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I wear a watch
Total votes: 30 (79%)
I don't wear a watch, nor think too highly of people who do
Total votes: 8 (21%)
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Re: Fashion behavior: Wearing of watch

21 by zorg
I see apple finally added cellular to the apple watch, and will have a camera in the next gen, thus it then makes sense to play Dick Tracy. You can have music, texts, and calls without a phone. It’s basically like a fancy beeper. I’ll probably get one eventually as I hate carrying around a phone. I think it looks kind of dopey, but you cant have it all. I have no idea why anybody wanted it previous to these capabilities.
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Re: Fashion behavior: Wearing of watch

22 by Anthony Flack
enframed wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:21 am Are rings and nail polish crap, too?
Getting off topic but yeh kinda. Nail polish feels gross. I don't like stuff on my wrists or my fingers, and rings would be the last thing I need complicating my arthritis. I assume Keef can't physically take his rings off any more.

Long nails are the worst, gives me the creeps. I don't understand crippling your most useful set of tools in that way. Whenever I hear "I could never play guitar, or, I can't do this, I can't do that... because of my nails" I think "WHY are you voluntarily doing this to yourself?". Horrendous fucking talons, I don't get it. About as appealing as ultra-long toenails.

We have the most dextrous hands in the entire animal kingdom, put 'em to the fullest use I say. You don't know how long you'll be able to.

Re: Fashion behavior: Wearing of watch

24 by enframed
Anthony Flack wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 5:11 pm
enframed wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:21 am Are rings and nail polish crap, too?
Getting off topic but yeh kinda. Nail polish feels gross. I don't like stuff on my wrists or my fingers, and rings would be the last thing I need complicating my arthritis. I assume Keef can't physically take his rings off any more.

Long nails are the worst, gives me the creeps. I don't understand crippling your most useful set of tools in that way. Whenever I hear "I could never play guitar, or, I can't do this, I can't do that... because of my nails" I think "WHY are you voluntarily doing this to yourself?". Horrendous fucking talons, I don't get it. About as appealing as ultra-long toenails.

We have the most dextrous hands in the entire animal kingdom, put 'em to the fullest use I say. You don't know how long you'll be able to.
You should see the dexterity of some of the gals at the post office. I'm continually amazed what they do with inch-long or longer nails.
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Re: Fashion behavior: Wearing of watch

25 by iembalm
The first thing I ever bought on credit in 1982 was a Casio digital watch, which I sold to my grandfather for $200 a couple of years later to buy a bicycle. He then turned around and gave it to me as my high school graduation present. The only other watch that I have owned is a nice Hamilton that my ex-wife gave me as a wedding present. These are the only two watches I have ever owned, and I still wear the Hamilton.
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Re: Fashion behavior: Wearing of watch

26 by Dovira
Anthony Flack wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 5:11 pmLong nails are the worst, gives me the creeps. I don't understand crippling your most useful set of tools in that way. Whenever I hear "I could never play guitar, or, I can't do this, I can't do that... because of my nails" I think "WHY are you voluntarily doing this to yourself?". Horrendous fucking talons, I don't get it. About as appealing as ultra-long toenails.
Yeah it's weird and unappealing. When I was working a factory job there was a girl at the assembly line with super-long nails. I shudder at the thought.

I tried growing out my nails once and it got very uncomfortable immediately, as well as painful because of them bumping into things all the time.

If I notice my nails are only 2mm over normal I can't even leave the house until I cut them because I know it's going to bug me constantly.

And if it meant you weren't able to play an instrument? No shot.

Nail polish though, not crap. Ditto rings, tentatively - I think they'd look cool on me but I haven't tried wearing one.
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Re: Fashion behavior: Wearing of watch

27 by penningtron
Anthony Flack wrote: Long nails are the worst, gives me the creeps. I don't understand crippling your most useful set of tools in that way. Whenever I hear "I could never play guitar, or, I can't do this, I can't do that... because of my nails" I think "WHY are you voluntarily doing this to yourself?". Horrendous fucking talons, I don't get it. About as appealing as ultra-long toenails.
As an aside, some finger pickers grow their right hand nails long instead of using picks. The thought of a guitar string pulling up on the nail creeps me out, yuck. Just go buy finger picks.

But yeah, I'm not big on wearing any jewelry or accessories if it can be avoided. It's fine if others do though.

Re: Fashion behavior: Wearing of watch

28 by biscuitdough
My grandfather worked on oil rigs for years and my dad was an outside machinist. They both had longer than average fingernails, not like fashion lady long, but this was common for working men in the old days. You might need to pick up a small part or open a can of grease without a screwdriver.

I’ve seen women with 2” and longer nails type by hyperextending their fingers and hitting the keys with their finger joints.

Re: Fashion behavior: Wearing of watch

30 by enframed
caga tio wrote: Mon Sep 05, 2022 3:01 pm I've never met a man that wanted a watch just to keep time. I have met plenty that wanted them for reasons like faking social status and impressing strangers. For this reason I don't trust boys/men who talk about watches. Usually there is something gross inside that led them to this interest. Crap.
Did you develop this ridiculous slant before cell phones existed? You may as well say "All fashion accessories are for psychopaths."

My friend, in college (this was early US-90s), wore a sundial on his wrist, sometimes at night (this is how we used to troll back when America was great). It was a conversation started with the ladies. Now THAT is a psychopath.
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