# MWF Seeks PFWS **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 28, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745 "2003-04-28T18:52:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/1 "2003-04-28T18:52:58Z")
All I want is a **P** lain **F** ucking **W** hite **S** hirt. Cotton, long-sleeved. No embroidery. Cuffs can be that funky tuxedo style that is in right now. Must have a collar. Can I fucking find one? No! I went to T.J. Maxx, Marshall’s, The Gap, Banana Republic and Marshall Field’s during my lunch break. Mother fucking halter tops! Piece of shit tunics! Bitch-ass sweaters! Asswiping 3/4 length sleeves! Butt-munching linen! Fucktarded short sleeves! Smegapated cap sleeves! I actually have some money to update my wardrobe for Spring/Summer and I’ll be got-diggety-dang-durned if I can find one fucking piece of clothing to buy. ::breathing:: ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/2 "2003-04-28T19:24:01Z")
You’re looking for Summer clothes? In APRIL? It’s almost May; those clothes got marked down and shipped out in February, back when you were looking for warm clothes because it was cold outside, and not finding any because everyone had their summer clothes out. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/3 "2003-04-28T19:32:47Z")
Two words: [Lands’ End](http://www.landsend.com/cd/frontdoor/). ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/4 "2003-04-28T19:39:52Z")
I’d like Lands’ End a lot more if they had more in my size, but they don’t. _sigh_ Robin ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/5 "2003-04-28T19:41:52Z")
I don’t know how discriminating you are about labels, but have you tried a store like K-mart or Meijers? I’m not a huge fan of their “trendy” lines, but they’re usually good for the basics. Barring that, could you make do with a mens style, and just upsize a little to allow for booby room? I’d guess that upwards of 40% of my wardrobe comes from the men’s section. Simpler sizing, a minimum of frufru, and usually more durable to boot. ---
**Author:** ![xcheopis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xcheopis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xcheopis)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/6 "2003-04-28T19:45:18Z")
Step on over to the men’s department. I’ve found shirts that fit beautifully and were less expensive. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/7 "2003-04-28T19:48:32Z")
Tease. Here I thought you were looking for a Polite, Friendly White… umm… Somebody? Stalker? Studmuffin? Snugglebunny! That’s it! ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/8 "2003-04-28T20:14:44Z")
Heh. Right when you said plain white shirt I knew you were coming in contact with the plethora of 3/4 sleeves that are out there. I believe we must be in a fabric shortage. Because all you can seem to find plenty of are 3/4 sleeved shirts and various incarnations of capris/short/cropped pants. I just want full-length limbs. Is that so wrong? ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/9 "2003-04-28T20:20:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Mother fucking halter tops! Piece of shit tunics! Bitch-ass sweaters! Asswiping 3/4 length sleeves! Butt-munching linen! Fucktarded short sleeves! Smegapated cap sleeves! This would make an awesome sig line. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/10 "2003-04-28T20:21:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scout1222 \* > \*\* > I just want full-length limbs. Is that so wrong? \*\* I want full-length limbs, too, too, but alas, I’m 5’1". Personally, I think that 3/4 sleeves and cropped pants are the greatest thing since sliced bread. 3/4-length for a 5’8" person is just about right for us shorties. Men’s dept. is a great idea in principle, but for us bustier folks, if we buy men’s clothes that fit over the boobs, we have a tentlike structure around the rest of the torso from all the extra fabric. Not at all flattering. Makes me look like a baby hippo. That’s why stretch fabrics are the second-greatest thing since sliced bread. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/11 "2003-04-28T21:04:24Z")
😃 ---
**Author:** ![Apricot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Apricot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apricot)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/12 "2003-04-28T21:30:08Z")
Lands end has an ever-expanding line of larger sizes. I made the mistake of buying a 3X sweater for my SIL over christmas. I am now cursed by the catalogs-full-of-clothes-not-for-you fairy. I only need to buy one sweater a year for her! ---
**Author:** ![Apricot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Apricot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apricot)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/13 "2003-04-28T21:32:32Z")
I however, just want pants that go down to my ankles. That is impossible. They must be for sale next to shirts that cover my navel. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/14 "2003-04-28T22:18:27Z")
What Eve said. Go to Lands End site. Or hell, go to Sears stores, since you can get Lands End stuff there since Sears bought 'em. ---
**Author:** ![teleute12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@teleute12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teleute12)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/15 "2003-04-29T01:21:01Z")
However, Sears doesn’t have a very large selection of Land’s End merchandise, or at least not as large as the catalog/website selection. In the store I work in, we mostly have the most popular stuff, like the sweaters and shirts and such. So, yeah. Have you tried somewhere that sells uniforms and such? They might have something. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/16 "2003-04-29T03:41:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*Two words: [Lands’ End](http://www.landsend.com/cd/frontdoor/). \*\* More specifically, [here.](http://www.landsend.com/cd/fp/prod/0,1467,1_2_1930_40485_54109_38782_5:view=-1,00.html?sid=6573028811785136070) The great thing about oxford is that if you take it out of the dryer before it’s fully dry… no ironing needed. ## Peace. This could have simply been a GQ question. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/17 "2003-04-29T04:19:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scout1222 \* > \*\* > > I just want full-length limbs. Is that so wrong? \*\* Ask T-Rex. of course, he’ll probably just say, > [@](#): > > You’re built like a car > You got a hubcap > Diamond star halo > You’re built like a car > Oh yeah ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/18 "2003-04-29T04:22:29Z")
And no, **Gazelle**. I don’t think you’re built like a car. I don’t even know what that means and I’ve been wondering for years. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/19 "2003-04-29T04:23:52Z")
Oh my God!!! I’ve had the same problem. Why is finding a plain white shirt so damn difficult?! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/20 "2003-04-29T04:30:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gazelle \* > \*\*Smegapated cap sleeves! \*\* Hey! Is that a slam at me? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745.md?page=2)