In the Baroque cycle Neil Stephenson describes the fashions worn by European courtiers. One item that was in vogue was a small black velvet patch. Originally worn to cover smallpox scars, they later were worn as pure adornment.
When I went to Disneyworld, there were a great many little boys running around wearing eyepatches... as if eye trauma was something to celebrate!
Actually, pirates and other sailors of the time wore eye patches for reasons other than eye injury. It was very dark below decks, and if you had one eye already accustomed to the dark.... ;)
It's a lot easier to stick cutlasses into people you can see.
Unfortunately for bandage wearing crazy people normal people rarely wear bandages even whne they are cut. New Skin just works a lot better unless you have a major laceration.
My sister (a Major) was Nurse at Camp Anaconda outside of Baghdad after the start of the war. One day an Army Ranger came in for treatment. She needed a small bandage for his finger. All she could find was a donated box of Scooby-do bandages.
She patched up the Ranger to much amusement and sent him on his way. Shortly there after, the Ranger Medic came in and asked for the box of Scooby-do band-aids to use in the field.
Seems like something the Japanese would do. But then again, you won't be seeing faux eyeglasses here for American women to be taken more seriously at the office. The line has to be drawn somewhere.
I think that Demonspawn has fallen victim to speculative history.
Yes... eye patches could, conceivably, have been used as a way of dealing with shifting luminosities but, no, there's no evidence what so ever that actual pirates ever did use them in such a manner.
It's only creepy to because apparently if someone asks why you're wearing a bandage, you lie and say you have a cut. When you have to justify your fashion decisions by telling slightly morbid lies, it crosses from silly to creepy real fast.
And talk about desperate for attention... anyone who tries to draw attention to their sense of style by wearing coordinating bandages is too insecure about what they look like, IMHO.
I think that Demonspawn has fallen victim to speculative history.
That's a possibility.
On the other hand, it would account for the supposed greater number of eye patches on pirate boats than on navy boats at the time. Were marines less likely to lose an eye vs pirates?
It is a unproven theory, but thought-provoking. You are correct that I shouldn't of presented it as anything beyond a theory.
It's only creepy to because apparently if someone asks why you're wearing a bandage, you lie and say you have a cut
Well of course. If you told the truth "I'm wearing it for attention" then that would have the opposite result of your intended goal.
And talk about desperate for attention...
EVERYONE wants attention (even you and me, otherwise we wouldn't be posting here). The only real question is "what are you willing to do to get it?" Band-aid people came up with an inexpensive method that harms nobody. Why is their answer "wrong" in your book?
Not really creepy. Just another sign that people have nothing of worth to offer the world beyond surface.
(Oh yea, and I do think some people who cut themselves do so as almost a fashion statement, as it garners them much attention and concerned questions).
creepy yes, and also sad.when i was small and sent to nap 45yrs ago i would fall out of bed calculating the thump required vs the pain of hitting the floor since i was dumb enough to not realise that a full body thump onto the floor could be simulated.nowadays i only point out the involentary
amputatoins with those who it would be a safety issue rather than a way to get into pants.
one thing this phenomema says is how mostley safe parts of the world have become.for example 19th cent.London. the world these daze be amazing smoove.
it would not be fun to get your water from a municipal typhoid pump.sorry for digressing;damn what abunch of wheeny pousers
i am not a pegleg myself but i know a few.
"Another fashion export from Brazil. Maybe Giselle Bündchen will start wearing these band aids on the catwalk."
For some reason this reminded me of Wilt Chamberlin wearing band aids over his nipples during basketball games because the cheap fabric they used in the jerseys back then was very rough. I'm sure we'll start seeing women wearing two strategically placed band aids pretty soon.
This may be new for adults. When my kids were little, we had to stop buying the decorated (IIRC, Lion King) band-aids, because they would wear the things as jewelry, and we'd have none left to put on actual cuts.
"For some reason this reminded me of Wilt Chamberlin wearing band aids over his nipples during basketball games because the cheap fabric they used in the jerseys back then was very rough. I'm sure we'll start seeing women wearing two strategically placed band aids pretty soon."
Running stores actually sell something similar to a band aid to protect a man's nipples from chafing against his shirt while he's running. I don't think women runners have the same problem, because their job bras protect them against this sort of chafing.
Ah, nothing new under the sun.
In the Baroque cycle Neil Stephenson describes the fashions worn by European courtiers. One item that was in vogue was a small black velvet patch. Originally worn to cover smallpox scars, they later were worn as pure adornment.
I think I have a different understanding of the meaning of the word "creepy". This is more silly.
I think I have a different understanding of the meaning of the word "creepy". This is more silly.
Agreed. If people were actually cutting themselves as fashion statements, it would be creepy. But not this.
Nelly was rockin the Band Aid in the 90s.
I used to have neon band aids when I was kid and I'd wear them for fun.
Bodily adornments that generate attention.
Interestingly, the band-aids work better than the giant diamond earrings or an Armani suit. Cost less too!
And people are surprised because.... ?
I think it's just that more people are calling foul, because so much attention is being generated without the previously-requisite expensive purchase.
Sheesh, you guys can't just read a post and take it at face value, can you. Creepy it is.
When I went to Disneyworld, there were a great many little boys running around wearing eyepatches... as if eye trauma was something to celebrate!
More of Walt's totalitarian streak bubbling up years after his death.
He's like an evil Dumbledore.
In 2004 Repiglicans were sporting bandages to mock John Kerry's Purple Hearts.
