Swimwear question...

[andygates]

Stop shuddering, all of you. The lycra's finally gone in my trusty swimmies. Now, there's no way on earth you'll get me in a pair of hideous grape-smugglers, but I'm torn between my trusty shorts and some longer jammers. Is the decision purely aesthetic (in a reduction-of-ocular-harm sort of way) or is there a purpose behind those long bike-short style legs? And why the hell are they called "jammers" anyway?

Also: I go to the swimwear site and click on the shorts, I get offered the shorts. I click on the sixpack, I don't get offered the killer abs. Wah! Call themselves slaves to my mad comsumer cravings?

Comments

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

You could have warned me about the brain-damaging ball-vortex print on the grape-smugglers.

[skean.livejournal.com]

Compared to the "Before and After" snaps of sciolist in lurid yellow-green grape smugglers with snakes on, its positively benign.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

To be fair, I did link the words "hideous grape-smugglers"!

[skean.livejournal.com]

The jammers are another one of those "this makes me look serious" things. Not necessarily a bad thing - you look serious, you have to train serious to live up to your expectation of other peoples expectaions.

How about this for jammers: Windjammers were often used to reach remote islands, like Bermuda. So Bermuda shorts = Jammer shorts = Jammers

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Good enough for rock 'n' roll. But thinking about it they'll bunch up under a wettie... VPL! Aiee!

[arabis.livejournal.com]

Is it safe to view those links from work? :)

[andygates.livejournal.com]

In terms of setting off filters? Yes. In terms of scarring your eyes and having colleagues comment on those hideous grape-smugglers? No.

[inkyann.livejournal.com]

Go long, young Gates, go long.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Wisely spoken and, indeed, ordered. Now for that sixpack (!)