are you wearing shorts now is so bloody hot?

[emef]

i dont wear them usually but i'm sick of being too warm
i've got a pair of shorts... nowt fashionable of course
and i'm trying to pluck up the courage to actually go out of the house with them on, but its not really happening for me
do you stoat around in shorts then?

and don't get me started on sandals :illin:

[V Knid esq]

I look 100% classic East Dulwich tosspot in my 3/4 length shorts (I didn't buy these mind, they were a wedding present of all things) and Birkenstocks.

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

I've been wearing short for about 2 months now... Knee length things.

[aleks]

yes, i wear shorts! and these...
http://i.shoebuy.com/pi/adida/adida101489_xs.jpg


when i am riding my bike. i don´t even wear a t-shirt, and sometimes i walk around bare-footed.

[wheezer]

shorts and sandals rock

[Tec]

I'm wearing 3/4 length shorts. Not shorts, not trousers. Inbetween.

[May Kasahara]

I'm wearing a skirt, but still sweating like a junior minister on Newsnight.

[Spandex]

I'm in my pants and sandals.

I spent all of yesterday in the buff. I had quite a long chat to Phil on MSN whilst holding my nob.

[Patrick]

I'm wearing 3/4 length shorts. Not shorts, not trousers. Inbetween.


These are the fence-sitters of the leg apparel world. Make a decision and pick one. What's it gonna be ? Shorts or trousers ? MAKE YOUR MIND UP, DAMMIT !

[Patrick]

I spent all of yesterday in the buff. I had quite a long chat to Phil on MSN whilst holding my nob.


An enduring image, Spandy. Thanks for sharing. lol

[Patrick]

These are the fence-sitters of the leg apparel world. Make a decision and pick one. What's it gonna be ? Shorts or trousers ? MAKE YOUR MIND UP, DAMMIT !


That said, I do have a pair of 3/4 lengthers so clearly they are cool after all.
Although this year I have been sporting a more adventurous, risque even, knee length pair of shorts. Outside the house and everything.


I saw an old man walking through Poole town centre the other day in pair of lycra speedos and sandals. It wasn't pleasant.

[gypsy_cream]

i been wearin 3/4 length short type things and a SKIRT!!! OH MY GOODNESS. i hardly ever wear skirts...so it's quite a big thing for me

[emef]

I'm wearing a skirt, but still sweating like a junior minister on Newsnight.

lol

[V Knid esq]

I think I might shift to Capri pants.

[gypsy_cream]

I think I might shift to Capri pants.


is that what you call the 3/4 length thingies?

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

Aye I have been spendin a lot of time on NF in the buff. You can tell when I'm wanking cos of the speling mistakes.

[bracket]

I sometimes wear shorts - just below the Knee...Utility shorts with many many pockets just so i can move things from one pocket to the other and convince myself that i have lost my keys wallet fags fone etc..

Wouldnt be seen dead in 3/4 pedal pushers.

[May Kasahara]

Men do seem to be afraid of showing a bit of leg. Cut Out is always worrying about what he looks like in his knee length shorts, which is stupid because he looks lush in them. I suppose if you spend your whole life in long trousers, baring some shin might feel uncomfortably close to wearing a skirt.

[gypsy_cream]

im afraid of showin leg cos im not used to it and neither are most people i know...whenever i wear a skirt everyones like oooooh wooty woo clair...so it feels like a bigger deal than it really is. i feel too tall to wear skirts/show leg

[thomas hooked]

i dont like wearing shorts. i forgot to pack any when i went to thailand and laos a month ago then i looked around and none of the locals wore them either, so i gave up. its a slippery slope to orange fisherman pants with cargo pockets and scotchlight detailing i reckon. best not go there, comfort be damned.

i reckon it is theoretically possible to find a good short though. its just most make me look like i'm twelve

these can fuck off though.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e140/rhys1978/crocofshit2.jpg

[V Knid esq]

Here I am with some friends in our capri pants

http://www.wazoodle.com/uploads/capri.jpg

[May Kasahara]

You wish! :D

[Irrungenwirrungen]

I love shorts & refuse to wear any trousers at all between the months of June to September even during rain. I can't stand that horrible, clammy sort of feeling that jeans give you during this time.

