Wouldn't any non-doctor guy be too busy wincing and crossing his legs to be any help?
Moreso than a woman who's never had kids?
Having a vagina does not automatically make one an expert in getting a baby out of someone else's, is all I'm sayin'.
And don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! ... You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Lost: OMGWTF POLAR BEAR
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Jessica - Apr 07, 2005 7:22:17 am PDT #7497 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Allyson - Apr 07, 2005 7:23:06 am PDT #7498 of 10000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Okay, this makes me laugh.
Jif Peanut Butter sent us a giftpack for auction, as did Hansen's, who make "Lost" energy drink.
I just clap my hands and smile. That's just so much fun.
§ ita § - Apr 07, 2005 7:23:54 am PDT #7499 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Having a vagina does not automatically make one an expert in getting a baby out of someone else's, is all I'm sayin'.
No, but it does make the whole staring at a vagina thing marginally less ... confused.
Nutty - Apr 07, 2005 7:26:44 am PDT #7500 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Don't people tend to default to the female because birth involves a lot of goolie inspecting?
The only person I've ever known who passed out looking at birth photos was female. But, I bet that men have a lesser baseline for "yes, popping a crenshaw melon out a nostril here!" Excepting the exceedingly squeamish of both sexes, most women have more education about what happens at birth than most men do. Notice Charlie was like, "we should boil some water!" which, while a nice step, is useful in an outdoor, no-tools birth only for the making of tea.
Anne W. - Apr 07, 2005 7:29:27 am PDT #7501 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Were we the only ones to yell "Dave! MOOOOOOOO" at the screen during that first tying the bow tie scene?
I'm scratching my head over this reference.
Scrappy - Apr 07, 2005 7:31:22 am PDT #7502 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Look at it this way--if YOU had to be naked from the waist down with your legs over someone's shoulders and them staring at the gates of paradise for a long period, and it had to be, say, someone you worked with, would you randomly choose a guy or another female?
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 07, 2005 7:33:09 am PDT #7503 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Moreso than a woman who's never had kids?
I meant with regard to the testicular problem, not the birthing. Just channel surfing past America's Funniest Home Videos makes me flinch if I hit the ubiquitous baseball to the crotch scenes.
Jessica - Apr 07, 2005 7:34:52 am PDT #7504 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If I were in labor, I'd want whoever had the highest probability of delivering my baby alive with all limbs intact. I really wouldn't care if they were male or female.
-t - Apr 07, 2005 7:36:32 am PDT #7505 of 10000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm scratching my head over this reference.
The guy who was Jack's best man played Titus' brother Dave on the late lamented Titus. I don't think I can explain the cow thing succintly.
§ ita § - Apr 07, 2005 7:37:19 am PDT #7506 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If I were in labor, I'd want whoever had the highest probability of delivering my baby alive with all limbs intact.
I don't see any real debate in this scenario (not yours, Jessica, just generally) that this person wasn't Kate. Maybe we're more hung up on her gender than the writers or the other characters.
I guess I need to take Nutty with me if I hike pregnant. I don't know much more about birthing babies than Charlie (did he ask about towels?).