of Delcambre, Louisiana said he would sign an ordinance the town council approved this week setting penalties of up to six months in jail and a $500 fine for anyone who is caught “wearing pants that reveal undergarments or certain parts of the body.”
The mayor told news reporters that while he has nothing against baggy clothing he does believe people who wear them should use discretion. “It’s gotten way out of hand out here,” he said.
Meanwhile, the councilman who introduced the ordinance, now says he feels the fine is a bit steep (he says it should be more in the $25 range), but agreed the measure was a long time coming.
“I don’t know if it will do any good, but it won’t hurt,” the council member said. “It’s obvious, and anybody with common sense can see your parts when you wear sagging pants.”
For anyone who is not clear about the details of the new ordinance the mayor broke it down this way:
“Don’t let your pants hang too low. Cover your vital parts. I mean, if you expose your private parts, you’ll get a fine. If you walk up and your pants drop, you get a fine. They’re better off taking the pants off and just wearing a dress.”
Word!
Years ago it used to be fashionably trendy to be seen around Japan holding a bottle of Coca-Cola.
These days Coke isn’t it; rather rival Pepsi is, thanks in large part to its new flavor. The company just unveiled its new summer soda: “Pepsi Ice Cucumber” – a drink based on the green gourd.
Company executives say they wanted a flavor that made people think of keeping cool in the summer heat. Flavor being the operative word since the soft drink doesn’t actually contain any cucumber in it; rather company executives say it has been artificially flavored to resemble “the refreshing taste of a fresh cucumber.”
The grass colored soda is on sale for a limited time–just for the summer months and only in Japan. Pepsi executives say initial sales for the cucumber soda were brisk, and they hope to sell 200,000 cases over the next three months.
Would you try it?
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