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Why do people have children?
Do you have kids? If so, why did you have kids?
Do you want kids? Why?
Do you not want kids?

Alt q: Where do you buy your underwear?
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:18, 139 replies, latest was 16 years ago)
They're genetically predisposed with the urge to breed
No.
N/A.
Not yet.
I'm too young and don't even have a proper job yet.
No, see above.

Alt: I strangle the homeless and take theirs.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:21, Reply)
How is "Do you want kids?"'s answer
N/A

How?
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:29, Reply)
Ah, no, "N/A" was the response to "If so, why did you have kids?"
Although, to answer your question, I guess I could answer "N/A" if I'd caught my John Thomas in the lawnmower last weekend.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:31, Reply)
Yes
I was thinking of some horrific story, something like that. Or like that guy who went to the doctor to be cured of his fimosis and had a vasectomy done by mistake.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:33, Reply)
Ah, well fear not.
My genitalia are in perfect working order.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:40, Reply)
I feel so relieved
I'm going to have a cup of tea to celebrate.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:54, Reply)
HOORAY FOR MY BALLS!

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:56, Reply)
It's a pity I don't have a biscuit
to acompany the tea. It's not the same without the biscuit, is it?
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:01, Reply)
It is not.
If it would help to make the celebration tea more complete, I could teabag you.

Edit: But then you also take your tea without milk, which I'm still struggling to come to terms with...
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:02, Reply)
I can't believe you remember that
you are so sweet.

Apart from the teabagging thing, of course. Unless you want some milk poured too?
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:24, Reply)
Yes please.
Milk me like a Friesian.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:27, Reply)
Your bitch on heat?

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:22, Reply)
You calling my bitch a dog
/genuinely overheard in the bar. Shortly before a fight. That I had to break up.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:39, Reply)
I don't have any children, but I would love some when I"m older.
Mainly because I love taking care of people and I babysit a lot and I get a bit broody after awhile. And because I think I'd be a pretty reasonable mother.

And I get my underwear from Target and Kmart. YAY!
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:23, Reply)
Target and KMart?
You must get really cheap pants!
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:26, Reply)
not really - it's kind of expensive over here.
I usually go during sales and still end up spending about 30 or 40 bucks on them. :(
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:29, Reply)
You'll need to stock up on knickers
when you're over here then!
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:31, Reply)
....I have plenty enough thanks.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:33, Reply)
KFART
lolololol

I looooooooove target.
Just bought a dress there [thought of lampito!] for $15, wassup wassup
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:06, Reply)
If they didn't, humanity would die out.
No.
No. I've never wanted the responsibility nor the restrictions which come with kids. Also, the planet's got more than enough humans already without my adding to the problem.
No, I don't. As above.

Debenhams.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:23, Reply)
around here it's usually to stay with the person they're with at that point in time.
No.
Yes. Because I want to. And considering I never have a regular partner it's likely I'll end up being a single parent. Which I don't mind.

alt. from crackwhores
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:23, Reply)
I'm far too irresponsible (and selfish)
to have kids right now. But I am 25 years young. I wonder how I will feel when 35...

Quite happy to spend all my hard earned cash right now on booze and expensive electronic items. How shallow.

Alt Q: Any of the high street clothes shops (depending whats on offer).
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:23, Reply)
No desire to breed myself TTM
I think children are nasty little life ruiners, thankfully my girlfriend feels the same.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:24, Reply)
to give them something to talk about after years together
no. i would leave it in a bar somewhere.

maybe. it would depend on finding someone reproduceable though, then they can take after him.

maybe. i love my nephew and nieces but the amount of work involved is very very off putting. i would not be posting this from a caribbean balcony either.

bravissimo, ann summers and m&s mainly. bizarrely the sexiest ones are all from m&s, times have changed!
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:27, Reply)
Times may have changed
But I don't see Per Una doing a crotchless range anytime soon!
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:30, Reply)
that's because crotchless isn't sexy
it's just vile!
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:07, Reply)
But time-saving.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:10, Reply)
And possibly quite useful
if you're trying avoid the chafing from your jeans or skirt but still want to encourage enough air circulation to help clear up your thrush.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:12, Reply)
It was a poor attempt at humour - I wasn't being serious.
I don't find sexy underwear sexy anyway. Naked wins every time.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:11, Reply)
depends on the underwear
and the woman.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:16, Reply)
maybe it is my sexy tastes that have changed
feckin old age.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:28, Reply)
Nah, their ranges were great about 7/8 years ago, but I went in recently to do a food shop and stumbled into the lingerie section. I was not impressed.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:36, Reply)
Debenhams have got some right sexy ones in at the moment!
I was shocked.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:06, Reply)
because they were drunk and decided that not using any contraception was a good idea
yes, see above. there are days when we regret that decision, and other days (more frequent) when we are incredibly glad to have the baby.
I want more - I'd like 2 to start with, maybe a maximum of 3 children.

