tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post1565519530098006492..comments2024-02-06T16:17:25.826+00:00Comments on THE GRØNMARK BLOG: I wish Marks & Spencer would stop fiddling with my underpantsScott Gronmarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-76660083601823066552014-05-28T10:37:34.728+01:002014-05-28T10:37:34.728+01:00I always stay in Premier Inns now that Lenny Henry...I always stay in Premier Inns now that Lenny Henry features in their advertising. After all, I would hate to find myself accused of racially profiling hotel chains. Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-46858762511387382272014-05-27T11:34:08.533+01:002014-05-27T11:34:08.533+01:00"You have me worried" . . . only if you ..."You have me worried" . . . only if you refuse to keep patronising M&S! Boycotting M&S because they use the sainted baroness is bare-faced race hatred, pure and simple. Obviously, even considering such a move puts one in danger of being outed as an institutional racist if that's possible in respect of an individual. (Oh, I forgot: you're white so you are a racist by definition.) Moreover, if you can get away with this, next thing you'll escape a rap for "climate denialism" for refusing to enter an M&S store because it uses "green carbon-neutral" energy to fuel its lights and cooling cabinets (well that's the claim here in Muswell Hill). Umbongonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-60721446052113530282014-05-23T18:08:06.838+01:002014-05-23T18:08:06.838+01:00Good point, Umbongo. Do you think not using M&...Good point, Umbongo. Do you think not using M&S while Doreen Lawrence is featured in their advertising might constitute a hate crime? You have me worried. Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-9081372143438148932014-05-23T18:05:43.534+01:002014-05-23T18:05:43.534+01:00Thanks for your advice as well, Umbongo. My intent...Thanks for your advice as well, Umbongo. My intention is try out both the H&M and BHS alternatives and report back in graphic detail.Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-13645641058393667682014-05-22T14:31:22.590+01:002014-05-22T14:31:22.590+01:00Althought they're not made of paper, the BHS p...Althought they're not made of paper, the BHS products measure their life in weeks rather than months but their cheapness makes this acceptable (to me anyway). As to elastane or any artificial fibre: I reckon you lose on the aesthetics what you gain on the . . er . support. Moreover, we're essentially talking a short-term purchase here - not a Savile Row lifetime investment. My ideal would be if M&S resuscitated the classic of 30/40 years ago. However, in this case, I'm asking for the moon. A retailer which stoops to using Doreen Lawrence as a fashion magnet is unlikely to consider that giving the (male) public what it wants is sufficiently right-on.Umbongonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-32082073114727511432014-05-22T08:13:01.334+01:002014-05-22T08:13:01.334+01:00Well Umbongo, as the newly appointed fashion guru ...Well Umbongo, as the newly appointed fashion guru for this blog (think Mary Portas, but older and male - King of the Backstreet) I feel I should respond to this. You are right about the price - but do you not feel that when you get this far down the pike (£2.50 each), they might fall to bits after a couple of cycles? And 100% cotton is fine for shirts, but I have always felt that in this most sensitive of areas, a chap needs a little 'spring', a little give & take - which can be obtained by a mix of 90-95% cotton with circa 5% Elastane. I think, at least for the more mature man, that Elastane is the way to go - but thanks for your contribution.mahlermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469854614938507153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-80244544130884968262014-05-21T13:29:40.085+01:002014-05-21T13:29:40.085+01:00Could I recommend BHS for traditionally tailored, ...Could I recommend BHS for traditionally tailored, 100% cotton underpants? They're not as good as the M&S equivalent of the 70s (then, what is?) but they're cheap, comfortable . . and supportive.Umbongonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-80852031883891966012014-05-21T12:22:55.618+01:002014-05-21T12:22:55.618+01:00Thank you for the tip, mahlerman - you are now thi...Thank you for the tip, mahlerman - you are now this blog's official fashion correspondent.Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-45342700121804631142014-05-20T21:39:35.589+01:002014-05-20T21:39:35.589+01:00H&M Boxers, £9.99 Machine wash at 60 degrees....H&M Boxers, £9.99 Machine wash at 60 degrees. Buy three pairs and bend it like Beckham. Strong waistband, plenty of support....can we move on?mahlermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469854614938507153noreply@blogger.com