(Vote): I do it and I'm straight. (Vote): I do it and I'm homosexual. (Vote): I don't do it just because (Vote): I don't do it- cause its girly!
How many guys out there cross their legs (for non-native English speakers crossing your legs is putting one leg over the other while sitting so the knees touch). It's sometime considered girly/gay if you are in America. I do it all the time since I find it the most comfortable way to sit. Just curious
On June 09 2010 13:25 snotboogie wrote: Ankle on knee is the only manly way to do this. 90 degree man-angle.
agreed :D
its the more logistical way as well... well muscled / chunky men would squish their nuts to hell and back by doing it the womanly fashion for a long period of time D:
I sit with my ankles crossed sometimes but crossing my legs with with the knees touching is just too uncomfortable. I've also hear that crossing your your legs and sitting that can reduce the blood circulation in your legs.
Knee-knee cross is typically uncomfortable for men and easy for women. This is a gender difference and as such crossing your legs that way is considered effeminate by some. Men are more likely to cross their legs with ankle-knee.
I do the 90 degree one sometimes, like a lot at the theater and stuff. Mostly in class and such I just put one ankle over the other and have an extreme slouch going on (habit I need to break).
Here among my friends and the people I'm around, crossing your legs while you sit is seen as super feminine and will immediately suggest your a homosexual. I don't see how sitting with your ankles crossed is the same at all. I guess it's different where you live. Society here has influenced me not to sit that way for suggestive said reasons.
The picture everybody quoted is pretty much what I do. I also kinda put one of my feet behind the other when I'm sitting at my desk because I don't have room to stretch out my legs. Not sure if that counts as crossing
On June 09 2010 13:34 DeathByMonkeys wrote: I do the 90 degree one sometimes, like a lot at the theater and stuff. Mostly in class and such I just put one ankle over the other and have an extreme slouch going on (habit I need to break).
I sit with my ankles crossed too, almost all the time, whether or not I'm slouching or sitting up straight.
Weird habit, never really paid much attention to it.
On June 09 2010 13:34 DeathByMonkeys wrote: I do the 90 degree one sometimes, like a lot at the theater and stuff. Mostly in class and such I just put one ankle over the other and have an extreme slouch going on (habit I need to break).
This is a good testosterone-filled variation. I call it the Shady Drug Dealer Mankle-Cross.
Works even better with a hoodie on while smoking a cigarette.
On June 09 2010 13:25 snotboogie wrote: Ankle on knee is the only manly way to do this. 90 degree man-angle.
I do both and I'm straight.howboutthat
word.
"It's the only manly way to sit" - I'm sorry kid, but when you actually grow up and mature some, no one gives a f--k about how you sit. Ofc some heads are gonna tilt if you're at the bus stop going like this: Apart from that tho, it's just generally accepted that no one gives a shit, as long as you're comfortable ;>
This reminds me actually, of another thread where a kid was asking about college. He was wondering if he would be bullied there, like he was in high-school. In the about 80 answers he got, question 1 and 2 varied, but #3(do they bully in college?) got 100% clear No. Why? Because they're not idiots with nothing better to do. Most people at 17-18+ don't have the time nor energy to partake in such a ridicilous activity.
So sit the way you feel the most comfortable with! thewirequote: shieeeeeet!
God, when did I suddenly become the fucking supersittingpositiondefenderofalltime? -__-
On topic : I actually cross my legs both ways. I rarely cross my legs from knee to knee; oddly enough I actually had it that way when i discovered this thread lol When i was younger i always thought it was considered gay-like even though my dad did it himself. I even tried it then and didnt find it as comfortable as the knee-to-ankle way but I find it comfortable now and do it publicly. I really don't care if someone may think im gay because of it. I feel secure enough in my sexuality that I wont start feeling gay because some people may think i look gay.
On June 09 2010 13:25 snotboogie wrote: Ankle on knee is the only manly way to do this. 90 degree man-angle.
I do both and I'm straight.howboutthat
word.
