Who was the teddy (lingerie) named after?

[Slithy Tove]

The Teddy Bear (and by extension, Theodore Roosevelt?)

Edward VII? (not a hottie, but still more sex attached to his personae than TR: one could imagine the Parisians coming up with a new design in his honor)

Empress Theodora? (a better choice, but kind of obscure)

[CalMeacham]

It was Theodore Roosevelt. As part of a photo-op, his aides had trapped a lone piece of lingerie up in a tree for him to shoot. But Roosevelt refused, saying that it was sporting to shoot underwear that had been trapped in a tree for him, and his refusal was enshrined in a political cartoon that was widely distributed. Ever since, that kind of lingerie has been called a "Teddy".


What few people realize is that, out of earshot of the reporters, Roosevelt gave his gun to the groundskeeper and confided "Well, I can't sjhoot it now. You shoot the damned thing."

[FatBaldGuy]

That's an interesting story, but I don't understand the point of shooting underwear in a tree. Was there some underlying significance that was more relevant at that time?

[twickster]

Originally Posted by FatBaldGuy

That's an interesting story, but I don't understand the point of shooting underwear in a tree. Was there some underlying significance that was more relevant at that time?

**whoosh**

He's telling the story of the teddy bear, but substituting in an unmentionable for an ursine.

[Chez Guevara]

Originally Posted by FatBaldGuy

That's an interesting story, but I don't understand the point of shooting underwear in a tree.

Neither do I, unless there's somebody inside the underwear you don't like very much.

[Hypno-Toad]

I thought you only shot elephants in your underwear.

[panache45]

Originally Posted by FatBaldGuy

That's an interesting story, but I don't understand the point of shooting underwear in a tree. Was there some underlying significance that was more relevant at that time?

Well, he wasn't shooting to kill; he had a tranquilizer gun. They're like cats; much better at climbing up than down. How else would you get the damn thing down, especially if it's XXL?

[Walloon]

From this page:

The "teddy" is thought to have been so christened back in the 1920's because its somewhat shapeless puffiness reminded someone of the general outlines of a teddy bear.

[Annie-Xmas]

Originally Posted by Hypno-Toad

I thought you only shot elephants in your underwear.

Or pajamas

[carnivorousplant]

Originally Posted by Hypno-Toad

I thought you only shot elephants in your underwear.

And how he got into my underwear, I'll never....oh Hell, annie.

[FatBaldGuy]

Originally Posted by twickster

**whoosh**

He's telling the story of the teddy bear, but substituting in an unmentionable for an ursine.

[AskNott]

Originally Posted by panache45

Well, he wasn't shooting to kill; he had a tranquilizer gun. They're like cats; much better at climbing up than down. How else would you get the damn thing down, especially if it's XXL?

Stuff it with goose feathers, I guess. I'm not sure why, though. Except in the far north, sexy lingerie items aren't made with down. Maybe if L.L.Bean merged with Victoria's Secret, eh? That would be a heckuva catalog.

[twickster]

Originally Posted by AskNott

Stuff it with goose feathers, I guess. I'm not sure why, though. Except in the far north, sexy lingerie items aren't made with down. Maybe if L.L.Bean merged with Victoria's Secret, eh? That would be a heckuva catalog.

It might have stuff like this (borderline NSFW, so extra spaces added): http://www. nznature. co. nz /mshop:SP:1847950030:tb=5

[ouryL]

Originally Posted by CalMeacham

It was Theodore Roosevelt. As part of a photo-op, his aides had trapped a lone piece of lingerie up in a tree for him to shoot. But Roosevelt refused, saying that it was sporting to shoot underwear that had been trapped in a tree for him, and his refusal was enshrined in a political cartoon that was widely distributed. Ever since, that kind of lingerie has been called a "Teddy".



What few people realize is that, out of earshot of the reporters, Roosevelt gave his gun to the groundskeeper and confided "Well, I can't sjhoot it now. You shoot the damned thing."

I had the absurd imagine of Bill Clinton and Monica in mind while reading this!

[Sunspace]

Originally Posted by AskNott

Stuff it with goose feathers, I guess. I'm not sure why, though. Except in the far north, sexy lingerie items aren't made with down. Maybe if L.L.Bean merged with Victoria's Secret, eh? That would be a heckuva catalog.

Get rid of all that frilly stuff and substitute nice soft warm flannel...

Yeah, I could get behind that.

[danceswithcats]

Originally Posted by Sunspace

Get rid of all that frilly stuff and substitute nice soft warm flannel...

Yeah, I could get behind that.

If you want to get behind a bear dressed in flannel, that's your business. Send us the link for the video, though.

[Bobotheoptimist]

Originally Posted by twickster

It might have stuff like this (borderline NSFW, so extra spaces added): http://www. nznature. co. nz /mshop:SP:1847950030:tb=5

I thought twickster's employer was exceptionally prude if gloves and sweaters were considered NSFW, then I got to the bottom of the page.

www .nznature.co.nz/mshop:extpage:1847950030:PG=51201,IT=2358#2358

"A real warm fuzzy for downunder, from downunder."

[twickster]

Originally Posted by Bobotheoptimist

I thought twickster's employer was exceptionally prude if gloves and sweaters were considered NSFW, then I got to the bottom of the page.

Oops -- sorry -- usually I check my links before I post, but since I took the spaces out I didn't. Oh well.

Yeah, I was trying to link to the fur pasties and g-string.