"I used to be with 'it,' but then they changed what 'it' was."

The King of Moo

While in Penney's recently to lurk outside the fitting rooms, I stumbled across what seemed to be children's pyjamas on sale, only adult-sized. One was a bear costume, like this, and the other was a tiger costume, not exactly like this.

I'd understand seeing such costumes in a fancy-dress shop and being worn at Hallowe'en.

But these were on prominent display in Penney's, suggesting they're now fairly standard items of clothing. Then today, I saw a child (at least it was a child) walking through Galway city centre in a miniature bear suit and no-one batted an eyelid. At least it was a child, but he didn't seem to be going to a party, just wearing this thing like it was a normal piece of clothing?

Also, they had a tag attached with "Perfect for festivals!" written on it.
Huh?
How are they perfect for festivals? Why would you go to listen to some music, and also dress like what Daily Mail writers imagine paedophiles dress up as everyday?

Am I just old and boring (I am boring, but I'm still in my twenties)? Or is there something seriously wrong with young people nowadays if dressing up in a giant child's pyjamas for a rock music festival is considered a not entirely ridiculous thing to do?

Would you wear these things to a festival?

Are there any other things that people close to your age do that seems to be considered normal that you don't understand?

Tigger

People want to be tigers

Makes sense

hairyprincess

I'm sorry but I just can't get passed the first few words........wtf??????

Why were you lurking around the changing room in Penneys? Didn't you know BT's is where all the yummy mummies hang out? Or am I barking up the wrong sexual orientation? :eek:

bleg

Was it one of these?

mauzo

I think they are pjs? Onsies...

I was at a house party last week, it was a pajama party! Most of us were in them. Dont ask, it just made the photos funnier. There was a tiger, a giraffe, a fox, a bear and some normal pjs!

Some of my friends actually walked from their houses in these things.

I wore normal clothes because nobody told me it was a pj party...that was my excuse anyway!!

Lyaiera

More people should dress up more of the time. Going to a rock gig? Dress up in leather. Going to a punk gig? Dress up in tartan and leather. Going to a fancy dinner? Formal wear. Going to a wedding? White dress. :P

I think people dressing up is great. Let people have fun.

I do admit it's a little weird when people dress up just for attention though. Trying to out-weird the world. But people dressing up so they can be bear for the day? Great, maybe they're expressing the fact they're feeling a little bit grizzly.

Tigger

BT yummy mummies are high maintaince
You want yer furry mummy's from pennies to get a bit of strange

hidinginthebush

You were in Penny's, with their clientele they have to specialise in all sorts of pyjama wear for the discerning pyjama enthusiast they attract.

Fromthetrees

I've tried on every pair of underpants I've ever bought and I usually try on many many pairs.

Scioch

Hanging around Penny's changing rooms looking at kids pyjamas and man sized bear costumes ? This "it" they changed......wasnt paedophilia by any chance was it ?

flutterflye

I don't know if I was ever "with it"! but yeah, I guess I'd wear them to a festival.
I do like dressing up though.

earpiece

Moo, not sure they are suitable for 'festivals'..... there's no Mickey slot?????

Chucken

hidinginthebush wrote: »

You were in Penny's, with their clientele they have to specialise in all sorts of pyjama wear for the discerning pyjama enthusiast they attract.

Well law-de-daw mr/ms hidinginthebush!

The King of Moo

syndeyfife wrote: »

I think they are pjs? Onsies...

I was at a house party last week, it was a pajama party! Most of us were in them. Dont ask, it just made the photos funnier. There was a tiger, a giraffe, a fox, a bear and some normal pjs!

Some of my friends actually walked from their houses in these things.

I wore normal clothes because nobody told me it was a pj party...that was my excuse anyway!!

Yeah, they look like baby clothes! I can almost understand wearing them to a party where everyone else is similarly attired.
Almost.
But why would any self-respecting adult wear baby clothes in public and outdoors?

Lyaiera wrote: »

More people should dress up more of the time. Going to a rock gig? Dress up in leather. Going to a punk gig? Dress up in tartan and leather. Going to a fancy dinner? Formal wear. Going to a wedding? White dress. :P

I think people dressing up is great. Let people have fun.

I do admit it's a little weird when people dress up just for attention though. Trying to out-weird the world. But people dressing up so they can be bear for the day? Great, maybe they're expressing the fact they're feeling a little bit grizzly.

I don't mind people dressing up generally, but I think buying these costumes in Penney's combines a lack of originality (not bothering to go to a specialist store) with being an attention whore.

Also, they're baby clothes!

bleg wrote: »

Was it one of these?

Yes, just without the whiff of vomit and depression.

hairyprincess wrote: »

I'm sorry but I just can't get passed the first few words........wtf??????

Why were you lurking around the changing room in Penneys? Didn't you know BT's is where all the yummy mummies hang out? Or am I barking up the wrong sexual orientation? :eek:

I'm banned from BT's, Penney's all I've got left.

