# Short Skirts Are Good For the Back! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 21, 2013, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803 "2013-10-21T09:53:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/1 "2013-10-21T09:53:18Z")
It is to be hoped that we all learned at a young age the proper way to lift a heavy object. I’ve always been good about keeping my back straight, bending at the knees, and lifting by raising myself (and the object) with my leg muscles- not my back. As I am now on the far side of my mid-thirties, I find that this advice should now be applied to lifting _anything_- not just heavy objects. In fact, I’ve found that just lifting my own upper body from the waist, using my back muscles, can be a risky venture! I have so far escaped any serious back injuries but there have been times I’ve experienced _just enough_ pain as to remind myself that I need to be careful about such dangerous tasks as bending over and getting back up. Anyway, on to my newest discovery! The other day, I saw a young woman drop something then pick it up off the ground. She was wearing a very short skirt and so, as dictated by modesty, she retrieved the dropped object by bending at her knees to a squat with her legs together. She took hold of the dropped item then stood up, raising herself with her legs. Her back was kept straight the whole time. Perfect! In the interest of avoiding back injuries, I propose that we all wear short skirts at all times from now on. I anticipate being asked to give a TED Talk to share this new brilliant idea. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/2 "2013-10-21T10:57:50Z")
See, that was the whole point behind the [bunny dip](http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk/how-to-do-the-bunny-dip/Memory/f0ac8097-de75-4476-bee8-1601a51b6ca2). It was all intended for health benefits. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/3 "2013-10-21T14:24:26Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > In the interest of avoiding back injuries, I propose that we **all** wear short skirts at all times from now on. There is a certain percentage of the population that I do not wish to see in a short skirt; they are called “males”. I do not wish to know if the Scotsman won first prize! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/4 "2013-10-21T21:14:28Z")
And low cut tops for women, they are, um, good for the skin … they allow the air to circulate. Yeah, that’s the ticket! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/5 "2013-10-21T21:24:12Z")
Up with short skirts! ---
**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:** [October 21, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/6 "2013-10-21T21:31:50Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > There is a certain percentage of the population that I do not wish to see in a short skirt; they are called “males”. I do not wish to know if the Scotsman won first prize! :eek: Well, if they bend their knees, ye won’t know, will ye? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/7 "2013-10-21T22:37:23Z")
the way to make the bunny dip even more memorable is to see barbara walters demonstrate the technique on the view. can not be unseen or unheard. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/8 "2013-10-21T22:42:26Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > There is a certain percentage of the population that I do not wish to see in a short skirt; they are called “males”. And if we’re being good and honest here, there’s a subsection of the female population I have no desire to see in a short skirt either. I, for one, am not physically attracted to every XX-carrying human being. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/9 "2013-10-22T15:15:01Z")
I completely misread the thread title as “Short skirts are back for good!” ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/10 "2013-10-22T18:50:35Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > the way to make the bunny dip even more memorable is to see barbara walters demonstrate the technique on the view. can not be unseen or unheard. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XqBBsN8jxi0/hqdefault.jpg "Barbara Walters learns the secrets of Playboy Bunnies") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqBBsN8jxi0) ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/11 "2013-10-23T19:30:38Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > There is a certain percentage of the population that I do not wish to see in a short skirt; they are called “males”. I do not wish to know if the Scotsman won first prize! :eek: It’s only a skirt, if you wear something under it. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/12 "2013-10-23T19:38:27Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > It’s only a skirt, if you wear something under it. Dinna ken ‘bout you, but nothin’ is worn under m’ kilt. It’s all in _perfect_ working order! ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/13 "2013-10-23T20:12:49Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > It’s only a skirt, if you wear something under it. Then what were Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, &/or Lindsay Lohan each wearing? ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/14 "2013-10-23T20:38:11Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > I propose that we all wear short skirts at all times from now on. Especially on windy days. ---
**Author:** ![Learjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/15 "2013-10-23T20:51:47Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > Up with short skirts! I see what you did there. And I quite agree. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-skirts-are-good-for-the-back/671803/16 "2013-10-24T09:13:31Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > It’s only a skirt, if you wear something under it. I have seen what a Scotsman wears under his kilt. I don’t think you would like to.