I get my undies from M+S now, but used to get them from primark.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:28, Reply)
you've already started, best get cracking on that second one

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:31, Reply)
What is it that makes you "glad to have the baby".
I'm not judging, merely trying to understand the "joy" side of kids... Maybe it's my natural pessimism, but I'm having difficulty in imagining anything other than no sleep, lots of noise and smelly nappies.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:38, Reply)
^ this.
Despite having two stepsons, I have to agree.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:40, Reply)
I kind of felt this way years ago
but speaking regarding my nieces, you consider the little blighters amazing people. It's really pure wonderment watching the learning process, what an influence you can have on them, how thoughtful and full of love those little people are.

I remember thinking "what if" my sister went ahead with an abortion (she was a young mother) and really couldn't consider life without them. It really is just *amazing* - life changing and for the better.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:44, Reply)
this this this
my cousin has two boys and they were both...erm..."whoops"...anywho, they are little shits, they're bad, and they drive me crazy but they're also very sweet, full of love and so much fun.
The juice is definitely worth the squeeze.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:55, Reply)
because he's absolutely fascinating
he's already walking, started talking, seems to learn something new every day - and he is so much like his dad sometimes, it's creepy. I think it's mainly the amazement that I made him. And kept him alive totally on my own from conception until he was 6 months old (when solid food could be fed by anyone). But mainly, I made this whole new human being, who has a personality, and talents, and flaws, and a sense of humour - it's pretty bloody incredible.
I don't know exactly what it is about him, but he's just great. And when he finally sleeps through the night, he'll be even better...
(he's only 9 months old, so my views may change over time).
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:44, Reply)
it's that first smile
looking down at something and knowing that you've made it, and hoping, that if you've done a decent enough job, that they will grow up to exceed all of your own achievements
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:46, Reply)
^this
all the firsts that you get to see are brilliant! except the first bath-poo, that wasn't so nice.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:47, Reply)
Merconium is the best poo ever

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:47, Reply)
I let mr vitamin c deal with that
I was too busy drugging myself into a stupor to wipe out the pain of pushing a 9lb baby out of me.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:48, Reply)
Ouch
Caesareans are the way of the future
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:51, Reply)

aesae rustac
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:51, Reply)
I'm not so sure about that
a slash across my abdomen doesn't sound a huge amount more fun than a scalpel taken to my labia. I think being male and not having to go through childbirth sounds more fun actually.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:53, Reply)
Not into watersports, then?
Sorry...
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:53, Reply)
I was jealous back when it happened
I'm not so fussed now. My ex and my sister both had caesareans, it's not as bad as you might think
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:59, Reply)
my roommate had surgery which was the equivalent to caesarean, she couldn't walk properly for a week she was in so much pain, off work for 4 weeks and that was going back early
the scar still bothers her, if it's pushed on it aches
I reckon she's the female version of harry potter
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:01, Reply)
yeah but American surgeons are shit
I mean, just look at Scrubs, that black guy shouldn't even be allowed IN the hospital
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:03, Reply)
Scrubs? Do you think I watch that shit?
No. I don't.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:08, Reply)
you should, it's really funny
I like the Janitor, he's my role model
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:17, Reply)
I read about one woman whose scar didn't heal properly
and her intestines effectively fell out a few weeks after the birth. So it can be dreadful. then again, a friend who had one said it was fine, as she was given some impressive drugs to alleviate the pain.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:04, Reply)
You're talking about your last dump, aren't you?

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:47, Reply)
^This

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:51, Reply)
I'm so proud
He starts at playschool on Monday
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:59, Reply)
Try not to cry
As you park him in the sandpit.
He'll be happy there.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:00, Reply)
Not quite a haiku.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:18, Reply)


(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:19, Reply)
Poor Chickenlady :(

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:21, Reply)
She would approve if she were here

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:24, Reply)
Oh man
You used the subjunctive.
You went up in my estimation.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:24, Reply)
See?
We're meant to be together, Lamps
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:25, Reply)
:(
I don't trust you as far as I could throw you. I'm starting to think I should apply this to everyone.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:28, Reply)
I'm a cunt
you can always trust me to be a cunt
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:29, Reply)
Maybe if we shift the 'as' up to the top line?
I like that, when confronted with the image of Bert taking a steaming turd, possibly wrapped in a nappy and a tiny little t-shirt, and depositing it with the confused staff of a playschool, your first thought was "That almost scans like a haiku."
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:21, Reply)
It's the way my minds work,
and the bloody way you phrased it.

