People wear all sorts of things when they are traveling, and sometimes, you can tell a great deal about the person's destination by their choice of clothing. If the traveler is twenty-something and wearing pajama pants and a t-shirt, you can assume that she isn't going straight to an interview when she gets off the plane. If the traveler is dressed in a business suit, you might guess that he's got a meeting soon after the plane lands. You get the point.
Yesterday in the airport, I saw an older gentleman (65 to 70ish) wearing a navy blue blazer over a bluish-grey t-shirt, navy blue shorts, white Nike ankle socks, and black loafers. My question to you, loyal readers, is: for what type of event was this man dressed? Tell me his story, won't you?
(P.S. He was in first class, too.)
Monday, September 22, 2008
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In route to his competency hearing? In route to a play-date with Michael Jackson?
He pottied in his britches so he had to put shorts on. It leaked all the way to his socks so he had to change from dress socks to white ones.
Poor man. Incontinence is not a devastating thing.
I am guessing he was heading to Tampa or Miami. No, Boca Raton. Sounds like wardrobe castoffs from Caddyshack.
He's Nick Saban's gay uncle, and he's on his way to a the seventh annual Outdoor Watering Supplies Trade Show in Reno, Nevada. He's going with a new design for a heavy-duty automated hose reel and a dream.
This is turning into an awesome post.
My guess is the t-shirt was his effort at casual chic. Then he decided he was NOT wearing pants on a long flight. His wife told him he looked ridiculous and he snorted, "who cares what anybody wears on a plane? Besides, I still look better than those young kids wearing their pajamas. And I'll still only have to go through security once, unlike the lady they have to take out back for her, umm piercings. I'll change when I get there."
He thought: "I'm in first class, so suck it, monkeys."
Then he probably regaled some innocent flight attendant with tipsy stories of his life in sales.
He didn't want his jacket wrinkled in flight nor his shoes all bent up. It's a matter of practicality, don't you know.
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