I’m wearing a new pair of pants today. They are so new, that the pockets are still sewn shut. I don’t know why clothing manufacturers do this, but some of them do. Anyway, four pockets, all four sewn shut. The right front pocket took me all day to work through, but finally, I did it.
I was telling my best friend about it. We’re bored here today, you see, and this is the most exciting thing I’ve done so far. He’s a guy and had never heard of having the pockets sewn shut before.
He looked at me quizically and said, “You have a pocket hymen?”
“Yes, I have a pocket hymen. Four of them, but I just busted one.”
Fits of laughter. I have a new term. Pocket hymen. Should I go post this on Urban Dictionary now? (Well, I did anyway.)
giggle snort
I just thought I’d share. I’m working on the left front one now.
I think I read on these very boards that it’s done so people don’t stick things in the pockets when they’re trying them on, and forget about it (lipstick, candy, etc.)
I don’t know why, but this reminds me of a pretty disgusting joke:[spoiler]Why don’t guys like eating gals out first thing in the morning?
Have you ever tried to pry apart a cold grilled cheese sandwich?[/spoiler]
I still have a suit with both side pockets of the jacket sewn shut, and I’ve never yet cut them open just because, not long after I got it, I was idly leafing through GQ (which I don’t usually read) at a newsstand and an article advised against it, saying the coat hangs better if the pockets remain sewn shut. For storage-use, I use the inside breast pockets.
