Tighty-WhiteysBrowneys
November 19th, 2007 by timbotron
I am once again a bachelor, and old habits die hard, and thus I was in an Army surplus store today - clothes shopping. I’m in my mid-thirties and still think Army surplus stuff is cool.
Three words: Army Surplus Underwear.
And no, they weren’t used/pre-worn. They were new.
If you think about it, this is the underwear of action heroes (though technically ‘commando style’ is probably the real underwear of action heroes) - underwear designed for heavy combat, secret recon missions, and ninjas.
A few thoughts about this underwear come to mind:
•In combat, this underwear may be worn for several days at a time (no, I don’t intend to test this).
•It is brown . . . for the sake of camouflage.
•This camouflage may serve a different purpose: absconding skidmarks.
•Did the military select this particular color of brown for its skidmark concealing abilities?
•Did the military actually run tests to determine this color to be optimal, and if so, how did they do it?
