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sik0fewl t1_j7itglo wrote

I could've sworn we wore longer shorts in 2001.

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Tato7069 t1_j7iw8et wrote

That was actually the exact day everything changed

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MSTmatt t1_j7iv6vj wrote

Nah, pre-9/11 was still the 90s

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myfuntimes t1_j7ivt4a wrote

The 90s were totally known for long shorts. Aka, the Fab 5 and Michael Jordan. The 80s were short shorts on men.

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ascii42 t1_j7iwtzt wrote

Unless you're John Stockton.

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itsallsmart t1_j7l9bkb wrote

Yeah, but he was the butt of many jokes because of it. On the playground court we'd pull our shorts way up and yell Stockton like you might yell Kobe

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Knyfe-Wrench t1_j7ixxj8 wrote

The Fab 5 and Michael Jordan were what started making them popular. It would take years to catch on and become the norm.

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myfuntimes t1_j7iysee wrote

Depending on age. I can accept I wore longer shorts whereas Bush and the older generation would dare wear short shorts.

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norapeformethankyou t1_j7j78tc wrote

I still don't feel comfortable wearing shorts above the knee. Just doesn't feel right.

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[deleted] t1_j7l3k8q wrote

I distinctly remember everyone telling me in the late 90s that it wasn't the real 90s any more.

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BillyShears2015 t1_j7j3clb wrote

We did, we just made fun of “old dudes” who still wore shorts like that. Now, those shorts are back in style and we’re the old dudes because our shorts are all long and lame. The wheel of karma never stops turning

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NickNash1985 t1_j7n0fyk wrote

“These kids look like IDIOTS,” I say, staring out the window of my mom’s house wearing a fresh set of JNCOs, an Atari t-shirt from Gadzooks, and a ball chain necklace. It had been raining earlier and my Jinks are soaked up to my nuts area.

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dbbost t1_j7iwd5v wrote

Yeah maybe but 60 year old men didn't

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redditseddit4u t1_j7jdxz7 wrote

I’d guess the 3 guys following Bush are all ex-military and were used to wearing short shorts

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Sackyhack t1_j7j0mzh wrote

Running shorts have always been that long

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OrgeGeorwell t1_j7j4nq8 wrote

*sworn

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sik0fewl t1_j7kei3q wrote

Thanks. I knew something was off when swore/wore were rhyming, but I couldn't put my finger on it!

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