Dear Cr-Abby from Mary in Albuquerque

DEAR CR-ABBY:

I'm writing regarding the letter from "San Diego Sinner" (Nov. 21), whose mother says wearing thong underwear is sinful. Cr- Abby, that mother may not have known a better way to express her views. I believe she was trying to protect her daughters from males who might view the absence of a pantyline as a "signal" that they are sexually available. The issue here isn't underwear; it's the girls' lack of trust in their mother. They should accept their mom's ruling as an indication of her love and concern for them. Her attitude may be quaint, but she loves them or she wouldn't be concerned.

-- MARY IN ALBUQUERQUE

Dear Thong May Send Wrong Signal to Dong,

I realize that Albuquerque is in a different time zone, but I wasn't aware it was in a different century.

Thongs are the norm and free bushing is the new Thong...kind of like 50 is the new 30 (we're all hoping).

Men, Boys and the neighbor's dog do not "pick up the scent" because a girl is or is not wearing a thong. You have to be less subtle with us knuckle draggers. Tattoos that say..."do me", "lick here" and "Mom's a MILF" are the kind of bang on the head we need to "get the signal".

The craziest women (in the bed dept) I ever errr uhmm met were those repressed church choir types who were forced to wear the tighty whities...repression works like a spring, the tighter you wind it, the further its going to go.

Cr-Abby