# I just found out the difference between a Thong and a G-String.... Ouch! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 13, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907 "2005-02-13T21:04:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/1 "2005-02-13T21:04:57Z")
I purchased some lingerie online, to spice up the hillbilly boudoir. I knew that a g-string has a string in the back, instead of a strip of fabric, like a thong. What I didn’t know, is that there’s no crotch fabric at all, on a g-string. Just the same string going all the way to the front. This is really not a problem since I don’t plan to wear it very long. But when I was trying it on, I lifted my leg up to remove my socks and… Now I know what it feels like to straddle a clothesline. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/2 "2005-02-13T21:06:01Z")
:eek: No words… ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/3 "2005-02-13T21:39:47Z")
:eek: I’ve always wondered what the difference was, but never dared ask. ---
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/4 "2005-02-13T21:41:38Z")
[Bart Simpson] \*\*Aye carumba! \*\*[/BS] ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/5 "2005-02-13T22:38:50Z")
> [@hillbilly queen](#): > > …there’s no crotch fabric at all, on a g-string. Just the same string going all the way to the front. … Now I know what it feels like to straddle a clothesline. ☹ You mean a G-string is just two pieces of rope knotted together? I always assumed the fabric began at -ahem- the lowest point. But no fabric at all? 😕 Why would anyone want to _wear_ those? Apart from strippers, or nudists who have to put their keys _somewhere_? Maastricht, who wears sturdy underpants, that go up way over her bellybutton. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/6 "2005-02-13T22:52:00Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > You mean a G-string is just two pieces of rope knotted together? I always assumed the fabric began at -ahem- the lowest point. But no fabric at all? 😕 Why would anyone want to _wear_ those? Apart from strippers, or nudists who have to put their keys _somewhere_? > > Maastricht, who wears sturdy underpants, that go up way over her bellybutton. Just a little triangular piece of fabric in the front. But you reminded me of something I saw while searching for lingerie… It was just a lace waistband with nothing in the back, crotch OR front except… A STRING OF PEARLS!!! 😕 ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/7 "2005-02-13T22:58:13Z")
> [@hillbilly queen](#): > > But you reminded me of something I saw while searching for lingerie… It was just a lace waistband with nothing in the back, crotch OR front except… A STRING OF PEARLS!!! 😕 Ahem… I bought one for my GF. With the matching top. It looks fabulous. 😃 I’d be happy to provide a cite… not! ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/8 "2005-02-14T00:29:24Z")
Butt floss. ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/9 "2005-02-14T01:57:06Z")
> [@hillbilly queen](#): > > Just a little triangular piece of fabric in the front. But you reminded me of something I saw while searching for lingerie… It was just a lace waistband with nothing in the back, crotch OR front except… A STRING OF PEARLS!!! 😕 See, you’re only supposed to wear those long enough to make your SO turgid. About 2.5 seconds, in my husband’s case. I saw some really cute ones that had a pretty bejeweled ornamental butterfly on the back. A butt-fly! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/10 "2005-02-14T02:22:32Z")
I saw a rhinestone-string bikini panties and matching bra set on Frederick’s Hollywood’s site. It was really cute-I’d wear it. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/11 "2005-02-14T06:03:57Z")
There are Amazonian tribes where everybody goes naked. So without clothes, how are the women supposed to work up a little sex appeal? Ever think about that? Some tribes thought of a solution for women to be naked and yet sexier than plain naked. They wear such a string. Vaginal floss, as it were. Pulling it to a (hopefully tolerable) degree of tightness has the visual effect of deepening the vaginal crack and heightening the contour appearance of the labia majora. Sends a visual signal of “Look, I’m sexy.” Without it, plain nakedness says nothing more than the matter-of-fact “I’m naked because we don’t need to wear clothes in the rainforest, that’s all.” Wearing the string says, “Hey, check out my vagina.” ---
**Author:** ![Arwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/12 "2005-02-14T16:02:07Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > Without it, plain nakedness says nothing more than the matter-of-fact “I’m naked because we don’t need to wear clothes in the rainforest, that’s all.” Wearing the string says, “Hey, check out my vagina.” I really shouldn’t read these things at work. Last time I checked, a loud burst of laughter does not give my colleagues the impression I am working very hard. (Thinks of the expression ‘pulling strings’ … decides it’s best to leave it) It could work for a man - all we need is something to keep it from dangling too much, really. Otherwise diving into a river becomes such a painful experience … I remember a certain nudist swimming pool with a high-dive … :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/13 "2005-02-14T16:09:52Z")
Ow ow _ow_! Give me good old plain underwear any day! (Well, okay, maybe once I’d wear a thong. But only for a very special occasion.) ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/14 "2005-02-14T18:46:22Z")
I’m a little unclear on the differences, but I think some pictures might clear it up. Can you give me a hand, **Hillbilly Queen**? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/15 "2005-02-14T19:16:05Z")
**H-Queen,** you hussy, you’re just stringing us along! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-the-difference-between-a-thong-and-a-g-string-ouch/289907/16 "2005-02-15T00:26:10Z")
Don’t leave us hanging by a thread!