painters overalls

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wisdom

Guru
Location
Blackpool
Just a quick question.
We have tradesmen in at work. Why do painters always wear white overalls?
Just something I'm curious about.
 
Because engineers wear blue
 

screenman

Squire
It dates back to a time when a chef had a pair of trousers he no longer wore, as it happens both his son's were half his size.

His wife a lovely old dear who was good with a sewing machine decided to make the boys a pair each out of the old man's trousers.

Just happens one of the son's was a undertaker and the other played bowls.
 

threebikesmcginty

Corn Fed Hick...
Location
...on the slake
And Lowell George, he wore them a lot too. Don't think he was a painter and decorator as well as all-round musical genius.

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