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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    It used to be that sex with a 12 year old girl was all I could think about.

    I was 11 at the time.

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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    It used to be that sex with a 12 year old girl was all I could think about.

    I was 11 at the time.
    Sicko .. when I was 11 i had a healthy fascination with a (then) 23 year old..

    I had such a crush on Kate bush you would not believe .. (Babooshka )

    Oh that and Jane Fonda in Barbarella

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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    Sicko .. when I was 11 i had a healthy fascination with a (then) 23 year old..

    I had such a crush on Kate bush you would not believe .. (Babooshka )

    Oh that and Jane Fonda in Barbarella


    I sometimes worry that I'm not actually old enough for Beo

    How's the packing going?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Twirly View Post


    I sometimes worry that I'm not actually old enough for Beo
    I've done the old thing.. it didn't work. I like my women more my age these days

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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    Sicko .. when I was 11 i had a healthy fascination with a (then) 23 year old..

    I had such a crush on Kate bush you would not believe .. (Babooshka )

    Oh that and Jane Fonda in Barbarella
    Yes - the Babooshka video was certainly - um - magnetic.

    Jane Fonda, however was more like 43 at that time...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    Yes - the Babooshka video was certainly - um - magnetic.

    Jane Fonda, however was more like 43 at that time...
    31 .. IIRC

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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidY View Post
    or (as I assume applies in the case of DT's Roxanne example) a Police song?
    Quote Originally Posted by Double Trouble View Post
    That's right, a Police song. That's not why I liked the name, I didn't even think about the song, I just liked it.

    of course.. if you listen to "Don't stand so close to me" there's the verse that goes

    "Loose talk in the classroom To hurt they try and try
    Strong words in the staffroom The accusations fly
    Its no use, he sees her He starts to shake and cough
    Just like the old man in That book by Nabokov"


    Which references the "Book by Nabokov" as a reference to the unwanted attentions of the young girl and the teacher (Often assumed to be Sting himself.. but denied by him.. but obviously written from his experience a teacher"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    31 .. IIRC
    I had guesstimated Fonda's age, quite prepared to be proved wrong, but 31 did not sound right. So I checked...

    Babooshka - released 1980

    Jane Fonda - born 1937 (imdb.com)

    80 - 37 = 43!!! (Dum dum dada da da da DUM!)

    Ay thang yow!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    I had guesstimated Fonda's age, quite prepared to be proved wrong, but 31 did not sound right. So I checked...

    Babooshka - released 1980

    Jane Fonda - born 1937 (imdb.com)

    80 - 37 = 43!!! (Dum dum dada da da da DUM!)

    Ay thang yow!
    yes.. but at the time Barbarella was made in 1968 (and therefore freezing Ms Fonda's space age charms in time for an impressionable young geek to see when he was old enough)

    68 - 37 = 31... and Ay Thang Yow !!

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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    of course.. if you listen to "Don't stand so close to me" there's the verse ~snip~Which references the "Book by Nabokov"
    Er... yeah. Hence my previous mention of the Police in this very thread.
    Quote Originally Posted by me, around post 4 or 5 , up there somewhere ^^^ View Post
    Or presumably the Police track that mentions him.
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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    I wonder how would the press react to a Woolworth's employment test that asked questions "What is Nabakov famous for?", "Who was the Marquis de Sade", "what is the Kama Sutra?" etc and gave those that passed a job in Woolworths kids?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    yes.. but at the time Barbarella was made in 1968 (and therefore freezing Ms Fonda's space age charms in time for an impressionable young geek to see when he was old enough)

    68 - 37 = 31... and Ay Thang Yow !!
    Yes, but you weren't watching Barbarella in 1968, were you now..?

    ...I see your point, but you did mention being aged 11, which is how I came up with my age calculation.

    How did you work out 31? Bet you looked it up. So you aren't entitled to a thang yow
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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    Quote Originally Posted by bigdjiver View Post
    I wonder how would the press react to a Woolworth's employment test that asked questions "What is Nabakov famous for?", "Who was the Marquis de Sade", "what is the Kama Sutra?" etc and gave those that passed a job in Woolworths kids?
    The other weird thing, is that the website staff are being blamed for not spotting it - why should they be responsible for product naming? Surely Woolworths marketing department does this sort of thing?

    It's all weirder and weirder...

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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    When all is said and done, it's not really - earth shattering, is it?

    If some kids are going to sleep in a Lolita brand bed - what do you have to do, get down on your knees and look for the little aluminium plate fastened to the inside of one of the legs?

    Think anyone saw the Woollies website advertising Lolita beds and thought - right, I'll go out and shag an underage girl?

