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Writing about a topic such as briefs puts me at great risk because the topic can turn embarrassing or risque in short order. Likewise, the dialogue could end up turning out sleezy or raunchy quickly. My intention is to make this a PG13-rated article for the benefit of the younger readers on the site.

I grew up wearing briefs as underwear. My family never even thought of buying anything other. Back in the day you could purchase packets of six for really cheap. I'm not sure you could say that about boxer shorts back then.

To be fair, boxer shorts have taken on greater significance in our culture and in the world over the past fifteen years. I may not even been able to buy boxers when I was growing up.

When perhaps the world's best basketball player, Michael Jordan, advertised for a major underwear retailer, the briefs and boxers debate rages on. And we still don't know what type he uses. "Don't even go there," was his response in the Jockey commercial.

I think that briefs underwear is/are for the common man. Guys buy them because they are not expensive. I cannot emphasize enough the fact that briefs are inexpensive because you can buy them in bulk, in packs of 4, 6, and 10. And I think they're also cheap because they generally come in one of a few colors, white being the standard.

Of course, the brands of briefs that men choose matter a great deal too. Hanes, Jockey, and Fruit of the Loom seem to dominate the retail underwear line. The Superstores display their brands of briefs. Those briefs tend to be cheaper in quality than Hanes, Fruit of the Loom, and Jockey.

In any event, I favor briefs. There I said it. Yes, briefs are cheaper but they tend to be less cumbersome and intrusive. It's a bit awkward to switch after such a long time; not impossible, but awkward.