But Ogre, as an Earl, would you be a LILF? 
And I must be the only woman alive who likes how cargo shorts look. Must be something about leaving more to the imagination. Oh, and Dijon, ever thought about posting a picture? I bet you rock in those!
You enter a 10 x 10 room. In it is an Ogre dressed in a long shorts, leggings, with bows on his boots. He is guarding a stack of catalogues to LL Bean and a pay phone.
Roll for initiative.
I disagree. Anything which grabs me around the middle (skirt, shorts, trousers) is a lot hotter and sweat producing than a loose-ish, all cotton dress.
Nothing to do with modesty. Trust me, we have shorts that are not all that revealing. They also sit above your belly button. I sell clothing and I see adults in shorts all the time. There is something odd about it. And I look fine in shorts, I just don’t wear them outside of the gym. I have real clothes to wear in public.
And to those of us who are vertically challenged, I sympathize with you on the capri thing. I found a couple of styles that don’t make me look shorter and bought multiple pairs. To me it was like buying jeans…try on a hundred pair just to find two that work.
Job related doesn’t count.
No, if you are over 20, I would say you do look odd. No one is going to tell you. But if you are happy, rock on.
I doubt you’d cut it in this town. I’ve mentioned it before, but I once wore shorts for an entire year just to see if I could do it (I was probably 40 at the time). It got a little chilly during the winter, but you’d be an idiot if you weren’t wearing shorts on a hot summer (or spring or fall or winter) day.
Well, I’m ok with looking odd to the likes of you. (FTR, I usuallly wear skirts in hot weather, but I also wear shorts. The reasoning behind this is simple, I want to be cool, but not sunburn.) For all that you claim to be open minded, you have thoroughly proven you aren’t. 'Nuff said. :rolleyes:
Oooh, oooh! What happens if you’re 20 and 2/3? Where does that put you on the ‘acceptable’ scale? I’m far past it, of course, but I’m afraid for my fellow countrywo/men. Help us please. We must avoid this fate of oddness.
I am so glad you don’t chose my clothes. Living in Georgia during the summer shorts aren’t just comfortable, they are necessary.
If shorts look so "odd’ to you (and why the cutoff of 20?) I would hate to see what you consider to be dressed up. Porbably scare me.
No, he did. Like a rabbit. But it was a childrens’ story. They’re not going to tell you about those bits are they?
I believe it means you can wear them any day of the week, as in they’re appropriate for a casual office, going out for errands, a date (one where shorts would be appropriate attire, of course), etc.
The first time I saw the term, I thought it had to do with how long you could wear it before it turned funky.
He hefts his +2 Swirly Lollipop of Slaying menacingly.
I like you.
Speaking as a hetero female, what I find intriguing about kilts is how great most men look in them. I’d like to see more men feel comfortable enough about their masculinity to wear kilts. They look great, they’re comfy, what more could you ask?
Well on the jobsite, walking a beam 30 feet up could get a bit distracting and dangerous, what with all the whistles from the ladies walking by below. 
Great, now I have this unholy combination of D+D and the new Starburst commercial stuck in my brain. Fie on you! Fie I say!
Well, with that sweet lace gathered at your throat and wrists. . . .
If you’re going to wear pants below your knees anyway, why not wear them down to your ankles? If they ain’t short, they ain’t shorts, unnerstan? If you want your legs to be cool, wear shorts. *Real * shorts. Not knickers.
I’ve switched to capris in the last couple of years because I find that for me, they’re more comfortable – I don’t stick to things when I sit down. And I get the ones that sit just below the natural waist, no pinching waistband, so they’re very comfy. They work better for going in and out of cold buildings, too – although if I’m going to be out in the sun all day, I’ll wear a loose sundress. Especially one I can pull my legs up under so I don’t get sunburned.
I discovered when living briefly in Japan when first marrying Papa Tigs that women there (at least in Sasebo; I can’t speak for the rest of the country) simply do not wear shorts out in public. Men, either. Papa Tiger didn’t care and wore his shorts in the summer, but I got so many glares the first time I went out in shorts (because he’d neglected to mention that custom to me, even though he was well aware of it) that I got some light cotton skirts. I’d wear them even when riding my bike around, just with bike shorts underneath; for some reason that didn’t offend people as much.
My biggest peeve now is pleats, especially on pants for larger-sized men. Papa Tiger is becoming increasingly pear-shaped, and I’ve discovered that it is simply impossible to find him a pair of plants without pleats. I’ve had to come to terms with the ugly things, even though it makes no sense to me to add several more inches of fabric for people who are already large to begin with. I stand firm on the cuffs, however. He got some new work slacks a couple weeks ago, and the salesman looked at me like I was crazy when my first reaction was to demand the cuffs be removed; I guess he’s used to seeing pear-shaped men with short legs and long torsos in pleats and cuffs. There is a limit, however, and that is mine. If anyone knows where you can find flat-front pants for a man who wears 44/30 (actually, 44/29 but they just don’t make that length in a 44 waist), please help!!
Kohl’s sells Flexslax® with no pleats and I’m pretty sure they come in those sizes. Sears sells the same brand. I think Haggar has unpleated pants, as well.
Cool! I’ll have to swing by Kohl’s and find some for him, see what he thinks. If I bring them home, he’ll probably wear them out of sheer inertia.