Dawn: I thought you were adequate. Giles: And the accolades keep pouring in. I'd best take my leave before my head swells any larger. Good night.

'First Date'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

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.


Toddson - Nov 17, 2011 11:38:28 am PST #7312 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Misogynist sauce ... is that anything like hollandaise? it curdles easily ....


Cass - Nov 17, 2011 11:39:08 am PST #7313 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

More families should plan their Thanksgiving oven schedule ahead so well.

I read the "About" on his blog, and he apparently is trying to eliminate sleep from his schedule. Good luck with that.

Oooh, the path to sanity!


Fred Pete - Nov 17, 2011 12:04:15 pm PST #7314 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.

Current argument: Men cannot be friends with women they are attracted to

And there go half of the pop/rock songs of the '60s. Including most of Roy Orbison's and Gene Pitney's catalogs.


Jessica - Nov 17, 2011 12:09:48 pm PST #7315 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Including most of Roy Orbison's and Gene Pitney's catalogs.

Pfft. Whatever, it's not like they were real musicians anyway.


amyth - Nov 17, 2011 12:11:31 pm PST #7316 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

Singers.


Allyson - Nov 17, 2011 12:14:25 pm PST #7317 of 30001
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

I guess my worry is, how many dudes feel like this?

Also, take douchey musician guy: He's a scientist. What if he's in a position to decide who gets defined as scientist on panels/boards/whatever?

He doesn't even see how he's created a set of rules designed to shut women out of something that do not apply to men.

His argument was: Why aren't there any women rock musicians? And in order to "prove" his argument he created his own special definition of women, and said, "there, there aren't any."

What if he's in charge of shit?


Consuela - Nov 17, 2011 12:17:03 pm PST #7318 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Current argument: Men cannot be friends with women they are attracted to

Wasn't that the premise of When Harry Met Sally? Or at least the issue they open the movie arguing about?

ION, I just completed wasted over two hours in order to attend a mandatory 20-minute meeting with some muckity-muck in which we learned nothing. And then sat around for 45 minutes waiting for the bus back to the office. Man, what a frelling waste of my time. And your tax dollars. Bah.


§ ita § - Nov 17, 2011 12:18:35 pm PST #7319 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

And there go half of the pop/rock songs of the '60s. Including most of Roy Orbison's and Gene Pitney's catalogs.

Roy Orbison sang a lot about being friends with women he was attracted to? Sincere question. I know about two songs of his.


Gudanov - Nov 17, 2011 12:21:00 pm PST #7320 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Why aren't there any women rock musicians?

Blink. Huh? This must be some no true Scottsman thing.


Strix - Nov 17, 2011 12:25:15 pm PST #7321 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Dude. I have guy friends who I find attractive. Not gonna ever happen, but sure!

I mean, isn't part of being friends with someone is that you find them appealing? And sometimes you can find them appealing, have a totally platonic relationship and STILL think "Yeah, I'd tap that?"

Whatevs. People are stupid. Anyone dumb enough to believe adult people can't be friends with someone who they find appealing enough to put in the "Would sleep with if circumstances were different" is lying to themselves or just has really massive lack of self-control.

I have guy friends I KNOW would sleep me with me, and vice versa. Do we flirt? Sure! It's fun! I don't say/do anything with them I wouldn't do in front of my husband; ain't anything ever gonna happen -- we're all happily narried. But that doesn't mean I don't find them appealing. That just goes against basic human nature.