# why underwear

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-underwear/210806>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 1, 2003, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-underwear/210806 "2003-11-01T07:20:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-underwear/210806/21 "2003-11-01T16:40:40Z")

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Great! Another person who thinks his crotch don’t smell!

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**Author:** ![olefin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@olefin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/olefin)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-underwear/210806/22 "2003-11-01T16:56:30Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \*  
> \*\*Great! Another person who thinks his crotch don’t smell! \*\*

NO, Just another person that learn as a child how to wipe after the bathroom… and to bath daily! :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-underwear/210806/23 "2003-11-01T17:04:06Z")

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> \*Originally posted by olefin \*  
> \*\*NO, Just another person that learn as a child how to wipe after the bathroom… and to bath daily! :rolleyes: \*\*

Can you grasp the idea that, for a significant percentage of the population, such actions are insufficient?

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**Author:** ![olefin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@olefin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/olefin)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-underwear/210806/24 "2003-11-01T19:43:23Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \*  
> \*\*Great! Another person who thinks his crotch don’t smell! \*\*

Ok, so you must be the official male crotch smell checker. 😃 😃

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-underwear/210806/25 "2003-11-01T19:52:09Z")

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So, **olefin**. I will then assume that you cannot grasp that idea.

QtM, MD

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**Author:** ![olefin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@olefin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/olefin)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-underwear/210806/26 "2003-11-01T20:01:20Z")

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So **Qadgop the Mercotan** , then I got it right, you get to smell plenty of them but you haven’t smell mine.  
😛

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-underwear/210806/27 "2003-11-01T20:37:36Z")

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People, when posting in GQ please remember the rules. Don’t let words like “underwear” and “crotch” distract you.

Since a lot of you cannot seem to remain civil in this thread, this is closed. Repeat offenders are liable to be banned.

- **xash**  
General Questions Moderator

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