Originally Posted by
FlightlessParrot
For the benefit of non-Australian readers, "thong" used to be the regular Australian term for what are elsewhere known as flip-flops, or Jandals in NZ. It still causes me problems.
Nope, some of the young ladies were coming home from the beach and hadn't changed - just put on a flimsy shawl over their shoulders to 'dress up' an bit for the flight. 'Thongs' in all meanings of the word. Like a baby in a topless bar, you didn't know where to look!