# The Underpants Gnomes are Close

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-underpants-gnomes-are-close/350579>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 30, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-underpants-gnomes-are-close/350579 "2006-03-30T18:57:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-underpants-gnomes-are-close/350579/21 "2006-04-01T05:36:08Z")

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Waitaminit…are you saying that they would or wouldn’t have them?

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-underpants-gnomes-are-close/350579/22 "2006-04-01T06:11:41Z")

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They can’t have 'em. Unless they have their own subscriptions … which would explain the accumulation when it comes time to have that garage sale, perhaps?

Otherwise – nah. The piles of mags are always there. The socks and underroos may vanish, but not the National Geographics. Nor Time mags, for that matter.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-underpants-gnomes-are-close/350579/23 "2006-04-01T16:59:59Z")

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> [@Ice Wolf](#):
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> They can’t have 'em. Unless they have their own subscriptions … which would explain the accumulation when it comes time to have that garage sale, perhaps?
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> Otherwise – nah. The piles of mags are always there. The socks and underroos may vanish, but not the National Geographics. Nor Time mags, for that matter.

Ah. Gotcha. I agree.

…and circle takes the square.

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