Comments on: You Are What You Wear

By: om-nom-nom

om-nom-nom — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:47:40 +0000

and to everyone else, now that i’ve spent the next 20 minutes reading all the other comments:

#10 I have yet to fulfill my desire to wear little more than a bathrobe and slippers (with a pair of shorts on for insurance to the airport

#15 i own a tux for the same reason. I picked it up on a whim while at a thrift store with the thought that any occasion to which a man wears a suit is a good thing (prom, wedding, I figure there are enough businessmen in suits, but #19 sounds good too. 18 just sounds freakin’ hilarious. Especially since some airports would feel the need to bend over backwards and prove they’re not being “racist”

#17 I’m from Independence, Missouri (i know) where there’s a pretty large number of Polynesians. It’s always fun seeing the occasional white shirt and formal lava-lava.

#32 people would do that when i went to the mall, even the more expensive stores. it made me feel like i did a good job getting dressed all by myself that day

By: om-nom-nom

om-nom-nom — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:26:09 +0000

And #2, I’m a HUGE redhead fan. I’d be one of those guys.

By: om-nom-nom

om-nom-nom — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:25:28 +0000

I wore a suit to court, and was asked by multiple people in the room if I was a lawyer. I wore a suit while working at a hospital, and was assumed to be a doctor by several of the RESIDENTS. Since when does a doc in the ER wear a suit?

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:36:20 +0000

I’ve learned that I should always wear a suit and tie when I go to the DMV.

I picked up a scrub top from Johns Hopkins while being a missionary in inner-city Baltimore. It’s great fun to wear because even the medical types nearly salute. My wife looks dang good in it too.

But, the ultimate prize was a t-shirt from the Baltimore Police Department. I bet I could slap little old ladies, drive the wrong way down the interstate, and moon the President, and all I’d get would be “Have a nice day, sir.” Seriously. It’s like some sort of real-life +35 charisma armor when dealing with authority types.

By: chelseaw

chelseaw — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:07:27 +0000

As a lifelong blond, I found that people took me more seriously after dying my hair a medium brown in college. Especially the professors.

By: jen

jen — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:30:30 +0000

My husband always gets moved to first class when he is wearing one of his military uniforms. But he refuses to wear it when we go on a trip together because it isn’t “official business.” I’m tempted to wear a uniform myself, but I think I might go to federal prison for it. Is it still impersonating an officer if you are an officer’s wife?

By: MikeInWeHo

MikeInWeHo — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:55:47 +0000

re: 19
“He gets put in first class every time.”
Yeah, sure, and so do I.
Y’all are over-estimating the social status of the MD in 2009, imo.

Great post, though. Who knew that green-water, panhandle Destin was the new East Hampton??

By: Marla Hicks

Marla Hicks — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:46:58 +0000

Great post, Heather! Thanks for sending it to me, Bruce! : )
Marla

By: bfwebster

bfwebster — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:44:12 +0000

As the son of a nurse and the former husband of another one, I think this is a hilarious story. The canonical (so to speak) joke among nurses is, of course, of someone who dies, goes to Heaven, and keeps seeing this distinguished man with white hair and a beard walking around in a white coat, scrubs and with a stethoscope. The new arrival finally takes someone aside and asks who that is. The answer, with a smile, is: “Oh, that’s God. Sometimes He thinks He’s a doctor.”

I’m sending this link to my mom and my former wife, who both will get a big kick out of it. ..bruce..

By: Peter LLC

Peter LLC — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:08:07 +0000

36:no watch

You do like to let it all hang out!

Anyroad, I agree our dress broadcasts something into the ether, but I am not confident in my fellow earthlings’ ability to decode exactly what.

For example, the last time someone commented on my appearance, it was to hassle me for being a Jehovah’s Witness. And the last time I consciously dressed up for travel I was fined for tax evasion. Somebody wasn’t picking up what I was putting down.