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Good morning.

Well, one October Surprise has been resolved by the dockworkers union. Reporting indicates the other unions put pressure on them to go back to work until January - thus saving Christmas shopping.

"I stopped for coffee and changed tables so I wouldn't have to deal with seeing a man's junk hanging out of his shorts. What is it with men? You can't at least put on a jack strap. Isn't that what they were made for?"

Um, okay. First, it's not junk. That's offensive. Junk is something we throw away in the trash. Second, jocks are uncomfortable as hell. To quote a line from my buddy's first play, "You try cramming those double-Ds into a A-cup and then we'll talk." Yeah, it's like that, only worse.

Third, jock straps were actually invented in 1874 by C.F. Bennett in Chicago, working for Sharp & Smith Sporting Goods, specifically for "bicycle jockeys" who were that era's version of delivery services and messengers. Thus the name "jock strap" (or "jockstrap," depending upon your preferred spelling). It was designed to keep the men's balls from flopping around and getting bruised as they pedaled along cobblestone streets.

Some companies do make "street jocks," which are much less restrictive than ones worn for most sports.

Though many of today's players wear a type of full butt coverage sports brief like this one from YUSA Studios.

But anything that restricts the goods is uncomfortable. Add heat and sweat (because our balls do sweat) and, well, it's even worse. Most days, the first thing my wife does when she comes in from work is take off the bra. So, think of it in those terms the next time you see a guy's goods slipping out the legs of his shorts.

Have a great weekend.