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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:50 PM Original message |
How do Bikinis enhance Volleyball players performance? |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. That is it..They merely enhance the experience for male viewers... |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 07:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
152. Which leads to higher viewership, which leads to greater ad revenues, which leads to higher salaries |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. All I know is they do wonders for mine (performance, that is). |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. They don't, of course |
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kirby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. More aerodynamic and less restrictive. |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Doesn't look like the male players agree |
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kirby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Banana colored speedos for everyone! n/t |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. lol- aerodynamic? you jest i hope? |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
5. Sometimes life is better off not questioning the good things in it |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. I don't know - but indoor volleyball players wear tight short shorts too, right? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. By getting guys to watch, which generates the money to keep the "sport" in existence. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. You should try two-person beach volleyball sometime. It's a sport. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. (shrug) Fine - remove the scare-quotes. It doesn't materially alter my point. |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
9. Over the past ten years, I've seen professional female athletes gravitate towards skimpier uniforms |
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bklyncowgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
10. I was hoping for tight shorts and bare chests on the guys |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. I could go for that. n/t |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
11. As a former bikini wearer, |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
39. It is a sport born on the California beaches. What they wear reflects the |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I know. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:47 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I see it as a sport that doesn't really take itself serious, like skateboarding. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:11 AM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Uhm. Is there a skateboarding competition in the Olympics? |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:14 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Not yet, but there is snow boarding and mountain biking. |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 04:54 AM Response to Reply #11 |
99. That entire post was exciting n/t |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:31 AM Response to Reply #99 |
114. LOL nt |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 07:31 AM Response to Reply #11 |
104. Fewer "equipment failures," in other words. |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
12. I don't mean to be disrespectful but obvious is obvious. |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 07:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
107. Probably true |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
14. if they didn't wear the bikini, they'd get sand in their hoo-ha's... |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:59 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. But what's the diff.....never mind. nt |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 07:53 AM Response to Reply #14 |
153. Which could lead to yet a different olympic sport, "Freestyle hoo-ha desanding" |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
15. I demand to see Speedos! nt |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 02:27 AM Response to Reply #15 |
76. Beware what you wish for... |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
19. It would distract the officials if they didn't wear something. nt |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
20. I was wondering that myself |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
21. They have been dressing like that since the beginning |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
23. This is as much about real sports as professional wrestling, |
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mcg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #23 |
145. Vollyball is not fake and even with a full team |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 07:47 AM Response to Reply #145 |
151. It's more about the "costume" than the sport! |
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mcg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #151 |
155. Teen male viewing ... |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
24. 10 out of 10 women prefer Bikinis to Burqas. n/t |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. 10 out of 10 men prefer women in bikinis over burkas too! |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
27. Are you kidding? Look how streamlined this bikini makes her! |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 07:54 AM Response to Reply #27 |
154. This makes me "streamlined" too |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
28. Patriarchy plain and simple |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
29. I must be really nuts ... 'cause I actually watch the SPORT! (sheesh!) |
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Robeson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
30. It helps with viewer performance. |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
31. I don't know about bikinis. |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
32. Skimpy? |
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maui9002 (342 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
33. Because the sport began on the beach (hence the name "beach volleyball") |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:31 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Your answer isn't conspiratorial enough for my tastes. Next! n/t |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
34. The female swim team is more covered up than the female volleyball team. nt |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. Ever get sand in a bathing suit?? The more suit== more irritation. |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:02 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. That's probably the best answer |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:16 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Not really - It sticks to everything and if you are covered even with loose fitting |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:13 AM Response to Reply #34 |
110. The swimming suit is more hydrodynamic than skin |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
36. who the hell am i discussing this issue with? |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. Wow, you really take this topic to a new level |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:43 AM Response to Reply #45 |
53. what is this? i asked a question? don't be that way... |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 02:49 AM Response to Reply #53 |
77. Yeah you asked a question... |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:24 AM Response to Reply #36 |
65. Damn. That was one of the more ridiculous posts I've read in a while. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 02:17 AM Response to Reply #65 |
75. Deleted message |
Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 02:56 AM Response to Reply #75 |
79. Deleted sub-thread |
uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 04:37 AM Response to Reply #65 |
95. nice of the mods to leave it up though, so we can see the attitude. |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 07:34 AM Response to Reply #95 |
105. I agree completely. nm |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:14 AM Response to Reply #95 |
111. Yes. I wish I could have seen the now-deleted sub-thread. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
37. They enhance the performance tremendously. I understand there's some sort of contest involved? n/t |
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sknabt (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
38. Ahhhh... they don't. So what's your point? |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-16-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #38 |
162. Thats a cheerleader not a player. |
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CrazyDude (186 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
43. I say they should wear burkas |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
44. They guarantee the sport won't be cancelled. n/t |
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Tindalos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
50. So . . . anyone know how well they're playing? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. They are dominant. |
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Tindalos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:00 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. That's impressive. |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:10 AM Response to Reply #54 |
109. Does that mean their opponents are "submissive"? |
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kirby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:08 AM Response to Reply #50 |
59. I dont know, I've been too busy staring at their bodies |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
51. self-delete |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 02:57 AM Response to Reply #51 |
81. I also hate it when I get beat to the punchline. nt |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
52. women are the sex class. still. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:00 AM Response to Reply #52 |
57. It is a tradition among beach volleyball players. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:20 AM Response to Reply #57 |
