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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 10:32 PM
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Figured out why I find bras uncomfortable
A former parishioner, who is manager of a Victoria's Secret, is on vacation near here, and came by for dinner. She did a bra fitting. I thought I knew what size I was (the size I've always been, of course). Well, wrong. Let's just say I'm larger than I thought. One bra size larger, but 2 cup sizes larger.

Or as she put it delicately, "Wow, pastor, you're BIG." And then something about envying me. So, I'm gonna try it again. With the right size bra.

I'll keep ya posted.
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fizzgig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 10:36 PM
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1. amen
i had a bra fitting a few months ago and was amazed when i got a properly-fitting bra.

that still doesn't mean that i like them :P
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 10:37 PM
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2. I don't think I'll ever like 'em
but I think it would be a good idea for me to wear one in professional situations--because I'm big, as it turns out.
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fizzgig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 10:40 PM
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7. i can't leave the girls unharnessed if i go out
i'm just too damn big. but yeah, it's best in professional situations.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 10:38 PM
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3. They're still hot though
I wanna make a bra with those water sucking pellets they put in those kercheives you soak in water then tie around your throat to cool off.

Gonna call the bra Cool Tits. Hot-flash-years former babes will love them!
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mzteris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 10:40 PM
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5. where do I buy one?
These hot flashes are damn near killing me!

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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 10:40 PM
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6. You may be sitting on a million dollar idea!
:woohoo:

:hi:

cooled breasts, :applause:

I'm sure you would have a following immediately from what I gather :P
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grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 11:54 PM
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14. I've been known to put a ziplock baggie...
...of ice cubes in my bra if going out in extremely horrid weather. It works.
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 11:56 PM
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15. That's more than I ever needed to know about you
:rofl:

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grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 01:32 AM
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24. I tried for almost two hours now...
...to think of a smart rejoinder. Can't. But are you mocking me?
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 02:40 AM
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25. Of course!
How many chances have I had in the last 10 years? :D



:toast:
Tink!


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Nicole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 12:11 AM
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19. Can you send me one of your catalogs?
I would buy several of those. :rofl:
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 10:39 PM
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4. I've Heard Other Women Say Similar things
in fact a co-worker told me recently about her bra fitting :P :banghead:

congrats on your upgrade :P

:hi:
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 10:44 PM
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8. i don't wear one...
though if i did it certainly seems to me that a proper fitting one would be the way to go :)
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 10:50 PM
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10. My (well endowed) daughter thinks breasts should be detatchable
ya, know, maybe velcro or something. Said it would make it easier to find out if a man was interested in her or just parts

One of the reasons I call her Wayward ;)
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fizzgig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 10:55 PM
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11. i agree with your daughter
i wish i could pull mine off, they get in the way when i'm trying to change my damn oil x(
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 11:14 PM
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13. hahaha, prolly a good thing they aren't bayoneted like a camera lens...
the way men are always twisting on them, they'd likely come undone & some duuph would drop maybe both at once :)
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 01:16 AM
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22. if breasts were detachable and women let us hang onto them...
...when they weren't using them we'd never get anything done. Ever.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 09:53 AM
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34. Hmm, men not getting into trouble, err, not getting anything done
Edited on Fri Jun-01-07 09:53 AM by havocmom
You say that like it would be a bad thing. :evilgrin:
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 11:59 PM
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16. I haven't worn one in years. But something,
I'm guessing it's menopause, makes the girls seem both more noticeable and more droopy. Even my best spandex cami doesn't seem to be doing the job so well these days. I'm still not sure I can stick with this. I haven't worn a bra since grad school. But I'm gonna try.

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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 12:09 AM
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18. i hear'ya, at the end of the day it is comfort...
and health imo :)
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ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 10:47 PM
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9. Sorry, but this has to be said



:hide:



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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-31-07 10:55 PM
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12. 60% of women wear the wrong bra size
I just learned that in a myspace survey. Take it for what it's worth. :)
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Maraya1969 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 12:08 AM
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17. These are the best things since sliced bread.



I swear I can wear little nothing sport type bras and it looks good and there is no pointing out if you know what I mean. They are so comfortable.
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 12:42 AM
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20. Look! An online bra size calculator!
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gr8dane_daddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 01:21 AM
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23. Hey I'm an online bra size calculator...
anyone need my services? O8)
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ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 10:57 AM
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42. Beat it!
I was here first!


