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A Double Beefcake, Light on the Dressing (Beckham alert)
The Washington Post ^ | Jan 5, 2008 | Robin Givhan

Posted on 01/06/2008 3:19:14 PM PST by RDTF

The new advertising campaign for Emporio Armani underwear features an austere black-and-white image of soccer player David Beckham posing spread-eagle in an open shirt and his designer briefs. He's leaning back on a bed covered with rumpled sheets, and like so many models, he looks profoundly grumpy.

Over at Calvin Klein Underwear, the company celebrated its 25th anniversary this fall with an advertising campaign for its new Steel line. The name, our G-rated mind assumes, refers to the steel-colored waistbands on the briefs. The ads feature the actor Djimon Hounsou in a variety of poses, all of which feature his oak-tree physique in nothing but skivvies. Hounsou's skin glows with perspiration. And he looks rather moody as well.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Cheese, Moose, Sister; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: advertising; beckham; beefcake; soccer
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To: najida

21 posted on 01/06/2008 4:34:02 PM PST by fanfan ("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
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To: fanfan

whew


22 posted on 01/06/2008 4:37:57 PM PST by RDTF
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To: fanfan

~~sigh~~


23 posted on 01/06/2008 4:38:44 PM PST by najida (Every tried to explain to Alltel that the cockatoo ate your cell phone?)
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To: najida; RDTF

Yup.


24 posted on 01/06/2008 4:40:43 PM PST by fanfan ("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
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To: RDTF; lilycicero; Girlene
freesis and I went window shopping. She likes soccer.

25 posted on 01/06/2008 4:42:58 PM PST by freema (Proud Marine Niece, Daughter, Wife, Friend, Sister, Cousin, Mom and FRiend)
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To: MotleyGirl70; najida

Now *that* is a good looking young man ... and you know I don’t have any interest in men under 55, except for my FReepless spouse, Der Prinz auf Nerdz.


26 posted on 01/06/2008 4:44:39 PM PST by Tax-chick ("The keys to life are running and reading." ~ Will Smith)
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To: fanfan

Too veiny.


27 posted on 01/06/2008 4:45:28 PM PST by Tax-chick ("The keys to life are running and reading." ~ Will Smith)
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To: fanfan
msn smileys
28 posted on 01/06/2008 4:46:33 PM PST by RDTF
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To: fanfan

29 posted on 01/06/2008 4:46:38 PM PST by najida (Every tried to explain to Alltel that the cockatoo ate your cell phone?)
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To: freema

Invisible toilet?


30 posted on 01/06/2008 4:46:42 PM PST by lilycicero (How'd I miss post 21's item????)
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To: Tax-chick

Well, yeah, maybe.


31 posted on 01/06/2008 4:47:52 PM PST by fanfan ("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
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To: freema; Cagey; Larry Lucido; Mr. Brightside

JERRY: But the thing you don’t realize is that there’s good naked and bad naked. Naked hair brushing, good; naked crouching, bad.


32 posted on 01/06/2008 4:48:19 PM PST by MotleyGirl70 (Dear GOP, Conservatism works every time it’s tried. Sincerely, MotleyGirl70~~~Go Packers!~~~)
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To: freema

WTH is that?


33 posted on 01/06/2008 4:48:29 PM PST by fanfan ("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
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To: Tax-chick

And he and Halle Berry are havin’ a baby! Can you imagine how cute it will be?!?!


34 posted on 01/06/2008 4:48:44 PM PST by najida (Every tried to explain to Alltel that the cockatoo ate your cell phone?)
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To: najida

I need to go.

;-)


35 posted on 01/06/2008 4:49:27 PM PST by fanfan ("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
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To: fanfan; najida

I wonder how many (false) fire calls they got after those pics came out! lol


36 posted on 01/06/2008 4:51:03 PM PST by RDTF
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To: RDTF

There was a woman who set her kitchen on fire while frying chicken.

The FD knew it was false because everyone in town knew she couldn’t cook (true story).


37 posted on 01/06/2008 4:53:18 PM PST by najida (Every tried to explain to Alltel that the cockatoo ate your cell phone?)
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To: Allegra; pax_et_bonum

Geriatric Slut Ping


38 posted on 01/06/2008 4:54:48 PM PST by TheMom (That midget hates it when I do that.)
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To: lilycicero; fanfan; MotleyGirl70

Kinda like a bucket of cold water, eh? She was kinda impressed with his butt muscles.


39 posted on 01/06/2008 4:56:06 PM PST by freema (Proud Marine Niece, Daughter, Wife, Friend, Sister, Cousin, Mom and FRiend)
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To: freema

Wonderfull muscular definition.


40 posted on 01/06/2008 5:02:03 PM PST by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra - https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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