Wibbles

Er, there is - "abbrv."

The correct answer is for the same reason that a pair of pants or pair of trousers is called a "pair". Both panties and pants derive from the word pantaloons. Originally pantaloons were a covering for the leg only - two legs, hence a pair.

A couple more in a similar vein:

But a woman wouldn't say "Take off my pair of panties", she would say "Take off my panties ... and don't ever wear my underwear again!"

Er ...

Hunters and Collectors - Talking to a Stranger

The second most famous thing from Woking after its branch of Pizza Express.

Forget the cooler. Use the CPU to fry some becan.

And then, 76:14 ... Clicking on YouTube should take you to the playlist for the album.

... which leads me on to something rather special. Prior to releasing Blood Music, Chapterhouse asked ambient house/dance production duo, Global Communications, to remix the album. Very little of the original survived ...

From their second and final album (Blood Music):

As a slight intermission (with a purpose) here's a couple from Chapterhouse, a band from my adopted home town of Reading. From their first EP:

Rising High Collective - No Deeper Love (Irresistible Force Solid State Logic Mix)

A collaboration between Mixmaster Morris and Pete Namlook, one to float away to ...

Mixmaster Morris aka The Irresistible Force loves his Drawmer gates ...

The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy ...

That one was not available in the UK, but this one is:

Good thinking. All an IQ test measures is your ability to do IQ tests.

Crane ... bird: