05-09-2006, 05:50 AM
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#1 | | Fencing Expert
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| Swiss Ad for AIDS Prevention; shows fencing
http://www.lovelife.ch/stopaids.php
An interesting twist on the concept of "naked fencing". Does anyone feel like the same when putting on a condom and their fencing uniform?
This is work safe if you're in Europe only.
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05-09-2006, 05:55 AM
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#2 | | Immortal
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Originally Posted by veeco http://www.lovelife.ch/stopaids.php
An interesting twist on the concept of "naked fencing". Does anyone feel like the same when putting on a condom and their fencing uniform?
This is work safe if you're in Europe only. | Well, there are people in the US who believe all forms of contraception are evil and contribute to (gasp) sex outside of marriage: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/07/ma...=1&oref=slogin
Maybe we should abstain from fencing as well...
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05-09-2006, 08:38 AM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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| Honestly, I never thought of condoms when I put on my fencing stuff. I will now though. Thanks a whole lot, Veeco. 
Edit: Hey, I can get high res versions of the fencers.  I didn't notice they were fencing with a saber and an epee.
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05-09-2006, 09:17 AM
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#4 | | Senior Member
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| I just assumed that the still had epees and the tv add had sabres....
I have a tshirt that says "coed naked fencing: you can look, but you can't touch" --- I would wear it in honor or this add today, but, sadly, it's already dirty.....
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05-09-2006, 09:18 AM
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#5 | | Bitter young coach
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| They made a different one; back in the day I saw "Coed Naked Fencing: Fencers do it with 36 inches of steel."
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05-09-2006, 09:19 AM
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#6 | | Bitter young coach
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Originally Posted by sabreur | If contraceptions contribute to sex outside of marriage, I'm off to buy a whole mess of condoms.
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"Technical excellence is the antecedant of tactical creativity." - Nat Goodhartz
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05-09-2006, 10:47 AM
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| That's a great ad- you wouldn't fence without being safe...
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05-09-2006, 10:53 AM
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#8 | | Senior Member
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| Actually there are alot of ****** who fence without protection. Just look around utube someday and see the fools waving foils in their garages. Also the multitudes who fence without gloves or in shorts. (I myself am guilty at times of the later)
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05-09-2006, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by swordsen Actually there are alot of ****** who fence without protection. Just look around utube someday and see the fools waving foils in their garages. Also the multitudes who fence without gloves or in shorts. (I myself am guilty at times of the later) | Are you talking about fools in their garages with other people? Do you need to wear protection if you are "practicing" by yourself? | |
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05-09-2006, 12:29 PM
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#10 | | Fencing Expert
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Originally Posted by sabreur | Actually, the article said that contraception may contribute to (gasp!) sex outside of normal procreative moments. Guess no more liquor in the front and poker in the back, either.
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05-09-2006, 01:30 PM
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#11 | | Epee fencing addict
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Originally Posted by sabreur Well, there are people in the US who believe all forms of contraception are evil and contribute to (gasp) sex outside of marriage: | Wait... I can have sex outside of marriage??? Cool!! Wait 'till I tell my wife! 
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05-09-2006, 01:38 PM
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#12 | | Scavenger
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| I guess those people believe women should stop engaging in such activities once they hit menopause, or if they've had hysterectomies.
By "such activities," of course, I mean fencing sabre/epee without clothing 
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05-09-2006, 01:41 PM
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#13 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by parrythis Wait... I can have sex outside of marriage??? Cool!! Wait 'till I tell my wife! | Don't bother - she told me last night that she already knows 
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05-09-2006, 03:47 PM
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#14 | | Senior Member
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| There are two threads on this in the water cooler, one now that it's merged: Swiss get the point across! | |
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05-09-2006, 04:19 PM
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#15 | | Senior Member
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| Well, this makes sense. Afterall its gotta be tough to contract AIDS while fencing, no? I mean we are all packaging in their pretty tight, what with our 800N protective gear from head to toe.
but shouldn't this be in the watercooler?
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05-09-2006, 06:50 PM
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