"Why don't you just use your zipper? It's much faster that way." I asked, demonstrating how the zip in the front of my pant works.
"Not comfortable" one replied.
"I need to relax" said another.
"How do you poo? Do you have a zip on your backside as well!?" one mocked.
The best answer during the course of my private investigation was yet to come: "Because bird needs breath. Bird is small, but it plays the whole sky."
I had found the answer to my question, and it was profound. Thus concluded my private investigation.
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"Let freedom never perish in your hands." - Joseph Addison