[greymule]

My father was a TV and Broadway actor in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He told me that he never saw an actor go on stage or on camera without first checking his fly. Nobody wanted to be known forever as "the guy who."

I have given hundreds of presentations to various business audiences. Several times somebody in the audience discreetly signaled me that my fly was open. I guess my dad's advice didn't sink in.

I would usually say something like, "That's a new device the experts recommend for professional speakers to gauge to what degree the audience is paying attention. I'm glad to see that you folks are fully involved."

But I admit to being quite embarrassed.

Once right before a day-long presentation I split my suit pants in picking up a large cardboard box. I spent the day with my suit jacket on, facing the audience at all times.