BUENA VISTA, CO -- Three pairs of pants in Steve "Colorado Guy" Garufi's wardrobe have recently obtained rips in the "butt area," causing a lot of personal embarrassment for him as photos have been revealed on this web site.

According to Steve, he has continued to wear the pants with hardly anyone noticing, but the rips are becoming larger.

"I didn't notice it until you pointed it out." said Myranda (right photo), a friend at a local cafe, "Though I'll admit I don't notice people's butts that much."

As news spread about the numerous rips in his pants, all three coincidentally, in the left "butt cheek," a flurry of feedback was given to Steve.

"Are you trying to look like a teenager? Is that it?" asked Kelly, a regular forum visitor in Georgia, "You know, they are trying to pass ordinances here where you can be fined if your underwear is showing."

Andrea K., a friend who will be hosting Steve all day while he visits Nebraska on Monday, seemed unphased by the possibility of seeing the rips in Steve's pants. "Ripped pants like that would increase my anxiety level quite a bit." she admitted.

Although Steve's two pairs of blue jeans, purchased at a local retail store, ripped without explanation, his khaki-shaded North Face hiking pants (left photo) obtained its rips and holes from sliding down a rocky gully with loose scree near Mt. Sneffels in August.

"I still wear them because I paid a lot for them and they still work just fine." contended Steve.

Sharon in Colorado Springs, known for her directness with Steve, wrote in an e-mail: "Stop all the attention getting behaviors and buy new pants!"

Tonje in Norway had more encouraging feedback for Steve. "People in my country pay a lot of money to get their jeans pre-ripped." she said, "I think it's really funny when they have their pants below their butts. Those people are worse!"

To the angst of Steve and many others, Steve's wardrobe has constantly been scrutinized on this web site. He has been ridiculed repeatedly in the same way that political candidates often get smeared time and time again. He was once mocked for having a plastic tag on an old blue tie dye shirt, wore a Yankees shirt for four consecutive days, was accused of vomiting on his sweatshirt and once celebrated the 17-year birthday of a black shirt of his.