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A topic such as this is likely to get very embarrassing and risque rather quickly. It could end up in the sleeze and raunch pile in short order. I will make it a PG13-rated article for the young readers in the group.

As a child, I grew up wearing briefs as underwear. My mother never thought of purchasing anything other. Back then you could buy packages of five or six for really cheap. I don't recall being able to do that with boxer shorts.

To be quite honest, boxer shorts have taken on much greater cultural significance and in the world over the past 10-15 years. Actually, I'm not sure I would've been able to purchase boxer underwear 20 years ago when, as Billy Joel sang, "I wore a younger man's clothes." I know, it dates me a tad.

When Michael Jordan, the world's best basketball player, advertises for a major undergarment manufacturer, the briefs and boxers debate necessarily goes on. And yet, the general public still doesn't know what style of underwear he uses. How did he respond when two women were admiring his backside, "Don't even go there." Good answer. Good commercial, Jockey.

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, brief brands that men choose matter a lot too. Hanes, Jockey, and Fruit of the Loom seem to capture the retail underwear market share. The mega superstores manufacture their own brand (normally made in China). Those generic brands of briefs are cheaper in quality than Jockey, Hanes, and Fruit of the Loom.

In any event, I naturally lean towards briefs in my selection of underclothing. I said it. Briefs are cheaper, been around longer, and they're just more comfortable. I've tried boxers and they were, well, awkward. I'm from the old school undergarment wearing: if it ain't broken, don't fix it (if it's comfortable and cheap, why change).