No idea why

[sp_clark]

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I bought some cheap, light cargo pants from Academy.

They have a thumb hole in each front pocket. It’s weird.

I’ve been wearing pants for a while, but I can’t think of any reason for this.

You're in Texas, right?

Maybe those are for holding spare magazines?

[Tom from Rubicon]

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Scratching your huevos? Just a thought.

[Ian McColgin]

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If you google 'cowboy jeans' lots of pix show the model with thumbs hooked on the front pockets. This thumb loop just makes that a tad more secure. Of course, real cowboys don't need thumbloops.

[bluedog225]

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Tom, coming from Academy - you sure those aren't some type of hiking shorts / swim trunks ?

Standard Academy Magellan brand cargo pants.

[Nicholas Carey]

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it's a common feature in tuxedo pants - most tuxedo pants have holes in the top of the pockets to help you tuck in your shirt. you simply stick your fingers through the holes and pull down to flatten out the front of your shirt. i'm guessing your wardrobe doesn't include a lot of formal wear.
no idea why cheap cargo pants would include that feature, though.

I own 2 tuxedos and a set of tails[1] (no morning coat, though). None of them have holes in the trouser pockets. Gentlemen know how to blouse their shirts properly. And if you're wearing a proper waistcoat (as you should be: no cummerbund), it doesn't matter. Especially since the formal shirt is pleated and starched so it's as stiff as a board.

[1] 4 all told, if you count the 1880s-vintage tails.

[Paul Pless]

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it's a common feature in tuxedo pants - most tuxedo pants have holes in the top of the pockets to help you tuck in your shirt. you simply stick your fingers through the holes and pull down to flatten out the front of your shirt. i'm guessing your wardrobe doesn't include a lot of formal wear.
no idea why cheap cargo pants would include that feature, though.

so not for scratching your balls???
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[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

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I bought some cheap, light cargo pants from Academy.

They have a thumb hole in each front pocket. It’s weird.

I’ve been wearing pants for a while, but I can’t think of any reason for this.

The pockets are made of mesh for ventilation. So I don’t think it’s an air hole.

Thumb access to the area seems pointless.

It's a safety feature - use them.

It's tough to create a car crash if you keep both thumbs in their safety holes, similarly getting properly drunk is almost impossible.....

Think of the accidents you can avoid by using these simple things.

[sp_clark]

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It's tough to create a car crash if you keep both thumbs in their safety holes, similarly getting properly drunk is almost impossible.....

That's what everybody thought when automatic transmissions were invented you know, "keep both hands on the wheel at all times!!!" right?

Look where that's put us....

[Nicholas Scheuer]

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A newbie Third World Apparel Designer saw a pic of Bogart and is trying to make a name for him or herself?

[birlinn]

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Were they made at Soviet Trouser Factory #37 on a Monday in 1965?

If you buy Soviet pants, Chernobyl fallout

[ron ll]

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If you buy Soviet pants, Chernobyl fallout

[Canoeyawl]

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For pocket billards