Getting In My Pants!

[JonathonWally]

Last night, after 28 years of life, I made a monumental discovery.

I am completely incapable of putting my pants on left leg first!

I never realized this before, but it turns out that my entire life, I've always put my pants on Right leg first. After all these years it's something I've never thought about, until last night.

For some reason I tried to put my pants on left leg first and was unable to do so. In fact, I fell on the floor trying.

Yes, I was drunk at the time, but this today, sober I decided to test this out again and got similar results.

I then took my pants off and tried it again many times just to get a good amount of test data.

Taking my pants off, not a problem, putting them on however, is more complicated than I ever realized.

So how about you cool people? Ever noticed this in yourself? Do you always put your pants on with the same lead leg? Or are you able to go either way?

How about when it comes to taking your pants off? Do you find that just as difficult? Or does it come naturally to you like it does to me?

 

[Finn]

Sometimes I think people are running out of ideas fir new threads (except for Jayson). But then threads like this pops up.

I can do both legs, sober or drunk.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

I can put them on either way. Now, do you fasten and then zip your pants or zip and then fasten?

 

[Herkimer Jitty]

I can put em on either way.

I usually fasten then zip.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I can put them on either way.

Me too.

Now, do you fasten and then zip your pants or zip and then fasten?

Fasten/zip!

*pause*

You want to talk about socks?

 

[Vulcan Princess]

Fasten/zip!

*pause*

You want to talk about socks?

You beat me to it! That's one of the funniest scenes in Babylon 5.

Anyway, back to the original question, I can put my pants on either way, but I almost always put my left leg in first. I read somewhere that people tend to prefer to lead with the leg that corresponds to their dominant hand. (i.e. right-handed people lead with their right leg and left-handed people lead with their left leg.) I'm slightly left-dominant ambidextrous, so I guess it fits for me.

Oh, and I fasten, then zip.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

^^ I vary which foot I put a sock on first. I just try to be unpredictable that way.

 

[RoJoHen]

I will be paying attention to this the next time I put on pants.

 

[trekkiedane]

Left on odd dates, right on even. -Just for the variety.

Edit:
I rarely use pants with a zipper -doesn't go well with the commando style!

Socks: I can't see which one is which until I hold it in my hand, so there's an influence of chance as to which one goes on first.

 

[Skywalker]

I understand exactly what you mean, JW. I've put my pants on right-leg-first for as long as I can remember, and always feel a little awkward when I put them on left-leg-first. I do the same thing with shoes and socks, actually.

Oh, and I fasten, then zip. Anyone who does otherwise is a crazy person.

 

[Tiberius Jim]

I must be crazy, because after a thorough test, I realized I zip, then fasten. It makes sense to me, as doing so keeps a flowing upwards motion. Pulling the pants up, then the upward motion of zipping leads your hands right to the button/fastener.

Never thought I'd be describing in detail how I put my pants on. But then again, I must realize where I am.

Next thread: Proper one-handed bra removal.

 

[RoJoHen]

Next thread: Proper one-handed bra removal.

Some bras have weird snaps!

 

[Tiberius Jim]

Its all in the wrist!

 

[RoJoHen]

I just need more practice.

Any volunteers?

 

[Tiberius Jim]

That's why I got myself a permanent test subject.

Also known as a "girlfriend"

She comes in pretty handy.

 

[pookha]

jw are you sure you were sober or just dreamed you were sober??


me depends on how i feel.
bad day i may just tip over trying to get them on.
and my right leg is the more problematic one.

 

[Holdfast]

I will be paying attention to this the next time I put on pants.

Nods. I love it when the BBS gives me homework.

 

[Emher]

Seeing as I just put mine on I realised it's almost always left leg first, both with pants and socks. And fasten first and then zip. The whole dominant thing seems odd to me seeing as I'm a rightie.

 

[Aurian]

Maybe the threadstarter would do better with a skirt?

 

[bigdaddy]

Are you sober right now? Because you should don't seem like it.