Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mnetor.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!clewis From: clewis@mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: women and toilet paper; envy and deprivation Message-ID: <1122@mnetor.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 15:12:35 EDT Article-I.D.: mnetor.1122 Posted: Tue Jul 2 15:12:35 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Jul-85 11:44:26 EDT References: <622@bgsuvax.UUCP> <709@ihlpg.UUCP> <396@sdcc12.UUCP> Reply-To: clewis@mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis) Organization: Computer X (CANADA) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lines: 15 Summary: In article <396@sdcc12.UUCP> wa371@sdcc12.UUCP (Senior Gnome) writes: > >I think/feel that the jock strap is a totaly unnecessary item of clothing. >It probably is an unconscious expression of [male] sexual obsession >in our 'culture'. Bullshit. The ordinary ones have the same purpose as bras do (particularly during athletics). The ones with plastic inserts are, contrary to popular belief that they are "falsies", are for having the "family jewels" survive hockey games (and other such sports having roving feet and/or long sticks). They are uncomfortable, but the alternative is worse. -- Chris Lewis, UUCP: {allegra, linus, ihnp4}!utzoo!mnetor!clewis BELL: (416)-475-8980 ext. 321