How to know when you're too old for your clothes - Page 3

MacLeod · January 27 2013, 10:02 PM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

^ I wear caps during games because I have to - otherwise my head will become burned. Not having hair, and all that.

I don't wear caps/hats that often, but If I do it's to shade my eyes if I'm not wearing sunglasses as I can get headaches in bright sunlight.

Emher · January 28 2013, 12:21 AM

JoeZhang wrote:

MacLeod wrote:

I must be rather sad, in the fact that I wear clothes that are comfortable wear and don't try to strangle me, squeeze me etc...

Surely there is a middle ground between "so tight I can see your bollocks" and "I made this out of a potato sack"?

Yes, I call them "my jeans".

trekkiedane · January 28 2013, 12:27 AM

JoeZhang wrote:

Surely there is a middle ground between "so tight I can see your bollocks" and "I made this out of a potato sack"?

Yeah, it's called "that one early afternoon my pants actually fit."

Mr. Laser Beam · January 28 2013, 01:37 AM

I haven't worn jeans in 20 years. They're uncomfortable and I hate 'em.

trekkiedane · January 28 2013, 01:43 AM

^If they're uncomfortable you're wearing the wrong ones!

Plus: they're durable, cheap, comfy, easy to clean 'stuff' off and can take anything your washer/drier does to them without looking worse for it, in fact; the more you wash 'em the better they look.

Mr. Laser Beam · January 28 2013, 01:45 AM

trekkiedane wrote:

^If they're uncomfortable you're wearing the wrong ones!

Plus: they're durable, cheap, comfy, easy to clean 'stuff' off and can take anything your washer/drier does to them without looking worse for it, in fact; the more you wash 'em the better they look.

Jeans are uncomfortable for me, no matter what the size.

Now I just buy black khaki pants from Target or Costco. Besides I can wear them to work and at leisure.

Tora Ziyal · January 28 2013, 02:54 AM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

I haven't worn jeans in 20 years. They're uncomfortable and I hate 'em.

trekkiedane wrote:

^If they're uncomfortable you're wearing the wrong ones!

Plus: they're durable, cheap, comfy, easy to clean 'stuff' off and can take anything your washer/drier does to them without looking worse for it, in fact; the more you wash 'em the better they look.

I love watching the European telling the American the joys of something so traditionally American!

But I'm with you, TD. I love jeans, especially now that they usually have just a tad of stretch to them.

trekkiedane · January 28 2013, 03:22 AM

Tora Ziyal wrote:

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

I haven't worn jeans in 20 years. They're uncomfortable and I hate 'em.

trekkiedane wrote:

^If they're uncomfortable you're wearing the wrong ones!

Plus: they're durable, cheap, comfy, easy to clean 'stuff' off and can take anything your washer/drier does to them without looking worse for it, in fact; the more you wash 'em the better they look.

I love watching the European telling the American the joys of something so traditionally American!

But I'm with you, TD. I love jeans, especially now that they usually have just a tad of stretch to them.

Well... they are "de Nîmes"

Oh: it's not about 'size' but about 'shape' (/cut/model/...).

Rhubarbodendron · January 28 2013, 10:59 AM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

^ I get so few bald jokes (it seems that guys who have a *little* bit of hair get more ridicule than us baldies!) that I will actually laugh at that.

pheeew

I'm glad to hear that. Besides, many bald(-ish) men are quite sexy! Just think of Yul Brynner or a certain Enterprise Captain =)

Tora Ziyal wrote:

I love watching the European telling the American the joys of something so traditionally American!

But I'm with you, TD. I love jeans, especially now that they usually have just a tad of stretch to them.

actually, they were invented by Jacob Davis, a gentleman from Poland, and made popular by Levi Strauss, a German (Bavarian, even). So Jeans are a quite European invention, on the whole

Mr. Laser Beam · January 28 2013, 06:11 PM

The only thing I ever needed to know about jeans is this:

Money talks, but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk.

Give you young'uns a little time to work that one out.

junxon · January 28 2013, 06:21 PM

there's no such thing as being too old for your clothes.

there is however the problem of old people wearing exclusively beige and grey clothes that look hideous.

Tora Ziyal · January 28 2013, 06:28 PM

Rhubarbodendron wrote:

Tora Ziyal wrote:

I love watching the European telling the American the joys of something so traditionally American!

But I'm with you, TD. I love jeans, especially now that they usually have just a tad of stretch to them.

actually, they were invented by Jacob Davis, a gentleman from Poland, and made popular by Levi Strauss, a German (Bavarian, even). So Jeans are a quite European invention, on the whole

Yes, I know. But where did they become so overwhelmingly part of the culture?

trekkiedane · January 28 2013, 06:51 PM

While we're still on the subject: I don't think I have any jeans

Tora Ziyal · January 28 2013, 07:13 PM

^That whole little speech about de Nîmes, and you don't own any yourself?

trekkiedane · January 28 2013, 07:40 PM

I might have a few pairs stowed away in the cellar somewhere. - You know: pack away anything you don't use and when a year has passed without you using it; throw it away!

But yeah: in the summer I wear 'cargo'-shorts, in winter I wear sweatpants at home or (black) 'cargo'-pants...

To say it with other words: I have 10 Kg to go before I can fit into them

January 28 2013, 01:37 AM	#34
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: How to know when you're too old for your clothes I haven't worn jeans in 20 years. They're uncomfortable and I hate 'em. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

January 28 2013, 01:43 AM	#35
trekkiedane Admiral Location: I'll let you know when I get there.	Re: How to know when you're too old for your clothes ^If they're uncomfortable you're wearing the wrong ones! Plus: they're durable, cheap, comfy, easy to clean 'stuff' off and can take anything your washer/drier does to them without looking worse for it, in fact; the more you wash 'em the better they look. __________________ You just assume condescension because I'm European and we're known for not taking Americans seriously. It's a curse. { Emilia }

January 28 2013, 06:11 PM	#40
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: How to know when you're too old for your clothes The only thing I ever needed to know about jeans is this: Money talks, but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk. Give you young'uns a little time to work that one out. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

January 28 2013, 06:21 PM	#41
junxon Fleet Captain Location: I'm a Romulan now. Romulans are cool	Re: How to know when you're too old for your clothes there's no such thing as being too old for your clothes. there is however the problem of old people wearing exclusively beige and grey clothes that look hideous. __________________ I'm your Venus, I'm your fire, At your desire, Captain. - Mr Spock Hello to Jason Isaacs!

January 28 2013, 06:51 PM	#43
trekkiedane Admiral Location: I'll let you know when I get there.	Re: How to know when you're too old for your clothes While we're still on the subject: I don't think I have any jeans __________________ You just assume condescension because I'm European and we're known for not taking Americans seriously. It's a curse. { Emilia }

STAR TREK

CSI

ABOUT US

January 28 2013, 07:13 PM	#44
Tora Ziyal Rear Admiral Location: Baltimore, MD, USA	Re: How to know when you're too old for your clothes ^That whole little speech about de Nîmes, and you don't own any yourself?

January 28 2013, 07:40 PM	#45
trekkiedane Admiral Location: I'll let you know when I get there.	Re: How to know when you're too old for your clothes I might have a few pairs stowed away in the cellar somewhere. - You know: pack away anything you don't use and when a year has passed without you using it; throw it away! But yeah: in the summer I wear 'cargo'-shorts, in winter I wear sweatpants at home or (black) 'cargo'-pants... To say it with other words: I have 10 Kg to go before I can fit into them __________________ You just assume condescension because I'm European and we're known for not taking Americans seriously. It's a curse. { Emilia }