mermaid33:

My mind goes to that often, even to this day. Someone will ask me a question and before my tact-filter kicks in, I have the most momentary film loop in my head of telling Nadine that, yes indeedy, those lavender slacks do make her butt look big. Then, the moment passes and I say the thing that will cause the least hurt with the most diplomacy, because I'm only human.

You lie even in your truth-telling daydreaming. You need to tell Nadine that it's not the the lavender slacks that make her butt look big, it's the size of her butt. I haven't yet found a pair of magnifying glass pants, so I don't know why everyone tries to blame the pants for making their butt look big. :-)