Shoes before Pants?

[Judge Smails]

Anyone else do this, or am I some kind of freak? When I'm wearing a suit or dress slacks I'll usually put on my shoes before my pants. I'll usually wait till the last possible minute before I'll put the pants on. It's just how I was brought up: To dress like a gentleman and not needlessly wrinkle my pants while I sit or bend over to tie my shoes.

OK, I realize that this is probably just an OCD and that I'm not really avoiding any wrinkles, but I got into the habit of doing it this way (I think from watching my dad when I was a kid) and it's near impossible to stop.

Many times my wife has walked into the bedroom and found me in a shirt and tie, underwear, socks and shoes but no pants. She always has a good laugh and calls me insane. I've pointed out movies to her where this occurs. There's a scene in Casino where DeNiro is sitiing around in shirt-tie-underwear-socks-shoes and his pants are neatly folded next to him. There's also a scene in My Blue Heaven where they talk about removing your pants like you would your jacket to avoid wrinkles.

When I explain myself to my wife, after she's done laughing at me, she usually mutters something under her breath about me being a guinea wop and leaves the room.

[Marc with a c]

that is fucking crazy

[midwestjeff]

i never wear pants.

[cougarjake13]

you're a freak

[TheMojoPin]

Do you put your helmet on before or after you put on your shirt?

[Judge Smails]

you're a freak

Oh, I don't deny that at all, but I think it might be an Italian thing. Unless it was just my dad that was the freak. Are there any Eye-talians on the board who have ever heard of this behavior?

[Jujubees2]

Wasn't there an episode of Seinfeld where The Maestro taught te guys to take their pants off when they sit down so they don't wrinkle?

As for me, unless I'm going back to bell bottoms, I'm not struggling to get my pants on over my shoes.

[EddieMoscone]

If you're that concerned about wrinkles, you should have these...

http://outerwear.sppi.ru/p/99/images/mens-sperry-topsider-gold-cup-penny.jpg

http://www.voshealthshop.nl/b_125.jpg

[Kevin]

You sir are a filthy wild animal and should be treated as such!

[SatCam]

couldnt you just chill in your underwear without the shoes? and then when its time to go put on the pants and the shoes

[BoondockSaint]

I only do this when I'm in character.

[Bulldogcakes]

Oh, I don't deny that at all, but I think it might be an Italian thing. Unless it was just my dad that was the freak. Are there any Eye-talians on the board who have ever heard of this behavior?

I'm Italian and its the dumbest thing I ever heard of. How dare you stain my heritage with your neurotic behavior! Harumpf! You sir, are e grande stronzo. And I suspect your father e ubriaco.

[tele7]

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[Devo37]

just make sure you didn't step in dog sh!t or anything else on the filthy sidewalks the day before you do it.

[Hottub]

Batshit, fucking crazy.

[mikeyboy]

I only do this when I'm in character.

I'm kind of opposed to the continued pile-on, but, shit, that made me laugh out loud.

[Jubjubs]

Quite frankly, you dress yourself funny.

[Fallon]

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[Judge Smails]

Tell it to Bobby D, faggots!

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[Ritalin]

couldnt you just chill in your underwear without the shoes? and then when its time to go put on the pants and the shoes

Wait, he never said anything about underwear. NOTHING ABOUT UNDERWEAR.

Filthy animal.

[Devo37]

Wait, he never said anything about underwear. NOTHING ABOUT UNDERWEAR.

Filthy animal.

Many times my wife has walked into the bedroom and found me in a shirt and tie, underwear, socks and shoes but no pants.

perhaps it is you who are the filthy animal, fantasizing about men in shirts, socks and shoes with no underwear. :tongue:

no further questions, your honor.

[FUNKMAN]

only sweatpants or shorts

[OGC]

Perhaps you've should just give up on pants.

[PhishHead]

why would you do this? You have a bigger chance of dirtying the pants and actually ripping them. And if you are wearing a suit, how big are the pants opening that a shoe would fit through? Most of my suit pants are pretty slim fit pants, not baggy at all.

