This woman’s community, thinking she had cancer, appears to have gone all-out and raised $10,000.

How many weeks of cancer treatment do you think $10,000 buys?

“Question: Are women who have big breasts because they’ve had surgical implants inclined to have higher scores on intelligence tests?”

My opinion, although not in anyway connected to the medical establishment, is probably not.

“And I suppose that women who wear pushup bras are just attempting to look “smarter” to the opposite sex.”

That is a big 10-4! LOL

I had to laugh as I was reading the article you linked to.

Question: Are women who have big breasts because they’ve had surgical implants inclined to have higher scores on intelligence tests?

I wonder what test the sociologist used.

I guess when getting into her bra, a woman could say that she’s just putting on her thinking cap.

And I suppose that women who wear pushup bras are just attempting to look “smarter” to the opposite sex.

http://beyondjane.com/women/are-big-breasted-women-more-intelligent/

Looks like this young woman was just trying to increase her IQ.

I enjoy your “tongue-in-cheek” humor. I hope your bona-fidey husband does too.

As for the thong line: “I don’t know about you, but I’ve spent my life trying to keep my underwear OUT of there”. That’s a keeper!

Well, if a man can’t change a tire–he should at least be able to climb the rungs of a ladder and get the dead leaves out of the gutter.

The garbage take-out should be a shared responsibility.

Biceptuals–that is great! Those are the guys moving along the beach looking at their stomachs, singing, “I am so into you!”

Thanks so much!

What may appear “skewed” to you–seems shrewd to me. Now please don’t go pointing out the “shrew” in shrewd.

There’s still the take-out of the garbage.

You are the perfect addition to this blawg. You complement the other intelligent females who frequent this cyberspace and grace us with their presence—notwithstanding your genders’ sometimes-skewed feminine perspectives.

It’s mostly a marketing gimmick, playing on the insecurities of women is big business, billions of greenbacks every year. How, oh how, are you ever going to snag a husband with those little bitty boobs? And we buy into it, only to find out that we have become the butt of jokes (pun intended). I, of course, have been immune to such capitalistic ploys…except for the nose job, the morphing from brunette to blond, and the never-to-be forgotten breast reduction after realizing I had too much of a good thing, and felt a frantic need to bring myself in line with what I perceived to be Hollywood glamour standards. Got myself a real bona-fidey husband too. He weren’t much, but I figger without the tummy tuck I done about as good as could be expected.

Then I suppose you won’t be signing up any time soon for the computer dating service known as BoobMatch.com.

BTW, there are lots of us gals who aren’t all that attracted to men with washboard abs and well-developed pecs. I call such fellas biceptuals because they’re so in love with their own musculature. Many of us females prefer men with brains and senses of humor–who actually like and respect women…as long as they can change a tire for us.

I like a nice brain on a gal. So no pressure for the plastic from me, ladies. As long as you’re not dumb on purpose and/or intrinsically evil, I like you just the way you are. A nice butt doesn’t hurt sure – I’m only human, but that brain, yeah . . . I like me a gal with a sexy mind. I’m just looking for a gal who can appreciate jokes about Werner Heisenberg and the smell of books. A gal who knows that pointillism isn’t a kind of food poisoning, but isn’t immune to giggling when someone mentions Balzac. Whose first question to aliens would be “Can we go for a spin?” not “Ya’ll ain’t from ’round these parts, are yuh?” A gal who laughs at Geraldo Rivera and Glenn Beck for all the right reasons. Conversely, she should also cry about Moustache and The Lunatic for all the right reasons too. A gal with an open mind, a healthy dose of common sense and heaping portion of questioning authority. Breast size, optional. Theft not required, nay, even discouraged.

I’m not a psychiatrist or psychologist–so I don’t feel I’m competent to determine whether a woman like that has a mental illness or not.

then what would cause someone to do that? Mental illness?

I agree with you about low self-esteem–but I think some of these women have problems that go deeper than that. I think there are women who have little or no self-confidence who wouldn’t marry or remain with abusive men–or have breast enhancements to hold on to their husbands.

it is very simple, in my opinion,-low self-esteem. Any woman who has an ounce of self respect would not let herself be treated in that manner.

All of the traits you pointed to are, in my mind, symptoms of low self-esteem. I think we can argue about causation, whether it be a broken home, an abusive father or mother, being teased as a child, etc.

As far as the old coot marrying a young wife, if he dropped her because he came into some money and wanted a hot young thing. I guess he has no character and is going to get what he deserves. When he starts drooling the hot young wife will have a “friend” and they will both watch the old guy die and laugh all the way to the bank.

Just because you have money doesn’t mean you are immune from self delusion.

Now that’s what I call a concise explanation. Thanks for providing us with your “Texas” take on this story.

nal said: “She is an adult woman responsible for her own actions. She is not a “victim” of society. Vicitmhood portrays her as a puppet who doesn’t have the capacity of independent thought.”

Mike A. said and you quoted: “You may wish to consider the possibility that not every married man relishes his spouse for her moral virtue and inner beauty.”

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I think there are many woman involved in abusive relationships with husbands who don’t respect women. I’m not sure what the psychology of women who remain in such relationships is–but I do think many of these wives fear being left alone…fear not being able to support themselves…fear violence at the hands of their mates. Maybe these women are victims by choice…but maybe they were raised in abusive homes.

