Boob etiquette (a question for the ladies).

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I've never noticed any correlation between boob size and sleeping with a a bra either, though I don't know too many girls with boob size larger than D. Do big boobs really get in the way while you're sleeping?

Tuomas, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:48 (fourteen years ago) link

Mine separate too, Abbots. It's an ideal not of this era, and it makes it completely impossible for me to ever wear a push-up bra or have cleavage. Oh well, boobies, eh?

But not someone who should be dead anyway (Laurel), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:48 (fourteen years ago) link

I mean, who's gonna complain?

But not someone who should be dead anyway (Laurel), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:49 (fourteen years ago) link

Men with gynecomastia?

kind-hearted, sensitive keytar player (Abbott), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:49 (fourteen years ago) link

The boobs at the beginning of the final episode of Eastbound and Down were great huh?

SourPatchCorpse, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:49 (fourteen years ago) link

[/i]Mine separate too, Abbots. It's an ideal not of this era, and it makes it completely impossible for me to ever wear a push-up bra or have cleavage. Oh well, boobies, eh?[/i]

Me too! I may have some of that swoop action going on but cleavage is something I don't think I'll ever really be able to acheive.

The ones I've known who have done this are the kind of girls that have back problems stemming from their boobs. Btw - I'm talking like sports bras for sleeping not lacy underwire type things.

\(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:50 (fourteen years ago) link

wayyyyyy upthread: the reason 'banana boobs' hasn't caught on is that sometimes the kind of people you'd all hate refer to the man part as a 'tummy banana'

going vogue (suzy), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:51 (fourteen years ago) link

xp abbott - yeah, I pick bras on the basis of bringing them closer together.

xp laurel - I think I read something somewhere that if you have boobs that move toward the sides to get a push up bra in a cup size one smaller than the one you normally wear.

incomprehensible Kool-Aid swallower (sarahel), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:51 (fourteen years ago) link

Jenny Jones.

SourPatchCorpse, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:51 (fourteen years ago) link

xp enbb - okay, yeah, I can see back problems thing ... but I guess it somewhat depends on your posture when sleeping.

incomprehensible Kool-Aid swallower (sarahel), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:52 (fourteen years ago) link

The ones I've known who have done this are the kind of girls that have back problems stemming from their boobs. Btw - I'm talking like sports bras for sleeping not lacy underwire type things.

But I thought boobs cause back problems only when you're standing/sitting? Shouldn't lying in bed allow them to rest even without a bra?

Tuomas, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:53 (fourteen years ago) link

(xx-post)

Tuomas, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:53 (fourteen years ago) link

Bill Engvall used the phrase 'banana boobs' in a stand-up performance, which is 100% reason to hate it.

kind-hearted, sensitive keytar player (Abbott), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:53 (fourteen years ago) link

Um no because anything pushy-uppy just smushes them together and makes my chest look folded in the middle.

But not someone who should be dead anyway (Laurel), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:53 (fourteen years ago) link

Wikipedia page for gynecomastia v informative btw:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Severe_Gynecomastia.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Asymmetric_Gynecomastia.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Adolecent_with_Gynecomastia.jpg (Z-Man!)

and

Television personality Richard Simmons suffered from gynecomastia as a youth inspiring him to pursue a career as a fitness guru.

kind-hearted, sensitive keytar player (Abbott), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:55 (fourteen years ago) link

x-post That's reason enough Abbott.

Tuomas - Like I said, having boobs big enough to either cause back trouble or necessitate sleeping in a bra is something I will never personally know about. All I know is that I have met a handful of ladies who do this. Sorry I can't provide you with the exact reasoning behind it. :-(

\(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:57 (fourteen years ago) link

See . . . they even make special ones for it http://www.sleepbra.com/

\(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:58 (fourteen years ago) link

Remember in Persepolis, her grandma wore a bra to sleep with pressed flowers in it?

kind-hearted, sensitive keytar player (Abbott), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:59 (fourteen years ago) link

Not that it's super relevant but I knew at three girls in college who had reductions to alleviate back pain. Like a fairly common thing

bentley cadence (gbx), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 19:59 (fourteen years ago) link

OK I have know idea what this is or who this ppl are but they seem to have lots of opinions on the issue:

http://www.fabsugar.com/234741

\(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:00 (fourteen years ago) link

xxp it's probably easier for a lot of these women to wear a sports bra to bed than to try to sleep in a posture that isn't painful. Also, back problems really suck.

incomprehensible Kool-Aid swallower (sarahel), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:00 (fourteen years ago) link

Hmm, that site doesn't give much explanation for sleeping with a bra either, except that they say it helps alleviate wrinkles and soreness of breasts. No mention of big boobs though.

