I think you've misconstrued the wisdom of the Nature Boy.

He would advise you to go find some other dude who looks good in a clown suit with a pirate hat and rain boots, then kick his ass.

8/8/2011 2:06:37 PM

Yes, to be the man, you've got to beat the man -- and not dress like a sixth-grader while doing it.

8/8/2011 2:07:34 PM

Time to go home and burn all my shorts.

Thanks for the fashion tip TWW! Keeping me looking good since 2004.

8/8/2011 2:07:56 PM

Quote :

"safe in assuming Geppetto's was also satire?"

Not even in the slightest.

Also, I almost forgot about my shoes

What i'm wearing now:


when i get home (close but not exactly it):



[Edited on August 8, 2011 at 2:36 PM. Reason : image]

8/8/2011 2:36:04 PM

the nature boy doesn't care about cargo shorts

he's got jet airplanes, rolex watches, a big house on the big side of town, and his shoes cost more than your house

8/8/2011 2:39:22 PM

that's a big yes

8/8/2011 2:39:58 PM

We're talking about shorts. You have VERY nice work attire and I think you should care what you wear to work especially if it's required. But shorts. I guess I only judge people if they are dirty/greasy and don't brush their teeth. Not really if their down time wear is up to par.

8/8/2011 2:40:54 PM

8/8/2011 2:45:31 PM

what that pic doesn't tell you is that he's wearing a normal pair of Levi loose cut jeans

8/8/2011 2:48:19 PM

Quote :

"Go out, and by a nice pair of khaki shorts that come down to about mid-thigh"

indeed...why dress like its the 1990s and wear cargo shorts when you can dress like its the 1980s

8/8/2011 2:55:46 PM

now that's what I'm talkin bout

look at all that legggggggggggg nom nom nom

8/8/2011 2:57:16 PM

god John Stockton is a sexy motherfucker

8/8/2011 2:57:40 PM

That's not even close to mid-thigh

Those shorts are pulled up to his nipples

8/8/2011 2:57:42 PM

and in 2011, if your shorts don't come down to at least your knees, thats how people view you

8/8/2011 2:58:24 PM

That's how people in rap videos view you

And I view people who don't dress like that as people in rap videos

So we're even

8/8/2011 2:59:24 PM

i used to wear boxers playing soccer until i got rug burn on the head of my junk from a slide tackle then i went to compression shorts from then on out..

Needless to say i'd have rather worn longer shorts.

8/8/2011 2:59:48 PM

john stockton

8/8/2011 3:00:00 PM

do you enjoy sitting down somewhere outside on a hot summer day and having your under thighs burnt because you don't have nice comfortable fabric protecting your skin from the elements?

8/8/2011 3:00:12 PM

I've never seen guys wear such short shorts until I came to NC State and saw all the fratty boys wearing them with their popped polos and Sperrys. Still can't get over them. Cargo shorts are much better.

8/8/2011 3:00:30 PM

i need my shorts to hit within an inch of the center of my knee cap

anything above that, i feel like an extra in an 80's movie

anything below that, i feel like an extra in an 90's movie

[Edited on August 8, 2011 at 3:03 PM. Reason : and hello john stockton Ø]

8/8/2011 3:02:45 PM

8/8/2011 3:03:14 PM

Tree dresses like a juggalo

8/8/2011 3:03:37 PM

Tree wears long ass jorts

8/8/2011 3:04:07 PM

My shorts get shorter as I get older

From shin length in Jr. High, Knee length in HS, above the knee in college, to mid thigh in 2011

But I never once wore cargo shorts, and I ostracized anyone who did.

8/8/2011 3:04:30 PM

i prefer my shorts to just cover up my knee cap

8/8/2011 3:06:18 PM

Tim Treebow

8/8/2011 3:06:42 PM

Society's emasculation of the straight man continues ITT

8/8/2011 3:06:49 PM

i wore cargos almost all the way through college... i mean how else can you fit a 12 pack in your pockets?

8/8/2011 3:08:11 PM

I never had this problem...I can fit fifths of liquor in my bra.

still no reason to wear cargos

8/8/2011 3:10:03 PM

Im gonna wear cargo shorts and a pink polo to Saucer tonight. F the haters.

