What a dork I was during the 1980s

[Mr. Ed]

Guys, I don't know what fashion statement was during the 80's but remember wearing long tube socks with shorts. I hope you can relate? If not, I guess that settles it, I was a dork.

 

[Pinky]

Guys, I don't know what fashion statement was during the 80's but remember wearing long tube socks with shorts. I hope you can relate? If not, I guess that settles it, I was a dork.

I have photos of my 2 nephews wearing shorts and white tube socks in the summer

 

[Judycat]

My husband wore shorts and white tube socks WITH sandals in 2010, and went out on the street yelling at people to slow down. He wasn't at all self-aware like Mr. Ed.

 

[Timewise 60+]

One man's "dork" is another man's cool dude! It all depends...

 

[Tom52]

I don't wear white tube socks but I do wear cargo shorts which are considered very out of style, at least according to click bait on the internet. Maybe I'm a dork now but, ya know, I don't care what others think is in style or out of style.

 

[Pepper]

I love pockets, so I love Cargo shorts & pants.

 

[helenbacque]

Bermuda shorts and knee socks is formal dress in the tropics.

 

[MarkinPhx]

I think at some point, most of us were dorks in the 80's so no biggie !

 

[Lilac]

Mr. Ed, that was in-style in the early 80s.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I never "was" a dork, I am a dork. I still wear white sox with long pants.
Dorks happen when guys dress to impress women, or when men don't care anymore. Most guys are missing the good taste gene.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

One man's "dork" is another man's cool dude! It all depends...

I agree. I’m all for being comfortable. At times, I still wear socks with sandals especially on the beach. I hate getting sand in between my toes and sandals . Wearing socks prevents that. They are always ankle socks though.
I don’t particularly care if others don’t like it. I’m not dressing to please them.

 

[TennVet]

Growing up we moved constantly from town to town, and I was always the new kid. One school I attended in Eureka Springs, Arkansas presented my teachers with a problem. The school I was transferring from was far ahead of them in all the basic subjects, and I was bored. One teacher tuned in and realized that in spite of being bored I was smart. He assigned me the task of applying the Dewey Decimal System to all the books in the library. I took most of the school year, and sometimes I actually had to read the book in order to classify it. So I guess I was a dork.

 

[Mr. Ed]

praise be the dorks of our generation

 

[Della]

My husband wore shorts and white tube socks WITH sandals in 2010, and went out on the street yelling at people to slow down. He wasn't at all self-aware like Mr. Ed.

You got to love a guy who goes out in the street to yell at people to slow down! I wear white cotton crew socks in the house, all the time, and if someone needs yelled at or there's an emergency of some kind, I'm out in the street in sock feet.