tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post3884547173768403096..comments2024-01-05T03:20:11.636-08:00Comments on Daddy Likey: Guest Post: The Sisyphean Struggle Against Bro Shortsdaddylikeybloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00333537839820475066noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-64537792728252540972010-06-26T23:03:10.791-07:002010-06-26T23:03:10.791-07:00Wait, so it's basically impossible to find a p...Wait, so it's basically impossible to find a pair of shorts that aren't bro-shorts? This is terrible news! I hate hate hate bro-shorts. And none scored lower than an 8!Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02437210055033963654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-32538879766982334902010-06-23T15:04:54.834-07:002010-06-23T15:04:54.834-07:00My boyfriend has a pair of bro-shorts, but he ONLY...My boyfriend has a pair of bro-shorts, but he ONLY wears them to the beach or when we're off to sit on the green at school. He isn't allowed to wear them otherwise. If he breaks the rule, I'll never do anything with him in public again.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173369530050037666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-85585420057607601242010-06-23T14:36:50.363-07:002010-06-23T14:36:50.363-07:00this is pretty much the greatest thing i've ev...this is pretty much the greatest thing i've ever read. thanks for the education on the category of men known as "bros" :). ha!Lauren @The Little Things We Do....https://www.blogger.com/profile/13110366658514196371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-44060533481906903422010-06-23T14:15:18.466-07:002010-06-23T14:15:18.466-07:00Despite your camo bro shorts, I am proud to be you...Despite your camo bro shorts, I am proud to be your future wife. Why? Because you are just so damn clever.beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04031951371764718639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-39359718139981372462010-06-23T07:07:52.341-07:002010-06-23T07:07:52.341-07:00I encourage my husband to wear bro shorts. That w...I encourage my husband to wear bro shorts. That way he can carry the camera, custodian-sized key ring and half our other belongings while I skip along, footloose and fancy-free.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242179212554189856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-35370867721904571682010-06-23T06:54:48.160-07:002010-06-23T06:54:48.160-07:00It's an amazing coincidence, but I saw Chad, K...It's an amazing coincidence, but I saw Chad, Kyle, and Tre driving up 9th Avenue on their way back to Westchester County in Dad's borrowed Mercedes. I did not notice what short they were wearing. I was too mesmerized by their douchey-ness. Good luck on your continued quest for excellent short!Catherinehttp://www.theflamingoroomblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-10208909900895975552010-06-23T06:48:23.215-07:002010-06-23T06:48:23.215-07:00Bro shorts are a plague. It's amazing that the...Bro shorts are a plague. It's amazing that there are absolutely no plain, classic options for guys in the 20-30 range ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-30451396592587299562010-06-22T23:14:33.323-07:002010-06-22T23:14:33.323-07:00This right here: "every Chad, Kyle and Tre in...This right here: "every Chad, Kyle and Tre in the ultimate frisbee league" made me laugh at my desk. But being that we work in an open plan environment that laugh was somewhat of a loud breathing out with a tightening of the ab muscles.<br /><br />Bravo.Lovers, Saints & Sailorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511118462274490508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-31045161839817940182010-06-22T20:23:48.439-07:002010-06-22T20:23:48.439-07:00I am constantly on the hunt for the flattering bro...I am constantly on the hunt for the flattering bro-shorts equivalent for females. I want proper pockets that don't make my hips and thighs look wider than they are, is that too much to ask for?! Why does "slimming" and "flattering" mean "you can't put anything in here fatter than a credit card or a tube of lipstick if you're lucky" for women? Is it really physically impossible? Lady legwear is shockingly bereft of proper pocket acrage, but I yearn to have my hands free, even at the risk of waltzing about with laden shorts hanging by their fingertips from the precipice of my hips. I'll risk it all, just for Real Pockets. Any suggestions, Winona?Ciambellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290446618853144648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-31565523051305440792010-06-22T16:20:46.188-07:002010-06-22T16:20:46.188-07:00True, well-written and funny. I was,however, disap...True, well-written and funny. I was,however, disappointed to reach the end of the post without learning about any great men's shorts options with a bro rating below 3 or 4. This is a serious problem, and your reqaders need serious answers!!!!~Alissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029661451372100544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-26812441707155974512010-06-22T15:52:00.608-07:002010-06-22T15:52:00.608-07:00While I do not care about the quality of "bro...While I do not care about the quality of "bro-ness" particularly, I do care what a pair of shorts does for me W/in a specific task. when I am paddling my canoe or kayak I do not want rear pockets at all and as few seams as possible. After you have been paddling for a while even a flat seam begins to feels like an elephant. For walking or scrambling, shorts with a diamond gusset in the crotch are amazing for the non-binding quality they impart. I do not care what the material is, if the conditions are right you will be a sweat hog in cotton or nylon, the only virtue being the nylon ones will dry in seconds to minutes. I will say that I would swallow hard before I was caught wearing British style "Tommy" shorts. Definitely the epitome of Bro/Mate shorts.<br /><br />IHGPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-52190872085281060612010-06-22T15:31:27.731-07:002010-06-22T15:31:27.731-07:00"Zippers in places that aren't my crotch&..."Zippers in places that aren't my crotch" ... something about that seems very deep. The fact that I'm drinking a beer might be adding to that effect.WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-72793485991320834492010-06-22T14:17:05.105-07:002010-06-22T14:17:05.105-07:00Great post! Well-written. I ust not be hanging w...Great post! Well-written. I ust not be hanging with the right crowd, because most guys I know not only hate to write, but suck at it, too.<br /><br />My fiancé had a pair of khaki cargo shorts that he wore every day one summer. Seriously. I could not keep him out of them long enough to put them through the wash. Who-knows-what was stained on there. I finally stole them off the bathroom floor and tried to treat one of the stains in the wash, only to have it come out looking spotless in the two-inch treated area and dingy as hell everywhere else. Into the trash they went. (PS - He used to work at Old Navy. I think I'm marrying a Bro!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-49897325398521758492010-06-22T13:12:36.730-07:002010-06-22T13:12:36.730-07:00I just went through a similar experience with my b...I just went through a similar experience with my boyfriend. Old Navy is surely the worst offender. We were drawn in by the promises of $15 shorts, but every pair was either voluminous with cargo pockets or slim but so long they could feasibly be categorized as man capris. We left without trying anything on and continued to Kohls where--behold--we found linen cargo shorts. Lightweight, grown-up, and not a pleat to be found. Sure, they had cargo pocket, but of a reasonable and proportionate size. And at 50% off, they were the same price as the Old Navy abominations. My boyfriend put on post haste when we got home, an soon confirmed that they had improved his life by 8%. Just be aware, they do wrinkle. Small price to pay.Feathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582904449283936319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-60581613833285040342010-06-22T13:08:38.693-07:002010-06-22T13:08:38.693-07:00This post is amazing! Does he have his own blog? C...This post is amazing! Does he have his own blog? Cause I really want to read more of his writing!<br /><br /><br /> I have an incredibly stylish, incredibly good lucking male friend who doesn't wear shorts because he can't find any that look good.Rosie Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369401676259724111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-66668810683677472662010-06-22T11:41:35.524-07:002010-06-22T11:41:35.524-07:00LOL wow! Your friend did a great job with this gue...LOL wow! Your friend did a great job with this guest post. I've forwarded it to Lawrence and one of my guy friends.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149426274951453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-45873466563372461662010-06-22T11:12:55.406-07:002010-06-22T11:12:55.406-07:00As a female who has donned the occasional pair of ...As a female who has donned the occasional pair of bro-shorts, I have to agree. They look ridiculous (especially since I'm female) but they're so comfortable that I have a difficult time caring.Edanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652408842886879306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-35006223507536686102010-06-22T10:16:46.660-07:002010-06-22T10:16:46.660-07:00hahaha best thing on the internet! Thanks Henry!hahaha best thing on the internet! Thanks Henry!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-69502169877922392302010-06-22T10:16:46.661-07:002010-06-22T10:16:46.661-07:00'A thoughtful and hilariously useful post. I&#...'A thoughtful and hilariously useful post. I'm sending the link to my partner post haste.<br /><br />Also, I suspect you may have been through the looking glass prior to your shorts quest. I suspect this because you're on a road trip with your in-laws.Academic Writer (a.k.a. A-Dubs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05342854659608373230noreply@blogger.com