# My job is about to get messy... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 25, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979 "2004-09-25T01:23:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/1 "2004-09-25T01:23:13Z")
…because starting in December I’m going to have to explain to 400 people a day why the world really needed [sunglasses with MP3 capability](http://oakley.com/catalog/eyewear/thump/)… On the other hand, I get to play with the first prototype next week! ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/2 "2004-09-25T01:41:16Z")
So are that one guy’s teeth transistors, or what? I like the picture of the woman with the flipped-up lenses. “Oh, it feels…so _good_…” Anyway, good luck with that. I’m sure there are plenty of people who pay practically that price for regular sunglasses. ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/3 "2004-09-25T02:10:29Z")
Those are pretty awesome. I am jealous. I don’t like tiny headphones though so I probably won’t be grabbing a pair but I am sure they will sell. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/4 "2004-09-25T02:32:46Z")
Whoa. That guy with the teeth freaks me right the hell out. I guess I don’t get out enough. ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/5 "2004-09-25T03:46:17Z")
That guy with the theeth is Lil’ John. I am pretty sure. YEE-AH! OO KKKAAY! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/6 "2004-09-25T04:27:04Z")
Oh, man! What a crap! ☹ I already have a personal music system, a 256MB Creative MuVo. Why would I need MP3 sunglasses? And what happens if I want to listen to the music, but I don’t want to wear the sunglasses? OK, I could flip the lenses, but that is going to look rather stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/7 "2004-09-25T05:11:16Z")
Wow, instant prat. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/8 "2004-09-25T05:11:41Z")
I’ll buy a pair only if they come with [Plutonite lenses](http://oakley.com/technology/uv_protection/) and [Unobtainium earsocks](http://oakley.com/catalog/eyewear/wires/) in case I am thrown into the sun by vengeful God. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/9 "2004-09-25T08:53:27Z")
> [@luluBahrain](#): > > That guy with the theeth is Lil’ John. I am pretty sure. YEE-AH! OO KKKAAY! 🆒 Yep. There’s a limited edition version in red which comes which ten previously unreleased Lil’ Jon tracks preloaded. Probably him saying “Yeyeah” a lot to ten different bass lines. > [@Dog80](#): > > And what happens if I want to listen to the music, but I don’t want to wear the sunglasses? Move someplace sunny? The product info sheets I’ve seen leave me with the impression that the lenses can be removed entirely if you so wish, but aren’t too clear about it. Oakley is terrific at writing uninformative yet cool-sounding stuff. > [@luluBahrain](#): > > Those are pretty awesome. I am jealous. I don’t like tiny headphones though so I probably won’t be grabbing a pair but I am sure they will sell. They aren’t actually headphones, they’re tiny speakers which sit next to the ear (and can be rotated outward to bother other people). **Nightwatch** , there are plenty of people who pay double that price for regular sunglasses. Contest- the person who comes up with the funniest question for me to ask the twat who designed these gets eternal respect, AND some free Oakley stuff if I can swing any. I normally can. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/10 "2004-09-25T09:17:17Z")
Question: Are these mp3 shades part of Oakley’s new “Overcompensation” line of enlargen-your-penis eyewear? ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/11 "2004-09-25T09:19:46Z")
Holy shit! I’m starting to think we have _WAY_ too much money in this country. But those things are fucking **AWESOME!!!** Can we get a new 🆒 update? ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/12 "2004-09-25T09:21:47Z")
Question: Just how much time do you have on your hands to dream this stuff up, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/13 "2004-09-25T09:59:36Z")
The battery lasts for only 6 hours! That’s way too short. My MuVo has a rated battery life of 17 hours, but under real life conditions it is about 2/3 of that number. It’s a piece of crap I would never buy. They integrate MP3 players in just about everything nowadays, just because they can. Idiots. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/14 "2004-09-25T13:16:14Z")
Ask him if he’s told his parents he’s gay yet. You can trick him!!! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-is-about-to-get-messy/265979/15 "2004-09-25T15:07:04Z")
> [@Ilsa\_Lund](#): > > Question: Are these mp3 shades part of Oakley’s new “Overcompensation” line of enlargen-your-penis eyewear? Actually this particular product falls under the new “Things to buy when you can’t quite afford that Porsche yet” collection.