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Fantasy » alt.fan.pratchett » [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299540 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 10:56
Flesh-eating Dragon  
Orjan Westin wrote:

> That's an... interesting selection of colours. I'm only grateful it a kind of
> item that you wouldn't wear more than one of at a given time, as the
> juxtaposition of bright pink and turquoise was rather painful.

The colours made me think of using them as party decorations, instead
of streamers. At which point my brain treacherously said, "Yeah, but
what about party hats?".

The pale pink ones in the middle make a lovely dark green if you view
the negative.

Adrian.
Re: [I] -I- All things G-rated //was Bra measurement and fitting [message #299541 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 11:19
Paul Harman  
Lister wrote:
> I was going to, but thought it might be a bit obvious :)


Sometimes I can't stop myself going for the obvious joke. /Someone/ was
bound to do it, it might as well have been me.

At least I didn't actually try and /make/ a relevant joke. <g>

Paul
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299543 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 11:10
Stacie Hanes  
Orjan Westin wrote:
>>> Anastasia wrote
>>>
>>>> I have, for your benefit, conducted an inventory. I do not have
>>>> 100 pair of undies in the drawer. There are 56, counting the
>>>> jockstrap. .
>
> I imagine you were one of the very few who asked for a small
> jockstrap? Or is it XL, for dressing-up purposes?

<goes, checks>

It's an adult small.

There was a very brief experiment in crossdressing, carried out in a Barnes
& Noble. Being the sort of sort I am, I go for thoroughness. Verdict: I'm
too girl-shaped and high-pitched for it to work.

I'll stop now. If you want the rest of the story, ask me at the con.

> Regarding the picture of the drawer of drawers, I have to bring up
> that tired old cliche, since it works so well on these occasions:
> My eyes! The goggles do nothing!
>
> That's an... interesting selection of colours. I'm only grateful
> it a kind of item that you wouldn't wear more than one of at a
> given time, as the juxtaposition of bright pink and turquoise was
> rather painful.

Well, I like teal. Most of them are black, if it helps you any. I can see
your point about the scarlet ones and the sea-green ones (you're calling
them torquoise) clashing.

But mainly it's black, with strong showings in scarlet (all the reds are
scarlet or crimson, it's the flash that makes that one in the middle look
sort of washed out), and blues/greens. There's one purple, one teal, and a
handful of white. And look, you can even see a bit of the jockstrap band in
the upper left corner between two bits of purple--the lighter purple is a
swimsuit and doesn't count.

But then, my favorite color is ivaivfvoyr naq vagnatvoyr. I have an infinite
number of those.
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299544 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 11:14
Stacie Hanes  
8'FED wrote:
> Orjan Westin wrote:
>
>> That's an... interesting selection of colours. I'm only grateful
>> it a kind of item that you wouldn't wear more than one of at a
>> given time, as the juxtaposition of bright pink and turquoise was
>> rather painful.

Sometimes I enjoy dressing all in black right to the sknin, and sometimes I
enjoy dressing all in black except for OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT YOU'RE WEARING
FOR UNDIES?!?!? in the event that anyone catches an innocent glimpse.[1]


> The colours made me think of using them as party decorations,
> instead of streamers. At which point my brain treacherously said,
> "Yeah, but what about party hats?".
>
> The pale pink ones in the middle make a lovely dark green if you
> view the negative.

I started laying them all out on the floor, the better to take a picture,
but the new kitten started playing with them.


[1] Look, even I have to reach to get things off the bottom shelf at the
bookstore *occasionally*.
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299545 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 12:31
Lister  
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:00:51 -0400, "Anastasia"
<house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

>The Stainless Steel Cat wrote:
>> In article <2nocb2l59hcai83r5jaf8vg8thfaupn6vf [at] 4ax.com>,
>> Lister <fache [at] SPAMclara.net> wrote:
>>
>> [underwear]
>>> And shouldn't you have 366 pairs anyway?
>>>
>>> (one of which only exists once every four years)
>>
>> Which brings to mind a Benny Hill mini-sketch.
>
>This is an experiment in TMI-avoidance; I've posted the post I would have
>posted, if I weren't afraid to post it, on my spare blog.
>
> http://pardusfang.blogspot.com/2006/07/one-of-which-only-exi sts-once-every.html
>
>


I'm interested to know what you mean by "mint condition"
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299547 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 12:36
Lister  
On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:53:45 -0400, "Anastasia"
<house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

