# Do you have "good day" underwear? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 26, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153 "2016-02-26T00:14:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/1 "2016-02-26T00:14:19Z")
Lets say you wake up in the morning and you think, “All right, today is gonna be a good day! I’m going to get things done, I’m going to do something nice for myself, it’s gonna be a good day!” Do you, on that day, pick out your favorite pair of underwear? The one you find the cutest, or the most colorful, or most comfortable? I ask because if I’m planning a really good day in the near future, I will _save_ my favorite underwear for it. It’s not essential for my good mood, but it’s helpful. I mentioned this casually in front of my family the other day (the topic was already on underwear, so it wasn’t _so_ weird), and I got a lot of blank stares. Am I alone in this one? ---
**Author:** ![Me\_Billy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/2 "2016-02-26T00:53:49Z")
I just have clean underwear for in case I am in an accident (advice from my mom!) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/3 "2016-02-26T00:59:47Z")
Yup, me, too. Clean and no holes. Except the standard three holes in a pair of men’s briefs. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/4 "2016-02-26T01:14:08Z")
My underwear only comes in three colors, black, white and nude, and they are all the same style, so there really isn’t a choice. I just take the top one off the pile (if it’s black, I check to make sure I’m not wearing something incompatible). ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/5 "2016-02-26T01:20:10Z")
Oh, heck yes! I’ve got several categories of undies. There’s period underwear, of course. Those are fairly nasty - clean, but stained, thick cotton granny panties. They hold onto an adhesive pad well (I use a FemmyCycle, but after some Psycho experiences with a DivaCup, I’m afraid I don’t quite trust it, so I wear a pad as backup.) They’re fugly, but functional. I have the “shapewear” underwear, not because they’re going to make me look skinny, but because some pants and dresses look better with less jiggle and a smoother line, though. They’re functional, but too uncomfortable to wear every day. I have the “fun” underwear, which are more fun for strutting around and for my husband to look at and take off than they are to wear. And I have the “good day” underwear, which are silky, a little more supportive than the period undies but not nearly as constricting as shapewear, pretty fabrics, and actually fit well without riding up or rolling down. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/6 "2016-02-26T01:20:27Z")
Clean, usually no holes the designers didn’t put there, and next pair in rotation in the drawer. Other than that not really. I do have a pair of MST3K “selected shorts” but those are just for weddings and funerals. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/7 "2016-02-26T02:45:14Z")
Nothing special. I’ve got boxers for day-to-day, two pair of black silk boxers for use with my tux, and I keep a 6-pack of brand new, unopened boxers so that I can immediately replace frayed or holey pairs when I notice them while doing laundry and throw them out. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/8 "2016-02-26T02:55:51Z")
I’m a guy, rotate my underwear, and just take the one on top. After I put my pants on I don’t remember what underwear I put on. None of them are cute. I am really curious–how do you plan a good day in the near future? ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/9 "2016-02-26T02:58:10Z")
Whatever’s clean and crisp. Ahhhhh… ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/10 "2016-02-26T03:46:41Z")
All my underwear is interchangeable. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/11 "2016-02-26T03:53:00Z")
I have a pretty and pricey set I used to wear on dates when I thought I might be going to get lucky. I haven’t dated in quite a while, so haven’t used them in quite a while, but they are still there if I wake tomorrow and I’m 24 again. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/12 "2016-02-26T04:03:46Z")
I don’t usually wear underwear. Why add more laundry to the pile? ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/13 "2016-02-26T07:47:36Z")
No I don’t have special good day underwear because **every** day’s a good day! ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/14 "2016-02-26T09:06:31Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > I am really curious–how do you plan a good day in the near future? [Instead of waiting on a good day, you just say “we’re gonna have a good day”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3fkZeWsyvo). ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/15 "2016-02-26T09:08:45Z")
Side B of _Revolver_ will never sound the same again for me. _"Good day undies_ (ba dum ba DUM) _Good day undies_ (ba dum ba DUM) _Good day undies…_" ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/16 "2016-02-26T10:21:49Z")
Japanese women famously wear _shoubu shitagi_ (“victory or defeat” or “game” underwear, e.g. sexy underwear to wear on dates.) One research site I found while replying to this said that 59.3% of Japanese women (presumable in dating age) had some but only 43% of women had been complimented on them by men. ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/17 "2016-02-26T12:37:49Z")
_I don’t have good day undies (man)_ However, I used to pay close attention to the state of the underwear I wore on Saturday nights back when I was single. I’m pretty sure I had “lucky” briefs but their power was… intermittent. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/18 "2016-02-26T12:50:55Z")
When I do the laundry, the freshly washed items go under the items in the drawer. Every day’s unders are the top ones on the pile. As long as I have clean unders available, it’ll be a good day! 😃 Otherwise, it’s laundry day. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/19 "2016-02-26T13:14:24Z")
Male here. Underwear is what I reach into the drawer and pull out. When drawer is empty I wash them and do again. Repeat as necessary. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153/20 "2016-02-26T13:46:24Z")
Male. Don’t mean to brag, but they’re _all_ good. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-good-day-underwear/747153.md?page=2)