{"id":2628,"date":"2013-10-18T13:28:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T18:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ewgreenlee.wordpress.com\/?p=2628"},"modified":"2013-10-18T13:28:14","modified_gmt":"2013-10-18T18:28:14","slug":"spanx-for-men-no-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allivarcreative.com\/?p=2628","title":{"rendered":"Spanx for Men &#8211; No Thanks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2629\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ewgreenlee.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/10\/hamishspanx.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2629 \" alt=\"HamishSpanx\" src=\"http:\/\/ewgreenlee.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/10\/hamishspanx.png?resize=250%2C403\" width=\"250\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Spanxster Rhyme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As usual, my friends on Facebook provide the material for my insanity. One of my female friends drug me into this one with the the following question.\u00a0 Here it goes:<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper\" style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span class=\"messageBody\"><span class=\"userContent\"><em>I have a question for the ladies&#8230;&#8230;. Be honest! Have you ever tried spanx? LOL!<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I did once, I couldn&#8217;t get in and out of it! What was your experience? Ha Ha.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Then, for some reason, I was pulled into this with this comment:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em> EW Greenlee, You have got to jump into this one! This stuff is right up your alley!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This caught me by surprise, because I wondered if she knew I was a man.\u00a0 Was Spanx some form of 50 Shades board and rack game?\u00a0 Do not pass go, do not collect $200, bend over and receive your Spanx.\u00a0 I had no idea why I was being dragged into this one, so I researched Spanx and found it was just undergarments. Really, really tight undergarments. \u00a0 Whew&#8230;.\u00a0 So I replied back,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em>Sorry, I don&#8217;t jump into women&#8217;s panties. Who do you think I am?!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Then one reader responded &#8220;Kilt Spanx&#8221;, to which I replied,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em>Sorry, I go all natural when wearing kilts. I never know when I need to do the Braveheart flash scene. Freeeeedom! Aiyeeee!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you have ever seen that scene you know what I am talking about.\u00a0 If not, rent it and see what&#8217;s under those kilts &#8211; both sides!!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2048\" style=\"width: 259px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ewgreenlee.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/men-in-kilts.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2048\" alt=\"Men in kilts\" src=\"http:\/\/ewgreenlee.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/men-in-kilts.jpg?resize=259%2C194\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Well I&#8217;ll be Spanxed!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now the instigator of this madness replied one last time,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em> I know you love to laugh. You&#8217;re going to have try this, and then write about it. It would be a hoot! Get Tracey one too, and make it a couple&#8217;s event! LOL!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So as you can see my absurd readers are waiting patiently for my brilliant post.<\/p>\n<p>First off, if my wife and I ever decided to go all 50 Shades of Spanx and share panties, I would not share it with anyone. Second, there would be no sex tape, unless I have $1 billion in pre-orders (hey, scruples can be bought!)\u00a0 Just for fun I thought I share some of their comments, since I was asked to jump in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em>Sure been thinking about getting some! Anything that might hid the reality!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em> I finally got it on and then&#8230;.thought I would never get it off and I might die.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em> Do they come in extra large?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em> I never squirmed and twisted so much in my life! It was awful<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em>I felt like a fish flopping out of water!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em>I thought I should call an EMT! Hey, I am serious&#8230;..I was scared&#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em>Same here I lost my courage, I wouldn&#8217;t even try a larger size! It was awful!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em>I bought one of those deals for my daughter&#8217;s wedding.. sweated like a pig.. She got married in June. I thought I was gonna die.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em> I sweated like a pig, because I was struggling so hard to get it off!!!!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em>I found the Power Panty far too tight (First male response &#8211; the Wuss Wuss train is now boarding)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><em>They make these for men too! You&#8217;re a curious soul&#8230;. (Referring to yours truly)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>No, I am not THAT curious.\u00a0 But I do love to laugh.\u00a0 I can only imagine a bunch of menopausal women squirming and sweating like a bunch of pigs as a good night of fun &#8211; NOT!\u00a0 Is this what really happens at Bunko?<\/p>\n<p>You ladies and Mr. Wuss Wuss, should have known any product named SPANX is going to hurt.\u00a0 If I decide I want to become a soprano opera wuss wuus, I&#8217;ll give Spanx a try.\u00a0 Geez Mon!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2220\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ewgreenlee.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/chimp.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2220 \" alt=\"chimp\" src=\"http:\/\/ewgreenlee.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/chimp.jpg?resize=320%2C213\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No, no&#8230;. Don&#8217;t say it!<br \/>Spanx the Monkey!<br \/>You just had too, didn&#8217;t you!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">And there you have it!\u00a0 My contribution to the product known as Spanx, to which Famous Hamish (my alter ego) says NO THANKS!\u00a0 I have a wife, isn&#8217;t that torture enough!<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong>LEGAL DISCLOSURE &#8211; to those who love Spanx and make their livelihood from Spanx, just understand this is absurd humor and I hope you like to laugh.\u00a0 If you decide to sue me, will you settle for 50% of my sex tape preorders?<\/strong><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As usual, my friends on Facebook provide the material for my insanity. One of my female friends drug me into this one with the the following question.\u00a0 Here it goes: I have a question for the ladies&#8230;&#8230;. Be honest! Have you ever tried spanx? LOL! 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