>Alec Cawley wrote:
>> In article <e95dbk$150h$1 [at] mud.stack.nl>, esmi [at] lspace.org says...
>>
>>> I used to have a weekend job in a sports shop that sold, amongst
>>> other things, jockstraps. You have never seen men squirm so much
>>> as when confronted by a female assistant asking "Jockstrap? What
>>> size? Small, Medium or Large?"[1].
>>
>> The thing that startled me most was a long time ago, visiting (as
>> was not my habit) a sex shop, hearing an attractive young female
>> assistant giving exact instruction on how to put on one of the more
>> original condoms on sale there. Since I was 17 and a virgin at the
>> time, my knowledge was considerably expanded.
>
>Please clarify the phrase "more original condoms."
>


"More of the condoms that were not previously used" :)
Re: [I] Words for clothing // was All things G-rated [message #299548 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 12:47
Julian Hall  
On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 22:43:04 -0400, Anastasia wrote:

> Lest you forget, I am also a hardened veteran of the US armed services.

I noticed that on your CV. Veteran? yes. Hardened? Not our soft and
squidgy Anastasia? ;)
--
Kind regards,

Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299549 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 12:49
Julian Hall  
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:00:51 -0400, Anastasia wrote:

> http://pardusfang.blogspot.com/2006/07/one-of-which-only-exi sts-once-every.html

/me finds a microsocope ;)
--
Kind regards,

Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299550 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 12:59
Julian Hall  
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:14:25 -0400, Anastasia wrote:

> OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT YOU'RE WEARING
> FOR UNDIES?!?!? in the event that anyone catches an innocent glimpse.[1]

*innocent*?

> [1] Look, even I have to reach to get things off the bottom shelf at the
> bookstore *occasionally*.

They'd still have to be looking, albeit some of us have no choice[1]. I
say again, innocent? ;)

I don't know about party decorations. I was thinking siege weapons (see
Skool thread ;)) however they do look a bit delicate for prolonged
military campaigns ;)

BTW isn't it curious how many people went through the two stage process
required in order to comment? :)

[1] I'm 4'8 standing which by now you'll have gathered I don't do, my
face being allergic to high velocity meetings with the floor ;) Sitting
my head is 3'8 from the floor, my eye level slightly lower. Human
instinct being attracted to movement.. well you get the idea ;) [2]
[2] Yes it IS my excuse and a damn fine one I have to say :))

--
Kind regards,

Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299551 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 13:03
Julian Hall  
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:10:56 -0400, Anastasia wrote:

> But then, my favorite color is ivaivfvoyr naq vagnatvoyr. I have an infinite
> number of those.

Is it just me that wonders; Coincidence that the word 'voyeur' is
phonetically in your favourite colour twice? ;)
--
Kind regards,

Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299552 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 13:08
Julian Hall  
On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:53:45 -0400, Anastasia wrote:

> Please clarify the phrase "more original condoms."

Possibly he means ribbed or flavoured, or the one with the batte... nm...

;)

--
Kind regards,

Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299558 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 13:38
Arthur Hagen  
Anastasia <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I have, for your benefit, conducted an inventory. I do not have 100
> pair of undies in the drawer. There are 56, counting the jockstrap.

Jillstrap, you mean? Or is it for medical emergencies for male visitors?

Regards,
--
*Art
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299562 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 13:50
Philippa Cowderoy  
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Anastasia wrote:

> There was a very brief experiment in crossdressing, carried out in a Barnes
> & Noble. Being the sort of sort I am, I go for thoroughness. Verdict: I'm
> too girl-shaped and high-pitched for it to work.
>
> I'll stop now. If you want the rest of the story, ask me at the con.
>

Guess I'll have to try to remember for afterwards then.

--
flippa [at] flippac.org

A problem that's all in your head is still a problem.
Brain damage is but one form of mind damage.
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299566 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 13:58
Julian Hall  
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 07:38:48 -0400, Arthur Hagen wrote:

> Jillstrap, you mean? Or is it for medical emergencies for male visitors?
>
> Regards,

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To do what they didn't oughta
Jill forgot to take the pill
And now they have a daughter

(waddya mean you LOST the car keys?? *does a bunk*)

--
Kind regards,

Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
Re: [I] Words for clothing // was All things G-rated [message #299568 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 13:54
Arthur Hagen  
Julian Hall <lists [at] removethisbit.kaotic.co.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 22:43:04 -0400, Anastasia wrote:
>
>> Lest you forget, I am also a hardened veteran of the US armed
>> services.
>
> I noticed that on your CV. Veteran? yes. Hardened? Not our soft
> and squidgy Anastasia? ;)

In my opinion, a "hardened veteran" is one that has seen combat (hardened)
and has been through multiple duties (veteran).

