The temple is the real world, and the real world is fantasy. How do I know?
My waist measures 35 inches. If I rent clothing at the temple, I do not fit into a 34-inch waist. I need to rent a 36-inch waist, which will fit well.
We are about to do our Christmas pictures, and my wife bought me some new trousers. She bought me a 33-inch waist. I said: “no way will they fit — I need a 35.” She said: “well, try them on.” I tried them on, and they fit perfectly.
So, in the real world, clothing manufacturers create a fantasy. That fantasy is that you can get older and fatter and still wear the same size clothing. The last time I was really a 33-inch waist was in college 25 years ago.
In the temple, the fantasy ends. You must face the reality of your expanding waist-line. Truth will prevail.
My wife informs me that the same thing applies to women’s clothing. What used to be a size 10 is now a size 8, and so on.
Unfortunately, the church’s sizing policy creates people for anyone younger who thinks they’re a 34 and finds out that the church’s clothing won’t fit…
This is one area where the church needs to conform to the world.
So true! I rented a 32 at the temple a few weeks ago and, being rushed for time, stuffed my gut in for the duration of the session. Undoing the buttons at the end was like popping open a can of pillsbury dough.
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Totally. Garments are the only clothing I own in size small. Really, guys, I’m not flattered.
Truth is over-rated. 😛
I agree with Bruce. Let me live in a fantasy world 🙂
I’ve always figured temple clothes are shrunk like crazy because they’ve been washed bunches of time in super hot water. I’ve never put on a pair that fit comfortably and I’m not asking for a bigger size!
I think men’s pants are cut large so the hip-hop guys have an excuse for wearing them low. ‘I can’t help it, officer. I have a 35″ waist and these pants were marked as 35.’
I’ve found that much variation in cheap versions of foreign-made clothing is just due to sloppiness/error in the factory, even in the same brand/model/size of an item.
I no longer try on clothes until they are washed. Once I find a brand/model that fits (eg, Dickies), I buy the same thing. If I guess wrong and it doesn’t fit, it goes to Goodwill.
Unless it’s a consistent brand I trust, like Dickies, I generally never pay more than $12 ea for pants or shirts.
I had one too many cases of picking up some creepy-crawly living in clothes, like fleas in a sweater at a yard sale once. Last time I tried on a pair of pants at K-mart, I thought: “Why is my butt itching all of a sudden? ”
Hmmm, not a good segue or tangent, but I hope that brings someone a laugh.