Comments on: Words To Live By (Or Without)

By: Bobcat Corduroy

Bobcat Corduroy — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:39:58 +0000

Just chiming in on the “panties” connundrum—I have always used the word “gunders”, because the garment GOES UNDER the clothes (G’under). Also sounds more gener-neutral, unlike the precious, slightly creepy and infantilizing “panties”.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:44:09 +0000

@Joe – does it help when we spell it “doodz”?

Better than Nigel, although I learned this actually stood for ‘nicest guy who ever lived’, thas alrighty!

By: yvanehtnioj

yvanehtnioj — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:45:00 +0000

@Becky – I’m a big fan of “drawers” (completely gender neutral!), but I also like underpants and chonies.

By: baraqiel

baraqiel — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:14:55 +0000

@Joe – does it help when we spell it “doodz”?

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:11:17 +0000

I’m really old, in my day it was broads and chicks. Funny nobody’s mentioned girls. I personally am tired of DUDES for men but that won’t fly here prolly

By: Nadia

Nadia — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:08:15 +0000

I’m with Cat on ‘cute’. There are maybe 5 people on earth who can call me cute, and that is because when they say it, it is in reference to my doing things I would not do in front of anyone but them. In any other context, it makes my blood boil.
I also hate the word ‘pussy’ because it seems just as infantilizing (though the etymology isn’t), and despite attempts at reclamation, I don’t think ‘slut’ is particularly great either.

By: PetiteXL

PetiteXL — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:55:23 +0000

Thanks Becky… :O)

Also, what I meant to say is that hearing the Jethro Tull song as a kid is what pretty much permanently turned me off to the word panties…

By: BeckySharper

BeckySharper — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:39:49 +0000

Blockquotes are weird on this site…I don’t know why. But I used admin magic to change it to itals!

Also…eww.

By: PetiteXL

PetiteXL — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:33:55 +0000

Oh no! Block quotes don’t work? Well, I’ve at least saved some of you from some creepy Jethro Tull lyrics…

By: PetiteXL

PetiteXL — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:32:47 +0000

Sitting on a park bench
eyeing little girls with bad intent.
Snot running down his nose
greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes.
Drying in the cold sun
Watching as the frilly panties run. Yuuuckkk!!!!

In addition to it just sounding a bit infantilizing to begin with… People seem to enjoy saying it just a little too much.

I’m with @notmandy and underpants. It’s a bit longer and I kinda like that it’s awkward, for some reason. It sounds funny to me.