I note that in the US, the term "veteran" appears to describe any retired
soldier, i.e. an emeritus.

Regards,
--
*Art
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299573 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 14:16
the Tinfoil Hat of Re  
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:54:37 +1000, a collection of particles arranged in
such a way as to form a person that we would recognise as mcv, influenced
tha intarweb to propagate the following:

> after I finish Green Mars.

I hope that you don't suffer the embarrasment that I did when asked "You
do realise that green Mars is the _second_ book....?" Once you've
finished 'Blue Mars' and 'The Martians", there's 'Antarctica', If you
haven't read it already. I enjoyed them all. I think it was 'Antarctica'
that received a rather good review from NewScientist...</ramble>

C:\>

--
"Where do want to go today?" "I'm thinking http://gentoo.org"
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299574 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 14:22
Flesh-eating Dragon  
Anastasia wrote:

> Now those I want to see. I mean, in an on the clothesline or folded sort of
> sense, not in the drop trou and take pictures sense.

OK, here's what I'm going to do.

I'm going to send Stacie a couple of photographs, and I'm giving her
permission to make those photographs available to others.

They're little works of art.

Adrian.
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299577 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 14:28
the Tinfoil Hat of Re  
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:55:22 +1000, a collection of particles arranged in
such a way as to form a person that we would recognise as Anastasia,
influenced tha intarweb to propagate the following:

> I have also made sure that you have to read this far and click two links
> before you see the picture--I figure if you do that, you wanted to see
> it.

You've only taken 91 pictures with that camera?

C:\>

--
"Where do want to go today?" "I'm thinking http://gentoo.org"
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299582 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 14:42
esmi  
on 13/07/2006 19:20 Alec Cawley said the following:
<snip>
> So it would not surprise me if humanity was unknowingly
> selecting for increasingly large breasts, and that women in the west
> today have on average much larger breasts, and hence need for bras,
> than many generations ago.

There's also nutrition. The average person in the west is taller today
that s/he was a few hundred years ago due to better nutrition in early
life. I wouldn't be at all suprised if diet was also a factor in
eventual breast size - especially in pubescent females.

--
esmi

A Brief Guide to alt.fan.pratchett:
http://www.blackwidows.co.uk/afp-guide/
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299583 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 14:51
Julian Hall  
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:28:41 +1000, the Tinfoil Hat of Reason wrote:

> You've only taken 91 pictures with that camera?
>
> C:\>

Whenever I empty the memory card on my camera it starts again at zero, so
I'm guessing Anastasia's camera is the same.
--
Kind regards,

Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
Re: [I] AI conversation // was All things Kiltish, was Bra measurement and fitting [message #299595 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 15:19
the Tinfoil Hat of Re  
On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:20:55 +1000, a collection of particles arranged in
such a way as to form a person that we would recognise as 8'FED,
influenced tha intarweb to propagate the following:

> That comment, in all its bizzareness, reminded me of conversations with
> AI bots. So I went and had one. Here's a record of my latest
> conversation with <www.jabberwacky.com>.

Well then, does that mean that I fail the Turing Test?

C:\>

--
"Where do want to go today?" "I'm thinking http://gentoo.org"
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299596 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 15:21
the Tinfoil Hat of Re  
On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 21:27:07 +1000, a collection of particles arranged in
such a way as to form a person that we would recognise as mcv, influenced
tha intarweb to propagate the following:

> In order to nip this misunderstanding in the bud: string theory is *not*
> about underwear.

I propose then, that we move on to the next, far more complex, more
chaotic 'thread theory'....

C:\>

--
"Where do want to go today?" "I'm thinking http://gentoo.org"
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299610 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 16:50
raltbos  
"Anastasia" <house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

> Alec Cawley wrote:
> > In article <e95dbk$150h$1 [at] mud.stack.nl>, esmi [at] lspace.org says...
> >
> >> I used to have a weekend job in a sports shop that sold, amongst
> >> other things, jockstraps. You have never seen men squirm so much
> >> as when confronted by a female assistant asking "Jockstrap? What
> >> size? Small, Medium or Large?"[1].
> >
> > The thing that startled me most was a long time ago, visiting (as
> > was not my habit) a sex shop, hearing an attractive young female
> > assistant giving exact instruction on how to put on one of the more
> > original condoms on sale there. Since I was 17 and a virgin at the
> > time, my knowledge was considerably expanded.
>
> Please clarify the phrase "more original condoms."

