What articles of clothing make you think the person wearing them is a moron?

joiwef wrote:

Since the season has just begun for girls up north, I'll say sweatpants and Ugg boots.

i can deal with this combination, but i absolutely hate when girls wear their ugg boots and a pair of nike tempo shorts

Baseball caps with bills that have been ripped up on purpose by the owner.

athletics fan and runner wrote:

http://barefootrunningshoes.org/2009/09/21/pick-up-chicks-with-vibram-five-fingers-shoes/

The kind of woman who would be interested in Vibram's is not the kind of woman I would want anything to do with.

"I'M A HEALTHCARE VOTER"

Jean Jacket

Sketcher's Shape-ups or any of the hundreds of knock offs

NASCAR T-Shirt

athletics fan and runner wrote:

http://barefootrunningshoes.org/2009/09/21/pick-up-chicks-with-vibram-five-fingers-shoes/

wow. You've unveiled all my deepest emotions on this topic.

/thread for me

Fanny packs and those camel backs.

I found another loser wrote:

SserPrun95 wrote:

Croakies if you are wearing them and aren't actually on a boat. Old nasty ass baseball hats that ppl never take off even when they are wearing a suit. Basically I'm getting at the frat uniform.

And you... You're just an insecure douche. Why would you only wear Croakies on a boat? Why not a roller coaster, in a convertible, on a bike, or anytime your sunglasses might fall off or you might need to take them off? Croakies don't float you idiot.

Why are you scared of frat boys? Were they mean to you? Didn't let let you join? Maybe they stole your girlfriend.

Someone is very sensitive about their fraternity. The OP asked for outfits that you thought to be ridiculous, so I answered honestly. If you think this look

projects a feeling of sophistication and competency then so be it, agree to disagree. There are a lot of looks that I think make people look like complete fools, but this just happens to be the most pervassive in my area. And to answer your other postulate, no I am not scared of them, no they have never been mean to me (tho I don't often associate with them as a whole by choice), no I have never tried to join one, and they most certainally have not stolen a girlfriend though they didnt like it when I accidently wandered into a mixer at a bar and took one of theirs. The only thing about frat life that I would have enjoyed would have been the endless supply of nubile vapid college girls paraded before me for 4 years. Met enough on my own, but that would have streamlinded the process dramatically.

Yes croakies need to be worn with suits and at night or while you ride your bike in case they fall off. That's why all the riders in the TDF and other pro races wear them to all their events...They are also indespensible to the rollar coaster riding that I do each and every day without fail.

I was unaware that they didn't float but their intent is not to act as a lifepreserver for your sunglasses but rather to keep your glasses from falling into something from which they would be unrecoverable (ie the ocean, which is why I don't mind seeing them when ppl are out on a boat) Croakies have a practical application but they've evolved into a trend/fad over time which annoy me because they are signs of the herd mentality, and I prefer people as individuals... its more fun that way.

I'm not saying that everyone in a frat is a moron (tho they tend to have a higher proportion than the general student body). I never thought it would happen, but 4 of my best friends in medical school were in frats just 2 years ago and they are some of the smartest people I've ever met if you can overlook our copious binge drinking. I'm just saying that when you dress like an alcoholic frat boy, it makes ppl assume that you are.

Men in very short running shorts.

probably 75% of the top 500 finishers in the NYC marathon were wearing arm warmers

they are also much more versatile and adjustable than additional layers

they also are less restrictive on your shoulders than long sleeve shirts

Hipster garb, "nice skinny jeans bro!"

fakes with japanese/chinese character tattoos and t-shirts who can only read that one chicken scratch character

factsandreason wrote:

religious garb

^This.

But truly the worst is when Agnostics and Atheists adorn themselves with Celtic Cross or Star of David pendants.

I second the bug-eyed sunglasses on women.

I strongly second the Shape-ups, which are usually worn by fat/out of shape people looking for a shoe to magically solve their problems when they need much more than toning.

I'd also add pajama jeans...especially on girls with heavy thighs or cankles.

^THIS. Men in red dresses.

A huge group of runners dressed like this stopped traffic a year ago in San Diego. Held me up about 15 minutes as they ran through red lights and around traffic. I found out they were Hash House Harriers. Some of the guys were dressed much worse than in this picture.