It's that time of year when it's obviously too cold for shorts and sandles but I've spotted a few of these creatures already. Does anyone have an explanation for this?

Most of the people I know who do this are large creatures. One guy I went to high school with once said he could never find pants that fit him right. He would wear shorts in the middle of January.

Crap.

I could've gone with any of those poll options.

What about girls who leave their coats in the car in January when they go to the club and waddle hunched and shivering along the sidewalk hugging themselves and saying, Oooo it's cold! I've heard it's because they don't want to have to "deal with" their coats in a bar. I suspect they think winter coats make them look fat. Going without them merely makes them look stupid.

Dugong wrote:It's that time of year when it's obviously too cold for shorts and sandles but I've spotted a few of these creatures already. Does anyone have an explanation for this?

Care to disclose your location? For example, it's gonna be 78º in Austin today. Might as well get a jumpstart on those pasty white legs before summer.

STF wrote:I could've gone with any of those poll options.

What about girls who leave their coats in the car in January when they go to the club and waddle hunched and shivering along the sidewalk hugging themselves and saying, Oooo it's cold! I've heard it's because they don't want to have to "deal with" their coats in a bar. I suspect they think winter coats make them look fat. Going without them merely makes them look stupid.

They're single and trawling for gentlemanly hot dudes to loan their coats. Standard move.

i've known several fuckers who wear shorts all year round.

the only time i saw them in pants was when they had to dress up.

ridiculous.

crap.

I do not understand the shorts at all costs brigade.

FuzzBob wrote:

STF wrote:I could've gone with any of those poll options.

What about girls who leave their coats in the car in January when they go to the club and waddle hunched and shivering along the sidewalk hugging themselves and saying, Oooo it's cold! I've heard it's because they don't want to have to "deal with" their coats in a bar. I suspect they think winter coats make them look fat. Going without them merely makes them look stupid.

They're single and trawling for gentlemanly hot dudes to loan their coats. Standard move.

Maybe... But how do they explain not wearing a coat in the first place? They didn't think it would be cold in the middle of winter? They don't own one?

One of the more recent cases in my city is a bartender who has worn black shorts and a cut off black concert t-shirt for as long as I have known him, maybe since 1992. He also sports the ZZ Top long hair and beard look accessorised with black wayfarers. It's cool for him as he always seems to live above the bars he works at. Man is he an awesome bartender though.

It has been shorts weather here for a few weeks now. It is soon to be beach and springs weather.

Jon