The Secret Dress Code?

By now you have probably seen the pictures from ParkaGate showing The Vice President of the United States- God love him- attending the memorial service for Auschwitz Victims in his capacity as ambassador to the world, wearing a green parka, hiking boots and ski cap. Some of his supporters have wondered if he lost his luggage. This is not very likely given that he flies on Air Force Two and baggage handlers are not allowed with in miles of his stuff. Some of his supporters think that he should be excused because he is a sick old man. This doesn't take into account that he wore proper formal wear during his own inauguration and the very next day after the televised memorial service. Perhaps, his remaining supporters timidly offer, this is just another indication that there is no longer a dress code?

Well we here at The Institute For Making Up Absurd Situations^TM (Motto: We Think Up Ridiculous Stories, So You Don't Have To!) are already on the job. We have looked into these allegations that a dress code no longer exists and feel we can provide evidence that there is a code (of sorts) still in place.

Things We hope never to see:

Cousin Freddie showing up in a clown suit at your mother's funeral.

Your neighbor wearing a prom dress to work in the garden.

A defendant on trial for espionage wearing a Star Wars costume.

A father wearing shorts and a beer cap to his daughter's formal wedding.

Brad Pitt at the Oscars in a Velour warm-up suit from K-Mart.

An applicant wearing SpongeBob Squarepants pajamas to a job interview at NASA.

Crazy Aunt Edna sporting her bathing suit at your graduation.

A toddler wearing a "Decriminalize Marijuana" T-shirt.



And no matter how much he jokes about it, I hope never to see David wearing his bike helmet to bed.