Aussie Jock Shock No Surprise

It comes as no surprise that a recent Galaxy survey of 1100 Aussie men, which was commissioned by the underwear specialists - Bonds, found them lacking in the down under department.

Underpants (hygiene & usage) - aka - Budgie smugglers / Knickers / Underdaks / Jocks / Undies - that is!

I could have saved Bonds thousands, if only they had questioned me instead of the 1100 intrepid souls.

As far back as I can remember, “The Sniff Test” has been used by almost everyone I know, to determine if their undies were either honky dory, or, had gone off like a bucket of prawns in the sun; with some resorting to turning them inside out when caught short.

The survey has revealed a great number of interesting facts, far too many to mention here of course, but I’ll highlight a few!

1. The average age of the oldest pair of undies was 2½ years.
2. A large number admitted to wearing undies that were at least 10 years old.
3. Up to 40% wore the same undies up to 3 days in a row.
4. Admissions of wearing the same pair of undies for a week or more.

The good news is that 46 per cent of men followed their mother's advice and wore clean undies; no doubt given to spare their son from airing his dirty laundry to the whole world, if ever they were run over by a Mack truck.

As for me, I have plenty of undies to choose from, as my sons have moved out of home. Mind you, there’s still hope for all of us, with the Japan Women's University in Tokyo working on gear we can keep on for at least a week! How’s that?

Now, from what you have read here and in the links below, can you say the same about the men in your life? If not, a penny for your thoughts won’t go a stray!

Resources:

1. Ninemsn Today
2. Couriermail
3. Discovery Channel

To be continued...