Sunday
Nov222009
Two Legs At A Time
Sunday, November 22, 2009 I have always thought that the saying that goes "They're just like everybody else: they put their pants on one leg at a time" didn't make much sense. Then, I found out that most people actually do put there pants on one leg at a time.
I put my pants on two legs at a time, even when I do it from a standing position.
I must be really awesome.
So, what's your method? One leg, or two?
Reader Comments (20)
i enjoy people that do things off the grid. i put mine on right leg first :)
But wait. How? Is there ninja-style jumping, or lots of awkward stepping? Or [shudder] preparatory rolling/bunching?
Bill Braine, there is some bunching/rolling going on. It is terribly inefficient, and I have occasionally ripped out a hem with my toes using this method.
I'm a high stepper. One leg at a time, but apparently I hold my pants abnormally high off the floor and appear to climb into them. Or so my college roommates informed me. They also mocked me mercilessly for the way I put on my socks. Said it looked like I was trying to sneak up on my feet.
I am a one-legger. This is due in no small part that I could not be any clumsier and still stand upright, and the mental imagery of trying to do both legs at the same time has already twisted my ankle and bruised my knee.
My hat's off to you, two-leggers.
Both legs, actually. But I lay them down on the floor in front of me first, grab the waistband, and pull them on.
And now I feel in good company.:)
Haaa!!! Did you catch American Dad tonight? There was the funniest sketch about this very thing, and now I'm picturing you doing a backflip and slipping into a pair of pants suspended in mid-air by mythical bird-like creatures. Awesome.
I put my pants on head first.
It's kind of a complicated process.
Also, it helps if you're drunk.
Which explains several personal problems AND my aversion to pants. :)
Usually, I put them on right leg first. But sometimes, if I'm lazy, I'll lay on my back and put them on both legs at once. Incidentally, that is also how I usually take my pants off. I must look like a turtle on it's back.
I always put the left leg on first. I'm pretty sure if I tried to put my pants on both legs at once, I would kill myself. I am WAY too clumsy for that. I fall over half the time anyway the way I do it now.
So you just sort of launch yourself into your pants? Cool.
Reading this thread of comments made me LOL... seriously, Schmutzie has the best readers ever!
For the record, sometimes it's one at a time for me, other times I sit on the bed/chair/locker room bench and put on both at once. It depends on how ambitious I'm feeling I suppose.
:)
Uh, one leg at a time. I didn't even know you could do it two at a time! This begs for a video demonstration.
Two legs, often. I put my pants on sitting down often and just put them on over my feet.
Geez. I guess I am special and not like everyone else.
One. At. A. Time.
It depends. If I'm getting out of bed and putting them on, it's two at a time. If I'm standing, it's one of the time. I guess I just like to be like everybody else SOMETIMES. Huh.
I'm a one-leg kinda gal.
I'm pretty sure I was a one-leg-at-a-timer until I became aware of that expression and started making an effort to do it two at a time.
These days I think it is broken down depending on the setting as described below. Methods are listed in order of highest to lowest frequency of occurrence.
Standing: one at a time, right leg first. Hopping/jumping added as needed.
Sitting on a chair or bed: same as above (less the hopping/jumping), unless I'm thinking of that expression in which case I am apt do it two at a time. Or if I'm in a jovial mood I'll do two at a time, both legs swinging at the knee to maximize pant leg flopping.
Sitting on the floor (typically only happens if I'm in a small tend): two at a time, scooting and arching.
edit: small TENT. Not a small tend.
Okay - so HOW do you DO that? (while you're standing up) Could you possibly make a video.
I'm a lot of AbigailRoad - but I'm left leg first and then sometimes lying on my bed on my back & both legs at once.
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