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Post by sushiboat on Jul 12, 2004 20:45:26 GMT -5
i already mb practically every day. as for the fanny pack, i refuse to abandon something so clearly convenient and useful for something as ridiculous as fashion, and any woman worth being with would be willing to understand that. If you have as much testosterone as I suspect, almost every day isn't nearly enough. Have you seen the mini backpacks? I have seen a couple of guys use those for short hikes. Just get a style that doesn't look girly.
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Post by losergeek1138 on Jul 12, 2004 20:56:13 GMT -5
it's just so much easier when i go to the store to pull my wallet out from the front, along with the little film container i use to carry my change. with a backpack i have to take it off, unzip it, get what i need, zip it back up, and put it back on. the fanny pack eliminates the most time consuming of those steps.
i use a backpack when i need to carry books or something...
anyway i've used a fannypack off and on since the late 80s when they were invented...
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Post by CaryGrant on Jul 13, 2004 10:18:53 GMT -5
You're very vigourous in your defense of the fanny pack. Some battles are worth fighting, and some are not. Fanny packs are girl repellents. You may not like it, you may want someone who is not that 'shallow', but that's the way it is.
Are you still wearing the same clothing styles you wore in the eighties? The same hairstyle? Driving a camaro? Things change, including fashion. You don't have to be a slave to fashion, slathering after all the latest trends. But it doesn't hurt to pick and choose the things that suit your body and face styles, for example.
A decent woman will certainly overlook or not even be bothered by minor fashion oddities (some are even intrigued). But fanny packs went the way of unbuttoned shirts and big gold chains.
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Post by losergeek1138 on Jul 13, 2004 11:20:24 GMT -5
well "the way it is" is something i refuse to accept. if everyone accepted "the way it is", black people would still be drinking from seperate water fountains.
if there's no cute girl out there that's willing to accept me as i am, fanny pack and all, then that's one more reason life just ain't worth living.
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Post by losergeek1138 on Jul 13, 2004 11:25:02 GMT -5
as for clothing styles, i don't really wear clothing styles. i pretty much dress simply and for comfort. t-shirt (usually with something expressing my personality - like star wars or nintendo or something) and sweatpants.
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Post by pilatesgirl on Jul 13, 2004 12:42:15 GMT -5
why should i have to abandon it just because whatever assholes made up fashion declared that it was "dated" and "no longer fashionable". fuck them i say. Losergeek1138, you are not a "loser geek," YOU DA MAN!! ;D I, for one, second the above!!
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Post by shy 777 on Aug 15, 2004 23:36:15 GMT -5
i can't even talk to a girl i'm attracted to without getting an erection. i suppose this is normal if you're 14, but i'm almost 27! Tuck it under the top of your pants or belt line until it returns to its flaccid state.
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Post by Agravein on Aug 16, 2004 16:57:07 GMT -5
Are you still wearing the same clothing styles you wore in the eighties? The same hairstyle? Driving a camaro? WHAT?! Are these things out of fashion?! Holy sh*t. And here I thought I was flashing the most fashnable stuff ever. Sporting a mullet, open Hawaiishirt and 10lb goldchain. Fannyback? You go man. Salute.
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Post by CaryGrant on Aug 19, 2004 14:39:17 GMT -5
WARNING: Verbosity alert....
As I said, some battles are worth fighting, some are not. Equality for blacks: worth the fight. Fanny packs: not for me. Now, not to stir things up or seem shallow, but I know lots of (single) people upset that others can't see through their excess weight/sloppy dress/bad manners/etc. to the wonderful person they really are, as if the exterior was not in some way a reflection of the interior. I also know lots of couples who no longer feel particularly attracted to each other because one or both gained weight/got out of shape/stopped taking pride in their appearance.
So, my solution was to do it for me. Not because some supercilious fashion twit decrees that X is in this year and Y is out, but because certain styles suit me. I never believed it, but some colours do suit me, and some do not. Ditto for certain styles of clothing and hair, and I keep in shape because I want to live a long, healthy life. I take care of my teeth because I want to keep them, don't enjoy visiting the dentist, etc.
And we ALL make judgements about others based on appearance. (Not just clothing, but posture, facial expressions, and more.) So, because I have made the choices I have, I choose potential dates based INITIALLY on appearance. I would rule out someone significantly overweight, who had bad teeth, who wore sweats all the time, whose hair was unkempt, etc., because I would assume she didn't put a priority on taking care of herself. Similarly, I pass over those women who drive expensive cars, wear pricey outfits, and have heavily styled hair.
If anybody really likes fanny packs, mullets, piercings, whatever, then I say stick with it. I'm a vegetarian, and accept that that severely limits my dating options, both in women I'll accept and who will accept me. However, if you are NOT really attached to any particular hair/clothing/body style, then why not find what you do like? You're then more likely to attract the kind of person you like.
It is a bit more work, but you (I!) do feel better about myself. We are physical beings as much as we are spiritual or emotional, so I see no shame in being concerned with our physicality.
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Post by SpathiEluder on Aug 23, 2004 15:18:12 GMT -5
i happen to like my t-shirt, baseball cap, fanny pack, and sweatpants style. it's comfortable and it's ME.
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