(xxx-post)

Tuomas, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:01 (fourteen years ago) link

:-( what do you want from me!?

\(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:02 (fourteen years ago) link

To solve the mystery of bog boobs!

Tuomas, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:03 (fourteen years ago) link

big

Tuomas, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:03 (fourteen years ago) link

Tuomas wants you to introduce you to these big breasted ladies so he can get first hand info.

incomprehensible Kool-Aid swallower (sarahel), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:03 (fourteen years ago) link

I think that might be what it is.

\(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:04 (fourteen years ago) link

lol the mystery of bog boobs

Suggest this user to be danned. (dan m), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:04 (fourteen years ago) link

I don't know if I'm equipped to solve something that sounds quite that mysterious tbh.

\(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:05 (fourteen years ago) link

My former girlfriend has DD cups... Maybe I'll ask her, if she can answer. She didn't sleep with a bra on though.

Tuomas, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:05 (fourteen years ago) link

hardy boys go pg-13

hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:06 (fourteen years ago) link

There's at least one boob on this thread, for sure.

But not someone who should be dead anyway (Laurel), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:06 (fourteen years ago) link

x-post -- This might be appropriate:

http://www.pamelasuemartin.net/television/nancy_drew/images/caroonarama.jpg

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:07 (fourteen years ago) link

bog boob : swamp crotch?

bentley cadence (gbx), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:07 (fourteen years ago) link

xp the banana boobs - for whatever reason I find them disturbing - probably because they don't have the width/roundness that I associate with that length/size.

incomprehensible Kool-Aid swallower (sarahel), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:08 (fourteen years ago) link

On the hunt:

http://hardyboys.bobfinnan.com/hbsincom.jpg

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:08 (fourteen years ago) link

GBX :-( ewwwwwww

(although I suppose it could actually be a good equivalent to describe boob sweat)

\(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:09 (fourteen years ago) link

I remember that tv show and thinking Sean Cassidy and the other guy were far cuter than the guys in "Dukes of Hazzard" - I think I had an argument w/a friend about this once.

incomprehensible Kool-Aid swallower (sarahel), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:09 (fourteen years ago) link

Not that it's super relevant but I knew at three girls in college who had reductions to alleviate back pain. Like a fairly common thing

rip ;_;

Ømår Littel (Jordan), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:14 (fourteen years ago) link

Don't worry bro they're all still pretty stacked

bentley cadence (gbx), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 20:18 (fourteen years ago) link

I don't think we have Hardy boys in here... Are they like the Famous Five?

Tuomas, Thursday, 9 July 2009 09:17 (fourteen years ago) link

five years pass...

since my friends know

Killarney Hilton (darraghmac), Tuesday, 9 June 2015 22:50 (eight years ago) link

A search of ilx reveals:

12 threads using the word "boob" in their titles
66 threads using the word "etiquette" in their titles
142 threads using the word "ladies" in their titles

I Am Curious (Boob) (Aimless), Tuesday, 9 June 2015 23:09 (eight years ago) link

Dying at "the mystery of bog boobs" upthread

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 23:59 (eight years ago) link

underrated wutang joint

Killarney Hilton (darraghmac), Wednesday, 10 June 2015 00:03 (eight years ago) link

in some cases you gotta choose empathy over ethics

drash, Wednesday, 10 June 2015 00:13 (eight years ago) link

Man, I was a bit naive 10 years ago, wasn't I?

I still talk about boobs (in a non-sexist way), but I sure know the proper boundaries better now.

Tuomas, Wednesday, 10 June 2015 10:58 (eight years ago) link

Hmm...can you give an example of your reformed boundary respecting approach?

quixotic yet visceral (Bob Six), Wednesday, 10 June 2015 11:20 (eight years ago) link

it's a trap

niels, Wednesday, 10 June 2015 11:27 (eight years ago) link


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