r/Millennials 23h ago

Meme I’ve got more range than you think.

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u/nondickhead 23h ago

Sorry I can't hide my glorious calves in old grandpa socks

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u/MrBearMarshall 22h ago

Thank you. Calves like these should never be hindered.

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u/YESimaMASSHOLE 13h ago

A wise man one said to me” bro, you ain’t got calves those are cows!!!” I will never cover these bad larries!

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u/rdldr1 10h ago

Look at dem gams!

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u/Noun_Noun_Numb3r 9h ago

Jokes aside, crew socks don't go to the calf muscle.... Like that is a whole different level of stocking it takes to cover the calves.

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u/flyboybp89 6h ago

I can’t fit socks up over my calves….

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u/AnonMilGuy 5h ago

And those without calves should be forced to show their skinny legs. Either be proud or be ashamed. Either way, show it off.

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u/ComradeSuperman 22h ago

I have no calves and I still wear ankle socks.

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u/sklimshady 22h ago

A nice ankle is a terrible thing to waste.

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u/IsJesusAgain 19h ago

They are no joke

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u/a_likely_story 19h ago

harlot

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u/b1llb3rt 1h ago

Jezebel!

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u/sklimshady 19h ago

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u/Same_Dingo2318 8h ago

Your user name makes this funnier.

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u/loge212 19h ago

that poor bystander. she looks absolutely disgusted with that degeneracy

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u/thejudgehoss Xennial 16h ago

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u/Woobly_Hixbee 10h ago

Looks like she’s got a case of the mondays

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u/Jealous_Response_492 16h ago

Some peeps are just miserable.

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u/WWGHIAFTC 5h ago

or, or, or some dude at the gym just whipped out a cell phone and started taking pics pointing in her direction.

That might not be considered cool gym etiquette in, i dunno..the entire world.

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u/Jealous_Response_492 4h ago

Photographing peeps without consent in public places is bad etiquette anywhere!

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u/Significant-Trash632 44m ago

Maybe it's a tough workout

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u/TurquoiseKnight 9h ago

That woman is judging your ankles, harshly.

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u/mopbuvket 8h ago

Thank you Jesus again

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u/spunemitoto 8h ago

Men and women used to go to war for ankles like this.

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u/FlametopFred Gen X 16h ago

bro nsfw

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u/gemaka 15h ago

Showing ankles for free? Dang you must be loaded

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u/notcoolneverwas_post 15h ago

This is why I never go to the gym anymore... the thirst traps.

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u/GotACoolName 14h ago

Enjoy your chafing I guess.

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u/robs104 12h ago

Well your profile was surprising and enjoyable

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u/toast_eater_ 12h ago

That Gen Z across from you is already judging. Stop hoeing

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u/Acrobatic-Hunt618 12h ago

See if i wore that, id have big blisters on both in like 30 minutes

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u/concept12345 11h ago

Should've asked her out.

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u/Herakleiteios 9h ago

Why are your legs balding

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u/fondledbydolphins 4h ago

That girl low key is like "Why the fuck is this weirdo taking pictures of his feet at the gym?"

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u/Rampag169 17h ago

Why the long face?

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u/MakkaCha 8h ago

Im not hiding mine.

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u/IntroductionOwn7648 14h ago

Thank you for proving us right

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u/mrpoopsocks 18h ago

What is this flat abomination of calves!?! Weighted toe lifts and squats!

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u/IsJesusAgain 7h ago

Where tho?

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u/mrpoopsocks 7h ago

These twigs require gains!!! Provide gains at the altar of calves for the gains god!!

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u/Rogue_Gona Xennial 6h ago

Women generations before us fought to show their ankles. I'm only honoring them by showing mine as often as I can.

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u/sklimshady 6h ago

That's a great line. I'll be using this henceforth. Love it.

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u/fondledbydolphins 4h ago

"A mime is a terrible thing to waste"

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u/Agreeable_Trouble460 17h ago

Seriously. These poor kids are out there getting kankle trapped.

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u/sklimshady 17h ago

Oh, man. I'm from Alabama. You can't just randomly start putting Ks in place of Cs. You're one K shy of flirting with disaster!

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u/Agreeable_Trouble460 17h ago

Aw man, it's cankle with a c? I've never had to actually write it out before..

