IBM and pantyhose (was: Pocket protectors)

From: Geoff Reed <geoffr_at_zipcon.net>
Date: Sun Jul 29 22:52:39 2001

At 03:00 AM 7/30/01 +0100, you wrote:
>R. D. Davis skrev:
>Anyway, there was a spot with an old IBM employee telling an anecdote about
>when he was green at the company, wandering down a corridor, impeccably
>dressed, when he encounters an older employee who proceeds to lift his
>trousers' leg, scolding him for not wearing pantyhose.
>I could get the terminology wrong, though. Perhaps is pantyhose just for
>women? The kind I'm referring to is the kind of ribbons used to keep men's
>socks high.

I believe the word you're looking for is Garter?
Received on Sun Jul 29 2001 - 22:52:39 BST