Topic: What do people mean when they say "let's get down to bras tax"?

Green !StaYqkzUPc started this discussion 5 years ago #101,789

And why do they say it? It makes no sense. Taxing bras would be a sexist political decision.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 6 minutes later[^] [v] #1,149,670

Brass tacks you berk.

blom joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,149,681

@previous (B)

Pretty sure it's bra stacks, it's an olde saying by underwearmongers

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 2 days later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,150,555

@previous (blom)
No. It's "brass tacks".

The phrase originates from old tailor shops. Tailors would estimate cloth lengths by using their arms. Arm lengths vary, so clothing sizes would vary. When somebody demanded an accurate measurement, the tailor would use the most uniform measurement on their workbench: a row of brass tacks.

dw !p9hU6ckyqw joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,150,558

I thought they used the bras tax to buy brass tacks for getting down

blom replied with this 5 years ago, 8 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,150,720

@1,150,555 (D)

That's wrong.

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,150,724

@OP

Have you ever paid tax?

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 54 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,150,730

*Brass tacks? No, computer viruses!

Minichan