"Dude, You Should Wear a Towel"

[FRE]

no i dont get it. i have read the Iliad and the odyssey for my humanities class last year but i liked the class but couldnt stand all the essays i had to write. ironically i have written alot since i started using this site again. everything has its place though, along with being a student/athlete i am a gamer and i will always hold gaming and gaming culture in high regard. feel free to tell me what that quote means. i also didnt know what erudite meant had to look it up i may be a university student but im a kinesiology major not an English major although my writing skills are good i hate writing essays

I strongly believe in a liberal education that should include far more than the subjects required to earn a living. My degree is in business administration. People seem surprised that know about things unrelated to my degree. My father got is degree from the Naval Academy and people were astonished to find out that he was well versed in British poetry. My brother got his EE from MIT and people are surprised to find out that he is familiar with many of the Greek philosophers. My sister is a retired clinical psychologist with a PhD in psychology, but she is very well read and familiar with many different cultures. It's unfortunate that for many people, education ends after they get a degree and they end up knowing very little except what was necessary to get that degree. Television and computer games are partly responsible for that unfortunate situation.

As to the "all Albuquerque is divided into four parts," here is a clue. Ask someone who has studied Latin; he or she will probably know the literary connection. My sister got it because she studied Latin for two years; the other person who got it was a Latin major. However, I have not studied Latin and I got the connection immediately.

I suggest reading the biographies of the barons of industry who were active during the Robber Baron era. That would include Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, the Astors, and others. If you do, you will find clear parallels between our economy now and the economy of that era, what was done to correct the abuses of that era, and what could be solutions to our present problems.

 

[Hatt_101]

As I said before Im young I'm not finished my degree yet I have plenty of time to learn more later in life. As for games being a distraction Cannot agree games or not only a form of entertainment they are also art taking the time to understand and experience them will enrich your like just as much as your other knowledge has. If you ever do play any games play the last of us on the ps3 it is truly an amazing game

I don't know anyone studing Latin and all due respect I'm not going to look it up. At least not now.

 

[817051]

on a side not im starting to feel like im the only young person on here. among most of the women and men on lpsg almost none of them are 24 and under

I'm 24 and I can tell you we're not the only under 25 here.

Actually, I find it strange that no one took a shower in any of the gyms you've been to. I do believe you, but I'm wondering why no one would shower after sweating for an hour or more in a gym. Anyway, I kind of agree with AG08; it's a little bit gross to get back into your clothes when you're still sweaty from the workout. I could understand that if these people lived 5min away from the gym, because it's true that it's more convenient to shower at home, but I don't think that was the case for everybody.

As to the "all Albuquerque is divided into four parts," here is a clue. Ask someone who has studied Latin; he or she will probably know the literary connection. My sister got it because she studied Latin for two years; the other person who got it was a Latin major. However, I have not studied Latin and I got the connection immediately.

I learned Latin for 6 years and I don't get it. If what remains from my Latin knowledge is correct, "Albuquerque" means something like "white oak". I don't see any connection with being divided into four parts. Maybe you have to know Latin AND be American to get it? Or maybe I'm just dumb. :tongue:

 

[FRE]

I'm 24 and I can tell you we're not the only under 25 here.

Actually, I find it strange that no one took a shower in any of the gyms you've been to. I do believe you, but I'm wondering why no one would shower after sweating for an hour or more in a gym. Anyway, I kind of agree with AG08; it's a little bit gross to get back into your clothes when you're still sweaty from the workout. I could understand that if these people lived 5min away from the gym, because it's true that it's more convenient to shower at home, but I don't think that was the case for everybody.

:tongue:

You are in Belgium. People there and in many other European countries are much less concerned with nudity than they are here in the U.S. In many parts of Europe, there are public beaches where nude swimming is not unusual. That is not true here in the U.S.

For a couple years preceding 1977, nudity was permitted at Black's Beach (named after a Mr. Black, who donated the land), but then a measure was put on the ballot to permit voters to accept or ban nudity on that beach. There was a very heated campaign in which "Christian" fundamentalists told all sorts of horror stories about things they imagined were happening there. The result was that the voters decided to ban nudity there. However, immediately to the north of Black's Beach is a beach owned by the State of California and presumably nudity is legal there. Also, there is plenty of warning when the police attempt to force the nudity ban. Because of limited access, the police can be seen from a long distance. So in actuality, the law banning nudity there has had little effect.

There may be one beach in Florida where nudity is permitted, and one on the east coast. There are remote beaches where nudity occurs even though it is illegal.

Here in the U.S., it is widely assumed that illicit sexual activity will occur if nudity is permitted and that nudity itself is very evil. Many women are concerned that if there is nudity in school locker rooms and showers that their children will somehow be damaged by it and perhaps need psychological treatment to recover from the damage.

For more information, do a google search on "topix nude swimming", "school nude swimming", and "YMCA nude swimming". That will provide considerable information on changing attitudes towards nude swimming. Probably many Europeans will see it is very bizarre.

 

[feetandmeat85]

I read the initial post and the guy telling everybody to cover up sounds so girlie. Each situation each guy was not flaunting or making any sexual gestures. To solve his problem he should work out at home
Its freeing after a long workout to strip and let your naked body breathe walk naked to the weigh scale, shower if a bro comes up unexpectedly talk naked for a quick second without reaching for a towel. Were men yeah you may get sized up real quick but so what other than that I never reach for the towel unless I'm drying off
Never had anyone tell me this and wouldn't think to tell another guy.

