# So what kind of shorts is real man supposed to wear?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 3, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773 "2010-06-03T14:48:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/101 "2010-06-09T02:57:24Z")

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> [@Kyla](#):
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> The last time I said this on the SDMB, I got jumped all over and accused of never having been anywhere warm, etc. but my opinion hasn’t changed: I think shorts look stupid on adults of any sex, unless you’re actually working out.

Consider yourself jumped on.

Was it as good for you as it was for me? 😉

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**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/102 "2010-06-09T03:54:04Z")

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Board shorts is pretty much all I wear in summer downunder, oh except the whole suit thing for work.

Nearly everyone I know from the ages of 5 to 50 would wear a pair of billabong, qiksilver, etc etc boardies. They should end at or around the knee and not be too tight. Colour and pattern is all about your age and body shape, my eldest son can wear ed hardys and look cool where as I have a pair of camo billabongs that are more my style.

For formal occasions a nice pair of cargoes again not too tight and finish around the knee somewhere.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-shorts-is-real-man-supposed-to-wear/541773/104 "2012-01-20T10:56:02Z")

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You should not wear shorts while spamming.  
Reported.

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