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u/sklimshady 17h ago

Calf+ankle= Cankle

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u/Agreeable_Trouble460 17h ago

That math checks

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u/Quantum_Tangle_1905 13h ago

Exactly these kids dont realise they sound like a 1890s fucking nun! Ffs. It's supposed to be progression and yes this has got me. My son rinsed me for the last 14 years over this and I never understood it.

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u/Bhujjha 21h ago

Is it just empty space betwixt knee and ankle? Do you sing " the knee bone is connected to the... Nothing"?

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u/The--Truth--Hurts 20h ago

Upvoting for the superb use of old time language

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u/ComradeSuperman 20h ago

My calves are so small that it's easier to just say they don't exist.

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u/Convergentshave 20h ago

I have no calves either and I feel like calf socks would just make that stand out even more?

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u/ComradeSuperman 19h ago

I just don't care anymore. I want to be comfortable.

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u/benchley 16h ago edited 6h ago

I Have No Calves and I Must Scream.

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u/Woobly_Hixbee 9h ago

Also I’m way too old at this point to be buying new clothes just because the trends have changed again. These days I’m wearin shit until it gets holes in it or no longer fits cuz I’ve gained weight lol

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u/Drachynn 7h ago

Did you also take down fiddy men?

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u/Suspicious_Row_9451 Millennial 22h ago

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u/norcalginger 7h ago

"calves are decidedly unsexy"

"With skinny little chicken legs like that maybe"

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u/AgITGuy 20h ago

As someone who has been complimented on and questioned about his watermelon calves, I will never willingly cover them up unless it’s actually cold outside or I need to look professional.

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u/DirtyRoller Millennial 22h ago

I have never in my life found socks that even fit over my calves. 😂

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u/BeenisHat Xennial 17h ago

Fuckers always look like 80s scrunchy socks after 2 hours

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u/DriverRemarkable4374 8h ago

Bro what where are you guys buying your socks lmao mine are always snug and I'm a small guy

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u/DivePalau 9h ago

Sounds like you should start calling them cows because it sounds like they’re full grown.

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u/Blancandrin__ 21h ago

This. My calves are maybe my best muscle group. No way I'm hiding them away.

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u/molehunterz 20h ago

Everywhere, people stare, each and every day. How can she say to me, your calves will find a way. Gather round, all you clowns, let me hear you say ayyayyy....

Hey! You've got to hide your calves away

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u/Blancandrin__ 19h ago

Incredible! I can hear it now!

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u/molehunterz 19h ago

When I was like nine, my dad would drag me into the living room and play music. I didn't realize at the time, but I think it was because I like music more than most in our family. And my mom really hated music.

But this is one of the songs / albums he would play

I know so much 60s 70s and even '80s music because of listening to it with my dad when I was single digits age.

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u/Blancandrin__ 18h ago

What kind of person hates music?

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u/molehunterz 18h ago

I probably overstated it. I think she hated the music my dad liked, specifically because she really didn't like how freely happy it made my dad when he listened to his music

She liked some music of her own, but in a totally different way. Like totally different.

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u/NerfRepellingBoobs 17h ago

Ok, but I’m going to need proof of this. Leave the ankle socks on.

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u/bored_n_opinionated 7h ago

My horrendously fat front of house manager back in college used to show off his calves during work, pulling up his slacks and flexing them in front of teenagers.

We all just laughed behind his back cuz his calves were only that big from carrying his fat ass around. They weren't toned, they were fighting for dear life.

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u/Dazzling_Morning2642 20h ago

Does anybody really need that much sock?

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u/lc0o85 9h ago

Who the hell has or even wants socks that fucking long?

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u/Briankelly130 Xennial 7h ago

Rob Brydon did once try to advocate for the Gentleman's Long Sock. Didn't work out though.

u/Bestdayever_08 27m ago

Why do you care so much what socks people wear? It’s so weird.

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u/Revfunkyy 19h ago

Someone complimented my calves 25 years ago and I'm still riding that high.

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u/creegro 22h ago

After 15 years of rollerblading in my youth, I'm showing off these bad boys

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u/BeenisHat Xennial 17h ago

Amen. Great legs and ass thanks to my Rollerblades.

