# Will men's shorts ever be too big? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 4, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mens-shorts-ever-be-too-big/421560 "2007-10-04T22:06:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![straight\_man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straight_man/32/3027_2.png) [@straight\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straight_man)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mens-shorts-ever-be-too-big/421560/21 "2007-10-07T05:56:33Z")
We should also point out that running gear is always shorter, and it’s not really dorky so much as purpose-driven, à la Rick Warren. ETA: or, to be more accurate, _not_ à la Rick Warren. ---
**Author:** ![kwlacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/34f0e0/32.png) [@kwlacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwlacy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mens-shorts-ever-be-too-big/421560/22 "2010-05-23T21:31:00Z")
Men’s shorts are ALREADY too big. Anything past the knee is not shorts, they’re pants. Shorts are shorter than the knee, that’s why they are called shorts. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mens-shorts-ever-be-too-big/421560/23 "2010-05-23T22:05:11Z")
> [@lobstermobster](#): > > I burst into uncontrollable sobbing whenever I see an inappropriate amount of manthigh so I hope the nut huggers don’t ever come back You were just a little bit too fixated on that Larry Bird slo-mo replay… ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mens-shorts-ever-be-too-big/421560/24 "2010-05-23T22:17:39Z")
They certainly are long this year, to the knee. Also plaid is back. I looked for mens shorts 2010 and came up with this link: 😃 [Mens shorts 2010](http://www.essential-homme.com/?content=articles&category=90&category_name=Photoshoot&article=855&article_name=Shorts.%20Men's%20Fashion%20Spring/Summer%202010.%20Style%20Ideas) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mens-shorts-ever-be-too-big/421560/25 "2010-05-23T22:29:54Z")
> [@Perciful](#): > > They certainly are long this year, to the knee. Also plaid is back. > > I looked for mens shorts 2010 and came up with this link: 😃 > > [Mens shorts 2010](http://www.essential-homme.com/?content=articles&category=90&category_name=Photoshoot&article=855&article_name=Shorts.%20Men's%20Fashion%20Spring/Summer%202010.%20Style%20Ideas) That’s actually shorter than what I was seeing when I origanally posted the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mens-shorts-ever-be-too-big/421560/26 "2010-05-23T23:04:53Z")
What kind of shorts do zombies wear? Are they too long or short? ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mens-shorts-ever-be-too-big/421560/27 "2010-05-24T00:22:47Z")
> [@Dr.Woo](#): > > Oy. I saw Kevin Smith on Craig Ferguson’s show the other night and he (Kevin) was wearing the most ridiculous long, wide denim “shorts” and they looked . . . ridiculous. Of course, that was partly because he chose to pull the outfit together with a print t-shirt and a suit jacket. It (the outfit) was butt. He calls them “shants” and he wears them loose to hide his hideous obesity. That’s also why he always wears a jacket of some sort. Sometimes he wears the “Silent Bob” coat. Apparently he wore his own coat in the original Clerks movie, and ever since then a lot of people who see him on the street ask him why he’s walking around in his movie costume. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn\_K\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Shawn\_K\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn_K_1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mens-shorts-ever-be-too-big/421560/28 "2010-05-24T00:37:13Z")
> [@Perciful](#): > > They certainly are long this year, to the knee. Also plaid is back. > > I looked for mens shorts 2010 and came up with this link: 😃 > > [Mens shorts 2010](http://www.essential-homme.com/?content=articles&category=90&category_name=Photoshoot&article=855&article_name=Shorts.%20Men's%20Fashion%20Spring/Summer%202010.%20Style%20Ideas) Dear god, that was scary, post a warning next time. 😛 Personally I like knee length, slightly baggy shorts, for the simple reason they’re comfy, the stuff in that link for the most part was quite absurb looking, never mind the hairdo on the guy. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mens-shorts-ever-be-too-big/421560/29 "2010-05-24T00:43:03Z")
> [@Perciful](#): > > They certainly are long this year, to the knee. Also plaid is back. > > I looked for mens shorts 2010 and came up with this link: 😃 > > [Mens shorts 2010](http://www.essential-homme.com/?content=articles&category=90&category_name=Photoshoot&article=855&article_name=Shorts.%20Men's%20Fashion%20Spring/Summer%202010.%20Style%20Ideas) Holy crap. And I thought I had trouble getting laid back in the day…poor, skinny, white, knobby kneed, fashion challenged bastards. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mens-shorts-ever-be-too-big/421560/30 "2010-05-24T01:12:25Z")
I just want a return to a happy medium. None of these parachute pants, but also none of the short shorts popular in the 70’s. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mens-shorts-ever-be-too-big/421560/31 "2010-05-24T01:23:04Z")
This thread’s gotten too big for its britches. (Do zombies wear britches?) **Ellen Cherry IMHO Moderator** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-mens-shorts-ever-be-too-big/421560.md?page=1)