Pants are a tool of oppression and fear. I admit to wearing them at night, when nobody else is in remote danger of seeing my horribly pale legs, just in case somebody happens by. It’s a problem.
Okay, I have to ask: what do y’all have against pants ? Is it because they feel uncomfy to you ? If so, how ?
All of this pants-induced hatred perplexes me… even after a huge meal where I’ve eaten so much that my pants don’t fit properly anymore, I barely feel a mild annoyance towards them, and that lasts for only as long as I can’t undo a button…
I actually like pants when I want to not be cold but also stockings suck bc they always feel like I’m wearing the tight version of Hammer Pants bc idk why they never stay right up at my crotch
They’re tight, they often lack pockets, and they make certain areas overly warm causing sweat, discomfort, and potentially chafing.
Skirts and dresses offer less warmth, but are far more breathable (addressing issues 1 and 3). And, since I tend to run hot, the lesser warmth it a bonus except in the worst of winter.
They still don’t have pockets very often, but that’s neutral.
If and when I design clothing, I will DEFINITELY add pockets to the pants! I mean, what the fuck? And all the while the gender binary can suck my octogon!!!
Uly
I’ve got two small dogs. They’re each 8 pounds, so their clothes are mostly interchangeable. One is a toy poodle, the other is a chihuahua.
1. The entire world thinks the poodle is the girl, the chihuahua is the boy. Sometimes people argue with me when I say it’s the other way around. Dogs aren’t like cats, people, they keep their parts on the outside! You can see which one lefts his leg to pee!
2. They have sweaters for cold weather, and no joke, we have one set where the “boy coded” sweater in red and blue has an actual functional pocket on the back but the “girl coded” sweater in pink and gold has a little fake pocket flap. The pocket conspiracy even extends to dog clothing.
All-Purpose Guru
My girl dog lifts her leg to pee. My boy dog does not. Dogs are weird.
Formerly Glenn
Your problem seems to be wearing woman pants. Man pants have pockets almost always. You should try them!
When my legs cramp or tense up and tingle really badly and I can’t stand having ANYTHING on them? You’re fucking right they’re coming off when I get home and I either change into my PJs (which are looser and comfier, and usually shorts so they’re not touching much of my legs anyway) OR I have a long shirt on and so am not worried about my underwear.
My first idea was: pants are a mean of male domination, so robes are better (and unisex) so it’s an antipatriarchal statement
My second idea was: it’s likely the fabric of most pants is bad and good fabric is expensive so it’s a social statement.
My third idea was weird: it’s easier for potty training, so it’s an educational statement.
The idea that never was is : it’s an environmental statement because having less clothes in winter is sensible, you just have to put the heat on the superior level.
I’m aware of that, but the other two sentences were in Yoda talk so I was trying to figure out how to flip the sentence so it made sense.
Jeff K!
It’s a direct quote from Yoda in Empire Strikes Back, and it’s not flipped. The sentence structure is unusual enough as it is.
Nono
This is how you can tell my only knowledge of the series is cultural osmosis.
Needfuldoer
That… is why you fail.
Your homework for this weekend is to watch the original Star Wars trilogy, preferably the despecialized editions. There will be a test on Monday.
(Seriously, they still hold up!)
Delicious Taffy
If you’ve got Gisnep+ or access to it, they have the Maclunkey Cut of Episode 4.
Rose by Any Other Name
It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that your spelling there was a play on the weird cursive font they use.
Thag Simmons
The original trilogy is probably mandatory viewing just for film history reasons. Genuinely revolutionary movies in terms of special effects.
Needfuldoer
That’s why the despecialized editions are worth tracking down. They restored the practical effects that were buried under years of CG.
Daibhid C
Yoda uses “mind” as a verb meaning “remember”?
Is … is Yoda Scottish?
Delicious Taffy
The weather on Dagobah is about right, so I’m gonna go with yes.
eh, whatever
It’s just “mind” as in “mind your own business”!
How about “consider important”?
JBento
Or “mind your manners”.
Either way, Yoda is clearly a bald leprechaun, which would make him Irish.
Some Ed
Would it really?
Leprechauns, if I’m not mistaken, were normally at odds with the Irish. So even though our knowledge of them comes from the Irish, it feels to me like they’re more likely either Welsh or Scottish, with an off-chance of English. Given the weather on Dagobah, it feels like Scottish is probably closer to the mark.
Jungle Dwayne
That would explain a lot.
Thag Simmons
wait is that a weird thing to do?
Sporky
Yoda didn’t exclusively talk like that until he got flanderized in the prequels
Delicious Taffy
Hell, even there he talks normal plenty of times. The whole “Yoda Speak” thing is mostly people latching onto his iconic quirk for the sake of vocal impressions.
