I have a couple of questions, which have been gnawing on me for quite some time now.
There’s that Levis (I think) commercial where a young guy is seen doing some kind of something to his jeans. He burns them, scrapes them with sandpaper, frays them, etc. Then he apparently gives them to his girlfriend upon their parting, and she thinks they are his old jeans. So, my question is: is this supposed to be romantic? The giving of old used clothing? What is the purpose? Do real people actually give their grungy old clothes away as a sign of devotion?
I keep seeing ads for some kind of chairs that are specifically made to be used while playing videogames. Since I have never in my life played such a game, nor even seen the hardware for it in real life, I am wondering what there is about videogames that requires a special chair. Especially chairs of such a hideous style: they look like they were ripped out of a minivan or perhaps a “space ride” at the arcade. And where do people put these hideous things - in their living rooms? Or are they designed more for people who have separate game rooms?
Well feel free to answer one or both! Thanks very much.
I think this is related to the series of commercials Levi’s was running a few months ago, insinuating that their jeans were so great people would steal them from their lovers and that sort of thing. So, she thinks he’s given her his wonderful pair of broken-in jeans that he loves so much he’d never otherwise part with them–notwithstanding the fact that they wouldn’t fit her properly if they were broken in for him.
I don’t know about the chairs. I find them hideous as well.
I may joke about “getting into my guy’s pants” but to be honest, the most comfortable jeans I currently own are my #2 guy’s old jeans. I’m wearing them now. (Ahhh, broken in comfort.)
I have my very own comfy office chair (birthday present, #1 guy, he’s such a sweetie) that I use for serious gaming sessions. Your common ordinary kitchen chair is hard on the butt, while using a comfy living room chair such as a recliner causes eyestrain and wrist strain because it’s the wrong height. Playing from the couch, like an ancient Roman at a banquet, is tough on the neck. Unlike other computer pursuits, online gaming does require prolonged stretches of sitting still, and you can’t exactly call a break whenever you like, depending on what and how you play.
My chair is, to all appearances, a high-end cloth covered office chair (headrest, squooshy armrests, etc) and yes, it IS in the living room. My ratty old chair is in the office (former walk-in closet) with my other two computers. We’re not really concerned about the decor, as the entire place is done in Early Salvation Army anyways.
I think the ‘worn’ jeans commercial isn’t about her wearing them, it’s about him leaving something that he loves behind, so she can “hold” him while he’s gone. Kind of like leaving a dirty t-shirt at the kennel when you board a cat.
That’s a terrible analogy, but I’m sticking to it.
Thanks guys - the chair thing is more clear now. But they are still hideous.
Old used pants, though . . . still kind of weird to me. The “kennel t-shirt” analogy seems the most likely, but me, I personally wouldn’t want some grungy old pants as a parting gift! To each his own.
I thought she’d been nagging him to get rid of those old rags and get a nice new pair, and he was letting her think she’d finally succeeded in this step of civilizing him (it’s a woman’s job to do that to her man, ya know). But he was still determined to hold onto his identity, even if she would never know.