DEN and I have been discussing men in tights like Rudi Nureyev..

[Bobbisox]

so c'mon does the sight of their dangly bits tied in a knot put you off your dinner..lol

[andy-hughes]

A dancer like Nureyev is wearing a costume.

For a ballet like 'Romeo and Juliet', his costume is 16th century italian dress, and in those days, men wore a 'codpiece' - a pouch designed to accentuate a man's genitals. Since the fashion for tight hosiery meant that a man's 'bits' could be seen, the designers of the day decided to make it a feature, and men wore a pouch made to make their genitals look bigger, and therefore the man more masculine.

So, you see a costume, fitting for the period in which the ballet is set, and not Mr N's actual 'bits' which are unlikely to have been quite as impressive.

[Sqad]

Andy...........you are jealous..................!!!!!!

[pericat]

Ah - then I would suggest to sqad that you get some safeguarding - ( is there anything left to safeguard)?

[Bobbisox]

andy ...you are a genius my love..lol
ok millie I believe ya !

[DEN53]

So Andy - the protection is not because the female ballerina may kick him in the g00lies then ?

[pericat]

So a cod piece and a chicken fillet would have the same general aim - why are all these called after food ?

[Sqad]

peri....certainly is.......serviced regularly and maintained to perfection. Polishing is sometimes painful however.

[Bobbisox]

I can think why it's cod...splutter !

[DEN53]

Peri - do you remember back in the 70's when Gossard Wonder Bras ' inserts were called Bunny Ears ?

[pericat]

Elbow grease sqad - there's nothing like elbow grease !

[Sqad]

I remember the bras called "Circloform", they felt like cardboard.............and tasted like cardboard....LOL

[Bobbisox]

or rheumatism in the joints could cause a problem but you being in the trade like sqad...you could see to that np..lol

[DEN53]

Oh my God - it gets worse - the same guy selling the blue lycra shorts is selling these aswell...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk...s?hash=item335bf895cb

[DEN53]

and these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk...s?hash=item335bf875c3

[Bobbisox]

errr and they are used DEN..yeukkkkk

[pericat]

No den - that didn't quite reach us closseted catholics over here - it does fire up the imagination

[Sqad]

Own up......how many of you "girls" clicked on the enlarge button......!!!!!!

[DEN53]

Press the Enlarge button - it nearly had my eye out (:0 (

[boxtops]

Did anyone notice what I did, that this was a private listing, so only the winner would know who he was....?!

[DEN53]

Sorry boxy - what ??