# all about my panties **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 6, 2003, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822 "2003-10-06T04:47:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![INSANE1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f0a364/32.png) [@INSANE1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/INSANE1)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/41 "2004-03-09T02:08:31Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **Really Not All That Bright** If your girlfriend has stuff that needs tucking away, she may not actually be your girlfriend, buddy. What was the point of posting that? What relevance does it have to the OP? There’s always one dickhead who will try to put someone down for laughs, the lowest form of comedy in my opinion. Well fuckhead I was actually referring to cheeks (bum) and labia (majora), but didn’t want to be vulgar in the post for no particular reason. In case you haven’t bothered to read the OP, it’s all about female underpants and the problems associated with the different styles. I was responding to the OP’s comments about ill-fitting underpants and the problem of the frontal wedgie, or camel toe Can you see how my post was relevant to the OP, while your post is just a waste of fucking time? Oh well, at least you added one more post to your impressive tally. I wonder what percentage of those posts are stupid, pathetic comments as well? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/42 "2004-03-09T02:18:16Z")
Wow, I never realized underwear was such a big deal for women. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/43 "2004-03-09T02:32:22Z")
**Insane1** : Fuck, mate, calm down. Get a beer. Or a shot. Or at very least a grip. You always take things so personally? ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/44 "2004-03-09T03:28:05Z")
> [@sj2](#): > > first off, I hate the word panties. It seems so sexual. When someone refers to little girl panties, it creeps the fuck out of me. Did I change my username, and post in my sleep? Actually, I don’t find ‘panties’ too sexual, I find it too infantile. I hear the ‘infantalization’ of a potential sexual partner, rather than the sexualization of a child. Mirror image. I suspect it is a generational difference. > [@sj2](#): > > I have to buy the smallest size to compensate. Extra smalls and size 5…they are still too damn big for me. Yeah, a generational difference. > [@sj2](#): > > … the tag issue. I have see-through underthings, expensive lacy things that have the damn tag stitched into the band. What, the and fuck are the only 3 words that come to mind. There is nothing sexier than seeing a ladies cute bottom and then having your eyes roam to the tag sticking down a half and inch into her crack. If you cut it off, you are still left with some odd sort of tag dingleberry that drives into you and puckers the fabric. You aren’t supposed to wear the damn things long enough for the dingleberry to matter. And anyone who is looking at them on you should be caring about the tag. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/45 "2004-03-09T03:43:13Z")
Damn. ’ … should _ **not** _ not be caring about the tag.’ ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/46 "2004-03-09T06:05:47Z")
Hey, **j66** , don’t drag me into this… Anyway, I hate the word “panties” too. I prefer “underwear.” Undies. Skivvies. Unmentionables. Anything but panties. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/47 "2004-03-09T06:30:59Z")
> [@sj2](#): > > And trust me, I’ve seen this look in the mirror, no matter now thin you are, how toned your ass, it just looks goofy naked. Maybe to you. To me, a thong says, “Holy shit! I’m getting laid! And there ain’t too much in the way!” ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/48 "2004-03-09T06:36:26Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > (and hey, American gals, learn that word…nothing less sexy that somebody muttering ‘kniccckkkeerrrrsss’ under her breath) Not if she’s got a British accent, it isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Morrigoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@Morrigoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrigoon)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/49 "2004-03-09T07:20:25Z")
No no no… you’ve got it all wrong. The answer to your problem can be summed up as: Jockey for Her hipsters! Nothing finer! Soft, 100% cotton, and the newer ones all have the cotton edging rather than just scalloped elastic. It’s much more comfortable, and ever since they started doing that I haven’t had the problem with the waistband irritating my skin. Also, they sew their (soft, cloth) tag into the hip, where it’s not in the way and unlikely to move much, and the other tag/label is very small and sewn on the outside just under the edge of the trim. Even I, who has a high waist and generally liked briefs for many years, have switched over, they really are just too too big. But hipsters hit right at my bellybutton, making me a happy Goon. I’m too fat for low-rider jeans (as are 95% of the women who DO wear them, IMHO) so I don’t have to worry about that little problem. And I really can’t see the point in butt floss for anything other than bedroom use (in which case you rarely wear them for more than 10 minutes anyway) ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/50 "2004-03-09T07:31:42Z")
Guess what… I’m naked under my clothes. I don’t wear panties. ---
**Author:** ![Cerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@Cerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerri)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/51 "2004-03-09T09:14:31Z")
Only time I ever wear panties is when I’m wearing a short skirt. Even then, it’s only a thong…anything that produces less laundry in my house is a good thing, imo. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/52 "2004-03-09T09:18:11Z")
