Nightcrawler Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Maybe someone can give an explanation Why are underpants classified as a pair of underpants when in fact there is only one item. It's not like I can go into a clothes store and ask for a single underpant, even if I only had one leg or half a body. What the f**k is that all about ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Google is your friend 😜 ""the word pants is a plurale tantum. The Oxford English Dictionary defines plurale tantum, which is Latin for “plural only,” as a “noun which is used only in plural form, or which is used only in plural form in a particular sense or senses.” Bifurcated items (things that can be divided into two), such as pants, fall into this category. Think of items that are usually referred to in plural—often preceded by “pair of” or something similar, even when there is only one item: pliers, glasses, scissors, sunglasses, tweezers, etc. So, pants is a type of noun that is used only in its plural form, even when there is only one item being discussed." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers4Life Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Got 2 leg holes, hence, a pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 No idea, but i think you're a racist for even mentioning it. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Thank you. I can understand sun glasses because there are two lenses I thought maybe.that originally there were two sides to under garments that could be worn seperatly 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Presumably the same as a pair of scissors ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 13 minutes ago, Steelers4Life said: Got 2 leg holes, hence, a pair. My underpants are full of holes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I am sure there was a thread about this very topic on Pattaya Live once, just having that deja vu moment when I saw the topic title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 7 hours ago, Nightcrawler said: My underpants are full of holes Especially around the area of the anus, often deliberately cut out by the owner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Black pants matter. Those honky white ones don't. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathmandu Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 At my age a wet fart takes out a pair of underpant or underpants on a regular basis. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 44 minutes ago, Butch said: Especially around the area of the anus, often deliberately cut out by the owner. Are you speaking from experience?😃 Surely, if one was that way inclined, they could simply wear them back to front? Whilst it is fashionable for people to wear ripped jeans these days, I did question the gaping whole in the seat of your pants whilst wandering around Boystown. I am sure there was an innocent explanation for this 😆😆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/27/2020 at 12:22 AM, Nightcrawler said: Are you speaking from experience?😃 Surely, if one was that way inclined, they could simply wear them back to front? Whilst it is fashionable for people to wear ripped jeans these days, I did question the gaping whole in the seat of your pants whilst wandering around Boystown. I am sure there was an innocent explanation for this 😆😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 4:27 PM, Steelers4Life said: Got 2 leg holes, hence, a pair. 2 leg holes? Damn, that’s where I’ve been going wrong. 🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyGraph Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 My neighbour called the police to complain about me during the recent heatwave just because I was walking about the garden wearing only a pair of underpants! I got charged even though I argued with the nice constable that I thought they made a lovely hat. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 10:12 PM, Nightcrawler said: Maybe someone can give an explanation Why are underpants classified as a pair of underpants when in fact there is only one item. It's not like I can go into a clothes store and ask for a single underpant, even if I only had one leg or half a body. What the f**k is that all about ? Why do people in some parts of the world call bicycles push bikes when they're really ridden? Another one of the world's unexplained questions 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayray Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Yesitisdakid said: Why do people in some parts of the world call bicycles push bikes when they're really ridden? Another one of the world's unexplained questions 🙂 is it because it is written as one word"pushbike" it is to do with the pedal action? regards grayray 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Yesitisdakid said: Why do people in some parts of the world call bicycles push bikes when they're really ridden? A British / Aussie expression ? You push the pedals to make it go. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboy Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Zeb said: A British / Aussie expression ? You push the pedals to make it go. Like this? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 And before pushbike, they were boneshakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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