tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post6690426430656366497..comments2024-03-28T08:40:51.925-05:00Comments on Althouse: Another entry in my continuing series: Men in shorts.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11539213886273202032008-07-15T09:01:00.000-05:002008-07-15T09:01:00.000-05:00From the looks of his collar, he seems to be weari...From the looks of his collar, he seems to be wearing a tie. Which means that he's probably trying to emulate the old prep school little boy look. But where is his school blazer? Where are his knee socks? <BR/><BR/>In the days when they dressed boys like that, the idea was that the parents would save money, because boys legs grew too fast. By age 14, they were ready for long pants -- a sure sign of incipient manhood. <BR/><BR/>I think the man in the photo symbolically rejects manhood -- and flaunts it. While it's a growing trend, I don't think it will ever have mainstream appeal. <BR/><BR/>You are right to criticize it as unmanly. Not only is that the whole idea, but it's wholly unoriginal -- even if it might have once worked for growing prep school boys.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565685995184109429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60016135862787840942008-07-14T22:11:00.000-05:002008-07-14T22:11:00.000-05:00It's the ACTUAL Buster Brown...yeah I'm oldI was g...<I>It's the ACTUAL Buster Brown...<BR/><BR/>yeah I'm old</I><BR/><BR/>I was going to quip about "Little Lord Fauntleroy", Ron, but your <A HREF="http://cagle.msnbc.com/hogan/webextras14/sheet_music/no_more_buster.gif" REL="nofollow">Buster Brown</A> is better.vbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10789565872453906252008-07-14T19:39:00.000-05:002008-07-14T19:39:00.000-05:00suspenders???what a douchebag.suspenders???<BR/><BR/>what a douchebag.veni vidi vicihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720172060048711733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17104461459395902362008-07-14T11:41:00.000-05:002008-07-14T11:41:00.000-05:00It's the ACTUAL Buster Brown...yeah I'm oldIt's the ACTUAL Buster Brown...<BR/><BR/>yeah I'm oldron st.amanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07288644705112802454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27415891758172726322008-07-14T06:45:00.000-05:002008-07-14T06:45:00.000-05:00Isn't that Karen's queeny little Southern frenemy ...Isn't that Karen's queeny little Southern frenemy from "Will & Grace"?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I've gone through the posts tagged with Men in shorts and I think I've worked out why Ann doesn't approve often - she only approves of the hot ones!Age Appropriatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274945450094204227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78323319776694080072008-07-14T06:34:00.000-05:002008-07-14T06:34:00.000-05:00I see no evidence that that is a man.I see no evidence that that is a man.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70201208958990165142008-07-14T05:09:00.000-05:002008-07-14T05:09:00.000-05:00"The guy looks like some sort of overgrown Amish b..."The guy looks like some sort of overgrown Amish boy reject."<BR/><BR/>Huh-uh.<BR/><BR/>1. Wrong haircut.<BR/>2. No hat.<BR/>3. Amish don't wear lederhosen (or lookalikes).<BR/>4. Amish don't wear shorts.<BR/>5. Amish do wear suspenders, but buttons are not allowed, so snap suspenders would be acceptable.<BR/><BR/>Amish picture here:<BR/><BR/>http://rightwingnation.com/2008/01/26/getting-it-done/rightwingprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419372059353408855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21490467235147726452008-07-14T03:06:00.000-05:002008-07-14T03:06:00.000-05:00Once again Ann posts an off the wall proposition a...Once again Ann posts an off the wall proposition and the commenters toss her confection about in a most enjoyable way.<BR/> Sure beats pondering BHO in the Oval Office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86026957672865170192008-07-14T02:21:00.000-05:002008-07-14T02:21:00.000-05:00It's extremely hot.... over 88°... and you're not ...<I>It's extremely hot.... over 88°... and you're not in air conditioning</I><BR/><BR/>That first part describes Texas from June into September. But the "you're not in air conditioning" part confuses me; are you suggesting that people change clothes (and from more formal to less formal, at that) when they go <I>indoors</I>? Doesn't make sense to me.<BR/><BR/>(I just spent the entire weekend at a conference in Indiana where shorts and flip-flops were worn by over half the guys there.)<BR/><BR/>But I agree that the posted photo is ridiculous; it looks like a fashion designer's idea of what someone would wear, vs. what an actual (straight, non-European) guy would wear.Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72444386274264160112008-07-14T01:14:00.000-05:002008-07-14T01:14:00.000-05:00At least i don't have a mustachebitch!I will be se...At least i don't have a mustache<A HREF="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/Brando_tron_4/althouse_ann.jpg" REL="nofollow"><BR/>bitch!</A><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I will be seeing you around library mall professor.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588437795941508151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43270916447162974862008-07-14T00:37:00.000-05:002008-07-14T00:37:00.000-05:00Damn, Balfegor. You speak the Truth.Cheers,Victori...Damn, Balfegor. You speak the Truth.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3706212661843839532008-07-13T22:12:00.000-05:002008-07-13T22:12:00.000-05:00So, wait, hillbillies aren't considered white? Man...<I>So, wait, hillbillies aren't considered white? Man, is Trace Adkins going to be spew.