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[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
The Dad isn't going to want to wear upscale things if he's wearing torn t-shirts to work. Buy him a half dozen T-shirts with random sports/college names. Basic cotton shorts are fine. Don't buy things to pretty him up because he won't wear them.

He wears the torn t-shirts under custom-made shirts, Hank. Pay attention. The man seems to have some pride.

[Seasonal Sock]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
I cannot emphasize enough, however, that ONE WORKOUT PER WASHING.

I have no control over this and will NOT be washing my father's dirty nasty gym clothes. (Thx for the tips -- I feel ready to hit the crowded store now)

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
The Dad isn't going to want to wear upscale things if he's wearing torn t-shirts to work. Buy him a half dozen T-shirts with random sports/college names. Basic cotton shorts are fine. Don't buy things to pretty him up because he won't wear them.

It's not like he's gonna go to the gym anyway. If he wanted to go to the gym, he'd have a membership already. This gift is the adult equivalent of receiving brussel sprouts in your stocking as a kid.

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
He doesn't want to walk into the gym and feel like every blob with an AARP discount.

Cite, please.

I suppose this is your answer, Seasonal Sock. If your father is a red-blooded American middle aged man with an AARP discount, cotton is king. If he's some mamby-pamby metrosexual, well, listen to RP.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
The Dad isn't going to want to wear upscale things if he's wearing torn t-shirts to work. Buy him a half dozen T-shirts with random sports/college names. Basic cotton shorts are fine. Don't buy things to pretty him up because he won't wear them.

I have plenty of wicking shirts that don't look much different that cotton shirts. Nothing really fancy/pretty about them.

Of course, I sometimes wear the short running shorts on long runs, so maybe I'm not the right person to ask.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
I cannot emphasize enough, however, that ONE WORKOUT PER WASHING. I HATE smelling people while at the gym. Some people always wear the same thing and that is just gross. Wash your workout wear. I bet I have 20 separate workout outfits.

And you look fabulous in each and every one, my darling. Me, I'll stick with my sweet pants and Dexy's Midnight Runners concert T.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Yes, a certain traditional sloppy odor-retaining unflatteringness to it. He doesn't want to walk into the gym and feel like every blob with an AARP discount. Cotton has gone the way of the mojito.

I love you, but ....

Bullshit. That's exactly what he wants. At least in the beginning. Later, after the cult has brainwashed him, he will want the gore-tex jock strap. The journey of a thousand miles, etc.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
It's not like he's gonna go to the gym anyway. If he wanted to go to the gym, he'd have a membership already. This gift is the adult equivalent of receiving brussel sprouts in your stocking as a kid.

Hey wait, are we related?

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by Seasonal Sock
I beg you all -- please help save our family name.

"Seasonal?"

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by Seasonal Sock
I have no control over this and will NOT be washing my father's dirty nasty gym clothes. (Thx for the tips -- I feel ready to hit the crowded store now)

I guess my point was that one needs at least enough outfits to get through one week. If you plan to work out every day, that means seven completely separate outfits. If three times a week, three completely separate outfits.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
He wears the torn t-shirts under custom-made shirts, Hank. Pay attention. The man seems to have some pride.

Still, if you clean him up too much, he'll have the 40 year divorcees hanging on him. As he gets in better and better shape they'll be looking at him more seriously, and he'll be tempted. Mom's not getting on aprogram.

If sock doesn't want Dad working the spinning class for strange, she'd be better getting him boring gym stuff.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Still, if you clean him up too much, he'll have the 40 year divorcees hanging on him. As he gets in better and better shape they'll be looking at him more seriously, and he'll be tempted. Mom's not getting on aprogram.

If sock doesn't want Dad working the spinning class for strange, she'd be better getting him boring gym stuff.

I guess that rules out the "Moustache Rides - $5" vintage tee from Urban Outfitters.

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
And you look fabulous in each and every one, my darling. Me, I'll stick with my sweet pants and Dexy's Midnight Runners concert T.

Also, I just want to point out that I did link to the straight-legged knit pants, not the elastic bottomed sweat pants.

I do have some sense of fashion.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
I guess my point was that one needs at least enough outfits to get through one week. If you plan to work out every day, that means seven completely separate outfits. If three times a week, three completely separate outfits.

And they say math is hard.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I guess that rules out the "Moustache Rides - $5" vintage tee from Urban Outfitters.

Sweet. I gotta get me one of those.