Who wears short shorts?

If I had a picture of me before/after/during my runs, it would benefit you (the world) in a number of different ways:

1. You would see what I look like. That alone would benefit everyone.
2. You would see what I wear while I run

Well, I guess that's only 2, but it would help illustrate my situation.
I wear basketball shorts when I run, very similar to the guy on the right above. My wife gives me a hard time about this almost every time I run. She says it "looks weird", for one, and she also says if I had some lighter, shorter shorts my running would be easier. Everything she says makes perfect sense, and I worked in a running store for 4 years, so I KNOW she is right.

I just can't get over looking like these guys:

I know that I shouldn't care about how I look when I am running, and when it comes down to it I really don't. There is just something inside of me that is attached to my basketball short-running ways. Is it my way of 'keeping it real' and not conforming to the 'runner society'? Am I just plain stupid? (I really am the ONLY person I see running for as long/far as I do in shorts as long as mine are.....) One day I will give in and buy a pair of short shorts, I still work at the running store on Saturdays and I can get a set for pretty cheap. Once I give in, I'll let you (the world) know if I notice a difference. I already know the answer.

PS: I ran 6 miles on a treadmill yesterday (Thursday). It totally sucked 100%. I can't open up my stride on a treadmill and long runs are just uncomfortable. I guess I need to figure out 'how' to run 'normally' on a treadmill.