# Underpants? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 17, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842 "2006-07-17T13:03:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/21 "2006-07-17T20:33:59Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] or (god forbid) snagging them on the errant rusty nail. [/QUOTE] You might want to invest in new furniture. Anyway, yeah, boxer-briefs. I don’t see how you can wear anything else. ---
**Author:** ![tashabot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tashabot/32/6250_2.png) [@tashabot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tashabot)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/22 "2006-07-17T21:18:42Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] going commando just doesn’t seem as cool and sexy now that I’m 36 as it was when I was 26 [/QUOTE] My boyfriend’s about to turn 36 and I still find it sexy when he goes commando. Not necessarily cool, but sexy. ~Tasha ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/23 "2006-07-17T21:25:07Z")
Another vote for boxer-briefs. Mr. Stuff wore tighty whities until we were married. I expressed the yech I feel toward them, and he was open to trying something else, although he had tried and hated boxers. Boxer-briefs it is. Love 'em (both of us). ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/24 "2006-07-17T22:40:03Z")
[QUOTE=tashabot] My boyfriend’s about to turn 36 and I still find it sexy when he goes commando. Not necessarily cool, but sexy. ~Tasha [/QUOTE] The missus thinks it’s sexy, too (after the initial incredulous “Why?” When I tell her I’m freeballin’ it. Thing is, I work an hour away, so there’s really no chance of a random nooner. So it seems pretty pointless. Plus, I’m in my office all day with my door shut, so the only people I have any interaction with during the day are you folks on the SDMB, and there’s only so many variations on the ol’ “I’m not wearing any underpants” Thread, and a 36-year-old man generates less interest with that than a 19-year-old hottie-chick. Bah. I’ll go commando for old time’s sake tomorrow and report my “findings”. ---
**Author:** ![Mouse\_Maven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/25 "2006-07-17T22:49:18Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Well, there’s always [these](http://www.abcunderwear.com/mensthongs.html). [/QUOTE] Wow. That’s a whole lot of banana hammocks. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/26 "2006-07-17T23:46:28Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] The missus thinks it’s sexy, too (after the initial incredulous “Why?” When I tell her I’m freeballin’ it. Thing is, I work an hour away, so there’s really no chance of a random nooner. So it seems pretty pointless. Plus, I’m in my office all day with my door shut, so the only people I have any interaction with during the day are you folks on the SDMB, and there’s only so many variations on the ol’ “I’m not wearing any underpants” Thread, and a 36-year-old man generates less interest with that than a 19-year-old hottie-chick. Bah. I’ll go commando for old time’s sake tomorrow and report my “findings”. [/QUOTE] So, we’ll recognize the thread from the aforementioned title? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/27 "2006-07-18T01:45:41Z")
Errr… as a devotee, these days, of the boxer shorts, I find myself wondering: What exactly it that makes boxer-briefs more appealing than tighty-whities? Fit-wise, at least where it counts, they’re the same exact thing, but with more fabric on the legs. I don’t get it! I’ve tried 'em once and thought they felt rather odd. If I wanted the extra support (as I occasionally do) I’d just go with the briefs. Enlighten me, please? ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/28 "2006-07-18T01:57:32Z")
[QUOTE=YaWanna] So, we’ll recognize the thread from the aforementioned title? 🙂 [/QUOTE] I think everyone would get angry if I opened _another_ thread about my underpants (or lack thereof). Just wouldn’t be prudent. 😉 I’ll just stick with this here thread. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/29 "2006-07-18T02:04:04Z")
[QUOTE=Lemur Catta] Errr… as a devotee, these days, of the boxer shorts, I find myself wondering: What exactly it that makes boxer-briefs more appealing than tighty-whities? Fit-wise, at least where it counts, they’re the same exact thing, but with more fabric on the legs. I don’t get it! I’ve tried 'em once and thought they felt rather odd. If I wanted the extra support (as I occasionally do) I’d just go with the briefs. Enlighten me, please? [/QUOTE] The boxerbriefs don’t strangle yer balls like TWs do, but you don’t flop around like with boxers. It’s really the best of both worlds. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/30 "2006-07-18T02:14:41Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Well, there’s always [these](http://www.abcunderwear.com/mensthongs.html). [/QUOTE] Damn! Those are hot! But wouldn’t the zipper pssibly cause an issue? ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/31 "2006-07-18T02:35:26Z")
