That Fashionable Bulge: A Brief History of the Codpiece:
Arising in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries as a result of the dilemma concerning how to cover a man's fruit basket when doublets (jackets) become shorter, the codpiece eventually became an elaborate, yet functional, part of men's clothing.[Ed note: Anyone who can name the song the title of this post comes from will win a date with me.] Posted by Dana at July 25, 2004 01:17 PM
"DMV" by Primus. I win.
Posted by: samo at July 26, 2004 05:08 PM