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What's the difference between a bustier, a teddy, and a merry widow?

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[nq:1]What's the difference between a bustier, a teddy, and a merry widow? [/nq] Christmas is coming, and if a cheaper item can be substituted ...

  • [nq:1]What's the difference between a bustier, a teddy, and a merry widow?
  • [/nq] Christmas is coming, and if a cheaper item can be substituted ...
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[nq:1]What's the difference between a bustier, a teddy, and a merry widow? What's the difference between a Mao jacket and a Shantung jacket?[/nq]
Christmas is coming, and if a cheaper item can be substituted ...
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[nq:1]What's the difference between a bustier, a teddy, and a merry widow?[/nq]
A merry widow is a one-piece with garters attached. I think a bustier is just the top part of it. A teddy is a lightweight top worn as an undergarment. Go with the teddy.

Dena Jo
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[nq:2]What's the difference between a bustier, a teddy, and a merry widow?[/nq]
[nq:1]A merry widow is a one-piece with garters attached. I think a bustier is just the top part of it. A teddy is a lightweight top worn as an undergarment. Go with the teddy.[/nq]
What about a bodice (as in bodice-ripper)?
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[nq:1]What about a bodice (as in bodice-ripper)?[/nq]
I think you've read one Harlequin romance too many, dear boy.

Dena Jo
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[nq:2]What about a bodice (as in bodice-ripper)?[/nq]
[nq:1]I think you've read one Harlequin romance too many, dear boy.[/nq]
Stap me vitals, wench!
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[nq:1]Stap me vitals, wench![/nq]
That's Ms. Wench to you.

Dena Jo
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[nq:2]Stap me vitals, wench![/nq]
[nq:1]That's Ms. Wench to you.[/nq]
**** your eyes, Ms. Wench. I'm going back to boys. They're less trouble.
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[nq:1]**** your eyes, Ms. Wench. I'm going back to boys. They're less trouble.[/nq]
You realize, don't you, that this post will come back to haunt you one day?
Probably in an email.
Probably from me.

Dena Jo
(Email: Replace TPUBGTH with denajo2)
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[nq:2]**** your eyes, Ms. Wench. I'm going back to boys. They're less trouble.[/nq]
[nq:1]You realize, don't you, that this post will come back to haunt you one day? Probably in an email. Probably from me.[/nq]
See? Girls are more trouble.
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[nq:2]A merry widow is a one-piece with garters attached. I ... lightweight top worn as an undergarment. Go with the teddy.[/nq]
[nq:1]What about a bodice (as in bodice-ripper)?[/nq]
I am only familiar with the liberty bodice

John Dean
Oxford
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