a generality can be so general as to be meaningless
And some aren't -- are you saying this one is meaningless? That's a completely different point from it not being universally applicable.
You're like my fairy godmother, and Santa Claus, and Q all wrapped up into one! Q from Bond, not Star Trek.
Buffy ,'Help'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - May 10, 2005 10:25:17 am PDT #2832 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Daisy Jane - May 10, 2005 10:26:04 am PDT #2833 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I have red shiny patent leather wedges. I know they are Shoes with a capital S.
beth b - May 10, 2005 10:26:46 am PDT #2834 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
my Dh is sitting in the corner with Betsy's and Jessica's husbands. Which is good, because I really don't spend a lot of time worrying about getting dressed. Usually if I plan on being anywhere other than the neighborhood I look pulled together. or at least co-ordinate.
speaking of which I need to shower and get dressed for work. bah
Betsy HP - May 10, 2005 10:26:53 am PDT #2835 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I'm saying there is no sentence that starts "Guys like" that I'm going to find plausible.
It's just.... too big a sample set. You can't draw a smooth curve.
bon bon - May 10, 2005 10:27:37 am PDT #2836 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
If the world generalized to my boyfriend, there would be guys whose preferences seem completely unimpinged [that isn't even a word, is it] by social expectations. An example:
"your eyeliner looks nice!"
"I'm not wearing eyeliner. Do you mean eye shadow?"
"Maybe?"
"Are you just saying that because you can tell I'm wearing eye shadow?"
"Well, I see sparkles."
Trudy Booth - May 10, 2005 10:27:55 am PDT #2837 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
The only person who's ever told me I should wear makeup is my grandmother.
Nora Deirdre - May 10, 2005 10:28:09 am PDT #2838 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
"Well, I see sparkles."
OMG SO CUTE.
Betsy HP - May 10, 2005 10:28:25 am PDT #2839 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I think I have more of a grasp on it. What people like in their sexual partners is as quirky and as idiosyncratic as they come. You can find somebody who likes or dislikes anything. It isn't that difficult.
Daisy Jane - May 10, 2005 10:28:26 am PDT #2840 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
A friend's 8 yr old daughter was getting pressure to shave her legs, getting made fun of for being a baby & so on. A couple of us called her to tell her that we avioded shaving our legs when we didn't have to and that not shaving was the much more adult way to go.
§ ita § - May 10, 2005 10:28:32 am PDT #2841 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm saying there is no sentence that starts "Guys like" that I'm going to find plausible.
I'm a little disappointed that my insistence of an implied "Most" isn't getting through, but there you go. Do you want me to edit the original post? Will it help? Or should I just let it slide?