Specs Appeal

challengemaster

randylonghorn wrote: »

Initially they were ugly thick things like the bottom of milk bottles, but the development of high density lenses now means I look like a normal person!

Actually, if I ever meet the person who invented them, s/he will be brought on the pish for the night at my expense!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..


BWAHAHAHAAHAHHAHA...

:D:D

that is all.

Mint Sauce

glasses for about 13yrs, got a perscription of about 2.0, been wearing daily disposbles for bout 4 yrs for going out and sports

The-Rigger

I wear glasses, have done for about 11 years now. But I feel self conscious about them at times. Tried to get contacts once but couldn't keep my eyes open long enough to put them in.

The-Rigger wrote: »

Invalid Poll

Why? No Atari Jaguar?

I SPIT on your insistence of an AJ option in a poll.

There, I said it.

Terry

Deleted User wrote: »

I SPIT on your insistence of an AJ option in a poll.

There, I said it.

Agreed.
Atari Jaguar is tired.

Poll edited for the modern boards.ie.

I actually agree, the post above was a p*sstake. Should have used rather than

Gauge

I love my glasses... I wear lenses if the mood suits me and I'm going out, but they make my eyes itchy and I feel kind of naked There's just something comforting about my glasses...

Firetrap

I'm blind as a bat without my sexy specs. I'd rather not have to wear them but I'm too wimpy to have my eyes lasered. Also wear contact lenses when I socialise or play sports. Not to work tho' - computer monitors+warm office+dry air = itchy dry eyes.

bronte

Glasses are hugely attractive in my view.
Don't wear them myself...but am tempted to get a pair of clear lenses just cos i like them.

metaoblivia

I first got glasses when I was 11. I switched to contacts as soon as the doctor would let me (I did gymnastics - kinda hard to do the flips and tumbles with glasses and the goggles option... let's not go there).
I got laser eye surgery about 4 months ago, and it's been really great so far. I had to wear glasses for a week before the surgery. My friends, and especially my guy friends, really loved them, but I didn't like them at all. They felt weird on my face, would fog up, and limited my peripheral vision.
That said, some guys make glasses look really good.

Dudess

star-pants wrote: »

I think the idea of Ugly Betty being that just because she wears glasses and has traintracks SO silly.

But the point is, the fashion industry would consider her ugly. It's not that she IS ugly.

Ickle Magoo

Never worn glasses, I think they can look really nice...

Jesus Wept

challengemaster wrote: »

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..


BWAHAHAHAAHAHHAHA...

:D:D

that is all.

lol!

The guy

I don't need glasses.

timmywex

i dont wear glasses but prob need them, im a tad bit shortsighted, cant see writiin on a board that clearly sometimes from the back of a room but what harm, if it goes worse, i may get them............


act, has anyone had to wear them to drive? my friend never wore glasses and decided to start driving a while ago and has to wear them, i didnt think the standard was that high

Tha Gopher

Maybe I really should wear them, but dont touch them as they are nerdy as fcuk. Apart from that my granny said she started wearing specs before she truly needed them, and then she became dependent on them.

I culd probably count on one hand the amount of women ive ever seen who can look great in them, why the rest just dont wear contacts i dont know.

star-pants

Dudess wrote: »

But the point is, the fashion industry would consider her ugly. It's not that she IS ugly.

Oh I know that - I'm just saying the stereotypical image always bugs me a little.

I had the best conversation in an opticians before.. the guy was asking me what I was looking for - I said something similar to what I was wearing (half rims). He said (and I quote) "I'm sure we can find you a pair nicer than the ones you have on" excuse me? insulting much?
He kept picking up frames that were too narrow (ie you could see over/below them and when I pointed out that I needed to be able to see properly -he said 'oh I know I wear glasses too')
Then he went on to say about how I should go for certain types of frames because then people won't see how thick my lenses are... and to make me look better "so when people look at you they won't see the thick lenses".
At this point I said something like "Not to be rude, but I wear the glasses...not everyone else, and to be honest I couldn't give a toss what anyone else thinks / sees. If I like them, that's all that matters"
He stopped (slightly shocked) and said "OH... well.. you're the first person to say that, usually people are trying to hide them" and continued helping me look for a pair.

Tha Gopher

Dudess wrote: »

But the point is, the fashion industry would consider her ugly. It's not that she IS ugly.

But they are awful specs. Quite a few of the foreign (French, Spanish and Italian mainly) women in my work wear the same type of specs/clothes

The_Minister

Last time I was at the optician I was told that the fashion was no for "obvious" glasses.

Firetrap

Tha Gopher wrote: »

I culd probably count on one hand the amount of women ive ever seen who can look great in them, why the rest just dont wear contacts i dont know.

Jayzus, you'd swear you were talking about skinny jeans or something.

Ruu_Old

I had some for taking the glare from the computer screen, my vision is fine but that has since been remedied since I got some new equipment (good thing too because I threw the glasses against the wall a couple of months ago and they are a bit bent out of shape).

Firetrap

My optician put some sort of anti-glare coating on mine and it works.

moco

I've never worn glasses but I think they're really cute on guys.

Naikon

The avatar describes my situation...

AlmightyCushion

Naikon wrote: »

The avatar describes my situation...

OMG. You're Dilbert. :eek:

Naikon

:d