Next time, triolet.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:22, Reply)
Have you set me this task because it will be a challenge
Or because of the resemblance between 'triolet' and 'toilet'?
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:25, Reply)
It was the first form that came into my head
possibly as I read a story recently where one of the characters WAS a triolet.

Get your mind out of the gutter. It wouldn't hurt you to act like a decent member of society for one day, would it? yes, I said member.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:27, Reply)
Now that really would be a challenge
Though, to be honest, if you hadn't pointed out that you'd said 'member,' I wouldn't be giggling about it right now.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:31, Reply)
Depends on the person
No
Yes. I want to have someone to pass all my knowledge among other things.
No.

Primark
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:29, Reply)
I have a daughter
I always wanted lots of kids and a really big family, because for the most part children are fairly rewarding and quite a lot of fun.
I don't want any more kids now though, one was enough.

I buy my underwear from various outlets, today's pair are burton's cheapest.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:29, Reply)
I don't really like kids...
...but I have two stepsons whom I have grown extremely attached to, despite the fact that they can be smelly, obnoxious and noisy at times. The good times more than outweigh the bad.

It just appears in my underwear drawer. I think it's best not to delve too deeply into how it gets there.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:31, Reply)
You should probably stop wearing chickenlady's knickers...

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:36, Reply)
They do pinch a little
But they make me feel all pretty.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:37, Reply)
But I don't think they're designed to cope
with your elephantine wang
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:39, Reply)
This wang business is getting quite out of hand you know.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:40, Reply)
That's what SHE said

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:42, Reply)
Certainly more than one hand anyway

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:44, Reply)
see if you can trade in your meme of being well endowed
with Darth Foxtrot's meme of being gay, Vipros' meme of being smug, althegeordie's meme of being fat or PsychoChomp's meme of being a rapist.
There are a lot worse things to be known for.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:04, Reply)
It's not his fault; perhaps we should just (six-)pack it in...

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:05, Reply)
Or maybe he could offer it as a timeshare
Big Wang of the Week
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:18, Reply)
To annoy people who hate kids
No
No, I don't like them very much

La senza, Primark or Selfridges. Depends how rich I am.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:35, Reply)
in that order?

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:40, Reply)
Primark do pants for £2, so Primark, La senza then Selfridges.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:46, Reply)
the word pants is not really as sexy as it should be is it?

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:52, Reply)
What are you babbling?

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:55, Reply)
Pants are quite sexy aren't they, so they should warrant being called something sexier.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:00, Reply)
erm, I dunno
like panties, maybe? or knickers? Or shutthefuckup
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:01, Reply)
panties and knickers aren't sexy words either
so dunghampers is the only logical choice
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:04, Reply)
Like dunghampers, still not sexy enough though.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:06, Reply)
It depends who's wearing them
and who's saying it. I never found 'panties' sexy until I started doing phone sex with my ex, and 'knickers' is more of a tongue-in-cheek expression
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:07, Reply)
Hmmm....
Pants = What you wear on your day off or when you haven't got any clean washing.
Laungeray = What you wear when you want to sedduce someone as an adult
Knickers = What you wear when you want to sedduce someone as a teenager.
Banana-hamock = What you wear when you're taking your kid to the pool.
Undies = What you wear as a kid, sexless.
Y-Fronts = What you wear as a kid, male
Boxers/Briefs = What you wear when you go to work.
Chasity Belt = What you wear if you're a female fictional character from the 18th century.
Panties = What your gran wears.
Dypers/Nappies = What a really really young or really really old person wears.
Tenna Lady = What you sell on www.ebay.jp if you're short of a few quid before payday.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:17, Reply)
comprehensive yes, sexy? nowhere to be seen. I'm going to come up with a new sexy term for pants.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:24, Reply)
it's just chompy being a dick again
stop being a dick, chompy
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:00, Reply)
La Senza, Primark, or Debenhams
Depending how skint I am
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:43, Reply)
I don't think I've ever been to Debenhams. It's just never appealed.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:46, Reply)
Debenhams is my favourite clothes shop
It stocks all of the essentials in one easy location, at a reasonable price.

I'm not a fashion victim...
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:48, Reply)
I think the nearest one to me is Oxford Street, so I don't go there.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:50, Reply)
Liverpool got one couple of years ago and I have a storecard
I have bought some gorgeous silk lingerie from there recently
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:19, Reply)
-
No
No
I like them as people but as a responsibility not for me.

alt q: Routeone online for funky pants
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:38, Reply)
I think it better that my genes die with me.


Alt q, Marks and sparks finest. Proper pants, not these halfway down your leg, things with buttons. Buttons, I have barely time for the zip, let alone a second set of buttons.

New thread please.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:40, Reply)
With an inverted "Y"?