"It's the only manly way to sit" - I'm sorry kid, but when you actually grow up and mature some, no one gives a f--k about how you sit. Ofc some heads are gonna tilt if you're at the bus stop going like this: Apart from that tho, it's just generally accepted that no one gives a shit, as long as you're comfortable ;>
This reminds me actually, of another thread where a kid was asking about college. He was wondering if he would be bullied there, like he was in high-school. In the about 80 answers he got, question 1 and 2 varied, but #3(do they bully in college?) got 100% clear No. Why? Because they're not idiots with nothing better to do. Most people at 17-18+ don't have the time nor energy to partake in such a ridicilous activity.
So sit the way you feel the most comfortable with! thewirequote: shieeeeeet!
God, when did I suddenly become the fucking supersittingpositiondefenderofalltime? -__-
How can you like The Wire and yet at the same time not detect humour?
sorry but crossing your legs doesnt do anyting for your manhood... if you want to be more manly try haveing a manlyer voice.. and i cross my legs at my ankles if i dont cross them 90 degrees..
I'll admit you look pretty gay with legs fully crossed. But it can be more comfortable that way...
My advice? Ankle over Knee when girls or people you don't want to look stupid in front of are around. Other than that just go for what's comfortable. No point being uncomfortable just becuase you're worried about looking "gay".
This entire subject is based upon how one wants to perceive it. IMHO the reason one may think its gay is because either 1.he himself is insecure with his sexuality 2.He hopes they are gay either to make themselves feel more manly or because he is gay himself or 3 simple because they are a MANS MAN and wouldn't dare catch themselves even thinking about doing something that may be considered gay
And from a girls perspective I think it simply bottles down to if she really cares then its just because she wants a guy to be as manly as possible and that means never looking gay to know one and if she doesn't then its just because she herself understands how comfortable it can be lol
Typically I find that if I'm sitting in a chair where I have more back support and I'm sitting more or less straight I'll do ankle-to-knee. If I'm in a very reclined position where my left knee can't really be at a 90 degree angle to the ground to provide support for the other, I'll naturally go to a knee-knee cross (see below) because it's more comfortable. It's just depends.
Edit: Actually when I'm more reclined its like ankle over ankle and knees side-by-side now that I think about it. Like you're instructed to do when you go down a water slide. Unforeseen third option ftw! Not sure if I ever really do knee-over-knee with this taken into account and it's not really a conscious thing, its just what I do.
On June 09 2010 14:18 thopol wrote: Being gay is about being sexually attracted to members of the same sex. How does sitting fit in with that at all?
Well that is the reason one is gay but this is the discussion about how and why some people by sitting this way tend to perceive them as "feminine" or "gay" more so about who does what and why but of course the only reason people may not do it is either because they feel its too feminine for their liking or they just don't feel comfortable. Even though I don't agree with the whole if you do it your gay or feminine-like but everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
On June 09 2010 14:29 Pufftrees wrote: How can you comfortably cross your legs like a girl without uncomfortably smashing your junk...
I thought the reason was obvious... men don't cross their legs like that because its painful.
You either have tree-trunk legs or the world's biggest junk, because I have no idea how you can crush it. Well, I know how you could, but only someone really special couldn't avoid it. (Tip: the frank goes above, the beans down below) edit: Or both above, thx mOnion
I choose not to squish my over sized ball sacks by crossing my legs. (I've had many women comment on my ridiculously large testicles and yes, I'd prefer it was something else they made this comment on but unfortunately I'm average in that department) I have ankle and knee problems (thanks again U.S. army) so the 90 degree thing is out of the question.
Ugh stupid stupid stupid. I get shit for crossing my legs all the time. Seriously you guys who don't do it must make a conscious effort to avoid the social stigma because it's way more comfortable.
Yeah I pull that 90 degree shit sometimes, but the chair has to be the perfect height so your leg won't slide. And for me the hip and knee of the leg that's up start to hurt pretty quickly so I have to switch legs frequently.
Crossing is the way to go. Plus you can rock a boner comfortably and it's alright cause it's invisible, and since most of what I do when I go to class is stare at pretty girls and "daydream" that's a convenient feature. Although in all of our big lecture halls the desk flips over the chair so that is a good method too.
The worst is on an airplane. I always bring some big general interest science or history book so I can put it on my lap when I go to sleep.