Talk about C.R.E.E.P.s!
Hey - it beats tattoos.
Actually, pirates and other sailors of the time wore eye patches for reasons other than eye injury. It was very dark below decks, and if you had one eye already accustomed to the dark.... ;)
It's a lot easier to stick cutlasses into people you can see.
Unfortunately for bandage wearing crazy people normal people rarely wear bandages even whne they are cut. New Skin just works a lot better unless you have a major laceration.
New Skin just works a lot better unless you have a major laceration.
And if you do have a major laceration, it's Krazy Glue to the rescue.
My sister (a Major) was Nurse at Camp Anaconda outside of Baghdad after the start of the war. One day an Army Ranger came in for treatment. She needed a small bandage for his finger. All she could find was a donated box of Scooby-do bandages.
She patched up the Ranger to much amusement and sent him on his way. Shortly there after, the Ranger Medic came in and asked for the box of Scooby-do band-aids to use in the field.
Now that's a fashion statement.
Seems like something the Japanese would do. But then again, you won't be seeing faux eyeglasses here for American women to be taken more seriously at the office. The line has to be drawn somewhere.
I agree with creepy. But I also agree with Michael Tinkler that it does beat tattoos.
More like: Lame, really, really lame. Almost too lame to comment on.
I did say almost.
The creepy part is this guy is worrying about his band-aids coordinating with his man-purse.
The only reason my shoes and belt match is I wear the same ones every day.
I think that Demonspawn has fallen victim to speculative history.
Yes... eye patches could, conceivably, have been used as a way of dealing with shifting luminosities but, no, there's no evidence what so ever that actual pirates ever did use them in such a manner.
It's only creepy to because apparently if someone asks why you're wearing a bandage, you lie and say you have a cut. When you have to justify your fashion decisions by telling slightly morbid lies, it crosses from silly to creepy real fast.
And talk about desperate for attention... anyone who tries to draw attention to their sense of style by wearing coordinating bandages is too insecure about what they look like, IMHO.
That's a possibility.
On the other hand, it would account for the supposed greater number of eye patches on pirate boats than on navy boats at the time. Were marines less likely to lose an eye vs pirates?
It is a unproven theory, but thought-provoking. You are correct that I shouldn't of presented it as anything beyond a theory.
Well of course. If you told the truth "I'm wearing it for attention" then that would have the opposite result of your intended goal.
EVERYONE wants attention (even you and me, otherwise we wouldn't be posting here). The only real question is "what are you willing to do to get it?" Band-aid people came up with an inexpensive method that harms nobody. Why is their answer "wrong" in your book?
i'm partial to my bad badz maru band-aids, but its not like i use them to cover imaginary wounds, either.
i'm partial to my bad badz maru band-aids, but its not like i use them to cover imaginary wounds, either.
Not all that creepy on my scale of creepiness.
By the way, I'm taking dibs on the stick-on/rub-on whip marks. Those should REALLY have potential.
Megan's Creep Out Song
I am stuck on Band-Aid brand 'cause Band-Aid's stuck on me!
I am stuck on Band-Aid brand 'cause germs don't stick on me!
'Cause they hold on tight no matter what on fingers, toes, and knees.
I am stuck on Band-Aid brand 'cause Band-Aid helps heal me!
Take it home Dady-o...
I am stuck on Band-Aid brand 'cause Band-Aid's stuck on me!
I've been banned!
Another fashion export from Brazil. Maybe Giselle Bündchen will start wearing these band aids on the catwalk.
Not really creepy. Just another sign that people have nothing of worth to offer the world beyond surface.
(Oh yea, and I do think some people who cut themselves do so as almost a fashion statement, as it garners them much attention and concerned questions).
creepy yes, and also sad.when i was small and sent to nap 45yrs ago i would fall out of bed calculating the thump required vs the pain of hitting the floor since i was dumb enough to not realise that a full body thump onto the floor could be simulated.nowadays i only point out the involentary
amputatoins with those who it would be a safety issue rather than a way to get into pants.
one thing this phenomema says is how mostley safe parts of the world have become.for example 19th cent.London. the world these daze be amazing smoove.
it would not be fun to get your water from a municipal typhoid pump.sorry for digressing;damn what abunch of wheeny pousers
i am not a pegleg myself but i know a few.
"Another fashion export from Brazil. Maybe Giselle Bündchen will start wearing these band aids on the catwalk."
For some reason this reminded me of Wilt Chamberlin wearing band aids over his nipples during basketball games because the cheap fabric they used in the jerseys back then was very rough. I'm sure we'll start seeing women wearing two strategically placed band aids pretty soon.
If someone's gonna go this route, they should at least put some effort into it, although they’ll be a year behind: "Big in Japan: Bandages and Eye Patches are the Hottest New Fashions” (Sep 2007).
This may be new for adults. When my kids were little, we had to stop buying the decorated (IIRC, Lion King) band-aids, because they would wear the things as jewelry, and we'd have none left to put on actual cuts.
Not so much creepy as high-larious, after I looked up "Balenciaga."
"For some reason this reminded me of Wilt Chamberlin wearing band aids over his nipples during basketball games because the cheap fabric they used in the jerseys back then was very rough. I'm sure we'll start seeing women wearing two strategically placed band aids pretty soon."
Running stores actually sell something similar to a band aid to protect a man's nipples from chafing against his shirt while he's running. I don't think women runners have the same problem, because their job bras protect them against this sort of chafing.
Relax everybody. Along with Flavor of Love, this is just another sign of the apocalypse.