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Re:Student photographs people with hidden spy cam in the 189... by OJFord on Monday January 10, 2022 @07:26PM (#29885275)
As nothing in particular I wish braces were acceptable! They make so much more sense than tightening a belt laterally to defy gravity by friction.
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Re:Student photographs people with hidden spy cam in the 189... by Thorrez on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:41PM (#29886660)
Huh, I didn't know that suspenders were called braces in England/Australia. I thought you meant dental braces, and was pretty confused at first.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspenders

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_braces

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Re:Student photographs people with hidden spy cam in the 189... by GoodbyeMrChips on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:44AM (#29889830)
> I didn't know that suspenders were called braces in England/Australia.

This has been the source of some comic misunderstandings, whereby an American bloke says they are/like wearing suspenders, and the listener then assumes they are coming out as transvestite.

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Re:Student photographs people with hidden spy cam in the 189... by OJFord on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @06:10AM (#29890002)
Monty Python's lumberjack is I suppose about as comic in 'braces and a bra' as in 'suspenders and a bra'!
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Re:Student photographs people with hidden spy cam in the 189... by laputan_machine on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:50AM (#29889482)
My lecturer for assembly / low level computing used to wear braces, I enjoyed the look (and he certainly didn't seem to care what other people thought). As others have said, where what you want!
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Re:Student photographs people with hidden spy cam in the 189... by wizzwizz4 on Monday January 10, 2022 @08:14PM (#29885755)
If you want to wear them, wear them! You'll get odd looks much less than you think.
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