The one with the tickler in the shape of a latex spider on the end.

HTH; HANNightmare.

Richard
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299613 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 17:51
mcv  
the Tinfoil Hat of Reason <ibvtug-xnzcss [at] bcghfarg.pbz.nh> wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:54:37 +1000, a collection of particles arranged in
> such a way as to form a person that we would recognise as mcv, influenced
> tha intarweb to propagate the following:
>
>> after I finish Green Mars.
>
> I hope that you don't suffer the embarrasment that I did when asked "You
> do realise that green Mars is the _second_ book....?"

No. Nobody's asked me that yet.

> Once you've
> finished 'Blue Mars' and 'The Martians", there's 'Antarctica', If you
> haven't read it already. I enjoyed them all. I think it was 'Antarctica'
> that received a rather good review from NewScientist...</ramble>

I thought (and hoped) Blue Mars was the end.


mcv.
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299614 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 18:06
Kar98  
On 2006-07-14 07:51:50 -0500, Julian Hall
<lists [at] removethisbit.kaotic.co.uk> said:

> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:28:41 +1000, the Tinfoil Hat of Reason wrote:
>
>> You've only taken 91 pictures with that camera?
>>
>> C:\>
>
> Whenever I empty the memory card on my camera it starts again at zero, so
> I'm guessing Anastasia's camera is the same.

That would be very confusing indeed if you're trying to organize the
pictures in a useful way.


--
You who are wicked, evil and mean
I'm the nastiest creep you've ever seen!
Come one, come all, put up a fight
I'll pound your butts with Green Lantern's light!
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299622 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 18:49
tms  
8'FED wrote:
>
> Alec, I wanted to reply privately (in order to be a little more
> explicit on the subject of attractiveness than I would on the group)
> but I can't reach you by email.
>
> <<< 550-Connection from 203.31.10.4 rejected
> <<< 550-Sending server has no reverse DNS (PTR record)
> <<< 550 Contact the ISP responsible for 203.31.10.4
> 550 5.1.1 <email.address.in.your.headers>... User unknown
> <<< 503 valid RCPT command must precede DATA

You might try again. There might have been a momentary problem
with DNS. At the moment, a reverse lookup works:

-> nslookup 203.31.10.4
....
Name: mx3.netyp.com
Address: 203.31.10.4

--
Thomas M. Sommers -- tms [at] nj.net -- AB2SB
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299627 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 19:19
alec  
In article <e97423$2a1s$1 [at] mud.stack.nl>, dragon [at] netyp.com.au says...
> Alec Cawley wrote:
>
> > OTOH, since the advent of medicine that works, IMO one of the most
> > important driving factors in the evolution of humans today is sexual
> > attractiveness (in the broadest sense). Lots of other factors which
> > would have weeded out insufficiently athletic women in the past no
> > longer operate. And, while breast size/quality is far from the only
> > facet of female attractiveness, it is a significant one, particularly in
> > Western society. So it would not surprise me if humanity was unknowingly
> > selecting for increasingly large breasts, and that women in the west
> > today have on average much larger breasts, and hence need for bras,
> > than many generations ago. Clothes also contribute: the more layers of
> > clothes you are wearing, the bigger the breasts need to be to make a
> > positive announcement of femininity.
>
> Alec, I wanted to reply privately (in order to be a little more
> explicit on the subject of attractiveness than I would on the group)
> but I can't reach you by email.
>
> <<< 550-Connection from 203.31.10.4 rejected
> <<< 550-Sending server has no reverse DNS (PTR record)
> <<< 550 Contact the ISP responsible for 203.31.10.4
> 550 5.1.1 <email.address.in.your.headers>... User unknown
> <<< 503 valid RCPT command must precede DATA

It is, I hope, some malfunction: all my From and ReplyTo addresses
should be valid. On a quick test, it works from Gmail. Mail to anything
at aleccawley dot com or to aleccawley at gmail dot com should get
through even if the original address doesn't.
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299628 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 19:19
Julian Hall  
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:06:34 +0000, René wrote:

> That would be very confusing indeed if you're trying to organize the
> pictures in a useful way.

