WTF Stories of the Week - Page 226

SzczerbiakManiac · 01-19-2010, 11:59 AM

I lol'd just at the term "Booger Sugar" (I'd never heard it before)

Kevy Baby · 01-20-2010, 07:12 PM

Okay, not really a 'story', but it seemed like as good of a place as any to put this:

Anybody want a $4,000.00 pair of sunglasses?

€uroMeinke · 01-20-2010, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Okay, not really a 'story', but it seemed like as good of a place as any to put this:

Anybody want a $4,000.00 pair of sunglasses?

I'll take them off your hands

alphabassettgrrl · 01-20-2010, 08:40 PM

For that price, they'd better shoot laser beams or something.

Prudence · 01-20-2010, 09:54 PM

The more expensive the sunglasses are, the faster the Rat loses them. Those would last about 90 minutes.

(cf. his Home Depot safety sunglasses, which stick around long enough to actually wear out.)

Kevy Baby · 01-21-2010, 10:29 AM

I found that I prefer more expensive sunglasses as I DON'T lose them - I am too paranoid about losing an expensive item. The ones I have now I've had for several years and they are beyond worn out.

Alex · 01-21-2010, 11:57 AM

I don't lose expensive sunglasses.

However, what I've learned is that I don't take any better care of expensive sunglasses than cheap sunglasses. Use of the case will not extend beyond the first week. To the extent that expensive sunglasses stand up to wear better that's ok. But they're all going to scratch when then end up in a pocket with my car keys.

But I had a pair of expensive sunglasses for almost five years before they broke. Then in the two months following I went through (losing them) five pairs of convenience store sunglasses.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-21-2010, 12:16 PM

I think I've finally found the magic combination for me. An intermediate-priced pair ($40) with a cloth pouch. I have had them for quite some time now, always keeping the pouch with me and have yet to lose or damage them. I think it helps that they fold up very flat and the thin pouch doesn't add any bulk, so I can comfortably slip them into my pocket when I'm not wearing them. It means I don't sit on them, drop them, leave them laying on a table.

Strangler Lewis · 01-21-2010, 12:42 PM

There pretty much has to be nuclear testing going on in my neighborhood for me to even think about wearing a pair of sunglasses. I don't like the way they pinch my head, and I don't think it's a good look for most people on most days.

Alex · 01-21-2010, 12:50 PM

I generally lose the cloth pouch on my way out of the sunglasses store.

And if I'm outside while the sun is up I'm probably wearing sunglasses. I would prefer not to but my eyes seems to be above-normal in terms of light sensitivity and otherwise I end up walking around with my eyes mostly closed.

01-19-2010, 11:59 AM	#1
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Okay, not really a 'story', but it seemed like as good of a place as any to put this: Anybody want a $4,000.00 pair of sunglasses? __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	For that price, they'd better shoot laser beams or something. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	The more expensive the sunglasses are, the faster the Rat loses them. Those would last about 90 minutes. (cf. his Home Depot safety sunglasses, which stick around long enough to actually wear out.) __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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01-21-2010, 10:29 AM	#6
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I found that I prefer more expensive sunglasses as I DON'T lose them - I am too paranoid about losing an expensive item. The ones I have now I've had for several years and they are beyond worn out. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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01-21-2010, 11:57 AM	#7
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I don't lose expensive sunglasses. However, what I've learned is that I don't take any better care of expensive sunglasses than cheap sunglasses. Use of the case will not extend beyond the first week. To the extent that expensive sunglasses stand up to wear better that's ok. But they're all going to scratch when then end up in a pocket with my car keys. But I had a pair of expensive sunglasses for almost five years before they broke. Then in the two months following I went through (losing them) five pairs of convenience store sunglasses.
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01-21-2010, 12:16 PM	#8
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I think I've finally found the magic combination for me. An intermediate-priced pair ($40) with a cloth pouch. I have had them for quite some time now, always keeping the pouch with me and have yet to lose or damage them. I think it helps that they fold up very flat and the thin pouch doesn't add any bulk, so I can comfortably slip them into my pocket when I'm not wearing them. It means I don't sit on them, drop them, leave them laying on a table. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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01-21-2010, 12:42 PM	#9
Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	There pretty much has to be nuclear testing going on in my neighborhood for me to even think about wearing a pair of sunglasses. I don't like the way they pinch my head, and I don't think it's a good look for most people on most days. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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01-21-2010, 12:50 PM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I generally lose the cloth pouch on my way out of the sunglasses store. And if I'm outside while the sun is up I'm probably wearing sunglasses. I would prefer not to but my eyes seems to be above-normal in terms of light sensitivity and otherwise I end up walking around with my eyes mostly closed.
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