French Men Drop Their Drawers to Save Their Jobs

And Put Together Something Special for Women

Abby Greenhill
We all have one, or have seen one. Some are bigger than others; some don't quite measure up to our expectations. Some are thin, some are thick. Some are put together pretty good, some fall apart. Some sparkle, others are dull and lifeless.

Some have little glitches on them, some are smooth as silk. Some have a staple, some are just perfect. Some are dark, some are light. Some try to initiate a mood, while others just hang around. Some you would pass up, others you would pay a lot of money to see.

I bet you have one, and your dad to and your brother. I know people that have more than one. Some people have one in every room in the house. Some people could care less if they get a new one or not. Some people recycle theirs.

You have one, I'm sure you do. I have one also. As a matter of fact I'm looking at it right now. Yes, there it is. It's right here in this room where I can see it...it's my wall calendar. My beautiful "Just Labs" 2009 wall calendar that it totally PG13 rated.

Some workers in France put together their own raw calendar. The reason 'behind' the calendar is to help save their jobs, or they say that's the 'point' of it. You heard me; they are letting it all hang out in order to draw attention to their potential unemployment. How this is going to save their jobs is way beyond me. I guess in the overall scheme of things this is much safer than blowing up the post office after you are fired, or kidnapping an x-boss to prove a point. At least no one gets hurt this way.

However, these are not Mr. Chip or Mr. Dale...these are run of the mill factory workers who have dropped their drawers and are letting their manhood shine through. Fifteen men posed for the calendar - I guess they have 3 more months than we have! Out of 5,000 copies printed so far only 2,000 have been sold.

I guess it is true, desperate times call for desperate measures....speaking of measures, I guess they aren't afraid of measuring up! What they are afraid of is being out of work. Their wives seem to have adjusted to seeing them in the 'au natural', heck they're French! Maybe it's not such a bad idea after all. Hummmmmm

I can see it now...all potentially unemployed men will line up around the world and put together calendars. My mind's eye is focusing now...oh, wait, I just pictured the 90 year old 'greeter' at Wallyworld as the centerfold....No!

Published by Abby Greenhill

Abby is a retired Administrative Assistant. She is a pet lover who has many years experience as a dog owner. She loves to take road trips anywhere up and down the East Coast and tries to stay current on ne...  View profile

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  • Patricia Sheasley Sicilia10/8/2009

    OMG, how could you ever stand next to them at the water cooler again!

  • Tina Twito10/1/2009

    Gave me a laugh today!

  • Bethany Marsh9/28/2009

    Yeah baby!!

  • John Smither9/24/2009

    This reminds me of the British WI group of over 50's that did a similar thing a few years back, a movie was made of this.

  • Lady Samantha9/24/2009

    I WANT THIS CALENDAR! :)

  • Allene Newberg Bilodeau9/23/2009

    The French have 3 more months than we do?! Why, I'm stunned, Greenhill! No wonder Nancy Canfield sent us over here to see how appalling your article is! (Ok, I can barely control my snickering now...) So, honey, ya forgot to give us a link to see the merchandise! Oh, no, I see that dirty-minded young Maria (who once wrote abt an elf's enormous erection... tsk!) is trying to buy up the whole collection! We older ladies need a little excitement in our dreary lives, too, ya know! So this is the theme of the story in "The Full Monty". It's been on Broadway and film. It was a hilarious movie & based on a bunch of regular guys in the British Isles who were out of work. They put on a show though, & in the end, turn to give us "the full Monty". So I think it's an entertaining idea, but like you, I don't exactly know how it will bring these Frenchmen good jobs. Especially if they can't even sell the calendars! Sounds like Chip and Dale isn't their calling! Fun article, Greenhill!

  • Maria Roth9/23/2009

    The other 3000 calendars have been sold now...all to me! Hehehehe.

  • Thomas Lane9/23/2009

    Not quite the same as the "Calendar Girls" (an excellent movie, by the way), is it?

  • Kim Linton9/23/2009

    Love your title, the content, and the comments. Thanks for a fun read this morning!

  • P. Workinger9/23/2009

    I can think of more than a few I wouldn't mind seeing with a staple in them!

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