Half of UK men would swap sex for 50 inch TV

Reuters ^ | 02/08/08

[nypokerface]

LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly half of British men surveyed would give up sex for six months in return for a 50-inch plasma TV, a survey -- perhaps unsurprisingly carried out for a firm selling televisions -- said on Friday.

Electrical retailer Comet surveyed 2,000 Britons, asking them what they would give up for a large television, one of the latest consumer "must-haves."

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.

A quarter of people said they would give up smoking, with roughly the same proportion willing to give up chocolate.

[Secret Agent Man]

Wow, Valentine’s Day and Independence Day both on the same day for you!

[NCLaw441]

You posted: Somebody owes me one big damned TV.
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Maybe it’s because it’s Friday afternoon, but that is the funniest thing I have read at LEAST all day. Thanks.

[cripplecreek]

My sense of humor is all I have left at this point.

[Global2010]

I was blessed with a 60in HDTV but that came after over a decade of being chaste minus 1 fall and knew scrape about 5yrs ago that was so great it was tough to earnestly be repentive for.

[Global2010]

Obviously you found a loop hole in the clause.

[RckyRaCoCo]

“Half UK Women Would Swap TV for 50 Inch (fill in the blank)”

"And he would have...an enormous schwanzstück!!"

[SoldierDad]

Not a loop hole (hehehe).

[Deo et Patria]

Bingo.

[Global2010]

You b***tard you told me you would call me, twenty yrs ago.

[Global2010]

Yeah and you haven’t hit 30yrs old yet.

j/k

[Sig Sauer P220]

Sounds like plasma envy.

[mad_as_he$$]

Having been to GB many times I agree with them I think they should. The thought of most of them breeding is scary.

[Greg F]

Maria, is that you?

[live+let_live]

Well past 30. Like fine wine, aged to perfection! lol!!

[LibLieSlayer]

Shagadelic!

LLS

[E. Pluribus Unum]

50-inch TV = pr0n = sex.

[JackDanielsOldNo7]

Married with two young kids, I don’t get much sex or tv. lol ;)

It can be done.

[Pablo64]

LOL! When I read the title of the article I at first thought they would "put out" in trade for a 50-inch tv, and I thought to myself, "Paging Captain Obvious....Captain Obvious, you have a call on line 1".

Imagine my disappointment after reading it. ;-)

[milestogo]

720p/1080i or 1080p?