Short Subject

BRIEFS                 

Sand and I had one of those conversations that challenge one's world view. She told me that it appeared that it was time to get some new underwear. I don't know what she was seeing, as I thought the pair I had on looked okay. Then she asked if I liked the briefs or the boxer briefs. My expression must have betrayed my angst because she clarified for me that I indeed have both types in my underwear drawer, and she simply wondered which I preferred.

BOXER BRIEFS                

In point of fact, I do not know which I prefer, and the fact that I don't seems very unsettling. As you can see from the images that I have included here from the Abercrumbie and Fritch Spring catalog, these guys know that underwear makes the man, and they exude the confident air of men who know what they want.

In point of fact too, I don't remember even once having a conversation with another guy about his shorts. Perhaps I have had one, but it apparently wasn't a real big priority when it came to allocating memory space.


It is something I'm going to have to confront since I suspect that perspective employers may well ask this as the spoiler question. I can see Mr. Potter at the Bedford Falls bank smoking his cigar and reviewing applications. This man is of no use to us, he says, he doesn't even know his mind about his own drawers. It's the question that lets them sort out the wheat from the chafed.

I'm just saying.