The brits neatly sidestep this quandry by calling them pants and trousers respectively, and I think they’ve honestly got the superior system there. I mean one of our American gods (Superman) wears them on the outside, how can we continue in good conscience to call them “under”-pants?
Are they still underpants if you aren't wearing pants?
Submitted 22 hours ago by absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Apeman42@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Bhaelfur@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
How much pants could underpants pants if underpants could pants pants?
GhostPain@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Six.
Seven if it’s a woodchuck in underpants.
t0fr@lemmy.ca 22 hours ago
Are they still underpants if you’re wearing them over pants?
billwashere@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Superman enters the chat.
absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 21 hours ago
Well they are not overpants
GhostPain@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Akshually, those are tights, not pants. And those “underpants” are short pants.
thatradomguy@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
You’re right, they’re just over legs at that point.
breadsmasher@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
yes
mvirts@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Should my dog see a vet if it underpants?
GhostPain@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Not if it’s nose is still wet.
But they shouldn’t drive to the vet, just in case.
witty_username@feddit.nl 20 hours ago
The yanks had it wrong; underpants never existed. Just pants and trousers
url@feddit.fr 14 hours ago
They are panties
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 20 hours ago
Is it still an underpass if you’re not passing anything?
Is it still an overpass if you ain’t over shit?Doomsider@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Inpantception 2: Under the Underpants
spittingimage@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
I suggest establishing a formal hierarchy of *-pants, with individual terms to distinguish shape, purpose and colour in conjunction with effective and/or absolute layer. And you should be the one to do it, because I don’t have time for that.
absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 20 hours ago
Layer-0 pants are the ones touching your arse.
Layer-1 pants cover Layer-0 (tights, stockings, trousers). Layer-2 pants (optional) cover Layer-1 (shorts over tights, trousers, etc…)Simple
CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Layer-3 pants (optional, temporary) - Protective legwear. (Snow pants, motorcycle/horseback chaps, shin guards)
konalt@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
4th dimensional pants (Hyperpants)
watson387@sopuli.xyz 20 hours ago
With diagrams explaining, in detail, the purpose and function of each layer. By Monday, or you’re fired.
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 22 hours ago
Are pants underpants if you don’t wear something under them?
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 21 hours ago
How long does your pubic hair have to be to qualify as underpants?
GhostPain@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Depends on how fat your ass is. But anywhere from 3 to 6 feet.
GhostPain@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
That’s called free balling and no.