"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

[Blues]

Dunno, but more "pants" comes to mind....

~ P.

Apparently you haven't been paying attention...only sailors wear pants. (Men wear trousers.)

 

[pertinux]

Apparently you haven't been paying attention...only sailors wear pants. (Men wear trousers.)

Regardless, I'm all for the "tradition" of grown men wearing actual long pants/trousers/not-shorts in most situations.

~ P.

 

[Blues]

Regardless, I'm all for the "tradition" of grown men wearing actual long pants/trousers/not-shorts in most situations.

~ P.

Message received, Sarah. As long as grown men don't have to wear "slacks".

 

[pmew]

For me it's uniform trousers, workies with padded knees, jeans or on special occasions my kilt.

 

[KrisNZ]

Some shots of the Lake this morning,......we've had some epic spring rain in the last few weeks,....hence a very full lake,.....

Kris,.

 

[Raymond1000]

Message received, Sarah. As long as grown men don't have to wear "slacks".

I know the Limeys think “pants” are men’s underwear.

But what’s wrong with "slacks"?

Richard Armour had no problem with them:

NOTHING ATTRACTS
THE MUSTARD FROM WIENERS
AS MUCH AS THE SLACKS
JUST BACK FROM THE CLEANERS.

 

[Blues]

I've always preferred clothing that's appropriate for getting dirty or playing sports in.

Slacks brings to mind the kind of clothes your mother pitched a fit about if you tore out the knees during a fight after school or had to wear to some occasion you didn't want to attend. YMMV.

 

[Raymond1000]

I've always preferred clothing that's appropriate for getting dirty or playing sports in.

Slacks brings to mind the kind of clothes your mother pitched a fit about if you tore out the knees during a fight after school or had to wear to some occasion you didn't want to attend. YMMV.

Fair enough.

 

[knarfeng]

For me it's uniform trousers, workies with padded knees, jeans or on special occasions my kilt.

I have the heritage, but not the legs, to wear a kilt.

 

[Jack Black]

Fascinating pants discussion folks!

I'm with Elliott, and Sarah, on this. Shorts on grown men always make me think of Winston Smith's neighbour in George Orwell's 1984. When I was a boy, shorts were the dress code, sometimes to the age one left school! I got my first jeans at about 7, and caused a minor scandal by wearing long 'uns to school aged 10. Apart from sports, I've rarely worn shorts since. Consequently my legs have a pallor that would make a Glaswegian schemie blush! Having said that, there's a pic of me somewhere, in one of the old threads, in climbing breeches!

You need one of these Paul (the Combat Kilt!)

 

[leghog]

NO. Just say, NO.

 

[Jack Black]

Donald, where's your trewsers?!

 

[Raymond1000]

Donald, where's your trewsers?!

There’s nothing worn under my kilt, Lassie.

It’s all just as good as it ever was!

 

[Jack Black]

Crivvens and helpmaboab!

 

[Raymond1000]

Crivvens and helpmaboab!

An American once asked a Brit, “I’ve never figured out what you guys mean when you call somebody a cad. What does that word mean?”

The Englishman said, “It’s hard to explain. A cad is…A cad is…Well, dash it! A cad is just somebody who makes you go all crinkly toes!”

I wish you guys would learn to speak English.

 

[Blues]

Egads, those two blokes give an entirely different meaning to "whatever blows your skirt up"!...

 

[jackknife]

NO. Just say, NO.

No, this is wrong n so many levels, I just know where to begin. So I'm just going to go hide under my bed for a while.

 

[Blues]

Carl, those two might end up road kilt...

 

[Jack Black]

An American once asked a Brit, “I’ve never figured out what you guys mean when you call somebody a cad. What does that word mean?”

The Englishman said, “It’s hard to explain. A cad is…A cad is…Well, dash it! A cad is just somebody who makes you go all crinkly toes!”

I wish you guys would learn to speak English.

LOL! It might have happened, I cannot recall anyone ever actually using the word, anymore than "gadzooks" or "verily"!

 

[Jack Black]

An American once asked a Brit, “I’ve never figured out what you guys mean when you call somebody a cad. What does that word mean?”

The Englishman said, “It’s hard to explain. A cad is…A cad is…Well, dash it! A cad is just somebody who makes you go all crinkly toes!”

I wish you guys would learn to speak English.

LOL! It might have happened, I cannot recall ever hearing anyone actually using the word, anymore than "gadzooks" or "verily"!

But then I never knew Terry Thomas (what a bounder!)