Alright, so you’re gonna start with “Mind” and then read the sentence from left to right, until you’ve hit “learned”, at which point you’re gonna be at the end and therefore done reading it.
This is a big step for Joyce. Normally she is very picky about her food, but here she is eating out of a bag of chips that had David’s hands (and likely saliva) all over them. Just Eww…
I honestly didn’t expect this to go as well as it did, so good on you Walky. Also I’m glad she ditched the pants, as I’ve always said, “Pants are where home aren’t.”
303 thoughts on “Rethink”
Ana Chronistic
GOOD GIRL
PANTS ARE FOR THE WEAK
(and those of the cold legs I guess)
Kyrik Michalowski
Hear hear!
Dana
Pants are the root of all unhappiness. https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2014-04-21
Rose by Any Other Name
Yes! Preach it sister!
Also socks and shoes (totes with Sierra on that one), except in winter, but I’ll leave that hill for another day.
Also, I feel like I misspelled Sierra, but Google says I’m good, so… ?
Needfuldoer
You’re good. That’s correct for the mountains, the Dumbing of Age character, and the pickup truck.
The Wellerman
You said it, sister! ?
Delicious Taffy
Pants are a tool of oppression and fear. I admit to wearing them at night, when nobody else is in remote danger of seeing my horribly pale legs, just in case somebody happens by. It’s a problem.
JBento
You don’t need pants for the victory dance, anyway.
Kelibath
Pants are for the weak!
But Sunday’s on the weekend 😉
Meagan
I appreciate your pun, Kelibath
dralou
Okay, I have to ask: what do y’all have against pants ? Is it because they feel uncomfy to you ? If so, how ?
All of this pants-induced hatred perplexes me… even after a huge meal where I’ve eaten so much that my pants don’t fit properly anymore, I barely feel a mild annoyance towards them, and that lasts for only as long as I can’t undo a button…
Ana Chronistic
Mostly the camaraderie of the Pant-Hate Party
I actually like pants when I want to not be cold but also stockings suck bc they always feel like I’m wearing the tight version of Hammer Pants bc idk why they never stay right up at my crotch
Rose by Any Other Name
They’re tight, they often lack pockets, and they make certain areas overly warm causing sweat, discomfort, and potentially chafing.
Skirts and dresses offer less warmth, but are far more breathable (addressing issues 1 and 3). And, since I tend to run hot, the lesser warmth it a bonus except in the worst of winter.
They still don’t have pockets very often, but that’s neutral.
The Wellerman
If and when I design clothing, I will DEFINITELY add pockets to the pants! I mean, what the fuck? And all the while the gender binary can suck my octogon!!!
Uly
I’ve got two small dogs. They’re each 8 pounds, so their clothes are mostly interchangeable. One is a toy poodle, the other is a chihuahua.
1. The entire world thinks the poodle is the girl, the chihuahua is the boy. Sometimes people argue with me when I say it’s the other way around. Dogs aren’t like cats, people, they keep their parts on the outside! You can see which one lefts his leg to pee!
2. They have sweaters for cold weather, and no joke, we have one set where the “boy coded” sweater in red and blue has an actual functional pocket on the back but the “girl coded” sweater in pink and gold has a little fake pocket flap. The pocket conspiracy even extends to dog clothing.
All-Purpose Guru
My girl dog lifts her leg to pee. My boy dog does not. Dogs are weird.
Formerly Glenn
Your problem seems to be wearing woman pants. Man pants have pockets almost always. You should try them!
BBCC
99% of the time? Nothing.
When my legs cramp or tense up and tingle really badly and I can’t stand having ANYTHING on them? You’re fucking right they’re coming off when I get home and I either change into my PJs (which are looser and comfier, and usually shorts so they’re not touching much of my legs anyway) OR I have a long shirt on and so am not worried about my underwear.
Kazuma Taichi
A shark told me to ban them, and as a mere shrimp I had no choice but to follow her sage words
khn0
My first idea was: pants are a mean of male domination, so robes are better (and unisex) so it’s an antipatriarchal statement
My second idea was: it’s likely the fabric of most pants is bad and good fabric is expensive so it’s a social statement.
My third idea was weird: it’s easier for potty training, so it’s an educational statement.
The idea that never was is : it’s an environmental statement because having less clothes in winter is sensible, you just have to put the heat on the superior level.
Deviant
Gondor has no pants!
Gondor NEEDS no pants!
Felix
The gospel of Walky
Doctor_Who
If Joe still wants to get in Joyce’s pants, now’s his chance, she just left them in the hallway.
John Campbell
I don’t think they’d fit him.
Decidedly Orthogonal
He could wear them like a two-fingered tipless glove on his archery hand. maybe? ?♂️
Rose by Any Other Name
Joe: “I am the bone of my sword…”
drs
Unlimited Porn Works
Suet
Every day is a winding road
But is Joyce getting a little closer
Kaiyalai
Looking forward to Joyce feeling fine.
