# Skid marks **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 6, 2004, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614 "2004-08-06T13:43:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/41 "2004-08-08T04:37:39Z")
Is it really that hard to understand how it happens? It’s like your ass is a rattle can. You can wipe all day, maybe even use a Bidet to clean yourself. But if you’re like me, you get massive gas throughout the day after making a deposit. It’s called “over spray” when you let out massive gas at once. Just wash yourself everyday and you’re good. Although you can’t do much for the tighty whiteys. ---
**Author:** ![Fiona\_Orange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7feea3/32.png) [@Fiona\_Orange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiona_Orange)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/42 "2004-08-08T05:17:55Z")
> [@SHAKES](#): > > Oooh, boy. > > I got’a know. How the hell do you shave back there with out mutilating yourself? > > Also what about the itch factor? It’s a really hard angle to get to at first try, and it takes a good while to get it nice and cleaned out. But once you get it, it’s gone and it feels pretty nice. No bumps or razor burn at all, although I got some pretty wicked crackstubble after a few days. And no hair actually grows on your anus, just around, so you only have to take care of the sides. No danger of cutting yourself, either. I used a simple Mach3 razor, some hot watter, and I was good to go. ---
**Author:** ![nonpolar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@nonpolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonpolar)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/43 "2004-08-08T06:59:58Z")
Why we have to wear underwear anyway? When home I put sweatpants on and underwear stays in the drawer. It feels sooo good ,fresh air gets in …well ,you guys have to try. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/44 "2004-08-08T08:29:26Z")
> [@bughunter](#): > > I can wipe until there’s nothing left; not even an odor comes off on the paper. And still, a half an hour later, I’ve got to go back into the bathroom and wipe again. I have the same problem. To combat it, after wiping with tp I _always_ wipe with a wet paper towel, then a dry one. Seems to work fine. ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/45 "2004-08-09T22:32:47Z")
> [@Sublight](#): > > [Washlet.](http://www.washlet.com/default.asp) Amused to notice that all of their standard models are apparently named after pornovid starlets. And not just any starlets, but ones that go to extremes… “Jasmine” – Kicked off the whole mega-gangbang thing by doing one with a couple hundred guys. “Chloe” – Best known for her accommodation of entire upper appendages, and teaching others how to do the same. Yes, I know far too much about these people. The memories of my bachelor days have not faded completely, and still occasionally provide a source of trivia. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2004, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/46 "2004-08-09T22:59:39Z")
Oh, come on now **Johnny**! You can’t honestly tell me that after a 500 mile day\* on the R1 you don’t have a little “mist” down in the skivvies! Any good desert racer will tell you that if you don’t finish a race with a skid or two, you weren’t trying hard enough. I’ve never met a fighter pilot or desert racer who’s asshole worked right. All them “whoop-de-doos” and g-forces. Hell, I once saw a video clip of one of them “Tour de France” guys full-on take a dump and not miss a beat! \*You do these all the time, right? You are a _real_ rider, aren’t you? Don’t make me question your motorcyclist credentials! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/47 "2004-08-10T00:33:58Z")
> [@](#): > > Oh, come on now **Johnny**! You can’t honestly tell me that after a 500 mile day\* on the R1 you don’t have a little “mist” down in the skivvies! Nope. I don’t have skid marks. 🙂 As for the 500-mile rides, _Ow, my knees!_ Yeah, I dinged up my knees skiing and in a car crash (a year apart), so I need to stretch after 100 miles or so. ☹ The longest ride I ever did was on the XJ600 from L.A. to north of San Francisco. > [@](#): > > I’ve never met a fighter pilot… asshole worked right. All them “whoop-de-doos” and g-forces. Heh. I’m a [helicopter pilot](http://pw1.netcom.com/~heliboy/n61413crop.jpg). 😉😛 ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/48 "2004-08-10T04:27:16Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > There is the odd occasion when, y’know, you feel you could go on wiping all day and never get 100% clean. If you’re out and about and don’t have access to a shower then a pair might have to take a hit for the team. I accept that. But surely the mark will come out with goddamm hot water and detergent? Wash your undercrackers, people! Um bettter yet, wash your behind eh? I mean, if a person prevents the problem from getting to the underwear in the first place. I always keep baby wipes in the bathroom for freshness and the potential “skid” problem. However, I’ve never had a boyfriend that had this um, occurance. So I have no way of knowing if it’s “common” or not. My former bf’s all shared my preference for baby wipes. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/49 "2004-08-10T04:53:04Z")
> [@SHAKES](#): > > Oooh, boy. > > I got’a know. HOw the hell do you shave back there with out mutilating yourself? > > Also what about the itch factor? Can you say full brazilian wax? I knew you could. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/50 "2004-08-10T05:00:37Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > My former bf’s all shared my preference for baby wipes. If they’re there, use 'em. Do that many people do a “wet wash” every time they crap? I doubt every one of your boyfriends was a baby wipe user before the idea was presented to them. I’m sure it seemed like a good idea to them though. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/51 "2004-08-10T06:13:59Z")
Nothing, but nothing beats my brother’s old college room mate. He had quadruple skids. Yup, you guessed it: Back, front, inside out back, inside out front. This guy was really proud of the fact that he’d get four uses before having to wash. :eek: But, on the other hand, undies with skids do have a useful purpose. [See?](http://www.johnsonsmith.com/website/store/product_detail.asp?UID=2004081002150024&item_no=26441&keyword=underwear&cat_keyword=&search_page_no=1) I got my brother a pair for Christmas. He loved it! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/52 "2004-08-10T13:28:24Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > It’s doesn’t help being a hairy guy. I think it was Adam Corolla who said it’s like “pushing peanut butter across a shag carpet with cotton ball.” Ugh. I was doing OK with this TMI thread until I got to this description. And I was thinking about making a PB sandwich for lunch. I’m glad I didn’t. Blegh. ---
**Author:** ![Pyrrhonist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Pyrrhonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyrrhonist)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/53 "2004-08-10T19:59:09Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Hemmerhoids. All the bidets and moist toilet paper on earth won’t stop the effects of raging 'roids. Ayup. 'Roids can streak skivvies brown and red. Those suckers work like leaky faucets—drip, drip, drip. Time to whip your ass again. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/54 "2004-08-10T20:35:56Z")
> [@Pyrrhonist](#): > > Time to whip your ass again. That _can’t_ be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Pyrrhonist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Pyrrhonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyrrhonist)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614/55 "2004-08-10T20:48:21Z")
> [@Larry Mudd](#): > > That _can’t_ be helpful. Dang! :smack: Maybe the \* flatulent \* monks can take up the practice of whipping their asses. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-marks/258614.md?page=2)