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Men Willing to Give up Sex for a 50in TV
Active Seti writes "The NY Times reports that nearly half of British men surveyed would give up sex for six months in return for a 50-inch plasma TV. The firm found 47 percent of men would give up sex for half a year, compared to just over a third of women. 'It seems that size really does matter more for men than women,' the firm said. The survey also said a quarter of people would give up smoking, with roughly the same proportion willing to give up chocolate which could make buying a plasma TV a good alternative to programs for smoking cessation or weight loss. Of course the survey should be taken with a grain of salt since it was carried out for a firm selling televisions."
You realize they'd be giving up sex with a British housewife. I can see how the TV would be more appealing.
Give me Classic Slashdot or give me death!
I am still a virgin. I will give undoubtfully give up six for 6 months for a 50in TV.
I think I speak for nearly everyone here when I say I've given up sex for far longer than six months, and didn't even get a TV out of the deal.
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How many pedophiles would give up sex for 6 months for a large-screen TV? Let's take up a collection.
Does the BBC air grade-school sporting events and school plays?
May as well get a reward for this, you know.
:)
What they forget: you can watch a lot of big-screen porn and go-it-alone with a big TV, so who needs company?
Wait, do they count solo acts?
Laughter is the Spackle of the Soul.
would give up a 50" TV for 6 months of sex?
Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.
"Men Willing to Say They Will Give up Sex for a 50in TV"
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I'm not anti-social, I'm anti-idiot.
How appropriate that this is posted in the hardware section. Think about it; these men would give up use of their hardware to get new, er, hardware.
I own itburns.net. What should I put there?
Let's see..
1. You can turn a TV on...or off with the click of a button.
2. You can go from sports to pr0n wit the click of a button.
3. You can mute the TV.
4. You can ignore the TV with no repercussions.
5. More variety the any woman
6. The TV will impress your friends for years and years and years.
7. You can brag about your TV without being seen as some sexist lout.
8. A TV can be fixed with a simple service call.
9. If it breaks you can get a new one.
10. Upgrading to a new TV does not involve lawyers.
Imagine the porn you can play on a TV of that size..!!
Six months, pft. I've gone six months without the prize of a TV at the end. Count me in!
haha.. the Captcha for this post was "seminal".. I love irony.
Your average slashdot reader should have enough "points" for a drive in theater screen.
Seeing's how my wife's given up sex anyway, may as well get the TV in the bargain.
I am prepared to give up Slashdot for sex.
Can I get a 50 FOOT TV for time served?
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As in " Men Willing to Give up Sex for a 50in Tubal Ligation..."
OUCH!!!!
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about 60% of the women said they would not give up sex for the TV. I'll tell ya, I'm ready and waiting to not give TVs to all those women.
Smoking 1 pack/day is about $150 per month, or $900 for 6 months. You can buy a 'sorta decent LCD TV for that, if you look around.
One would need discipline to save the money into an account for 6 months, and not spend it in the meantime.
It is my understanding that people who smoke have a tendency (statistically) to be people who do not form rational long-term planning and who tend not to put off pleasure for future greater gain.
Why is this a surprise?
This seems to imply that you would get to have sex at the end of the 6 months, right? So basically I'd get two things I've been lusting after all my life... and in 6 easy months? Where do I sign up?!
People still watch television.
How quaint.
Canadian men would just laugh in your face.
... sigh .. sadly would probably go for it, but would try to get you to make it a 72 inch HDTV.
Americans
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As if you learn anything from a survey. All this tells us is that a lot of men tell survey-takers that they'd give up sex for six months for a TV.
If you want to really find out how it is, make them do it. Enter them in a contest where if they're celibate for six months, they win a TV. You'll have to be careful to make sure they don't cheat. The percentage of men who sign up for the contest and complete it is the true percentage who would go six months without sex for a TV. Asking them questions doesn't tell you anything.
Well, as a *married* Canadian man, all I can say is, "where do I sign up?"
The few, the proud, the Canadian expeditionary sex force, sent to save lonely British women from the easily distracted British househusbands stuck to the telly.
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How many of those surveyed had even engaged in sex during the previous six months?
Jhyrryl
I've been married for 18 years - enough said.
Dear avid readers, there is a big difference between "going without for 6 months" as part of say, a much longer streak, vs. giving up a regular sex life for 6 months. However, if porn on the plasma screen itself counts, I think a lot of these guys would've defaulted.
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When asked why they underwent the experiment, 78 percent of respondents stated that they participated in the experiment because their TV's respond favourably when they press the mute button.
.... Got the 56" anyway :p
(shoulda gone for the 65")
Hell yeah... do the math! You can get a really good 50" plasma for less than $3,000.
:)
6 months of sex is worth at least 180 days * 2 acts per day * $100 = $36,000 (minimum).
The question is: Can we turn around and trade the sex for cash? (i.e. be a pimp by proxy?)
If she only gave me 1/2, I'd still make at least a 6x return on my investment in 6 months.
p.s. For $3000, I'd take a 40" LCD over a 50" plasma any day. Plasma is teh suck.
p.p.s. I haven't had sex in 11 years (6 if you count "Clinton style").
I bought a 50" hdtv last year but I haven't had sex in two and a half years.
hmmmmm...
"Before humanity, the stars shone throughout the heavens. After humanity [has gone], the stars will continue to shine"
... if people prefer TV instead of sex, they should get kicked out of the gene pool anyway.
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It seems to me that rather that this is already the case...
...come to think of it, she won't let me have the other too....??
All the guys that I know here in the UK, that struggle to "meet the right person" due to interesting personalities, already have 50inch TVs...
I'd like a 50inch TV, however my girlfriend won't let me have one...
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I've only got a 24".
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I feel so inadequate...
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I'd give up sex for six months if the only option was a four foot two inch transvestite.
You're only jealous cos the little penguins are talking to me.
I often get emails offering a solution for your problem, perhaps I could get you hooked.
What is a 50in good for, if you have to give up sex? Oh, wait, I missed that "TV"
I should have a 140" TV by now....
I'm not a human, but I play one on T.V.
is where's my damn 50" TV? Come on, at least hold up your end of the bargain!
I've been married 18 years and we have sex at least 9 times a month. Yes, with each other.
The trick: Have fun, see to her pleasure first, stay in shape.
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Do they have to wait 6 months to have sex with the 50" transvestite?