Saucy calender creates uproar!!!
 

A saucy calender to raise funds for the north west air ambulance has caused uproar amongst officials. BBC NEWS | England | Nude calendar uproar

I dont think its all that bad (although cant comment for the months that are missing ) but hey if its for a good cause and IMO isnt that bad then why shouldnt people buy it.
I would buy it. and display it appropriately.


what do you think would you buy it?

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Saw the item on Granada Reports at teatime. I saw nothing wrong with the pictures in the calendar.

The service should be funded as part of the NHS

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A classic example of mean-spirited, humourless political correctness. The UNISON official is a thoroughly miserable individual of the type we see too much of these days. If I see a copy of it anywhere, I'll buy it on principle! :D

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Totally agree Wynonie if that UNISON official smiled her face would have cracked. Like what has been said before this service shouldn't realy on charity it should be properly funded, which would be easy, just get rid f a few managers would do the trick, if anyone finds a web site where we can buy it let us know

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I personally think the ones with two people are unnecessary.

I always think these calenders should be one of two things:

• Comical
• Celebration of the body

Whilst the picture of the man and woman is meant to be comical, I think it is spoiled by the showing of her full naked breasts. I didn't expect to think this when I saw this thread, but I have been left surprised by my own feelings of it I guess.

The comical element in that picture is too sexual for me to have thought it suitable for my own purchase, but the others are great because they are just carrying on with their normal day to day tasks but it's like they just happened to forget their clothes that morning and haven't realised!

Ah well, it simply isn't what I would buy if I was looking for a charity calender but overall I guess it isn't THAT bad.

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How many air ambulances could be funded if the Lotto 'good causes', money was used as people thought it would be used when the lottery first started?
Lots of charities would be funded not just Air Ambulance. But no, the money is used as a subsidy for things that at one time would have to have been funded by the Government, (substitute taxpayer for that if you wish to be accurate).

Good causes miss out as Olympics soaks up half a billion in Lotto funds - Telegraph

The above is just one of many examples we could all probably find.

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Only one thing I can say there Less SPOT ON MATE

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Why the fuss, haven't nude calendars promoting big choppers have been out for years :D

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Get your brass out :)

North West Air Ambulance - Shop

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Thanks dave, I've also bought my xmas cards as well:D

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One of the ladies has got a real pair of .........headsets....its worth the price just for that.......joking aside i can`t see nowt wrong, they do a great job so dig deep.

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I think it's a great idea. I'd love to sort out one of these with all the folk from the local- for the same cause! It's quite hard to look at people the same way when you've seen them nude, though.

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A case of I didn't recognise you with our clothes on:D

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Exactly: Not that I'd ever say anything like that again though- prior experience at a wedding.

"Hello, Gareth..."
I respond with typical dumb confusion
"...it's me [name deleted]. Bride's mum."
"Oh of course. I'm sorry. Last time I saw you you had just your knickers on and your hair was all over the place."

I did manage to get away with it because my response made her sister snort Pimms out through her nose.

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I don't think it is offensive at all ... just boring now, been too many of them to support various causes.

Do my best for this 'charity' by putting any old textiles in the green bag provided by H.B.C.

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What superb publicity they have had for the calender.
They are sure to sell out now.

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That's all too true Neil, so hope so.

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We have two lottery numbers from air ambulance,,,It costs us just over £8 a month,,,,WORTH EVERY PENNY,,,i dont care if we never win,,,,I just like to think we are contibuting to saving a life....
They should get money from the national lottery or the goverment

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By the way the chaps had to come voluntary in their uniforms ,knocking on doors to get people to join the scheme,,,WELL DONE THEM,,,,

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What a hullabaloo about nothing!!! There will be worse on sale come crimbo and the cause they will be in the aid of is the wrong kind of rising to the occasion! I think that what pics are shown are artful and in good taste. It will sell despite "prudes are us" trying to down the idea.

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This is pathetic. Have these people who have been pictured in a state of undress nothing else better to do? The nude calender idea which started off in a Yorkshire WI some dozen years ago is now an old and tired cliche which is well past it's sell-by date. If this lot want to raise money then let them use their imagination and do something else rather than this boring old twaddle. They won't be getting 'owt from me.

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Miserable git:p

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Unfortunately, the truth sometimes hurts. There is no need for cheap insults - you would never catch me doing such.

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Oh come on Tealeaf that wasn't an insult it was a term of endearment:D

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Well the postie has just been and I'v got my calendar and christmas cards, the calenar is okay, but the point is I'm doing my bit to help kee this valuable service in the air, you never actually know when you'll nee it yourself

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They have actually been here door knocking today for people to sign up for the lottery. Does anyone know if the canvassers are dedicated volunteers or one of those commision based charity canvassers ?

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Go on their Web Site and ask them dave

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Don't see any problem with it .... Kingston Fire Dept. do it every year, and the proceeds go to the burn unit at Kingston General .... and for the past couple of years Queens University women's rugby team has published one.

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Probably cos there wouldnt be any money in it...... more for you to keep yer kit on :alright:

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Maybe you have good reason? :o

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whats the problem ?


a few years ago a group of old grannies got their baps out and made a calendar for charity which also led to a movie been made about it called calendar girls

those who moan about people getting their kit off usualy dont have sod all to show themselves or are jelous thatt hey dont have the balls or boobs as teh case may be to do somthing like that themselves

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Sorry for reviving an old thread, but last week's "The IT Crowd" embodies this thread entirely. Geek nude calendar, anyone?

(Note- it might not play on FireFox unless you use the "fullscreen" icon top right.)

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the link is restricted to UK web users , thought the internet was supposed to be "borders free" and only bad people like the Chinese had censorship ;)

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Its down to the copyright of the programming

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You could probably find a torrent for it, although if you don't know how to use them or the downloaded results, you'll have to research it yourself... :o Can't be seen to be helping anyone breach copyright (not too much, at least).

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I thought in your line of work you would be big on copyright ;)

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Not really. If someone is desperate enough to copy our photos, they do. We watermark our stuff to try and prevent it, but still someone I know has printed out all the watermarked pictures and has them on display around the house, watermark and all.

The only way to protect copyright is to sue someone in a civil case. The benefit of having our "stolen" photos on display somewhere outweighs the ill will from something so drastic as suing.

We're actually very adamant about our copyright. We have never relinquished it, and don't foresee any situation where we'd need to. Where we're weak is in litigating to protect that copyright. The ends don't justify the means.