# What's up with thongs?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-thongs/226290>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 27, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-thongs/226290 "2004-01-27T15:20:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Another\_Suzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@Another\_Suzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Another_Suzi)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-thongs/226290/61 "2004-02-02T02:19:15Z")

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> [@CrazyCatLady](#):
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> Oh, honey, the VTL isn’t restricted to the “look, everyone, my thong is too small” look (which would result in the quadra-butt look in regular panties). If the pants (or skirt, I suppose) are tight enough and the material is thin enough to see the seams of regular panties, it’ll show the seams around the edge of a thong, too. There’s a bulge, but it’s not irregular. It’s small and thin, the size of a seam, and in the exact shape of a thong. Sometimes, I’m sure it’s only noticeable to people who are staring at your butt, just like VPL. Other times, though, it’s blatantly obvious to anyone who has glanced in your direction.

Okay Okay. I shall never become a martyr for the thong.

lol…quadra-butt? you’re a riot 😃

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**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-thongs/226290/62 "2004-02-02T18:51:08Z")

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Another Guy Checking In:

I own a few pair (why they’re called pair is anyone’s guess) I received as gifts and wear them under tight jeans in winter. (In summer I just assume go au’ natural).

A style [like shown this link](http://www.henryandjune.com/hj/stimg1.asp?in=%2FAssets%2Fproducts%2FSOH01%2F4000%2Fhd%2F4710%2Ejpg&sid=U95CET6VS6B89PG87R1QVVD1HT2J41M4%5F38019%2E5288310185) aren’t as uncomfortable as one might think, but I’ll be damned if you ever catch me wearing a style like [this](http://www.henryandjune.com/hj/stimg1.asp?in=%2FAssets%2Fproducts%2FSOH01%2F3000%2Fhd%2F3133%2Ejpg&sid=U95CET6VS6B89PG87R1QVVD1HT2J41M4%5F38019%2E5301736111).

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**Author:** ![aerodave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f08c70/32.png) [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-thongs/226290/63 "2004-02-02T20:13:22Z")

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> [@JohnBckWLD](#):
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> but I’ll be damned if you ever catch me wearing a style like [this](http://www.henryandjune.com/hj/stimg1.asp?in=%2FAssets%2Fproducts%2FSOH01%2F3000%2Fhd%2F3133%2Ejpg&sid=U95CET6VS6B89PG87R1QVVD1HT2J41M4%5F38019%2E5301736111).

Hahahah…I have that. It was a gag gift from the wife. It doens’t get worn, mainly because the trunk is inadequately sized. Actualy, that’s not the main reason…the main reason is that it’s stupid.

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