[AVX23]

I'm in my pants and sandals.

I spent all of yesterday in the buff. I had quite a long chat to Phil on MSN whilst holding my nob.

underpants comando :)

that woke me up with a smile.

I am wearing shorts today.

[nico]

why not wearing shorts in the summer ? as long as they are not those typical jeans shorts whith two white sticks looking out of it like worn in the 80´s, it´s ok :D

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

It took me a loooong time to get into wearing sandals but if you don't skate anymore the whole skate shoe and shorts feels pretty stupid...
I have a pair of Merrells, who used to have an ethical policy, but it dissapeared from their website.. It's a minefield eh ;)

[Loz]

I don't wear shorts, haven't worn a pair of shorts since I was about 5 years old. I hate them, I don't mind other people wearing them, but can't wear them at all myself. I even feel uncomfortable in swimming shorts, to be honest. Strangely enough, skirts are fine, which makes even less sense.

[cut out]

Men do seem to be afraid of showing a bit of leg. Cut Out is always worrying about what he looks like in his knee length shorts, which is stupid because he looks lush in them. I suppose if you spend your whole life in long trousers, baring some shin might feel uncomfortably close to wearing a skirt.

not really 'always' worrying as i don't wear them unless I'm on holiday because I'm too worried about what about what I look like in knee length shorts.

I think it's a hang up from my mum always telling me she wished she had my legs. I also have very nobbly knees.

[Paddy]

been wearing them everyday and night for the past 3 weeks

[decadnids]

i do the shorts, and if it isn't too hot wear my hiking boots.

[nempsey]

i dont like wearing shorts. i forgot to pack any when i went to thailand and laos a month ago then i looked around and none of the locals wore them either

yeah the short and blue ankles look makes you look like a total fookin tourist more than anything else

i like wearing shorts around the house but wearing them during the day has bad associations in my head with geeky american software programmer types

i hate 3/4 length trousers/ sandals look too. tho it is comfy..

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

Jesus, some of you have some major vanity issues ;)

[Yer_Maw]

haha totally.

[gypsy_cream]

for me its more an issue of people liking my legs...i'm shy....

[thomas hooked]

I don't wear shorts, haven't worn a pair of shorts since I was about 5 years old. I hate them, I don't mind other people wearing them, but can't wear them at all myself. I even feel uncomfortable in swimming shorts, to be honest. Strangely enough, skirts are fine, which makes even less sense.

equally strangely, i have no problem with short swimming shorts. my ex was a swimwear designer and left me with a fantastic array of sean connery vibe belted fitted swim shorts.

[emef]

my legs haven't seen the sun for about 15 years so have become a disturbing shade of uberwhite, i'm afraid if i go out in my shorts i may cause snow blindness in oncoming pedestrians/drivers ... and i'm also quite shy

[AVX23]

u guys should try going swimming, that helps u get over the shyness, I man fuk - I look ridiculous running around in just me shorts sticky up wet hair and shit, but hey...you gotta piss with the cock you've got....or whatever for women

I look even more ridiculous in my fukkin karate suit I wear for training...man that shit sure does help you get over yourself I tell thee

thing is - I can handle that cos it's like....wanna laff at me...do ya.....I break ur fukkin arms and legs tinker_san ;)

[V Knid esq]

Fuck it, if you've got legs, show em!

http://www.verystrangesims.com/gayhustlers/gayhustlera.jpg

[emef]

I look even more ridiculous in my fukkin karate suit I wear for training...man that shit sure does help you get over yourself I tell thee

thing is - I can handle that cos it's like....wanna laff at me...do ya.....I break ur fukkin arms and legs tinker_san ;)




haha i bet you wear your karate suit on the bus home, and you love it cos you think it makes you look hard for the laydeez :D

[cut out]

Jesus, some of you have some major vanity issues ;)

For me it's more to do with the fact that other blokes I see wearing shorts look stupid.

[bracket]

I got no probs showing my legs off.

Its the upper half that i rarely get out due to beer belly and man boobs...its a fucker cos i tan really well in this weather but is pure t shirt tan. Blue body, brown arms...

