Time seemed to stand still at the Oak Street Beach when two young women bounded across the boiling sand in their brand-new thong bathing suits.
A volleyball game halted in mid-serve.
Pedestrians executed well-timed U-turns.
Three men emitted guttural chanting noises.
The women smiled at the remarkable effect of the thong, which has been outraging some beachgoers while enticing others as the buttocks-barring swimsuit gradually gains popularity in the Midwest.
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/07/01/hormones-and-foes-raging-over-swimsuit-controversy/