What are those stripes people paint under their eyes?

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Tue Nov 08, 2016 9:35 pm

See loads of people doing it these days, what it is all about? Usually done by someone cycling, or triathaloning or those mud scramble things.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Something to do with avoiding the reflection from the Sun in your eyes I think. Shivnarine Chanderpaul used wear them when he batted for the West Indies.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

There just tigers mate

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poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Tue Nov 08, 2016 11:58 pm

PJPoolie wrote:

Something to do with avoiding the reflection from the Sun in your eyes I think. Shivnarine Chanderpaul used wear them when he batted for the West Indies.

What about people who don't have shiny cheeks? It's all a bit odd if you ask me.

Dalton'sHaircut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm **Posts:** 1013

Normally when I got the sun in my eyes playing footy or cricket it came from the sky as opposed to it reflecting of my cheeks into my eyes?! How wrong was I finally?

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7546

Goalkeepers did it a few years some thing to do with glare from the floodlights.

The Bishop · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2016 1:43 am

Its just a fashion statement, like when footballers wore a plaster on their nose, to er.... breath better. Also cycling shorts under shorts and knee supports etc. These days its blue sellotape over muscles!

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37708

Some people see it and just have to imitate it, even they if don't know why.
All we need is some sporting icon to take to the field with a frozen turd on their head and the wannabes will follow.
It's called the Lycra effect.

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

Remember them daft nose things Robbie Fowler used to wear? Don't see them anymore do you!

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

How come im seeing an increasing number of people wearing big fuck off warm coats with shorts?

born toulouse · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2016 11:01 am

Good for tucking into your boots as shown here. Messy eater though and it has ruined the look.

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born toulouse · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2016 11:31 am

Or that ridicule is nothing to be scared of?

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2016 11:42 am

The Bishop wrote:

Its just a fashion statement, like when footballers wore a plaster on their nose, to er.... breath better. Also cycling shorts under shorts and knee supports etc. These days its blue sellotape over muscles!

Ha! Have wondered about the tape thing as well. Loads of people at the gym have them, I assumed it was something you put on new tattoos.

yloop · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2016 3:49 pm

Kinesio tape. It's actually really good if you've got any muscle/joint issues. I do agree though it appears to be worn as a fashion accessory.

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:07 pm

People seem to have it where there aren't any joints, which is why I thought it was a tattoo plaster.

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:09 pm

I might start a trend off, get a big laggy band and put it over my head so it stretches my nose up like Edward and Tubbs off League of Gentlemen. Tell people it's good for improving nasal air flow or something.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22671

born toulouse wrote:

Or that ridicule is nothing to be scared of?

Beat me to it!

What are those stripes people paint under their eyes?

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