The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard

[Dinerman]

Well, on Sunday, in the antique mall, one of the dealers came up to me and asked if I was a dancer.
I've never got this one before. At the time I was dressed in my barbisio, a '30s red tie, a tweed jacket, black pants and my PF flyer ringsides.
I said no, and asked why they thought I was.
They said it was the shoes. They'd never seen shoes like that off a dance floor, and they wanted to know why I was wearing them.

 

[The Outlaw Kyle]

I just don't see how he made the cowboy connection. Was it the color? Is *any* brimmed hat a "cowboy" hat to him?

I was discussing roman era stuff at work one day with some co-workers. I said "I'd be kinda neat to do some roman 1st century reenacting". One of my co-workers said "Didn't they all wear tights?"

Another time, I had a co-worker tell me he didn't like history, because all the girls back then (I'm not making this up folks) "all the girls were fat". What do you say to that? It reminded me of a Simpsons episode where Homer invites Apu Nahasapeemapetilon the Quickie Mart owner to a civil war reenactment because "We always need some more Indians to shoot". Where do you start?

 

[Dan G]

Cowboys

Hey now, I'm no knuckledragger, and I'm certainly no dumbass "hick". But I've been on my share of ponies... I like ranch hand myself. Cowboy nowadays refers to some pretty boy who only wears a brand new ten gallon hat and has a collection of immaculate cowboy boots. They spend their time out in the back yard roping a set of plastic horns to impress the "cowgirls". Yuk. I'm gettin outta here! No cowboy boots and no cowboy hat for me though! Oh, and NO COWGIRLS EITHER!

 

[metropd]

I got the dumbest

I was watching the news with my friend, when I told him how scary it was I could not find any news on any of the news channels, it was all entertainment. "He then said thats good." I said "what". He then said "that means nothing bad has happened today, why would you want something bad to happen." I thought he was joking, he wasn't.

 

[Dan G]

I have this truck, in fact its the one in my picture! Anyway, when I was in Seattle the secondary needles on the carb started gumming and sticking open. (its a Holley, I love it, but by High performance I think they mean cause you have to perform on them all the time) So much so that it would hardly run, so I pulled into a Safeway parking lot, and commenced to do a quick check. I had the needles out and cleaning them when this guy walked right up to me and asked, "something wrong with your truck"? I was polite, and just said "not anymore". It didn't really bother me but I had to post it anyway!

Here's your sign.lol

 

[Jim2903]

A guy I used to work with would call me "Crocodile Dundee" every time he saw me in a hat. Not sure how he made THAT connection, since my fedora was felt, not straw, and didn't have croc teeth around the band ...

 

[jamespowers]

I have this truck, in fact its the one in my picture! Anyway, when I was in Seattle the secondary needles on the carb started gumming and sticking open. (its a Holley, I love it, but by High performance I think they mean cause you have to perform on them all the time) So much so that it would hardly run, so I pulled into a Safeway parking lot, and commenced to do a quick check. I had the needles out and cleaning them when this guy walked right up to me and asked, "something wrong with your truck"? I was polite, and just said "not anymore". It didn't really bother me but I had to post it anyway!

Here's your sign.lol

Give him two signs for that one. :eusa_doh:
How about: "No, the wife and kid are in the store so I decided to stay here and overhaul my carburetor."

 

[Trotsky]

I just ended an internet fight with a troll on another forum who firmly believes that fedoras are for nerds and dorks. I feel sad that such people exist and refuse to believe that dressing nice involves more than a "good" t-shirt and a baseball cap.
Sometimes I feel like the only guy in the room who gets the look and how cool it really is. That's one reason I come here; others who think like I do when it comes to fashion.

Thanks guys. (and gals)

 

[Jerekson]

Wow, that's depressing.

I'd very much like to become acquainted with this "friend" of yours :rage: lol

 

[The Wingnut]

From last night, spent in downtown SF with 4 friends, all dressed vintage and traveling in a '37 Buick:

"It's the untouchables!"

"It's those hat guys."

"You guys carrying guns?"

"Nice zoot suits."

The compliments outweighed the knuckledragger stuff, so I suppose it all comes out in the wash.

It still seems odd that overwhelmingly the first thing people make a connection with when seeing a suit and fedora is Hollywood crime fiction...and then feel the need to yell that out.

 

[thunderw21]

I was just called a "f*@$ing dweeb" because of the way I dress. Ignorance...

 

[hargist]

I was just called a "f*@$ing dweeb" because of the way I dress. Ignorance...

Hopefully you replied, "I'll rush right out to Abercrombie, where the music is bad and the clothes are even worse. Oh, but it looks good on you."

 

[thunderw21]

I'm not very witty. I said something to the affect of "Yeah, but the ladies love the way this dweeb dresses".

 

[Dan G]

Yea.:fedora: dg'ya light a cigar right after you said it?:cool2: you're cooler than I am. I'da said, 'shut it'. In all my splendid tact.:eusa_doh:

 

[The Wingnut]

I was just called a "f*@$ing dweeb" because of the way I dress. Ignorance...

"Yeah? Who made you the fashion police? You got a badge or something?"

 

[thunderw21]

"Yeah? Who made you the fashion police? You got a badge or something?"

Ah, good one. I should be writing these down...

 

[Doh!]

Or, because he used the profanity card, you could always go with:

"You eat with that mouth? You kiss your mother with that mouth? Aren't you the classy fellow."

 

[Dr Doran]

I'm not very witty. I said something to the affect of "Yeah, but the ladies love the way this dweeb dresses".

I think that's pretty good. Besides, with that one you can keep OR drop eye contact and it will still sound good. But I hate to ask the million dollar question: did you think you could have kicked his butt? Hypothetically? Not that that is the only thing that matters, but that consideration does float around the margins of both males' consciousnesses in these sorts of exchanges, unfortunately.

 

[jimmy the lid]

It still seems odd that overwhelmingly the first thing people make a connection with when seeing a suit and fedora is Hollywood crime fiction...

It always amazes me how many auctions on OFAS include "gangster" to describe a fedora...:eusa_doh:

Cheers,
JtL

 

[thunderw21]

I think that's pretty good. Besides, with that one you can keep OR drop eye contact and it will still sound good. But I hate to ask the million dollar question: did you think you could have kicked his butt? Hypothetically? Not that that is the only thing that matters, but that consideration does float around the margins of both males' consciousnesses in these sorts of exchanges, unfortunately.

That's an excellent question that everyone needs to consider.
Yeah, pretty sure I could have. Not to be overconfident though. I always carry around a 4 1/2" folding knife with me (even when I'm vintage) and I know how to use it. Of course, I would first try to de-escalate the situation by trying to get away from the guy. If that fails I would stand my ground but let him make the first move, I would never want to start what could possibly have deadly consequences. Self-defense is the name of the game. I know how to and will protect myself but will do everything in my power to keep it from coming down to that.
Cheers,
Billy