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Swiss Bank Wants Male Employees to Wear ‘Easily Washable’ Underwear

According to the highly detailed dress code for staff of the Swiss bank UBS, men's underwear "should be of good quality and easily washable, but still remain undetectable." The "undetectable" part makes enough sense — as in, it shouldn't be riding up over your pants, we guess — but why does it matter how easy they are to wash? Do they have bathrooms at UBS? [WSJ]

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