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Tue, 26 Jan 2010 7:56p.m.

If you’re a big breasted woman, or a little person who would like to fetch beer for a bunch of guys at the upcoming Wellington Sevens, there could be a job for you.

Predictably, an ad which ran on TradeMe over the weekend has attracted its fare share of critics. It has since been toned down, but the original ad still attracted more than enough people who wanted to do the job.

The bosses are rugby Sevens fans, and the job is fetching beer for them.

The ad originally placed on TradeMe states the fans want to hire “a midget or large chested woman to be a beer wench”.

It prompted 27 complaints to TradeMe, from people concerned the ad was, among other things, “demeaning” and “disgusting”.

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Comments [10]

katy singh
03 Mar 2010 6:54p.m.

hey there John,
I am a "Home and Away" fan just love watching that show, but wanted to no why is it that tv3 puts adds on and telling us the news will be on at 6:00 p.m I mean hey we all no the news will be on at 6:00 !! will all the adds and reminders that the news will be on, HOME AND AWAY is only on for like "15 minutes" whats that about hmmmm.
why not just like the show run for half an hour with out the reminders on "the news on at 6:00 !!" and adds!!.

lol just felt like asking why that is that's all
ohh and by the love your show John I watch every night cool

KATY

1866Umidget
30 Jan 2010 7:02a.m.

once again, midgets, dwarfs and dwarf talent with their shorts in a bunch! :-)

Mr Jennings
27 Jan 2010 7:09p.m.

Place an ad for a temporary actor fitting these xxx and yyy attributes. JOB DONE!!! Then all the whinging prudes can eat one.

cherie
27 Jan 2010 12:57p.m.

How stupid.
These people need to get a life and a sense of humour.
The fun police are at it again.
If you take offence then don't apply although the sort of women who complain about this stuff normaly wouldn't get hired. That ugly stick beats them hard sometimes.

dude
27 Jan 2010 9:23a.m.

Oh you can't do anything much these days without some molycoddled mummys baby complaining, lightin up out there,

Maybe
27 Jan 2010 9:00a.m.

I seriously can't get over how people have reacted to this!

I was recently a 'beer wench' for a stag do. Me and 42 men on a bus - by the time I got home I stunk of beer and vomit but got paid quite well for it - all without taking my clothes off! (otherwise I wouldn't have done it)... I'm pretty sure a day at the Sevens getting cuddles and shoulder rides would be much nicer :)

chazz
27 Jan 2010 9:00a.m.

i tried to enter and they told me they'd take anyone except my ginger nuts.

Owen
27 Jan 2010 8:50a.m.

These guys are awesome, take it easy people and have some fun.

Glenn
27 Jan 2010 6:55a.m.

Sigh....It would seem no one has a sense of humor these days, people are become more and more uptight, what a sad world it is becoming.

wench is ok no
26 Jan 2010 11:29p.m.

C'mon people, who really gives a rats arse.

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