page 3 says cargo shorts are okay.

I keep pens/Sharpies and Carmex in my top left pocket, money clip in my top right pocket, & mp3 player in my bottom right pocket. Smokes and lighter (before I quit for the 5th time )went in the bottom left pocket. Keys on left belt loop (or in bottom left pocket) and phone clipped to right waist.

No, I don't drop my shirt to expose the phone on its clip.

8/8/2011 1:36:58 AM

we could have a whole discussion about the phone clip

8/8/2011 1:40:11 AM

I wear as short shorts as possible to allow me to access my thigh holster

8/8/2011 1:43:52 AM

8/8/2011 1:44:22 AM

phone clips are much worse than cargo shorts

lol at phone clips

8/8/2011 1:48:59 AM

I have a Blackberry, the phone clip is more functional than any look I'd be trying to achieve. The holster keeps me from ass- or thigh-dialing people

8/8/2011 2:00:01 AM

Yeah, the phone clip is bad. It's a phone, not a fashion accessory. Hide that shit, billions of people can do it just fine

8/8/2011 2:30:34 AM

^^ If your phone just had a touch screen, then there is no concern. Another reason why Blackberry's suck.

8/8/2011 2:33:13 AM

^ I am awful with touch-screen phones, which is why I have a Blackberry. It also does everything I need it to do, so I don't trip...

^^ I already said I don't walk around with my shirt intentionally up, exposing the phone. Unless you're watching my waist as I exist, you don't know it's there

8/8/2011 2:40:01 AM

I wear them for everyday stuff, but I wear jeans if I'm tryna look nice. I don't give a what. Ijustlih.

8/8/2011 2:46:54 AM

Quote :

"I own multiple chino shorts and multiple cargo shorts and never feel bad about wearing either."

Yup. If all I'm doing is bumming around, going camping or headed to the lake I'll wear cargo shorts since I'll usually have something crammed in a pocket and since the kind I buy are generally cut for outdoor activities.

Realistically, unless I'm at the beach, I'm not wearing shorts if I'm trying to "dress" for anything. Date night? Jeans / khakis. Going out to a nice dinner? Khakis. Bar? Jeans.

I've got chino shorts and madras shorts for when I need them, but 90% of the time I just don't view shorts as a fashion statement.

8/8/2011 4:03:42 AM

unless i'm doing yard work or playing a sport, i'm not wearing shorts of any kind in public

8/8/2011 4:09:13 AM

haahaha JCREW's essential 7in shorts. I recognize the photo as I just ordered 4 more pairs. And, I don't drive a minivan, but I do drive a Passat.

8/8/2011 6:17:39 AM

There is no reason for anyone over the age of 9 to wear cargo shorts. Fucking geeds.

8/8/2011 7:14:30 AM

Quote :

"I own multiple chino shorts and multiple cargo shorts and never feel bad about wearing either"

agreed- and each has it's place. If I'm out in the woods playing DG, I don't want to be wearing a nice pair of khaki shorts, and if I'm on of golf course I do. If I'm just going out to Bada or saucer to have a couple of beers, I'll wear whatever shorts are on top of the pile, but if I'm going to a nicer place, I might be more inclined to wear khakis. all said and done, I really just wear what's comfortable and what I deem appropriate for where I'm going that day- I am not out to impress anyone, especially someone who has such a strong opinion of the freakin shorts a person is wearing... yes, if I wore them to a job interview, that'd be one thing... but out and about? come on...

http://www.videohippy.com/video/205484/Family-Guy--Come-on

[Edited on August 8, 2011 at 7:34 AM. Reason : h]

8/8/2011 7:17:54 AM

Also, why do people want to look like a janitor w/ keys on a belt loop?

8/8/2011 7:34:08 AM

that I don't do...

8/8/2011 7:38:50 AM

Quote :

"There is no reason for anyone over the age of 9 to wear cargo shorts. Fucking geeds."

fashion advice from a frat boy?

who'd have guessed?

rockin' the cargos and ugly-ass chacos today...couldn't be happier

8/8/2011 8:05:56 AM

Terrorists wear cargo shorts. Who knows what they need to carry in all those pockets.

8/8/2011 8:34:34 AM

For the record, I wear the shit out of some cargo shorts.

