"Pants on the Ground"

[Nelson Bradford]

I bought a new suit a month or so ago for the two-very-important family weddings this summer.

We were at the church for wedding pics early this past Sat and as I stepped out of the car I realized immediatly I could not keep my pants up. I've lost too much weight with most of it from around my waist. I really struggled to keep my pants up during the picture-taking time on the ONU campus, across the street from the church. After pictures we all rushed over to the church and I went looking for some rope/string/something to keep my pants up.

Thankfully, our son-in-law helped me by bringing me a ball of string and some scissors. I cut two long pieces of string, went into the men's room, and made myself some "string-suspenders" which I tied to my belt loops, front and back. Up the stairs I went, to the waiting throng of people, almost immediately went forward, with the other grandfather, to light the candles. Once that task was accomplished, my lovely bride of 56+ years and I were then ushered to our "grandparents" pew where we sat through that wonderful wedding ceremony (no problem keeping them up) was dismissed from our row by the newly-weds, up the aisle and OUT THE DOOR where I headed home to get some for-real suspenders.

The rest of the evening went fine. But had it not been for those fake string suspenders, I’m quite certain it woulda-been “pants on the ground” for the old geezer.

Not a pretty sight.



-neb

[Gina Stevenson]

I take it t hat youtube link is to that old dude doing "pants on the ground" on American Idol. That was memorable. I see why they let him through, in spite of knowing he was well over the 29 age limit.

Nearly started "singing" (rapping?) that to my nephew this last weekend at his cousin's graduation. Was sure he was gonna lose 'em!

[Glenn Harris]

Here it is.