I was having breakfast one morning at a popular spot in my neighborhood, chatting with a couple of police officers. The conversation turned to gang banger attire and they told me an absolutely hysterical story about being called out to a burglary at an empty house.

It was early in the morning, and they pulled their squad cars around to the back alleyway. Sure enough, a gang banger came over the fence from the yard. They both hit him with their tactical flashlights and shouted out to him to stop.

He, of course, was wearing his pants belted down about mid-thigh, and as he turned to run away they naturally slipped down around his ankles, tripping him up and causing him to fall flat on his face.

I guess they both had their mikes keyed, and the recording of the bust went something like:
"Halt! BWAHAHAHA! Put your hands ... guffaw! ... behind your head! ... Don't ... giggle ... move! ... snicker! ... "

Maybe you had to be there to appreciate it, but I was almost helpless with laughter.

Yep, I hear ya! My son gets a fair amount of guff over it, but he claims they are the most comfortable jeans he's ever worn! I find that hard to swallow. I know there's been times when I let my diet get out of control and I wore jeans longer than I should have. That is NOT comfortable!

The tight jeans is kind of a product of the skater kids and skater kid wannabees. The skinny little birdleg guys can pull it off, but my kid has been riding a road bike since he was nine and turning centuries. He has thighs like tree trunks. The tight pants thing does not work for him.

Mark

Gawd, just the vision of it is enough to cause me to almost aspirate my morning coffee in laughter.

Well, the underwear out the top is what does it for me. I just hope and pray they don't start wearing their underwear on the outside.

Mark

OTOH.... If you could get that trend started.... Introduce a new product.... "Outer-roos" THere could be a fortune to be made!

Mark

I remember what we thought was "in" when I was a teen - skin-tight bell-bottoms with paisley polyester shirts open to the navel... and double-knit leisure suits... ah yes, THOSE were the days...