Everybody has them, I think.

So laundry day came and went and no laundry was done. Since laundry day I have not had the opportunity to toss in a few loads. This morning while preparing for work, one of my worst fears was realized -- I had no more clean underwear.

That may be a little more dramatic than what actually happened because I did have a few pairs left stashed in the back of the underwear drawer. These are seldom used for various reasons. Some may have a hole in them, some may not wear well.

Some, you wouldn’t want to ever be seen in and we all know that the one day that you actually wear the leopard print speedo underwear is the day you get rushed into the hospital and you are the butt of the nurses jokes for a few years.

So I have a stash of reserve underwear which I dipped into today and it's been kind of awkward all day, so I asked my new neighbor at work (Chris) if he too had a stash of reserve underwear.

Shamed, he mentioned that occasionally he too misses laundry day and has to wear his "monkey pants".

Sometimes I forget how similar we all really are.