[audiofelch]

I saw an old man walking through Poole town centre the other day in pair of lycra speedos and sandals. It wasn't pleasant.

ah.. just one of the regular visual delights that poole tends to offer...
the dolphn centre on saturday lunchtime is the place to hang out for the best in lycra clad loveliness.


vknid: I have to confess to having a pair of loose trousers that can be rolled up and affixed with a button to become a sort of gay sailor / 3/4 length short attire.
Specifically for travelling through east dulwich.

has anyone found it very difficuilt to find ANY shorts this yr? Im off on holiday and have spent 3 days tracking a pair down.
went into that american apparel shop place.. jesus. only thing on offer were these super tight thigh-baring bright yellow things. no doubt with convenient testicle pouch/innershorts to help you work up a nice chaffing sweat.

the idea of me in them... it would be like watching two string-bound pork joints wadling down the street.

[aleks]

racket']I got no probs showing my legs off.

Its the upper half that i rarely get out due to beer belly and man boobs...its a fucker cos i tan really well in this weather but is pure t shirt tan. Blue body, brown arms...

i´ve got a beer belly too...no man boobs though. fuck that...i run half-naked in this heat wherever i go. it´s good. and who really cares what other people think? and the ladies love the belly...

[r_v]

i wore shorts to work the other day. got slagged off for looking like a tourist :(

rolled up jeans and sandles for me today. thinking about putting a knotted hanky on my head too.

[AVX23]

haha i bet you wear your karate suit on the bus home, and you love it cos you think it makes you look hard for the laydeez :D

heh heh - I do actually - just the troozahs tho , not the top.

I'm quite a sight with my white karate pants and cammo jacket not so much hard for the laydeez, we train in between pilton and granton....s no nice :)

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

For me it's more to do with the fact that other blokes I see wearing shorts look stupid.

Ooooh you mean Vanity? ;)

[Orang Utan]

I'm wearing proper men's shorts - handy for the bike and nice and cool too.
I have very pale white legs covered in ginger hair, so if I can wear shorts out the rest of you vain sissies can too.

[Daddys Girl]

I've been 3/4 length trousers (like my Paul's Boutique ones) and recently, been in skirts. Living in flip-flops or birkenstocks so my feet can breathe!

It's only the men in my workplace that are getting told off for wearing shorts - the women seem to be getting away with it somehow - I thought I was gonna get told for wearing those 3/4 trousers with stuff all over them!

[Scoz]

I would do if I was at home, except if I was going to the shops. I suppose it's a vanity thing but I feel like a pillock wearing shoes & socks with my shorts. All the shoes I have though require socks. I suppose I could get some Plus 4s because it's acceptable, almost a requirement, to wear socks with them.

[Orang Utan]

You need to buy some trainers and those little socks that just cover the foot

[gypsy_cream]

i been wearin a skirt with high tops...yeeeeaaaA

[Daddys Girl]

i been wearin a skirt with high tops...yeeeeaaaA

that sounds cool. I bought a dress for the firs time in ages last weekend & I've got my eye on some that I wanna get to wear with traniers.

[Patrick]

I believe this is the correct summer attire for the british gentleman :
http://www.badshoe.com/images/SpringShoe/guy02.JPG

[gypsy_cream]

thats pretty sexy

[Orang Utan]

They'd be even better if they were Argyll

[gypsy_cream]

that sounds cool. I bought a dress for the firs time in ages last weekend & I've got my eye on some that I wanna get to wear with traniers.

i feel silly wearing a skirt with anything other than trainers..not sure why

[Daddys Girl]

@ gypsy_cream: really? I've never done skirts with trainers (unless you count converse with denim skirts) - I'm talking about girlie flowing skirts, which is what I wanna try it with... when I've worn skirts, it's always been with sandals/shoes.

[spoon]

I believe this is the correct summer attire for the british gentleman :
http://www.badshoe.com/images/SpringShoe/guy02.JPG

proper múinteoir chic :)

[cut out]

Ooooh you mean Vanity? ;)

rampant insecurity, maybe.

skinny people have issues too.

[gypsy_cream]

true cutout!

