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From Landmark magazine:
QUOTE A Brazilian fashion house is selling GPS-equipped women’s lingerie. The designer says while some men might think they can use it to keep tabs on their girlfriends, they are wrong because “the woman can always turn it off. She can be found only if she wants to.� The lingerie sells for a cool $1200 with a standard GPS and up to $1650 for a more advanced model (GPS that is!). What I want to know is: why?! |
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Dec 10 2008, 06:00 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,290 Joined: 23-January 07 From: Seattle, USA Member No.: 10,749 |
QUOTE (Platinum Dragon @ Dec 10 2008, 01:11 AM)  What I want to know is: why?! Because someone, somewhere will buy it, and it costs no where near that much to make. In short, profit. Could be used as sort of a booty call I guess, when your girlfriend/wife/mistresses underware starts popping up on your GPS...might be a good time to head home. |
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Dec 10 2008, 12:22 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,973 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 13,526 |
Or it's a nod to the massive problem affluent people in some parts of the world have with being kidnapped. Just saying.
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Dec 10 2008, 12:34 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 825 Joined: 21-October 08 Member No.: 16,538 |
QUOTE (Platinum Dragon @ Dec 10 2008, 05:11 AM) From Landmark magazine: What I want to know is: why?! Because you just can't trust her if you don't have complete control, 24/7. She might start thinking for herself. |
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Dec 10 2008, 01:07 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Woman:"come find me loverboy" *switches GPS on and off occassionally
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Dec 10 2008, 03:38 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 769 |
QUOTE (DWC @ Dec 10 2008, 05:22 AM) Or it's a nod to the massive problem affluent people in some parts of the world have with being kidnapped. Just saying. Yeah, this. |
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Dec 10 2008, 04:05 PM
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There are other companies offering this in the US and Europe. Specifically marketed as a safety device. If kidnapped or taken hostage or being attacked, the wearer can activate the underware and when the PD comes looking for them, they can be found easier. I believe there is also a company making a bra with a panic button installed that has a mini-cellular tranciever that calls 911.
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Dec 10 2008, 04:29 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
QUOTE (BlacKat @ Dec 10 2008, 11:05 AM) I believe there is also a company making a bra with a panic button installed that has a mini-cellular tranciever that calls 911. I think I may have heard of those. Don't they have a single button in the center of each cup? |
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Dec 11 2008, 01:54 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 265 Joined: 30-July 08 Member No.: 16,176 |
QUOTE (nezumi @ Dec 11 2008, 03:29 AM) I think I may have heard of those. Don't they have a single button in the center of each cup? Just be careful not to bump into anyone... *thud* whoops, sorry *sound of sirens* oh, not again... |
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Dec 11 2008, 04:24 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 393 Joined: 23-December 05 From: Texarkana, TX Member No.: 8,097 |
And here I was thinking that best use for this would be to find that one clean pair of undies in my laundry pile (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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Dec 11 2008, 09:14 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 9-October 08 Member No.: 16,463 |
QUOTE (MaxMahem @ Dec 10 2008, 10:24 PM) And here I was thinking that best use for this would be to find that one clean pair of undies in my laundry pile (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) Lol This reminds me of those chips some families have had installed in their kids to be tracked, scary shit. |
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Dec 11 2008, 03:43 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
there are times i wonder if not the gun lobby has the right idea about the goings on in the world...
but then i also remind myself if thats true, then things really have gone full circle, and maybe setting up some kind of desert wars where the more hormone fueled in our society can burn some of it off, as that may well have been the full effect of all those wars in our history... |
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