Please explain this to me
So, there's this guy who lives in my building. He has a dog, so I see him quite often as us dog people tend to hang in packs.
He ALWAYS wears shorts.
Hot= shorts
Cold= shorts
Last night it was 37 degrees with an even colder wind chill. He was wearing a sweater, a jacket, a hat, and SHORTS.
I do not get this phenomenon.
Does it really take that much more effort to put on pants then it does to put on shorts?
"Man, I am tired. Thank god I only have to put my legs through this short piece of fabric!"
Is he claustrophobic, but only in the calf area?
"Oh my god! There's fabric touching my calves! Get it off! GET IT OFF!"
Do his muscular calves produce a huge amount of heat compared with the rest of his body?
"I feel like someone set my legs on fire from the knees down! Someone, get me some SHORTS!"
I. Don't. Get. It.
My husband went to college with a girl who ALWAYS wore flip flops or sandals. Even in the snow.
I see guys who walk around in the freezing cold without a jacket on because hey, jackets are so NOT cool.
I don't get these people. They'd rather be freezing than lose their cool factor by wearing jackets, or shoes, or *GASP* pants?
And the people who claim they are not cold- unless you are pregnant- I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
Comments
Maybe he has really hairy legs.
Posted by: G | December 20, 2006 04:03 PM
He's. Too sexy for his pants
Too sexy for his pants
Too sexy for his pants
Posted by: LadyBug | December 20, 2006 04:25 PM
I can't explain it to you, because I feel the same way you do. I just chalk it up to stupidity...I mean, to one of life's mysteries.
Posted by: W. Lotus | December 20, 2006 04:38 PM
My uncle wears shorts 365 days a year... he lives in northern Wisconsin. The only time I have ever seen him wear pants was at his wedding. I don't get it either.
Posted by: Sara Nicole | December 20, 2006 05:16 PM
As a young guy this sort of behavior presents itself as quirky and odd. Something to chuckle over. Almost endearing. Over decades he will decline into a BO smelling crazy motherfucker who has food in his beard and a penchant for velour robes and long toenails. When you see him in the elevator you will avoid eye contact while breathing through your mouth and your dog will growl at him.
Posted by: Von Krankipantzen | December 20, 2006 10:54 PM
Dude. You know me. I'm always hot...and yet I live in Houston. *le sigh*
I just walked my dog while wearing a tank top, shorts, and flip-flops. Granted, it's only 60 degrees here, but I'd probably wear the flips even if it was fah-reezing. That's how I roll, yo. ;)
Posted by: Fuzzball | December 21, 2006 06:30 AM
Last night, about 11:30, I walked outside my apartment to see the new male tenant of the building jumping rope. In shorts. In 30 degree weather.
Okay he was jumping rope, so maybe that was keeping him warm. But I saw him in shorts earlier this week too. What is wrong with people!
Posted by: doahleigh | December 21, 2006 08:34 AM
Maybe he's from Texas and doesn't own pants? It is (sadly) always shorts weather here.
Posted by: sarcastic journalist | December 21, 2006 09:14 AM
Hi! De-lurking to say, I have always wondered about these people! Because there is a type of person, the shorts guys. I don't get it either. Next time I see one, I might ask.
And, congratulations!!!
Posted by: joanna | December 21, 2006 10:21 AM
Weirdly, i wear a jacket in Summer, but not in Winter.
0_0 i know, its creepy.
Posted by: very_stupid_person | December 22, 2006 10:37 PM