Pan
#PantsAreEvil
Laura
“¡No, no, no! ¡No más pantalones!”
(My favorite protest chant of 2003-2007.)
The Wellerman
One small step towards the washing machine,
One giant leap for Joyce! ?
Bicycle Bill
What does it say about me that I not only understand the washing machine reference, but I approve of it as well?
RassilonTDavros
“Pants are an illusion, and so is death.”
Allandrel
Beat me to it.
Laura
“Pants are an illusion. Sundays doubly so.”
(H/t to Douglas Adams)
Nono
Okay, how do you translate ‘mind what you have learned’? The other two were easy enough to parse but that one didn’t make sense.
Tan
mind. v. to regard with attention; consider important
RassilonTDavros
“Mind” is a verb in that sentence, meaning something like “heed” or “remember.”
Nono
I’m aware of that, but the other two sentences were in Yoda talk so I was trying to figure out how to flip the sentence so it made sense.
Jeff K!
It’s a direct quote from Yoda in Empire Strikes Back, and it’s not flipped. The sentence structure is unusual enough as it is.
Nono
This is how you can tell my only knowledge of the series is cultural osmosis.
Needfuldoer
That… is why you fail.
Your homework for this weekend is to watch the original Star Wars trilogy, preferably the despecialized editions. There will be a test on Monday.
(Seriously, they still hold up!)
Delicious Taffy
If you’ve got Gisnep+ or access to it, they have the Maclunkey Cut of Episode 4.
Rose by Any Other Name
It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that your spelling there was a play on the weird cursive font they use.
Thag Simmons
The original trilogy is probably mandatory viewing just for film history reasons. Genuinely revolutionary movies in terms of special effects.
Needfuldoer
That’s why the despecialized editions are worth tracking down. They restored the practical effects that were buried under years of CG.
Daibhid C
Yoda uses “mind” as a verb meaning “remember”?
Is … is Yoda Scottish?
Delicious Taffy
The weather on Dagobah is about right, so I’m gonna go with yes.
eh, whatever
It’s just “mind” as in “mind your own business”!
How about “consider important”?
JBento
Or “mind your manners”.
Either way, Yoda is clearly a bald leprechaun, which would make him Irish.
Some Ed
Would it really?
Leprechauns, if I’m not mistaken, were normally at odds with the Irish. So even though our knowledge of them comes from the Irish, it feels to me like they’re more likely either Welsh or Scottish, with an off-chance of English. Given the weather on Dagobah, it feels like Scottish is probably closer to the mark.
Jungle Dwayne
That would explain a lot.
Thag Simmons
wait is that a weird thing to do?
Sporky
Yoda didn’t exclusively talk like that until he got flanderized in the prequels
Delicious Taffy
Hell, even there he talks normal plenty of times. The whole “Yoda Speak” thing is mostly people latching onto his iconic quirk for the sake of vocal impressions.
Bicycle Bill
Speaking of Yoda …
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f5/66/ca/f566cac80ed713556d160b85f815b740.gif
Delicious Taffy
Alright, so you’re gonna start with “Mind” and then read the sentence from left to right, until you’ve hit “learned”, at which point you’re gonna be at the end and therefore done reading it.
(/smartass)
Clif
Walky: Mind what you have learned. Save you it will.
Joyce: kicks off pants and eats nachos.
Conclusion: Joyce has been saved.
StClair
Good. Gooooood.
True Survivor
Your pants … need them you will not.
Delicious Taffy
But Luke brought his pants into the Scary Low-FPS Cave.
Doctor_Who
May the pants be without you.
True Survivor
This is a big step for Joyce. Normally she is very picky about her food, but here she is eating out of a bag of chips that had David’s hands (and likely saliva) all over them. Just Eww…
Kyrik Michalowski
I’m sure Walky did not breathe directly into the bag and get his saliva over them. Besides, relaxation comes with more reasonable standards.
Rose by Any Other Name
The question then is thus: is Walky the kind of person to lick crumbs from his fingers and then put his hand back in the bag?
Kavonde
Yes. Obviously. And the only person ever to tell him that was gross was Billie, so he discarded that fact and moved on.
Clif
The circle is complete. Now Walky is the master.
Kyrik Michalowski
I honestly didn’t expect this to go as well as it did, so good on you Walky. Also I’m glad she ditched the pants, as I’ve always said, “Pants are where home aren’t.”
alongcameaspider
Walky’s done more to help Joyce then Dorothy and he’s only been aware of her crisis for a few minutes tops
The Wellerman
Either he’s really smart, or like most success, this is down to random chance.
Sporky
He just rolled high on Persuasion
MisterJinKC