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Town's Dress Code Mandates Deodorant, Underwear

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(Newser) – A Florida town is requiring its employees to wear underwear and deodorant under a new dress code passed this month, the Tampa Tribune reports. Aimed at promoting “strict personal hygiene,” the rules ban “sexually provocative” apparel and forbid “the observable lack of undergarments and exposed undergarments.” Brooksville’s mayor cast the lone dissenting vote. “I think in a way it takes away freedom of choice,” he said.

Underwear is now a must for city employees in Brooksville, Fla.
Underwear is now a must for city employees in Brooksville, Fla.   (Business Wire)
Employees of Brooksville, Fla., would be wise to go underwear-shopping.
Employees of Brooksville, Fla., would be wise to go underwear-shopping.   (AP Photo)
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Amber
Jun 18, 09 6:43 PM CDT
“I think in a way it takes away freedom of choice,” Yes it may well take away freedom of choice just like any employer should have when they fire someone for stinking so badly they make others sick with the stench or someone runs around showing parts better left covered and causes problems then they want to jump up and scream about sexual descrimintaion.....Freedom of choice alright. Reply
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anchower
Jun 18, 09 6:51 PM CDT
Your attitude "stink[s]" and your mouth would be "better left covered."
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Newser001
Jun 19, 09 12:01 PM CDT
Thanks, asschowder for your thoughtless words of wisdom.
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drlarrymitchell
Jun 18, 09 6:59 PM CDT
Florida- the new Berlin. Reply
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PaleRider
Jun 19, 09 4:13 PM CDT
No, your party is trying to make the whole country the new communist block, these people are just trying to maintain an island of decency in the sea of immorality that is promoted by your miserable party.
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