[emef]

@ gypsy_cream: really? I've never done skirts with trainers (unless you count converse with denim skirts) - I'm talking about girlie flowing skirts, which is what I wanna try it with... when I've worn skirts, it's always been with sandals/shoes.

skirts/dresses with trainers are the bomb, as are skirts/dresses with doc marten boots

[Loz]

skirts/dresses with doc marten boots

bet you must've done that combination during the 80s

[emef]

the 90s actually

[Yer_Maw]

i got called various things the other week in the park "whitest cunt ive ever seen" "haw whito" etc. does that count as racist abuse?

who cares, fun in the sun and who gives a fuck.

[FiST]

did you get egged again dave?

[emef]

haha that made me laff

[Yer_Maw]

did you get egged again dave?

luckily i have remained egg-free these past few weeks. although i did pass out only wearing me shorts. bevy saved me from the abuse.

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

rampant insecurity, maybe.

skinny people have issues too.

fair enough, I'm not proud of my gut.

[adsr]

shorts I'm a little timid because I use to skateboard and my knees aren't the pretty things to look at...but recently I've been sunning and it doesn't look to bad, so this weekend I'm off to buy some shorts..

sandals...depends on what kind...flip flops...hell, yes...they are comfy and the closest thing to being barefoot which I adore...:)

"cute" strappy sandals - vomit..

[Loz]

I wouldn't dare wear a skirt in Scotland. Be too scared of being killed with sticks.


I hate the noise flip flops make.

[emef]

I wouldn't dare wear a skirt in Scotland. Be too scared of being killed with sticks.


you wouldn't have to be wearing a skirt for that to happen ;) chortle

[Loz]

probably not, no

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

The sound of my ladies flip flops drives me insane.

[Daddys Girl]

as are skirts/dresses with doc marten boots

:) - I used to wear that combo to secondary school!
- short blue skirt with DM boots!

[emef]

quality :)

[Patrick]

proper múinteoir chic :)


lol

[thembuzz]

i wouldn't be seen dead in shorts

[emef]

well of course... totally inappropriate for a funeral

[nempsey]

skirts/dresses with trainers are the bomb, as are skirts/dresses with doc marten boots

figure hugging dress above the knee with knee high fuck-off leather boots....thank the lord, my good lady wears that combination quite often. and i'm a happy man

[Jeniffer Mills]

I`m naked...

[AVX23]

well of course... totally inappropriate for a funeral


heh,

well dress me in a pink tutu and nail the box shut

stab the box right thru with a pike and stick me in the ground

a manly way to die....

[älgjävel]

http://www.klot.net/pictures/2006/10266/016.jpg

birkenstock slippers, shorts and.. a parrot? is the shizzle

[Sheridan]

it has been getting hot here but I am still wearing jeans.
I much prefer wearing the thin nylon soccer pants when it gets too hot.
I am not much for shorts.

[adsr]

@Loz and Numbnuts - I'm not wearing flip flops for your comfort, but for my own...so:

SUFFER THE WRATH OF THE FLIP-FLOPS!!....

:)

[joe pinapples]

Shorts are ace, I used to be too British to wear them until I went on holiday to some really hot places and then you have no choice. So now the shorts are on.

[Lady E]

get some bloody shorts on it is TOO HOT for vanity!!

it's way too hot for trainers or shoes - havaina flip flops or birkenstocks please! decadnids i do hope you havent been wearing your hiking boots recently? making me hot (not in a good way) just thinking about it.

i have mainly been wearing a selection of kaftans, embroidered eastern european smocks, a lovely jersey skirt from primark and cotton sundresses. with FLIP FLOPS!

[Patrick]

embroidered eastern european smocks


purple carpet underlay smocks, I hope.:)

[synchronoise]

Steel toecaps, trousers rolled up to my knees and a hankie on my head. And when i'm not in the bath I like to wear a shell suit in the blazing heat.

[decadnids]

decadnids i do hope you havent been wearing your hiking boots recently? making me hot (not in a good way) just thinking about it.


i do sometimes Emma, if for example i am out in the woods, and there are stinging nettles all over the place, although i will still wear shorts, as for some reason i quite like my ankles getting stung!!!

but today, i am sporting a pair of sandles, and shorts - and a shirt ofcourse.

[Orang Utan]

it's way too hot for trainers or shoes
I've never worn owt but trainers - I can't say I've ever felt the heat on my feet - can't ride in flipflops either

[Sheridan]

I find it difficult to drive in flip flops or sandals.
trainers all the way.

