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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 03:21 PM Original message |
Why are button-fly pants useful? |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've always found them to be rather cumbersome, awkward and useless myself. |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. I love my button fly jeans. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. FrankS? |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. I've never owned a pair. Can't understand why anyone would. |
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boilerbabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 04:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
36. Because they fit better and are more fun to disentangle...n/t |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. This has epic Lounge flamewar written all over it. |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. If it doesn't devolve into an epic flamewar I will be very disappointed. |
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boilerbabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 04:17 AM Response to Reply #5 |
38. I guess i don't miss being on DU day and night.l.. |
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boilerbabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 04:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
37. Really? |
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boilerbabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 04:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
41. Why would that be a stimulus to flame? |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. You can undo them one-handed |
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boilerbabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 04:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
40. Nobody else seems to get this...l |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. two words: Quick Release! |
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boilerbabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 04:28 AM Response to Reply #7 |
42. Yes, Hunny! You got it!! n/t |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
8. Because the sound of them being pulled open |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. Zippers are hard to undo with your teeth |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Damn, you beat me to it! |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. C'mere |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 08:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. You just need more practice. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
10. zippers weren't around until the 30's. why wear them now, i don't know? |
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Tektonik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. If I see a pair of pants I like that have a button-fly, I put them back on the rack |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. They might have saved a couple of political careers. |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. If you are at the undoing the fly stage, it is too late |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Well, if you can't open the tube, the moment could be lost. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
16. No broken zippers to worry about? |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
18. They are....never mind. |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
19. It's because |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. That's what kilts are for. |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
21. What Retro said... |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
22. Nobody ever caught their scrotum in a button fly |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
23. The damn button holes wear out |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
26. Button fly pants never have zipper slippage. Plus button flys rock. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
27. Scrotums & zippers don't play well together |
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boilerbabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 04:29 AM Response to Reply #27 |
43. This might be useful to convince those who don't know...n/t |
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quip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
28. 501 Button Fly-- the only jeans I wear. Zippers are for pinheads |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
29. button-fly jeans are for luddites |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
30. Army BDU (Battle Dress Uniform) trousers have a button-fly. |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
31. yes, I can explain it to you |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
32. safer in electrical storms |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
33. I thought they were cool |
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Recovered Repug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 03:46 AM Response to Original message |
34. Watch the first few minutes |
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boilerbabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 04:10 AM Response to Original message |
35. Button-Fly pants |
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Indi Guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
39. Yeah, like sober people never prematurely close the door... |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
44. They're not... but they're better than one other type of pants (that they'll never make for men) |
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