Follies of the Madmen #271

If you're wondering where all the sticks went that WERE on the beach...

Back in these days my family ran a clothing store. We sold the same shirts that came out of the same factories as Arrow (and others) for about 1/2 the price. The only differences were, the label, the buttons, and they weren't individually wrapped. But, Arrows were about 1/2 the price of the next higher brand name that had FANCIER buttons, label, and came in a BOX! Ah.. marketing, where would the suckers world be without it?

It amuses me that the swimsuits of men are so "brief". Today men seem to have to wear those baggy "surfer" shorts while women wear less and less. I have discovered how much more comfortable the "racing" suits (such as speedo sells) can be while swimming. I also get funny looks from the people in the pool, both men and women. I am of retirement age, but not overweight.

That said, I still have nightmares about having seen badly overweight men in Europe wearing not much more than thongs. The suit seems to disappear when looking from the rear!

In answer to JohnD1 --I once saw a picture of an obviously overweight man, walking on a beach, wearing a very brief swimsuit, and next to him was a sign, looking like a traffic sign, and it said "Speed-o limit, 35 years old", with the "35" in big characters.

Also -- it is obvious that this young lady wants her man to be a "success object"!

Lastly -- notice the thick heels on the men's shoes.

What, no chest hair?!? I loves me some sexy chest hair! 😛

I tried to look up that "traffic sign" on the internet, and couldn't find it. (See my previous post.)

However, someone went to the trouble of making a survey of a very similar question, and nearly 90% of the respondents replied that no one should wear speedos. See http://s10.zetaboards.com/The_New_Coffee_Room/topic/351123/1/