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Middle aged men in grubby blue jeans and tracksuits

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  • 22-08-2015 11:22am
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    umop apisdn
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    When did the middle aged Irish male become so scruffy and useless looking ?
    Clinging onto their grubby out of shape blue jeans and t-shirts, that wouldn't look good on a 18 year old male model, never mind a grown man.
    They look even more stupid than Jeremy Clarkson does, and that's the thinner ones.


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    keith16
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    Mid-life crisis OP?


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    strelok
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    the arse fell out of the top hat and cane market about 20-30 years ago and it still hasn't recovered


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    OldMrBrennan83
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    kippy
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    umop apisdn wrote: »
    When did the middle aged Irish male become so scruffy and useless looking ?
    Clinging onto their grubby out of shape blue jeans and t-shirts, that wouldn't look good on a 18 year old male model, never mind a grown man.
    They look even more stupid than Jeremy Clarkson does, and that's the thinner ones.
    Middle aged men have bigger things to worry about than how what they wear looks.


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    FelineOverLord
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    When it became the norm for 'leisure wear' to be the staple clothing of the Irish public. It's not just middleaged men, school kids are the same, sometimes it's difficult to tell the difference between teen girls and boys in their unisex tracksuits. I can't really decide which is worse 'leisure wear' in a non sports related environment or polo shirts on middleaged men. It's like a lot of men reach a point where they stop caring about their appearance and a stripy polo shirt and jeans are what they think is dressing up for a night out.


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    umop apisdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 279 ✭✭umop apisdn


    strelok wrote: »
    the arse fell out of the top hat and cane market about 20-30 years ago and it still hasn't recovered

    You're safe enough, they're making a comeback in Limerick along with tucking your tracksuit bottoms into your socks


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    umop apisdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 279 ✭✭umop apisdn


    kippy wrote: »
    Middle aged men have bigger things to worry about than how what they wear looks.

    Their bellies perhaps ?


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    kneemos
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    What should they wear?


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    OldMrBrennan83
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    umop apisdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 279 ✭✭umop apisdn


    keith16 wrote: »
    Mid-life crisis OP?

    Maybe they are, or maybe they're stuck trying to recapture their youth or the 70's/80's/90's or such like, who knows


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    P_1
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    I have a great philosophy in life, fcuk what other people think of you.

    If someone else is wearing something you don't like, so what, its not as they're forcing you to wear the same at gunpoint


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    Fr_Dougal
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    umop apisdn wrote: »
    When did the middle aged Irish male become so scruffy and useless looking ?
    Clinging onto their grubby out of shape blue jeans and t-shirts, that wouldn't look good on a 18 year old male model, never mind a grown man.
    They look even more stupid than Jeremy Clarkson does, and that's the thinner ones.

    Don't worry, you'll find a middle aged man that's right for you.


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    umop apisdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 279 ✭✭umop apisdn


    Patww79 wrote: »
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    I would have thought it far more about self respect, and enjoying living rather than permanently wearing the same out of shape grubby blue jeans and flabby sweatops through middle age and older.


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    Old Jakey
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    Or when they wear runners or cons. What are they thinking?


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    frozenfrozen
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    your username is an anagram of a sound pimp


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    PizzamanIRL
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    Wear what you want and don't let anyone's opinion bother you.


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    umop apisdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 279 ✭✭umop apisdn


    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    Don't worry, you'll find a middle aged man that's right for you.

    Still sore about yes vote homophobe ?


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    OldMrBrennan83
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    umop apisdn
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    Old Jakey wrote: »
    Or when they wear runners or cons. What are they thinking?

    Tis a bit strange looking all right. Maybe their mammies still dress them and buy their clothes.


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    Fr_Dougal
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    umop apisdn wrote: »
    Still sore about yes vote homophobe ?

    Get back under your bridge, I voted yes.


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    umop apisdn wrote: »
    I would have thought it far more about self respect, and enjoying living rather than permanently wearing the same out of shape grubby blue jeans and flabby sweatops through middle age and older.

    I am kind of curious which kind of jeans and sweatshirts you mean, can you post a link to the kind of clothes you mean?


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    Skatedude
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    Mabey they dont own a washing machine? Is there a fixed age where you say, "I'm suddenly going to stop wearing all the clothes i like because of what strangers might think"

    Jeans and tee shirts are fine, but i do clean mine, but i'd rather go naked than wear a tracksuit.


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    kneemos
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    Shirts,pullovers,pants and shoes.
    Sounds worse than tracksuits and runners.

    Are Chino's OK?


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    namloc1980
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    Middle aged men who wear Bluetooth headsets need a serious fcuking talking to.


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    frozenfrozen
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    namloc1980 wrote: »
    Middle aged men who wear Bluetooth headsets need a serious fcuking talking to.

    they're already talking to someone on the bluetooth


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    Agricola
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    OP, is it possible there are things you don't give much thought to/care about. Your car perhaps, maybe you don't see the need to drive around in a status symbol, maybe anything would do you to get from A to B. Maybe its groceries. Maybe you rather save money at Lidl and don't go in for the idea that the only brand of ketchup worth bothering with is Heinz. It's all just tomato sauce.

    A lot of middle aged men are like this when it comes to clothes. They're married, they have kids. Theres no one to impress. Their lives are a soul crushing procession of bills, bills and more bills. They have no time to colour co-ordinate.


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    kfallon
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    frozenfrozen wrote: »
    your username is an anagram of a sound pimp

    It's also an anagram of "fúcking eejit" :pac:


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    FelineOverLord
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    Agricola wrote: »
    OP, is it possible there are things you don't give much thought to/care about. Your car perhaps, maybe you don't see the need to drive around in a status symbol, maybe anything would do you to get from A to B. Maybe its groceries. Maybe you rather save money at Lidl and don't go in for the idea that the only brand of ketchup worth bothering with is Heinz. It's all just tomato sauce.

    A lot of middle aged men are like this when it comes to clothes. They're married, they have kids. Theres no one to impress. Their lives are a soul crushing procession of bills, bills and more bills. They have no time to colour co-ordinate.

    A perfect example of why some people cheat on their spouses:D


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    #30
    Mesrine65
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    The uniform of apathy & the downtrodden stoic man.


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    Sir Osis of Liver.
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    Im a middle aged man and like to wear my shirt tucked into my underpants with the elastic pulled up to my nipples.


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