Medium. It’s such a nice, middle of the road sort of word.
“How irritated were you by the dog eating your pizza last night?” Oh, medium I guess. (lie)
“How satisfied were you with our company’s customer service on this call?” Medium. (small lie)
“On a scale of Little Bit to Holy Hell Get Me Out Of Here, how much do you wish you could go on vacation until sanity regains its footing?” Medium. (big fat lie)
I usually roll with mediums in t-shirts unless I’m rocking a comfy large and I really think I ought to own more of those but that’s beside the point right now. For years this used to be a relatively straightforward thing – what size do you want? Medium. Bam. Done.
Then some genius decided a t-shirt couldn’t just be a t-shirt, it had to have a fit. So we got classic fit, unisex fit, pro fit, men’s fit, slim fit, tall fit, women’s fit, and women’s slim fit. Hell, there’s probably a Middle Age PMS Beer Belly fit for all I know. Suddenly medium wasn’t just medium anymore and things got a whole lot more complicated.
Maybe we oughta just go with large and call it a day.
Linda hosts Stream of Consciousness Saturday. This week’s prompt is “medium.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!
loved how u described medium in so many ways…
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Thank you. 🙂
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Large usually works for me, but I think they’re getting smaller. I ordered a Biden/Harris T shirt in extra large which it says on the tag, but looks like a medium. My husband says it looks like an extra large CHILD size. Good thing I have a big supply of old T shirts including some extra larges.
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At least now I know it’s not just me! The only thing I hated more than guessing what size to order was when the school/youth group would ask me for my kids’ sizes.
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Kids T shirt sizes are even more confusing.
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Tee shirts have always been my happy place if clothing. Then I start seeing them hanging on hangers in stores with brand names and crap like that. WTF? I told my wife I want to be buried in a pocket tee shirt. Whatever size looks comfy.
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The hangers thing is NUTSO. I can’t understand what made someone think *cotton t-shirts* would sell better hanging on display! Seems like the farthest thing from casual comfort there is…
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I have been wearing the same brand of board shorts for the last 10 years. They are size 38 waist. Just got a new pair. Size 38. They don’t fit. I went back to the others to check that I hadn’t made a mistake. All 38’s which do fit. WTH.
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Exactly! It’s an inch. Standard unit of measurement. IT’S SCIENCE, PEOPLE. 😂
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Sheesh
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Love it! I hate ordering something extra large and it coming so small I couldn’t get it over my head. I’m like, “Extra large what? Extra large ELF? Extra large CHIHUAHUA?”
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extra large elf, extra large chihuahua is my new favorite expression! bwahahahaha!!!!
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How can it be so confusing now. I once bought a large but muscle fit. It was just about big enough for a Barbie Doll.
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Oh my gosh the muscle fit ones are THE WORST. Accidentally bought one for my son once and it gave him an “I’m fat” complex for a year.
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I want to safely take a vacation too…to a remote island with a sandy beach…and with T-shirts that fit. :-p
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Is this too much to ask???
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Nope, not at all! 🙂
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Haha, indeed sizing is getting more and more complicated.
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It sure is. Don’t even get me started on pants…
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Nopes, not going there
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Great discussion on medium.
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I figured I’d do better with this than with medium steaks. 😆
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Great post, as for T-shirts sizes not only vary as to their origin but also from shop to shop.💜
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TRUE! I have at least five shoved in the back of my drawer — love the message on them but they’re too small to wear but I can’t make myself donate them so here we are. 😆
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I know the feeling 🙂
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