How do you make an elephant fly? First, you start out with a really long zipper….
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From time to time most guys have suffered the ignomy of having a lady, sometimes one not of his acquaintance, mention that his trousers are unzipped. It happens, especially if we dress ourselves in the morning. In the event you are a world traveller or are planning a trip to a foreign country in the near future you may wish to learn how to advise a gentleman of such a costume malfunction in a discreet manner germain to his native land.
In the U.S. it is common practice to say, “Your barn door is open.” A similar phrase is used in Denmark: “You forgot to lock up the livestock.” In Slovenia, Norway, Turkey and Romania the delicate way of advising a man of the problem is saying, “Your shop is open.”
Animals are often used in the various euphemisms such as in Finland where it is polite to say, “Your horse is running away.” Somewhat less delicate is the admonition in Australia: “The flies are bad around here.” One would say, “Your trouser’s stable door is ajar,” is commonly said in Germany and Switzerland while France uses the phrase, “Seems like today is open day.”
At the agora Greeks would have you say, “Markets are wide open today,” in Myanmar and Vietnam, one would say, “I see the market is also open on Sunday.” “Your beer store is open,” is spoken in Israel and “Your bar is open,” in Mexico. In India, advise the gentleman that “Your post office is open.”
The Irish would have you say, “You have egg on your chin. Koreans use the phrase “Nam Dae Moon” or south gate referring to the southern most gate in the wall that encircled the old capital. Polish folk say “Your elevator went down” and Swedes, a bit less polite ask, “Have you been to a girl party?”
“Your little bird is going to escape,” is a typical comment made in Spain, likewise in Brazil, “Your bird is going to fly away.” Argentinians ask, “Esta abierta la farmacia?” (Is the pharmacy open?) Brits are fond of saying “You’re flying low” or “You’re flying without a license.” Russian boys simply start counting, “One, two, three…” until the unzipped one figures it out.
Yes, it has happened to me and I have found it mildly embarrassing but mostly it’s just humorous. It’s reported that at a public function late in the career of Winston Churchill someone passed him a note advising the Prime Minister that his fly was unbuttoned. He supposedly scribbled back on the note, “a dead bird does not drop from the nest.”
Interesting write! 
ha ha ha! Ken ohh ken!! very funny and love to read it,Thanks ha ha!!
I just read this when I was going to sleep…
Very funny way to end the day..
funny one
This is so funny! thanks
lmao! Nice to know this is universal for all men. And because of you Ken my tummy really hurts. 
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