One for the underdogs

I remember reading this when it first came out. I remember laughing for ages. I remember sending the link to everyone on MSN at the time. I remember emailing the article to everyone I could think of on the spot. I remember going around telling Indian men to look on BBC for a revelation regarding Indian men for about a week. Mostly, I remember laughing a lot.

That was before this blog. Now it seems like fate that the article made it once more to the top of the "Most e-mailed" list. Here it is, in all its glory.

From BBC: Condoms 'too big' for Indian men:

A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for a majority of Indian men.

The study found that more than half of the men measured had penises that were shorter than international standards for condoms.

The two-year study was carried out by the Indian Council of Medical Research.

Over 1,200 volunteers from the length and breadth of the country had their penises measured precisely, down to the last millimetre.

The scientists even checked their sample was representative of India as a whole in terms of class, religion and urban and rural dwellers.

The conclusion of all this scientific endeavour is that about 60% of Indian men have penises which are between three and five centimetres shorter than international standards used in condom manufacture.

Ah yes. Good times. The article goes on to say things along the lines of "It's not size, it's what you do with it that matters" and their population proves that Indian men are doing pretty well and so on and so forth.

Also, who says being fat doesn't save lives? From BBC: Giant knickers put out house fire:

A family home was saved from burning down when a pair of giant knickers were used to put out a fire.

Jenny Marsey's size 18-20 cotton pants were a lifesaver when they were grabbed to cover a frying pan fire at her home in Meryl Gardens, Hartlepool, Teesside.

Her son and nephew were trying to fry some bread when the blaze broke out.

Size 18-20. Holy crap.