# Guys: Boxers or Briefs **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 5, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432 "2009-11-05T16:07:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/21 "2009-11-05T20:38:24Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#): > > Since I discovered Hanes® TAGLESS® Men’s Boxer Briefs with ComfortSoft® Waistband — only those. ( I would have posted the link but the picture there was borderline NSFW.) These are the best. I wear boxers too. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/22 "2009-11-05T20:42:31Z")
I cycled from tight-whities to boxers and now boxer-briefs. One day I’ll reach the ever-intimidating bikini thong. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/23 "2009-11-05T20:56:08Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Boxers. **It’s fun going down stairs**. Easy access. Cooler. Ummmm… huh? ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/24 "2009-11-05T21:01:10Z")
Usually boxers, because my wife prefers them. I have boxer-briefs for when I’m going to bike a long way, or walk around outdoors for hours on end when it’s 90 degrees, or any similar situation where my in-betweenus needs to have help not chafing. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/25 "2009-11-05T21:20:36Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > Ummmm… huh? I don’t know, the junk bounces around, reminds you it’s there, it’s a party in my pants! ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/26 "2009-11-06T02:37:34Z")
Briefs! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/27 "2009-11-06T02:52:36Z")
What the hell is “commando” ? ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/28 "2009-11-06T03:02:43Z")
Boxer Briefs. For awhile in my early 30’s \ I was really into biking and they were the only things that were comfortable with my legs being as developed as they were. Well…I didn’t like briefs, and boxers constricted around the legs. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/29 "2009-11-06T03:19:43Z")
Boxer briefs from Jockey. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/30 "2009-11-06T03:21:38Z")
> [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](#): > > What the hell is “commando” ? No shorts at all. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/31 "2009-11-06T03:33:42Z")
Mid rise bikini briefs. Thinner and much lighter than regular briefs and no wide elastic waist band. They are getting hard to find too, Hanes and Jockey no longer make them. I found a store brand that still makes them and during a recent sale, stocked up on enough to last for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/32 "2009-11-06T10:04:37Z")
What the hell is boxer-briefs? I don’t think I’ve ever seen those. ---
**Author:** ![Manwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/33 "2009-11-06T13:12:31Z")
Boxer-briefs. My boys have a home but there is no danger of sack overflow. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/34 "2009-11-06T13:55:06Z")
Primarily tighty-whities for reasons of OP and others who are doing so. However, mine are getting to the point that they need to be thrown out (or so my wife tells me, this isn’t a choice of my own, I’m sure you guys know what I’m talking about here!) and, rather than buy more tighty-whities to replace them like I often do, I figured I’d give the boxers that I’ve accumulated (most are ones my wife bought me) a try. Not really used to them, but also not as averse to them as I’d like, so I might spend the next few decades in boxers once the briefs are all gone. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/35 "2009-11-06T14:35:09Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > What the hell is boxer-briefs? I don’t think I’ve ever seen those. Link to Hanes website. At really strict places, it could be considered NSFW. They are super comfortable. [Boxer Briefs.](http://www.hanes.com/Hanes/Products/Men-Hanes/Men_ShopByCategory-Hanes/Men_Underwear-Hanes/Men_Underwear_BoxerBriefs-Hanes/13834.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/36 "2009-11-06T14:36:45Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > What the hell is boxer-briefs? I don’t think I’ve ever seen those. > **[Slot95.id : Situs Slot Resmi Sedang Gacor Hari Ini💸](https://slot95.id/)** > > Bergabunglah dengan Slot95 dan rasakan pengalaman bermain slot online terbaik yang mudah digunakan dan permainan berkualitas. ^Pic is borderline NSFW!!! Notice how they resemble shorts (like boxers) but his junk is all snug in them (like briefs). ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/37 "2009-11-06T14:41:50Z")
**HeyHomie’s** guy looks normal. My guy looks like he shoved a Coke can down his shorts. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/38 "2009-11-06T17:08:18Z")
Bikinis. Briefs (aka jockey shorts, tighty whities) are like grandma panties except for guys. Boxers are what my great-granddad probably wore under his overalls and suspenders. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/39 "2009-11-06T17:30:31Z")
> [@minlokwat](#): > > Not “It varies” but “Depends” --for more comedic punch. > > As in, “Do you wear boxers or briefs?” > “Depends.” > > This joke doesn’t have to be explained does it? No, but it does need to be edited! 😃 Try this: Depends. hh ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432/40 "2009-11-06T20:11:48Z")
For me it’s briefs, I don’t get the boxers things, and frankly I am only average “down there” so I can’t see how well endowded men do it I think it’s a generational thing. In the late 80s briefs went out of fashion and boxers came in and the young started wearing them. In the late 70s when I was in high school no kid wore boxers. Now most teens where boxers. It probably is just what you get used to. Plus the fashion dictates that if you wear your pants low so you can see the underwear you wear boxers with low fitting pants not briefs Like in the 70s I’d hear the girls talking and it was big not to wear a bra back then. And there was always the talk about “slutty girls” not wearing them versus the “liberated girls” not wearing them. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-boxers-or-briefs/516432.md?page=3)