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"Alan Harding" |
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23 Aug 2004 02:40:11 PM |
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What size was Marylin Monroe? |
It came up in a conversation I just had. I know she was bigger than
today's would-be Hollywood beauties - attractive women are - but what
dress size was she? We had a very polite argument about it, with neither
of us knowing.
No, I don't just want to win the argument. :)
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| User: "chaptal" |
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| Title: Re: What size was Marylin Monroe? |
23 Aug 2004 03:05:29 PM |
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"Alan Harding" <Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:qeONRmFbgkKBFwqJ@harding.demon.co.uk...
It came up in a conversation I just had. I know she was bigger than
today's would-be Hollywood beauties - attractive women are - but what
dress size was she? We had a very polite argument about it, with neither
of us knowing.
No, I don't just want to win the argument. :)
A lengthy explaination.
http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/mmdress.htm
Ed
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The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "Patricia" |
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| Title: Re: What size was Marylin Monroe? |
24 Aug 2004 06:27:17 AM |
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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:05:29 GMT, "chaptal" <chaptal@earthlink.net>
wrote:
"Alan Harding" <Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:qeONRmFbgkKBFwqJ@harding.demon.co.uk...
It came up in a conversation I just had. I know she was bigger than
today's would-be Hollywood beauties - attractive women are - but what
dress size was she? We had a very polite argument about it, with neither
of us knowing.
No, I don't just want to win the argument. :)
A lengthy explaination.
http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/mmdress.htm
Ed
"Perhaps at one time she did wear dresses that might have been
considered size 16 (or even 18) back in the 1950s, but she almost
certainly did not wear dresses equivalent to today's size 16. This is
borne out by citings such as the following (which might also be a
source of some confusion, as a British size 16 would be the equivalent
of an American size 12): "
Now, this I find a little odd since I know from the personal
experience of buying clothes in both countries that a British size 16
is the equivalent of an American size 14.
Patricia
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| User: "humble.life" |
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| Title: Re: What size was Marylin Monroe? |
23 Aug 2004 03:07:10 PM |
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"Alan Harding" <Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:qeONRmFbgkKBFwqJ@harding.demon.co.uk...
It came up in a conversation I just had. I know she was bigger than
today's would-be Hollywood beauties - attractive women are - but what
dress size was she? We had a very polite argument about it, with neither
of us knowing.
No, I don't just want to win the argument. :)
i thought her bum always looked big.
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| User: "Flashfire" |
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| Title: Re: What size was Marylin Monroe? |
23 Aug 2004 03:06:57 PM |
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Alan Harding wrote:
It came up in a conversation I just had. I know she was bigger than
today's would-be Hollywood beauties - attractive women are - but what
dress size was she? We had a very polite argument about it, with
neither of us knowing.
No, I don't just want to win the argument. :)
She was allegedly a size 14 - not a tiny petite gal, but a good healthy
buxom lass
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Regards Lee
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of
enthusiasm. ~ Sir Winston Churchill
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| User: "CyberDroog" |
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| Title: Re: What size was Marylin Monroe? |
23 Aug 2004 03:17:28 PM |
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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:40:11 +0100, Alan Harding <Alan@harding.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
It came up in a conversation I just had. I know she was bigger than
today's would-be Hollywood beauties - attractive women are - but what
dress size was she? We had a very polite argument about it, with neither
of us knowing.
No, I don't just want to win the argument. :)
It isn't known for certain because dress sizes have changed since Marilyn's
time. But her measurement's, based on info from the Urban Legends
Reference pages:
Height: 5 feet, 5 inches
Weight: 118-140 pounds
Bust: 35-37 inches
Waist: 22-23 inches
Hips: 35-36 inches
Bra size: 36D
http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/mmdress.htm
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OVERWORK, n. A dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who
want to go fishing.
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| User: "yuluwirri" |
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| Title: Re: What size was Marylin Monroe? |
23 Aug 2004 03:37:29 PM |
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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:40:11 +0100, Alan Harding
<Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote:
It came up in a conversation I just had. I know she was bigger than
today's would-be Hollywood beauties - attractive women are - but what
dress size was she? We had a very polite argument about it, with neither
of us knowing.
No, I don't just want to win the argument. :)
I've heard say that she was size 16 (that's over here in our sizing of
course), but from the look of her, I'd put her at a size 12 but with
big boobs.
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yuluwirri
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Fish know.
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yuluwirri@hotmail.com
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| User: "CyberDroog" |
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| Title: Re: What size was Marylin Monroe? |
24 Aug 2004 08:41:18 AM |
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 06:37:29 +1000, yuluwirri <yuluwirri@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:40:11 +0100, Alan Harding
<Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote:
It came up in a conversation I just had. I know she was bigger than
today's would-be Hollywood beauties - attractive women are - but what
dress size was she? We had a very polite argument about it, with neither
of us knowing.
No, I don't just want to win the argument. :)
I've heard say that she was size 16 (that's over here in our sizing of
course), but from the look of her, I'd put her at a size 12 but with
big boobs.
The fact is that any women the same dimensions of Marilyn Monroe would
still be drooled over today.
The whole dress size issue is a fantasy of women who sit at McDonald's
pounding down three Big Mac's while trying to comfort themselves by
believing they are the same size as Marilyn.
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HERMIT, n. A person whose vices and follies are not sociable.
- Ambrose Bierce
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| User: "wombn" |
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24 Aug 2004 02:09:08 PM |
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:41:18 GMT, CyberDroog
<CyberDroog@ClockworkOrange.com> wrote:
The whole dress size issue is a fantasy of women who sit at McDonald's
pounding down three Big Mac's while trying to comfort themselves by
believing they are the same size as Marilyn.
not entirely. I find it's a great antidote to the idea that "thinner
is better".
