Guess I'll stay out of that town. Even if I wear my pants up around
my neck and pull the belt and suspenders tight, they fall down and
show my siddown.
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:16:39 -0500, A-mae-znCajun@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Alice
Chauvin SWAMPQUEEN) wrote:
>Cajun Town Bans Saggy Pants
>Jun 13 12:02 PM US/Eastern
>DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) - Sag your britches somewhere else, this
>Cajun-country town has decided.
>Mayor Carol Broussard said he would sign an ordinance the town council
>approved this week setting penalties of up to six months in jail and a
>$500 fine for being caught in pants that show undergarments or certain
>parts of the body.
>Broussard said he has nothing against saggy pants but thinks people who
>wear them should use discretion. "It's gotten way out of hand out here,"
>he said.
>Albert Roy, the councilman who introduced the ordinance, said he thought
>the fine was a little steep and should be more in the $25 range, but he
>still favored the measure.
>"I don't know if it will do any good, but it won't hurt," Roy said.
>"It's obvious, and anybody with common sense can see your parts when you
>wear sagging pants."
>Broussard's advice for people who like their pants to hang low: "Just
>wear it properly. Cover your vital parts. I mean, if you expose your
>private parts, you'll get a fine. If you walk up and your pants drop,
>you get a fine. They're better off taking the pants off and just wearing
>a dress."
>
>SWAMPQUEEN~REINE DES BAYOUS La VIE C'EST BON! You have to dance like
>nobody's watchin'
>And Love like it's never gonn'a hurt. You! yoU Live All Your Life, All
>Your Life Long!
>AND "The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not
>protect you"
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