[adsr]

Steel toecaps, trousers rolled up to my knees and a hankie on my head. And when i'm not in the bath I like to wear a shell suit in the blazing heat.

all made of polyester I hope...

it's all about style, my man....all about style...

[synchronoise]

all made of polyester I hope...

it's all about style, my man....all about style...

I've got style coming out of my buttcrack.lol

Not as much style as this fine young man though.

http://images.clickmusic.co.uk/pages/pink_shellsuit.jpg

[grobelaar]

I look 100% classic East Dulwich tosspot in my 3/4 length shorts (I didn't buy these mind, they were a wedding present of all things) and Birkenstocks.


are they dpm?

[JonnySpeed]

these are nice on a hot day hmmm... nylon and shiny

http://www.ballyhoovintage.com/miva/images/80120d2s.gif

[Jeniffer Mills]

Actually, it`s inevitable to wear flip flops or sandals right now.... I only wear my sneakers when i`m on my bike..... But when i take them off, the room has to be evacuated within seconds!!!!lol

[garew]

What is wrong with Crocs? They look comfy.

[penciLneck]

what a great thread. topical and to the point.

I am fully shorted and hairy legged in a fetching shade of green I picked up in Istanbul.

length: just off the knee.

[Paddy]

these are nice on a hot day hmmm... nylon and shiny

http://www.ballyhoovintage.com/miva/images/80120d2s.gif


chicks in a vest, a pair of them, bobbysocks and adidas hightops.

mmmm mm.

[Daddys Girl]

The sound of my ladies flip flops drives me insane.

I was having a conversation about the sound of flip-flops with Grobs the other day, but I'm sure he can explain it better than I'll attempt to....

I got a free but very comfy pair with a magazine last month - I wore them when we went down to the beach & for some bizarre reason I wore them in the water - I my feet were squelching all the way back to the flat - it sounded awful!

[Sheridan]

What is wrong with Crocs? They look comfy.

do you mean these?

http://www.sailingangles.com/prodimg/crocs.jpg


I think look hideous personally.
I have heard they are comfortable, but I like a little fashion with my function.

[Sheridan]

although I must say, when it comes to socks I wear the little athletic ones that come just under your ankle. so in trainers it looks like you aren't wearing socks.
it is all about letting the ankles breath. I also wear them in the winter unless it is really cold out.

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

I think look hideous personally.
I have heard they are comfortable, but I like a little fashion with my function.

They look like total fashion objects to me, that kind of ironic ugly fashion.

[Jeniffer Mills]

although I must say, when it comes to socks I wear the little athletic ones that come just under your ankle. so in trainers it looks like you aren't wearing socks.
it is all about letting the ankles breath. I also wear them in the winter unless it is really cold out.

..ankles can`t "breathe" sheri?

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

..ankles can`t "breathe" sheri?

I think Sheri is 'coming out'.

"Mom.. Pops... I'm a locust."

[Paddy]

I think Sheri is 'coming out'.

"Mom.. Pops... I'm a locust."

hahaha!

[keo]

chicks in a vest, a pair of them, bobbysocks and adidas hightops.

mmmm mm.

http://www.ukquad.com/gregorys%20girl%20b.jpg
bella bella lol

[Loz]

I used to fancy Claire Grogon rotten when I was a kid

[spoon]

basketball shorts are great.

http://www.customjersey.com/images/b330.jpg

try them, your scrotum will thank you.

[Paddy]

never found dee hepburn that sexy tbh keo. i'm thinkin more 1970's american netball chick with big bouncy 70's curls. used to have a great 70's porno flick called High School Memories, it was about a bunch of cheerleaders that toured the country with the american football team and, funnily enough, fucked them all. it was full of hot bobbysocked honeys.

some cunt nicked it :(

[adsr]

I've got style coming out of my buttcrack.lol

Not as much style as this fine young man though.

http://images.clickmusic.co.uk/pages/pink_shellsuit.jpg

you never disappoint me noise...:)

[adsr]

chicks in a vest, a pair of them, bobbysocks and adidas hightops.

mmmm mm.