8/8/2011 3:10:44 PM

Quote :

"I've never seen guys wear such short shorts until I came to NC State and saw all the fratty boys wearing them with their popped polos and Sperrys."

so when did these short shorts on guys start? i was at ncsu from 2000 to 2002 and i didn't see them at all, and in those days short shorts on guys were considered gay and/or girly. i bet guys itt who are pro-short shorts on guys would also have considered them gay/girly 10 years ago, and even more so if they were salmon/pink colored.

funny how fashions/sheep/lemmings change.

8/8/2011 3:10:44 PM

How tight is your belt that you can take on over 9 pounds of extra weight without your pants falling down?

I carried the case, because I'm not an asshole.

8/8/2011 3:11:13 PM

DB with the double standard ITT

8/8/2011 3:11:42 PM

Cargo shorts weigh like three pounds. And they also have those stupid loop belts. Have fun at your Marcy Playground concert.

8/8/2011 3:12:57 PM

^what is a "loop belt"?

ITT DivaBaby acts like she wouldn't bang David Beckham because of his shorts

8/8/2011 3:14:46 PM

Tree...I would totes bang him

but I wouldn't hesitate to tell him I hate his shorts...when we're done of course

8/8/2011 3:16:36 PM

i wore these to my HS prom i think. they were highly uncomfortable and made my feet stink. I can't imagine wearing them for an entire day.

8/8/2011 3:17:33 PM

Cargos?! Beckham? WHAT A LOSER

8/8/2011 3:17:36 PM

Quote :

"so when did these short shorts on guys start? i was at ncsu from 2000 to 2002 and i didn't see them at all, and in those days short shorts on guys were considered gay and/or girly. i bet guys itt who are pro-short shorts on guys would also have considered them gay/girly 10 years ago, and even more so if they were salmon/pink colored. funny how fashions/sheep/lemmings change."

The shorts I wear are not short shorts - that is a specific type- although they are chino shorts. My shorts are about a 9" inseam, which breaks maybe an inch or inch and a half above the knee. Short shorts are usually 7" or less and have definitely been a part of the local fashion scene since 2000.

^4 that was also when he was getting ready for a pepsi commercial. That is a wardrobe, not his clothing.


^2

Doubtful. These shoes are the most comfortable dress shoes I've ever worn.

[Edited on August 8, 2011 at 3:21 PM. Reason : .]

8/8/2011 3:19:51 PM

Any short that doesn't go mid knee on a guy that's standing are short shorts...you should be ashamed

8/8/2011 3:21:34 PM

^^he must shoot a lot of commercials then

8/8/2011 3:23:18 PM

I have noticed that a lot of Europeans wear those long shorts/capris with cargo pockets

don't know why

8/8/2011 3:24:10 PM

When tww attacks:

typically we stick to lame ass fashion trends like raybans, sorrostitute glasses, croakies, and rainbows. but today tww attacks the utilitarian cargo short.


The funny thing is i'm wearing seersucker pants today because they are trendy? no!
Because i have to wear pants to work and i have to walk a construction site with no damned a/c and seersucker is one of the lightest fabrics i can pull off @ work!

That and mine aren't some gay ass pastel color intended for peacocking.

8/8/2011 3:29:46 PM

I'm sure it took a few wears to break in those shoes that Geppetto posted, but I'd bet they feel real good after that process.

[Edited on August 8, 2011 at 3:30 PM. Reason : when did raybans become lame?]

8/8/2011 3:30:20 PM

Quote :

"so when did these short shorts on guys start? i was at ncsu from 2000 to 2002 and i didn't see them at all"

I got there in 2003 so...I guess it started then?

8/8/2011 3:32:01 PM

^^ frat boys and raviators, hipsters and 2140s

8/8/2011 3:36:38 PM

Quote :

"My shorts are about a 9" inseam, which breaks maybe an inch or inch and a half above the knee."

Whats with these metro guys talking about how clothes "break"? How exactly does a pair of shorts "break"? In my world, the shorts END above the knee, no breakage happening there

8/8/2011 3:37:43 PM

dude raybans have been around for decades

they're nothing new

seersucker has and never will be a trend...its a classic summer staple fabric

[Edited on August 8, 2011 at 3:39 PM. Reason : knowing about the terms an industry uses is metro]

8/8/2011 3:38:00 PM

I'm not in the industry, so start throwing out "industry" terms just sounds pompous. Shorts don't break, I don't care what kind of fashion pedigree you believe you have.

And I wear these ALL the time:

8/8/2011 3:40:40 PM

do the anti cargo short anti-knee-length short people at least agree that these 3 guys look like fools?

8/8/2011 3:41:55 PM