My mother had heard all about ...

My mother had heard all about miniskirts but had never seen one so I took her for lunch at Alvaro\'s [in Chelsea]. We walked down the King\'s Road and waited 10 seconds for our first miniskirt and a girl came along with her skirt tucked round her arse. I said: \'What do you think, ma?\' And she said: \'If it\'s not for sale, you shouldn\'t put it in the window!\'
My mother had heard all about miniskirts but had never seen one so I took her for lunch at Alvaro's [in Chelsea]. We walked down the King's Road and waited 10 seconds for our first miniskirt and a girl came along with her skirt tucked round her arse. I said: 'What do you think, ma?' And she said: 'If it's not for sale, you shouldn't put it in the window!'
 Michael Caine

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