# Whoa, commando style **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 4, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573 "2003-10-04T17:54:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/1 "2003-10-04T17:54:50Z")
I took a shirt instead of a pair of boxers into the bathroom with me when I took a shower just now… and I put on my shorts and figured: I’ll get some boxers on later. But now, I’m trying to figure out the point of wearing boxers, because my shorts feel almost just like them. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/2 "2003-10-04T20:47:32Z")
Chafing ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/3 "2003-10-04T21:39:14Z")
Hanging brains ---
**Author:** ![Alereon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alereon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alereon)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/4 "2003-10-04T22:52:56Z")
There is no point. Join the Commandos! ---
**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/5 "2003-10-04T22:56:21Z")
Ok, first, what do you look like? 😃 Just kidding. Wouldn’t the appendage get knocked about (and I’m using the term appendage as a courtesy, here)? Wouldn’t the soft part get hurt if it was pressed against a seam for a little to long? I’m thinking broken skin, blisters, lint dermatitis, exposure to radiation etc, etc. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/6 "2003-10-05T00:02:45Z")
Zippers. Public viewing. One more layer between yourself and the outside world. “No matter how you squirm and dance, the last two drops go on your pants.” ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/7 "2003-10-05T00:31:08Z")
“The only thing between him and us is a thin layer of gabardine!” ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/8 "2003-10-05T02:10:10Z")
No way would I go commando in public. For lounging around the house, yea. But I don’t want my naughty bits just hanging out there. Besides, what if your zipper breaks? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/9 "2003-10-05T03:36:28Z")
Kilts have no zippers. ---
**Author:** ![Fnoonf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Fnoonf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fnoonf)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/10 "2003-10-05T04:22:01Z")
That is one seriously great thread title. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/11 "2003-10-05T04:45:13Z")
Getting _caught_ in the zipper :eek: is a damned good reason for men to wear underpants, whatever the style. Trust me, I have some experience with this. Don’t try it at home. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/12 "2003-10-05T04:50:44Z")
Actually, do try it at home. I just don’t want to know about it. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/13 "2003-10-05T06:58:23Z")
Commando style rocks! [cue Mission Impossible music] ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/14 "2003-10-05T09:46:55Z")
I am in the “Commando Rocks” category…being a chick, it’s three weeks a month and there’s nothing like going without underwear to feel free and good. Me loves going Commando. ---
**Author:** ![Herge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Herge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Herge)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/15 "2003-10-05T10:02:35Z")
Going commando is fine for men, but it makes it more difficult to disguise your “excitement” in public. Thats a good enough reason for me to wear underwear. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/16 "2003-10-05T10:13:42Z")
Yeah, between the room for problems to grow, the chafing, and the tendency for things to get caught up in a tight squeez while sitting, I don’t like it. Some of those go for boxers, too. And why is it “commando”? I’ve never heard. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-commando-style/205573/17 "2003-10-05T16:01:38Z")
[old joke] Just make sure you wear two pairs of pants if you go golfing! [/old joke]