# Does anyone know what kind of eyeglasses these are? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 18, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932 "2010-05-18T20:31:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/1 "2010-05-18T20:31:52Z")
[Pic](http://i.imgur.com/Ggljo.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/2 "2010-05-18T20:52:32Z")
Vulcan. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/3 "2010-05-18T21:33:01Z")
ugly ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/4 "2010-05-18T21:34:30Z")
Flatly bizzare. ---
**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/5 "2010-05-19T02:18:45Z")
What I’m really interested in is if that design is more comfortable than standard frames. Sometimes I feel like my ears could use a rest from my glasses. ---
**Author:** ![MaceMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@MaceMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaceMan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/6 "2010-05-19T06:03:39Z")
If your ears hurt, you should go to your optician for an adjustment. I’ve had frames that were too short before, and they dug into my ears a bit. The optician had to re-bend the curve several times to get them just right. In any case, those frames in the pic look anything but comfortable to me. ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/7 "2010-05-19T06:09:44Z")
It looks like going around all day with a cat clinging to the front of your face. But in a good way. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/8 "2010-05-19T06:32:06Z")
I think it would be less uncomfortable than [piercing your nose](http://www.livescience.com/technology/060522_pierce_glasses.html) and having them hang by that. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/9 "2010-05-19T06:54:59Z")
I’ll never understand the American obsession with bulky plastic glasses. Haven’t you people heard of wire frames? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/10 "2010-05-19T07:34:18Z")
> [@RedFury](#): > > Vulcan. > [@Wilbo523](#): > > ugly Vulcan ugly. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/11 "2010-05-19T10:36:36Z")
Daft? ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/12 "2010-05-19T15:09:50Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I’ll never understand the American obsession with bulky plastic glasses. Haven’t you people heard of wire frames? Wire frames were huuuuge in the 90s and early 2000s. The trend has shifted back to plastic. It’ll shift back again sooner or later. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/13 "2010-05-19T15:30:57Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I think it would be less uncomfortable than [piercing your nose](http://www.livescience.com/technology/060522_pierce_glasses.html) and having them hang by that. That is some bizarrely ludicrous shit right there. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/14 "2010-05-19T16:29:07Z")
A variant of the Opti-Grab? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/15 "2010-05-19T18:37:18Z")
I like the beak sunglasses > **[The 8 Most Bizarre Sunglasses!](http://thewhyfile.blogspot.com/2008/05/8-most-bizarre-sunglasses.html)** > > With the Summer Season virtually upon us, its now time to get your shades on. I thought id have a browse on the net and see what unusual of... ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/16 "2010-05-19T18:49:47Z")
Why not kick it old-style with a pair of [pince-nez](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pince-nez)? ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/17 "2010-05-19T19:44:06Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > A variant of the Opti-Grab? Nice Steve Martin reference!!! ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/18 "2010-05-19T20:09:32Z")
They look sort of like Dop Templewears or something by Steffan Preutz. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/19 "2010-05-19T20:18:00Z")
What once were vices are now habits. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-eyeglasses-these-are/539932/20 "2010-05-19T20:22:34Z")
Meant to add… The origins of the design were for people with funky shaped faces due to horrors such as burns or cancer. Looks like David Opie (Dop) has fallen off the planet.