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Thread without a name

freakiness — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 01:53:35 GMT

In the name of community spirit, I dared not title this thread "the year of the bush"

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/19/year-of-the-bush-female-body-hair-cameron-diaz-pubic

On John Ruskin's wedding night, legend has it, the critic fainted on finding that – unlike the Elysian statues of his fantasies – women had body hair. Monday is the 114th anniversary of Ruskin's death. Who would've predicted that instead of laughing at Victorian prudery, many men still expect their sexual encounters to entail pudenda, pins and pits as marble smooth as those of young Ruskin's imagination?

But there's a change in the wind, a turn in the worm: oh yes, something's in the hair. Though I'm no astrologer, I think 2014 might just be the year of the bush.

Re: Thread without a name

freakiness — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 01:59:25 GMT

This is not intended to cause mischief. The story surprised me with it's implication that the majority take it off these days. I don't think they were talking only women either. 😄

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boris1gary — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 02:12:10 GMT

mmm i will stay silent on should it stay or should it go, it's a very hairy question.

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freakiness — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 02:18:54 GMT

@boris1gary wrote:
mmm i will stay silent on should it stay or should it go, it's a very hairy question.

I was surprised at the writer for being surprised that 50% of british women don't and equally surprised at they can't expect him to if they don't. 😄

It's an interesting point about corporate invention of need and selling it to us.

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purple_haize — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 02:21:45 GMT

Think I will just watch this thread and say nothing.

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freakiness — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 02:33:44 GMT

@purple_haize wrote:
Think I will just watch this thread and say nothing.

This is when we need multiple choice.

Surpirsed or not surprised 😄

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bright.ton42 — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 02:47:00 GMT

John Ruskin was considered a Great Man and as such his poor wife copped the flak when he claimed not to make her his True Wife because of distaste of her less than hairless body. Can't help wondering if the Great Man lacked a certain necessary hormone or three?

As for to bush or not to bush - to each his/her own I think

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boris1gary — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:06:57 GMT

me too, except to add definitely a DIYer.

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pct001wine — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:13:04 GMT

That's a relief .... I thought this thread was going to be about Dubya

Anyways, now that I see the real purpose, I see a big future for merkin makers

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spotweldersfriend — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:26:32 GMT

It is about Dubya. He used to often say "Mah fellow merkins"😊

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lloydslights — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:34:41 GMT

Oh, a gardening thread!

I used to be able to undertake a lot of landscaping. However, due to age and limited use of my "limbs" I am finding it difficult to keep the weeds at bay. In the past, some of my preferred methods of controlling growth was mowing, hedge-clipping, shearing, round-up and the trusty brush-cutter!

My specialty was topiary.

DEB.

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freakiness — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:11:24 GMT

@pct001wine wrote:
That's a relief .... I thought this thread was going to be about Dubya

Anyways, now that I see the real purpose, I see a big future for merkin makers

I was just surprised at her surprise. And she raised some valid points about marketing and image.

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amber-eyed-girl — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 06:46:06 GMT

So this thread isn't about Clint Eastwood and Westerns?

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freakiness — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 07:20:23 GMT

@amber-eyed-girl wrote:
So this thread isn't about Clint Eastwood and Westerns?

Could be. Do you think he had full body wax for the westerns?

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spotweldersfriend — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 07:23:26 GMT

Probably not Clint Eastwood but maybe Randolph Scott😊

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amber-eyed-girl — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 07:50:00 GMT

No, but Clint Eastwood played "the man with no name"

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polksaladallie — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 07:52:15 GMT

@spotweldersfriend wrote:
Probably not Clint Eastwood but maybe Randolph Scott😊

And.....so many others.

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tasfleur — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 08:13:51 GMT

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amber-eyed-girl — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 08:17:15 GMT

Now that is scary!

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tasfleur — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 08:30:45 GMT

Nice rug of hair though ...