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July 21st, 2009

Has anybody ever asked what the purpose of the “Y-Front” on mens underwear is for?  I’ve been wearing these things for who knows how long, yet I’ve never had a use for the slit in the front of my underwear. 

I can see the validity of this flap if I was wearing….oh, say a codpiece or a full suit of body armor, but for modern living I see no purpose to this package access portal.  Heck, curious one day, I decided to test this emergency hatch out, and to say that it was awkward and uncomfortable would be an understatement.  

First off, you have to contend with overlapping layers of fabric, then you have to maneuver, thrust, and adjust, making it appear to your stall buddies as if you’re having a particularly rambunctious thumb wrestling match with a squirrel secreted away in your pants, then you have to put up with the pain of hanging out at an abrupt, pinching angle through a hole that’s two sizes too small.

Too much information?

So I ask again, is there any real purpose to the Y-Front?  I have this fear that I’m the only one not in on the joke, and it’s weighing me down like Fonzie’s unrequited love for Pinky Tuscadero.  

Please…what’s the point of this?

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