bjw Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 Just curious? I ran across a pair I had from 6th grade in some old boxes at my parents house.. still wondering why they went out of style. Also got to ponder why there are so many zippers, yet so few pockets. Beat Street II, Electric Boogaloo - saw it in the theaters.
ecclesand Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 I had a pair when I was 19 back in the mid-1980s. I remember them being really comfortable. I think they went out of style because they were fugly ass pants.
aardvark baguette Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 I was 3 or 4 years old. No parachute pants for me.
bjw Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Posted March 13, 2008 Plus you got that cool "swish swish swish" sound with every step... The only thing dumber than me in my parachute pants was me trying to break dance. Thank goodness youtube wasn't around back then
guzziguy Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 No parachute pants for me though I had several pairs of bell bottom jeans. Neither of these are even close to being in the same silliness league as today's "wear your pants around your knees" style. I say "style" for lack of a better word.
boomana Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 still wondering why they went out of style. They went out of style because men looked like they were wearing diapers. It was a disturbing and confusing time for women.
Dusty Chalk Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 Yup, I had a couple pair back then, velcro fly and all. I got over it. I may still have them, but only to laugh at.
guzziguy Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 They went out of style because men looked like they were wearing diapers. It was a disturbing and confusing time for women. As opposed to the other disturbing and confusing times? BTW, how come Aaron hasn't replied? As soon as I saw the thread title, an image of him in parachute pants popped into my head. He's a natural for them. Aaron, where are you?
Chekhonte Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 Is there another Aaron here besides me? I assume you weren't talking about this aaron.
guzziguy Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 Is there another Aaron here besides me? I assume you weren't talking about this aaron. I didn't know that your name is Aaron. I was thinking of this Aaron. An image of him in a mullet with a half open shirt and parachute pants is what I saw in my mind.
Chekhonte Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 ...And I didn't know he was another Aaron. I've only run across a few aarons in my life but in the past week I've had some interaction with 3 Aarons now. How funny.
Smeggy Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 ...And I didn't know he was another Aaron. I've only run across a few aarons in my life but in the past week I've had some interaction with 3 Aarons now. How funny. There are two Aarons where I work.
boomana Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 I didn't know that your name is Aaron. I was thinking of this Aaron. An image of him in a mullet with a half open shirt and parachute pants is what I saw in my mind. I won't believe it. A mullet is one thing and diaper pants another.
bjw Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Posted March 13, 2008 Where does the uber hip hair style of including a tail fall into? Is that in the same category as a mullet .. or slightly cooler? I had long hair in college, and when I got done and got married I got a haircut, but had them leave a tail just to mess with my wife. I came home and tried to convince her it was cool (with every intention of cutting it off once she believed it was there to stay). She snuck up behind me and chopped it off with scissors though.
grawk Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 Where does the uber hip hair style of including a tail fall into? Is that in the same category as a mullet .. or slightly cooler? I'd say worse, not cooler.
Fungi Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 I wear paratrooper fatigues, but no zippered pockets.
bjw Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Posted March 13, 2008 aww grawk, I thought you said you lived in Missouri at one time.. didn't we teach you what "cool" was? Missouri is the epicenter of hipness. Damn I wish my overalls would dry faster on the clothsline outside. I am slaphappy waiting for happy hour to get here.
grawk Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 aww grawk, I thought you said you lived in Missouri at one time.. didn't we teach you what "cool" was? Missouri is the epicenter of hipness. Damn I wish my overalls would dry faster on the clothsline outside. I am slaphappy waiting for happy hour to get here. 3 months. My FIRST 3 months. My parents couldn't get out of misery fast enough
bjw Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Posted March 13, 2008 ahh.. another missouri deliverance story...
bjw Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Posted March 13, 2008 one more - the coolest hairstyle evar is the comb-over (complete with the part a few cm higher than the ear). I absolutely dig that... especially on windy days. I do have an unnatural obsession with comb-overs though.
swt61 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 They went out of style because men looked like they were wearing diapers. It was a disturbing and confusing time for women. Actually back in the day when I had an exceptional ass, those showed it off to the nth degree, and girls could tell your religion. Most girls seemed to love them at the time, but as usually happens they seem ridiculous later. Makes me wanna put on some Duran Duran.
Smeggy Posted March 14, 2008 Report Posted March 14, 2008 Actually back in the day when I had an exceptional ass, those showed it off to the nth degree, and girls could tell your religion. Most girls seemed to love them at the time, but as usually happens they seem ridiculous later. Makes me wanna put on some Duran Duran. I can understand putting the pants on again, but Duran Duran? Eeew.
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