# panties/ underwear? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 18, 2000, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panties-underwear/33658 "2000-09-18T21:31:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lazarus7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Lazarus7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazarus7)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panties-underwear/33658/41 "2000-09-20T20:25:15Z")
Mmmmm … panties! … very very sexy term, I must admit. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panties-underwear/33658/42 "2000-09-21T01:42:15Z")
[brief ::snicker:: hijack] > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Skümmet \* > \*\*Just got Maroon today as it happens 🙂 and ill be seeing them live for the first time Oct. 30th in TN… i cant wait!!! 🙂 > > Wish i could see 3eb live too… U know they just toured… did u go to one of their shows ? i saw them do a 45 minute thing at the HFStival in DC but thats it… \*\* And you think _I’ve_ got good taste in music! Maroon is an excellent CD. I’m so jealous you’ll be seeing them live! I’ve only seen their television appearances. Have a good time! I hear their shows are good fun. As for 3eb, I haven’t seen them. I want to, but I think it’d be cool to see them in their hometown. I should check for their next San Fran show… I’ve been meaning to visit the continental US anyway… The coolest thing would be if BNL and 3eb were playing the same state in the same month. I’d be there! ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panties-underwear/33658/43 "2000-09-21T01:56:10Z")
Well, I use the term panties for the full-assed version. I use thong in reference to thongs. [preference: thongs] Damn, now siqo’s thong song is stuck in my head. Oh, and btw, when I hear the word underpants, I also hear Pee Wee Herman yelling out, “It’s my giant underpants!” ---
**Author:** ![Bluemonchichi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Bluemonchichi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluemonchichi)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panties-underwear/33658/44 "2000-09-21T05:25:43Z")
I usually say panties or thong. Underwear sounds so formal and stuffy and that doesn’t fit my personality. Although I generally don’t have to talk about them since I usually don’t wear any. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Stella\_Fantasia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@Stella\_Fantasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stella_Fantasia)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panties-underwear/33658/45 "2000-09-21T13:10:04Z")
“Underpants” has a fun, silly, Calvin-&-Hobbesish feeling, I think. Also, “thong-th-thong-thong-thong” (to the cadence of the “Dragnet” theme) is entertaining, if cumbersome. I have no particular objection to the word “panties”…interestingly enough, though I think I usually use the term “underpants”, I find it very sexy when guys refer to them as “panties.” Heh heh…drawers…yo momma like a dresser. Somebody always goin’ through her drawers. Hey, check out my sig. It’s oddly germane. ---
**Author:** ![cool\_chic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@cool\_chic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cool_chic)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panties-underwear/33658/46 "2000-09-21T21:42:00Z")
I prefer panties. Makes me feel sexy. “Undees” sounds like something men wear. crotch cozies…hmmm??? Underoos…that sounds great! ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Lord\_Davidson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@Dark\_Lord\_Davidson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Lord_Davidson)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panties-underwear/33658/47 "2000-09-21T23:38:46Z")
I wear boxers, some other males wear briefs. Women wear panties, regardless of what type of underwear it is (beside thongs). 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panties-underwear/33658.md?page=2)