Hi there, Mrs. 1500 ranting today against a rather pervasive problem in my life right now. You may know it as Plumber’s Butt if you are from the United States, Canada or Australia. You have heard it called Builder’s Bum if you live in England. It is called Bouwvakkersdecolleté in The Netherlands and Maurerdekolleté in Germany. No matter the name, the cause is always the same – Belt Failure. All I know is that I see it waaaaay too often lately. This post can also serve as a free advertisement for Duluth Trading Company’s Longtail T-Shirt.
We are in the middle of a massive remodel. We have a carpenter helping us with some of the work, including building a deck, installing siding on the whole house and framing. All of these jobs require bending over. Sometimes, I will just happen to glance out the front window and see a full moon. Yikes!
Mr. 1500’s dad is an electrician. I have known him for more than 12 years, and have seen far too much of his backside. Yesterday I was helping him pull wire, and every time I glanced over at him, there was that tell-tale line rising out of the back of his jeans. Thanks.
But the thing is, this doesn’t happen every day. I think the contractor actually owns some of the Longtail shirts! And my father-in-law will occasionally tuck in his shirt so that it doesn’t bare all.
And lest I be sexist, let’s not forget the ladies out there with their low-rise jeans. Ladies, no matter what you think, it is NOT sexy to bend over and show the whale tail (that is what the top of the thong panty is called, for those not in the know).
If you are in the building and construction industry, take this as a public service announcement. If you feel a breeze, you are probably sharing more than you need to be. I walked into a home improvement store today, and was greeted with quite the show in the electrical aisle. Thank you sir, for showing me where your creator split you. I would have preferred not to know what that looks like.
Mr 1500 chips in: I feel a song coming on*. Sing with me now!
The 1500s had a home, E-I-E-I-O.
And at this home there were some butt cracks, E-I-E-I-O.
With a butt crack here.
And a butt crack there.
Here a crack, there a crack.
Everywhere a butt crack.
The 1500s had a home, E-I-E-I-O.
*You’d think that I’ve been drinking to come up with this nonsense, but alas, it’s a work night and I’m completely sober.
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What?! Butt crack is totally sexy 😛
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Oh Michelle, the crack over here is decidedly NOT sexy. I would have included a picture, because there are PLENTY of opportunities to capture this on film every single day, but this is a family blog, and you really don’t want to see that.
Haha! Just yesterday at the gym I had to tell my workout buddy to pull his shorts up because I could tell what brand of undies he was wearing. (Luckily no crack, though).
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Should you ever want a full moon, come for a visit…
Too funny! Long shirt = good investment! Got it!
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Ha! I agree we’re in need of a public service announcement. Maybe there’s a way we can correct this behavior? Can we start dropping random objects in there (pencils? loose change?) as a way to embarrass each other into proper belt & tucking procedures?
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Tempting, but that means getting a closer look. You go ahead.
Crack is whack, that’s what I always say! 🙂
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Amen, sister!
Great post! Actually, I bought my man two of the Deluth Long Tail Tees. He’s got a long torso so they work great for him. Besides, they’re a really high-quality product.
Thanks for the Thursday smile 🙂
Ree
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I think the Duluth Trading Company has some really great products. I absolutely love the longer tees!
I had a friend who did some police work for a college campus. Any time her or her partner would run into that their immediate response was “pull your pants up, don’t you know that crack kills!” It still pops into my end whenever I see something like that.
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I am also not a fan of the “homeboy pants” look. Although most of them wear underpants that cover the offending areas.
You two crack me up!
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Holy crap! Butt cracks, whale tales and Old MacDonald???!!! It’s as if you’ve been a voyeur at Hoombah House. 1500s!!! This is electric stuff over here!
May you have a simply longer tail weekend than your week has been!!!
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Thanks, CJ. Unfortunately, the weekend is looking to feature full moons, too.
Classic 1500’s. Taking a fairly daily, normal-ish occurence and cracking us up with it =D
To long tail t-shirts and covering of full moons!
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Hahahaha. Yes! I gave a coworker a ride to pick up his truck at the shop the other afternoon. We were talking as he got out of the car and luckily I realized what was going to happen and changed my focus to directly out the windshield as he got out. Based on what I saw in my peripheral, it was somewhere around a half moon.
If I had a nickel for every person’s crack I saw out and about at coffee shops restaurants, etc. I’d have a lot of nickels! I don’t understand how people don’t notice the breeze!