AM I WEARING MY SHIRTS WRONG?

The Juggler
The Juggler Posts: 49,598
edited March 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
in the past 5 months 4 of my shirts have developed holes on the sleeve where the elbow is. 4 of them!

the first 3 were older shirts that i love and just didn't want to part with. so i went to the dry cleaner and had them patched. yes, i did that......all 3 of them ripped within a few wears. :x

so back in november i restocked. got some new nice work shirts. button down shirts. today i am wearing one of them and i notice that familiar drafty sensation coming from my right elbow. look over and, sure enough, yup----a fucking hole! this shirt is less than 5 months old! what is going on?!?! these arent' cheap shirts either. this one, especially is nice. forget the brand but i bought it for a wedding. son of a bitch.


so i need your advice. what am i doing wrong? how do you wear your shirts? :?
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  • Monster Rain
    Monster Rain Posts: 1,415
    Maybe you jsut lean on your elbows more than you notice. I do that a lot when I type at work because my PC is in a corner. I never really noticed it until one of my jackets started to wear a little bit around the elbows.
  • 81
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    wear short sleeves
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    http://www.ehow.com/how_12093879_avoid- ... eeves.html



    you're welcome
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  • Bronx Bombers
    Bronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    This used to happen to a guy who sat near me in an old office. It turned out the culprit was the arm on his chair which was a little chewed up.
  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    I let my wallet burn holes in a few of my best and expensive suits and had to have them patched. I learned to keep the wallet in the jacket pocket. thank goodness for casual business dress.

    you could roll the sleeves up? reposition your desk arrangement?

    maybe stop falling asleep at your desk with your hand holding up your head?
  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    Moisturize your elbows.
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  • Nami
    Nami Newfoundland Posts: 5,999
    I think its your partner playing a nasty trick on ya... cutting lil holes in there to get it started, f'king with your mind

    OR

    You got some dry ass elbows, sandpaper in comparison, and in desperate need of moisturizer.

    :lol: i kid i kid...

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  • green mountain man
    green mountain man Posts: 735
    The elbow joint is a bony prominence that is frequently flexed,extended,and leaned on. The sleeves will wear in that area.

    You could switch to wearing strait-jackets. :wtf:
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    How big are your biceps?
  • Suzi78
    Suzi78 Posts: 362
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  • green mountain man
    green mountain man Posts: 735
    Do you juggle with those shirts on ?
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    It could be that you need a size bigger, you could be putting undue pressure on the area every time you move your arms. None of the material should be stretched when you're making normal arm movements.
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  • green mountain man
    green mountain man Posts: 735
    PureandEasy wrote:
    It could be that you need a size bigger, you could be putting undue pressure on the area every time you move your arms. None of the material should be stretched when you're making normal arm movements.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    Monster Rain wrote:
    Maybe you jsut lean on your elbows more than you notice. I do that a lot when I type at work because my PC is in a corner. I never really noticed it until one of my jackets started to wear a little bit around the elbows.

    but i've been wearing shirts the same way for over 3 decades now. i'm a shirt wearing veteran at thsi point and i''m not doing anything different with my elbows now than i was in the past. why now, all of a sudden, am i having this problem? :x
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  • 81
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    sounds like a job for the myth busters
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  • Claireack
    Claireack Posts: 13,561
    I would say put a patch inside the sleeve before you start wearing them. Then you'll discover if your wearing them out from either the inside or the outside.

    If it's the inside - moisturise. If it's the outside check your desk and see if it's getting rough.

    Either that or just give up and say 'by heck they don't make shirts like they used to'.
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  • The Juggler
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    81 wrote:
    sounds like a job for the myth busters


    and i dont need to moisterize my elbow. little pointy maybe, but it ain't dry
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    neilybabes86 wrote:
    http://www.ehow.com/how_12093879_avoid-holes-elbows-shirt-sleeves.html



    you're welcome

    i love how there is actually a guide to avoid getting holes in your sleeves. god bless the internet :lol:
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  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    I think the newest thing is to wear you shirt inside out.
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    The Juggler wrote:
    81 wrote:
    sounds like a job for the myth busters


    and i dont need to moisterize my elbow. little pointy maybe, but it ain't dry
    haha @ 81 .. myth busters :lol:
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    jeagler... i think i know what's up. if i were you i would (as others suggested) apply dry skin lotion to myself. baby oil, vaseline, aloe vera cream and what have you. it could be your elbows are sharp, rigid and pointy. if you elbow your nearest or most unfavorite co-worker upside the head will your elbows drawl blood from his/her skull?
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