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Old Wed Dec 18, 2013, 10:54am
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Some of the players in the game following mine, last night, had rolled down their waistbands. It seems to be the latest fad in the "look-at-me, I'm special" thought process . . .
Or could it be that the shorts were too long and rolling the waistband is the easiest way to make them a little shorter?
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Old Wed Dec 18, 2013, 10:59am
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Or could it be that the shorts were too long and rolling the waistband is the easiest way to make them a little shorter?
Only if the players involved are from the John Stockton era of short shorts.
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The shorts were too long and rolling the waistband is the easiest way to make them a little shorter?
Checked with a female colleague at the laboratory today who played high school basketball a few years ago. BEAREF is correct.
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