Thus spake stefan patric :
>On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:16:14 +0000, Dillon Pyron wrote:
>
>> Thus spake AlohaNet@webtv.net (Mark O. Polo) :
>>
>>>WRD:
>>>
>>>As to your question of the practice of wearing dinner jackets on cruises,
>>>I wear one all the time. I just like it, that's all. I see a sprinkling
>>>of wearers on any give cruise.
>>>
>>>Aloha
>>
>> I think some men can pull it off quite well, and, as I said, a dash of
>> color really sets the white jacket off quite well. Or so it seems to me.
>>
>> Bond always wore a red carnation, even when climbing out of a wet suit.
>> Hmm, wonder if any of the writers knew why it's called a wet suit?
>
>Sure. Because it allows a little bit of water into the suit, which the
>body heats, to act as insulation against cold water. Hence, it's
>"wet" as opposed to a "dry" suit, which doesn't allow in water.
>
>That's why I laugh whenever I see that scene where Bond unzips the
>suit and underneath is a very dry tuxedo and white dinner jacket with a
>red carnation, stored in a special pocket. Nice touch. Of course, it
>could have been one of Q Branch's special creations, a very dry wetsuit,
>shaken, not stirred. ;-) Which movie was that, anyway? It was with Sean
>Connery. So, that narrows it down to the first four. Dr. No?
>
>That other type of dive suit, the dry suit, is designed for VERY cold
>water and you wear it with special insulating "longjohns," socks and
>gloves.
Actually, I usually just wear blue jeans and a sweater. Of course,
the water is only about 45.
>
>
>Stefan
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