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| User: "CyberDroog" |
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| Title: Re: What size was Marylin Monroe? |
24 Aug 2004 04:40:05 PM |
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:09:08 GMT, wombn <wombnhearmeroar@comcast.net>
wrote:
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:41:18 GMT, CyberDroog
<CyberDroog@ClockworkOrange.com> wrote:
The whole dress size issue is a fantasy of women who sit at McDonald's
pounding down three Big Mac's while trying to comfort themselves by
believing they are the same size as Marilyn.
not entirely. I find it's a great antidote to the idea that "thinner
is better".
That, to me, seems self evident. But I was thinking more of the fact that
the idea of Marilyn being a size 16 seems to be attributed to Roseanne
Barr. Obviously pure fantasy on Roseanne's part.
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OBSERVATORY, n. A place where astronomers conjecture away the guesses of
their predecessors.
- Ambrose Bierce
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: What size was Marylin Monroe? |
24 Aug 2004 07:23:29 PM |
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:40:05 GMT, CyberDroog
<CyberDroog@ClockworkOrange.com> wrote:
<(((*> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:09:08 GMT, wombn <wombnhearmeroar@comcast.net>
<(((*> wrote:
<(((*>
<(((*> >On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:41:18 GMT, CyberDroog
<(((*> ><CyberDroog@ClockworkOrange.com> wrote:
<(((*> >
<(((*> >>The whole dress size issue is a fantasy of women who sit at McDonald's
<(((*> >>pounding down three Big Mac's while trying to comfort themselves by
<(((*> >>believing they are the same size as Marilyn.
<(((*> >
<(((*> >not entirely. I find it's a great antidote to the idea that "thinner
<(((*> >is better".
<(((*>
<(((*> That, to me, seems self evident. But I was thinking more of the fact that
<(((*> the idea of Marilyn being a size 16 seems to be attributed to Roseanne
<(((*> Barr. Obviously pure fantasy on Roseanne's part.
Um, not entirely.
The clothing industry has "modified" the size scale over the
years. Marilyn's size 16 *was* a 16 in those days, but it would
be considered a whole lot smaller today.
Tara J. Ballance
Montreal, Canada
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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| Title: Re: What size was Marylin Monroe? |
25 Aug 2004 01:15:03 AM |
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In message <ftmni050hvntn9fbutv4kbb895r6m3al0s@4ax.com>,
waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett writes
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:40:05 GMT, CyberDroog
<CyberDroog@ClockworkOrange.com> wrote:
<(((*> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:09:08 GMT, wombn <wombnhearmeroar@comcast.net>
<(((*> wrote:
<(((*> >On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:41:18 GMT, CyberDroog
<(((*> ><CyberDroog@ClockworkOrange.com> wrote:
<(((*> >
<(((*> >>The whole dress size issue is a fantasy of women who sit at
McDonald's
<(((*> >>pounding down three Big Mac's while trying to comfort themselves by
<(((*> >>believing they are the same size as Marilyn.
<(((*> >
<(((*> >not entirely. I find it's a great antidote to the idea that "thinner
<(((*> >is better".
<(((*>
<(((*> That, to me, seems self evident. But I was thinking more of
the fact that
<(((*> the idea of Marilyn being a size 16 seems to be attributed to Roseanne
<(((*> Barr. Obviously pure fantasy on Roseanne's part.
Um, not entirely.
The clothing industry has "modified" the size scale over the
years. Marilyn's size 16 *was* a 16 in those days, but it would
be considered a whole lot smaller today.
Checking round, I understand that a US 16 isn't always a US 16, either.
Some vendors (Land's End was mentioned) stick to the standards, but the
more you pay for the name rather than the clothing, the larger the
garment is for its size, so that a standard size 16 woman can fit into a
designer size 10 and feel good about life.
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The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "CyberDroog" |
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25 Aug 2004 01:40:34 AM |
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 20:23:29 -0400, waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett wrote:
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:40:05 GMT, CyberDroog
<CyberDroog@ClockworkOrange.com> wrote:
<(((*> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:09:08 GMT, wombn <wombnhearmeroar@comcast.net>
<(((*> wrote:
<(((*>
<(((*> >On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:41:18 GMT, CyberDroog
<(((*> ><CyberDroog@ClockworkOrange.com> wrote:
<(((*> >
<(((*> >>The whole dress size issue is a fantasy of women who sit at McDonald's
<(((*> >>pounding down three Big Mac's while trying to comfort themselves by
<(((*> >>believing they are the same size as Marilyn.
<(((*> >
<(((*> >not entirely. I find it's a great antidote to the idea that "thinner
<(((*> >is better".
<(((*>
<(((*> That, to me, seems self evident. But I was thinking more of the fact that
<(((*> the idea of Marilyn being a size 16 seems to be attributed to Roseanne
<(((*> Barr. Obviously pure fantasy on Roseanne's part.
Um, not entirely.
The clothing industry has "modified" the size scale over the
years. Marilyn's size 16 *was* a 16 in those days, but it would
be considered a whole lot smaller today.
Marilyn was never a size 16 - not then and not now. At her largest she may
have worn a size 12, but today's size 12 would be too big for her. I
posted her measurements. She topped out at about 140 Lbs, 36D-23-36 at
5'5". Most men would find her just as hot today as they did back then.
My wife tells me Marilyn would have a hell of a time finding something that
fits off the rack. I don't know what that means. Don't all women? They
have never made munchkin clothes for my wife...
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REASON, v.i. To weight probabilities in the scales of desire.
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