Angel: Is that what you think you are--a hero? Spike: Saved the world didn't I? Angel: Once. Talk to me after you've done it a couple more times.

'Destiny'


Natter 70: Hookers and Blow  

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.


Consuela - Aug 21, 2012 7:07:05 am PDT #18868 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I would assume turkey baster over rape, every time.

Frankly, I would assume that any woman I knew who became pregnant from rape would have an abortion. There are certainly women who keep the child, but my assumption would be that they wouldn't.

In other news, ESRI, which is a major player in computerized mapping technology, has an online wildfire map of the United States. Useful, that.


Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2012 7:10:03 am PDT #18869 of 30001
brillig

online wildfire map

Well, that explains why the air around here is so much crap.


Tom Scola - Aug 21, 2012 7:27:03 am PDT #18870 of 30001
hwæt

In procrastination news, I just disconnected my landline phone service; something I should have done about 8 years ago.


meara - Aug 21, 2012 7:27:34 am PDT #18871 of 30001

Well, but I think the point is, if she keeps the pregnancy, at some point (many points) people are going to be asking her about how it happened/why/who the father is. People are nosy and rude. So regardless of whether it's them asking about "Oh, did you decide to go ahead and do it yourself?" re turkey baster, or whatever, she's going to have to THINK about it and come up with an answer and deal all the time.


Allyson - Aug 21, 2012 7:40:58 am PDT #18872 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 saw a quote from Akin and he said that he thinks you are punishing innocent life if you have an abortion - no matter the circumstances by which the woman got pregnant.

But the morning after pill would solve that in some cases. So he should be all for it!


tommyrot - Aug 21, 2012 7:41:52 am PDT #18873 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Running mate Ryan handsome young suction gold

A NYT headline, machine-translated into Chinese and back into English

I wanna know about the 'suction gold' thing....


tommyrot - Aug 21, 2012 7:43:09 am PDT #18874 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

But the morning after pill would solve that in some cases.

Many conservatives view the morning after pill as a type of abortion.

Along with some other forms of contraception.

Ryan thinks this, btw.


Jessica - Aug 21, 2012 7:47:26 am PDT #18875 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Many conservatives view the morning after pill as a type of abortion.

Many conservatives also seem to think that this (among other biological facts) is a matter of opinion.

I can only conclude from this that many conservatives are too stupid to live and should not be put in charge of legislating things.


le nubian - Aug 21, 2012 7:50:38 am PDT #18876 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

That's what killed me. Akin is on the Science and Technology Committee. It is no wonder some of our public policies are so fucked up.

I don't necessarily need to agree with everyone on various committees, but I think someone on the Science and Technology Committee SHOULD BELIEVE IN SCIENCE.

Fucking seriously.


Burrell - Aug 21, 2012 8:02:13 am PDT #18877 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Many conservatives view the morning after pill as a type of abortion.

Drives me crazy. It prevents OVULATION not fertilization.