In today's society of fashion conscious men and women the brief is getting a bad rap. Metrosexuals, fashion consultants and doctors are advising against the brief. I'm all in a dither. What should I wear now. I can't stand boxers and speedos and thongs are out. Can't do commando style either. I suppose I will have to be a fashion faux pas and continue with my tried and true fruit of the loom brief.
[ June 21, 2004, 03:04 PM: Message edited by: punwit ]
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I've been dobied!
*faints*
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Boxer briefs, man, boxer briefs. Best of both worlds.
-Bok
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
People keep saying that but I still don't get it. Briefs offer support; boxers offer freedom. How can you have supporty freedom? It defies logic.
I'm just going to have to buy some and experiment.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
"Experiment" in the same sentence as any reference to underwear is not right.
Boxers are the best, clearly.
FREEDOM!
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
BtL made me snort. Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Ugh... I HATE boxers. They get all bunched up and uncomfortable. Give me sexy briefs any day! Especially the ones with the enhanced "pouch" for comfort. Posted by The White Whale (Member # 6594) on :
I choose the best of three worlds: I have stockpiles of all three, and it's like picking out birthday presents in the morning when I choose what underwear to wear each day. Posted by Jalapenoman (Member # 6575) on :
Why wear either. You know, dudes, just let it all hang out! I'm just a swinger!
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
Too much freedom could get out of hand.
Fellas who wear boxers while dozing during college history lectures, thus relinquishing control of certain vascular tissues to their subconscious minds may find it difficult to move on to their next class without re-adjusting the accoutrements.
Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :
I'm right there with you, BtL. Seems to me that what you get from boxer briefs is insufficient support combined with a lack of freedom. So it's really more like the worst of both worlds.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
saxon, BtL: How I pity your naive experiences.
Boxer briefs give freedom where it matters, while nit being as susceptible to the "bunching up" effect of boxers. I've worn all 3 types, and I only wear boxers when I'm low on underwear.
-Bok
Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :
Another way to avoid bunched-up boxers is to simply avoid wearing tight pants.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
I've found that the tightness of my pants does not affect the bunching up.
It may just be me. *shrug*
-Bok
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
I've always had trouble too with boxers...no matter what size or kind of pants.
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
Wearing women's underwear, as I suggested in this thread solves the support and bunching problem. Hope you have a private laundry and locker-room facility!
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Yes, but the wedgie prblem rears it's ugly head instead, skillery.
So unfortunate...
-Bok
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
quote:...REARS it's ugly head...
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Posted by Jalapenoman (Member # 6575) on :
Women's underwear does not generally include the necessary "fly," so I don't consider panties for men to be a viable option. Besides that, most of us don't want pink lace on our shorts (be they boxers, briefs, or the combo)
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
I have never used the fly on briefs/etc... A, because the fly is SO small and uncomfortable to use it's best, and faster, to just pull down. B, because most of my stuff doesn't have a fly anyway... Yay sexy briefs.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Tel, I'm not going to comment on the "fly is too small" comment you made.
The reason I'm not fond of boxers is I seem to be too free. Normal action seems to precipitate a loosing of the horse from the barn on an all too frequent schedule. Constant attempts to re-corral the stallion draws unwanted attention and young mothers steering their offspring to the other side of the street.
[ June 21, 2004, 09:26 PM: Message edited by: punwit ]
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
quote:They who would give up an essential freedom for temporary support, deserve neither freedom nor support.
--B. Franklin, boxer enthusiast
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
You're a wise Papa.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Great response Papa!!
[ June 21, 2004, 07:05 PM: Message edited by: punwit ]
Posted by Anthro (Member # 6087) on :
I prefer breifs. I can't go commando because I'm always afraid I'll accidentally leave my fly open.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
T the S wrote the words:
"sexy briefs"
Those two words should not be in the same sentence, or even paragraph.
There is nothing sexier than boxers hanging out of the bottom of shorts(ah, prep school memories), UNLESS it is long underwear poking through jeans with holes in the knees.(ah, college memories)
[ June 21, 2004, 07:47 PM: Message edited by: Elizabeth ]
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
I agree that briefs are never sexy, not even on Tom Cruise.
Various stains show up too well on white.
Also, the seat usually sags, suggesting that the cotton has been under stress.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
"Under stress"
Ha ha ha!!!!!
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote: Besides that, most of us don't want pink lace on our shorts (be they boxers, briefs, or the combo)
What, all women's underwear is edged in pink lace now? Since when?
