"To rouge one's knees"

[nq:1]I recently watch the movie "Chicago," and in the opening number is the lyric "I'm gonna rouge my knees and pull my stockings down and all that jazz." Can anyone explain to me the concept of rouging one's knees?[/nq]
I was puzzled by the same thing after seeing the stage show. I assumed that this was what flappers in their short skirts did to draw attention to their knees. Sadly, the aun

[nq:2]I recently watch the movie "Chicago," and in the opening ... anyone explain to me the concept of rouging one's knees?[/nq]
[nq:1]I was puzzled by the same thing after seeing the stage show. I assumed that this was what flappers in their short skirts did to draw attention to their knees. Sadly, the aunt who I used to consult about flapper behaviour has Charlestoned her last.[/nq]
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[nq:1]I recently watch the movie "Chicago," and in the opening number is the lyric "I'm gonna rouge my knees and pull my stockings down and all that jazz." Can anyone explain to me the concept of rouging one's knees?[/nq]
Honey, if you gotta ask, you should NEVER try it ...

BTW - it's 'roll my stockings down' rather than pull, though it's a free country ...

So I think

On 23 Aug 2003, Spehro Pefhany posted thus:
[nq:1]But reddened knees are usually a result of kneeling for a period of time rather than health and vitality. Whether that would make a woman more attractive or not I'll leave open to speculation.[/nq]
The men in this newsgroup have such filthy minds... NTTAWWT.

-- Dena Jo

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On 23 Aug 2003, John Dean posted thus:
[nq:1]Mit keresek, enn itt? Azt mondjok, hogy lakem lefogta a ferjemet en meg lecsaptam a fejet. De nem igaz, en artatlan vagyok. Nem tudom mert mondja Uncle Sam hogy en tetten. Probaltam a rendorsegen megmagyarazni de nem ertettek meg...[/nq]
Can I borrow someone's JohnDean-English/English-JohnDean dictionary, please?

-- Dena Jo

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[nq:2]I recently watch the movie "Chicago," and in the opening ... my stockings down and all that jazz." . . .[/nq]
[nq:1]BTW - it's 'roll my stockings down' rather than pull, though it's a free country ... So I think it's nothing more complex than adding a coat of make-up to apair of whitish knees that would usually be covered by sheer nylon[/nq]
Silk, not nylon (which came on the

[nq:1]On 23 Aug 2003, John Dean posted thus:[/nq]
[nq:2]Mit keresek, enn itt? Azt mondjok, hogy lakem lefogta a ... en tetten. Probaltam a rendorsegen megmagyarazni de nem ertettek meg...[/nq]
[nq:1]Can I borrow someone's JohnDean-English/English-JohnDean dictionary, please?[/nq]
You don't recognise these immortal lines from Cell Block Tango? -- John Dean Oxford De-frag to reply

[nq:1]I see one unsubstantiated claim that women didn't know what to do with their knees when hemlines first crept northward ... rather than health and vitality. Whether that would make a woman more attractive or not I'll leave open to speculation.[/nq]
A considerate man would at least give the dear a pillow.

-- Charles Riggs

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[nq:2]I see one unsubstantiated claim that women didn't know what ... woman more attractive or not I'll leave open to speculation.[/nq]
[nq:1]A considerate man would at least give the dear a pillow.[/nq]
But they do wobble so, when you give them pillows. This can be an advantage in certain other configurations, but in the kneeling position one does hope for a certain stability.

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[nq:2]I recently watch the movie "Chicago," and in the opening ... anyone explain to me the concept of rouging one's knees?[/nq]
[nq:1]Honey, if you gotta ask, you should NEVER try it ... BTW - it's 'roll my stockings down' rather than ... of make-up to a pair of whitish knees that would usually be covered by sheer nylon Kool Movie, nest paw?[/nq]
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