On June 09 2010 14:29 Pufftrees wrote: How can you comfortably cross your legs like a girl without uncomfortably smashing your junk...
I thought the reason was obvious... men don't cross their legs like that because its painful.
You either have tree-trunk legs or the world's biggest junk, because I have no idea how you can crush it. Well, I know how you could, but only someone really special couldn't avoid it. (Tip: the frank goes above, the beans down below) edit: Or both above, thx mOnion
if you don't feel like it's squishing your balls, then you either have the skinnest legs known to man or the world's smallest junk, because i have no idea how you can't crush it. Well, i know how you could... actually i don't.
Personally I do the 90 degree cross and my legs can't do the other one but honestly if you are going to look at every little thing and judge how 'manly' it is that just comes off as being insecure of your own mandhood.
Also, ankle on knee is counter productive. Its not even comfortable and cuts off circulation and puts strain on ur joints. Its like "i cant cross my legs cus i might look gay, even though this is only the case in homophobic USA, so ill just sit in a more uncomfortable but similar fasion."
It's incredibly uncomfortable for me to cross my legs (I'm also unable to fully cross them, as in there will be a space between my two thighs). Then again I have gigantic football player legs so that might contribute since I see all these super skinny guys crossing their legs easily. Ankle on knee is uncomfortable for me too.
I go with the ankle crossing slouch or the upright posture (or the head down on desk with ankles crossed sleeping for classes).
On June 09 2010 13:25 snotboogie wrote: Ankle on knee is the only manly way to do this. 90 degree man-angle.
Ahahaha, I love the suggesting choice of shoe-color and the muscles on one leg and not on the other one. Also, I do it the "right" way (literally, in reference to this picture). Edit: There are many here that seem to deem this as uncomfortable, but I don't think it is.
On June 09 2010 15:17 gameguard wrote: people saying it crushes their nuts are lol.
Also, ankle on knee is counter productive. Its not even comfortable and cuts off circulation and puts strain on ur joints. Its like "i cant cross my legs cus i might look gay, even though this is only the case in homophobic USA, so ill just sit in a more uncomfortable but similar fasion."
You are lol..I just tried knee to knee and will be in pain for the next 2 minutes. Some people are built different. (I am a big guy, 220lbs 6'1)
Depends on where and how you are sitting. Sometimes it squeezes your crotch and sometimes it's fine.
Typically if you sit deep into a chair your nutsack will be at the same level as your thighs and it will hurt but if you sit AT THE EDGE of a chair/bench then your nuts will drop UNDER your thighs and it will be fine.
Try it youself, I think I nailed the issue ! GG thread
On June 09 2010 15:17 gameguard wrote: people saying it crushes their nuts are lol.
Also, ankle on knee is counter productive. Its not even comfortable and cuts off circulation and puts strain on ur joints. Its like "i cant cross my legs cus i might look gay, even though this is only the case in homophobic USA, so ill just sit in a more uncomfortable but similar fasion."
On June 09 2010 13:25 snotboogie wrote: Ankle on knee is the only manly way to do this. 90 degree man-angle.
haha
yea, if you have balls I don't see how you can sit like this. My cambodian friend sits like this all the time. Not only does it look gay, and constrict your balls, it's just not comfortable, it's much better to square your leg across like a man.
is this really considered homophobic outside of high school? pretty much every professor I have ever been to office hours for at my college crosses their legs in such a way and pretty much every guy I know would not judge someone based if they cross their legs or not...
On June 09 2010 17:14 bh. wrote: is this really considered homophobic outside of high school? pretty much every professor I have ever been to office hours for at my college crosses their legs in such a way and pretty much every guy I know would not judge someone based if they cross their legs or not...
how is crossing your legs homophobic? i dont think you understand what that word means
im so scared of gays that I will now sit criss cross indian style to display my fear.
