MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: When I was a kid I always thought, unlike my Dad, I would stay cool...

> I can remember my Dad saying "I think one of your friends stole my sunglasses."
>
> "Dad, trust me. None of my friends stole your sunglasses... nobody would ever be
> caught dead wearing those things."
>
> I wore my long socks rumpled down, would never have been caught dead wearing footies,
> bent the bill of my baseball cap so it wasn't flat and dorky, listened to music that
> ruled, and rolled on my longboard because I outgrew scooters when I was 7.
>
> I still do all these things... and I'm soooooo lame.
>
> We're on our way to a skate park.... so my teen can try out his new scooter, which
> replaces his skateboard. "Dad, jeez, if you're not going to wear footies and insist
> on long socks, at least pull them up, and take that hat off, the bill is all bent.
> What the heck's with that, did you sit on it? And can we change the music before we
> get to the skate park. You know what? Just let me out here, I'll meet you there."
>
> What the?

I assume footies are short socks that only come up to your ankles? I've never heard the term before, I'd call that style "sneaker socks". Those are alright, although I prefer long socks pushed down. I don't care what the kids say, long socks pulled all the way up is not cool at all if they're at all visible.

And the flat brim thing makes me *insane*. You look like you just pulled it off the shelf and stuck it on your head. A baseball cap's brim is supposed to curve, the tighter the better.