[Furtherman]

When you say "bedroom" do you mean "padded room" ?

Absolutely bizarre.

Doesn't pulling the pants over the shoes cause wrinkles or tears?

Do you put your sneakers on before your jeans? I don't see how this can be done without your forehead meeting the floor at a rapid pace. Then again, I imagine it may have long ago.

[envirogator]

two problems as I see it:

1) as some have noted, bottom of your shoes are disgusting and that is now on the INSIDE of your pants, against your skin. disgusting.

2) size 14 shoe. difficult to make the 'turn' without ripping my pants.

[TheMojoPin]

This only makes sense if once you got the pants on you were never going to sit down for the rest of the day, which is already ridiculous since odds are you're driving or taking transportation to where you're going, and you'll be sitting down doing so.

[PhishHead]

This only makes sense if once you got the pants on you were never going to sit down for the rest of the day, which is already ridiculous since odds are you're driving or taking transportation to where you're going, and you'll be sitting down doing so.

maybe he drives without pants?

[TheMojoPin]

maybe he drives without pants?

Horrifying.

Maybe his parents bound his feet as a child, so he has no problem daintily slipping in and out without dirtying his pants.

[PhishHead]

Horrifying,

Maybe his parents bound his feet as a child, so he has no problem daintily slipping in and out with dirtying his pants.

I am just confused because there is no way I could put my pants on with my shoes already on and I have tiny feet. Unless I had sweat pants on maybe, but no way dress pants. Dress pants are supposed to be slim fit not baggy.

[TheMojoPin]

Smails ready for a night on the town:

http://www.chadtheatrical.com/Black%20Zoot%20Suit.jpg

[Marc with a c]

i guess he's just trying to ward off the chaffing for as long as possible.

[PhishHead]

i guess he's just trying to ward off the chaffing for as long as possible.

marc as your sig says, we are luck you still post here.

[TheMojoPin]

i guess he's just trying to ward off the chaffing for as long as possible.

It's not like he's Hippo, sobbing bitterly as he attempts to squeeze his meaty thighs into his tiny pants.

[Judge Smails]

two problems as I see it:

1) as some have noted, bottom of your shoes are disgusting and that is now on the INSIDE of your pants, against your skin. disgusting.

2) size 14 shoe. difficult to make the 'turn' without ripping my pants.


1) I'm very careful to loosely bunch up my pants leg and quickly slide my foot through; carefully making sure that the bottom of the shoe does not touch anything. Only the top of the shoe touches. Also, do have carpeting in your house? That's far more disgusting when you think about it. Because you're wiping the bottoms of your shoes on that everytime you take a step and no one seems to be bothered by that.

2) Size 14! Easy there Sideshow Bob. I've got 9 1/2s. I have small feet like all good hearted people. I've never encountered a problem - except for jeans. My theory does not apply to jeans. Damn you, taper cut Levis!

[Furtherman]

1) I'm very careful to loosely bunch up my pants leg and quickly slide my foot through; carefully making sure that the bottom of the shoe does not touch anything. Only the top of the shoe touches. Also, do have carpeting in your house? That's far more disgusting when you think about it. Because you're wiping the bottoms of your shoes on that everytime you take a step and no one seems to be bothered by that.


I'm afraid you've cemented your lunacy with this remark.

You know, you could put your pants on, then slip on your shoes while still standing up, then put your foot up on a chair to tie your shoes. The whole "needlessly wrinkle" rule is illogical, considering your pants will wrinkle within the first few steps you take and unless you put them on after they were rolled up in a ball in the corner of the room overnight, no one will notice.

[IMSlacker]

I can't believe no one has started a "Judge Smails is Mentally Unstable" thread yet.

[Marc with a c]

do you take your pants off before your shoes?

[furie]

shoes before pants? seriously?!

[mendyweiss]

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1798341/2/istockphoto_1798341_big_clown_shoes.jpg
Uhhh, No

[TheMojoPin]

Fuckin' clown shoes.

Oh, and once more...KING HIPPO IS FAT.

[ralphbxny]

do you take your pants off before your shoes?

Lets not be silly now!