How do you manage to sit with your legs crossed? Everything gets mashed. When I play I sit "normally", which is legs appart and feet on the ground. When I lurk forums I've my feet placed on my chair with my knees up almost in my face.(Like "L" from Death Note)
I do the ankle on knee, but sometimes it cuts off circulation and my leg ends up falling asleep -_-. I'm 5'5 or about 168 cm so i can somewhat sit indian style on a chair, but i rarely do that anymore
90 degree man angle is the only practical way, otherwise stuff does get squashed, dont see what being gay or straight has to do with it, you sit like that and your going to crush your junk (maybe a more accurate question would be are you into sm? )
When you wanna cross your legs and still remain a man you should do like the above pictures say OR you can cross your legs so only your ankles overlap and then let your body slide and cross your arms , then you look really manly ...and relaxed at the same time
No other reason really. Otherwise I sit normally or do some sort of ankle thing. Also im not really sure if its considerered unmanly or whatever down here, but i've always been subconscious about crossing legs in public (since someone pointed out to me it didnt look very manly/sexy whatever).
As for it being bad for your knees, how do women get away with it?
On June 09 2010 18:06 Jintetsu wrote: i dont cross my legs, its kinda gay... also its not comfortable at all for guys who have balls, thats the main reason
Even if you get your goods in a comfortable position so they don't hurt, it's still uncomfortable in my leg muscles on the 'top leg'.
I dont do it, but not out of some sense of masculinity, i just dont find it comfortable. Also, I only find that 90 degree man-angle thing comfortable with my left leg on the top
This. I honestly cannot cross my legs. It's physically impossible for me. When I try to do it, it feels like I am simultanously trying to tear some tendons in my legs and to squash my balls. Also when using the right method I can only put my left ankle on my right knee. I cannot get my right ankle high enough to put it on my left knee...
I didn't seriously think that people read into it so much, I heard theories that gay guys cross their legs more than heterosexuals, and back when I was seriously homophobic I made a deliberate effort to sit with my legs slightly wider apart than my hips to make sure that everyone around me knew that I didn't secret like the cock.
Generally when I sit, I do every position, crossing at the knee, ankle, ankle on knee, whatever and I don't nut cracker myself, but then again I'm a homosexual deviant so there is no proper way for me to sit, only a wrong way.
I usually sit cross-legged like this... Even on chairs. That NOT me btw.
I don't like sitting ankle on knee... Feels uncomfortable. :S I like the "fobidden one" much better, as it kinda locks your position and just feels very natural.
On June 09 2010 21:17 XsebT wrote: I usually sit cross-legged like this... Even on chairs. That NOT me btw.
I don't like sitting ankle on knee... Feels uncomfortable. :S I like the "fobidden one" much better, as it kinda locks your position and just feels very natural.
yeah cross legged on chairs is so comfy its the best on the bed or the couch
On June 09 2010 13:25 snotboogie wrote: Ankle on knee is the only manly way to do this. 90 degree man-angle.
I do both and I'm straight.howboutthat
word.
"It's the only manly way to sit" - I'm sorry kid, but when you actually grow up and mature some, no one gives a f--k about how you sit. Ofc some heads are gonna tilt if you're at the bus stop going like this: Apart from that tho, it's just generally accepted that no one gives a shit, as long as you're comfortable ;>
This reminds me actually, of another thread where a kid was asking about college. He was wondering if he would be bullied there, like he was in high-school. In the about 80 answers he got, question 1 and 2 varied, but #3(do they bully in college?) got 100% clear No. Why? Because they're not idiots with nothing better to do. Most people at 17-18+ don't have the time nor energy to partake in such a ridicilous activity.
So sit the way you feel the most comfortable with! thewirequote: shieeeeeet!
God, when did I suddenly become the fucking supersittingpositiondefenderofalltime? -__-
I do however I like it and depending in what kind of mood I am and if you are not gay but a cool mofo sitting in any way certainly wont make u any less manly..
This. I honestly cannot cross my legs. It's physically impossible for me. When I try to do it, it feels like I am simultanously trying to tear some tendons in my legs and to squash my balls. Also when using the right method I can only put my left ankle on my right knee. I cannot get my right ankle high enough to put it on my left knee...
