# I came to work without my pants **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 13, 2005, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-to-work-without-my-pants/303679 "2005-05-13T14:28:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SlowMindThinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SlowMindThinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlowMindThinking)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-to-work-without-my-pants/303679/1 "2005-05-13T14:28:03Z")
I can’t believe I came to work without my pants. :o I have a locker at work. On days I ride a bike to work, I wear clothes that I put in the locker on days I drive. Usually, I wear the pants (blue jeans) twice, since I don’t sweat much in my north facing office. Wednesday, I rode my mountain bike to work. Halfway through the day, I noticed my front tire was completely flat. I figure I caught some glass on a narrow road that is part of my commute. Today, I rode my road bike to swimming - way to early to be thinking clearly. And then I rode here. I discovered I was pantless when I showered. Thank God I had a pair of shorts in the locker, I’d be sitting here in sweaty biking tights. ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-to-work-without-my-pants/303679/2 "2005-05-13T14:29:58Z")
One of my co-workers did that all the time. The people at the department store a few blocks away got used to seeing her at 8am in workout gear. She’d go in, buy a pair of pants or a skirt, then come to work. You’d think after the third time it happened she’d leave a pair in her office. ---
**Author:** ![SlowMindThinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SlowMindThinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlowMindThinking)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-to-work-without-my-pants/303679/3 "2005-05-13T14:38:14Z")
Not a bad idea, or in my case, I could leave two pairs in the locker. (I see I forgot to add that on Wednesday, a coworker gave me a ride home, so I was wearing the one pair of pants.) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-to-work-without-my-pants/303679/4 "2005-05-13T15:46:11Z")
So, you [totally forgot](http://spamusement.com/index.php/comics/view/52)? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-to-work-without-my-pants/303679/5 "2005-05-13T16:02:44Z")
You should always have a pair of Emergency Pants. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-to-work-without-my-pants/303679/6 "2005-05-13T16:06:41Z")
> [@Wile E](#): > > You should always have a pair of Emergency Pants. _breathes heavily_ What? Oh, _those_ pants. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-to-work-without-my-pants/303679/7 "2005-05-13T16:25:47Z")
> [@Wile E](#): > > You should always have a pair of Emergency Pants. [Agreed!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5639382&postcount=5) ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-to-work-without-my-pants/303679/8 "2005-05-13T18:53:38Z")
:eek: You went to work half-na— —oh. Wearing biking tights. Well, that’s just no fun. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Kenneth\_Noisewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@Dr.Kenneth\_Noisewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Kenneth_Noisewater)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-to-work-without-my-pants/303679/9 "2005-05-13T21:19:53Z")
[You were a week too late.](http://nopantsday.com) ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-to-work-without-my-pants/303679/10 "2005-05-13T21:26:53Z")
**Hal** , I opened this thread to post that exact same link! So I guess I’ll just let **SlowMind** know trhat he no longer needs to [be embarassed](http://spamusement.com/index.php/comics/view/222). –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![SlowMindThinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SlowMindThinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlowMindThinking)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-to-work-without-my-pants/303679/11 "2005-05-13T22:50:27Z")
Yeah, I guess I don’t need to be embarrassed. I’m better looking than any of the guys in the cartoon.