QI Discusses Short Skirts, Long Hair, and Economic Booms and Busts

In the opener of the 8th season of British television series, QI, one of the questions brings up the topic of "Hemline Theory," which associates periods of economic boom to shorter skirts and economic bust to longer skirts. The positive correlation between the two is quote interesting. A negative correlation between the length of a man's hair was also discussed.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• QI
• Stephen Fry
• short skirts
• long hair
• Hemline Theory
• economic boom
• economic bust

[TomHPMc]

My friends think I should cut my hair.. but I'm helping the economy.

[Hayleyfire929]

Thank god I wear shortish skirts then? :)

[RuskePerson]

If only we could get all women to go around wearing nothing but a thong.

[Colp2]

@TomHPMc I have long hair as well, and friends who tell me to cut it, but girls seem to like it so why would I :D

[MaxONEFIVENINETWO]

@Godsmasherbot Oh the irony.

[oogalypoogalyman]

@Hayleyfire929 $20 says he misread "shortish" as "scottish"

[Alexrose12345678910]

@Hayleyfire929 Perhaps he's implying there're no girls on the internet.

[philosophicaljock]

OK girls.

You know what you have to do.

[Hayleyfire929]

@Godsmasherbot ... the fuck? I'm not Scottish, nor am I male, what the fuck are you talking about? o.O

[Godsmasherbot]

@Hayleyfire929 its called a kilt. It's not a skirt ya ignorant prick.

[OghamTheBold]

Obvious - short hair means - you had to sell your hair to survive

Maybe they cut their sleeping boyfriend's hair off - to weave skirt extensions

[EragonFiresword]

Yeah, I bet bankers are thinking of getting down to business when they look at a skirt!