8/8/2011 8:46:49 AM

this thread is making me LOL

and madras shorts say they'd like to speak for a second:

8/8/2011 8:50:06 AM

I can't believe people still wear cargo shorts.

Do they not know how fucking stupid they look? Do they know how fucking retarded and 90s you look? How can they not care?? I don't understand why they are clinging to such a shitty fashion choice, especially when it's so easy to go out and get a 5-6 pairs of normal shorts from a nice store in the mall and look 2000% better instantly. I went shopping for a pair of khaki shorts that came down to about mid-thigh this weekend, and found a great pair for about $75.

Oh wait, I forgot, the same people who wear cargo shorts are shitty, drug abusing, tree-fucking faggots who don't have social lives, don't have jobs, and haven't bought clothes for themselves in a decade because they never leave their homes. They're content wearing shorts from more than a year ago because no one loves them enough to tell them that having 6 pockets on their shorts instead of 4 makes them worthless.

You know why you haven't gotten laid in the last month? Cargo shorts. You know why you don't have a job? Cargo shorts. Do you know why your parents got divorced and your pets all died of cancer? YOUR SHITTY FUCKING CARGO SHORTS.

Seriously. Man up. Come be like the rest of the successful people. Go out, and by a nice pair of khaki shorts that come down to about mid-thigh. Only then, when you're out and about, will people actually respect you as a true MAN. I know when I walk into a bar, the first thing I do is look for the group of fellas wearing a solid set of soft, stone-washed khaki or salmon nut-huggers, and then go hang out when them. Only through their choice in fashion do I know these guys are quality and they will soon have women hanging off each arm.

8/8/2011 10:18:55 AM

FRAT-TASTIC BROSEPH!

[Edited on August 8, 2011 at 10:23 AM. Reason : brah]

8/8/2011 10:23:09 AM

So why do you all care what other people wear so much? A pair of shorts that I bought qntmfred are cargos. I do think the other shorts posted in this thread besides the madras look like women's shorts. Please to post better examples of shorts I wouldn't mind seeing on Ken.


Also, qntmfred gets laid on the regular (and we are married ) so that means cargo shorts do nothing to deter such endeavors.

8/8/2011 10:29:45 AM

Quote :

"I wear as short shorts as possible to allow me to access my thigh holster "

this just in... gay shorts give you quicker access to a gay gun...


before you say anything... i carry mine on a shoulder strap...
It's pretty much the only murse i can pull off.

8/8/2011 10:35:26 AM

i love my cargo shorts. i rock 'em out mostly when hangin with the guys or running errands. if i'm going out on the town i'll where nice shorts (no cargo).

8/8/2011 10:45:57 AM

8/8/2011 10:47:41 AM

I have to agree that i'm on the anti-cargo shorts side. They're amateur. if you're in high school, that is one thing, if you're in college, then maybe, but if you're out of college there is no reason you should still wear cargo shorts. I really liked wearing pajamas with footies when I was 5 but do I still do it, no. Why? Because even thought they are comfortable and have a bad ass chuck norris delta force picture on them they are stupid looking and I have grown to take pride in my appearance.

Having pride in your appearance doesn't necessarily mean that you're material and focused on image alone. What it does mean is that you're cognizant enough to realize that you're image is how you represent yourself and what develops initial impressions. I can guarantee that any guy in here would prefer the same woman with make-up, a nice dress and heels on to a version of herself in 80's big hair, puffy jump suit with shoulder pads and tennis shoes.

Sure cargo shorts were cool when you were in middle school and high school but there are two stark differences between now and then. 1) you were younger then and the expectations of you were less and 2) that was almost two decades ago. Wearing cargo shorts now is almost on different than someone wearing a wide-collared polyester shirt with platform shoes and bell bottoms in 1990.

And the talk about utility, are you kidding me? Have you ever considered that maybe you are carrying too much stuff? I carry a money clip, cell phone and keys, all of which fit in my two front pockets with no issues. Some times I do add my itouch to the equation and it, too, fits perfectly. Just because they're convenient for men who like to hoard shit as some women do with their purses does not mean that cargo shorts have good utilization.

Quote :

"^ where's his minivan?"

That guy at worse drives a Subaru forester and drives it to whole foods and his loft downtown that perfectly reflects a home you'd see on the cover of dwell. Minivan driving dad's wear St. John's bay polos and, in this day and age, cargo shorts because they can't stick with the times.

