Why can't I get interviews?

[onodera]

Al, just admit that you buy GQ.

[Al B. Sure!]

Al, just admit that you buy GQ.

Nope but my nickname was 'GQ' at one job I worked at.

[Elok]

All right, that's possibly a reason why I should care how my dress clothes fit--though I've never had a problem with them. It does not explain why you should care.

[Al B. Sure!]

I'm curious. I struggle to find well-fitting clothes so it must be impossible to you. Unless you know something I don't.

[Elok]

I buy mediums. I put them on. I guess they billow a little around the bottom like your illustration--if that's what makes them ill-fitting--but honestly, nobody seems to care. My wife says I look nice when I put on one of my better dress shirts, and that's fine by me. However, I would never wear those hideous pants, and certainly not with a diagonally-striped tie.

[MOBIUS]

I'm about 140, not 136. Before I left for Lima I was closer to 150, but I had a definite belly. It came from all those damn lunch breaks I took as a sub, and at the Census before that. Normally I eat a small breakfast, a good-sized dinner and light snacks; two actual meals a day screws me up. Anyway, it fell right off once I returned to my normal pattern.

I've never had much of a problem getting clothes, except when buying suits, where I'm a very irregular size. But since I almost never buy suits, that's not much of a problem. I wear standard size medium shirts, both t-shirts and dress shirts--just checked my Lyle & Scott from the closet next to me, it's a medium and it fits fine AFAICT. Nobody ever said it looked weird on me, anyway. Since I'm high-waisted and skinny, my pants size is a bit uncommon. I think I'm a 32/34 or some such; of course, I favor a looser fit for comfort. Even so, most stores have at least a couple of pairs in that size for most styles. Besides, I just buy jeans most of the time, and they're forgiving on size to some extent.

Wow, I'm skinnier than you and I've got two stone on you - what happened there!?

[MOBIUS]

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[MOBIUS]

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[onodera]

Nope but my nickname was 'GQ' at one job I worked at.

You do know that GQ is a magazine for men who like looking at attractive well-dressed men, but are afraid to admit to themselves why, don't you? They were calling you a closet case.
Seriously, Al, good fit is good, but paying so mucb attention to your clothes puts girls off. Leave them something to work with.

[Elok]

Wow, I'm skinnier than you and I've got two stone on you - what happened there!?

Different sizes on the other side of the pond? You like your clothes tighter? Beats me.

[MOBIUS]

I would have thought inches are inches on either side of the pond. I can understand having looser fitting clothes, but not around the waist, I hate that bunching you get when you wear a belt - unless you're into that awful fashion of wearing your trousers halfway down your ass...?

[Elok]

I pretty much always wear a belt--my butt stays covered.

[Al B. Sure!]

I would have thought inches are inches on either side of the pond. I can understand having looser fitting clothes, but not around the waist, I hate that bunching you get when you wear a belt - unless you're into that awful fashion of wearing your trousers halfway down your ass...?

We already established he looks like the dude in the picture with his billowing shirt.