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Funny Business by Jane Wells -- CNBC's Finest Is At It Again!
Written: March 4, 2010
Not only is Jane Wells one of CNBC's best on-air personalities, but her Funny Business column is among my favorite online content. Make sure to visit this site daily -- it will certainly put a smile on your face.
On Tuesday, Jane ran a piece with the titillating title of Bride Porn -- It's Not What You Think. Frankly, that's dirty pool because she had to know that running a story with the words "bride" and "porn" was calculated to entrap more than a few males -- not that we always click on porn links, course not. What does she think? It's some Pavlovian experiment? You just put "porn" and "bride" in a headline and every guy on Wall Street will click? Oddly, when I found my way to that page (not sure how that happened...someone must have been surfing on my laptop), I read this anti-male, sexist rant:
Today, Jane's column is Man's Newest Weapon -- The Five-Inch Heel. Looks like we guys are now being blamed for a new fashion trend in shoewear. First it's plasticized naked people and now it's five-inch heels. Will the wild accusations never end?
I don't know where Jane Wells comes up with these stories but, keep 'em coming. These days, laughs are few and far between. Of course, I just wish she wasn't so clever with the titles or the story teasers. What do you think the "pink box of love" refers to?
On Tuesday, Jane ran a piece with the titillating title of Bride Porn -- It's Not What You Think. Frankly, that's dirty pool because she had to know that running a story with the words "bride" and "porn" was calculated to entrap more than a few males -- not that we always click on porn links, course not. What does she think? It's some Pavlovian experiment? You just put "porn" and "bride" in a headline and every guy on Wall Street will click? Oddly, when I found my way to that page (not sure how that happened...someone must have been surfing on my laptop), I read this anti-male, sexist rant:
The porn industry is targeted mostly at men.
Most women—not all—don't find watching plasticized over-endowed naked
people rolling around much of a turn on.
So, guys, how do you get your gals all worked up?
. . .
Flash News reports that inside the book you'll find a bare-chested "groom" who "can't wait to look at china patterns"—"Tiffany or Limoges? . . .
What's with those names? Tiffany? Limoges? Are those porn names or featured strippers?Today, Jane's column is Man's Newest Weapon -- The Five-Inch Heel. Looks like we guys are now being blamed for a new fashion trend in shoewear. First it's plasticized naked people and now it's five-inch heels. Will the wild accusations never end?
I don't know where Jane Wells comes up with these stories but, keep 'em coming. These days, laughs are few and far between. Of course, I just wish she wasn't so clever with the titles or the story teasers. What do you think the "pink box of love" refers to?
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