DU ladies, ever pass/fail the "pencil test"?

[NewWaveChick1981]

:hi: :rofl: Couldn't help such a lame copycat, but just for the record, I fail the "pencil test" every time. :P

[AllegroRondo]

1. what the heck is the pencil test?

:shrug:

[NewWaveChick1981]

5. Dammit, you people just aren't hip...

:rofl: The pencil test is when you put a pencil under a certain female attribute, and if it stays, you fail the pencil test. If it falls out, you pass it. :rofl:

[AllegroRondo]

9. OK, next question ...... WHY?

does this have to do with the questions about testing people you would date?

[NewWaveChick1981]

10. Nope.

:P :rofl: It's a test some goober developed a long time ago to tell if a woman needed a bra or not. If she fails the pencil test, she needs one. I heard about this test when I was growing up in the early 70s, so it's a decidedly low-tech way to determine bra viability. :rofl:

[AllegroRondo]

12. OK, next question...

did you pass or fail?

or do you not care if some silly test tells you if you need a bra or not?

[NewWaveChick1981]

15. I already told you... I fail every time...

:rofl: But no, I don't need a pencil to tell me that... :P

[SPKrazy]

66. d'oh really?

:P



:hi:

[mopinko]

65. i believe dear abby was the culprit.

the underwear police have mentioned this to me a few times. lucky for them i have not chosen to conceal a fire arm.

[Little Wing]

27. Err no, it's the opposite

[NewWaveChick1981]

47. I was given different criteria when the test was developed.

:P That's how my friends and I learned it. :shrug:

[buddhamama]

2. what's the pencil test-

failing to share your #2s? :D :hi:

[NewWaveChick1981]

6. See #5 above...

:hi:

[Maineiac]

3. OK, I don't get out much

What is the "pencil test"?

[NewWaveChick1981]

7. Check out #5 above...

:P

[Omphaloskepsis]

4. Pencil test?

Tits, ass, or taco.. This is a new term to me.

[NewWaveChick1981]

8. See #5...

:rofl:

[graywarrior]

11. I could hold a broom handle for hours....days even.

[NewWaveChick1981]

14. I salute you, gray...

:patriot: :D :rofl:

[Maineiac]

13. My version of the pencil test

is to give my date a piece of paper with that pencil and if they can form coherent sentences out of words, chances are they're a keeper.

[NewWaveChick1981]

17. Even better...

:P :D

[skygazer]

16. Pencil dropper here

I am an admitted failure at the pencil test. :blush:

[NewWaveChick1981]

18. If you're a pencil dropper, then you PASS!

:)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. My dear NewWaveChick!

*sob*

I always fail it.........:cry:

[NewWaveChick1981]

21. Most women don't cry if they fail, though...

:hug: :)

[KitchenWitch]

20. Do you even need to ask me that question?

Of course I fail!

:bounce::bounce:

[NewWaveChick1981]

22. Yay!

:bounce: :bounce: :)

[malta blue]

23. Failure checking in

Failed it since I gave birth

[NewWaveChick1981]

24. ...

:) It's funny...all the women in my immediate family are passers, but I guess I inherited some failing genes...:P My mom only failed when she was pregnant and nursing... otherwise, total passer. :rofl:

[MorningGlow]

25. Totally fail

So bad I think I lost one or two or 12 up in there over the years...

[Dora]

28. Oh, honey. I'm a pencil cup. n/t

[MorningGlow]

32. Boo-yah

Here's to south-pointin' twins!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Dora]

52. My high-beams still shine on the road.

But their housing ain't riding as high as I'd like.

bouncy bouncy!

[liontamer]

26. what's considered failing or passing is gender specific

Women always think that the pencil should fall, whereas all the guys I know want the pencil to stay put.

[Little Wing]

29. possibly

men measure the size, women measure the droopiness i guess

[NewJeffCT]

53. I'm a bit confused by what passing & failing means?

I had thought if the pencil drops, it means the woman's breast is too small to hold up the pencil? And, if it stays up, it means that the breast is large enough to hold the pencil?

Or, is it if the pencil drops, it means the breast is too perky to hold the pencil up, while if the pencils stays up, it means the breast is sagging over the pencil and holding it up?

[Little Wing]

54. I always thought it was the former, apparently the cheating women

here have changed the rules

:yoiks:

[NewJeffCT]

56. Obviously this requires some more pondering on my part

to mentally picture both pencil tests and what is passing & failing...:hide:

[liontamer]

71. yes the first view is the one that all the guys i know use

while the second is the one the women i know use

[AllegroRondo]

38. speak for yourself, but

I prefer a dropped pencil.

[Little Wing]

30. I know a woman who passed :or failed using your definition: with a clarinet

:shrug:

[AllegroRondo]

34. B flat or E flat clarinet?

and could she pass/fail with a bassoon?

[Silver Swan]

31. Sad to say

Pencil?

Broom?

Clarinet?

How about a rolling pin?

