Jockstraps, ha ha

[joggerjayne]

There's a great clue in today's Guardian ...

17a. They love football team's jockstraps? (10)

The answer (I hope, coz this is what I've put) is "SUPPORTERS" ... ha ha!

But then I wondered ...

Do guys still actually wear jockstraps ???

Don't shorts now have sewn-in linings, like a built in pair of pants?

[Old_Geezer]

I guess Jock does. Ask north of the border.

[emmie]

sportsmen presumably,

[joggerjayne]

North of the border, OG?

Like ... Haywards Heath ?

Well, yes ... obviously sportsmen, em. But you know how guys' swim shorts have like a little pair of trunks inside, and a big pair outside? Well, aren't football shorts the same, nowadays? So you don't need a jockstrap?

[emmie]

JJ i don't look that close, nor do i want some smelly JS around the place, ugh

[maggiebee]

I'm from north of the border so will ask my rugby playing son-in-law!!

[Sqad]

JJ...Ah! Jock straps.......brings back memories which heralded the arrival of true manhood and sexual development. There were various grades, the cheapee, the up market one and then there was one with fur around the pouch (presumably for budding gays)

I could only afford the cheap one (money from my paper round) but the feeling of putting on your first jockstrap was truly exhilarating and i made sure that everyone saw me as my toned body highlighted by the jockstrap, was paraded around the changing rooms.

They were also handy to slip your cricket "box"into as you went out to bat, in fact I would stop halfway to the wicket, turn to the spectators and point to the protuberance from my trousers (flannels) which was my box inside my jockstrap protecting my very special and essential genitalia.

Jockstraps..........indeed.

[joggerjayne]

Well, I hadn't expected such a detailed, historical retrospective.

Thank you, sqad.

[Sqad]

JJ....no problem ....any other topics concerning "manhood" then i am at your pleasure.

[joggerjayne]

I can't think of anything off hand ... but I'll bear the offer in mind.

=0)

[Sqad]

JJ "off hand" .."in hand".......I don't mind.

[secsee1]

Of course blokes still wear them, in fact the Duke of Edinburgh always wears
a jockstrap as he say's it's to keep his B*lls IN CHECK.

[joggerjayne]

sqad ... Stop it !

[secsee1]

Sorry I missed a bit out there it should have read he wears a TARTAN jockstrap cos it keeps hisB*lls IN CHECK.

[Sqad]

secsee


///a jockstrap as he say's it's to keep his B*lls IN CHECK.///

Didn't know that one could get check jockstraps. ( or are they tartan? just for the jocks?)

[Davethedog]

Think the Jockstrap became passe with the invention of the brief

[Noraq]

Type Your Answer Here....speaking of which..I was just wondering ...did that fella find a lady in Yorkshire to kick him last night?...and why did he think he would find one on AB.....just wondering.

[Noraq]

Oh crap..I see he got suspendered...I going to get it in the neck for mentioning it now....

[joggerjayne]

"suspendered" ... oh, very good.

[starone]

Yes noraq I thought he was a troll but I still answered him, I try to avoid them but sometimes get caught.

[craft1948]

The first Mr Craft was a squash coach and he wore jock straps............he had to wash them himself.