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[California Dolphin]

This was on Yahoo this evening:

http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/jerry-o-connell-man-many-speedos-200818351.html

Most of the comments are in favor of speedos instead of boardies.

[Byron]

.......the more publicity the better.
In the thumbnails there is also a guy called Alexander Ludwig. Never heard of him but what a shame he's in shorts - put him in a speedo and he would look as good as Ryan Lochte.

[shaulis]

I hope Mr. O'Connell's show is well written and is watchable if the show doesn't have these it will be gone fast. I must say most of the comments were positive. This could be a as Hollywood goes so does America moment.

[Byron]

I tried to read all on Jerry O'Connell but fell asleep.
Good to see possibly a little light at the end of the tunnel however - but despite the mostly supportive posts Emily R says that speedos are out of fashion now
according to a recent Yahoo article (not seen that).
A lot of ill-informed rubbish appears as usual and one comment says the speedo as pictured is a bikini and another that the actor is ripped. He certainly isn't
but I believe he was a fat guy for many years and the inevitable problem occurs when there is considerable weight-loss in later life but no longer the same skin elasticity of youth to regain shape.
For "bikini" to appear reflects of course the long unresolved mis-labelling by those not in the know on speedo matters (to see journalists reporting James Bond's swimwear as a bikini was equally ridiculous but it was there in print many times last year ). Boardshorts also became "trunks" with one commentator, so
some correct terminological agreement seems to be long overdue in this field.

It was quite amusing to see so many bitchy comments suggesting that there simply wasn't enough male endowment there to properly fill a speedo - and some considerable lack in education also, where nobody seemed able to spell penis.

Mikebos 1 might be of interest to Louis as he claims to always know who are the visiting Quebecois when out at his Old Orchard Beach Maine.

[50 Free]

Jerry's problem is that he does not have a "speedo body". Which leads to his next, he doesn't know how to pick and wear the right brief swimsuit. In my opinion he, like about 95% of Americans, would look better in boardshorts and a t-shirt.
This is why speedos get the bad rap. Nobody wants to see that.

[Torchwatch]

Maybe Jerry enjoys wearing Speedos, maybe when he moves through the water while swimming he finds it a sensuous sensation. Maybe it is really stupid to swim in board shorts while swimming because it is a drag that even causes some men to drown.
I did my life guard exam in a tee shirt and short shorts, swimming against the tide and towing a body was hard work. Coming out of the water all that soggy wet cotton was horrible. Why should 95% of American men have to needlessly tolerate clothing unsuitable for the pool, beach and sea just because someone considers they have the wrong body type to wear Speedos that is just silly.
We must tolerate each other's bodies and not tolerate bad dragging swimwear.

[Byron]

Another article (from last year ) - who has witnessed the fashion hit of 2013?
Cut-off camos were to be BIG !
http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2012/aug/14/mens-swimwear-dos-donts

[Byron]

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/doonan/2013/06/men_in_speedos_american_men_need_to_get_over_their _fear_of_wearing_swim.html

[Byron]

Play this video and see a guy who could sell refrigerators to eskimos (and just laugh if you feel faint on hearing the prices):
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12bvgp_men-s-swimwear-undergoes-a-full-renaissance_lifestyle

[Torchwatch]

When discussing the speedos worn by Olympic divers why do these writers always use expressions like tiny or micro. It seems like a way of spotting lazy or useless fashion writers. A 2" or 3" side speedo is neither tiny nor micro, the bikini suits, string suits etc are considerably smaller than classic racing speedo designs.

Why would anyone want to swim in a pair of shorts with a fly front? Assuming you are naked under your shorts having a zip front is rather stupid and a bit dangerous. Having a thong with a front zip is a bit kinky and sexy, having a zip in the front of swimming shorts labels you as dumb, paying $250 for them as dumb and rich.
The outline of these tailored and expensive shorts is what we wore as PE shorts at school. The square cuts just looked like square cuts. Paying $250 for a pair of shorts or square cuts doesn't mean the cutters or machinists in Bangladesh (etc) got paid any more for making them, they may have been making Primark at the same pay rate in the next row. The excessive profits go to the brands and retail outlets.

[50 Free]

There is a class of consumers who prefer to pay outrageous prices just for the bragging rights. They are recognizable by how they describe something, they don't do it by size or color or model, they do it by the price. When they do that, the more the better. I wouldn't call them dumb. They might be a little obnoxious but I wouldn't call them that, either. I just smile and take their money. They are a notch below the folks that can write a check for the whole damn store but they are gonna bargain for the best price and make you work for it. I wouldn't call them dumb either but I think they're kind of arrogant and smile and take their money.
The funnest folk to work with are the dumb ones who are neither obnoxious or arrogant. But I don't call them dumb, in fact I might even suspect they're smarter than they act as I just smile and take their money. Not very much of it though because they came in looking for the lowest price on the cheapest product.
But as far as swimwear goes, the Dolphin briefs look the best on me and on sale from Swim Outlet they cost the least, as low as $13 and nobody here wears the same pattern. Some board shorts I got on sale at Target last summer for about $15 are awesome and I haven't seen anybody anywhere wear the same ones yet. The Dolphins are junk after a month in chlorine every day but the Speedos cost three times as much and are used up in three months. Trying to explain this aspect to swim moms doesn't seem to help their frustration with how much they spend on their kid's swimsuits constantly until you factor in that three out of four kids will lose two suits a year, somewhere, somehow. Plus they like having a new suit as often as possible, nobody wants to wear the same suit all year.
So. Will a $250 suit last me two years? I doubt it. Will I want to wear the same suit every day for two years? No. Do you want to ogle my bulge through the same suit for years? I hope not. Will I be pretty pissed if my $250 suit gets lost and doesn't make it to Lost and Found? Hell yeah. Am I gonna go shopping for a $250 swimsuit? Hardly. That's dumb. :D

[Byron]

From ocMetro via Louis: http://www.ocmetro.com/t-Perspective_swimsuits_speedo0910.aspx

[Swimmboy]

Love that article on Speedos vs. boardshorts in the OC paper! Speedos rule! I remember some guy a few years ago - I think here on the old Speedo Board - urging guys one day each summer to have a "speedo day" at a pre-selected beach in Southern California. I wonder if this writer was that guy?

[California Dolphin]

As the article points out, boardies are totally useless for anything in the water.

In fact, the excess material can be hazardous if you're trying to swim in them. As swimwear, the speedo has a definite purpose and wearing anything else doesn't make any sense what so ever.

Same goes for running shorts - the less coverage, the more freedom of movement.