Why are grannies knitting boobs? - Russell Howard's Good News: Series 10 Episode 5 - BBC Two

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[bettafish]

Do ya wanna grow up?!

THIS IS WHY HES MY FAVOURITE HUMAN

[alphere]

How Nintendo chose the colours for the Switch

[danhinchliffe]

At least they're not knitting condoms...

[nowandaround]

As an American who watches [far too much] British television, I sometimes experience things few others have. In America "fanny" is a silly juvenile term that refers to the buttocks - it's a polite euphemism used with young children. I can't think of a comparable British word - perhaps "rear", and it's a bit below "bum" in terms of vulgarity and significantly below "arse". When I hear it on a British program, for a moment my brain goes by the old definition I learned first, then I remember the British colloquialism is being used. It's rather hilarious (to me). It's like that ephemeral moment when you first grasp a joke, but it happens twice (with no amnesia required). Like a joke upgrade, at least in this case.

[Georgeg]

My nan knitted a jumper with a nudist beach scene on it . And she wears it all the time :/ ever since I was 7 she’s been picking me up from school with that on

[Thunder-qfdm]

My favourite english swear was "knobjockey" but now it might be "titknitters"

[HeatherFranklin]

totally works. Every student midwife should have one!

[CeruleanWriter]

I'm actually trying so hard not to wet myself, I love Russell!

[ghost-robo]

I haven't watched this yet or seen the description but I'm gonna guess it's to support women who have breast cancer or to encourage new mums.

[totallyoutofit]

When the guy changed the nappy... LITERALLY ME

[Luce-tzot]

I am doing this for women that have lost their breasts to cancer

[retnavybrat]

I heard about these a little while back and supposedly they have been very helpful for mothers-to-be to be more comfortable and confident when it's time for them to feed their newborns.

[rachelmaley]

In America, we knit boobs for women who've undergone mastectomies. The "knitted knockers" are soft on sensitive scar tissue and can be made any size. Also, they're incredibly inexpensive, especially compared to prostheses.

[Widdekuu]

I was fairly convinced that (without nipples) they were prosthetic breasts for bikini's and summerwear after having your breasts removed.
I've seen them, people I know, use them. It's not as heavy or sweaty as silicone ones and they don't take up any water if you use the right filling.

[norrie]

I want to shake the hand of whoever wolf whistled at Russel lol

[Destroyer-beqo]

0:45 wow the way he said that made me feel weird

[ada]

0:45 the question I get asked all the time by fam...

[MalakianMS]

The Eiffel tower's T shirt makes it so much better.

[sjjzak]

"do you wanna grow up" XD mad

[mnirwin]

2:03 That's hilarious. I had younger siblings and NEVER had a problem with diaper changing. Watching an older child puke, though ... that was a whole 'nother thing. Could be one of the reasons I opted to stick to cats all my adult life ...

For some reason I never minded infants regurgitating their formula. Probably because there was no gagging and retching involved ... just a sudden mess. 😆