how does someone forget to do up their fly?

Really?

How does someone forget how to do up their fly?

Because I seem to be that person.

And I’m not talking about right now.

I’m talking about as a general life rule.

I cannot remember to do up my fly lately.

For a while, I actually kept count of it, the number of times that I forgot to do up my fly, because it seemed sort of funny, in a “there’s got to be some mildly amusing blog material in these minor mishaps maybe I can mention cookies while I’m at it chortle chortle chortle” kind of way.

But then I lost count.

Of the number of times that I forgot to do up my fly.

And now I walk around in a paranoid haze, constantly checking my fly, like an overly fastidious pervert.

Now I’m trying to figure out what useless piece of learned information erased the commandment “THOU SHALT DO UP THY FLY” from my memory.

If I can figure that out, maybe it can be repaired. Or rewritten. Relearned. SOMETHING.

BECAUSE THIS IS NOT HOW I WANT TO BE REMEMBERED.

…

Sigh.

I wrote this post but didn’t put it online. Didn’t know if I was over-reacting. Decided to let it stew.

I just looked down.

My fly is down.


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6 Responses to “how does someone forget to do up their fly?”

  1. Suldog Says:
    September 26th, 2006 at 12:09 pm

    Better that you notice it than someone else have to tell you about it. There’s at least that saving grace - I hope.

  2. Catherine Says:
    September 26th, 2006 at 9:31 pm

    Maybe you just have a freedom flyter on your pants? Hehe

  3. mike Says:
    September 27th, 2006 at 8:36 am

    Solution: Make you’re always wearing fun boxer shorts. Then it doesn’t matter.

  4. Alison Says:
    September 27th, 2006 at 9:56 am

    I had a teacher in Jr High that was always checking his fly. That and standing right in front of my desk with is fly at my eye level. It was unsettling.
    Maybe you have malfunctioning zippers that go down on their own?? Before leaving the house or bathroom or bedroom, do a check (spectacles, testicles(check the zipper here) wallet, watch). :oD

  5. sween Says:
    September 27th, 2006 at 9:58 am

    Success! I did it up! Yippee!

    Maybe by admitting my problem it will now go away!

    (Now I just need to lose the habit of checking it the rest of the time…)

  6. SkylarKD Says:
    October 2nd, 2006 at 10:12 am

    Remember, zipper first, THEN button. It’s when you button first that you forget the zipper step. ;)