Do it all the time while sitting more casually. Seems to keep my lower back muscles a bit more tightened so it feels like it's a bit more stress on the spine. But, it just feels natural doing it so, meh.
i do the ankle on knee cross. i also tend to sit in chairs in weird ways. in class i used to sit with one knee on the ground cause the chairs were so small, and when i sit at my desk in my room, im always sitting on one of my legs (time to move, it's starting to get numb)
On a simple upright chair the knee-knee cross is uncomfortable. But when reclining a bit or on some seating device that allows for less "nut squash," it really is rather comfortable. That said, the 90-degree is preferrable.
This. Not for any reason other than men have a little thing called testicles, and crossing your legs at the hips like women do will squash them. Sorry but I like mine just the way they are, hence the leg on knee approach. Personally I tend to not even cross my legs at all unless I've been sitting for a long time and need some circulation.
I dunno... I don't really have any inclinations about it if another guy does it. I avoid the high knee-cross and the 90 degree manly whatever but mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 90 year old. I cross at the ankles only.
On June 10 2010 02:26 night terrors wrote: You people talk as if your balls were the size of melons.
Hip width and thigh size has more to do with it than big balls, although I agree my testicles are huge and everyone attractive should want to play with them.
On June 09 2010 17:36 DemiSe wrote: How do you manage to sit with your legs crossed? Everything gets mashed. When I play I sit "normally", which is legs appart and feet on the ground. When I lurk forums I've my feet placed on my chair with my knees up almost in my face.(Like "L" from Death Note)
On June 09 2010 21:17 XsebT wrote: I usually sit cross-legged like this... Even on chairs. That NOT me btw.
I don't like sitting ankle on knee... Feels uncomfortable. :S I like the "fobidden one" much better, as it kinda locks your position and just feels very natural.
I have the weirdest sitting habits and I change postures and sit in almost every way, but I never do knee cross. I do the ankle on knee a bit, but usually, I have my feet on the chair, almost as if the chair was the floor and the desk is on ground level.
I sometimes do the L method as discussed above, and I sometimes do the cross legged method in that pic. I also do a combination, with one leg folded like the cross legged pic, and the other leg with the knee up like the L method. I never really take note, but many years ago, someone told me that they found my sitting postures weird, and while reading this thread, I have found myself shifting between sitting positions quite often
When I play Starcraft, I sit normally, legs uncrossed, with feet on the ground
On June 09 2010 13:59 DuneBug wrote: Quality thread now that beta is down...
I'll admit you look pretty gay with legs fully crossed. But it can be more comfortable that way...
My advice? Ankle over Knee when girls or people you don't want to look stupid in front of are around. Other than that just go for what's comfortable. No point being uncomfortable just becuase you're worried about looking "gay".
Again, if this is a problem - having to 'hide' the way you feel most comfortable sitting, I suggest either gettings new friends/gf or growing up ;>
i don't see anything wrong with crossing your legs, and if you are squeezing your nuts you are doing it wrong/crossing it too much/your balls haven't dropped yet.
On June 09 2010 13:25 snotboogie wrote: Ankle on knee is the only manly way to do this. 90 degree man-angle.
Wow, you're an artist!
I find this knee-on-knee-action a little constricting, you can't really lean forward. But it's kinda nice, because your knees are the perfect place to rest your hands.
I mostly sit straight, so I don't bump into my desk and knock over all the crap on it.
On June 09 2010 13:25 snotboogie wrote: Ankle on knee is the only manly way to do this. 90 degree man-angle.
I do both and I'm straight.howboutthat
word.
"It's the only manly way to sit" - I'm sorry kid, but when you actually grow up and mature some, no one gives a f--k about how you sit. Ofc some heads are gonna tilt if you're at the bus stop going like this: Apart from that tho, it's just generally accepted that no one gives a shit, as long as you're comfortable ;>
This reminds me actually, of another thread where a kid was asking about college. He was wondering if he would be bullied there, like he was in high-school. In the about 80 answers he got, question 1 and 2 varied, but #3(do they bully in college?) got 100% clear No. Why? Because they're not idiots with nothing better to do. Most people at 17-18+ don't have the time nor energy to partake in such a ridicilous activity.
So sit the way you feel the most comfortable with! thewirequote: shieeeeeet!