I don't think that the chick in the pic is a good model for the shorts...
(no junk in the trunk...no butt in the boot?....no ass to back up....)

how can this pic be mmmm mmm...
who are you mmmm mmming?..

lol...

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

how can this pic be mmmm mmm...
who are you mmmm mmming?..

lol...

No idea, I always thought she was a minger :)

[adsr]

No idea, I always thought she was a minger :)

does minger mean assless?...cause this girl is minging out, then...

she's captain minger...

president of mingers association for we need some butt implants association...lol..

[love_tempo]

Men who don't wear shorts in this weather look sillier than people who do. Oh look at me, I don't feel the heat because I am so cool :)

When you see people from whole families from Lahore walking around after midnight that means it's too hot for trousers, get it?

On the other hand, manchester is so filthy that I'm not sure I want to wear sandals here.

[May Kasahara]

never found dee hepburn that sexy tbh keo. i'm thinkin more 1970's american netball chick with big bouncy 70's curls.

Like Nancy Allen in "Carrie" - she was superhot (and a superbitch too).

I've always really liked that style, think I should start cruising charity shops for retro shorts.

[nempsey]

does minger mean assless?...cause this girl is minging out, then...

she's captain minger...

president of mingers association for we need some butt implants association...lol..

minger has become british slang for ugly but originally mingin was the glaswegian word for dirty.

gregory's girl is probably my favourite film of all time.

[Lady E]

minger has become british slang for ugly but originally mingin was the glaswegian word for dirty.

gregory's girl is probably my favourite film of all time.

"tits bum fanny - the lot"

[Yer_Maw]

anyone for tenuous? i went to school with dee hepburns neice.

[thembuzz]

Men who don't wear shorts in this weather look sillier than people who do. Oh look at me, I don't feel the heat because I am so cool :)


no! "'vanity of vanities,' saith the preacher, 'vanity of vanities. vanity is all'"

[emef]

is being vain the same as feeling self conscious?

[thembuzz]

is being vain the same as feeling self conscious?

well, i suppose it stems from self-consciousness, yeah

i'm happy being vain, though. the upside of vanity is that, when you do think you look good, it feels fantastic

[emef]

i've often thought vanity is quite an ugly thing most often suffered by the deluded, must be nice though even if it is misplaced

[thembuzz]

i've often thought vanity is quite an ugly thing most often suffered by the deluded, must be nice though even if it is misplaced

well, 'vain' isn't really the right word. my not wearing shorts in hot weather isn't conceit... if i was conceited, i'd think i looked good whatever i wore

[Lady E]

Like Nancy Allen in "Carrie" - she was superhot (and a superbitch too).


yeah - she was cool!

[nempsey]

"tits bum fanny - the lot"

:)

[dom_90]

i'm wearing shorts now, much nicer!
...have to wear black trousers for work and in the heat its fucking horrible

[penciLneck]

is being vain the same as feeling self conscious?

vanity is thinking you look good. being self conscious is thinking you look bad all the time and being paranoid about it.

either way its narcissistic.

[nikrem]

vintage lacoste skimpy trunks and box-fresh white fakenstocks all the way.

[adsr]

old comfy jeans cut short slightly above thigh w/ skate shirt and flip flops...the dress of champions....

[thembuzz]

vanity is thinking you look good. being self conscious is thinking you look bad all the time and being paranoid about it.

either way its narcissistic.

how is thinking you look bad all the time narcissistic?

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

how is thinking you look bad all the time narcissistic?

because it's obsession with your appearance.

[emef]

vanity is thinking you look good. being self conscious is thinking you look bad all the time and being paranoid about it.

either way its narcissistic.

haha its great when someone gives you the answer to a question you asked sarcastically

cheers though ;)

[garew]

I am still not used to seeing my bald head in pictures so I tend to whince when I'm getting my photo done. Its vain, but a little vainity is OK. Otherwise, I wouldn't bathe and Id probably wear the same thing everyday. Hey, maybe I'm not vain.

