# Men's underwear, fly or no fly? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 16, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088 "2011-11-16T03:37:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/41 "2011-11-16T14:27:51Z")
> [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](#): > > I used to pull the waistband down. For some reason I changed, and now I can’t imagine why I used to take the time to undo the belt and all. I don’t undo my belt or pants waistband, I just pull down the zipper then the waistband of my shorts. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/42 "2011-11-16T14:30:44Z")
This thread is hilarious for a woman. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/43 "2011-11-16T14:33:09Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I have to wonder if men that pull down the waistband are wearing tighty whities. I’ve worn boxers for half of my life, and nothing is easier than using the fly. I wear boxers too. Some have the traditional Rubik’s maze of a fly, and some have a button. Either way, over the fence is easier, and more importantly, quicker. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/44 "2011-11-16T14:33:28Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Not using the fly of your underwear isn’t like not using the watch pocket of your pants to hold a pocket watch—it’s like not using the pockets of your pants, period. I wear my watch on my penis. That way I can tell time and pee at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/45 "2011-11-16T14:35:06Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I wear boxers too. Some have the traditional Rubik’s maze of a fly, and some have a button. Either way, over the fence is easier, and more importantly, quicker. I’ve never owned any that were terribly complex. And on the ones with buttons, I just never button them. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/46 "2011-11-16T14:39:15Z")
I wear boxers. Groping around through the narrow little opening of unzipped trousers, trying to get your fingers in there to negotiate the inner fly, grasping your penis and then pulling it through both openings (one of which has freaking _teeth_) is a lot of effort for zero gain and the added downside of a dribbly finish. I am mystified. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/47 "2011-11-16T14:44:50Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I always wear underwear when I fly. Damn TSA. Kilt, commando. No more problem. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/48 "2011-11-16T15:08:48Z")
Pull waistband down for me. I wear boxer-brief, and most of them have no fly. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/49 "2011-11-16T15:12:55Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > This thread is hilarious for a woman. Fly envy! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EKDS5k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c5a1d2/32.png) [@EKDS5k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EKDS5k)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/50 "2011-11-16T15:14:34Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > I don’t understand how “I pee through the fly” and “I pee like a normal person” are different options. The poll results are disagreeing with you. For the record, I wore briefs as a kid, boxers later, and now boxer briefs. I have always pulled the waistband down to pee. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/51 "2011-11-16T15:14:52Z")
> [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > is a lot of effort for zero gain and the added downside of a dribbly finish. Why would there be increased risk of a dribbly finish? If anything, the urethra is LESS constricted. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/52 "2011-11-16T15:15:30Z")
I’m guessing that the guys here that pull their drawers down to pee were taught by their moms. Nothing easier than unzip, whip it out through the fly, take you piss, shake it off, put it back in, zip it up. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/53 "2011-11-16T15:17:01Z")
> [@EKDS5k](#): > > The poll results are disagreeing with you. No, because option 1 and 2 are the same answer. You didn’t provide an option for the incorrect way. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/54 "2011-11-16T15:20:10Z")
No option in the poll. I do it as God intended: pull down the band, pull my dick out and pee. I can’t think of any reason to undo the pants and belt. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/55 "2011-11-16T15:48:28Z")
> [@Jake\_Jones](#): > > I’m standing firm on the fly thing, though. God meant for you to put your penis through the fly. That’s why he sewed it into your shorts. Q.E.D. No one has sewn my penis into my shorts. > [@tdn](#): > > I wear my watch on my penis. That way I can tell time and pee at the same time. Mine can act as a sundial. ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/56 "2011-11-16T15:48:41Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > This, exactly. > > Not using the fly of your underwear isn’t like not using the watch pocket of your pants to hold a pocket watch—it’s like not using the pockets of your pants, period. It’s fine with me if you don’t want to put anything in your pockets, but why on earth would you think it’s not normal for people to do so? Because it’s not normal. Most guys _don’t_ use it. Look at the poll. Look online for other polls, they’ll also show you that a solid majority of men don’t use the fly. I spent a few minutes looking around and didn’t find a single poll where more men used the fly than didn’t. > [@Omar\_Little](#): > > I’m guessing that the guys here that pull their drawers down to pee were taught by their moms. Why would you think this? Most men don’t use the fly so most men probably aren’t going to be teaching their sons to use it either. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/57 "2011-11-16T15:56:20Z")
Parents don’t teach kids what opening to pull the penis through. Little boys will drop both pants and underwear to the floor and pee at first. As they become more adept and aiming and handling they’ll figure their own method. It would have been pretty weird for me to tell my son what opening he should go through. It would have been even weirder for my wife to try to tell him, or show him! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/58 "2011-11-16T15:58:39Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > I’m guessing that the guys here that pull their drawers down to pee were taught by their moms. > > Nothing easier than unzip, whip it out through the fly, take you piss, shake it off, put it back in, zip it up. Maybe the divide is by what kind of underwear one wears. It may be that it’s easy if one wears boxers - I don’t know, because I’ve never worn boxers. The new poll suggests that - wearers of briefs (treating boxer briefs as briefs) are currently running 14-2 in favor of over the top, while boxer guys are 5-3 in favor of using the fly. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/59 "2011-11-16T16:04:34Z")
I wear Hanes boxer-briefs. Basically [these.](http://www.hanes.com/clothing/men/underwear/boxer-briefs/hanes-mens-tagless-boxer-briefs-with-comfortsoft-waistband-4-pack) The fly is plenty big enough for my penux. It’s very easy to open; just a simple cloth flap. There’s nothing to fumble with, there’s no confusion, unless you are retarded. In which case, I’d suggest diapers. Seriously, if this is too much work for you, just piss in your pants. ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088/60 "2011-11-16T16:13:16Z")
Never imagine this would be such a touchy issue. No wonder it is a toilet etiquette to try to leave the adjacent urinal empty if possible. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-underwear-fly-or-no-fly/603088.md?page=4)