These pants are an example of "oops, forgot where the line was" geek fashion. As you can see, a Bluetooth computer keyboard has been embedded in the front of the pants with a back pocket dedicated to toting the geek's favorite mouse. Speakers are included in the knees. And since these pants were obviously created by a male, the joy stick is, unbelievably enough, just behind the zipper of the fly. I would imagine that this might require a certain agility to keep it from getting wet on occasion but we won't think too hard about that. The wealth of bad jokes that the joy stick and keyboard placement engender are surely coming unbidden to mind.

If you know someone who would wear these pants designed by Erik De Nijs, they urgently need to be disconnected from their computer at least once a day and taken outside in a public place. Just like plants, geeks need fresh air and sunshine (or at least exposure to the fact that weather changes) in order to continue to function on anything vaguely resembling a normal basis. Of course, it is debatable if anyone wearing these pants would be capable of normal function.

Most hard core geeks are noted for being fashion impaired, but even they draw the line somewhere. (It's usually when the pants stand up by themselves. No, wait that's college students)  There is also the hope, slim though it may be, that any geek who would wear these pants might have their fashion sense improved by exposure to the outside world. You know a little like osmosis.

If you see someone wearing these pants, or if you have the urge to purchase a pair yourself, seek help. This may require major intervention by a fashion consultant and a therapist.

Entry was posted on Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 6:20 am under Strange.  Print This Post