Tigger wrote: »

People want to be tigers

Makes sense

If these costumes came with a fully-operational bouncy tail, I'd understand, and would already have bought my own.

HUNK

Sometimes I cover myself in vaseline and pretend to be a slug.

Bad Panda

...Now what I'm with, isn't it and what's it seems weird and scary to me. It'll happen to you too!

hidinginthebush

Chucken wrote: »

Well law-de-daw mr/ms hidinginthebush!

[adjusts monocle and doffs tophat]

Lollers

The Tiger onesie has a tail and ears going on. I would wear it with pride to my local shop, no questions asked.

The King of Moo

LordSmeg wrote: »

Hanging around Penny's changing rooms looking at kids pyjamas and man sized bear costumes ? This "it" they changed......wasnt paedophilia by any chance was it ?

You're right, I admit it. I'm just annoyed that they didn't have this costume.

im invisible

Lollers wrote: »

The Tiger onesie has a tail and ears going on. I would wear it with pride to my local shop, no questions asked.

you sure it wasnt a lion?

Lando Griffin

In my day we were encouraged to design and produce our own fancy dress costumes
No recession in your house ya filthy rich sod and you shopping in Penny departmental stores. It makes me sick.

languagenerd

Those are called "onesies" (pronounced one-zeez). I used to work in a shop that sold them - they sell really well, amazingly. Women buy them for their partners and guys seem to buy them as a joke to wear to parties. Penneys used to have Pacman ones for men!

I hate them, they freak me out no end. But a lot of people like them, and willingly wear them as pyjamas :eek:

The King of Moo

Lando Griffin wrote: »

In my day we were encouraged to design and produce our own fancy dress costumes
No recession in your house ya filthy rich sod and you shopping in Penny departmental stores. It makes me sick.

Tried-on underwear costs nothing when you steal it.

Lollers

Tying an onion to your belt will bring you up to date with style.

Scioch

The King of Moo wrote: »

Tried-on underwear costs nothing when you steal it.

3 pack of authentic apparel hipster underpants already worn in.

Pure luxury.

The King of Moo

languagenerd wrote: »

Those are called "onesies" (pronounced one-zeez). I used to work in a shop that sold them - they sell really well, amazingly. Women buy them for their partners and guys seem to buy them as a joke to wear to parties. Penneys used to have Pacman ones for men!

I hate them, they freak me out no end. But a lot of people like them, and willingly wear them as pyjamas :eek:

I knew there was a name for them, it just wouldn't come to me.

I can understand wearing them at Hallowe'en, but I don't see why anyone would wear them at any other time. I just don't see how they're supposed to be fun. It's not like they make you look like a real bear or tiger, which would be fun.

That being said, I don't understand how lots of things people do are supposed to be fun .

downwithpeace

I was with it then moved to the US and wasn't with it then I was with it until I moved back here and wasn't with it, now I'm probably not with it and couldn't care about it.

Archeron

'it' is is the reason most middle aged people are afraid of clowns.

Schism

Tigger wrote: »

People want to be tigers

Makes sense

You and I need to talk :P

Bipolar Joe

When I perform I tend to wear an outfit, sometimes a dress. Dressing up is fun and lends absurdity to situations. I don't like to dress up for parties, though. I will quite happily sit and eat spaghetti in my ladybug costume.

PandaX9

Oh come on who wouldn't like to look like a giant teletubby ..

Well I certainly would never leave my house in a onesie (mine doesn't have a hood or tail or anything, just a standard onesie) but like I think out of all the people I know within the 16-20 bracket that has a onesie use them for the sole purpose of putting them after a very inebriated night out..

In short, they are the laziest pyjamas you can get what with being snuggly pants and a jumper in one with pockets (!) and are just generally great because they are warm however..

They are death traps. They cover the soles of the feet and usually have some ridiculously "anti-slip" things on them that make any sort of carpeted stairs the equivalent to a Vaseline covered cliff..

Which is why all annoying drunken young people should wear them, especially those with carpeted stairs ..

Skid

The King of Moo wrote: »

I don't mind people dressing up generally,

That's good.

but I think buying these costumes in Penney's combines a lack of originality (not bothering to go to a specialist store) with being an attention whore.

You don't want to spend a fortune on a joke outfit for a festival. Penneys is the place to go.

Nobody has a veto on what people want to wear.

Let's have more people dressing up as tigger. The World would be a better place.

The King of Moo

Skid wrote: »

That's good.



You don't want to spend a fortune on a joke outfit for a festival. Penneys is the place to go.

Nobody has a veto on what people want to wear.

Let's have more people dressing up as tigger. The World would be a better place.

This is what I don't understand. Why wear a joke outfit to a festival? I've tried to think of why it would make the experience better, but I just can't.

When I was a teenager, people went to festivals and concerts in normal, casual clothes.

I guess I'm just old-fashioned.

