The Thread That Would Not Die: Shorts? Another UGa problem

[shinerbock]

I can't say I wear the really short shorts, but otherwise I dress mostly like that. I prefer the regular 8 inch or whatever khaki shorts. However, those short shorts are common because of what they are used for, which is usually hiking or fishing. Granted, many who wear them probably do neither, but they do serve a purpose. Likewise, croakies keep you from losing your sunglasses when sailing or fishing, or any other activity. I see no problem, and I use mine both on the boat and off. I don't really wear lettered shirts because I don't wear tshirts often, but the reason behind wearing polos or button ups is simply to look nicer. I mean, sorry we all dress the same, but to me its how I was raised, and is quite comfortable. I also thing its more versitile, in that I don't risk meeting somebody I want to make a good impression on while wearing torn up cargo shorts and a abercrombie t shirt with some stupid phrase like "I like girls that like girls."

[ilikehazing]

My croakies have saved my glasses more times than I can count.

Also for fratty:
See: Scott Grifo

He skips rush to go dove hunting!

[SoCalGirl]

Originally posted by ilikehazing
So here's my take on it, since the last one got deleted (I would assume because of profanity but of course the mods are always so wacky!)

First someone wanted to see an "ultimate fratty guy" or so on.

I think this is a good image, I'm not a fan of their shorts or some of their looks but it's good enough for searching for "fratty" on google.


And then here's a link to an LSU article on being fratty:
http://www.lsureveille.com/vnews/dis.../415261f18a4ca

I saw your post before it got deleted. Was there even swearing? :shrug: I couldn't figure out why it was deleted.

Thanks for the picture. I searched all over the UGA fraternity websites and didn't find anything like that. Is is really a day to day look? I understand the logic of wanting to look nice but I think it is really about what's considered nice/apropriate for a particular area. So it's good for the South and not so good for Cali. I don't see anything wrong with that. If you took that look anywhere else in the country nobody would say it was sloppy but it would leave plenty of people with a good chuckle.

[KillarneyRose]

Slightly off topic, but is this what today's college men look like? Manboobs and a beergut???

[ilikehazing]

Beergut is a total frat move (TFM), it means you don't care about what other people think and don't want to waste time working out with all the gelheaded GDI's when you could be drinking.

[tld221]

1. wouldve never known what a croakie was until i saw a picture
2. i cant believe that article is serious.
3. the article ilikehazing put up is even more ridiculous - "fratty" style? ugh please... if you have to worry about mixing shorts with pearls, then you need to get a hobby.

[James]

I think long shorts became stylish because most men have chicken legs . . even a lot of otherwise built guys have small legs . . we used to laugh at them in the gym.

The steroid guys were the worst, swollen sausage like upper bodies and tiny dimunitve drumbsticks connected to tennis shoes.

I mean who wants to see a long pair of pale chicken legs sticking out of the bottom of some short shorts?

Sleeves reflect that also . . sleeves will often cover the entire upper arms of men . . why? Because today most men have small arms and it hardly looks flattering if their working out girlfriends have better arm shape.

That being said, I think shorter shorts look really good on men with good muscular legs.

But much like women and spandex, men have a certain responsibility to innocent bystanders if they are going to wear such shorts.

They should be buff, preferably tan and mostly hairless.

[VandalSquirrel]

When I read the article I got an image of this guy in my head.



Perhaps he is more recognizable in his Hawaiian shirt and with his friends.

[James]

Hey don't pick on Magnum, he was cool.

[KillarneyRose]

Originally posted by ilikehazing
Beergut is a total frat move (TFM), it means you don't care about what other people think and don't want to waste time working out with all the gelheaded GDI's when you could be drinking.

And the manboobs?

[shinerbock]

I guess style just depends on what you're going for. For example, when I was in DC this summer, a few of the california interns were allowed to wear like jeans and flip flops. I doubt their constituents cared, but nobody else could really do that. So it probably goes both ways, as we laughed at those kids all summer, and we might not fit in wherever they were from.

[ilikehazing]

Manboobs go with the beer gut, they are the ultimate combination


Also, Magnum P.I. is definitely one of the frat idols.

And the fratty article by the LSU Reville or whatever was just explaining how big/important the fratty style is.

[TSteven]

Originally posted by James
Hey don't pick on Magnum, he was cool.

I made some very lasting friendships out of my association in college. There is always a bond with the fellows you were there with. The friendships I made in college with Sigs. . .are a very valuable thing for me in my line of work because nowadays half the people who want to meet me have some kind of business angle, so I value my old friends quite a bit. The fraternity has meant an awful lot to me. . . .I remember the week we went through Initiation. The Ritual was very, very meaningful to me. It was a very difficult period, needless to say, but I must say in retrospect, [that] it's held its value and its meaning and the historical perspective that it gives you. I think the Ritual and the fraternity mystics, and just the sense of history that goes back with Sigma Chi are things that help make those bonds so strong. ---Tom Selleck (Southern California 1967), former star of Magnum, P.I.

[Rudey]

Do men in the south wear high heels and lingerie?

-Rudey
--To flaunt their man boobs and legs along with their short shorts

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