This morning we woke up to a debate that has no place at frat house reunion barbecue: to Speedo or not to Speedo? The debate rises once again thanks to today's Salon article by former Paris Review managing editor Oliver Broudy – who finds himself donning the very banana hammock he consciously avoided even looking at as a kid – who offers a quick history of the Speedo and multiple ways of referring to them: smiling bulgemeisters, marble bags, and our personal favorite, noodle benders. We, too, grew up shunning the Speedo. As Broudy says, the snake sling was for Europeans, professionals swimmers, and Chippendales dancers. And while that 73-year-old guy whose skin has the elasticity of dripping paint may be sporting a yellow pair on the Jersey Shore, another demographic has long embraced the more revealing swimwear option: yep, the gays. They're matching their gym bods with Andrew Christian gear — and we know this to be true, because we spent Sunday afternoon with plenty of them on a Chelsea pier.

So, where do you fall in all of this? When the party invite says "pool," what's your style choice? Are you the exhibitionist type, so uninhibited you'll let other guys window shop your goods? Or do you err on the side of caution, bringing along the board shorts that reveal nothing but your affinity for floral patterns? Vote below, and feel free to be, ahem, more descriptive in the comments.