Panties… who needs them?!?!
It’s something a lot of women fret over, or I do at least, and we all have to tangle up with the issue daily. Yeah, I’m talkin’ about panties. Panties that are never really comfortable, and always unshapely. Let’s go over our options shall we?
The Granny Panty
First we have the old school granny panty. It’s usually cotton, and hangs out about a mile above sea level. Every husband’s nightmare panty, and a huge no-no with pretty much every pair of jeans I own.

The Traditional Brief
Then we have the traditional brief. It’s so-so in the comfort dept., but leaves some wicked v.p.l. (visible panty line) in dress pants.

The Boy Short
We have the boy short, which I think is aesthetically pleasing, but rides up like nobody’s business in all the wrong places.
The Thong
The thong must have been invented by a man and is not fun to wear. Ever. Period. The. End.

Going Commando
So this brings me to my personal choice, commando. Something I never thought I would do or care to admit in a public forum, but was converted in my super crunchy hippie phase of life. So far it’s my best option, but not always socially appropriate (ie - shorts, skirts, and the rare possibility that your pants might split in yoga class).
The Spanx
Well, the answer seems to lie in a little something called Spanx . They seem to be the super panty we have all been waiting for. And bonus: they make you look 10 lbs thinner + eliminate those unsightly v.p.l. All the stars are wearing them, Oprah thinks they are the cat’s meow, and even super buff Jessica Alba wears them. Now if J.A feels like she needs to “suck it all in,” then I certainly could get away with wearing a girdle body shaper. I have yet to try them, but if they work I am gonna dump my underwear drawer in the garbage and start over.
Next topic up for discussion: bra-llelujah!
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September 3rd, 2007 at 12:28 am
Panties… who needs them?!?!…
It’s something a lot of women fret over, or I do at least, and we all have to tangle up with the issue daily….
September 3rd, 2007 at 8:38 pm
Calling flip flops “thongs” was so seventies. So was Sunkist and Juicy Fruit
-A
September 4th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
well put, men only have 2 choices, either one having little consequences
September 4th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
Either three…don’t forget comando.
Note to self: Don’t let Aaron edit posts ever again. Now the world knows I rarely wear under garmets.
September 5th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
I’ve passed up Spanx because they’re too blasted expensive. (Though, admittedly, the $25 quoted on their site for the Power Panties isn’t so bad, but most of their stuff is a lot more than that.)
I go commando & keep my legs down & closed.
I couldn’t wear their bra, either, it only goes up to a DD, & I haven’t been that small since about 14. (Yeah, junior high was real fun.)
September 6th, 2007 at 10:35 am
Spanx = Girdle?
After having Zack I saw that Oprah about “body shapers” otherwise known as “girdles”. I ran out to buy one only to find that they don’t make body shapers big enough for chubby women, they only make them for thin women who think they are fat. I bought an extra-extra large and it constantly rolled down, which was the indicator that they were still too small according to Oprah. They didn’t decrease rolls either, the rolls were just moved to odd positions - above the girdle right under the breast and under the girdle right above the knee.
Let me know if the Spanx are better because I would like a good alternative to VPL.
I can’t go commando, I am incontinent when I sneeze, laugh or jump and bounce - thank you Zacky. I need the layer of cotton to absorb my leakage.
September 6th, 2007 at 10:36 am
p.s. love the clever illustrations! Site’s looking super great. The photo of you is extremely beautiful!
September 6th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
My blog is suddenly all about the tmi. Ha! Love it!
September 6th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
lol
I personally think that all this cosmetic stuff is false advertising. If we could all go back to our normal selves without the need to fix everything life would be so much simpler for us simple folk. I don’t do these things and some times (when I’m having a bad day) I think I’ll never measure up to man made standards. On the good days, I could really care less. Life is too short to be so hung up on what I look like. I’ve spent way too much time doing that. Thank you Lord!
November 10th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Tracee Sioux
I love your incontinece. It’s lovely to want to cry wearing panties, because of your incontinece. Which I love of your incontinence, is that I love too see your panties appear above your pants or shorts and you see my briefs appear above my pants or shorts. I get to have you to my underwear party, because of your incontinence, which I love to see you in your panties and you see me in my briefs.