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From: daver@felix.UUCP (Dave Richard )
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Tan Lines...
Message-ID: <998@felix.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 25-Mar-86 20:54:35 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 25 20:54:35 1986
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In article <5500028@uokvax.UUCP> emjej@uokvax.UUCP writes:
>
>/* Written 11:25 am  Mar 17, 1986 by parris@itcatl.UUCP in net.singles */
>My boss (or should I say coworker?) and I were having a disagreement
>concerning tan lines.  I think they are sexy...  He disagrees.  What 
>do you people out in net.land think?
>/* End of text from net.singles */
>
>I can't say that I have an opinion one way or another.  I *do* have a
>theory, though...
>...But clothing has whatever attribute it is to the extent
>that it renders it likely (but not certain) that one will see some portion
>of the body not usually exposed.  I would guess that tan lines are
>evidence that one is indeed "seeing what one oughtn't."
>
>				James (not the voice of experience) Jones

I think James is on the right track, but I would go one step further.

It makes me feel good to know that someone is closer to me than anyone else.
(that is, someone that I care about)

Now if you're seeing someone's tan lines, maybe that sort of subconciously
makes you think, "hey, I'm seeing more of this person's body than what is
usually exposed, and viewed by other people.  Therefore, this person must 
really feel close to me!"

I don't think that I have ever personally had this feeling to any degree,
but, well, maybe a little bit.

Dave