Comments on: 100 years of breast obsession

100 years of breast obsession

madamjujujive — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:36:23 -0800

In loving mammary - celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the invention of the brassiere. (may be risque for work) [more]

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:36:49 -0800

Bras and Girdles Fashion History My Lovely Lady Lumps The history of breast physics in video games Cousin Mammy's world of breast euphemisms

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:44:23 -0800

Bitch tits. Mansierre.

By: MaddCutty

MaddCutty — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:12:07 -0800

I do love breast. You might even say I'm obsessed with them. So I say three cheers for the brassiere and all that it holds dear to me. / I like the tags in the corner //breasts ///boobs ///bosom ////bras they're all "b" words!

By: clyde

clyde — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:39:58 -0800

bro! manziere!

By: loquacious

loquacious — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:40:16 -0800

( .)( .)

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:41:17 -0800

Mary Phelps Jacob, Inventor of the Modern Brassiere. Stats. Brassieres, An Engineering Miracle Lyrics to Bette Midler's Otto Titsling Otto Titzling. Blonde ambition. I didn't see bawongas or cupcakes on the breast euphemisms list.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:45:44 -0800

This is udderly titillating, madamjujujive.

By: cenoxo

cenoxo — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:07:05 -0800

Technology marches ever ~~onward~~ upward: Google Patent Search results.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:12:35 -0800

This is udderly titillating, madamjujujive. *groan* Listen, bra. I'm not quite sure how to express this, but can we nip these pendulous puns in the bud? I really think you're milking it a tit.

By: Kickstart70

Kickstart70 — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:37:59 -0800

A question for the females in the audience...bras that make boobs look like pointy torpedoes...while they *can* make boobs look silly, it seems to me (as a guy) that the massive amount of support this must provide must make them comfortable. No? FWIW, the only problem I have with the appearance of torpedo-boobs is the lack of natural jiggle. Yours two-ly, A breast man

By: Titania

Titania — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:43:14 -0800

One of mankind's greatest inventions.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:01:31 -0800

FWIW, the only problem I have with the appearance of torpedo-boobs is the lack of natural jiggle. For which I am glad, else they'd resemble pointy jello molds.

By: PareidoliaticBoy

PareidoliaticBoy — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:07:13 -0800

How uplifting.

By: Violet Hour

Violet Hour — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:23:20 -0800

Hoorah for the Bra.

By: sparkletone

sparkletone — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:46:41 -0800

Listen, bra. I'm not quite sure how to express this, but can we nip these pendulous puns in the bud? I really think you're milking it a tit. Let me be the first to fully support this statement. If we don't take it to heart, this thread will be a bust.

By: soundofsuburbia

soundofsuburbia — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:47:40 -0800

Conical Bras were one of Neatorama's "37 Fads That Swept The Nation".

By: jcterminal

jcterminal — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:49:31 -0800

( . Y . )

By: Prunedish

Prunedish — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:09:20 -0800

Isn't it annoying when such an exposed MeFi item undoes peoples titty, err I mean witty puns. Such well rounded comments can be made without juggling the double meanings undressed here now. Tits all I have to say....

By: Cat Pie Hurts

Cat Pie Hurts — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:31:48 -0800

Dugg! I'm terribly sorry, really. Truly.

By: jpburns

jpburns — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:00:32 -0800

Breast of the Web! sorry, someone was gonna...

By: pax digita

pax digita — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:14:34 -0800

Yeah, mjjj, thanx for the mammaries.

By: mammary16

mammary16 — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:20:34 -0800

Beautiful.

By: three blind mice

three blind mice — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:22:41 -0800

..the U.S. patent for the first all-purpose bra is secured by Mary Phelps Jacob, whose eureka moment comes, according to Yalom, while she is dressing for a dance. In a spasm of rebelliousness for which we can all be grateful, she abandons the punishing corset and has her maid fit her with two handkerchiefs and a ribbon. Jacobs's "backless brassiere" is patented under the name Caresse Crosby. The design is useless for anyone without small, firm breasts, but Jacobs eventually sells her rights to Warner Brothers Corset Company for $1,500, which makes a $15 million profit within two years. Or in other words, a 0,01% royalty. Milk money.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:22:08 -0800

Whatta bunch of boobs. (what nothing on bra-burning? Actually, how the hell did bra-burning get connected with feminism anyway. All the feminists I know are trussed up and harnessed like all the rest. The only habitually braless woman i've ever known wasn't feminist, just weird. She'd always show up at concerts for my friends punk band. She'd dance around and her boobs would swing around like leaky sandbags. My friends band was hockey themed, so she, like all the other fans wore hockey jerseys and hats to every show. She was also very cross-eyed and didn't wear glasses. It was quite a sight).

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:29:41 -0800

DD++ WOULD READ BOOB PUNS AGAIN

By: Scoo

Scoo — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:31:23 -0800

Eww, Dita Von Teese. Blech.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:32:51 -0800

what are you, some kind of gay communist Morrisey fan?

By: crackingdes

crackingdes — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:56:37 -0800

Interesting and funny article, thanks. But was I the only one looking curiously yet fruitlessly for a picture of the author? (32DDD... what the hell?)

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:04:02 -0800

I'd great enjoy hearing Jonmc's question about bra-burning answered. Or was it just a 'thing', a symbol with no roots in the rational?