[QUOTE=Lemur Catta] Errr… as a devotee, these days, of the boxer shorts, I find myself wondering: What exactly it that makes boxer-briefs more appealing than tighty-whities? Fit-wise, at least where it counts, they’re the same exact thing, but with more fabric on the legs. I don’t get it! I’ve tried 'em once and thought they felt rather odd. If I wanted the extra support (as I occasionally do) I’d just go with the briefs. Enlighten me, please? [/QUOTE] In addition to **Winston** ’s take, the extra fabric down the legs helps to keep them more firmly in place, thus avoiding the uncomfortable sensation experienced when your TWs attempt to snuggle into your butt crack. Although I am sure there are those who really don’t mind the sensation of having a cotton convention in the immediate vicinity of their sphinchter, for me this is an event best avoided. ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/32 "2006-07-18T05:55:59Z")
[QUOTE=Lemur Catta] Errr… as a devotee, these days, of the boxer shorts, I find myself wondering: What exactly it that makes boxer-briefs more appealing than tighty-whities? Fit-wise, at least where it counts, they’re the same exact thing, but with more fabric on the legs. I don’t get it! I’ve tried 'em once and thought they felt rather odd. If I wanted the extra support (as I occasionally do) I’d just go with the briefs. Enlighten me, please? [/QUOTE] They’re quite a bit more grown-up looking than briefs. I would probably laugh if I went home with a guy and found out he was wearing tighty whities. They’re little boy underwear, in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/33 "2006-07-18T13:13:19Z")
Will nobody join me in defending the honor of TW wearers? TWs look the way men’s underwear is supposed to look- plain and white. Boxers are too loose and the fly allows the hair to come out and get stuck in the zipper- not a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/34 "2006-07-18T13:41:30Z")
According to a piece in this morning’s _Times_, the contents of male underpants could be an endangered species: _ **Sydney** - A man caught at the airport with six eggs from endangered species hidden in his underwear was fined A$25,000 (£10,300). Wayne Floyd was about to fly to Bangkok when a customs officer noticed a suspicious bulge. A judge rejected his claim that he wanted to surprise his girlfriend._ ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/35 "2006-07-18T13:47:35Z")
TWs are just inherently unsexy. Boxers are very sexy, followed by boxer-briefs. Something about TWs screams to me ‘this is wrong.’ ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/36 "2006-07-18T13:53:53Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Well, there’s always [these](http://www.abcunderwear.com/mensthongs.html). [/QUOTE] I occasionally have to remind myself that I’m not legally required to click every link I see. I thank the powers that be that there’s an eyewash station in the lab next to the fire system lever. Now I have to go find some pictures of chicks in their underwear to restore balance to the universe. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/37 "2006-07-18T14:02:25Z")
[QUOTE=catsix] Boxers are very sexy, followed by boxer-briefs.’ [/QUOTE] Even…[THESE](http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000630BE6.01-A33H8MBYDKZYV4._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg), **catsix**? 😃😃😃😃 BTW–worksafe link. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/38 "2006-07-18T20:17:05Z")
I can’t imagine going with anything other than boxers. My junk needs the room. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/39 "2006-07-18T20:26:07Z")
> [@](#): > > free range testicles User name! ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842/40 "2006-07-18T23:20:15Z")
[QUOTE=BobLibDem] Will nobody join me in defending the honor of TW wearers? TWs look the way men’s underwear is supposed to look- plain and white. Boxers are too loose and the fly allows the hair to come out and get stuck in the zipper- not a good thing. [/QUOTE] Count me in for the same reasons. It’s all I’ve ever worn myself and TWs do me just fine. On the other hand, I don’t have a girlfriend to dictate what kind of underwear she wants me to wear. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underpants/364842.md?page=3)