One for ladies only

[ufkacbln]

Let me explain again, in more detail

Run a search on "chain is a bit slack" and you will see that it is a standing joke across a `diverse range of subjects

Secondly bra straps slip, loose straps are correctly described as "slacK" (not taut or held tightly in position; loose)

It was a combination of the two, and like it or not, slack bras are something that happens, and it is exactly how my wife describes them, and also seems acceptable to the salespeorsons when I buy them

However as this is now offensive I will ask my wife, the staff at Marks and Spencer ( amongst others) to find a new way of describing this phenomenon

Is there a word to describe the overall effect of a slack (not taut or held tightly in position; loose) bra that you would not find offensive?

 

[ufkacbln]

you can delete them yourself.

Not just us

 

[Arrowfoot]

Ah yes, the banter defence. I bet Ched Evans used that one too.

Too late to be taken seriously. No one likes a wrinkly old man who still thinks he's a charmer with the banter.

Thats really dishonest. What has Ched Evans got do with bras? Bringing in a vile indivudual who was convicted for violent crime in order to cover your inappropriate conduct on an easy going thread. How low does one go.

 

[theclaud]

Let me explain again, in more detail

Please God no.

 

[suzeworld]

Actually everyone else was rather steady and taking it in their stride with the admittedly childish, juvenile and lame humour. You need to lighten up and not go off the handle for such things. There is also not need to go on a campaign on everything.

A little banter is what makes lives a little better.

Well it is a matter of opinon how many of us were "taking it in our stride" innit? How do you kow that?

When women's issues are routinely mocked by men it is virtually imposible to respond well. I was getting very irritated by the stupidity in here, and it totally put me off actually responding to the actual question. You have no way of knowing how many of the rest of us were just as p'd off ...

User13710 made the point about sore balls made the best point on this issue - there is a proper question and answer in this thread, but it has been submerged by school-boy "humour". anyone actually trying to find the serious answers to the question has to read loads of irrelevant twaddle to find it -- thanks!

Appearing to comply with the inanities does not actually mean the women doing that aren't irritated.. ..

We are trained to accept hassle from men and will always be accused of "having no sense of humour" or "being up tight' if we dare to call the men on their stupidity. We can't win. We can comply becaue it is easier than telling yout "sod off" or we can complain and you retreat into your feeble "sense of humour" defence .. actually my sense of humour is fine.

 

[ufkacbln]

Please God no.

Sometimes it is necessary

 

[theclaud]

Sometimes it is necessary

It really isn't.

 

[Arrowfoot]

Well it is a matter of opinon how many of us were "taking it in our stride" innit? How do you kow that?

When women's issues are routinely mocked by men it is virtually imposible to respond well. I was getting very irritated by the stupidity in here, and it totally put me off actually responding to the actual question. You have no way of knowing how many of the rest of us were just as p'd off ...

User13710 made the point about sore balls made the best point on this issue - there is a proper question and answer in this thread, but it has been submerged by school-boy "humour". anyone actually trying to find the serious answers to the question has to read loads of irrelevant twaddle to find it -- thanks!

Appearing to comply with the inanities does not actually mean the women doing that aren't irritated.. ..

We are trained to accept hassle from men and will always be accused of "having no sense of humour" or "being up tight' if we dare to call the men on their stupidity. We can't win. We can comply becaue it is easier than telling yout "sod off" or we can complain and you retreat into your feeble "sense of humour" defence .. actually my sense of humour is fine.

Don't accept any hassle from men but learn to distinguish what is light and what is serious. Its not a gender specific. We have these situations everyday and we learn to separate the wheat from the chaff.

I do recognise there are males whose behaviour on everything when it comes to gender is inappropriate and I certainly do not condone it.

 

[theclaud]

Don't accept any hassle from men but learn to distinguish what is light and what is serious. Its not a gender specific. We have these situations everyday and we learn to separate the wheat from the chaff.

I do recognise there are males whose behaviour on everything when it comes to gender is inappropriate and I certainly do not condone it.

Oh give over. The only thing more tedious than the crappy predictable schoolboy gags is the inevitable subsequent lecture about how we must learn to love them. Here's a radical new idea for men instead - when someone starts a thread that is relevant only to women, and asks for responses only from women, why not shut the fark up?

 

[suzeworld]

Don't accept any hassle from men but learn to distinguish what is light and what is serious. Its not a gender specific. We have these situations everyday and we learn to separate the wheat from the chaff.

I do recognise there are males whose behaviour on everything when it comes to gender is inappropriate and I certainly do not condone it.

Yadder yadder --- how about this radical idea: you can learn to keep out of threads which are women-specific unless you have a genuine contribution to make, but hey, actually listening to real people's views and maybe even adopting your behaviour is not on your agender!

You are obviously one of those men who thinks women have to behave the way he thinks they ought or the woman is wrong.

In point of fact ... you are the one who needs to learn something here, not me.

 

[suzeworld]

Don't accept any hassle from men but learn to distinguish what is light and what is serious. Its not a gender specific. We have these situations everyday and we learn to separate the wheat from the chaff.

I do recognise there are males whose behaviour on everything when it comes to gender is inappropriate and I certainly do not condone it.

Yadder yadder --- how about this radical idea: you can learn to keep out of threads which are women-specific unless you have a genuine contribution to make, but hey, actually listening to real people's views and maybe even adopting your behaviour is not on your agender!

You are obviously one of those men who thinks women have to behave the way he thinks they ought or the woman is wrong.

In point of fact ... you are the one who needs to learn something here, not me.

 

[Katherine]

A ladies thread is almost irresistible for most people at nearly 2000 views. There's just a few who couldn't help themselves from commmenting. I had a similar response when I wrote about an Evans ladies night. Some of the comments did make me feel quite uncomfortable but I just ignored them and learnt a bit about forums in the process.

 

[Arrowfoot]

Yadder yadder --- how about this radical idea: you can learn to keep out of threads which are women-specific unless you have a genuine contribution to make, but hey, actually listening to real people's views and maybe even adopting your behaviour is not on your agender!

You are obviously one of those men who thinks women have to behave the way he thinks they ought or the woman is wrong.

In point of fact ... you are the one who needs to learn something here, not me.

No one can help you if you can't work out what is light and what is serious.

 

[Katherine]

You don't need to respond to every rude response, just ignore or the thread will be locked!

 

[ufkacbln]

Because with the exception of a few, most people realise that everyone can offer something

There are few things about women and bikes that I have not dealt with at some point.