August 15, 2006

Gratuitous Llama Vacation Observations (TM)

Spent a very pleasant afternoon at the beach yesterday with the Llama-ettes. Their favorite game to play involves building a series of sand castles starting near the line of the surf. As the tide comes in (and it's quite dramatic in these parts), each castle is inundated in turn and the gels pretend that the king and queen and a handful of survivors flee back to the next one in line. I'm already putting money aside for the future therapy sessions.

Regular readers here will know of my general aversion to the Nanny State, but Lawd Almighy, I truly believe that the wearing of bikinis should be permitted by license only, applicants being required to satisfy certain aesthetic standards before receiving such permits. Unlicensed bikini wearing would be punishable by either fine and/or jail time, depending on the heinousness of the display. I do believe that everybody would benefit from such regulation, including those who don't have sense enough themselves not to appear in public looking like that.

Just saying.

UPDATE: Yes, there certainly is something to be said for regulating the gents' swimwear as well, starting with the Godawful Speedo. FWIW, being no Charles Atlas myself, I have for many years now appeared at the beach with a pair of roomy blue trunks with lobsters all over them and an old collared shirt that I refuse to take off for fear of frightening the children.

Posted by Robert at August 15, 2006 09:32 AM | TrackBack
Comments

bikinis and spandex should be regulated.

Posted by: rbj at August 15, 2006 01:07 PM

I'll give you bikinis if you add Speedos to the list of Verboten items. No man, no matter how good his physique should ever be seen wearing one outside of a competition. And unfortunately in Germany, I saw a lot of men this side of too many liters of beer who thought they should be seen in Speedos. The memory still haunts me.

Posted by: Jordana at August 15, 2006 04:15 PM

You are such a bigot; no wonder you are a republican....
I say let bikini wearers live and let live (no matter the gender Robert). So, the Ettes get a slice of life, get over it.

Posted by: Babs at August 16, 2006 02:44 PM