Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Pants of the Week



Inspired by the recent discussion here about pants, I went shopping today and found these. No more fumbling in my pocket to turn the volume up on a favorite song or skip past one of those 'wtf was I thinking' tunes. The five buttons on the outside of the left thigh pocket on my new leather leiderhosen control my iPod.

Watch for me on public transit near you. I'll be the one yodelling too loud.
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20 comments:

  1. steenbeckFebruary 19, 2009 at 12:32 AM

    Right, Mr. Tincanman, if that's really your name. We need a picture of you in these, on the 'Spill. Then we'll all come up with a playlist to go along with it.

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  2. tincanmanFebruary 19, 2009 at 10:01 AM

    this is really me. The other recent picture of me with fellow RRers in London was a fraud, as they will tell you. I'm quite buff, you know (makes up for the absence of personalities and a tendency to brittleness in the extreme cold)

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  3. saneshaneFebruary 19, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    playlist you say!

    'Tight Pants' Seeed
    'Pants on Fire' Buck 65
    'underwear goes inside the pants' Lazy-b

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  4. MnemonicFebruary 19, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    "Dirty Pants" Smog
    "I'll Fly By The Seat Of My Pants" King Creosote

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  5. glasshalfemptyFebruary 19, 2009 at 1:18 PM

    Panty shots - Country teasers
    Dance your pants off - Sly & the Family Stone

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  6. steenbeckFebruary 19, 2009 at 1:39 PM

    And of course...Hot Pants, James Brown, because that's what those are, really, aren't they?

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  7. ejaydeeFebruary 19, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    They're also Fancy Pants (What's Goin' On) - Jackie Mittoo
    I Got Ants In My Pants - James Brown
    Angst In My Pants - Sparks

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  8. Luke-senseiFebruary 19, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    "Pants, Meet Shit" - Daughters

    (the comma is all important. Makes it an introduction rather than a narrative)

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  9. steenbeckFebruary 19, 2009 at 3:59 PM

    Ooh--a new (to me) Jackie Mittoo song. And a good one!

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  10. tincanmanFebruary 19, 2009 at 4:49 PM

    Did I tell y'all that when I went in the pants shop, the guy tried to show me this and that first. You k now, whatever he'd get highest commission on.

    I finally lost my temper and said: Look fella, I told you the moment I walked in here exactly what I wanted. Now take me to your leider!

    As for songs, I'm surprised none of you mentioned and of Robin Trouser's work - especially his work with Procol Harum, which i thought was just the pants.

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2009 at 9:38 PM

    Well, we could go with Baggy Trousers, but maybe something from The Sound of Music would be more fitting.

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  12. treefrogdemonFebruary 19, 2009 at 9:59 PM

    See, a sporran is just SO much better for this kind of thing.

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  13. BlimpyFebruary 19, 2009 at 11:22 PM

    "take me to your leider" - too funny!!

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  14. BlimpyFebruary 19, 2009 at 11:43 PM

    talking of ridiculous trends, Vice have done a "proper in depth investigation" into Donk:

    http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n2/htdocs/put-a-donk.php?country=

    It's seriously well worth a read!

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  15. BlimpyFebruary 19, 2009 at 11:44 PM

    oh, and they've done a donkumentary on vbs.tv that i'm just starting to watch the now

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  16. BlimpyFebruary 19, 2009 at 11:45 PM

    link:

    http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=12185178001

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  17. ToffeeBoyFebruary 19, 2009 at 11:48 PM

    You've all missed the greatest pants song of all time - namely, I Ripped My Pants by Spongebob Squarepants.

    The quality's not brilliant but here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBUhjoMfYSo

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  18. steenbeckFebruary 20, 2009 at 12:07 AM

    Blimpy, just read part of that article. It's sort of depressing isn't it? Or maybe I'm crazy.

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  19. BlimpyFebruary 20, 2009 at 12:25 AM

    It is, which is why the donk raves offer the only escapism and fun to be had (oh, and the drugs too) - very sad.

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  20. BlimpyFebruary 20, 2009 at 12:33 AM

    just finished watching the documentary -good investigation.

    oh yeah...PUT A DONK ON IT!

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