So, what do you keep in your bra?

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Abbie Hawkins, a 19-year-old hotel receptionist, discovered a baby bat in her bra, mistaking its vibrations for her mobile phone ringing. The incident drew attention from colleagues, and the bat was described as being the size of her hand. The discussion around the event included humor about the bra's fit and the unusual nature of the situation, with some questioning how she didn't notice the bat sooner. Comments highlighted the design of bras, mentioning that some have pockets for padding, which could explain how the bat went unnoticed. The conversation also touched on the potential risks of rabies, although it was noted that the UK is largely rabies-free. Overall, the thread blended humor with curiosity about the incident and its implications.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...66900/Teenager-finds-baby-bat-in-her-bra.html

Abbie Hawkins, a hotel receptionist, thought her mobile phone was ringing when she felt vibrations coming from her clothes.

But she later discovered the tiny creature tucked away in the padded pocket of her underwear.

As staff and colleagues crowded around, Miss Hawkins, 19, produced the frightened bat, which was the size of her hand.
 
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My wife.
 
I think the photo to go with the article is even funnier...a rubber bat propped inside a bra that she's holding. :smile:
 
Moonbear said:
I think the photo to go with the article is even funnier...a rubber bat propped inside a bra that she's holding. :smile:
Yeah, I noticed that too. Wonder if it will cause people to question the veracity of the story.
 
Well I for one always check my underwear for bats on other small animals before putting them on.

This is why you don't hang clothes outside to dry. Bugs, bird poop, it's just nasty.
 
Once while putting cedar shingles on the cabin, a baby bat tried to crawl up my shirt sleeve. While it was really cute, I still had to perform the screaming bat on my arm dance:rolleyes:
Perhaps it was heading for my bra?
 
I was wondering what she had in the other cup to 'even things out'?
 
rewebster said:
I was wondering what she had in the other cup to 'even things out'?

Obviously, her cell phone. :smile:

I dunno, though. I just have a hard time figuring out how a little furry critter moving around could possibly be confused with a cell phone vibrating.
 
Moonbear said:
Obviously, her cell phone. :smile:

I dunno, though. I just have a hard time figuring out how a little furry critter moving around could possibly be confused with a cell phone vibrating.

"hmmm... 'things' feel a little different today...larger, or more 'full'...hmmmm...kind of warmer and fuzzier, too...hmmmm...maybe it's that time of the month...hmmmm..."



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makes you think, "if she didn't feel that, I wonder what else she doesn't feel"
 
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  • #10
Evo said:
Well I for one always check my underwear for bats on other small animals before putting them on.
Drat. Go to Plan C. (Plan B being, of course, disguising myself as a loofah).
 
  • #11
I don't wear a bra. Atleast I don't think I do.
 
  • #12
Jaime Eastham, of the Bat Conservation Trust, said they had never heard of a bat being found in a bra before.

But she said the animals roost anywhere that appears dark and safe.

Lol... funny they don't show a picture of where it was hiding.
 
  • #13
There's got to be a pun in here somewhere. Bats, bras, belfrys...
 
  • #14
well, maybe this whole thing will teach her to wear her true fitting 'A' cup bra, instead of that oversized, padded, reinforced 'D' sized one to impress the boys.
 
  • #15
rewebster said:
well, maybe this whole thing will teach her to wear her true fitting 'A' cup bra, instead of that oversized, padded, reinforced 'D' sized one to impress the boys.

Actually, according to one source, she wears a 34FF bra. There are way funnier pictures in papers other than the telegraph!
 
  • #16
cristo said:
Actually, according to one source, she wears a 34FF bra. There are way funnier pictures in papers other than the telegraph!

oh--my!

That's enough for a 'way-back'---


As Nick Danger said, "Poor Nancy, she fell right over!"
 
  • #17
rewebster said:
well, maybe this whole thing will teach her to wear her true fitting 'A' cup bra, instead of that oversized, padded, reinforced 'D' sized one to impress the boys.

cristo said:
Actually, according to one source, she wears a 34FF bra. There are way funnier pictures in papers other than the telegraph!

Either way, it seems it's not fitted properly to have room for a small mammal in it and to not realize it right away. She REALLY must not be a morning person to have never noticed it while getting dressed.
 
  • #18
Yet another good reason to have that first cup of coffee!
 
  • #19
Moonbear said:
Either way, it seems it's not fitted properly to have room for a small mammal in it and to not realize it right away. She REALLY must not be a morning person to have never noticed it while getting dressed.

It said something about it being in a 'pocket'. I'm not so familiar with braziere design to know how that works out though.
 
  • #20
Moonbear said:
Either way, it seems it's not fitted properly to have room for a small mammal in it and to not realize it right away. She REALLY must not be a morning person to have never noticed it while getting dressed.

well, there is a term, but really doesn't apply here specifically:

numb nuts
 
  • #21
TheStatutoryApe said:
It said something about it being in a 'pocket'. I'm not so familiar with braziere design to know how that works out though.

No pockets in bras. If there's a space or gap somewhere, then it's not fitting right.
 
  • #22
Moonbear said:
No pockets in bras. If there's a space or gap somewhere, then it's not fitting right.
Unless I'm severely deluded I believe you'll find that the new bras do indeed have pockets in them for ... ah ... customization. This girl has inadvertantly revealed something about her insecurities to the world.
 
  • #23
Push up bras to enhance cleavage have pockets where you can insert an optional pad. Yes, I have worn those with certain outfits where you want the girls closer together for a better fit. They don't make you look larger, they just change the position.
 
  • #24
Evo said:
Push up bras to enhance cleavage have pockets where you can insert an optional pad. Yes, I have worn those with certain outfits where you want the girls closer together for a better fit. They don't make you look larger, they just change the position.

Um, yes, they make you look larger...that's the point of adding the padding and pushing them closer together. :biggrin: I wasn't thinking of those as pockets though, but now I know what you're talking about. So, she usually uses her cell phone instead of a push up padding? Must be interesting watching her try to answer a call, and must leave a rather lumpy appearance. :rolleyes:
 
  • #25
You don't suppose she has a man in her ket do you?
 
  • #26
I still find it hard to believe that the woman didn't realize there was something different about her bra - unless the bat gave her a warm and fuzzy feeling such that it felt a comfortable. I guess the bra was a dark color, black perhaps (although the picture shows a white fabric), such that she didn't notice the bat tucked in the cup.

How can one not notice a brown or black bat in a white bra?
 
  • #27
They said it was tiny, it might have been really tiny. Also, with back closing bras, you fasten them with the cups in the back then move it around to the front, so you might not actually ever look into the cup. I think I might have freaked out thinking it was a spider or something, but maybe it didn't (or couldn't) move much.
 
  • #28
Would she have noticed a tom-tit in there?
 
  • #29
34FF?

That's bigger than my head
 
  • #30
BryanP said:
34FF?

That's bigger than my head

While they don't show much of her torso in the photo, she sure doesn't look that big, nor does her bra. Maybe a C or D cup there. Of course, if she's really a B or C cup and wearing a FF bra, it's no surprise she had plenty of room for bats and cell phones in there. She probably could have hidden a small child, packed her lunch, and still had room for a tube of lipstick. :biggrin:
 
  • #31
Evo said:
They said it was tiny, it might have been really tiny. Also, with back closing bras, you fasten them with the cups in the back then move it around to the front, so you might not actually ever look into the cup.
My wife uses that procedure. I guess I need to pay closer attention. :biggrin:

I think I might have freaked out thinking it was a spider or something, but maybe it didn't (or couldn't) move much.
I guess it was a very small bat, perhaps less than the size of a pinky.
 
  • #32
Evo said:
They said it was tiny,
Bats, while broad, are amazingly thin, IIRC. It might have only bulged 1/3 of an inch.
 
  • #33
pinky?
 
  • #34
Sorry if this is slightly off topic: Considering that (some) bat species are endangered - should it not be mandatory for women to configure their bra/cleavage in such a way that they are easily accessible for bats, to provide (temporary) shelter ?
 
  • #35
Another geeky answer.

What do I keep in my bra? Often a sigh.
 
  • #36
George Jones said:
Another geeky answer.

What do I keep in my bra? Often a sigh.

I bet you keep a sigh in your ket, too!
 
  • #37
lisab said:
I bet you keep a sigh in your ket, too!

Only when I want to be real. :biggrin:
 
  • #38
George Jones said:
Only when I want to be real.
Somehow that doesn't seem normal to me.
 
  • #39
jimmysnyder said:
Somehow that doesn't seem normal to me.

Unity for all states!
 
  • #40
George Jones said:
Unity for all states!
One for all and all for one?
 
  • #41
jimmysnyder said:
George Jones said:
Unity for all states!
One for all and all for one?
This is probably best.
 
  • #42
jimmysnyder said:
One for all and all for one?
That's the Three Musketeers.
 
  • #44
Evo said:
Push up bras to enhance cleavage have pockets where you can insert an optional pad. Yes, I have worn those with certain outfits where you want the girls closer together for a better fit. They don't make you look larger, they just change the position.

I usually just go straight for the duct tape. Getting it off later can be unpleasant, though.

I'm surprised there was no concern about rabies mentioned in this story. I've heard it usually takes a bite to transmit the virus, but isn't there still some risk if there is contact with saliva from an infected critter? (hey, it might have drooled on her.)
 
  • #46
I believe there is no rabies in UK.
 
  • #47
Borek said:
I believe there is no rabies in UK.

I never knew that! Wish we could say the same here.
 
  • #48
Borek said:
I believe there is no rabies in UK.

:?: and how did that happen?
 
  • #49
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068812/
At present, the UK is virtually free of rabies. There had been no reported cases in the UK for over 100 years until 2002 when a man died of rabies in Scotland after been bitten by a bat. As far as we are aware, there have been no cases since, and no cases in the UK for over 100 years caused by bites from other animals. The strict quarantine regulations for imported animals helps to keep rabies out of the UK.
Wow... Funny that the last reported case was from a bat.
 
  • #50
Moonbear said:
. . . it seems it's not fitted properly to have room for a small mammal in it and to not realize it right away. . .

Mammals, mammaries . . . what's the difference! :biggrin:
 

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