Most importantly, you gotta be able to operate this thing in the rest room at any bar.
I remember using the underwear fly as a kid for the same reasons you all gave: the hole is there, so obviously it’s intended to be used.
The biggest disadvantage is the fact that it wears out the hole. As pointed out above, they don’t line up on the inner flap and outer flap. You stretch the fabric a lot to use the hole. Eventually that wears down, and your penis starts sticking out when it’s not wanted.
EDIT: And I wore Hanes.
Id rather not fumble around and try to snake myway through two flys. Also leaving the pants buttoned means the zipper will chaff the sides of the penis, I am not a fan of that.
I have never used a fpy, ever but I also don’t really care what technique others use. Mine is fast, and comfortable so I don’t see any downside. I’m actually going to be buying more boxers soon, and even before this thread I knew I was going to specifically look for ones without flys…as they age the fly on the boxer shorts starts staying open, especially if they are the button fly kind and the button comes off. Then to avoid grinding against my zipper I have to hike up the shorts higher than i would like. I hate flys on boxers and don’t see the point at all.
rogerbox, if the zipper is actually chafing you, then you’re doing something seriously wrong. :eek:
I once ordered underwear over the Internet. They had one style, one pattern, two colors. They were $25 a pair. I foolishly ordered 8 pair. After several weeks of not getting them, I e-mail the company to see where they were. I got a pissy response saying that they would be mailed out at the beginning of the next month. When they arrived, one pair was size small. They had no flies, and no matter how I wore them they felt like I had them on backwards. And they wore out really fast.
Worst Internet purchase ever.
Don’t like them. Too much material. Too “heavy.”
Briefs all the way!
My uninformed impression is that advantages of a fly other than the possible use for urination are
- doubling the material where it is most needed
- making the underpants more stretchy in the front than the elasticity of the fabric would allow otherwise (because the inner and outer parts of the fly can pull to the sides)
I for one have never used the fly for urination as an adult but appreciate the above advantages.
OK, this requires some explanation. How do you button your shirt to your boxers?
Well, the boxer fly has buttons and so does the shirt. I can’t see what I’m doing through the fly of my trousers.
Covert access.
I’d ask you to explain more but then I fear that I’d be even more confused.
Any more information, and you’re buying the beer.
I think he’s saying he accidentally buttoned his shirt tail to the button on his boxer fly. Definitely stay away from Levi’s 501s carnivorousplant!
Take em off & turn them around, Chief. :dubious:
Maybe we’re supposed to just rip through them Bruce Banner style…?
[penis]“Don’t get me angry! You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry…”[/penis]
+1,000.
Too heavy? How are they heavier than briefs? I’ve folded enough of them. I think they are the same amount of material, actually…
There’s a difference between boxers and briefs.
Boxers typically have a button fly, and the material overlaps kinda like a shirt. If the material gets gappy, you can dangle out the opening.
Plus, boxers don’t provide any support down there. Things dangle around when you move. I hate that.
I wear briefs. Briefs have the overlapping flaps where the opening inside is on the left and the opening outside is on the right. You have to push one layer aside one way, another layer aside the other, pull things out, and try to do all this maneuvering through your trouser fly.
I tried when I was younger because I thought I would see if it worked better. Too much fiddling, things not comfortable. Much easier to undo belt, open trousers, pull down waistband.
I tried boxer brief, don’t like the legbands around the thighs. Finding comfortable underwear is a chore. You’d think it would be easy, but style and cut varies and people’s bodies are shaped differently. I’ve had briefs that were too saggy in front.
I just returned some with no fly. Must be designed by women. Save on manufacturing costs ?
At least mention it on the package so I don’t waste time figuring which is which.
Somebody must have taught me I’m supposed to pull my penis out through the underwear fly to pee, because I did it that way throughout childhood. Then one time I was in a rush and thought, why am I messing with all this? Why am I trying to pull the overlapping underwear fly apart far enough to reach through the hole and pull my equipment out? I can do this any way I feel like! So I just pulled the elastic waistband down a bit. I leave my pants up with the button and belt fastened, and just unzip the fly. It’s much easier, and I don’t see any point in doing it the harder way.
As to the sentiment that those of us who don’t do it the hard way ought to just wet our pants instead, I guess I’d need more explanation as to why it’d be better to wet my pants than just going the easy way. But, really, I’m good – don’t bother explaining it to me. I’m sure I will have something better to do whenever you try.
I have never once used the fly. Way easier to pull the waistband down, even with jeans or dress pants.
It’s four minutes, but – if it wasn’t already offered up – it’s funny and relevant:
