painters overalls

[wisdom]

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

 

[numbnuts]

Because engineers wear blue

 

[ScotiaLass]

And Paramedics, green

 

[Drago]

And Stewie Griffin yellow.

 

[wisdom]

Well I've started something now haven't I

 

[Drago]

Because they're kinky?

 

[Archie_tect]

Farmers wear brown... hides all the stains when they are out in the fields, miles from a toilet.

 

[screenman]

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]

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.

 

[Dayvo]

And 3BM has even got the John boy Action Man.

 

[Captain Scarlet]

Does it not also reflect less against surfaces they are painting. So as to reduce chances of missing bits.