[thembuzz]

because it's obsession with your appearance.

that's not narcissism, though. narcissism is being all-out in love with yourself, unless we're talking about the psychological condition, in which case it's a lot more complex. being obsessed with your appearance is more likely to be a result of low self-esteem than unduly high self-esteem

personally, i think someone who can go out in public looking like a tramp and not feel self-conscious must hold themselves in fairly high regard

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

personally, i think someone who can go out in public looking like a tramp and not feel self-conscious must hold themselves in fairly high regard

um no, maybe they just don't even think about it.. now you sound like a narcissist :)

(you were right about narcissism in general tho I wrongly thought it was just obsession with you appearance)

[thembuzz]

um no, maybe they just don't even think about it.. now you sound like a narcissist :)


well, in fairness, i was being facetious, but - hypothetically - wouldn't you say there's as strong an argument for that as there is for people who are obsessed with their appearance being narcissistic?

it just winds me up a bit, the assumption that if someone displays characteristic x, then they fit comfortably into box y. that's balls. human beings aren't plants. you can't classify them according to a set of clear and simple rules

yeah, i take my grooming quite seriously; yeah, i worry about my appearance a little too much... it doesn't make me a big, gaping void

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

Fair play. I think life is too short for it personally, i'd happily live in a place without mirrors, reckon it would make my gf happier in the long run too!

[dSort]

i couldn`t imagine summer without shorts`n`sandals.

[thembuzz]

Fair play. I think life is too short for it personally, i'd happily live in a place without mirrors, reckon it would make my gf happier in the long run too!

heheh. i doubt it...

sorry, i don't mean to get all heavy. i was just getting a bit tired of the implications that were flying about

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

heheh. i doubt it...

sorry, i don't mean to get all heavy. i was just getting a bit tired of the implications that were flying about


my gf and I spent two weeks on holiday once in an apartment without a mirror and she admitted how liberating it felt... after realising on the first day that there wasn't one she didn't even think about it again.

[thembuzz]

well, then go for it! smash the fuckers!

[Loz]

I don't think I'd be happier without a mirror. After all, how else am I going to check that there aren't hairs growing out of my nose and pull them out?

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

I don't think I'd be happier without a mirror. After all, how else am I going to check that there aren't hairs growing out of my nose and pull them out?

I just pull em all out without looking, for eye-watering sport :)

[Lady E]

my gf and I spent two weeks on holiday once in an apartment without a mirror and she admitted how liberating it felt... after realising on the first day that there wasn't one she didn't even think about it again.


god i would go insane.

mirrors are brilliant, i love looking at myself and im not ashamed of it either. i dont think im great looking, maybe its to do with being an only child, only had myself for company. sob.

[Spandex]

hehehe. only a mirror for company.. like a little bird :)

[Orang Utan]

I never look in the mirror unless I'm taking in/putting in contacts - I know what I look like and I rely on other people telling me I've got a smudge

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

I do sometimes wish I looked in mirrors more.. like when I look in the mirror and my hair is standing up and I look a bit 'special'.. and then remember that the last time I looked in a mirror it was two weeks ago and I had it back then too. But it passes in a few seconds.

[Yer_Maw]

i dont look at a mirror in the morning, and im an only child. not that im manky, i just forget.

[garew]

self conscious people want to be vain, but hate something about themselves. Mirrors can be a niightmare if you hate seeing your self in them There is a disease called body dysmorphic disorder that can be hell. People who have it usually cover all reflective surfaces in there homes.

[May Kasahara]

mirrors are brilliant, i love looking at myself and im not ashamed of it either. i dont think im great looking, maybe its to do with being an only child, only had myself for company. sob.

Hahaha, me too (except the only child bit). A friend really cussed me once at a club cos I had noticed I was dancing in front of a mirrored wall and was checking myself out - why is that bad? I just wanted to know what I looked like (and for once, I didn't look like a complete tit, although that could just have been the drugs).

They are quite strange though, mirrors - I've had some dark moments with them as well. When I was all messed up in the head as a teenager and going through a particularly bad late-night self loathing spell, I became convinced that if I looked at my reflection for too long I would see it move independently and it would start actually verbally attacking me and freaking me out...I used to run past mirrors and only give myself the briefest glance to check for stray toothpaste and that.