[dropkickpa]

41. Beer bottle?

Did that one as a bet. I won, and got to drink the beer.

[Debi]

33. You'd have to buy one of those 12-packs for me

:blush:

I got to my current size at the age of 14 and have remaind there since - great now since I'm only 5'2" (and slightly over weight) but not so great for a 90 pound eighth grader who doesn't want to draw attention to herself...:wow:

[dropkickpa]

42. I feel your pain!

I was horrified when they started growing, and even more when they grew so much so fast (let's just say, in 6 months I went from carpentry to skiing). And, no matter what my weight, preg/nursing or not, the fuckers stay the same. I'm only 5 feet tall, so I pretty much hit my top height at the same time. It was a lot of fun, what with having 5 asshole brothers to tease me. Good thing they taught me how to throw a punch!

[Debi]

45. I'm certain it helped w/cheerleading tryouts

and getting dates to the dance! But man...swimsuit season sucked!

[blondeatlast]

35. I pass AND fail. One stays, the other falls. Really. nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

36. just cos you asked..i tested and i passed.

didnt think i would though

[LaraMN]

37. I didn't know, so naturally, I had to go check.

I did not have a pencil, so I used a Papermate pen with blue ink and a standard-size barrel.
They can't hold a pen, but the messing around caused nippage. Do I get any points *snort!* for that?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

39. ...

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[AllegroRondo]

Pens may be more slippery

I think you should recheck with a standard yellow #2.

[Debi]

44. TMI TMI TMI TMI

:yoiks:

[NewWaveChick1981]

48. You need to stop drawing on them with your Papermate...

:rofl: That'll cut down on the nippage... :P

[LaraMN]

49. So blue areolas is a big "no," huh?

:rofl:

[NewWaveChick1981]

50. I think green would be a more becoming color...

:rofl:

[Gormy Cuss]

40. Passed with high honors.

:7

[Oeditpus Rex]

43. Pencil? Bah!

Minor league. :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8ByKpnjoGI

(Caution: Not safe for work.)

[GoneOffShore]

64. That was very disturbing

But not as disturbing as this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Mdyt76DXA&NR

(Caution: Not safe for work.) Or possibly anywhere else.

:wtf:

[NewWaveChick1981]

70. Dude, I'm impressed!

:thumbsup: There's no way I could lift a bowling ball that way. That's pretty damn impressive! :)

[Guava Jelly]

46. Can i be the guy that places the pencils between the mountains?

:shrug: :rofl:

[crim son]

51. Nobody will be surprised to learn that I pass the test.

*sigh*

[libnnc]

55. Pencil?!? Oh, honey...both remote controls, and possibly a small kitten.

It ain't exactly something I'm proud of. After age 30, gravity IS AN EFFING BEEEOTCH!

[MissMillie]

57. pencil... hell

bring me the heavy-duty stapler!

[LeftyMom]

58. Do I pass since I can't hold up a pancil, or fail because I pretty much lack the needed attributes?

:sigh:

[NewJeffCT]

61. that was my question above

and I'm still confused...

[NewWaveChick1981]

62. OK... I think I just figured this out...

:P I learned about the pencil test when I was about 8 years old in 1971 or so. At the time, it was all the rage to go braless. You know, burning bras and such. :) I think if you passed the test, you got to go braless. If you failed, you had to wear them. That's why failing the pencil test means having to wear a bra to me. Passing the test means you can go bra-free.

That's why there's so much confusion. :) It's because of when we learned about the test. I guess in the conservative 80s and 90s, failing = not having to wear a bra. That's conservativism for you. :rofl:

[lutefisk]

59. This thread really belongs in the Photography Group forum...n/t

:wow: :crazy: :eyes: :9 O8)

[NewWaveChick1981]

60. And to think it started out as a copycat...

:rofl: :P :hi:

[uppityperson]

63. Only when nursing my baby, thank god.

makes things much easier.

[SPKrazy]

67. Why Do You Even Take It?

knowing that you will fail?

I mean :dunce:



:rofl:



:P


;)

[Left Is Write]

68. I have never failed the pencil test.

I couldn't hold a pencil without a lot of duct tape.

[MistressOverdone]

69. Pencil?

I can keep an entire oil paint set with ten brushes under there. Keeps them nice and warm.

[RevolutionaryActs]

72. If it falls, do I fail or pass?

:shrug:

[NewJeffCT]

74. Both, it seems

see my confusion above and some explanations...

[Ms_Dem_Meanor]

73. FAILED!!!

40D here!!! :rofl:


:bounce: :bounce:


I only got them because I had a kid! :P


But I sure am glad I got 'em!!! :D

[Scarlett17]

75. Pencil, try a can of Aqua Net

When I was in high school and my girlfriends were discussing the pencil test, they always teased me that I could hold up a can of Aqua Net hairspray. I never did, but I'm quite sure I could. Probably more now.

[BarenakedLady]

76. Sadly yes...

I fail miserably...


I think I lost a small child in there.