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64. SCHEDULING 951-Riverside FOR ASS KICKING

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Fri May 16, 2014, 10:47 PM

May 2014

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A New Length for Men's Shorts [View all] LiberalArkie May 2014 OP

My grandmother has snapshots of my uncles in the late 70's. Shandris May 2014 #1

It's like the 80's all over again 951-Riverside May 2014 #2

Ah, the half-shirt. I got demerits is high school for wearing those. arcane1 May 2014 #4

SCHEDULING 951-Riverside FOR ASS KICKING Skittles May 2014 #64

On a completely unrelated note, Chellee May 2014 #70

70s even 'shorty' Rosa Luxemburg May 2014 #82

None of those are every close to approaching the shorts length of the 70s-80s... hlthe2b May 2014 #3

It's about freaking time. eShirl May 2014 #5

Part of the gansta look... Wounded Bear May 2014 #16

I agree-- I hate the long shorts. Marr May 2014 #22

Michael Jordan Hippo_Tron May 2014 #53

Who wears short shorts? pinboy3niner May 2014 #6

I wear short shorts! Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #65

Nair users KentuckyWoman May 2014 #67

I am so, so glad my club has the Bermuda length or lower rule AngryAmish May 2014 #7

Excellent. Nye Bevan May 2014 #8

Good. I don't like the baggy versions that are worn today. Cleita May 2014 #9

believe me, the baggy shorts are far more comfortable than the nuthuggers pictured in the OP frylock May 2014 #24

Baggy perhaps, but longer shorts are definitely a PITA on leg day, imho. RedCappedBandit May 2014 #43

Where did jockstraps go ? adigal May 2014 #46

I agree. I like my long cargo shorts. They're very comfortable. LuvNewcastle May 2014 #78

Bob Weir has been on that boat since the early 80's... Earth_First May 2014 #10

or is it that he never got on the Long Shorts boat in the first place? eShirl May 2014 #11

Indeed. Earth_First May 2014 #13

Nah, Bob has been seen wearing capris and sandals of late. Warren DeMontague May 2014 #40

Yeah. Earth_First May 2014 #42

I've seen some good Ratdog shows, too. "Two Djinn" is my favorite post-Dead, Dead song. Warren DeMontague May 2014 #44

Lemmy agrees zappaman May 2014 #50

My husband has a couple pair of "bobbys"... cyberswede May 2014 #54

Good. Those big baggy capri length shorts look silly. tanyev May 2014 #12

I always thought eShirl May 2014 #15

funny, i always thought it was because i didn't like my balls being cramped up around my belly frylock May 2014 #26

how does a longer leg solve that problem eShirl May 2014 #27

longer inseams usually provide more room in the crotch region.. frylock May 2014 #48

Really? That's odd. Warren DeMontague May 2014 #41

! frylock May 2014 #47

I'm sorry, really I am. Warren DeMontague May 2014 #49

you owe me a pale ale and a monitor wipe.. frylock May 2014 #52

I laughed 'til I had to go pee. nt msanthrope May 2014 #73

you should try all-american clothing d_r May 2014 #60

Those are still too long Duer 157099 May 2014 #14

Coincidence? My shorts length matches my hat size: 7 3/8" Brother Buzz May 2014 #17

Great all my shorts are back in style again! Neved did buy any baggy or below the knee shorts. Exposethefrauds May 2014 #18

You haven't bought new shorts for nearly 30 years?? boston bean May 2014 #45

I found a few above the knee shorts over the years that I picked up Exposethefrauds May 2014 #77

those tops and shorts look like they don't go together JI7 May 2014 #19

remember this guy JI7 May 2014 #20

There is a rule that the gut can not hang over a pair of cut offs. LiberalArkie May 2014 #23

no thanks.. frylock May 2014 #21

If you got 'em, show 'em! randome May 2014 #25

I see all the pointing and laughing still leaves you unfazed pinboy3niner May 2014 #37

That's the impenetrable shield of confidence, man! randome May 2014 #59

Long baggy shorts & oversized shirts have always befuddled me SoCalDem May 2014 #28

I never understood that, either! randome May 2014 #29

My son shaves his head SoCalDem May 2014 #39

I want these back from the 70's! William769 May 2014 #30

The guy on the left is getting close to the rule of no gut-hangover with cut-offs LiberalArkie May 2014 #31

Agreed. But I wasn't going to spend all night looking for the perfect picture. William769 May 2014 #32

I am glad that I can still wear my old cut-offs from when I was 30 LiberalArkie May 2014 #33

Good for you! William769 May 2014 #35

1970s football shorts: muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #34

In black shorts, I can't tell. William769 May 2014 #36

NBA early 80s itsrobert May 2014 #51

now this is just auntsue May 2014 #71

Mid-thigh? Just Say No! WinkyDink May 2014 #38

I wear what I wanna wear, screw the arbiters of what's "in" pinboy3niner May 2014 #55

Dang. Now I've got to work on my quads bhikkhu May 2014 #56

Reno 911 itsrobert May 2014 #57

Just got a pair of Dickies in the mail d_r May 2014 #58

I can probably work with the first 2, Jamaal510 May 2014 #61

Dedicated Follower Of Fashion hobbit709 May 2014 #62

NBA 1970 vs. NBA 2014. Shorts length. kwassa May 2014 #63

looks as stupid as eShirl May 2014 #69

There's nothing wrong with any of those shorts. bigwillq May 2014 #66

^^^^THIS^^^^^^ alittlelark May 2014 #74

fingertip would land you squarely in 70s NBA territory nt arely staircase May 2014 #68

Uhhh 2naSalit May 2014 #72

those in the middle are are culottes, would look better with some boots and a turtleneck, LOL. bettyellen May 2014 #81

Gaaayyy... Fearless May 2014 #75

And the common fashion error is : No gut hanging over the waist band and no Belt. LiberalArkie May 2014 #80

yep, i am gay as well m-lekktor May 2014 #83

Guess what? flvegan May 2014 #84

For the record Fearless May 2014 #85

Lemmy pulls it off. ForgoTheConsequence May 2014 #76

Mitt Romney's mom shorts are trending for 2016 Blue Owl May 2014 #79

It's a good look! Arugula Latte May 2014 #86