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You swine... I almost fell off my chair and woke the rest of the household!


My cousin called one of her boys Max.

Nothing wrong with that until you know he was named after a friends dog she liked!

You may or may not be aware but many Chinese assume a 'western' name to make life and pronunciation easier for non Mandarin or Cantonese speakers. Fine until you realise that many of them don't quite get it right... eg "Harrods"

Graham Norton had a family of three on one of his shows who all had the names of championship boxers, each had about 20 names. All were in date order. I suppose that is fortunate as it will mean that the next generation will have to wait until there are enough boxers for them to be named therefore creating a form of genetic selection!

greedoniz wrote:This is so ridiculous that I expect not to be believed but I swear this true...

I'm sure most of you will think I just made this one up too but I swear it's true.

A few years ago there was a couple living across the road from my business with the surname 'Tupper'... They had a daughter and named her 'Poppy'.

I kid you not!

We've just been doing some work for a South Wales shopping centre (Anyone here from Cwmbran? We do all the artwork/promotions, and I'm responsible for the 'face' of Cwmbran...)

Anyhoo... I was researching fashion, especially lingerie, and does anyone actually know who invented the Bra???

Otto Titslinger.

True.

In fact, whilst searching for his name, I came across this gem:
http://my.telegraph.co.uk/jsw/june_2007 ... _name_.htm

seige wrote:We've just been doing some work for a South Wales shopping centre (Anyone here from Cwmbran? We do all the artwork/promotions, and I'm responsible for the 'face' of Cwmbran...)

Anyhoo... I was researching fashion, especially lingerie, and does anyone actually know who invented the Bra???

Otto Titslinger.

True.

In fact, whilst searching for his name, I came across this gem:
http://my.telegraph.co.uk/jsw/june_2007 ... _name_.htm

Tis an urban myth.
Herminie Cadolle was the real inventer of the bra, sadly.

Jae wrote:My cousin called one of her boys Max.

You've just jogged a memory of babysitting twin toddlers when I was a kid myself: Max and Leo. It was only later when I saw The Producers I realised who they were named after.

Herminie Cadolle was a latecomer into the game, I'm afraid.

In fact, bra-like garments have been around since clothing, it seems. Garments to lift breasts and enhance them have been around since 2000BC at least.

During my research, I found that Cadolle never filed a patent, and her declaration of a 'strap and cup' type bra around the late 1800s was about 25 years later than the Americans, who had already been filing patents for the Bra way before Cadolle even entered the scene.

The first mass-marketed bra was developed by a woman named Flynt, who also patented the modern design. I think! The history of the bra is actually very VERY sketchy.

The truth is, I DID actually research lingerie, and fount Titzling's name amongst the stuff. It made for a good tale

all I'm imagining now is that mrs. seige walking into the living room at 3am, seeing mr. seige hunched over a glowing screen staring at busty substances online...

"it's just research dearest!"

she nods, and leathers him with a chair...

Not far wrong, actually.

It was when I was researching bikinis and summer fashion that things got REALLY interesting.

Oddly, a lot of the research was done away from the computer. I found far too much 'lack of truth' using Google, and much more in old printed texts from the Library.

Shouldn't this thread be moved to the 'Support and Tips' section ?

Mandrake wrote:Shouldn't this thread be moved to the 'Support and Tips' section ?

Only on a cold day...

There's also the story of how Howard Hughes designed a cantilever bra for the actress Jane Russell - no idea if that's fact or fiction but it's alleged to have used a lot of cutting edge (for the time) construction industry engineering principles in the design.

I remember seeing a program about two top flight designers designing a new type of bra. They got several dozen existing garments and took them apart to find what goes into them. Turns out there are over 50 separate parts involved. Complex feats of engineering, yer actual over the shoulder boulder holders.

Not only complex, but also controversial.

Corsets and bras have oft been frowned upon for the medical implications they have.

Fascinating thing, women's lingerie.

I'll let you have the word on panties, via PM of course, if you're interested.

seige wrote:Not only complex, but also controversial.

A mate of mine calls them false advertising!

I can't imagine what Lomster will say when she sees all this

Mandrake wrote:Shouldn't this thread be moved to the 'Support and Tips' section ?

Comedy genius.
Actually I think that's the first time I haven't let out a massive groan at one of your jokes.