2/27    What is the purpose of the flap in men's briefs?
        - guy who never had a dad
        \_ No idea.  -has dad
        \_ so when the hooker's blowing you, the band doesn't constrict.
           duh.
        \_ they're used to increase drag and ultimately to increase the
           descend rate without picking up extra speed.
                \_ Am I supposed to put my penis through it?
                  \_ It does beat the pull-down,whip-out method for saving
                     the elastic, I imagine most guys prefer pd/wo.
        \_ even if you had a dad, would you ask him?  At what age would
           you ask him?
        \_ it's a pocket for rolls of quarters.
        \_ never had a dad?  You have two mothers and a genetics lab?
           Is the story of your conception and birth suitable for an xfiles
           episode?  Is this a Messiah/Christ immaculate thing?
        \_ Just in case this is serious, it's to pee standing up without having
           to drop your pants or unbuckle your belt.
           \_ that is not exactly correct.  It allows you to not have to
              drop your underwear, but unless you have a fly in your pants
              you still have to drop them.  hence this feature is likely to
              be useless if you always wear sweat pants.