Because the nylon Speedos of my youth didn't stretch, they could be precisely positioned the same place every time you wore one, giving the ultimate razor-sharp tan line. Mine was so burned into my skin it was still obvious even at the end of winter.
I modeled my tanning routine after the world champion, Zonker Harris of Doonesbury. Each day I would make sure to expose even the hard-to-tan spots like the inner thigh to the sun. Knowing what I know now about the ravages the sun can inflict on skin, perhaps that wasn't the most brilliant thing I've ever done!
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