*goes back to cup of tea and nice book*

Skid

The King of Moo wrote: »

This is what I don't understand. Why wear a joke outfit to a festival? I've tried to think of why it would make the experience better, but I just can't.

Girls love cuddling up to tigger. That's why

The King of Moo

Skid wrote: »

Girls love cuddling up to tigger. That's why

I'm all for cuddling, but if I were being cuddled while wearing a onesie I'd be nagged by the thought that the girl was only cuddling me because I was triggering her maternal instincts!

Jester252

Damn Furies.

Links234

It's a whole generation of people raised on Calvin And Hobbes!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pYc6lCjEOhI/T32GLVUgurI/AAAAAAAAMpM/c8Lx0zJo7xQ/s1600/calvin+and+hobbes.jpg

"I'm a simple man, Hobbes."

"You?? Yesterday you wanted a nuclear powered car that could turn into a jet with laser-guided heat-seeking missiles!"

"I'm a simple man with complex tastes."

Tigger99

All the cool people wanna be tigers* don't ya know?

*But bounce like Tigger.

af_thefragile

Hell no!

I'm not a paedo!!

Immaculate Pasta

The King of Moo wrote: »

While in Penney's recently to lurk outside the fitting rooms, I stumbled across what seemed to be children's pyjamas on sale, only adult-sized. One was a bear costume, like this, and the other was a tiger costume, not exactly like this.

I'd understand seeing such costumes in a fancy-dress shop and being worn at Hallowe'en.

But these were on prominent display in Penney's, suggesting they're now fairly standard items of clothing. Then today, I saw a child (at least it was a child) walking through Galway city centre in a miniature bear suit and no-one batted an eyelid. At least it was a child, but he didn't seem to be going to a party, just wearing this thing like it was a normal piece of clothing?

Also, they had a tag attached with "Perfect for festivals!" written on it.
Huh?
How are they perfect for festivals? Why would you go to listen to some music, and also dress like what Daily Mail writers imagine paedophiles dress up as everyday?

Am I just old and boring (I am boring, but I'm still in my twenties)? Or is there something seriously wrong with young people nowadays if dressing up in a giant child's pyjamas for a rock music festival is considered a not entirely ridiculous thing to do?

Would you wear these things to a festival?

Are there any other things that people close to your age do that seems to be considered normal that you don't understand?

None of this is true. :cool:

The King of Moo

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

None of this is true. :cool:

Ok fine, I was there to sniff shoes and figure out if the costumes would make good disguises.

southcentralts

Damn this thread just reminded my of that scene in the shinning with the guy in the bear suit, WTF.

...ok thank you google, what has been searched for, can never be un-searched...for...

Dravokivich

Used to wear'em back in the day, when I was a toddler. Haven't really appealed to me since. Think the whole thing is a bit mad. Can't wait to see what the youngsters will throw their money at next.

Sure Pennys are selling fake hipster glasses as well. Fúcking nuts man.

Crumble Froo

Lyaiera wrote: »

More people should dress up more of the time. Going to a rock gig? Dress up in leather. Going to a punk gig? Dress up in tartan and leather. Going to a fancy dinner? Formal wear. Going to a wedding? White dress. :P

I think people dressing up is great. Let people have fun.

All of this!

I do admit it's a little weird when people dress up just for attention though. Trying to out-weird the world. But people dressing up so they can be bear for the day? Great, maybe they're expressing the fact they're feeling a little bit grizzly.

Doing it purely for the attention, I'll admit it a bit meh, but otherwise, I really don't see why not. My flatmate saw the pacman ones in Penney's a couple of years ago, and fell in love instantly, the novelty and uniqueness of it were mostly the appeal and he wanted to wear it on stage while performing. Couldn't find one in his size, and the camoflage alternative just lacked the novelty that pacman had provided. Fast forward a year and a half and 13,000 miles and I ask him what he wants for Christmas, and the bastard says he still regrets not just gettin one of those onesies! got him a Homer Simpson one for Christmas that he's just about destroyed from wear-and-tear. He doesn't wear it out to town or that, but will occasionally show up to the bottle shop or local cornershop wearing it. Apparently it's really really comfortable and he wants a new one for next Christmas (and some of his friends have put in orders too).

The King of Moo wrote: »

But why would any self-respecting adult wear baby clothes in public and outdoors?

A person can respect themselves without needing the respect of other members of the public they encounter

If these costumes came with a fully-operational bouncy tail, I'd understand, and would already have bought my own.

Surely, this must already have been invented? /hopeful

Irish Guitarist

I suppose if Mud were playing at a festival the tiger costume would make sense.

ejmaztec

HUNK wrote: »

Sometimes I cover myself in vaseline and pretend to be a slug.

Get a grip.

celtictiger32

Tigger wrote: »

People want to be tigers

Makes sense

you got me...............

girlonfire

Onesies scare the bejaysus out of me. Onesies for adults that is.
Why any self-respecting adult would purchase a pair is beyond me:eek:

Wanting to be a tiger...now that's something I can identify with!