Mike A. also wrote about some women being viewed as ornaments–or, if you will, eye candy–by their husbands. That’s for sure. Why else would so many rich old coots dispose of their first wives and then marry gorgeous young second wives?

“You may wish to consider the possibility that not every married man relishes his spouse for her moral virtue and inner beauty.”

They don’t? Then why be married to her? Romantic love should be physical, emotional and rational. What man would want a woman that thought that big boobs were important? She would be shallow and most likely a couple of eggs short of a dozen. Most likely he would be the same way or just a self absorbed prick.

I gotta go with nal on this one, age has nothing to do with it. Sense of life yes, age no.

I hear what you said on all fronts. Ouch….

I’ve dated beautiful women with smallish breasts and women who may not be considered “photogenic” but whom I find to be beautiful and attractive and alluring in so many other ways. But fake breasts, for me, can be a turn-off simply because they signal some real underlying issues going on. And the same can be said for men with pectoral implants and calf implants, or implants in places that I don’t even want to think about …

And the idea that she needed them to “please her man” says a great deal about their relationship. If she is so needy so as to do anything to herself in order to keep him then she’s got some problems. And if he is so shallow so as to demand this from her, lose him.

But then I’m a guy who has happily lived “tattoo-free” and never felt the need to buckle and get one simply because everyone else has one. I grew up thinking that rebels get tattoos. When you get a tattoo because everyone else has one, is that rebellion? I’d say that’s following a trend …

And so I’ve resisted any urge to get a tat, cause I’m ‘Born to be Wild’.

Also, I hear they hurt …

Motives

Motives are the causes or reasons that induce a person to form the intent to commit a crime. They are not the same as intent. Rather, they explains why the person acted to violate the law.

Read more: http://law.jrank.org/pages/5865/Criminal-Law-Motives.html#ixzz0WTPFbhOl

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But they do weigh heavily and should when they are charged with committing a criminal act. They could possibly lack the mens rea even though they have completed the crime. Two elements to any crime and they are actus rea, which is completed here and mens rea. I am not certain beyond a reasonable doubt that she had the capacity based upon the totality of the circumstance. Madoff is a different class although he is guilty by plea of the crime committed.

There is a distinction with a difference. If it does not help and she is found guilty of the charged crime then it will certainly help at sentencing, which is a separate hearing after guilt is established.

“The existence of a motive is immaterial to the matter of guilt when that guilt is clearly established.”

Read more: http://law.jrank.org/pages/5865/Criminal-Law-Motives.html#ixzz0WVki6FUZ

She is an adult woman responsible for her own actions. She is not a “victim” of society. Vicitmhood portrays her as a puppet who doesn’t have the capacity of independent thought.

She was desperate for big boobs. She says it was to save her marriage, but I find that reason highly suspect. I would not stay married to a woman just because she had big boobs and I suppose most men feel the same way. Unless her husband had given her specific reasons to think that he would remain married if she had big boobs, then the “saving the marriage” argument is self-delusion designed to mask the real reason.

She said that after the fundraiser, she gave $3,500 to the local plastic surgeon for breast augmentation but later had the surgery done in Austin for about $6,800.”

I think the answer lie in the surgeon not getting the business and he wanted the remaining money, like about $6,500 and she probably wanted back the $3,500. So rather than give the money back to her he called the cops and hung her out to dry so to speak. She went to Austin….

you are right and so is Nal.

I’m my mother’s oldest son. We are closer than she is to my brothers. She’s still married to my stepfather (and the “still married” comment will make sense in a moment).

About nine? years ago, my mother started having severe headaches and pains in the right side of her head. Also, she started getting dizzy and she started losing hearing in her right ear. She went to the doc and he could not figure it out. She got a CAT scan and they found a tumor wrapped around the nerves going to her right ear. When she came home and told my stepfather, he responded with something like “So what do you want me to do about it? You know I could have a brain tumor too with all the headaches I have.” He then got up and walked out into the back yard and smoked a cigar.

So I can see how her husband would not know. Now I’m not saying her husband was like this but he definitely could not be involved in this sort of thing (leaving him open to being duped).

Your caring is remarkable. Desperate people do desperate things, and I have no evidence contrary to her explanation here. This was no grab for cash in my judgment given she intended to have the procedure.

I once represented a stockbroker who stole from parents, family, and close friends in a remarkable breach of fiduciary duty and filial trust. When I went to inquire about restitution amounts, no one wanted anything paid back. While no one condones a thief or the theft, there are differences in motivation that cause us all to pause. The person stealing bread to avoid hunger fares differently in most people’s minds than Bernie Madoff. Who’s to say keeping her marriage intact for her kids was any less important to her than her basic needs.

Sadly, we can’t confidently judge a person’s character nor so easily correct it, as as we do their grammar.

It is true, Horatio or was that Horus.

Secondly, big boobs are pushed by this extremely ignorant society. I’m certain this woman did feel pressure to “go big” and that is a part of living in a society that values women for body parts instead of as people.

Nevertheless, to lie to other people is quite cruel. Taking advantage of other’s kindness and sympathy is a really low down thing to do. I hope she is able to return all money and pay back anyone’s time by doing something of value with her time for their sake. The people who offered to help should be honored by her with an apology and all attempts to make it right between them.

Baloney.

And men who are attracted to women only because they are extremely well endowed are definitely big boobs themselves.

I’m not buying the “save the marriage” story. That’s just a little too convenient.