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:52, Reply)
Mostly, yes.
I thought you were commenting on my chromosones. Perhaps my Y is inverted, which would account for me being totaly fucked up.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:55, Reply)
To continue their legacy
No.
Yes, I want at least 3. I like having a family.
N/A

Alt Q: TK Maxx or TJ Hughes usually

Btw, did you enjoy your Randomburn & sweets?
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:45, Reply)
I did indeed thank you.
To my utter shame, mine are still sitting ready to be sent out.

I promise to send them before the weekend. There, I've said it now!
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:46, Reply)
Please tell me you've taken the opportunity to get at least one colleague/relative/small child with the sweets?

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:00, Reply)
My fiancé
Who has taken them into her work... So don't go booking a holiday just now ;)
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:02, Reply)
Magnificent
I applaud you sir!

Do tell, what was your reaction the first time you had one?
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:04, Reply)
My mouth puckered tighter than a 2year old's arse.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:08, Reply)
Good good
Am I to assume then that your first thought was "Hmm, I bet my fiancé will appreciate these..."?
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:13, Reply)

I bet my fiancé will appreciate these this will improve subsequent oral sex
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:13, Reply)
A little bit from column a) a little bit from column b)

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:16, Reply)
I don't have the spare time or money to fit them into my croissant-munching lifestyle
I get my boxers from the cheap Calvin Klein shop at Clark's Village in Street, or buy Ted Baker ones from TK Maxx
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:51, Reply)
TK Maxx is quite good for pants! and gym clothes.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:52, Reply)
it is indeed
kitchenware too.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:53, Reply)
ah don't cook, wouldn't know. Also good for shitty presents for people you don't really care about.

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:01, Reply)
our baby has started eating croissants
he sat in his highchair looking all smug with one last weekend. made me think of you vipros. and I don't even know you.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:53, Reply)
I think all of us now think of Vipros
everytime a croissant crosses our lives.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:00, Reply)
just so you know
when your child develops a 6 inch beard and big hair, then you need to start worrying
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:01, Reply)
Is this going to give her a flashback
to the time she was accosted in a dark alley by a man carrying a Fender Stratocaster and a rag that smelled faintly of chloroform?
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:04, Reply)
faintly?
it veritably reeked! How dare you insinuate that I'd skimp on the chloroform?!
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:05, Reply)
Good point, it wouldn't have done for her to wake up halfway through
to find her view obscured by a fearsome beard and exhaled crumbs of croissant. All she need know is her progeny is destined for greatness.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:08, Reply)

To produce a legacy, to carry on the human race*, to express true and pure love, to experiance the wonders and horrors of parenthood... and the other side; the condom breaking, being silly and drunk, to create uncoditional love due to extream loanlyness or depression, to attempt to bond a relationship, to 'get a free house and car and [daily mail SLASH stupid petty thinking stuff]'.

I don't have kids, but one day I would like one, donno if I want a boy or a girl, they both got good and bad points. I suppose ideally I'll marry someone who's already got a kid, as I don't think I would like a baby, but a kid is fine. I'm not to sure I want to pass on my genetics to a child, but I would be more than happy if the kid takes on my personailty and sense of humour.

It depends, in general I buy Marks or GEORGE underpants, because they're close to me, comfotable enough, and I can return them when I create a perm-skid (joke).

* At least, on a biological-urge level, if not cognative.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:04, Reply)
No idea, really. I thought it was what you were supposed to do
because my parents had done it -facepalm-

No, I don't have children.
I do not want kids in the slightest, I'm as bats as a bat with rabies living in Wayne Manor playing cricket.

Underwear is generally from M&S.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:20, Reply)
Don't want kids at all.
I work so that the rest of my life can be devoted to what makes me happy. I don't have the spare time, spare money or the inclination to look after fuck-trophies.
Alt Q: Tesco and New Look (I get 50% discount at NL)
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:29, Reply)
No children at all, ever
don't mind other people having them, but it's not an option with me

Alt Q: Bravissimo, Debenhams etc
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:37, Reply)
I have a 19 year old step daughter and an 11 year old daughter.
They're ace. Good fun, interesting, loving, keen to take the piss out of us, and threaten to put us in the shittiest of old folks homes. Who wouldn't want people like that in their lives?
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:42, Reply)
I LOVE being a parent.
I have a purpose in life that was entirely lacking before I became a father. It's also the worst nightmare I have ever experienced (as most of you know, sorry for whinging on here about it), but even if I got ten times the shit I did, the feeling I get when I think about my daughter, let alone see her, would make it 200% worth it all.

EDIT Figleaves.com when I'm buying, M&S when it's my mother.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:42, Reply)
I want kids so I have an excuse to do the stuff he does in Art Attack

(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:51, Reply)

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