> [@andros](#): > > **Insane1** : Fuck, mate, calm down. Get a beer. Or a shot. Or at very least a grip. You always take things so personally? Quite. Cheers, **andros**. ---
**Author:** ![DogMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@DogMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DogMom)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/53 "2004-03-09T16:00:44Z")
And I’d like to add that I personally hate every single Boxers For Femmes manufacturer that got me hooked on them and NOW DON’T BOTHER DISTRIBUTING THEM ANYMORE. Yeah, OK, it’s my own damn fault for shopping at Le Mart Du Wal, but honestly, does anyone know where I CAN get them anymore without having to pay Victoria’s Secret Prices? I’ve even checked at Lane Bryant and they don’t carry them anymore either. Even in the expensive-clothes section. \ ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/54 "2004-03-09T16:41:49Z")
\ Hey, don’t knock panties … They may not be the best thing in the world, but next to it! ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/55 "2004-03-09T18:00:35Z")
I was coming to the Pit to rant about women’s underwear after a trip to the mall last night and someone’s beaten me to it! Argh, where to start. I hate thongs and only wear them for dates. (they seem horribly unhygenic) I like high cut tanga panties (I don’t really mind the word as others seem to) that ride at the hip. But I can’t find them anywhere! All I see are these horrible boy-cut things. (why would women _want_ to wear something labeled “boy-cut”?) So I’m thinking if I can no longer find my preferred style of panty, I must be completely out of fashion, terminally unhip and need to adapt. So I try boy-cut things. They’re not designed for someone with any booty (I don’t have a fat ass but a nicely toned, well-rounded butt) and ride up to give me the quadrabutt. Bleh! Guys, what do you think? I find the boy-cut things incredibly **un** sexy. Do y’all actually like them? ---
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/56 "2004-03-09T18:42:10Z")
What are “tanga” panties? ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/57 "2004-03-09T18:58:54Z")
> [@INSANE1](#): > > What was the point… There’s always one dickhead… Well fuckhead… In case you haven’t bothered… your post is just a waste of fucking time… stupid, pathetic comments… Another well chosen user name. ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/58 "2004-03-09T19:33:37Z")
> [@cowgirl](#): > > What are “tanga” panties? They’re cut high up on the butt but generally don’t have any elastic in the legs so you don’t get a line. Kinda like an “almost” thong but I think they’re a lot more comfortable. Here’s a beautiful yet horrendously expensive [pair](http://www.herroom.com/Chantelle,Cha001-2199,4.cfm). Maideform still makes a couple of decently priced pairs I could buy online but I have this pathetic phobia that I’m becoming uncool (nevermind that I wasn’t particularly cool inthe first place, I think I’m panicking ‘cause I’m approaching forty in a few years :eek: ) and dont’ want to get stuck wearing panties that label me as an “old lady”… ---
**Author:** ![SimonMoon5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@SimonMoon5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SimonMoon5)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/59 "2004-03-09T19:35:00Z")
> [@tremorviolet](#): > > Guys, what do you think? I find the boy-cut things incredibly **un** sexy. Do y’all actually like them? Not as sexy as high-cut panties or thongs, but more so than granny-panties. Most guys, though, don’t seem too interested in underwear. Thus, stores are filled with bwbs (boring white briefs) and boxers, neither of which are good choices. I think most guys feel the same way as the comedian who said, “My underwear is there to protect my pants from my ass.” But I value the genital support that a good pair of briefs (or bikini briefs or whatever) can give. Boxers are totally useless, and I can’t understand why anyone wears them. They do nothing (except protect your pants from your ass). It’s as if women were wearing T-shirts instead of bras. I’ve heard some rather fat guys say that briefs are “too tight” and since I’ve only heard fat guys say this, I’ve wondered if they were just too fat to wear underwear. However, most store-brands of briefs fail to provide much support. They tend to assume that men either have no genitals or that these genitals are small indeed. Thus, the all-important leg holes often lack the crucial elastic needed to prevent certain items from spilling out. I have sometimes bought briefs that didn’t even have enough room for one’s genitals to fit inside the pouch at all, forcing them out the leg holes. I tend to think that the designers of male underwear must be female, eunuchs, or strangely shaped males who just don’t understand how the male anatomy works. And since most guys don’t care about underwear, well, things aren’t going to change. The best male underwear comes from mail-order or online sources, from stores that specialize in male underwear, such as International Male. They at least have some idea about male anatomy. Also, any catalog that is designed to appeal to a homosexual clientele will tend to have well-designed underwear, since gay men are about the only people that seem to have any interest in male anatomy (both women and straight men seem uninterested or disgusted), and can therefore design with this anatomy in mind. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822/60 "2004-03-09T19:59:21Z")
I think this tread is about to undergo a Boxer Rebellion. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822.md?page=4)