Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[Michael T]

The protesters are showing alot of front, and certainly have some weighty arguements to bring forward. But are they Genuine? Or have they been blown up out of all proportion?

You certainly have a couple of good points for us to get our teeth into there! We should bounce these around for a while in the club over tea and buns!

I walked past the ‘Girls Only Thread’ on my way here this morning and overheard some of their conversation. They seemed to be discussing how disappointed they were that they couldn’t touch certain parts of their bodies with their own tongues! ...And they moan about US!!!

[LostPrincess13]

OK guys, here's the drift. Do you think it is right, as per news item below, to allow Marks & Spencer to levy this charge?

M&S chief faces shopper revolt over £2 extra for bigger bras.
by Rosamund Urwin.

Marks and Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose is set to have a face-to-face confrontation with campaigners over the store's surcharge on bigger bras.

Protesters have been lobbying the company to drop the extra £2 they charge on bras above a DD-cup.

Campaigners say the surcharge discriminates against well-endowed women. They argue that other items of clothing are the same price regardless of size.


Now I think we must show solidarity with our female members on this question and give support to well-endowed women by showing a a hands on approach to the problem, and also writing collectively to Sir Stuart Rose in favour of large-breasted women.

It's remarkable what you guys do with your time...

Bigger bra sizes ought to be subsidized by taxes from men.

Hear! Hear! Women spend way much more than men when it comes to underclothing because of their bigger "parts".

I will have to side with the makers of the bras on this. If the bras are larger and thus cost more to make, then the law of supply merits that the product should cost more. Discrimination should not be a factor. If those who are protesting do not want to pay a higher price, then they can choose NOT to buy and use the product.

Even though I believe that the responsibility lies with the consumer, this is just outrageous!

The protesters are showing alot of front, and certainly have some weighty arguements to bring forward. But are they Genuine? Or have they been blown up out of all proportion?

Sir, you have a way with words...



NO to the extra charge on bigger bras!

[Emil Miller]

I have to disagree with those members who don't support the women on this.
There is a fundamental issue of fair-play involved and I have drawn up a letter on behalf of the LitNet women which might go some way to showing Sir Stuart Rose the error of his ways:


Dear Sir Stuart,

We are writing to inform you of the LitNet women members’ refusal to accept the extra charge for bigger bras. We are going to lobby our MPs and take all necessary means to defeat you on this issue.
Please note that our big-breasted women are determined to stand proud and firm and will not wobble in their determination.
You have made some well-known errors of judgement since you took over at M&S but big boobs like these will weigh heavily in the balance when you are finally sent packing.

Norma Snockers
for LitNet women

[prendrelemick]

Should Value Added Tax be levied on padded bras. ?

[Emil Miller]

Now I know this story is hard to swallow, but what's even even more amazing is the name of the newspaper it was reported in ie. Sin Chew Daily.


Woman bites off lover's penis in car crash
A secretary involved in an affair with her boss reportedly bit off her lover's penis while performing oral sex in a car.

Sin Chew Daily and China Press reports that the painful incident occurred in a park in Singapore where the couple met after work.

The 30-year-old secretary was performing oral sex on her boss when the car was shunted by a reversing van. According to the China Press, the impact of the crash caused the woman to bite off her lover’s organ.

[prendrelemick]

Gentlemen, I have grave news to report from Lords.

England have collapsed from 98 for 1, to 112 for 4.

[JBI]

Now I know this story is hard to swallow, but what's even even more amazing is the name of the newspaper it was reported in ie. Sin Chew Daily.


Woman bites off lover's penis in car crash
A secretary involved in an affair with her boss reportedly bit off her lover's penis while performing oral sex in a car.

Sin Chew Daily and China Press reports that the painful incident occurred in a park in Singapore where the couple met after work.

The 30-year-old secretary was performing oral sex on her boss when the car was shunted by a reversing van. According to the China Press, the impact of the crash caused the woman to bite off her lover’s organ.

Ouch. All I can say is, I'm not sure whether to laugh or not - that is quite horrific, yet at the same time - so comical.

[The Atheist]

It's remarkable what you guys do with your time...

You need to realise the way men think; there's a good analogy with my wife and me.

She makes the small decisions in life and I devote myself to the big decisions.

"Small decisions" being, where we live, what kind of house we buy, what sort of car we drive; stuff like that.

"Major decisions" being, whether we should send more troops to Afghanistan, who should be in the test team for [/insert sport], what odds should be set for next year's Grand National... (whether bras should be padded or taxed)

Norma Snockers
for LitNet women

Should Value Added Tax be levied on padded bras. ?

Now I know this story is hard to swallow, but what's even even more amazing is the name of the newspaper it was reported in ie. Sin Chew Daily.

Brilliant!

It's taken me a good five minutes to stop laughing enough to reply.

Eric Morecambe and Ronnie Barker reincarnate. Can you just imagine Barker reading that news article?

Gentlemen, I have grave news to report from Lords.

England have collapsed from 98 for 1, to 112 for 4.

Good grief!

Parker will be in mourning.

[Niamh]

[Emil Miller]

So you see guys, there are some things that can render women speechless and send them scuttling away from the Bloke's thread, even if the unfortunate event in Singapore was the means of achieving it.

[prendrelemick]

You need to realise the way men think;

Exactly. For instance, the poor unfortunate man from Singapore,has lost two thirds of his mental capacity.

[Niamh]

So you see guys, there are some things that can render women speechless and send them scuttling away from the Bloke's thread, even if the unfortunate event in Singapore was the means of achieving it.

Or maybe its mens lack of understanding when it comes to womens busts.

[Nightshade]

Or maybe its mens lack of understanding when it comes to womens busts.

Gonna go with Niamh here, I hadnt even noticed the singapore incedent. till Brian thought it was what rendered women speechless.

[prendrelemick]

Or maybe its mens lack of understanding when it comes to womens busts.

Unyet its a subject that's been a life time of study for many men

[BienvenuJDC]

Or maybe its mens lack of understanding when it comes to womens busts.

I'm not sure what you are referring to exactly, but for me it is simply a matter of economics. I am a professional estimator for a steel company. Everyday I estimate the amount of material that is needed for a project, the cost of the material, the calculated labor and overhead costs, and then I add to it the reasonable mark up. This is how much a product costs.

Steel prices have risen considerably of the past year. In my line a work, if the design requires additional structural support, then it usually costs more. I have yet to have any of the engineers complain that the larger structures cost more to build.