# Once again, I've worn out my crotch. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 31, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085 "2003-07-31T07:57:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/1 "2003-07-31T07:57:01Z")
Yes, for about the tenth time in a row, I’ve had to retire a pair of jeans because a hole has developed right in the crotchal area. I don’t get it. Out of all the places where jeans could wear out, why does it always choose THAT spot?? I could deal with a hole in the knee. Or the thigh. Or even the butt, if it’s positioned quite right. But no. I’m always left with acres of unspoiled, perfectly useable denim, all going to waste because of the crotch hole. Stupid pants. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/2 "2003-07-31T08:15:21Z")
Happens to me, too. I think it’s because I’m built with my legs close together. But jeans from The Gap seem to be the worst offenders for wearing out quickly. ---
**Author:** ![utkik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e8c25b/32.png) [@utkik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/utkik)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/3 "2003-07-31T11:05:25Z")
yeah - jeans, underwear, shorts - they ALL end up with that extra ventilation hole. It’s an annoying pain in the, um, crotch. Fuppin expensive too. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/4 "2003-07-31T11:13:48Z")
its also the reason why i never wear Sarongs ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/5 "2003-07-31T11:16:03Z")
There there. You can’t help it if you’re too much man for your pants. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/6 "2003-07-31T14:06:08Z")
Just sew it up. Or, reinforce it when you first buy the pants. If you can’t sew, or have no friends who can help out, take them to an alterations place. They’ll reinforce the seams or put in a layer of interfacing and fabric to wear through first. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/7 "2003-07-31T14:16:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\*Just sew it up. Or, reinforce it when you first buy the pants. If you can’t sew, or have no friends who can help out, take them to an alterations place. They’ll reinforce the seams or put in a layer of interfacing and fabric to wear through first. \*\* Begone Woman! Enough with your twisted female logic! 😉 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/8 "2003-07-31T14:35:30Z")
Don’t make me smite you. I’ve too many others to get to today. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/9 "2003-07-31T15:32:01Z")
Ooh, smitings. Can I watch? Can I? Can I? Huh? ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/10 "2003-07-31T20:29:11Z")
I nominate this thread as having the best title ever. ---
**Author:** ![LauraLittlePony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LauraLittlePony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauraLittlePony)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/11 "2003-07-31T20:33:11Z")
I had that problem, too, until I stopped wearing jeans. I lost a lot of weight, and I HATE buying jeans. HATE HATE HATE!!! I mean, regular clothes shopping is ok, because you’re looking for fun stuff. But jeans-shopping. . . so boring! So painful! So self-esteem-ruining! So I switched to skirts and yoga pants, not that this is probably a feasable option for the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/12 "2003-07-31T20:53:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Smeghead \* > **I’m always left with acres of unspoiled, perfectly useable denim, all going to waste because of the crotch hole.** I have this problem with all my pants but now I know what to do about it. Get some of [this stuff](http://shop.store.yahoo.com/hancockfabricstore/uniquestitch.html) and use one of your old pairs as patching material. Next time when your jeans start getting thin in the crotch, apply the glue and a patch. Problem solved! Until your jeans start looking like a patchwork quit, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/13 "2003-07-31T20:55:54Z")
I seem to have lost an “l” up there. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/14 "2003-07-31T20:56:55Z")
[Simpsons] “Arrrr, that’s gonna replace the whale in my nightmares!” [/Simpsons] ---
**Author:** ![LauraLittlePony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LauraLittlePony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauraLittlePony)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/15 "2003-07-31T20:57:24Z")
Wouldn’t a crotch-patch kind of direct attention to your crotch? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/16 "2003-07-31T21:07:37Z")
If you safety pin the knees together, maybe the crotch won’t wear out as quickly. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![boerjog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@boerjog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boerjog)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/17 "2003-07-31T23:41:21Z")
Take the vibrator away… Don’t let your pup chew your crotch… Maybey your washer/dryer has a fetish… ---
**Author:** ![BoringDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@BoringDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoringDad)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/18 "2003-08-01T04:08:09Z")
Double layer of denim on your crotch? Sheesh, where’s the comfort? The answer to jeans with worn through crotch holes is simple. Wear a “cooler than thou” attitude and a pair of boxers with a stylish pattern. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Magic8ball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Miss\_Magic8ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Magic8ball)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/19 "2003-08-01T05:49:10Z")
I hate that… it happens all the time with me. 2 months is about the longest I can wear my jeans for before I end up giving the hwole world a peep show. Great fun, no? ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085/20 "2003-08-01T05:58:58Z")
So a kilt is not an option? 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-ive-worn-out-my-crotch/192085.md?page=2)