The perils of being historically notable...

Dear God. Please never let me be important enough that this would ever happen my undergarments. Thank you for not making me Queen of England. And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE have Santa bring me a pony.

Amen.

PS - I want one of these too!


LONDON (AP) - Her majesty would not be amused. A pair of Queen Victoria's bloomers, with a 50-inch waist, were snapped up for $9,000 by a Canadian buyer at a central England auction Wednesday.

Auctioneer Charles Hanson said Queen Victoria's underpants belonged to "a very big lady of quite small stature with a very wide girth." She was said to be 5 feet tall.

The handmade knickers -- which date back to the 1890s -- bear the monogram -- VR -- for Victoria Regina. They are open-crotch style, with separate legs joined by a drawstring at the waist, a popular style in the late Victorian era.

The royal drawers belonged to a family in western England whose ancestor was a lady-in-waiting for the queen.

"These pants, considering their provenance and pedigree, are very exciting," Hanson said. "They are monogrammed and crested and we know that they are hers."

Also up for auction was Queen Victoria's chemise, with a 66-inch bust, sold for $8,000. Her nightgown sold for $11,000.

Joy!

baaaaa.

If I was prone to falling in love with people from you tube...

I would totally marry this guy.

I'm back!

Shrimp '08 has concluded. I survived it! I hope you survived your week as well.

Here's a list of stuff I do to recover from my Annual Meeting upon my return:

1.) Nap.

2.) Drink.

3.) Buy shoes.

4.) Nap Drunk.

5.) Nap.

6.) Watch Law & Order

7.) Drink and watch Law & Order.

8.) Buy more shoes.

9.) Nap.

10.) Make sure cat is not dead.

Welcome to the rest of my summer. Joy shall return for Monday.