| The Last Conformist | 26 May 2025 3:07 a.m. PST |
This thread calls for a poll:
TMP link Why do you wear clothes?
Protection from the elements
Modesty
Looking my best
Protecting my beer gut from wire spears
I don't |
 John the OFM  | 26 May 2025 3:31 a.m. PST |
To keep lusty ladies from attacking me. I'm apparently irresistible, but I'm also retired. |
| King Monkey | 26 May 2025 4:15 a.m. PST |
If I didn't everyone would be too busy worshipping my hot bod to do anything else. |
 Dal Gavan | 26 May 2025 4:57 a.m. PST |
To keep mozzies and other vermin biting sensitive bits of me anatomy. |
| bobspruster | 26 May 2025 6:23 a.m. PST |
I wear clothes because humankind was silly enough to migrate out of the tropics. |
| jsmcc91 | 26 May 2025 8:18 a.m. PST |
Because no one wants to see this. |
| 14Bore | 26 May 2025 8:48 a.m. PST |
It's cold most days to not. |
 Herkybird | 26 May 2025 8:54 a.m. PST |
My membership of the Gaesati expired… |
| Stryderg | 26 May 2025 9:33 a.m. PST |
A few reasons:
I don't like being wet, cold or sun burnt.
No one wants to see me naked, not even me.
I would rather that the dirty, sticky, sharp or splitery bits I brush up against not brush directly up against me. |
| glengarry6 | 26 May 2025 10:16 a.m. PST |
So I don't frighten the horses… |
| JMcCarroll | 26 May 2025 10:24 a.m. PST |
Still waiting for global warming! People would pay me to put back my clothes on. |
| DisasterWargamer | 26 May 2025 11:24 a.m. PST |
Need to make sure years from now people debate which shade of light green paint they need to paint my shirt and how many eyelets are on my shoes that need to be painted as well… |
| Zephyr1 | 26 May 2025 2:24 p.m. PST |
I wear clothes because they are comfy. But not ties; They are useless, can't see the point of them… |
| Shagnasty | 26 May 2025 2:58 p.m. PST |
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 etotheipi  | 26 May 2025 3:09 p.m. PST |
But not ties; They are useless, can't see the point of them… Ties evolved from cravats, which helped keep your collar closed (in pre-button times), warmed your neck, and identified which Croatian mercenary band you belonged to. When the French saw this on their mercs, they promptly turned it into something where the only purpose was being the thing that it was. I wear ties because the written rules say I have to. If said rules were up to me, everyone would wear plain, gray coveralls with organizational and positional authorty insignia. And comfy, orthopedic, steel-toe boots. Coveralls come in many weights, fabrics, and coatings, making the same look work in almost any environment. |
| Saxondog | 26 May 2025 8:21 p.m. PST |
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 Wolfshanza | 26 May 2025 10:40 p.m. PST |
" I don't look good naked any more"  |
| TimePortal | 26 May 2025 11:29 p.m. PST |
My attitude about clothes has changed over time. Early I wanted to look sharp, especially as an Army officer. After my open heart surgery, my need for looking sharp decreased. After my wife died, I no longer cared. After I lost my leg, I no longer felt the need for long pants. Comfort and ease of functionality is key now. |
| Frederick | 27 May 2025 10:00 a.m. PST |
To look natty Also not to freeze to death |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 27 May 2025 10:51 a.m. PST |
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| Zephyr1 | 27 May 2025 2:46 p.m. PST |
"Ties evolved from cravats, which (…) identified which Croatian mercenary band you belonged to." Well, those (mercenary bands) are extinct around here, evidenced by the huge glut of cravats to be found in the local Goodwills…  |
| Tgerritsen | 27 May 2025 4:36 p.m. PST |
The Hague declared that my walking around naked constitutes a war crime, so I am now bound by law to stay dressed. |
| PzGeneral | 28 May 2025 5:48 a.m. PST |
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 piper909 | 30 May 2025 10:32 p.m. PST |
Keep the rain off my back and impress the ladies. |
 Old Contemptible | 03 Jun 2025 2:20 a.m. PST |
"I must dress my best for the enemy" General Pierre Cambronne |
has a tip to help with your paint storage (and recognition).