"Fear not dear lady, dead birds don't fall out of nests"*

OldGoat

It's happened to us all at sometime and we've witnessed others do it frequently. We are all grown up now but we still insist on couching the mishap in a plethora of little phrases designed to cover your embarrassment.
'You are at half mast'
'The mouse hole is open'
'Are you feeling a draught?'
and the mind boggling 'There is egg on your chin'
Do people still use these phrases and their ilk? Do you happily tell strangers that you've been looking at their crotch and noticed that 'the bird might fly' or are you one of those who'll stay quite and allow the poor unfortunate to parade around with flies undone?

*The above quote is attributed to Winston Churchill when told by Lady Ascot that his flies were undone.

Otis Driftwood

Its one of those things that I will never,ever bring to another blokes attention,dont ask me why,I just couldnt do it.Button fly FTW by the way.

My personal favourite description Ive ever heard was a friend saying it to her OH

Ehh John,yer showing brain.

Bottle_of_Smoke

When I was young my favorite was

Are you scared of heights?

no?

Your fly is wha wha wha

Otis Driftwood

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »

When I was young my favorite was

Are you scared of heights?

no?

Your fly is wha wha wha

Ha ha ha,jeez,havnt heard that in years.

OldGoat

nedtheshed wrote: »

Its one of those things that I will never,ever bring to another blokes attention,dont ask me why,I just couldnt do it.

I can't fathom that at all. Perhaps it's because I've been commenting on men’s and women’s attire for so long now that looking a man up and down doesn’t phase me at all.
I'll more likely to point it out rather loudly (if it will get a laugh or two) or discreetly if circumstances demand but I could never let man or woman pass by looking dishevelled.

+1 on button flies.

5live

If my zip falls, my OH tells me to stop advertising;)

Panthro

I would happily tell a mate that "you are flying low without a licence mate" or even take the the more direct "we can nearly see your wang" approach, but I have never informed a stranger if their zipper was on a downer.

Beruthiel

The two I use are:
Flying low.
Flying without a licence.

Mrmoe

The one I use is " is it a half day in Australia". It's not too bad telling it to a guy but what do you do if you have to tell it to a lady when they are flying low or even when their skirt is riding the back of their stockings:eek:

Don Juan DeMagoo

"Fear not dear lady, dead birds don't fall out of nests"

Love this phrase, always wondered where it came from.

An old man living nearby used to always say it when he was found undone by his wife. But what makes it even more memorable is that he was a retired Lt Con from the army and spoke with a very proper regimental heavy toned accent. He would point his cane in the air, give one of his well rehearsed quotes and continue on his merry way in his finest tweed country attire.

Fond memories:)

Pete_Cavan

If you do get caught out and someone points it out to you, the response is "The cage is open but the beast is asleep", a la Jim from the Royle Family.:D

L31mr0d

I don't use any phrases or idioms.

It's usually a case of saying: "Dude!" *head nod down* "Zip!"

Ormus

L31mr0d wrote: »

I don't use any phrases or idioms.

It's usually a case of saying: "Dude!" *head nod down* "Zip!"

slick

Velocitee

OldGoat wrote: »

the mind boggling 'There is egg on your chin'.

A (female) PE teacher said this to me once in secondary school. I rubbed my chin and she said 'No, you're fly is down'.

Mind-boggling indeed!