</I><BR/><BR/>(a) Do hillbillies even wear braces anymore? <BR/><BR/>(b) how can hillbillies hope to compete in the <I><A HREF="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/" REL="nofollow">whiter than thou</A></I> status competitions that yuppies engage in? Would a hillbilly think to call himself <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-name-is-such-vanilla-white-girl.html" REL="nofollow">Barack</A> to express his fanatic support for a charismatic demagogue? Well, maybe one or two might. But not a whole lot of them!Balfegorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012196656096263507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66079961707287227452008-07-13T20:29:00.000-05:002008-07-13T20:29:00.000-05:00Y'all are wrong, that's just one of the many agric...Y'all are wrong, that's just one of the many agricultural-looking women of Sissynavian heritage one sees on the streets of Madtown. She's in a hurry to get back to the barn for the evening milking.Asante Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564336480688194623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90646181307758632612008-07-13T20:20:00.000-05:002008-07-13T20:20:00.000-05:00I dress for comfort (often in shorts) and don't gi...I dress for comfort (often in shorts) and don't give a damn what you or anyone else thinks about it. If a man starts ridiculing women for their appearance or how they dress, that's considered sexist. If you do it, it's also sexist and arrogant to boot. I'll wear my shorts and frankly, if you don't like it, who cares?Larry Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005320430740976182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84471915823244645062008-07-13T20:19:00.000-05:002008-07-13T20:19:00.000-05:00Seriously, all this guy is lacking is argyle socks...Seriously, all this guy is lacking is argyle socks.Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67144580319943604772008-07-13T20:00:00.000-05:002008-07-13T20:00:00.000-05:00Are they? I thought "white people" usually meant y...<I>Are they? I thought "white people" usually meant yuppies.</I><BR/><BR/>So, wait, hillbillies aren't considered white? Man, is Trace Adkins going to be spew.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85448138133559303562008-07-13T19:52:00.000-05:002008-07-13T19:52:00.000-05:00Aren't suspenders something white people like?Are ...<I>Aren't suspenders something white people like?</I><BR/><BR/>Are they? I thought "white people" usually meant yuppies. As a not-quite-white yuppie myself, I fancy I possess a certain insight into the customs of the white-yuppie caste. And as it happens, I'm the only yuppie of any race I know who wears braces -- and that only occasionally (not all my suits have the buttons on them, much less all my trousers). I don't think my colleagues even wear braces with formal wear. There are some in the 50+ range who do, I guess. But they're not yuppies, on account of being middle aged. Or old.Balfegorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012196656096263507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41410028923086175042008-07-13T19:41:00.001-05:002008-07-13T19:41:00.001-05:00Aren't suspenders something white people like?...t...Aren't suspenders something white people like?<BR/><BR/>...they have the "Stuff White People Like" applet on Facebook. You can take a test and see your whiteness score. Note, it's skewed. Apparently, you're thought to be whiter if you lean Lefty (the irony).<BR/><BR/>Those Farmers Market and Fox News answers were funny, but a total give-away.vbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67929302870556878982008-07-13T19:41:00.000-05:002008-07-13T19:41:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.vbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52007580350842420152008-07-13T19:00:00.000-05:002008-07-13T19:00:00.000-05:00Nope. Not there...I know! I just looked it up. Th...<I>Nope. Not there...</I><BR/><BR/>I know! I just looked it up. There's really nothing good on Netflix watch instantly, unless you want to see all 6 seasons of Law and Order SVU.lurker2209https://www.blogger.com/profile/12095806034772890177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70112391475038064212008-07-13T18:59:00.000-05:002008-07-13T18:59:00.000-05:00Women are getting off way to easy in this thread, ...Women are getting off way to easy in this thread, so for some balance in the unfortunate legwear competition, I present to you Lindsay Lohan's <A HREF="http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/go_fug_yourself/2008/07/fugly_lohan.html" REL="nofollow">"Mr. President Leggings"</A>XWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83247591889755935542008-07-13T18:57:00.000-05:002008-07-13T18:57:00.000-05:00This picture makes me want to change out of my sho...This picture makes me want to change out of my shorts and swear them off forever. <BR/><BR/>Or, at least, swear off suspenders. Which might be easier to do.Paddy Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442537362540160512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60383881870093669832008-07-13T18:11:00.000-05:002008-07-13T18:11:00.000-05:00The exceptions are:1. You're doing a sport where s...The exceptions are:<BR/><BR/>1. You're doing a sport where shorts are the classic style. Biking... but not golf.<BR/><BR/>2. It's extremely hot.... over 88°... and you're not in air conditioning.<BR/><BR/>3. You've got the right kind of shorts and physique (like the 2 guys I approved of).Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82357464099066250222008-07-13T17:50:00.000-05:002008-07-13T17:50:00.000-05:00This is wrong in EVERY way.And yet this works!<A HREF="http://omiru.com/wp-content/images/PlaidShorts_042206.jpg" REL="nofollow">This</A> is wrong in EVERY way.<BR/><BR/>And yet <A HREF="http://nicholasfournier.com/Nicholas%2018%20months/Check%20out%20the%20plaid%20shorts.jpg" REL="nofollow">this</A> works!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79282293646221573242008-07-13T17:43:00.000-05:002008-07-13T17:43:00.000-05:00Speaking of "Stuff White People Like", I'm thinkin...Speaking of <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/03/yoga-practicing-public-radio-listening.html" REL="nofollow">"Stuff White People Like"</A>, I'm thinking three things in this picture could serve as illustration for such stuff:<BR/><BR/>Leather shoes with no socks (his appear to be bike shoes of some sort, rather than deck shoes, but close enough)<BR/><BR/>Suspenders<BR/><BR/>(and of course) Navy-colored Chino Shorts<BR/><BR/><BR/>Come to think of it, it's possible that those 'bike shoes' are practical and he is just off a bike at this moment, still doesn't explain the suspenders (or long sleeved shirt), but might explain the shoes and shorts . . .<BR/><BR/>On looking at those shoes again, the funky part is on the back, not the front, so those aren't meant for bicycling, they're just ugly, really, really, ugly.XWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.com