Wait, this just in from the State House! Governor Charlie Baker has just announced plans to provide, and mandate the wearing of, bubble-wrap suits for every individual in the Commonwealth, effective September 1, 2021. The cost, supposedly, will be borne by a special fee on insurers, since they will largely benefit from far fewer claims, or so the idea goes. “And they’ll help the drowning situation, for one thing,” he said in his remarks, “they’re very buoyant so people will float. People will have to make a real effort to drown now.”
When asked does everyone have to wear the issued suit at all times, he said yes they did, even while sleeping. He did note that he expected the private sector to get into the business of custommade bubble-wrap suits, so we’re likely to see them in different colors and patterns, as well as with comforts such as built-in air-conditioning and heating coils. So you can have several for different types of occassions, dress suits, PJs, etc. If you think this is extreme, just remember Mao suits – a little history lesson:
“The modern Chinese tunic suit is a style of male attire originally known in China as the Zhongshan suit . . . . after the republican leader Sun Yat-sen . . . . . Sun Yat-sen introduced the style shortly after the founding of the Republic of China (1912–1949) as a form of national dress with distinct political overtones. The four pockets are said to represent the Four Virtues of propriety, justice, honesty, and shame; and the five buttons the branches of China’s government (Executive, Legislative, Judicial, Examination, Control). After the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War and the establishment of the People’s Republic in 1949, such suits came to be worn widely by male citizens and government leaders as a symbol of proletarian unity and an Eastern counterpart to the Western business suit. The name “Mao suit” comes from Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong’s fondness for the style, so that the garment became closely associated with him and with Chinese Communism. Mao’s cut of the suit was influenced by the Stalin tunic then prevalent among Soviet officials.” Mao suit – Wikipedia
Better start choosing your style before the rush begins.