God, when did I suddenly become the fucking supersittingpositiondefenderofalltime? -__-
Okay, since your one of those people who interprets things by a dictionary definition (which is annoying as fuck in case you didn't know that), let me simplify what he is trying to say. It looks like PUSSY SHIT trying to cross your legs like a women. Hopefully you won't pull out a dictionary this time.
Can't do the cross version and i'm not fat. I think it depends on how strong ur legs are. In my case i've played tennis for 10 years. It's impossible for me to cross womanly without putting my balls up the legs. + it's not healthy.
It doesn't really matter whatever is comfortable for you. I personally don't it, hurts my dick but some people do (mostly asians). Just don't sit that way when you're around females.
Actually theres a number of great reasons to go for the manly 90° cross.
Obviously the first of these is the simple fact that you really don't want to cook your balls. In fact, the testes need to maintain a temperature a couple degrees lower than body temperature (37° celsius). High heat can cause sub-par sperm health and even infertility if it's maintained for extended periods of time (this happens to sufferers of cryptorchidism, otherwise known as an undescended testicle). Elevated testicle temperature can also cause a large decrease in the levels of man juice your testes can produce. By man juice, I mean testosterone of course. Testosterone is responsible for all those perks of being a man: bulging muscles, gritty facial hair, and a large amount of your mental and physical energy.
Fig 1: A man suffering from low levels of testosterone. Wonder why? + Show Spoiler +
To maintain your manliness, the male body produces up to ten times as much testosterone as the female body. Even a 10% dip, or raise in a womans case, can send you down an ugly road.
Fig 2: Woman suffering from 500% increase in testosterone levels, equivalent to 1/2 an average mans testosterone. + Show Spoiler +
Maintaning a proper 90° cross allows ample airflow to your manly bits, preventing any embarrassing gender confusion spurred by low sex hormones.
Another nasty side effect of crossing your legs is an increased chance of developing varicose veins. Varicose veins are tangled, enlarged veins in the legs, that show up as visible bluish bumps on and around the lower leg. Ever give your grandma a sponge bath? You know exactly what I'm talking about.
These unsightly veiny mountains are caused by the failure of valves inside veins that prevent blood from running backwards because of gravity. Blood then collects in the veins, eventually swelling them into disgusting bubbles of bloody fun.
What does this have to do with crossing your legs? Everything. Crossing them tightly puts pressure on the surface veins, increasing the odds of valve failure, and we all know what that means.
Keeping ones legs relaxed and negating the effects of gravity as much as possible, much like one might do while crossing ones leg at a 90 degree angle, serves to greatly decrease the odds of developing these unsightly blood bags.
Finally, crossing your legs knee to knee makes you look like a girl. No really. It's been an age old lesson in girls school's that should any young lady wish to not appear whorish and poor, they are to cross they're legs. Search "crossed legs" in google images right now. Do it. Know what, I'll link it for you. Do you see a single man leg anywhere on that page? I rest my case.
Fig 5: hot. Notice the distinct lack of a penis. + Show Spoiler +
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Crossing legs knee to knee is bad for any man's health as well as image. I am, have been, and always will be a supporter of the 90° cross for the comfort and safety it provides.
Crossing leg knee to knee is alright (but i don't do it since it squeeze my nuts) but crossing knee to knee AND putting your hands on the upper knee: THAT IS SO GAY!
I sit however feels comfortable at the time. Basically the reason guys don't cross their legs is because they want to pretend that their junk is so big that it would somehow get crushed in the process (which I'm sure isn't true for most unaroused men).
The thing that makes crossing my legs uncomfortable is the pressure against my leg from my knee, or if I'm doing the "manly way," the pressure on my ankle from my knee. For that reason I often don't cross my legs, haha. But if it feels comfortable, I'll do whatever because I'll be damned if I care about the opinion of someone that's shallow enough to judge me based on the position I sit in.
Actually, the most consistently comfortable position for me is sitting on my ankle. But it can be a good amount of trouble to get into that position, so I don't usually do it.
But yeah, I really have no idea why homosexuals would be more likely to cross their legs, aside from the fact that they are less worried about being judged as being "gay." It's not like being gay is going to make it any more comfortable.
