# I loves me some button fly jeans. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941 "2005-12-16T17:33:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/21 "2005-12-16T20:13:48Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I’ve shovelled more snow than you’ve seen little girl. Don’t make me come up there and paddle your ass with my snow scraper. > > 😃 No use telling that to a Canadian. We _like_ it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/22 "2005-12-16T20:59:18Z")
What? No-one posting in support of Velcro-fly jeans? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/23 "2005-12-16T21:00:49Z")
For all you guys who don’t like them, don’t wear them! Just save one pair and put them on when you come over to \*my \*house. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/24 "2005-12-16T21:12:27Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > For all you guys who don’t like them, don’t wear them! Just save one pair and put them on when you come over to \*my \*house. 😛 And your boyfriend (is it fiancè now?) would have no problem with this? Just what kind of a show are you running over there! Cause I want in! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/25 "2005-12-16T21:19:23Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > I second the dislike of button fly jeans. If you’re drinking (and I mean anything over two drinks) they’re such a chore. They also wreak havoc on long nails. Nope…I’ll stick with the zipper fly thankyouverymuch. You don’t just grab one corner and give it the ol’ twist-yank to open the works up? I must have been doing it wrong all the years I wore button fly jeans… :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/26 "2005-12-16T21:33:06Z")
> [@lizardling](#): > > You don’t just grab one corner and give it the ol’ twist-yank to open the works up? I must have been doing it wrong all the years I wore button fly jeans… :dubious: I don’t understand the maneuver you’re describing. I wear my pants fairly tight. There’s no way to open them without flipping the buttons sideways through the button holes. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/27 "2005-12-16T21:37:21Z")
I _love_ 501s on a man – the old-fashioned shrink-to-fit 501s are What A Man Ought To Wear. Hard to find anymore, though – we had to resort to pre-shrunk 501s last time Kevin needed jeans and they just don’t fit the same. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/28 "2005-12-16T21:45:22Z")
I like snaps! ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/29 "2005-12-16T22:35:52Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > I don’t understand the maneuver you’re describing. I wear my pants fairly tight. There’s no way to open them without flipping the buttons sideways through the button holes. My interpretation of your previous comment was that you undo the buttons one at a time, correct? The twist and yank I mentioned was grabbing the buttonhole side of the fly while fastened, lifting vertically and outward from your body. Then rotate your wrist outward while continuing to lift up and out. This squeezes the buttons through the holes pretty well, IME, and works even better if the jeans are broken in. Does that help? ---
**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:** [December 16, 2005, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/30 "2005-12-16T22:47:28Z")
Seriosly? We have to now explain to people how to unbutton button fly jeans? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/31 "2005-12-16T22:55:14Z")
TO-GA! TO-GA! TO-GA! TO-GA! What? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/32 "2005-12-17T04:05:01Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > Give me a pair of well-worn jeans, hiking boots, and a dark leather jacket, and I’ll be swooning at your feet. _happy sigh_ [As per](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/axpauction/PICT0078.jpg) [your request.](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/axpauction/1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/33 "2005-12-17T04:42:13Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > [As per](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/axpauction/PICT0078.jpg) [your request.](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/axpauction/1.jpg) _swoons, and not just because of the clothing_ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/34 "2005-12-17T05:25:37Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Seriosly? > > We have to now explain to people how to unbutton button fly jeans? > > :smack: Could be worse. At least no one asked how to unzip them. Mmmm, I know what I’m getting my husband for Christmas. He doesn’t own a pair anymore, but I sure remember him wearing some. Delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/35 "2005-12-17T05:59:32Z")
> [@lizardling](#): > > My interpretation of your previous comment was that you undo the buttons one at a time, correct? The twist and yank I mentioned was grabbing the buttonhole side of the fly while fastened, lifting vertically and outward from your body. Then rotate your wrist outward while continuing to lift up and out. This squeezes the buttons through the holes pretty well, IME, and works even better if the jeans are broken in. Does that help? Not really. All I know is they’re a pain in the ass to do and undo if you’re making frequent trips to the bathroom. And if they fit snugly, it _has_ to be done one button at a time. It seems like your method would wear out the button holes faster, too. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/36 "2005-12-17T06:01:28Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Seriosly? > > We have to now explain to people how to unbutton button fly jeans? > > :smack: I don’t think we _have_ to. I think some people just _are_. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/37 "2005-12-17T16:03:47Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > [As per](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/axpauction/PICT0078.jpg) [your request.](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/axpauction/1.jpg) Wow, not bad. Not bad at all. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/38 "2005-12-18T08:23:11Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Wow, not bad. Not bad at all. Yeah, you say that now, but if I am lacking that coat…then damn, I’m lucky if I can get a horny, homeless, hooker at 3 AM looking for her last trick. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_MuD\_PhuD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2bfe46/32.png) [@Elmer\_MuD\_PhuD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_MuD_PhuD)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/39 "2005-12-18T10:08:56Z")
I have a pair of button fly Polo cargo pants, with the buttons sewn on, and I’ll be damned if I don’t have to carry a sewing kit every time I wear them. I’ve done everything short of scrounging up some fishing line to keep them damn buttons on and nothing seems to work, even if I’m careful. Unfortunately, they’re the only pair of pants that fit me just right, which means they make it to the bar quite often. Given how much I tend to drink – let’s just say care comes in second to speed. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941/40 "2005-12-20T01:51:45Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > Yeah, you say that now, but if I am lacking that coat…then damn, I’m lucky if I can get a horny, homeless, hooker at 3 AM looking for her last trick. I’m tempted to say something about not taking the coat off, but that might be construed the wrong way as I don’t have any kind of a leather/latex fetish. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loves-me-some-button-fly-jeans/335941.md?page=3)