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This man designed my pen

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I would like to give a shout out to cotton, and a shout out to sheet manufacturers.

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In the latest issue of Out magazine, the cover teased me with the tagline: “Exposed: The Tortured History of the Speedo.”

How can you not be intrigued by that, knowing that there are bound to be copious photographs of boys in speedos that will accompany the article?

Was I disappointed? Yes. I wasn’t interested in the history of the speedo, and really, if you subscribe to Out magazine, you aren’t either. You’re interested in looking at people wearing them.

I will even go farther though…I think that EVERYONE is intrigued by the speedo, and even more so, by the people who wear them in public. You could be looking at an 85 year old 294lb man wearing one on the beach, and you can not avert your eyes. It’s like a train wreck. You just have to watch.

So I thought that I would do my own pictorial tribute to the speedo. First off, let’s look at the basic speedo, available for viewing (plus many of their other clothing products) from speedousa.com.

This really is your basic speedo. Nothing fancy about the design, it serves its intended purpose. It provides coverage for the naughty bits, and keeps you sleek while you swim through the water.

Basic in style, form, and function. The classic speedo, if you will. But rarely if ever will you hopefully see guys wearing these today, unless they are on swim team (either amateur or professional), or live in Brazil.

I will note to you the reader, at this point, that speedos were the bane of my existence growing up, as I was on swim team during my elementary, middle, and high school days, and indeed, wore the speedo.

Prior to high school, I was on the Weswyn swim team, and we donned the green and gold speedo that you see here (1986 timeframe). I was also tan at the time, and unfortunately, no longer seem to have the ability to produce melanin and am quite a white boy, but that’s not the point. In high school, the colours changed to blue and orange, but the concept was still the same. The least amount of fabric possible to cover the genitalia.

The speedo was the basic fashion item for swim team. It was thought that you could shave off at least 1/10th of a second by wearing one of these, because they create less drag than a normal trunk style suit. I don’t know who did these studies, but I’m sure it was a gay man.

Anyway. In these rare, competitive instances, speedo swim suits are appropriate. Everyone is equally embarassed at wearing them, and it puts people on a somewhat level playing field. Well, let me correct that. Those people who are “blessed” have less of an issue wearing them than others, but regardless, there is still a level of embarassment that goes with wearing bikini briefs in public, though disguised as a swim suit.

The problem, however, is when speedo is worn when not associated with a swimming competition. These are the speedo tragedies that you see on beaches everywhere, and I’d like to take a very brief quick moment to remind you just how traumatic of a situation that can be for you the viewer.

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