[emef]

mirrors annoy me but thats probably cos i'm not a looker
some mirrors i look ok some i look very bad
when i move to a new house i take the big mirror round the place
and when i look good, thats where the mirror stays :)

i'm wearing shorts at the mo, but i'm not going out in them

[adsr]

is it the chinese or japanese that believe that the placement of mirror is very important?...
that is where you place it in the house?

also I think there's a culture that believes that mirrors are powerful because the reflect the truth or something like that...I just woke up so I'm not working at full brain capacity...:)

[Paddy]

is it the chinese or japanese that believe that the placement of mirror is very important?...
that is where you place it in the house?



Sounds like Feng Shui to me, probably important to both the Chinese and Japanese though, it's all about the Chi innit.

[Lady E]

when we were teenagers, my best friend's older sister had a mirror that made you look about half a stone slimmer. i believe some clothes shops have these too. we didnt care that it wasnt reflecting reality and always looked in it before going out. i wish i had it still...

[Loz]

I look in mirrors a lot of the time, just to check that I'm still looking alright. Also, I tend never to be happy with my hair, so faff about with it all day. Don't think I've ever had good hair, just decreasing levels of shitness.

[adsr]

Sounds like Feng Shui to me, probably important to both the Chinese and Japanese though, it's all about the Chi innit.
actually now that you mention it, yes...because the idea is that mirrors reflect energy...so if it's possitive energy, then you would want that to be reflected to you and if it was neg energy then you would want the mirror to face a window...etc..

who the hell knows why I remember such trivial crap...I don't believe in it...just find it interesting...:)

[spoon]

mirrors are for shaving and driving. anything else is just OUTRAGEOUS!

[adsr]

when we were teenagers, my best friend's older sister had a mirror that made you look about half a stone slimmer. i believe some clothes shops have these too. we didnt care that it wasnt reflecting reality and always looked in it before going out. i wish i had it still...

I think the culture who believes in mirror's being the reflection of truth - could be south american..I wish I could remember...didn't include mirrors that are created for purpose of chicks looking slimmer...;)

I think they just meant reg mirrors...lol
BTW:
I saw the pic of you in the other thread and your beautiful....your size is gorgeous....I wish I had a body like that...and I say this not trying to kiss your butt or anything...but I'm as skinny as stick and I've always wished I had a beautiful female physical that included nice boobs and butt.....the grass is always greener I suppose...

[adsr]

mirrors are for shaving and driving. anything else is just OUTRAGEOUS!

come on...you don't have a peek to see if you've got something in your teeth or a little sumthing in your nose or if you feel a bump coming on your chin or nose?...

[spoon]

come on...you don't have a peek to see if you've got something in your teeth or a little sumthing in your nose or if you feel a bump coming on your chin or nose?...

no, i've thought this through and i stand by my previous statement :)

[adsr]

no, i've thought this through and i stand by my previous statement :)

and I simply don't believe you...altho I hesitate to use the word:
LIAR....lol..

[dirtyho]

Feng Shui uses a Ba Gua mirror to balance Chi in the environment, the theory is highly linked to the I-Ching:
http://www.jadedragon.com/archives/fengshui/fengshu.html

Ba Gua is also the name of an amazing internal martial art from China check out this oldie doing it, I wish I could move like this at his age:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndY4jMB9w6U&search=ba%20gua

I have been wearing only shorts and flip flops for the past 4-5 weeks, I got called called a chav by my mate when I visited Brighton the other weekend for having Adidas sports cotton shorts on. But what the fuck do I care, they are so comfy, and it is so hot! In fact I wear shorts in February and March sometimes on my bike, those artificial fibre ones for cycling with a cycling top, knee length socks and vans shoes. I might look a tit, but it is the CORRECT clothing for cycling and I just change at the other end - so there!

[spoon]

and I simply don't believe you...altho I hesitate to use the word:
LIAR....lol..

the vikings didn't use mirrors...

http://www.newizv.ru/images/photos/other/20050126210812_4-VIKINGS.jpg

and they did just fine.

[adsr]

the vikings didn't use mirrors...

http://www.newizv.ru/images/photos/other/20050126210812_4-VIKINGS.jpg

and they did just fine.

you are looking at the same photo I'm looking at, yeah?..

so unless you dress like that and you spend your life at sea in order to rape and pilage other countries...I suggest you use a mirror every once in a while..

;)