Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for October 26, 2012

Vanity sizing has gotten way out of hand (which is why I’m glad to be male!). eye roll

That’s ridiculous. The only way that Cathy is a 2 is if there’s a 1 in front of it.And it’s annoying to not know what size I really am. I never know what size I am so I have to end up trying on 2 sizes, which is one reason why I dislike shopping.Good morning, legaleagle, Susan and Shyygirl!Shyygirl, how did your exam go yesterday? How many classes are you taking this semester?Hello to the rest of the clan… GsMom, KFG, rgcviper the black cat, linds.pook, hendelca, Mona, serenasakitty, kittycatpawsare, gmforde, soonergal, lippyfish, Mai Tai, Willi Nilli, mollie, AnonaMona, Bronzepony, simpsonfan2, tegm, scaredycatsarge, BJIllistrated, ncalifgirl58, Molly mcgee, Teresa, mar mar in MI and all the other Cathy nuts rolling around here today!Are you okay, rgcviper ?? (throwing a glass of water on him) LOL!! Your post cracked me up yesterday… :-)AARON & BILLY where are you? I think you’re supposed to have a party today, so maybe you’re busy with that but we wish you’d stop by to say hello. WE MISS YOU!!

Except for being able to locate clothes that fit. I wish women’s sizing was based on hip size in inches.

It used to be, in Britain. Our size 12 was for a 34" bust, 36" hip. Size 14 was 36" bust, 38" hip – and so it went on, each size being 2" more or less than the next one. You knew where you were with that system. And there was no such thing as a size 0!

Again with the apron, (Cathy’s) mom?!?! Can’t you go anywhere — even the mall where they sell expensive Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Donna Karan clothes — without wearing that apron?!?!? Well, at least it’s pretty, clean and white. It could have been worse . . . ugly and in tatters!!!!!

lightenup: LOL at the comment regarding putting a “1” in front of the “2”!!!!!!!!!! That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all day!!!!!!!!!! :-D

Good evening, lightenup, lightenupjr., lil’lightenup, Dr. K.F.G. (wherever you are!), Susan, lindz.coop, rgcviper, gmforde, serenasakitty, kittycatpawsare, hendelca, Gator007, legaleagle48, mollie05, Anona Mouse, catsarge10, millie p, soonergal, Bronzepony, Molly mcgee, Shyygirl27, Violet Bay, AndiJ, BJIllistrated, ncalifgirl58, summerdog, Terri, ruizuno1, Wolf Emperor, FinnyGirl, ellisaana, marmar in MI, J. Short, samfran60, SplendensPluviaNemus and all the REST of the “Cathy” fanatics joining us here tonight. As always, it’s really great to “see” you all and if you’re new here . . . WELCOME TO CATHY’S NUTHOUSE!!!!! GLAD YOU’RE JOINING IN ON ALL THE FUN!!!!! ;-)

hendelca: Sorry to hear about the basement flood you had. How lucky, though, to have a restoration guy for a neighbor! If you need any inspiration regarding going through things and throwing stuff out that needs to go, here’s what helped me get started on my paper-cluttered office this past summer: First, if you’ve never seen it, watch a few episode of “Hoarders” on A&E ( if you don’t have A&E, you can watch full eps at aetv.com/hoarders/ ). The second thing that helped me was this: If I died today, would I want my husband to have to go through every single piece of paper in all these stacks . . . in all these folders . . . in all these drawers . . . because none of it is properly labeled and he can’t throw anything away until he looks at every single thing first . . . OR . . . would I want him to be spared all the headaches of having to do that himself by throwing everything out that needs to go because it’s outdated / obsolete and then properly label everything that stays so that all he has to do is look at any remaining file’s name and know automatically what to do with it? With those thoughts in mind, it was really easy for me to decide what to do — and I was able to do it! Sometimes you just need the right motivation to get started and maybe this could be it for you? Good luck and I hope I was able to help you out a little bit (even if the advice WAS unsolicited)!!!!! ;-)

Whatever floats your boat, Cathy. A little nutjobby, if you ask me, but that’s just my two cents’. (Of course, what else would I expect from her?)

@frightenupThanks! I do believe your glass of water has revived me, too. Your comment made me smile.

Happy Friday, all.

Hi Cathyites!! I know what you mean frightenup — I never know what size I am and I always take several into the dressing room. In the same store I can be anywhere from a 6 to a 12 depending on the cut of the pants etc.

My goodness, you’ think Cathy would’ve been at least a little suspicious with the last thing she tried on!

@ GretchensMom: Good morning (a little belatedly)! I didn’t notice the apron until you mentioned something. Show’s how observant I can be :)

To everyone else here, good morning!