I swear that Dawkins took on the orgasm in The Selfish Gene.
Jayne: Yeah, that was some pretty risky sittin' you did there. Wash: That's right, of course, 'cause they wouldn't arrest me if we got boarded, I'm just the pilot. I can always say I was flying the ship by accident.
'Serenity'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
P.M. Marc - May 06, 2013 7:57:14 pm PDT #21757 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
§ ita § - May 06, 2013 8:34:06 pm PDT #21758 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm not going to claim it's everyday, but I do know a non-trivial number of guys (not in theatre or comedy or sports) who have made the decision at least once during their sex lives of "I gotta stop having sex right now in order to have sex with someone else." I have seen very little to imply that orgasm causing was important enough to a gene's selfishness that society told guys the onus was on them.
Pretty much, if a guy doesn't have an orgasm, he's really really cut down on his chances of impregnation with that sexual encounter. Plummeting probability. But I still have no idea how much "more" means. 2%? Who's sticking around for that? 95%? Then guys would be so trained by the behaviour that they'd be displaying it even when they're not trying to reproduce (well, at least the ones that lean on "I'm biologically designed to hit it and quit it, hon! I'd love to stay and chat, but evolution.").
Stephanie - May 06, 2013 11:26:25 pm PDT #21759 of 30001
Trust my rage
This piece on NPR names must have been written by a (spirit) buffista. [link]
Kat - May 07, 2013 3:18:28 am PDT #21760 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I LOVE that article. But I also love those names.
Frankenbuddha - May 07, 2013 3:27:32 am PDT #21761 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I figured I'd give you folks a quick update. The damage was not so bad once the Fire Dept. removed the tarps they'd thrown over the areas where water was coming in. I'll lose a couple three dozen cds, a half dozen really nice coffee table books, a closet full of old newspapers and clippings that I've been trying to get through to cull stuff (not a problem now - even if they hadn't gotten wrecked I was probably going to toss them) and a bunch of comic books - nothing especially valuable among them. I also think a futon I had in the spare bedroom is probably a loss, although the frame is probably OK.
Now it's down to packing, getting a new place to live, and moving. I think I will be hiring moves this time.
Sadly I did not have renters insurance, which I'm kicking myself about now. Lesson learned, I guess. That, and always make sure there are working batteries in the smoke detectors, although I'm not sure it would have helped as the landlord didn't keep his up to date either.
Sparky1 - May 07, 2013 3:51:47 am PDT #21762 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
Frank, be easy on yourself - this has got to be upsetting in ways we can't imagine. So glad you're safe.
On another matter entirely, 15,000 year old words! [link]
-t - May 07, 2013 4:13:36 am PDT #21763 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
(((Frank))) Hiring movers sounds like the right call. I hope you can find a new home quickly and easily.
sumi - May 07, 2013 4:40:49 am PDT #21764 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Theodosia - May 07, 2013 4:47:02 am PDT #21765 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Hugs, Frank!
Fred Pete - May 07, 2013 4:52:20 am PDT #21766 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Frank, what Sparky said. Also, you probably want to contact the fire department -- or whoever's handling matters in place of your landlord -- about access to the apartment for packing purposes. Another helpful hint: Don't worry too much about packing neatly. You can always sort things out in the new place.
(Part of the Buffista hive mind is the BTDT crew. Although in our case, we'd already found a place and given notice before the fire happened. The fire fighters threw some of our stuff in the boxes we'd already collected, which helped the packing along.)