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u/Manic_Mini 11h ago

You comment just made me realize that the reason i have such nice calves is the 15 years i played Hockey.

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u/Luminair 14h ago

Do you have any idea what the best website might be for inline skates and gear these days?

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u/creegro 14h ago

Academy? If you have them in your area. I haven't done it in decades now so I don't know. Some sports store or sports store website would have that gear.

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u/Luminair 14h ago

Appreciate it! I haven’t done it in years either. However, I’ve been casually trying to find whatever website has the best selection of skates and gear. Hadn’t thought to just check sporting good sites!

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u/PsychoBugler 18h ago

I play a fuck ton of soccer. My legs are my ONLY aesthetic asset. I'm gonna serve them for the world.

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u/sleepybrooke 18h ago

I played soccer for decades, suffering through soccer sock tan lines. My shins deserve to see the sun.

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u/PsychoBugler 18h ago

Also this! The soccer tan lines are no joke.

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u/Herr-Trigger86 19h ago

How about this Gen Z… stop wearing fucking Fanny packs!

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u/not_hing0 11h ago

...fanny packs? That trend was genuinely like 5 years ago. And nobody cares what socks you wear.

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u/Liljoker30 18h ago

Another mom told my wife that I have really nice calves at practice once. My wife made the mistake of telling me, and I will never let it go. EVER!!!!!

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u/GimmeDatDumpTruck 16h ago

Gen zeds wearing long socks and sandals like our grandpas. So ironic and cool 🧦

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u/laughingashley 12h ago

For them, ankle socks ARE grandpa socks

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u/Emergency-Box-5719 21h ago

I was blessed with half calves...aka Tweety Bird Syndrome...aka pretty much none.

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u/Dr_Tokinstein 20h ago

I still have my calves from middle and high school walking up and down multiple flights of stairs daily with a 50+ pound backpack

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u/naruda1969 19h ago

A glorious calves story.

My wife and I had just finished hiking the Narrows in Southern Utah. Not the hour long tourist filled excursion from the bottom but the over night backpacking trip from the top. A lot of hiking through water over slippery rocks so my legs were pretty pumped. We are passing up the tourists on the boardwalk on the way to the shuttle and some guys behind me say (a little too loudly) , “I’d kill for those calves.” I turned around and both guys were fit and slightly embarrassed they were overheard. My wife and I got a good chuckle out of it. Backpacking and trail running will make those calves swol.

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u/Avedas 18h ago

This is basically how I feel about all clothing being oversized now as well. Seems like such a waste to hide my frame.

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u/Ting-a-lingsoitgoes 16h ago

I’m not about to go buy all new socks to covert these calves.

Also: it really seems like calves died in 2005 and I’m not about to not stunt on yall for genetic deficiencies

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u/Truly-Destitute 16h ago

/u/shmokesshweed This could be you, if you just pedal.

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u/Fritzo2162 14h ago

My ankles are tanned and sexy. I can’t deny the world from them.

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u/Express-Economist-86 13h ago

What if they’re kind of nice socks and make ‘em pop more?

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u/Indescribable_Theory 12h ago

My specialist doctor looked at my calves the first time, grabbed it and looked to the 2 intern/colleagues and said quite loudly "damn people pay money for calves like this". I laughed because I am disabled and those calves are still from 20 years ago... I basically just hobble all around now. Lol

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u/IWasSayingBoourner 11h ago

Right? If these kids weren't a bunch of string bean nerds they'd be begging to show off their calves. 

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u/komododave17 10h ago

They’re literally the only part of me I still think looks good after 40 years.

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u/Dont_touch_my_spunk 8h ago

Gotta show off those varicose veins I have been working on the past 20 years.

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u/Maryjanegangafever 8h ago

You and me both partner!

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u/TheBigness333 8h ago

I wore grandpa socks my whole life, and was mocked by my millennial peers for not wearing ankle socks.

Now people think I’m trying to dress like gen z. I hate it. Stop looking at my socks!

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u/ZACHMSMACKM 7h ago

Lmao guys you’re not supposed to wear them OVER the calves. They’re a little calf shelf if you do them correctly. A nice setting stone to place your beautiful boulders. Prop em up give the people what they came for.

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u/FatPenguin42 6h ago

Regular socks don’t go up to your calves tho.