Posted By: chris robinson
germans and their pants - 09/16/06 05:06 AM
what's with the double zippers on the traditional german/swiss carpenter pants?
germans and their pants
Posted By: Collin Beggs
Re: germans and their pants - 09/16/06 03:36 PM
The double zipper is a fertility symbol relating to the ancient pagan mating ritual that Northern European Carpenters were key participants in.
After traditionaly constructing a post and beam male and female effigy the carpenters would strip naked, light the effigy a fire, drink copious quantities of Ale and proceed to......
Well, I think you get the picture.
For further reading on the subject see;
Alfred Winslow's "Mating Ritual's And The European Carpenter AD 806-1278" Sub-titled" Double Zippers And Their True Meaning.
-Collin
After traditionaly constructing a post and beam male and female effigy the carpenters would strip naked, light the effigy a fire, drink copious quantities of Ale and proceed to......
Well, I think you get the picture.
For further reading on the subject see;
Alfred Winslow's "Mating Ritual's And The European Carpenter AD 806-1278" Sub-titled" Double Zippers And Their True Meaning.
-Collin
Posted By: Joe Bartok
Re: germans and their pants - 09/16/06 03:41 PM
Now I've heard everything ... time to go back to some serious reading and catch up on the spam ... 
Posted By: Roger Nair
Re: germans and their pants - 09/17/06 10:00 AM
I do not know about the German pants but the Amish style work pants have a wide full front drop flap that buttons to the waste band. It's (imo) a more comfortable and stronger design than a zipper and snap style pants. No belt loops, suspenders needed.