# Why do people with prosthetic legs wear shorts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 1, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-with-prosthetic-legs-wear-shorts/680246 "2014-02-01T00:14:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-with-prosthetic-legs-wear-shorts/680246/21 "2014-02-01T12:48:47Z")
Why do women with fake breasts wear loose fitting halter tops? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-with-prosthetic-legs-wear-shorts/680246/22 "2014-02-01T14:09:23Z")
I saw Son Seals perform at a friend’s blues club circa 2002. Before and after the show I drove him to/from his hotel. He specifically wanted a room with two twin beds, and he wanted them pushed close to each other. This was so his prosthetic leg (diabetes) could have its own bed. Cool guy. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-with-prosthetic-legs-wear-shorts/680246/23 "2014-02-01T15:37:35Z")
> [@AtomicDog](#): > > To Jayjay: > > Ever been tempted to take off your leg and beat somebody with it? 😃 Frequently. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-with-prosthetic-legs-wear-shorts/680246.md?page=1)