    It's just a bit careless, that's all.

    In some ways, another symptom of OMIGOD THERE'S A PAEDOPHILE PERVERT ON EVERY STREET CORNER syndrome.

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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    How did you work out 31? Bet you looked it up. So you aren't entitled to a thang yow
    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    Jane Fonda - born 1937 (imdb.com)

    80 - 37 = 43!!! (Dum dum dada da da da DUM!)
    Hey you looked that up... but I'm not petty.. I'll let you keep your

    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    Ay thang yow!
    but just finish with the fact that I happened to know Jane Fonda was in her early 30's when Barbarella was released.. as when I saw it for the first time I remember using the school library to work out her age. (This was pre internet and therefore pre IMDB) I think the librarian told me when Barbarella was released and I found some biography of Ms Fonda in some encyclopaedia .. so to you with spots on..

    AY THANG YOW !!

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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    Think anyone saw the Woollies website advertising Lolita beds and thought - right, I'll go out and shag an underage girl?
    One of the cornerstones of paedophilia-justification is the argument that young girls like sex, that they want it, and that it's a perfectly normal activity.

    This view is not at all damaged by WH Smiths selling Playboy-branded stationery aimed at kids, by downloadable ringtones (aimed at kids) which say "Instant slut - just add alcohol", by cartoons like Bratz, and so on - it's all aimed at making childhood sexualised. Which adds weight to the justifications of paedophile-apologists.

    So, does this one thing "matter"? No, not really, it's just a bed when all's said and done.

    Does our society's sexualisation of childhood matter? Yes, very much so.

    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    In some ways, another symptom of OMIGOD THERE'S A PAEDOPHILE PERVERT ON EVERY STREET CORNER syndrome.
    I agree that you can get too hysterical about this sort of thing.

    But the original point of the thread was to point out how incredibly dumb Woolworths staff appeared to be - the actual topic was of secondary importance.

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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    One of the cornerstones of paedophilia-justification is the argument that young girls like sex, that they want it, and that it's a perfectly normal activity.

    This view is not at all damaged by WH Smiths selling Playboy-branded stationery aimed at kids, by downloadable ringtones (aimed at kids) which say "Instant slut - just add alcohol", by cartoons like Bratz, and so on - it's all aimed at making childhood sexualised. Which adds weight to the justifications of paedophile-apologists.
    All true, and agreed. Calling a bed range Lolita - especially one made in a spanish-speaking country, e.g. - is not really in that league.
    But the original point of the thread was to point out how incredibly dumb Woolworths staff appeared to be - the actual topic was of secondary importance.
    Also true, and agreed. But when did threads on this forum end up discussing the same thing as in the first post?

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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    All true, and agreed. Calling a bed range Lolita - especially one made in a spanish-speaking country, e.g. - is not really in that league.
    Spanish-speaking? Ostley? Huh, I knew they had their own language up in Yorkshire, but I didn't realise it was Spanish

    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    Also true, and agreed. But when did threads on this forum end up discussing the same thing as in the first post?
    Well yeah.

    Actually, I don't believe this "No-one here knew who Lolita was" excuse, it's so patently unbelievable. I'm sure the PR person was genuinely that clueless - I'm quite happy to believe most PR people are very dumb. But I reckon most other people at Woolworths spotted it, but just kept their head down, and didn't mention it.

    Alternatively, it was some "clever" idea to provide hip and trendy names, which Woolworths marketing department decided was a good idea.

    Either way, the marketing guys at Woollies fully live down to my expectations of marketing staff everywhere.

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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    This view is not at all damaged by WH Smiths selling Playboy-branded stationery aimed at kids, by downloadable ringtones (aimed at kids) which say "Instant slut - just add alcohol", by cartoons like Bratz, and so on - it's all aimed at making childhood sexualised. Which adds weight to the justifications of paedophile-apologists.
    How can you equate Playboy and Bratz? One is porn, and the other???
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    Re: Are you as smart as a Woolworths employee?

    Quote Originally Posted by ducasi View Post
    How can you equate Playboy and Bratz? One is porn, and the other???
    Bratz outfits include leather miniskirts, thigh-high boots, fishnet stockings, thongs, and bikinis. Bratz slogans are things like "They know how to flaunt it". And they're aimed at 4-year-olds.

    In fact, I reckon Playboy-branded stuff is far less damaging than things like Bratz.

    Now, OK, I know you can get all over-reactive about this sort of thing, but there's a legitimate concern about the sort of marketing and images young girls are exposed to, and the damage this does - have a look here:
    BBC NEWS | Health | Sexualisation 'harms' young girls
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