63. hey there. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:41 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. Well.... |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 02:00 AM Response to Reply #66 |
72. When we refer to women as the "sex class" |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 02:55 AM Response to Reply #72 |
78. My wife..... |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 06:23 AM Response to Reply #78 |
102. Lenny Bruce, is that you? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #102 |
137. No, But I love his work. |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:39 AM Response to Reply #72 |
115. Women don't have to yield to media's or society's definition of their |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 06:33 AM Response to Reply #52 |
103. how can they stand having their suits up their ass cheeks and/or cracks like that? |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:49 AM Response to Reply #52 |
123. That isn't a photoshop? |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
55. the men were long shirts and long shorts so anything about the why seems |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 03:04 AM Response to Reply #55 |
83. One bad thing |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 03:06 AM Response to Reply #83 |
84. And jockstraps look like shit under speedo's |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 03:14 AM Response to Reply #84 |
89. Yep. Jocks don't just keep things together |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #84 |
133. they look even worse OVER them. |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:01 AM Response to Original message |
58. "I'll take 'Questions I'd Never Ask In A Gazillion Years' for $500, Alex." |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:09 AM Response to Original message |
60. In the age of easy access to internet porn.. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Well, since we're all sex-crazed beasts with no compunction about pointing |
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kirby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:17 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. I do not get exited watching Sumo... n/t |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:21 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Well.....maybe you should speak to YOUR doctor and see if Cialis is right for you... |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 03:07 AM Response to Reply #64 |
85. Too bad there are no more |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 03:09 AM Response to Reply #60 |
86. Women never understand it |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 06:15 AM Response to Reply #86 |
101. okay... |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #101 |
121. Or, easier still, ask them about Brad Pitt in Thelma and Louise....... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #121 |
140. It was completely essential to the plot. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
67. If they were to accidentally fall off the beach |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:47 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. And everyone knows that bikinis don't attract sharks. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 02:15 AM Response to Reply #68 |
74. well, not in the water anyway. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 02:56 AM Response to Reply #74 |
80. I really set you up on that, didn't I.... |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #80 |
120. thank you! we'll be here all week! |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 04:39 AM Response to Reply #67 |
96. Excellent, thank you. nt |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
69. I don't really know. But they sure do look nice. |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
70. what a sorry excuse for a "sport" beach volleyball is |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:56 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. ROFL. |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 07:47 AM Response to Reply #70 |
106. And let's run down the women we are supposedly "looking out for" |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 07:23 AM Response to Reply #70 |
150. Probably one of the most ignorant posts I've ever read |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 02:03 AM Response to Original message |
73. Is it mandatory to wear skimpy suits? If not, then I don't find it a big deal. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 02:58 AM Response to Reply #73 |
82. And EVERYBODY is glad I don't wear a speedo..... |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 03:12 AM Response to Reply #73 |
87. "few men wear speedos or tight shorts" |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 03:12 AM Response to Reply #87 |
88. I am NOT going to click on that....... |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 03:15 AM Response to Reply #88 |
90. Where is your sense of adventure? nt |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 03:17 AM Response to Reply #90 |
91. Is this one of those "pull my finger" thingies?? |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 03:29 AM Response to Reply #91 |
93. I see you are male... |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #93 |
122. Oh, Yes......Yes we have. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #73 |
156. Isn't it a uniform? |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 03:21 AM Response to Original message |
92. I grew up on the socal beaches AND I have a volleyball family... |
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mhatrw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 03:46 AM Response to Original message |
94. It's a beach to figure stuff like this out. n/t |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 04:40 AM Response to Original message |
97. Best thread ever! |
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Monk06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 04:45 AM Response to Original message |
98. It's traditional beach volleyball wear.......... |
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retread (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 05:06 AM Response to Original message |
100. Beach Volleyball = skimpy bikinis = MELANOMA. n/t |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
108. at least they are not thongs |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
112. Would you watch two broads jump around like that if they were in a sweatsuit? |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:41 AM Response to Reply #112 |
117. ~blink~ |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:44 AM Response to Reply #117 |
118. I know...Good times, eh? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #118 |
131. Rofl. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
113. Skimpy? |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
116. Bikinis enhance women's volleyball players' marketability and that of the sport. |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
119. Why not! Girls on trampolines wear them too. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #119 |
126. IS THAT going to be an olympic sport too??? |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
124. Reduces the likelihood fo wedgies? |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
125. Purely conjecture, but since it began on the beach, |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #125 |
135. Thanks for the sanity; the first time I saw it, they wore a lot less and the men |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
127. Closest thing to naked.... |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #127 |
130. Yea...but that was dudes |
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bobbert (548 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
128. I don't know if it's as much a bikini as it is a sports bra with a swimsuit bottom |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
129. I understand the tops - wearing a sports bra makes absolute sense |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
132. It's BEACH volleyball. I got no problem--and I'm a female ex-competitve athlete. nt |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #132 |
138. I Think This Is More About The Millions At Home |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #132 |
146. I'm pretty bummed at the tone of this thread |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #146 |
149. That doesn't explain the Reuters photographers, though. |
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Fuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
134. Like this? |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
136. Well it sure isn't because... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
139. I want to know why the men don't play bare-chested? |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:01 PM Response to Reply #139 |
141. They do, just not in the olympics. n/t |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
142. Personally, I prefer playing naked. |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
143. They should also include an evening dress event and ask them to display a talent |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
144. Less restricting and cooler? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #144 |
147. Why Does My Wife Seem To Enjoy Watching The Male Swimmers So Much??? |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #147 |
148. Me too. I can't figure that out. |
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comradebillyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-16-08 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
157. would you prefer them in burqas? |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-16-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
158. I don't know but it seems to help the men as well. |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-16-08 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
159. Because the Media caters for the sexual pleasure of men |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-16-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
160. But these women are a different kind of sexy! |
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161. Sponsors like viewers |
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