Popped Collars

[randhail]

Does anyone actually understand why people are popping their collars? Don't these people deserved to be kicked in the nuts for this stupid trend?

 

[U2democrat]

I went to an extremely preppy, yet public high school and all the guys popped their polo collars like it was nothing.

 

[Palace_Hero]

Does that mean a collar standing upright? If so its only cool when I do it.

 

[impy13]

I liked you already, randhail, but my respect for you has gone up ten fold just because of this thread.

Anyone in a pink shirt with a popped collar is an automatic douchebag.

 

[JessicaAnn]

This may be an urban legend, but I heard that it means you're looking for sex. If someone comes up to you and puts your collar down, they will have sex with you.

 

[U2democrat]

I liked you already, randhail, but my respect for you has gone up ten fold just because of this thread.

Anyone in a pink shirt with a popped collar is an automatic douchebag.

mmm-hmm. you would hate 75% of the guys from my school.

 

[impy13]

Only the Fonz can pull it off

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

^ I've never heard that one JA.
There are very few people who can pull off this look. Most end up looking like douchebags like imp13 said.


I've got nothing against pink shirts though.

 

[randhail]

I liked you already, randhail, but my respect for you has gone up ten fold just because of this thread.

Anyone in a pink shirt with a popped collar is an automatic douchebag.

Thanks for the support.

The one thing worse than the pink shirt is the people with 2 polo shirts on and both collars popped. First off, why would you wear 2 polo shirts? I just don't get it.

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

Are the 80's back and someone didn't tell me?

 

[randhail]

The essence of a douchebag:

http://factualmaterial.com/douchebag.htm

 

[Sicy]

Isnt that soooooo 80's?

 

[Palace_Hero]

Anyone in a pink shirt with a popped collar is an automatic douchebag.

Do you have any idea how offensive that may came across? That was worse than my generalisation about Scottish people and alcoholism, and that was atleast funny.

 

[phanan]

Please tell me this isn't making a comeback.

 

[Palace_Hero]

It's been popular for a good 2 years now in Australia.

 

[ewen]

Do you have any idea how offensive that may came across? That was worse than my generalisation about Scottish people and alcoholism, and that was atleast funny.

which I (a Scotsman and living in Scotland), for the record, wasn't offended by. There was truth in your funny comment.

 

[Palace_Hero]

Thanks for that. All I did was tweak a Simpsons joke anyway!

Though it is water under the bridge now and does no one any help arguing whether it was offensive. All I'm saying as this was a malicious comment that I'm definately offended by.

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

I've never understand this trend...it's just as bad as any of the other stupid trends over the years. It make you look like more of a jerkwad than a douchebag.

 

[Palace_Hero]

Anyone who likes American television programming is automatically a jerkwad/douchebag.

Can no one see how I'd be condemned if I said that with any degree of seriousness?

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

Anyone who likes American television programming is automatically a jerkwad/douchebag.

 

[Palace_Hero]

Selective quoting is goot, ja?

 

[ewen]

Thanks for that. All I did was tweak a Simpsons joke anyway!

Though it is water under the bridge now and does no one any help arguing whether it was offensive. All I'm saying as this was a malicious comment that I'm definately offended by.

i've done the 'popping' thing (never heard of that term before) and it all depends on the shirt I'm wearing...it might look better that way so i'll wear it like that. sometimes shirts look extremely stupid if the collars are folded down conventionally.

i must be a 'douchebag' but a part-time one at that.


oh look, everyone is agreeing.

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

Selective quoting is goot, ja?

 

[ewen]

lets face it, people can't carry it off as cool as Palace_Hero, myself or the Fonz

 

[Palace_Hero]

I agree ewen it depends on the shirt.

But alot of polos you just look plain fucking geeky with the collar down. And damn straight, I think people are jealous because they don't necessarily have the bottle to pull it off like us.

 

[Palace_Hero]

 

[Dulce de Leche]

This was popular at least 2-3 years ago when I was in undergrad and I've always hated it. And still have to deal with on it my new campus now which is predominantly undergrads

 

[ewen]

to judge someone on how they dress is elitist. i remember hearing Bono on an Irish talk show back in 1989 (lol, the 80s!) having a go at an audience member who had raised the question about how U2 fans dress or were having a go at him for how he dressed.

paraphrasing Bono:

"I don't think U2 fans would be laughing at you for how you dress, I think you were probably laughing at them. it's elitist"

 

[Palace_Hero]

Exactly, I don't jude people on how they dress no matter how much better I look. Thanks ewen.

 

[randhail]

Why do people pop them? Is it for protection from vampires? To keep their necks warm? If so, why not just where a turtleneck.

There are simple rules in life:

Don't put ice in beer
Don't piss in the wind
Don't pop your collar