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  • M
    Megatron1505
    見習いボス
    Joined: 10 Jul 2011

    I don't know how much play this will get, but here goes nothing.

    This is the thread where you can take the gloves off, ditch social convention, and state your opinions which may not be entirely popular to "society", be that in denim and workwear culture, your work place, your family, or any every day situation where you find yourself at odds with your fellow humans.

    *** Warning, regular forum rules on discussions of politics, religion, and general unfounded discrimination still apply ***

    I'll start with a couple of examples….

    • I think that people who do not wash their jeans regularly are mental. This is not the 1800's, we have access to a wide array of laundry services, you are not a coal miner, use them.

    • I don't really like Red Wing shoes, then feel clunky and a bit naff to me. There are far nicer alternatives for the same money, and for a bit more money there are far nicer alternatives.

    • Converse all stars too, uncomfortable, over priced and not particularly pleasing on the eye.

    I have many more, but that should get the ball rolling......

    Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

    last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:09 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
    • G
      Giles
      IHUK Crew
      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

      @Megatron1505:

      • Converse all stars too, uncomfortable, over priced and not particularly pleasing on the eye.

      And make my feet sweat like sweat is going out of fashion fast….

      "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

      last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:14 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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        Megatron1505
        見習いボス
        Joined: 10 Jul 2011

        As leisure footwear they are just ridiculously uncomfortable. Some vintage garments and accessories were better made, using better materials, were more comfortable and lasted longer. Converse shoes are not one of these items.

        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

        last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:23 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          mclaincausey
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          Joined: 12 Apr 2013

          Red Wings are awesome if you need actual work boots (e.g., not Heritage line per se), and if you go to a store…. awesome service, electronic assessment of your foot and fit, rebuildable, tough as nails, made a few miles from where I live...  My steel toe shitkickers are brutal as fuck, ~$200 price range and will last forever.  I can't speak to the Heritage line though.

          Converse to me is comfortable and a classic look, but in terms of comfort you either like vulcanized sneakers or you don't.  They are dirt cheap in the States though except for my two tone suede / leather ones.

          Think it, be it.

          last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:34 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • R
            riffblaster general
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 23 Mar 2010

            Gotta try the new skate chuck Taylor's. they come with Nike lunarlon insoles.  Insanely comfortable.

            PUT DOWN THAT STARBUCKS, PICK UP THAT GNARBUCKS!!

            last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:34 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • M
              Megatron1505
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              Joined: 10 Jul 2011

              Like the title says, unpopular opinions  😉

              I didn't expect a chorus of approval  😶

              Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

              last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:36 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                mclaincausey
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                Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                When I saw the topic/author, I assumed your misanthropy would be listed, though I guess that's more antipopular than unpopular as a sentiment these days…

                Here's one of mine: I don't like toe caps on boots.  Can't explain it, just don't like em.  They don't bother me, but I wouldn't wear them.

                Think it, be it.

                last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:40 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • R
                  riffblaster general
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 23 Mar 2010

                  I hated chucks until I got a pair of the "ctas" skate shoe.  I recommend to anyone who wants the classic look but can't take the pain ( like me).

                  Red wings are hit or miss for sure.  I love the Chelsea boot. It's hard to find a decent rugged Chelsea that can be resoled (especially stateside)  so they get my thumbs up.  I have the work Oxford and I dig it a lot.  Other than that I haven't been terribly impressed by red wing.

                  PUT DOWN THAT STARBUCKS, PICK UP THAT GNARBUCKS!!

                  last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • J
                    JCar2666
                    Joined: 8 Apr 2012

                    I personally hate real heels on shoes or boots.  Just looks feminen to me.  I avoid wearing them at all costs

                    last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • R
                      riffblaster general
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined: 23 Mar 2010

                      Here's mine:

                      Khaki pants are the worst.  They're for teenagers who don't want to wear a suit to a wedding.

                      PUT DOWN THAT STARBUCKS, PICK UP THAT GNARBUCKS!!

                      last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Megatron1505
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                        See now that is good, thats what we're about in here, another from me.

                        The Bale/ Nolan Batman movies, the first two are utter shit and clearly written by someone with only the most superfluous understanding of the characters involved.

                        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

                        last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:47 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • R
                          riffblaster general
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 23 Mar 2010

                          And portlandia isn't funny.

                          PUT DOWN THAT STARBUCKS, PICK UP THAT GNARBUCKS!!

                          last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:47 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • J
                            JCar2666
                            Joined: 8 Apr 2012

                            ^As well as How I Met Your Mother.  How that show made it past 1 episode baffles me

                            last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:54 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              urbanwoodsman
                              Banned
                              Joined: 16 Aug 2011

                              @mclaincausey:

                              Here's one of mine: I don't like toe caps on boots.  Can't explain it, just don't like em.

                              They remind of something a dad would wear to a Dave Mathews Band concert…

                              last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • T
                                tmg
                                Joined: 10 Sept 2010

                                Good topic, and I'm with you on the washing thing, at the end of the day they're just (exceptionally well made) jeans, and all my other clothes seem to survive repeated washes with no ill effects.

                                Always wanted to wear Converse CTA's like all the cool kids, but found the flat insole and complete lack of support didn't work for me.

                                My own gripes,

                                • Wearing jeans way below your waistline such that your under crackers are on display, don't understand that one at all!
                                • Ties! What's the point, and why do people still wear them for work? Fortunately I work for a company that doesn't require you to wear a strangulation device around your neck 🙂
                                last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 16:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • M
                                  Megatron1505
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                                  Careful there fella, your straddling the line between unpopular opinion and Random Rants. This is just for the stuff you want to say every day, but society (of some description) tells you no, such as…..

                                  People who watch reality TV and/ or soap operas are idiots. <------me straddling the line.

                                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

                                  last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 17:05 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    mclaincausey
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                                    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                    Can dubstep please dubstep the fuck away from me?  It sounds like the soundtrack to attention deficit disorder.

                                    Also rock journalism "best" lists. Sorry Spin/Rolling Stone, but you don't know your elbows from your assholes.

                                    (Spin just listed Skrillex on a Best guitarists list and after recovering from a mild stroke I left these here).

                                    EDIT:  sorry, this was a rant in hindsight. Mods, feel free to delete or move.

                                    Think it, be it.

                                    last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 17:06 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • M
                                      Megatron1505
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                                      LOL is not a word, it is an advertisement of idiocy.

                                      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

                                      last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 17:08 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • summ3rhaysS
                                        summ3rhays
                                        Joined: 28 Nov 2012

                                        I'm with you on ties.  Worthless worthless worthless

                                        IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

                                        last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 18:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • summ3rhaysS
                                          summ3rhays
                                          Joined: 28 Nov 2012

                                          The taste, smell and look of cream cheese is sickening.  Can't stand the stuff.  Great way to ruin a bagel or cupcake.

                                          IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

                                          last edited by 11 Jul 2013, 18:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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