DivaBaby19

I u.

Let me show you what i'm wearing right now


Belt and all.

Different tie



When I get home i'll probably slum it around in






With these on of course:



[Edited on August 8, 2011 at 11:39 AM. Reason : vanity]

8/8/2011 11:34:18 AM

Quote :

"Seriously. Man up. Come be like the rest of the successful people. Go out, and by a nice pair of khaki shorts that come down to about mid-thigh. Only then, when you're out and about, will people actually respect you as a true MAN. I know when I walk into a bar, the first thing I do is look for the group of fellas wearing a solid set of soft, stone-washed khaki or salmon nut-huggers, and then go hang out when them. Only through their choice in fashion do I know these guys are quality and they will soon have women hanging off each arm"

lololololol

8/8/2011 11:38:50 AM

this thread brings the lols

but for real though, cargo shorts are

8/8/2011 12:58:55 PM

First you came for my Cords, and I said nothing because rarely wore Cords.

Then you came for my Cargopants, and I said nothing because I still had my baggy jeans.

Then you came for my baggy jeans, and I said nothing because I don't fit into skinny jeans and I had no choice but to keep wearing baggy jeans.

Now you come for my cargo shorts, and to you I say: fuck off

8/8/2011 1:04:17 PM

I'm with quagmire02 on this one. I had no idea there was so much hate around cargo shorts I own a pair or two, one in faded camo, which must make it at least twice as un-cool. Don't really use the side pockets, but it seams than most knee-lenth shorts come with those. I mean I realize they are not the latest trend in fashion, but yall make it sound like they are up there with fanny packs and leotards.

But then again, this appears to be a fashion discussion among a bunch of NC fratboys so it has to be taken as such. Pink polos and Wayfarers? At least in the 90's you had a CHOICE of oakleys to wear and tshirts came in variations other than one solid color.

8/8/2011 1:05:12 PM

Looks like I have another TWW in the running for a marriage proposal

Love it Geppetto



[Edited on August 8, 2011 at 1:15 PM. Reason : also DoubleDown...I have that garter lol]

8/8/2011 1:14:18 PM

I too, wear cargo shorts, and yes they have to go down to my knees before I'd consider wearing them. Something exposing my thighs and the tip of my cock just doesn't do it for me.

8/8/2011 1:22:56 PM

it does it for me though

8/8/2011 1:25:05 PM

I'll expose more than the tip for you DB

8/8/2011 1:27:23 PM

Quote :

"SALMON NUT HUGGERS"

lol

8/8/2011 1:28:05 PM

This geppetto guy sounds like a real douchebag.


Plus he hangs out with a fucking wooden doll he talks to. Lol

8/8/2011 1:29:43 PM

lol Exiled

^lol wooden doll?

8/8/2011 1:31:46 PM

everybody nose about Geppetto's wooden doll

[Edited on August 8, 2011 at 1:33 PM. Reason : ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh puns]

8/8/2011 1:33:02 PM

great I need another thing to take away my attention today

time to read up on this wooden doll...I could use more lols

8/8/2011 1:33:41 PM

Cargo pants joke REMIX

I'm astraladvent and I approved this message

8/8/2011 1:34:06 PM

I do need to get some new shorts now that this thread reminds me

LuLz, DB wooden doll...Gepetto...Pincoccio (sp?)

[Edited on August 8, 2011 at 1:35 PM. Reason : ]

8/8/2011 1:34:17 PM

8/8/2011 1:34:31 PM

lol

I am dumb

8/8/2011 1:35:06 PM

itt erica misses a pinocchio joke

8/8/2011 1:35:38 PM

oh I totally missed that joke

I feel like Big4Country

8/8/2011 1:40:44 PM

So Sayer's post was hilarious, but am I safe in assuming Geppetto's was also satire? I mean it almost has to be right?

8/8/2011 1:45:35 PM

8/8/2011 1:47:22 PM

I like the cargo shorts i have

i like the chinos i have

i like the madras i have

i like the seersucker shorts i have



but i really don't care what other people think... it's all about confidence. The right dude could pull off a goddamn clown suit with a pirate hat and rain boots and still look cool doing it. You just have to "be the man," as the Nature Boy would say.

8/8/2011 2:04:01 PM