Not really since every time I use it I save the pictures in a subfolder of
'Camera' inside year and month folders (if necessary day also :))
--
Kind regards,

Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299629 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 19:20
Julian Hall  
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:21:08 +1000, the Tinfoil Hat of Reason wrote:

> I propose then, that we move on to the next, far more complex, more
> chaotic 'thread theory'....
>
> C:\>

'Is this a cosmic string I see before me?'

'No you daft apeth it's a quantum filament, they're quite different'
--
Kind regards,

Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299630 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 19:27
alec  
In article <b3hjo3x1mr.ln2 [at] news.gkhs.net>, house_damodred [at] yahoo.com
says...
> Alec Cawley wrote:
> > In article <e95dbk$150h$1 [at] mud.stack.nl>, esmi [at] lspace.org says...
> >
> >> I used to have a weekend job in a sports shop that sold, amongst
> >> other things, jockstraps. You have never seen men squirm so much
> >> as when confronted by a female assistant asking "Jockstrap? What
> >> size? Small, Medium or Large?"[1].
> >
> > The thing that startled me most was a long time ago, visiting (as
> > was not my habit) a sex shop, hearing an attractive young female
> > assistant giving exact instruction on how to put on one of the more
> > original condoms on sale there. Since I was 17 and a virgin at the
> > time, my knowledge was considerably expanded.
>
> Please clarify the phrase "more original condoms."

Zoologists often classify insects by the remarkable variety in their
genitalia, including spikes, knobs, corkscrew shapes etc. The designer
of these condoms had obviously been an entomologies in a previos
existence, because there seemed very little in the possible range of
bumps and protrusions that s/he had not tried.

(Are condoms designed by men or women? Or the inside by one and the
outside by the other, with meetings with large numbers of model penises
to reconcile the competing designs? Somewhere, presumably, there are
detailed engineering drawings used to produce the moulds for all these
objects.)
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299631 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 19:27
Kar98  
On 2006-07-14 12:19:26 -0500, Julian Hall
<lists [at] removethisbit.kaotic.co.uk> said:

> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:06:34 +0000, René wrote:
>
>> That would be very confusing indeed if you're trying to organize the
>> pictures in a useful way.
>
> Not really since every time I use it I save the pictures in a subfolder of
> 'Camera' inside year and month folders (if necessary day also :))

Both Windows XP and Mac OSX do this automatically, but for actually
using those pictures for something other than just storing them on your
hard drive, this is gonna get a pain in the ass if there's three dozen
files all named cheap-ass_camera23.jpeg


--
You who are wicked, evil and mean
I'm the nastiest creep you've ever seen!
Come one, come all, put up a fight
I'll pound your butts with Green Lantern's light!
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299634 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 19:43
carol  
mcv <mcvmcv [at] xs4all.nl> wrote:


> Flipflops do seem to be getting back in fashion here, although I really
> prefer sandals.

I gave up flipflops forever, after I managed to scrape most of the skin
off my big toe once while wearing them.

It's hard to describe what happened - the front end of the flipflop got
caught underneath the rest of it and my toe scraped along the tarmac
leaving the skin behind. It hurt. Quite a lot.

--
Carol
"I can't stress this enough. Edible ball bearings. Masterpiece."
- The Doctor
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299635 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 19:44
Random C  
telepathic trees wrote:

>>But bras are uncomfortable; less so if they fit
>>properly, but still they are always less comfortable than going without if
>>you are doing nothing but sitting about
>
>
> Boy, gotta disagree with you there. Even if I'm sitting doing nothing
> much I find things are more comfortable when wearing a bra.
>
I was going to say no, completely comfy here so it's probably a matter
of size then I realised that I *am* wearing a bra today.
--
Random_c
Drive-by postings a speciality
Re: [I] Skivvies Inventory, was Re: Bra measurement and fitting [message #299638 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 19:52
Random C  
Orjan Westin wrote:

> That's an... interesting selection of colours.

The same could be said of mine. It's easy to tell which ones I bought -
they are the plain black cotton supermarket multipack ones, varying in
style for different times of the month. I also have a couple of pairs of
ones resembling stretchy lace shorts. They look great on the manequin,
and I tend to save them for occasions when I know they'll be seen, as
they seem to harbour a secret desire to be strings, and will generally
beat a rather uncomfortable retreat.
The ones which Vera has brought back from her shopping trips are a
variety of bright colours with dangling bits and sparkly bits and lacy
bits and generally very minimal. I have asked her not to buy them but I
think she likes breaking people's brains by buying them, and who am I to
take away a pensioner's fun?
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Re: -I- Corsets, was -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299647 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 21:29
graham  
Hi there,

On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 18:08:04 GMT, "Anastasia"
<house_damodred [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi there,

>Whalebone stays were more springy and forgiving than steel ones; corsets had
>varying numbers of stays, and some women removed the stays entirely.