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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 05:21 AM
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31. Hey I gotta WORK this morning.
First you post pics wanting to be "crushed" that show you to be cute as a bug.

NOW I have to try to work while imagining BOOBS below the head shots.

My new keyboard is incompatible with drool, deary.
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 09:46 AM
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33. Look deep into the eyes of Warhol Nelly and your thoughts will be erased **cue spooky music**



Hey...just trying to save your keyboard... :P
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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 09:57 AM
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35. Oh now THAT is REALLY COOL.
Truly bizarre in a completely positive sense.

Still curious about the boobs, tho, but only mildly. I do not carry the gene for the Great American Breast Fixation.

Now hips, butt and thighs.....


BAD TYLER!:spank::spank::spank:BAD TYLER!



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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 10:17 AM
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39. Wiggle, wiggle!
Just for you!



Hula Girls!



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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 10:36 AM
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40. TEMPTRESS!
(They're facing the wrong way, and there's WAY too much grass in them SKIRTS!)
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 10:50 AM
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41. holy chit! it added two inches and two cup sizes
:wow:
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 11:47 AM
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43. No doubt there's some man actually running that *ahem* "calculator"
Edited on Fri Jun-01-07 12:03 PM by Whoa_Nelly
:rofl:
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 11:49 AM
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44. i was trying to calculate how much tissue I'd need to fill in that D cup
they tell me I need :shrug:
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yy4me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 01:36 PM
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46. If this calculator is right, I'm in deep trouble. No wonder i'm always
uncomfortable!. Seriously, there is no way I could wear the size it says I need. It would miss coming together in the back by about 3 inches.

Someday I'll go to Lady Grace for a real fitting if I can figure out how to get out of there and go to Kohl's and buy the same bra at about half price. I know that is really not nice but $20 to $30 dollars is too much for a bra.
When they are on sale at $10 to $15 is more my price range.
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Bullwinkle925 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 12:48 AM
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21. I've been thinking about having that done.
I know that I'm not making the 'best' purchases in that area. Makes me long for the younger years when just a tee shirt was sufficient!
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 03:20 AM
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26. Maybe I should have some friends come over and look at my underwear.
I could be missing out on a whole new world here!
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dEMOK Donating Member (833 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 03:26 AM
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27. It really sux when...
...you get underwire marks, whaen yuo're not wearing an unserwire?
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Connonym Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 03:40 AM
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28. bras are uncomfortable because god intended our boobies to bounce
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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gr8dane_daddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 03:42 AM
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29. I find myself suddenly religious...
O8)
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REP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 03:57 AM
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30. Yeah, But I'm Getting Tired Of Tripping On 'Em!`
Okay, gravity hasn't quie taken that toll, but neither wearing one nor letting them go free-range is comfortable for long!
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 09:58 AM
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36. LOL I hear ya!
Trying to convince myself that nipples on either side of a navel is a good look.

It's not working.
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hippiechick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 10:08 AM
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38. No kidding!!!
My Barvarian heritage - combined with the onset of middle age - is really starting to make the 38DD's a liability. :(
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hyphenate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 06:05 AM
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32. I won't wear them.
I've stopped wearing them completely. I used to wear sports bras, and there were two styles of the thinner beige fabric that kept them loose enough to be tolerated, but other than them, I won't wear anything else if I must wear one. Thankfully, I'm only a B cup anyhow, and I wear my tee-shirts loose enough to keep the look fairly normal.

The only change I would ever want is a little bit of a lift to make them look "perky" again.

I despise almost all of the current lines of bras anyhow, because I can't find inexpensive bras without those damned underwires. They're hideous.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 10:02 AM
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37. Next up from havocmom's bra R&D: bras that show messages
to slobbering TSA employees using those new strip-tease scanners in airports. Something that is calcium rich perhaps, and spells out things like:

No Way Pervert!

Bite me

Fat chance

Husband has a gun

Ya know, friendly little messages to those annoying people who like to get a pay check while indulging their voyeur hunger ;)
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plcdude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-01-07 01:20 PM
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45. Pictures!
just pm them to me.
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