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Dec 31, 2008 16:53:14 GMT -5 punk/core said:

I do. I'd feel naked without my watch on.

I microplay.

Just got my first new watch in 8 years for graduation. And I'm one of those "weirdos" who wears his on the inside of his wrist. But there's a reason for this.

When I was in middle school, I had one of those "cool" Casio digital watches that allowed you to put a scrolling message at the top of the display. So being the lazy fuck I was, I entered a lot of answers to tests in the display. Wearing the watch on the inside allowed me to look inconspicuous whilst cheating my way through 7th grade.

[bdoriginal]

I remember as a kid I really wanted a watch, but of course it was one of those luxuries we couldn't afford, like new shoes or a blanket not made for a toddler.

I'm pretty sure I got my first watch from my best friend at the time. Just a simple little digital display, but I thought it was cool.

Fast forward a few years, I'm in the Navy, I have a disposable income, so I buy a watch. Wore it for maybe three months and suddenly hated the feel of having something on my wrist.

This was about 2001 or so and also when I got my first cell phone - mainly to keep in touch with the family back in home so I wouldn't have to wait in line to use the pay phones in our BEQs - and haven't had need for a watch since.

I'm not much of an accessories guy. No pinky rings, earrings, chains, or necklaces. I remember really wanting those sort of things as a kid, but as I got older I stopped caring.

[Lucky]

I wear it on the inside of my wrist. When I was a kid I didn't and my father and all my relatives did and I always thought THEY were strange. Then I started playing sports and I realized why they all turned it inside out. You get up for a pickup game of basketball and the first time you fight for a rebound to cut someone or stab them in the eye with your watch. Immediately I realized a good reason why my sports watch should be turned wrist in. And over time it just stuck.

[National Champion Chris Cole]

I used to wear a digital watch in High School and College. When I got my cellphone I did stop wearing those. I do wear a nice Mickey Mouse Standard watch now. It looks good with my work attire and I don't have to pull out my cell from my belt to find the time. Sometimes I'll wear that watch during the weekends but not all the time.

[Lou]

Jan 2, 2009 14:05:48 GMT -5 Lucky said:

Still, I need to wear it and can't get comfortable without it.

I've actually worn a watch with a dead battery, knowing the battery was dead, because it was less weird feeling to me than not wearing one.

MTA: I see my nice new av. I guess the revolution is on.

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Jan 6, 2009 16:42:14 GMT -5 Lou said:

MTA: I see my nice new av. I guess the revolution is on.

You should now take the time to make it a little larger, then.