Modern corsets (well, definitely those supplied by a certain
affordable leather producer...!) have coiled spring steel boning which
gives them flexibility and strength, thus avoiding unnecessary
suffering.

(Necessary suffering is, of course, your own business! ;-) )

Cheers,
Graham.
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299652 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 21:33
tms  
Alec Cawley wrote:
> In article <e97423$2a1s$1 [at] mud.stack.nl>, dragon [at] netyp.com.au says...
>>Alec Cawley wrote:
>>
>>>OTOH, since the advent of medicine that works, IMO one of the most
>>>important driving factors in the evolution of humans today is sexual
>>>attractiveness (in the broadest sense). Lots of other factors which
>>>would have weeded out insufficiently athletic women in the past no
>>>longer operate. And, while breast size/quality is far from the only
>>>facet of female attractiveness, it is a significant one, particularly in
>>>Western society. So it would not surprise me if humanity was unknowingly
>>>selecting for increasingly large breasts, and that women in the west
>>>today have on average much larger breasts, and hence need for bras,
>>>than many generations ago. Clothes also contribute: the more layers of
>>>clothes you are wearing, the bigger the breasts need to be to make a
>>>positive announcement of femininity.
>>
>>Alec, I wanted to reply privately (in order to be a little more
>>explicit on the subject of attractiveness than I would on the group)
>>but I can't reach you by email.
>>
>><<< 550-Connection from 203.31.10.4 rejected
>><<< 550-Sending server has no reverse DNS (PTR record)
>><<< 550 Contact the ISP responsible for 203.31.10.4
>>550 5.1.1 <email.address.in.your.headers>... User unknown
>><<< 503 valid RCPT command must precede DATA
>
> It is, I hope, some malfunction: all my From and ReplyTo addresses
> should be valid. On a quick test, it works from Gmail. Mail to anything
> at aleccawley dot com or to aleccawley at gmail dot com should get
> through even if the original address doesn't.

The problem was not with your address, but with the sender's.
Your mail server could not resolve his address through DNS, and
therefore rejected it.

--
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Re: -I- Corsets, was -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299654 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 21:40
Random C  
graham wrote:

> Modern corsets (well, definitely those supplied by a certain
> affordable leather producer...!) have coiled spring steel boning which
> gives them flexibility and strength, thus avoiding unnecessary
> suffering.
>
I use spiral steels rather than flat steels myself, except for around
the lacing. Considering the shape of my back, I'm thinking about
experimenting with putting the lacing in front, next to the busk.

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Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299657 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 22:07
Julian Hall  
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:44:14 +0000, Random C wrote:

> I was going to say no, completely comfy here so it's probably a matter
> of size then I realised that I *am* wearing a bra today.

Like me going looking for my glasses with my contact lenses in...

Sort of, in a manner of speaking...

Well OK, not.
--
Kind regards,

Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"
Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299658 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 22:08
Random C  
Julian Hall wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:44:14 +0000, Random C wrote:
>
>
>>I was going to say no, completely comfy here so it's probably a matter
>>of size then I realised that I *am* wearing a bra today.
>
>
> Like me going looking for my glasses with my contact lenses in...
>
> Sort of, in a manner of speaking...
>
> Well OK, not.
Done that, too. Also pushed non-existent glasses up my nose several
times. And looked for glasses I was wearing.

--
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Re: [I] -I- Bra measurement and fitting [message #299671 ] Fr, 14 Juli 2006 23:17
the Tinfoil Hat of Re  
On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:51:09 +1000, a collection of particles arranged in
such a way as to form a person that we would recognise as mcv, influenced
tha intarweb to propagate the following:

> I thought (and hoped) Blue Mars was the end.

The Martians is a series of short stories set on mars, during/after Blue
Mars from memory. I particularly liked the tale describing the scaling of
Olympus Mons - but that's me. Antarctica has nothing to do with Mars, but
- thematically - fits well with The Martian trilogy (+1), and IMHO an
eloquent argument for the better treatment of said region.

C:\>

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