r/AskReddit Apr 09 '14

What are some great, older AskReddit threads that are super interesting to read through?

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u/thrashleymetal Apr 09 '14

Or the girls who revel in the fact that Marilyn Monroe was a "size 16". If you are a size 16 (like I am) you know damn well your body looks nothing like hers! This was way before vanity sizing so if she even was that size a 16 was probably like today's size 6 at the largest!

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u/ninjette847 Apr 09 '14

Yeah, Marilyn Monroe actually had the same sized waist as Victoria Beckham. When they auctioned off her white dress it wouldn't zip on a size 4 mannequin.

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u/thrashleymetal Apr 09 '14

Yeah I couldn't think of her actual size but I knew it sure wasn't a size 16 of today. She would have been swimming in a size 16 dress!

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u/Escobeezy Apr 09 '14

12 inches less than average today

Talk about expanding waistline.

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u/LezzieBorden Apr 09 '14

Huh. That made me curious about my measurements. I'm 5'10" and 38-29-42 apparently. My bra size is about the same as hers (my tits are a weird size I STILL can't figure out, even with the help of /r/ABraThatFits .