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Men In Bras!



Blinded by weird science,

This is dF

Funny how this only ever happens to female superheroes.



I’m just saying.

[Via Interstellar Barbarella]

Don’t leave home without it,

This is dF

Somewhere in the Hong Kong MTR:



Hands up if this ad makes you think of obscure 80s band The Truth.



... No one?

Please yrselves, then.

Weapon of choice,

This is dF

It's only a chore if you want it to be.



[Via Curvy Swervy Dames]

Putting my love on the line,

This is dF

But you knew that.



[Via BoingBoing]

Boom goes the dynamite,

This is dF

I have no idea, no.



[Via Radioactive Lingerie]

Up the neck,

This is dF

Y’ever want to meet a woman dressed in nothing but lingerie, a football helmet and shoulderpads, take her to the nearest football field and tackle her?

MTV would like to make that dream come true. Legally!



I’ve written before about the Lingerie Football League, and how I like (or at least respect) it more than “proper” American football, if only because they have the underdog quality of having a hard time just finding a place to play. Plus, you know, it’s chicks in lingerie for its own sake.

But I have to say, as promos go, this is a bit oddball. Dinner with the team of yr choice? I can see that. Locker-room interviews? Sure. Autographed panties? Epic win.

But tackling a player?

I mean, sure, we’re talking about consensual tackling here. And we’re also talking about tackling someone who gets tackled professionally. Also, note that what’s actually being offered here is a chance to tackle an LBL player – meaning, I doubt she’s just going to stand there like a hot tackling dummy and let the winner build up a running start. She’ll probably be a moving target, and she’ll be in physically good shape.

I would also hope that, in the interest of fairness, the contestant has to strip down to his underpants.

Still, you have to admit we’ve reached an interesting milestone in modern society when you can win a trip to a major gambling den just to have a shot at tackling a lingerie model courtesy of a major cable TV channel run by one of the biggest media corporations in the world.

I’ll also admit that it threw me off at first that MTV is backing this. I’d expect something like this from ESPN or The Playboy Channel, or even Fox News. But MTV?

Then I remembered that MTV stopped showing music videos around the end of the 90s. So considering their current programming, the Lingerie Bowl fits right in.

Hit me with yr best shot,

This is dF

From Fredericks Of Hollywood circa 1962 [via vintage_ads ):



We’ve come a long way since then, of course.

Still, I always have the same reaction: you know, someone’s going to be disappointed sooner or later.

What you see is what you get,

This is dF

ITEM: Marks & Spencer intros a new line of men’s underwear – “frontal enhancement” briefs that offer a greater "side profile" and come with a "hidden front pouch" to "shape and enhance your silhouette".

Like so.



Which I mention mainly to give that Sarah Palin fan the benefit of the doubt and save him further embarrassment. Because, you know, that COULD be what happened there.

On the other hand, given how that worked out for him, I’m not 100% sure there’s still a market for frontal-enhancement underpants. Besides the risk of ending up a viral YouTube hit, there’s also the question of who yr trying to impress with it – and the potential disappointment once they come off.

Then again, if she’s wearing a WonderBra, I guess it all balances out.

No fakes,

This is dF

And now, inevitably, the WonderBra 3D billboard.





A cute idea, though I confess I don’t know how many people walk around carrying 3D glasses.

Anyway, cue public concerns about driving safety in 3, 2, 1 ...

Go.


Driven to distraction,

This is dF