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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 12:55 PM
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Male DU'ers....would you wear a Speedo in public?
Once upon a time, when I was stupid and would go outside in summer to get that tan, I wore Speedos to get that even tan. Today, wearing a Speedo in public would not only be a tragic mistake, but a crime against humanity.
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 12:57 PM
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1. When I was a competitive swimmer, yes
now, not so much.
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 03:14 PM
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43. Same here.
I haven't worn Speedos in years. I wear surfer shorts for swimming and tanning now. I have photographic proof of the tan lines, but this post will get deleted if I display said proof. :evilgrin: O8) :+
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 12:59 PM
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2. During Bear Week I do ...
and when I goto the tanning booth.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:00 PM
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4. Well...
if you have any pics, don't let me stop you from posting them. :-)
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 12:59 PM
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Uh, no.
Folks should consider themselves lucky for this.
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 12:59 PM
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3. When I was a teenager, yes.
Now at 46, no.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:01 PM
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5. no way
I'd get those swim trunks that allow sunlight through to tan evenly, if I cared that much about it. Just remember to sunscreen your dick first.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:01 PM
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6. Not even in private
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:03 PM
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7. i like to see them on others -- either for lust or laughs --
but i think them unfashionable -- and don't wear them.

however i do sometimes wear them as underwear.
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qb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:07 PM
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8. Nope. It's family man swim trunks for me.
Edited on Tue Mar-04-08 01:32 PM by ftbc
this:


not this:


or this:
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:08 PM
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9. I had to when on a swim team in college, but other than that....NO
Friends don't let friends wear Speedos...especially when over 30.
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:24 PM
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10. you know the routine..... thread.....worthless
no pictures



yadda yadda

lost

:hi:
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qb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:34 PM
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14. scroll up...
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:51 PM
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21. omg thank you.... thank you
thank you


pant



lost
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IndianaJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:27 PM
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11. I had to wear one to swim class in college. I will never wear one again. nt.
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:30 PM
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12. That's all I used to wear.
back when I had the bod for it.

Being a child of the '60s, I hated wearing any suit at all, which we rarely did back then. When I went to college I was forced to wear a suit at the college pool, and the tricot Speedos were wonderful because they were lightweight and dried almost instantly. I found one in the lost-and-found that I used for years.

I actually don't see any need for swimsuits at all. Everybody should just skinny-dip.
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:40 PM
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17. The lost-and-found?
:puke:
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:06 PM
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27. It was a clean suit, except for the body lice and cooties.
Why so squeamish?
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:11 PM
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29. I guess I'm old fashioned ...
slightly used speedos are pretty low on the "I got 'em in the lost-and-found" list.
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Jimbo S Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:32 PM
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I still do at 41.
If people are so prudish that they have a problem with it, well screw them.

I'd more embarassed to wear these things that now come down to your knees. That isn't swim wear.

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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:32 PM
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13. Being into defiance and socially-inappropriate behaviour..."yes".
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quip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:33 PM
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35. I'm with Peake, but only if they have a "t" style in the rear.
:hide:
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:49 PM
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36. Women appreciate the personal touch- cut them down yourself with scissors.
:thumbsup:
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quip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:55 PM
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38. Like they do with their jeans?
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:59 PM
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41. Exactly! It's a subtle hint that they want us to do that with our Speedos.
Edited on Tue Mar-04-08 03:00 PM by Peake
Who are we to disappoint the lovely ladies?

Dear goodness- "Speedo" isn't in the DU spellchecker. For shame...
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One_Life_To_Give Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:37 PM
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15. Sure, if they came back in style
Nothing says we guys have to continue wearing potato sacks.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:39 PM
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16. When I lap swim I do
They keep my boys in line :)

But sitting around a beach? Nahhhh

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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:55 PM
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23. How about when you lap dance?
:rofl:
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:02 PM
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26. I do that nekkid!
of course
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:09 PM
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28. This thread is useless without pictures.
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ceile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:40 PM
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18. My brother in law still wears them.
He used to be a ballet dancer....now, not so much.
Oh, and he's a redhead.
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:40 PM
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19. Nor in private
I don't need that kind of reminder of what once was. :cry:



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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:47 PM
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20. Do yah mind? I'm eating.
:puke:

I couldn't do that to the unsuspecting public.
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:53 PM
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22. Um, no.
Never.
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PassingFair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:58 PM
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24. My husband and my cousin had to buy them to wear in a public pool in France...
it stands out as one of the funniest moments of my LIFE.

Sample:

Me: (To my cousin: "Where's Luke?"

My Cousin: "Last time I saw him, he was STILL shaving..."

(He FINALLY came out of the locker room....)
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 01:59 PM
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25. I was so just about to post about "PassingFair's husband..." but you
beat me to it.
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TK421 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:23 PM
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30. Don't think so...
:scared:
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:27 PM
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31. When I was 27 yes, at 45, HELL NO. I couldn't do that to the public. LOL nt
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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:27 PM
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32. shit no
I'm almost 42..
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:29 PM
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33. Absolutely not.
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JackBeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:31 PM
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34. Maybe, it depends.
Used to wear them a lot in my 20's, and depending on the beach and if I'd been to the gym, I'd entertain the thought.

Although, through experience, I've learned not to wear one in Puerto Rico or at the Jersey shore.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:52 PM
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37. No one wants that.
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Bennyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:57 PM
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39. Only if I really wanted to piss someone off!
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 02:58 PM
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40. Depends on the dollars per minute you'd pay me
Otherwise, think of a Louie Anderson with buttfloss.


Well, not that bad, but darker body hair.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 03:00 PM
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42. let me be the first to say
This thread is USELESS without pictures!!!111!!!
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BreweryYardRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 03:34 PM
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44. No. Absolutely not.
I really don't want to cause mass suicides.
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 03:40 PM
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45. Linus Torvalds in a Speedo
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 04:31 PM
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46. I wouldn't wear one at home, why would I wear it in public?
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IzaSparrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 04:32 PM
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47. I do when I go lap swimming.
It's psychedelic rainbow swirls!
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