[smoothsailing]

Norm, what are parachute pants?

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

I think that he is talking about bell-bottom pants. They were all the rage in the 70s. ;-)

[Norm Lenhart]

Think back to the early/mid 80s. Those nylon pants with a million zippers in neon colors.

[Norm Lenhart]

Here ya go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_pants