Mammaries

Is there a funnier word than 'mammaries'? The partner and I were watching "The Aviator" (which is a great movie, a must see) and there is this really well done scene where the Howard Hughes character played by Leonardo di Caprio (proving again the amazing range of his talent) is forced to defend the overexposure of "mammaries" in one of his movies starring Jane Bryant (yes, THAT Jane Bryant).

The scene is very amusing, with accusations of indecency flying. There is mention of photos to demonstrate and suddenly I am all, "did they show breasts in movies during the 30's and 40's?" when suddenly the pictures are put up and basically, we see the mammaries behind a blouse. A fairly conservative one by today's standards. Now, assuming these events actually took place, given that this is based on the real life of Howard Hughes, this scene takes on massive comic undertones, and is brilliantly played.

Although I am not sure how many times the word "mammaries" was used during the scene, it had to be at least 30 - once Hughes starts comparing Bryant's mammaries with other large-mammaried actresses of the time. The word "breast" was never mentioned - God forbid.

Anyway, my immature side was tickled by this scene.