Subject:	Re: Under the Gnu

pants- item of clothing used to cover the legs, usually in a manner
in which it can be worn without an additional covering of the privates
being necessary. Thus, tights are eliminated from this description,
since they generally need something else over them to go out in public,
whether a skirt, Superman's underwear that he wore on the outside, a
ballet dancer's tutu (female), etc. 

slacks- a "nicer" pair of pants, often made from cotton, rayon, polyester,
or a combination of the three. Tends to have loop holes and four or less
pockets (located two in front, two in back), be generally "smooth" and
not made of denim. See also: chinos

trousers- not used in American vernacular much, when used, it tends to
imply a nicer pair of pants, though when used in an angry manner, refers
instead to underwear. 

	example- "Hey, I got these nice trousers at Macy's! <nice pants>
	example- "Ken, get your damn trousers on! People can 
		    see through the fence." <underwear>

knickers- again, not used in American vernacular much, when used, it
tends to imply underwear. Is more properly used to describe a pair
of pants which come down as far as the knees and which are generally 
out of fashion and thus only seen on sailors in old pictures and 
Brian, who paid $40 for his vintage knickers.

knockers- things which hang on the fronts of either doors or women.
In either case, they can be real and usable, or fake and just for 
show.

							Ken