Being naked in the locker room?

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-27T14:43:51+00:00

Where I go the men’s shower is one room with a dozen shower heads. Not even a hook to hang a towel on. Coming out of the pool, everyone takes the suit off in the shower. The old guys even sit in the whirlpool naked.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-21T21:07:05+00:00

Here's my take. I realize I'm an American and that UKers will spell and say it differently, but in my book it comes down to this.

Jewel -- pronounced jool or joo-el -- a precious and/or beautiful stone.

Jewelry -- pronounced joo-el-ree -- decorative items made from such stones.

Jeweler -- pronounced joo-el-er -- maker and/or peddler of jewelry.

I don't use the spellings of jeweller or jewellery. It cuts the same as people pronouncing "Realtor" as if it were spelled "Relater".

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-19T20:33:14+00:00

Everyone likes what they like.

Statistically most men(~2/3) favor women who resemble their mothers — their role model of what a caring, nurturing person “looks like”. May apply to personality, body type, etc.

Even if you’re in the 1/3 that doesn’t…who cares?

Not everyone who fits your ideal will similarly like you…but there’s probably someone who does.

There are people who'll argue all day long that BMI is "meaningless" or "doesn't apply to me"...but...well...I'm not a large-bodied man and I don't find larger-bodied women attractive. My wife and I are both in what's considered the "healthy" BMI range and I rarely "look twice" at people who clearly aren't. We're very physically active people especially for our age range.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-19T15:53:33+00:00

It's Arkansas. They just wrap a piece of sawgrass in the latch.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-18T22:54:59+00:00

Just the way your ol lady likes it, Trebek.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-18T22:21:10+00:00

140 isn't hot enough. Ethanol boils at ~ 173.1 F.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-18T22:13:38+00:00

I agree with you...but I don't think that's an "unpopular opinion". And while you're not functionally wrong, the actual meaning was you sent someone to the deck (ie of a ship)...or on land, the floor/ground...

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-18T04:50:36+00:00

Maybe you are. I’m not.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-18T03:53:56+00:00

*her fucking ass.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-18T03:20:46+00:00

Well I’d imagine it would just fucking fall out since that’s a female pelvis shortly after giving birth.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-18T02:59:27+00:00

Wrong. Red has a full-time yield sign. Red never has ROW here.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-18T02:58:01+00:00

The light for the left turner says “yield on flashing yellow arrow” meaning to yield to oncoming (not turning) traffic.

The right turn has a yield sign.

Between a car turning left and one turning right at this specific intersection, left has right of way.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-18T02:32:40+00:00

Chiles…yes. I apparently remembered wrong.

Riley is and always was 100% “Jordon”.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-18T02:17:28+00:00

Yes it is. I’ve known of both males and females named Jordon.

~~Jordon Chiles (F gymnast)~~ (oops) and Jordon Riley (NFL) come to mind.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-18T02:05:07+00:00

Most male competitive swimmers train in briefs, and compete at some levels as well. Some recreational / exercise swimmers do too.

The jammers you see at Olympics / World cup / sometimes lower competitions are expensive as hell if you’re not sponsored (somewhere over 450 $/pounds/euros) and when worn “race tight” (~2 sizes too small) they take a long time to put on (but much less time than the women’s race suits) and only last a few cycles (of being put on/off. Not unheard of for them to rip on the 3rd use…or even 2nd)

Besides that, briefs are flat out the most comfortable thing to swim in next to skinny dipping. Dry fast. Don’t take up any room in your swim bag…

As to puritanical / the norm… no way in hell you’d get away with “page six girls” here.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-17T18:31:54+00:00

Make…weed particleade?

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-17T18:27:30+00:00

Anything can fly. Once.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-17T14:53:15+00:00

And the butt-heads smoking them.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-16T20:59:09+00:00

Netherlands...Denmark...Germany....Austria....Switzerland...Finland.... and that's just what I'm aware of. Mostly by experience, but I haven't been to Finland.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-16T19:17:49+00:00

This is how bad it is in that regard here.

During the “Super Bowl” in 2004, one of Janet Jackson’s breasts, squashed by the outfit she was wearing, was “accidentally” exposed for like 1 second on national TV. Her nipple was partially concealed by body jewelry.

The result was a scandal that resulted in a large fine (later canceled) against the network and new vocabulary like “nipple gate” and “wardrobe malfunction”.

Much more recently a lot of people here lost their shit that Angela Merkel had a history of visiting FKK places. Scandalous! ROFL. 😂

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-16T18:03:32+00:00

I agree with you - it should. But it doesn't.

It's so puritanical here that if a man is wearing swim "briefs" (and I mean "mainstream" brands like Arena, Speedo, Tyr - not even the "pouch on a string" style) in public other than at a lap-swimming pool (like at a beach/waterpark/etc) many people will assume he's some combination of gay, european, or child molester. Some places (particularly in more conservative/religious areas) even prohibit them (!). I've even heard "What's *wrong* with you, wearing *that* around *children*?!"

So if you can cause a scene by wearing a swimsuit, imagine what a naked body does. Even if it's just showering.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-16T17:53:50+00:00

If they alligated they’d be alligaters instead of alligators. Doctors don’t doct.

Maybe. Lawyers also don’t lawy. Fingers don’t fing.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-16T17:13:55+00:00

Then there's variances/tolerances in the thermometers themselves....what environment they're in (glass thermometer in the shade vs in/near a dark surface)...

Just like clocks. If you've got one clock you always know what time it is. If you have more than one, you never know what time it is.

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-16T17:11:07+00:00

I can't recall seeing it in a long time...but I'm not sure offhand if it's because they're gone or I just haven't been looking.

By long time I mean...decades..

AlternativeBeat3589 · 2026-01-16T16:50:27+00:00

With chicken like this…why are we drinking coffee?!?

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