I wonder if guys realize HOW UTTERLY STUPID they look when they hold their too big pants up by the crotch.

Since they don't realize how utterly stupid they look in their too big pants in the first place, I'm gonna go with a big old "NO" here.

Seriously, I've been waiting for the big pants thing to go away for ten years now. Of all the demented fashion trends, THIS is the one that sticks around? W...T...F?

I've been embarassing my teenage neighbor boy with stuff like this. First, I started calling the trend of wearing humongous (down to the knees) tshirts man dresses. I think I'm going to tell him about the PeePee Dance pants term.

Of course, all I get in response from a 14 year old boy is an eyeroll or fisheye, but it's worth a shot.

My doctor just recommended I take glucosamine for knee pain. Anyone have any experience with it?

There was an NIH study recently that showed there was no difference in pain reduction in patients with osteoarthritis in their knees regardless of whether they took glucosamine (with chondroitin) or a placebo.

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Of course that's just one study but it's discouraging.

There was an NIH study recently that showed there was no difference in pain reduction in patients with osteoarthritis in their knees regardless of whether they took glucosamine (with chondroitin) or a placebo.

Maybe they were using really good placebos.

What astonishes me the most is the apparent unconcern about the basic inability to walk when your pants are literally belted below your ass. Also, I do NOT NEED to see your underpants that much. A stripe of boxers at the waist I can handle (not handle handle), but your full backside in oxford-striped baggy glory? Spare me!

Of course, yesterday at the mall we saw a young sort of punky guy wearing ripped shorts, which were ripped in such a way that from behind it was very very obvious that he was wearing black bikini underpants. Things I do not need to know...

Maybe they were using really good placebos.

mmmmdeliciousplacebos

Is all knee pain osteoarthritis, though? I'm asking in all seriousness becuase I've been having problems with my knees (along with other leg/foot issues) since I was in college, but from everything I've found, it is most likely due to walking with flat feet w/out arch support for decades. I've got some arthritis in my feet, but my other problems all stem from the lack of arch or the ankle I seriously sprained 15+ years ago that's been weak (and probably seriously re-sprained at least twice) ever since.

Thanks for the info guys. I still have no idea what's causing the knee pain, but it started when I was kneeling on site for months at a time and hasn't gone away. The doc this morning said there's "nothing structurally wrong" with them though, so that's encouraging.

Is all knee pain osteoarthritis, though?

I wouldn't think so. It's a specific disease. I mentioned the NIH study because I think it was the first comprehensive study of the effectiveness of glucosamine on any kind of pain.

It seems that other countries have judges wackier than ours....

MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs has asked for his job back after being fired by the country's Supreme Court.

"They should not have dismissed me for what I believed," Florentino Floro, a trial judge in the capital's Malabon northern suburb, told reporters after filing his appeal.

Floro was sacked last month and fined 40,000 pesos ($780) after a three-year investigation found he was incompetent, had shown bias in a case he was trying and had criticized court procedure, a ruling showed.

He told investigators that three mystic dwarfs -- Armand, Luis and Angel -- helped him carry out healing sessions during breaks in his chambers.

C'mon - Angel ran a law firm for a year - his advice has gotta be worth something....

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