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Old Fri Jul 28, 2006, 07:30pm
azbigdawg azbigdawg is offline
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Originally Posted by OklahomaBlue
My! My! My! Are we just so taken by our professional standards that we can't dress for comfort? Years ago, my old Metro Assn, UIC, Bill Finley, told me after I asked if we could wear shorts to umpire the Men's Indian FP World Series in OKC in July, "I really don't care if you don't mind looking silly." I wore them that day and no one said anything about them and while the other umpires "looked professional" in their navy slacks, I was comfortable in the 100 degree + heat.


Yes.... I AM taken by my professional appearance....... and you should be too.....and you DID look silly..but hey..it was our choice........ I have found that the shorts arent that much cooler than a nice pair of pants...... but the shorts do match the clown nose better....
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