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Sex or a Plasma TV? British Men Split 50-50

Survey finds half would abstain for six months to get a TV

By Jim O'Neill,  Newser User

Posted Feb 9, 2008 2:27 PM CST

(Newser) – With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it might not be a good time to bring this up, but nearly 50% of British men surveyed said they’d abstain from sex for six months if it meant they’d land a 50-inch Plasma television, Vunet reports. The poll, by retailer Comet, found only 35% of women would take a similar vow of celibacy.

"It seems that size really does matter more for men than women," the firm told Reuters. Cupid isn’t the only one in trouble. Roughly 25% of the people polled said they'd give up smoking, another 25% would ditch chocolate, and 20% would give up watching soccer in exchange for the big screen.

A Panasonic Plasma HDTV is shown at a press preview Thursday, March 29, 2007 in New York. Panasonic has ten new plasma TV's for 2007, including 42, 50, 58 and 103-inch models. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
A Panasonic Plasma HDTV is shown at a press preview Thursday, March 29, 2007 in New York. Panasonic has ten new plasma TV's for 2007, including 42, 50, 58 and 103-inch models. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)   (Associated Press)
A model displays Panasonic's new 1080p Full High Definition Plasma TV Viera TH-50PZ700SK in Tokyo Tuesday, April 10, 2007.  Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes Panasonic brand products, says with a moving-picture resolution o f over 900 lines, the 1080p Viera TVs provide  not only with outstanding still images...
A model displays Panasonic's new 1080p Full High Definition Plasma TV Viera TH-50PZ700SK in Tokyo Tuesday, April 10, 2007. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes Panasonic brand products,...   (Associated Press)
Panasonic Plasma HDTV's are shown at a press preview, Thursday, March 29, 2007, in New York. Panasonic has ten new plasma TV's for 2007, including 42, 50, 58 and 103-inch models. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Panasonic Plasma HDTV's are shown at a press preview, Thursday, March 29, 2007, in New York. Panasonic has ten new plasma TV's for 2007, including 42, 50, 58 and 103-inch models. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)   (Associated Press)
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