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How do you put on a belt?

In a clockwise direction (and I'm right handed)
21
18%
In a counter-clockwise direction (and I'm right handed)
65
55%
In a clockwise direction (and I'm left handed)
6
5%
In a counter-clockwise direction (and I'm left handed)
5
4%
Belt? I don't even like wearing pants!
22
18%
 
Total votes : 119

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Postby Dumb Ideologies » Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:18 am

Greed and Death wrote:Counter clockwise for men and clockwise for women is the generally accepted rule.


non-binary people put it at 90 degrees so it goes under their crotch and then over the top of their head
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Postby Kathol Rift » Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:20 am

Dumb Ideologies wrote:
Greed and Death wrote:Counter clockwise for men and clockwise for women is the generally accepted rule.


non-binary people put it at 90 degrees so it goes under their crotch and then over the top of their head

And trans people just wear two belts, one each way.
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Postby Dumb Ideologies » Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:21 am

Kathol Rift wrote:
Dumb Ideologies wrote:
non-binary people put it at 90 degrees so it goes under their crotch and then over the top of their head

And trans people just wear two belts, one each way.


well now that just sounds silly
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Postby Salandriagado » Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:21 am

Dumb Ideologies wrote:
Greed and Death wrote:Counter clockwise for men and clockwise for women is the generally accepted rule.


non-binary people put it at 90 degrees so it goes under their crotch and then over the top of their head


Buckle up or buckle down, though?
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Postby The Grims » Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:24 am

Dumb Ideologies wrote:
Kathol Rift wrote:And trans people just wear two belts, one each way.


well now that just sounds silly


Lots of rooms for knives and guns on two belts, so perhaps do not say that to their face.

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Postby Greed and Death » Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:30 am

Dumb Ideologies wrote:
Greed and Death wrote:Counter clockwise for men and clockwise for women is the generally accepted rule.


non-binary people put it at 90 degrees so it goes under their crotch and then over the top of their head

No need to be upset. Generally accepted rules can have exceptions and what not for those it doesn't apply to.
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Postby Dumb Ideologies » Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:33 am

Greed and Death wrote:
Dumb Ideologies wrote:
non-binary people put it at 90 degrees so it goes under their crotch and then over the top of their head

No need to be upset.


thank u my friend.

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Postby Lillorainen » Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:36 am

Clockwise, despite generally being right-handed. No idea why, this is the first time I've ever thought about this ...
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Postby Purpelia » Sun Mar 29, 2020 9:02 am

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:Not going further with the rest, it's all a matter of taste. But on this point I think you are wrong. Also it's on topic.

Belts hold your trousers up, with more precision than the waist band does. Even the best quality trousers (and let's not dispute what those are) will stretch over time, so they either hang too high when new or hang too low when worn in. Your eschewal of belts suggests to me that you just don't notice if your trousers are hanging too high or too low, and furthermore your conception of them as "cosmetic" betrays that you don't want to look more slender. Most people do, since obesity is strongly correlated with laziness.

I do not eschew belts. I wear them all the time. But that's not the point. A rope can keep your pants up just as well. And it's cheaper too. But you don't wear rope now do you? That is my point.
Than again I am not surprised at you failing to reply sensibly to me as you are by your own admition lazy and thus I would not expect you to read what I write before replying.
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Postby Mushet » Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:44 am

It depends. This morning I put it on clockwise only to find out I put it on backwards then I put it on counter-clockwise because the first time it was backwards. I'm right handed.
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Postby Idzequitch » Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:28 pm

So it looks like I'm in the minority here. Guess I learned to dress myself and never looked back :P
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Postby Albrenia » Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:59 pm

Purpelia wrote:Than again I am not surprised at you failing to reply sensibly to me as you are by your own admition lazy and thus I would not expect you to read what I write before replying.


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Postby Lillorainen » Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:15 pm

United Regions of America wrote:Mfw I'm one of the 16 people who do it clockwise

High-five! ^^ No idea if it should be like that or not - I just put it on and call it a day. As I said, this thread actually made me think about that ...
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Postby The Empire of Pretantia » Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:16 pm

You don't need to wear a belt with a kilt. Hell, you don't need to wear underwear with a kilt.
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Postby Nobel Hobos 2 » Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:20 pm

Purpelia wrote:
Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:Not going further with the rest, it's all a matter of taste. But on this point I think you are wrong. Also it's on topic.

Belts hold your trousers up, with more precision than the waist band does. Even the best quality trousers (and let's not dispute what those are) will stretch over time, so they either hang too high when new or hang too low when worn in. Your eschewal of belts suggests to me that you just don't notice if your trousers are hanging too high or too low, and furthermore your conception of them as "cosmetic" betrays that you don't want to look more slender. Most people do, since obesity is strongly correlated with laziness.

I do not eschew belts. I wear them all the time. But that's not the point. A rope can keep your pants up just as well. And it's cheaper too. But you don't wear rope now do you? That is my point.
Than again I am not surprised at you failing to reply sensibly to me as you are by your own admition lazy and thus I would not expect you to read what I write before replying.


I read this:

Purpelia wrote:Belts are a fashion item like jewelry. Their role is to visually center your torso and provide a clear line between your legs and upper body thus making you look more slender.


And concluded that you consider belts ONLY a fashion item. I was rebutting that they have a function besides just decoration ... and I get accused of not replying sensibly.

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Postby Stagnant Axon Terminal » Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:41 pm

I dont wear pants
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Postby Ethel mermania » Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:55 pm

Stagnant Axon Terminal wrote:I dont wear pants

Me neither.

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Postby Cekoviu » Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:11 pm

Ethel mermania wrote:
Stagnant Axon Terminal wrote:I dont wear pants

Me neither.

Such oppression

That sentence carries slightly different connotations when a man is saying it vs a woman...
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Postby New haven america » Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:14 pm

Cekoviu wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:Me neither.

Such oppression

That sentence carries slightly different connotations when a man is saying it vs a woman...

Men's fashion has been stagnant for ~100 years, pants are oppression.

And you can thank that douche nozzle named Beau Brummel for that.
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New haven america wrote:
Cekoviu wrote:That sentence carries slightly different connotations when a man is saying it vs a woman...

Men's fashion has been stagnant for ~100 years, pants are oppression.

And you can thank that douche nozzle named Beau Brummel for that.

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Postby Ethel mermania » Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:22 pm

Cekoviu wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:Me neither.

Such oppression

That sentence carries slightly different connotations when a man is saying it vs a woman...


Sexist
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Postby Kannap » Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:23 pm

Don't need to wear a belt when you never wear pants.
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Postby Vetalia » Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:23 pm

I never really considered the possibility of putting on a belt in a clockwise fashion, it just seems kind of off...guide with your right hand into the loops, and when you unbuckle it you use your right hand. Maybe it makes more sense if you're left handed to go the other way.
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Postby Kannap » Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:24 pm

Cekoviu wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:Me neither.

Such oppression

That sentence carries slightly different connotations when a man is saying it vs a woman...


Exactly! Men can be sexy without pants and I prefer women wearing pants or some kind of pants substitute like a skirt or dress.
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Postby Stagnant Axon Terminal » Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:26 pm

Kannap wrote:
Cekoviu wrote:That sentence carries slightly different connotations when a man is saying it vs a woman...


Exactly! Men can be sexy without pants and I prefer women wearing pants or some kind of pants substitute like a skirt or dress.

My gay ass disagrees.
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