On June 11 2010 07:23 Alou wrote: I cross my feet at my ankles. I guess im weird
Haha, I do that too, it's a habit I developed as a kid. I remember being told to sit up straight as a kid but I would always slouch and cross my feet at my ankles just to rebel and because sitting up straight was just not that comfortable. So now whenever I sit, I either cross at my ankles or cross my legs at 90degrees!
I used to do it when I was really young, then my friend told me it was girly and showed me the 90 degree angle thing.
Now I'm older and don't really care if people think it's "girly" of me to cross my legs, but I don't really do the full cross leg thing because it's just uncomfortable. If not because of my genitals, then because my bony knee digs into the leg on top of it.
I do position 1 when I'm at school, since the chairs there are just perfect for it. Position 2 works, too. I really just do the one that I feel like doing, then switch when my leg falls asleep ^_^
It feels awkward to cross the legs over the knees, I tend to do it half-assed... Ive gotten a habit of the ankle of the knees, especially during class and sometimes on the subway when I get a seat.
On June 09 2010 13:25 snotboogie wrote: Ankle on knee is the only manly way to do this. 90 degree man-angle.
I never do the right. I do the left if I'm sitting in an inclined position, or possible crossing the legs ankle to ankle. If I'm sitting upright, I usually don't cross my legs. The way on the right have never really worked for me in any position.
On June 09 2010 13:25 snotboogie wrote: Ankle on knee is the only manly way to do this. 90 degree man-angle.
If I cross my legs this is the way I do it. But usually I sit with me knees far apart (to display maximum crotch in order to assert dominance of course).
I do the ankle-knee 90 degree variant most often. If I'm just relaxing at home, chances are I'm sitting on my foot. I'd sit "indian style" on my chair if it wasn't broken and tilting forward. If I'm reclining I'll have my feet propped up on something (computer case most likely) and my ankles crossed.
I put my left ankle on my right leg mostly, but I dislike it because my foot falls asleep after a while I would think the girly crossing-legs would be more comfortable after long periods of time
I will generally cross at the ankles or do the ankle-knee thing. Maybe it's because I have thicker thighs, but I find it incredibly uncomfortable to totally cross my legs at the knees... it's right at the point where it's downright painful. It always intrigued me when I saw guys sitting like that... Is it not uncomfortable for you? o.O
I sometimes sit with my knees bent 90-degrees and my ankles crossed, but the closest i get to crossing my legs is ankle-on-knee because otherwise i crush my nuts.
On June 11 2010 03:54 Lexpar wrote: Actually theres a number of great reasons to go for the manly 90° cross.
Obviously the first of these is the simple fact that you really don't want to cook your balls. In fact, the testes need to maintain a temperature a couple degrees lower than body temperature (37° celsius). High heat can cause sub-par sperm health and even infertility if it's maintained for extended periods of time (this happens to sufferers of cryptorchidism, otherwise known as an undescended testicle). Elevated testicle temperature can also cause a large decrease in the levels of man juice your testes can produce. By man juice, I mean testosterone of course. Testosterone is responsible for all those perks of being a man: bulging muscles, gritty facial hair, and a large amount of your mental and physical energy.
Fig 1: A man suffering from low levels of testosterone. Wonder why? + Show Spoiler +
To maintain your manliness, the male body produces up to ten times as much testosterone as the female body. Even a 10% dip, or raise in a womans case, can send you down an ugly road.
Fig 2: Woman suffering from 500% increase in testosterone levels, equivalent to 1/2 an average mans testosterone. + Show Spoiler +
Maintaning a proper 90° cross allows ample airflow to your manly bits, preventing any embarrassing gender confusion spurred by low sex hormones.
Another nasty side effect of crossing your legs is an increased chance of developing varicose veins. Varicose veins are tangled, enlarged veins in the legs, that show up as visible bluish bumps on and around the lower leg. Ever give your grandma a sponge bath? You know exactly what I'm talking about.
These unsightly veiny mountains are caused by the failure of valves inside veins that prevent blood from running backwards because of gravity. Blood then collects in the veins, eventually swelling them into disgusting bubbles of bloody fun.
