Short Shorts On The Way Back!!!

[Byron]

Ex-Army trooper (uncompromisingly out to former colleagues) has just written a short memoir relating his experiences during training as a new recruit.
Not always an easy time for him and it was during a posting some time later that he saw a past assailant actually kissing another man in a bar.
The particularly interesting bit (or so it is told) is that when he was a gunner he once fled to Harry (his tank commander) with roughnecks from
another regiment in hot pursuit to give him a beating.
He was sympathetically received and the matter was promptly "sorted" on his behalf.

[California Dolphin]

While we're back on the topic, I'm noticing that even more guys are running in short running shorts.

Today, I noticed that at least 1/2 the guys were in short shorts. When I started keeping track about a year ago, it was more like 1/4.

I've even seen a few guys in their 20's wearing old style shorts at the supermarket.

The trend is definitely encouraging!!!

[Torchwatch]

Whilst running I used to gauge the weather by counting the number of men I saw in shorts, as shorts got longer I had to ignore anything below the knee, as they are "not really shorts", maybe things are looking up now.

Soccer teams etc did not count as their use of shorts was compulsory and upset the data.

I of course was in proper 1970-80's split sided running shorts.

[Byron]

When you refer to split-sided is that to mean properly split so that
the separate leg seams only come together at the waist band ? I ask as I have seen shorts
described as "split" when I would only say "notched" - ie giving just a little extra girth at the upper thigh.
Your old favourites were previously described as split sided speedos and I know just what
you mean, with front and rear fabric having slight leftside and rightside overlaps.
I thought there might be an illustration somewhere on the internet but no luck in finding that design so far.

[Torchwatch]

A pair of notched shorts has a front and back panel coming together at each side with a seam. The lowest inch or so of the seam is left open allowing a V shaped notch to form.
Split running shorts have curved front and back panels that overlap, front over back and are stitched to the waist band. Usually there is a depth of stitching holding the two panels together for a couple of inches or so for modesty, though running shorts sold in sex shops may lack this.
Split running shorts allow greater freedom of movement and give the impression that you might just be able to see the side of the ass, but quite never can.

Does that answer you question?

[NJHunkguy]

That shorts I referred to has V shaped notch sides.
I personally like split shorts more for the "greater freedom of movement and give the impression that you might just be able to see the side of the ass, but quite never can".

[NJHunkguy]

Yes, shocking to me too, 2 weeks ago I saw a young man jogging on the Brooklyn streets wore a pair of black shorts similar length to that one I shown. Pretty much never saw any around this area of the US.

(Probably more chance to see short shorts in Central Park and Chelsea Piers.)