Earmuffs
Since it's cold in New York, my mind has more time to wander and think about obscure things. Lately I've been thinking about earmuff wearers and flautists. I'll save the flautist musings for another time, but I do want to explore the whole earmuff-wearing phenomena.
Aside from the fact that they're totally uncool and unfashionable, let's take a closer look at the psychology behind the earmuff wearer...
He is likely unimaginative. There are so many other cooler and fashionable ways to cover your cold ears: you could wear a big scarf that wraps over them, you could wear a hat with flaps, you could wear a regular hat and pull it over your ears, you could even wear one of those ski mask thingumajiggys for chrissakes. The earmuff wearer has chosen the most obvious solution, instead of one of the many creative ones available. Blech.
He's a pragmatic, no-nonsense kind of guy who probably has nice teeth and a balanced checkbook. If you're practical enough to say, "Gee my ears are cold, I better get some earmuffs," then you probably floss when you're supposed to and always balance your checkbook. Those aren't necessarily bad things, though. LOL.
He's probably a bit of a pansy and could use a little toughening up. You mean you can't deal with a little chill on your ears?!? Good God, man! Buck up and stop your sniveling! Next you'll be crying for your momma.
He is either completely unaware, or is ok with being fashionably inappropriate. I don't know which worse: someone who is unaware that something is wack, or someone who knows it's wack but does it anyway. I'd say the latter...wack don't crack.
And in case you're wondering, it's not cute for women either. The only people who should be caught wearing earmuffs are:
- The person who invented them and his immediate family (cos you know you gotta support your family, even when they make bad decisions...LOL)
- Children (up to 15)
- The elderly (they've earned the right to do whatever the hell they please, and after you get to a certain age, an ear infection could probably kill you, so you wanna keep them covered)
posted by SimplEnigma @ 3:14 PM
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5 Comments:
I disagree...if one is bold enough to wear earmuffs - in spite of the inevitable looks/comments s/he will receive - more power to him/her.
Why go with the crowd? As you said, earmuffs are practical... while scarves aren't as efficient...and hats aren't everyone's cup of tea.
Muffs don't cost more than....hmmm, how much do earmuffs cost? lol And I've seen some really funky ones, too.
Anyway...I'm not an earmuff wearer, nor am I a fashion junkie...could actually care less about what's in/hot(does that make me wack, SE? LOL)....so if someone wants to wear earmuffs, I say do your thing.
Earmuffs huh! Anything to keep this damn cold away... I say. Stay warm SE.
I fall back on the age old caveat, if your hot, you can wear anything....
@Search, I guess you'd be ok with a dude showing up to your date wearing cross color jeans? Interesting.
@CP: Anything, you say. I present Kanye's Grammy outfit of a couple years prior as Exhibit A.With his chest hairs looking like hamburger meat. Not cute. And hotness isn't a cure for hotmess. A fine dude cannot show up for a date with me in a clown outfit just cos he's hot.
Hi KK! Stay away from the earmuffs! Don't do it! LOL.
lol you are a trip!!! you sat down and thought about just who is an earmuff wearer? girl stop! and dude in the pic with the pink earmuffs is kinda hot...whatchu talking bout!
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