The Brits are seriously wacko.
Nearly half of British men surveyed would give up sex for six months in return for a 50-inch plasma TV, a survey — perhaps unsurprisingly carried out for a firm selling televisions — said on Friday.
Electrical retailer Comet surveyed 2,000 Britons, asking them what they would give up for a large television, one of the latest consumer “must-haves.”
The firm found 47 percent of men would give up sex for half a year, compared to just over a third of women.
What the heck is wrong with this world?
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Shoot BigJ they are British. They are nothing like us lusty Americans. That would never happen here.
They don’t have any balls anyway, they’d be better off with a plasma TV. They could watch Saving Private Ryan, Steve McQueen or John Wayne movies.
BTW, I have My Name is Nobody and am going to watch it now……
LOL, only you.
What? I can understand giving up votes, but the “S’ word?
/Faster, I need oxygen now. Thanks.
Maybe those guys have all been married for 20 years. Nothing will happen for 6 months anyway???
#6 That’s right. Where’s my plasma TV?
Liz, that means no BOB either.
I’m not so sure that I wanna know what BOB is…
Dude….Date nite.
10 - ROFL…
#9 Jimb, I’m with ya.
You can bet it’s not Brit-On-Brit (but close)
*snork*
Battery Operated Boyfriend
#11 jimb,
Ah. You thought I was just enjoying dinner. Heh.
Perhaps you’ve all forgotten the survey of British women taken about a year ago. The results showed the vast majority of English lassies would give up sex for a year(?) in return for a completely new plush wardrobe.
There is a reason the Brits and Europeans have a fertility rate far below replacement. The French have made some headway there, but the government has had to actually pay people to have babies. The Itlaians are trying it without much luck so far. If your culture is all about the Self, even a marriage doesn’t seem worth saving. If your culture promotes a certain nihilistic fatalism, continuing your legacy with family and children appears to be pointless.
For you guys that don’t know BOB is, well BOB is not a who it’s a what. A battery operated male friend.
#18 I cannot believe you had to say that! WE KNOW
Texpat, I understand your argument, somewhat. But, sex doesn’t always have anything to do with family or kids, or marriage. It’s sex. Ask 18 year old American boys if they would give up sex for a year.
Phooey. I was hoping BOB was a who, kinda like a replacement hitter in baseball… ;(
Hey, AW - I didn’t know! I’m still kinda confoozed about that acronym…shouldn’t it be BOP?
Surveys like this are so dorky anyway. Too many variables. F’rinstance, what kind of TV and what kind of sex are they talking about?
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…BOYFRIEND! I get it now! I missed #15 somehow. Sheesh, I’m glad that’s clear. Now I can quit thinking about all of this and get one with more important thoughts like how I’m going to hook-up my NEW AMAZING USB TURNTABLE AND START BURNING CD’s OF ALL MY RECORDS! YEAHHHHHH!
I’se got’cher Procol Harem, yer King Crimson, yer Brewer & Shipley, yer Burrito Brothers, and at least 300 more vinyls to convert. This is going to take awhile.
Shiner, I’ve been thinking about getting one of those turntables. What is the sound quality?
Okay, so when will they be delivering my TV?