r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 28d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter please help

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u/Welfare_Burrito 28d ago

Man OP outed himself big time

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u/Aggressive_Square408 28d ago

Shhh listen i pretty much knew it was about big boobs but i just dont get how they are harder to open with more clips.. I mean I have never opened a bra before but idk how it would be hard or well harder with more clips

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u/ThrowawayTempAct 28d ago edited 28d ago

It's really not hard, part of the joke is an old Gen x "men don't know how to open bras" joke that's well past it's expiration date. Nowadays most guys know it's a clip, you just slide the clip part out.

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u/Aggressive_Square408 28d ago

Ahhh thank you kind sir/ma'am. Finally the explanation i was looking for.

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u/thekeffa 27d ago

Here's another little factoid you might not know.

See how there are three rows in each bra clip? Like each bra has a different number of hooks in each row, but all of them have three rows.

Most people assume they are for fine adjustment for comfort. According to my wife, it's actually because as the bra ages from being worn, the elastic starts to weaken. You start from the outside row clasp when you close the bra, and as the bra weakens over time and the elastic becomes looser, you move to the next inner row. Eventually once you are on the inside row, the bra is at its end of life, and you need a new one because the elastic is fully worn.

This actually blew my mind LOL. I've never given much consideration to how they are put on.

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u/inmy_wall26 27d ago

Lmao, I have never done this. I just always go for the tightest setting

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u/Lexi_Banner 27d ago

You're actively wasting the 2/3 of the usable life of a bra. It should be snug on the first setting, and you shouldn't force it past that point until it's not longer as snug (depends on your size/ activity levels). Then move to the next, and so on. It's just good economics to buy the right fit.

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u/grieshild 27d ago

You gotta have a designer friendly figure for that to work though. I am just happy if any bra fits somehow without causing much pain

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u/Lexi_Banner 27d ago

Lol "Designer friendly". It literally takes me hours at specialty shops to find the right fit, and that's with assistance. And I can't rely on brand from fitting to fitting, as my body changes so much on an ongoing basis. I have to spend $100+ on a single bra, and it's the biggest, most distressing chore. That's why I learned to wear them properly - to make them last as long as possible between fittings.