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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      Expect to see it on a garment near  you soon.  And Beats, I reckon you'll prob be the first to pull the trigger…G

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • BeatleB
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        ????????????????????????????? 😎

        We can do anything

        http://bybeatle.com

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        • GilesG
          Giles
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          Super Stacks?

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • BeatleB
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            hmmm..if my dreams come true this one shouldn´t stack ?????

            We can do anything

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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              Wait and see Beats…G

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • BeatleB
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                will do*

                We can do anything

                http://bybeatle.com

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                • ?
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                  So where will the keys hang? On the outside of the pants? I did that with a carabiner when I was 12 (25 years ago). It was hip then and the noise didn't bother me. I also didn't have a lot of keys. Is it in again now?

                  For the sake of decency and safety I would not have my keys dangling around in the open. Maybe I'm overly cautious. Are the lanyards long enough that the lanyard will follow the key into a front pocket?

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                  • BeatleB
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                    if u intend to hook ur keys on it - get the Tether…
                    I own the Lanyard - but don´t use it for keys, since they´d be hanging kind of low..weird way to put it, but u get the gist..
                    Lanyard is more of a nice leather gadget

                    but also - for real - selfedge keyhooks are perfect*

                    We can do anything

                    http://bybeatle.com

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                    • BeatleB
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                      that´s how it´s intended to be worn..I just didn´t wear a belt…snap button - leather end around belt - and keys go into the metal hook.

                      Trust ur instincts, Simon - just buy whatever you feel more drawn to..

                      We can do anything

                      http://bybeatle.com

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                      • deadendproD
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                        Why do you (the reader whom this applies to) prefer zippers? what makes them the cats meow and bees knees? please let me know, this is of great interest to me…

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                        SExSx3s 27-01
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                        25oz Samurai Type 1

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                        • DchillD
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                          I couldn't have asked a better question, +1 deadendpro.

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                          • deadendproD
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                            ^ you could rep me on sufu  😉 hehehehehe

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                            • DchillD
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                              done.

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                              • deadendproD
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                                awesome  ::)

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                                • deadendproD
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                                  @simon626:

                                  i think people like zippers because they hate buttons haha. Buttons take individual effort for each one, whereas the zipper is one motion.

                                  That said, i never want to own jeans with zippers every again. I done have enough of it already. I'm sick an' tired of it.

                                  ok, by this understanding or reason being one of the (probable)many reasons that someone would like zippers as opposed to buttons, does it not still take effort to unzip? i really do not feel that people have devolved to that level of laziness, but it still very much fascinates me.

                                  OK, here is one logical reason and argument that someone can make for liking zippers, and its that with a zip fly, you dont need to unbottom the top button to pee; that you can zip and spray. but i still dont think this is a very big convenience. i dunno.

                                  Thanks for chiming in Sizzzimon.

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                                  • ?
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                                    I never undo the top bottom. 😉

                                    Opening is equally easy on both. When the jeans are well worn in I can just rip the three buttons open in a half a second. Kind of a manly motion. LOL!

                                    Closing, the zipper clearly wins. People who get the zizi caught in the zipper are just plain left-handed. That NEVER happened to me and I'm not gifted with extraordinary dexterity. If that happens to you, you shouldn't drive a car and stay away from knives. 😃

                                    Comfort. I find zippers more comfortable. Subjective, of course.

                                    Style. Buttons are kinda cool and classic. So I guess buttons win.

                                    Look. Zippers make for a slightly flatter front. This will give more relief if you know what I mean.

                                    Repair. Military trousers were traditionally made only with buttons. When your zipper breaks you are SOL. When a single button breaks you can still close the others and it is also possible to replace a sewn button (not a riveted jeans button) in the field. Try that with a zipper.

                                    Cost. Buttons are in principle cheaper to buy for the mfr. (I know there are super expensive buttons but we are talking in principle.) BUT zippers are cheaper to install. There is less labour and less material involved with a zipper. If a single person is making the closure of a pair of pants the cutting of the parts, button holes and button attaching will take probably two or three times as long as the zipper procedures.

                                    Probably half of my jeans are zippers, half buttons.

                                    I wasn't upset at all that I didn't get a 9634 with buttons anymore, for example.

                                    Now, we don't have enough women on this forum (there are never enough women), but it would be interesting what they think of zipper versus buttons. They obviously don't have the "zipped in" risk. But what do they like better if they have to open a pair of jeans or if they are pressed against it? I have to my great dismay hurt women with buttons. So zippers are preferable in my eyes for this kind of close encounter.

                                    Till

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                                    • deadendproD
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                                      ^ Lots of good points till, i appreciate you taking the time to write that out for me (us) hehe. and yes, i do the MANLY button pop pull as well.  🙂

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                                      25oz Samurai Type 1

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                                      • ?
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                                        @simon626:

                                        my girls usually take their jeans off themselves.  😉

                                        That's not what I meant but if they do that you are on the right track. 🙂 Do you remember the scene in the Italian Job when the one guy got a stereo that would blow the clothes off any woman? Hilarious.

                                        For a change, try to take their jeans off. Or date girls in skirts.

                                        What I meant was do your girls prefer buttons or zip? In my experience they prefer zip. They don't have the strength or courage to pop the buttons and to undo each one, especially on jeans, takes too much time and could break their finger nails. So zip wins for the girls.

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                                        • deadendproD
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                                          denim is cotton…...

                                          and have you seen a woman in slim raw denim and heels?????  😘

                                          and till, i think women prefer zippers because they lay flatter on their ummm...location. i believe you hinted at that in your previous post.

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                                          SExSx3s 27-01
                                          15.4oz 3sixteen Type 3
                                          25oz Samurai Type 1

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                                          • deadendproD
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                                            Simon, cycle through this thread until you find something that changes your mind… i bet you anything you will... http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=60059

                                            check pages 76, 93, 95 and 174 (i kinda think neptunecitylocal is cute… teehee)

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                                            15.4oz 3sixteen Type 3
                                            25oz Samurai Type 1

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