By: Scoo

Scoo — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:04:09 -0800

Don't even start with me jon; you want to fool around the former recipient of Marilyn Manson's goblin juice, be my guest. I'm keeping my junk VERY far away from that skank.

By: crackingdes

crackingdes — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:07:17 -0800

Re bra burning: From the article: 1968: Feminists stage a mass protest at the Miss American pageant in Atlantic City. Led by writer Robin Morgan, the protestors call for women to throw away their bras, girdles, curlers, and other "mindless boob girlie symbols," writes Marilyn Yalom in A History of the Breast. Contrary to myth, bras are not burned on that day but tossed into trash cans. According to Yalom, the reporter responsible for coining the term "bra-burning" meant to associate the act with the burning of draft cards or flags. I have heard this other places too so I'm pretty sure that there never was any bra burning.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:11:10 -0800

considering that back in the 70's bras were often made of synthetic 'miracle fibers' it'd probably be more of a bra melting. Scoo, I'm not defending her taste in men, but she is nice to look at, dude.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:14:04 -0800

*Googles 'robin morgan'* yeesh, another dingbat.

By: Scoo

Scoo — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:16:43 -0800

I just can't get past the goblin juice... lol, rock on, jon.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:20:18 -0800

I just can't get past the goblin juice... Hey, that pasty motherfucker hit this, too. You're passing up some beauties, man.

By: Cat Pie Hurts

Cat Pie Hurts — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:26:41 -0800

I just can't get past the goblin juice... Neither can I. Eww dude.

By: hincandenza

hincandenza — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:39:34 -0800

That article is poorly researched, at least evidenced by the 1975 entry which has a caption on the Russ Meyer Supervixens movie photo stating "Chesty Morgan in Supervixens"- yet any Russ Meyer fan knows that picture is of SuperLorna (Christy Hartburg) in the famous gas station telephone scene in the beginning of the movie. Chesty Morgan had an unmistakable look, and was directed by Russ Meyer's female counterpart Doris Wishman- never by Russ Meyer. Harumph!

By: Karmakaze

Karmakaze — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:41:59 -0800

A question for the females in the audience...bras that make boobs look like pointy torpedoes...while they *can* make boobs look silly, it seems to me (as a guy) that the massive amount of support this must provide must make them comfortable. No?

It kind of goes the same as any other kind of bra -- it depends on the fit. All that support requires, well, structural support, which can pinch, poke, cut off circulation, etc. However, yes, a properly fitted industrial strength bra can be quite comfortable, even the conical ones.

By: cenoxo

cenoxo — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:10:35 -0800

Ride 'em, Valkyrie!! (Without IMG tags, this thread is pointless.)

By: Richard Daly

Richard Daly — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:34:58 -0800

2006 The federal Food and Drug Administration lifts its 14-year ban on silicone breast implants. While the implants are allowed for use in breast reconstruction after cancer or trauma, Victoria's Secret model wannabes have to settle for squishier, less lifelike saline implants. What the hell? It's like saying, "Morally, we support reconstructive surgery, but you sluts are out of luck!"

By: Huplescat

Huplescat — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:11:52 -0800

Bebop da boobsalot Yes I like boobsalot, boobsalot, boobsalot Ya gotta like boobsalot They're big and round, they're all around They're big and round, they're all around Do you like boobsalot Yes I like boobsalot Boobsalot, boobsalotYa gotta like boobsalot Do ya like boobsalot Ya gotta like boobsalot, boobsalot, boobsalot Ya gotta like boobsalot Down in the locker room just we boys Beating down the locker room with all that noise Singin' do you like boobsalot Yes I like boobsalot Boobsalot, boobsalot Ya gotta like boobsalot The Fugs I googled up a couple of MP3 downloads for this song but Google said it might harm my computer.

By: bobobox

bobobox — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:04:10 -0800

This might be the appropriate place to link to an article on pseudomamma* (w/pics! on a foot!). *supernumerary breast tissue

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:59:33 -0800

*Googles 'robin morgan'* yeesh, another dingbat. I Googled her too and found her website sane and interesting. Yes, on other sites I found that she is heavy on the patriarchy subject but, she is a feminist writer, so that seems par for the course. I'm glad you asked about the bra burning thing jonmc. I'd always wondered about that myself. And thanks for the comment on the topic, crackingdes. Although it has been dismissed, it makes sense that wearing a bra for extended periods of time has a link in the increase of breast cancer over the last century in the West, particularly the bras with underwiring. Breast ironing in Africa. Swazi politicians are defending the right of women in traditional dress to expose their breasts. Australian study claims breast cancer may also be sexually transmitted. History of Breast Augmentation.

By: pmbuko

pmbuko — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:25:05 -0800

As Sarah McLachlan would say, weep not for the mammaries.

By: hortense

hortense — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:05:11 -0800

bustluscious (adj.) - having or characterized by shapely mammalia, usually of substantial size; stacked (by e. e. cummings)

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:38:54 -0800

This is pretty awesome. Fun fact: Pamela Anderson and I have the same size boobs. Except mine aren't implants.

By: koeselitz

koeselitz — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:06:19 -0800

Hence the username?

By: koeselitz

koeselitz — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:10:25 -0800

Fun fact: without breasts, the world would implode on itself, because the laws of physics, which were invented by God so that breasts would have something to do besides just sitting there, would cease to function.

By: sparkletone

sparkletone — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:17:18 -0800

The history of breast physics in video games About that....