I was doing my ironing this morning when I realized something was very wrong with regard to the jersey I was doing.

Yep, I iron! My daughter says that if I took the clothes out of the drier as soon as they are done, all I would have to do is hang or fold them up. However, I rarely use the clothes drier for two reasons-I like to “hang them out on the clothesline” and I would probably not wait around for the clothes to dry and they would just sit in the drier and get wrinkled and I would still have to iron. Thankfully I live in a neighborhood where it’s still OK to have a clothesline (but that’s a matter for another time).

Anyway, to continue, I am “slightly overweight” and have noticed lately that my belly seems to be “pushing its way out” for some reason, so I am not writing to criticize folks who are a “bit outsized” like me. I am writing to complain about the jersey manufacturers.

As I was ironing one of my husband’s jerseys, I thought about the way it was constructed with the back of the shirt longer than the front. Actually, when you really think about it, shouldn’t it be just the other way around? I’ve seen many men whose bellies seem to be “pushing their way out” also, so why wouldn’t a jersey-making company do just the opposite? Make the front longer than the back! Duh!

I have noticed men quite often tucking in the front of their jersey because it has pulled out. However, I have rarely seen men with oversized “rears,” so what was the point of longer backs anyway? If you know the answer, please let me in on it, then I wouldn’t have to keep my eye on all these men.

Dianne LeConte

Westbrook

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