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Apparently I've been getting the wrong women's underwear. I seem to be lacking in the pink lace aspect.
Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :
What a stereotype! Besides that, most of us don't want pink lace on our shorts (be they boxers, briefs, or the combo)
Tisk, tisk!
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*idly wonders if she owns more lacy underthings than mack does, or fewer"
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Wait, yes. All women's underwear has pink lace, girls always sleep in heart pajamas, and they have whipped cream pillow fights whenever there's a sleepover. Just ask Dave.
[ June 21, 2004, 10:04 PM: Message edited by: katharina ]
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
katie:
rivka: I don't own any lacy things.
...and don't you get any ideas.
ANY OF YOU! Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
ha ha.
It's not many people who are frightned of pink frill.
Now we all have something on Mack. "Hand," as it were. Threats of pinkly-dressed bridesmaids, a Pink Cadillac to take the bride to the church. Pink tux shirts on the fellas, accented with a pink carnation. Pink ribbons, with huge pink bows on the pews, defining the seating area of the families...
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Two of my friends have already made me bridesmaids. Posted by BlueJacsFan (Member # 6590) on :
What's a whipped cream pillow?
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
BJF, It is all men's dream.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
And yet a distinct lack of pink, mack -- and I suspect of lace.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I'll tell you when you're older.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*raised eyebrow*
I am older.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
I've never had this "bunching up" boxers problem. Honestly, I love boxers for the same reason I wear relatively loose-fitting clothing: I like to wear clothing I can just forget about. I'm too conscious of briefs for them to be comfortable.
Also, the space allows for ventilation when wearing shorts (and I wear shorts whenever possible... nice comfortable loose-fitting shorts).
Posted by BlueJacsFan (Member # 6590) on :
Is 5 minues older enough?
If I'm not old enough by now, it ain't ever gonna happen.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
What are the women doing in here? What if we wanna tell dirty jokes and walk around nekkid in this thread?
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
We'll point and laugh, that's what.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Well, not all of us, mack.
Some of us will snigger quietly behind our hands.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Just you ladies with lacy underwear.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Some of us will be, like, "Cool."
ha ha.
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
And some of us will merely be, like, "cooler."
Posted by Anthro (Member # 6087) on :
See, with boxers, if you start sweating things start sticking together. Briefs keep everything nicely segregated.
Posted by Promethius (Member # 2468) on :
Alas I also have trouble with the boxer bunching issue but only if I am trying to wear dress clothes. In jeans I get by just fine with boxers. Boxer briefs are without a doubt the best of both worlds. Although I feel that the right type of boxer brief is necessary. (Certain brands just dont fit as well as others.) With boxer briefs you have relative freedom while at the same time being relatively supportive. With the boxer brief you have no problem with the issue of "swingage" that some may get with boxers, and no problem with sweatyiness that briefs sometimes cause.
I also believe that the boxer brief makes a great transition underwear. People should be wary of moving to quickly from brief to boxer if they arent experienced with both. The extreme freedom after leaving the brief could be detrimental to ones "stuff." Is there such a thing as too much freedom? In this case, I think so. When going from the freedom of boxers to the confines of briefs it is important for one to be equally as wary. A person is likely to develop a "cabin fever" of sorts. Hence, the boxer brief is essential is anyone wishes to make the switch.
Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :
quote:All women's underwear has pink lace, girls always sleep in heart pajamas, and they have whipped cream pillow fights whenever there's a sleepover.
I KNEW IT!
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
quote: agree that briefs are never sexy, not even on Tom Cruise.
Various stains show up too well on white.
Also, the seat usually sags, suggesting that the cotton has been under stress.
The whole idea of "sexy briefs" does NOT include fruit of the looms. Those are definatly NOT sexy. I'm talking about the custom made special order undies from those cool magazines like "International Male". Mmmmm...
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
quote:Pink tux shirts on the fellas, accented with a pink carnation.
So you saw my parents' wedding pictures?
And no, that one's not a joke. Gotta love the height of fashion in 1971.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Promethius, I am laughing very hard.
Kat, I was actually planning Mack's pink wedding based on my high school prom partner's baby blue tux scheme. It was pretty. Pretty horrid.
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
Entertaining thread. Unfortunately, I am unqualified to give an opinion in the eternal briefs/boxers debate. That's one aspect of manliness" that will forever be foreign to me.
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