# kinda weird underwear question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 16, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-weird-underwear-question/768670 "2016-10-16T00:20:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-weird-underwear-question/768670/1 "2016-10-16T00:20:40Z")
My son is only 10 years old (he turned 10 last week), but he’s 5’1 and 120lbs. He wears men’s medium boxer briefs, and medium T-shirts, as well as pats and socks from the men’s section. In fact, it’s been over a year since we bought him clothes in the boys section. Thing is, he wants cartoon and superhero underwear like you get in the boys’ section. I’ve found some, but some of the men’s underwear that’s cartoony has unfortunate double-entendres. I had to say no to the underwear with Pac-man and ghosts on it, because the waistband said EAT ME. I just told him it was too expensive. ☹ I momentarily thought of buying it and switching the waistband with something neutral, but I just didn’t want to spend that much, and sewing waistbands on underwear is a headache. So, anyone know of websites that sell cartoony, Underoos-type underwear in men’s sizes? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-weird-underwear-question/768670/2 "2016-10-16T00:59:12Z")
Target, JC Penney, and online ordering. Google Men’s Superhero Underwear. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-weird-underwear-question/768670/3 "2016-10-16T01:06:09Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Target, JC Penney, and online ordering. Google Men’s Superhero Underwear. I’ve been to Target. We just got Chewbacca underwear from there. I don’t know if we have a Penney’s. Googling superhero or cartoon underwear always ends up in boys, even if I put “men’s” in the search line. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-weird-underwear-question/768670/4 "2016-10-16T01:36:20Z")
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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-weird-underwear-question/768670/5 "2016-10-16T01:51:36Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [https://www.webundies.com/mens\_underwear.html](https://www.webundies.com/mens_underwear.html) > > [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mens-Character-Boxer-Shorts-Cartoon-Superhero-Novelty-Underwear-S-M-L-XL-XXL-/201374230363](http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mens-Character-Boxer-Shorts-Cartoon-Superhero-Novelty-Underwear-S-M-L-XL-XXL-/201374230363) I knew about webundies, but the eBay link is great! Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-weird-underwear-question/768670/6 "2016-10-16T13:35:44Z")
What a good Mom! Congratulations on one hell of a decade! ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-weird-underwear-question/768670/7 "2016-10-16T14:51:05Z")
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**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-weird-underwear-question/768670/8 "2016-10-16T19:11:45Z")
Perhaps search by waist size (given your description, maybe " 28" ") when you do searches. 🙂 (BTW, don’t bother doing this on Amazon. I just tried, and got…interesting results :o). ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-weird-underwear-question/768670/9 "2016-10-16T19:21:53Z")
I’m guessing this [cartoony elephant underwear](http://www.abcunderwear.com/elephant-thong.html) is out of the question… ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-weird-underwear-question/768670/10 "2016-10-16T20:24:08Z")
[SuperHeroStuff](https://www.superherostuff.com/men/superhero-pajamas-underwear.html?fcat=37#itemsTitle) seem to have a fair selection, and all age-appropriate, as far as I can see. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-weird-underwear-question/768670/11 "2016-10-16T22:35:04Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > I’m guessing this [cartoony elephant underwear](http://www.abcunderwear.com/elephant-thong.html) is out of the question… Quite a site. Nice to know “novelty underwear” somehow differs from non-novelty underwear. Never knew some thongs had metal hardware in them (instruction page provided). ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-weird-underwear-question/768670/12 "2016-10-16T22:45:39Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > I’m guessing this [cartoony elephant underwear](http://www.abcunderwear.com/elephant-thong.html) is out of the question… So is the SpongeBob underwear for adults I’ve found. The nose is just…[wrong](http://www.sportsdirect.com/character-spongebob-single-boxer-shorts-mens-422045).