What does this have to do with crossing your legs? Everything. Crossing them tightly puts pressure on the surface veins, increasing the odds of valve failure, and we all know what that means.
Keeping ones legs relaxed and negating the effects of gravity as much as possible, much like one might do while crossing ones leg at a 90 degree angle, serves to greatly decrease the odds of developing these unsightly blood bags.
Finally, crossing your legs knee to knee makes you look like a girl. No really. It's been an age old lesson in girls school's that should any young lady wish to not appear whorish and poor, they are to cross they're legs. Search "crossed legs" in google images right now. Do it. Know what, I'll link it for you. Do you see a single man leg anywhere on that page? I rest my case.
Fig 5: hot. Notice the distinct lack of a penis. + Show Spoiler +
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Crossing legs knee to knee is bad for any man's health as well as image. I am, have been, and always will be a supporter of the 90° cross for the comfort and safety it provides.
Please read that again and again and think twice if you still want to cross ur leg the "girly" way. Comfortable or not, the "girly" way is wrong for mans because it's not healthy at all. You're comfortable with it only because you got used to it. Don't get me wrong, it's like smoking a cig, after a while you don't feel the pain at all, but it's been proven that it's not healthy either. Much like wearing tight pants instead of underpants.
On June 11 2010 03:54 Lexpar wrote: Actually theres a number of great reasons to go for the manly 90° cross.
Obviously the first of these is the simple fact that you really don't want to cook your balls. In fact, the testes need to maintain a temperature a couple degrees lower than body temperature (37° celsius). High heat can cause sub-par sperm health and even infertility if it's maintained for extended periods of time (this happens to sufferers of cryptorchidism, otherwise known as an undescended testicle). Elevated testicle temperature can also cause a large decrease in the levels of man juice your testes can produce. By man juice, I mean testosterone of course. Testosterone is responsible for all those perks of being a man: bulging muscles, gritty facial hair, and a large amount of your mental and physical energy.
Fig 1: A man suffering from low levels of testosterone. Wonder why? + Show Spoiler +
To maintain your manliness, the male body produces up to ten times as much testosterone as the female body. Even a 10% dip, or raise in a womans case, can send you down an ugly road.
Fig 2: Woman suffering from 500% increase in testosterone levels, equivalent to 1/2 an average mans testosterone. + Show Spoiler +
Maintaning a proper 90° cross allows ample airflow to your manly bits, preventing any embarrassing gender confusion spurred by low sex hormones.
Another nasty side effect of crossing your legs is an increased chance of developing varicose veins. Varicose veins are tangled, enlarged veins in the legs, that show up as visible bluish bumps on and around the lower leg. Ever give your grandma a sponge bath? You know exactly what I'm talking about.
These unsightly veiny mountains are caused by the failure of valves inside veins that prevent blood from running backwards because of gravity. Blood then collects in the veins, eventually swelling them into disgusting bubbles of bloody fun.
What does this have to do with crossing your legs? Everything.Crossing them tightly puts pressure on the surface veins, increasing the odds of valve failure, and we all know what that means.
Keeping ones legs relaxed and negating the effects of gravity as much as possible, much like one might do while crossing ones leg at a 90 degree angle, serves to greatly decrease the odds of developing these unsightly blood bags.
Finally, crossing your legs knee to knee makes you look like a girl. No really. It's been an age old lesson in girls school's that should any young lady wish to not appear whorish and poor, they are to cross they're legs. Search "crossed legs" in google images right now. Do it. Know what, I'll link it for you. Do you see a single man leg anywhere on that page? I rest my case.
Fig 5: hot. Notice the distinct lack of a penis. + Show Spoiler +
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Crossing legs knee to knee is bad for any man's health as well as image. I am, have been, and always will be a supporter of the 90° cross for the comfort and safety it provides.
Everything in bold has been proven false, excluding the part that assumes you need airflow to your genitals (Do you avoid swimming to prevent testicular suffocation?).
Bulging veins are caused by pregnancy, body-building, and on occasion: standing too much. Varicose veins are hereditary and not caused by lack of bloodflow (despite what a user on Yahoo Answers might have said. [He couldn't provide sources, either.])
Unlike your blind argument, I've provided sources.
EPT
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