 

[CUBE]

I read the initial post and the guy telling everybody to cover up sounds so girlie. Each situation each guy was not flaunting or making any sexual gestures. To solve his problem he should work out at home
Its freeing after a long workout to strip and let your naked body breathe walk naked to the weigh scale, shower if a bro comes up unexpectedly talk naked for a quick second without reaching for a towel. Were men yeah you may get sized up real quick but so what other than that I never reach for the towel unless I'm drying off
Never had anyone tell me this and wouldn't think to tell another guy.

right on brother

 

[Hatt_101]

Glad to see someone else my age here. as for the showering i understand why people think its gross but not everybody sweats profusely i only sweat when i do cardio with resistance i do not sweat that much. and working at LA Fitness (yes we have some in Canada too) i notice that most people carry towels around with them so i think most would just towel off that way they wouldnt be sweaty, and then maybe go home and clean up it doesnt really matter what they do once they leave. being a little sweaty is apart of life im more worried about the people that go to the bathroom and dont wash their hands afterwards. and it wasnt like no one showered i cant say anything about the women as i wasnt allowed in their change room but some guys did take showers but each shower is separated in to individual stalls and when people came out of it they would have their towels on.

since Gangnam_stylist, that name is jokes by the way LOL, didnt get it FRE could you please tell us what the reference means

 

[rbkwp]

the revival and continuing participation in this relationships thread, considering the subject title, quite amazes me tbh

i am intrigued, with the views/opinions expressed ..

 

[kurt bishop]

right on brother

AGREED! Makes perfect sense!

 

[bluepony]

I hated showering nude with other guys in high school and college but I still see it as a non sexual character building experience and being one with manhood. It has been interesting to watch the cultural change to nudity as a perverse act and general view of it as sexual.

 

[speedjunkie]

Didn't read the OP, but I think there should be a middle ground. Youre obviously going to see and be seen in a locker room, but there's no need to lounge around nude. It's not a gathering place imo, it's a place strictly for functionlaity. Also reading some of the responses, I can see why people are being uncomfortable for sure, it seems that some you guys might be paying a bit too much attention to your surroundings haha.

 

[KindlyJedi]

"Ok!" I have long hair, so I DO wear a towel (wrapped around my head!). LOL

 

[commando1463]

Been noticing more guys lately just carrying their towel to the showers. Nice to see this change

 

[JaimeB]

if u can't stand the sight of another dude's prick, what r u doing in a lockerroom? get a home gym n be a cock hermit...

 

[sjcgymrat]

Towel or no, it's your choice. But I am puzzled by men who wear boxers into the shower stalls. Really? Steam room, yes, I get it. Locker room, fine. But in the shower? Yesterday one was opposite me. He stripped it off to reveal an average cock, fully hard. I smiled a turned to give him a full view. Three minutes later he had jacked himself to orgasm as I watched. Then he waited in the shower until I had dressed and left. The sexual mind is a strange beast.

 

[ericbear]

I've always felt more self-conscious about my middle-aged gut than showing anything else in the gym locker room, and I find the towel-dances, showering in clothes, etc., to be ridiculous.

But this morning I had an experience that made me feel quite creepy. I had originally posted this is somewhat more detail, but lest it be misunderstood, let me just put it this way:

A guy in street clothes walked to the back of the locker room, probably to take a leak, and his two small kids apparently tagged along behind him (he probably intended for them to wait outside). I was walking out of the showers just then, right past him, with my wet towel slung over my shoulder. Frankly, I felt quite uncomfortable. At first, I thought who the hell lets their little kids in here, but then I realized being a busy parent can be tricky, and not everything happens according to plan.

So, given that the locker room is a shared resource, maybe a little more modesty is in order in the open areas. But please be sensible and take you clothes off in the shower!

 

[kurios]

Kids have to see things as being routine and normal. So you step out of the shower and walk with your towel. Poppa Bear was there so to me it is no biggie. Poppa not there, well maybe a bit more cover.
As to the chap who suggested the originator should wear a towel, sorry I would tell him to fuck right off!
Obviously, I'm not in the diplomatic corp

 

[MilstarSD]

I never "wear"a towel in the locker room. I walk to the showers, steam, or sauna with the towel over my shoulder.

The father with the kids should have known that the possibility that there would be other men naked. Its a natural thing and if kids are exposed to it and realize that , then they would be more relaxed as they get older.

 

[dong-in-khakis]

FS you are effing beautiful.

 

[Billydee4]

I figure a locker room is a locker room--if you enter a men's locker room you have to assume there might be naked dudes in there. It's only America that seems so weird about it. For instance if you go to a public pool in Iceland (every village has one--they're geothermally heated) you have to shower without your swimsuit before going in. They see the showers in the pool locker room as a sanitary necessity (the pools have minimal chlorination) and the requisite nudity is absolutely no big deal. Generally guys of all ages strip at their locker and then walk with swimsuit and towel in hand, stash the swimsuit and towel in a cubby and then shower in open showers (generally no stalls, curtains or anything). And no freaking out about seeing somebody's 'junk' or somebody else seeing their 'junk'. And I'd imagine that you quickly realize that penises come in all shapes and sizes and don't generally look like the ones in porn.