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boolean Donating Member (992 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:17 AM
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There are a lot of man haters around here
In honor of the threads we've all seen here where an all out flame war breaks out between men and women, I just want to say to all you women who for one reason or another hate men - You really need to chill out.

We're not all sexists misogynistic pigs. Sure, sometimes we may use phrases such as "grow a pair" or "have some balls", but please recognize that those are just expressions. We don't actually want you to grow a pair. It would turn us off, really. (The heterosexual of us, anyway)

And while true that most anti-choice people are usually men, that doesn't mean that most men are anti choice.

And yeah, we like naked women. Can you blame us? The naked woman is a beautiful thing. Don't get your panties in a bunch if we like to pin up pages from Playboy or Hustler. Feel free to put up pictures of Playgirl or Brad Pitt or whoever the fuck the current hollywood boy toy is. We won't mind. And don't get your panties in a bunch over the phrase "get your panties in a bunch", either. A lot of us don't wear panties, so we can't get them in a bunch. Though we can easily get our briefs and/or boxers in a bunch.

The word "bitch" means "female dog". So really, when a man calls a woman a bitch, he's just calling her a dog. Feel free to call us "pigs" in response. Don't worry, we can take it, because we have balls. :evilgrin:

But also understand that "bitch" can also mean complaining. As in, "Quit your bitching", which is basically what I'm saying here in this post. It can apply to a man, too. I've told many men to quit their bitching. It's a unisex word and it doesn't deserve such shabby treatment.

Regarding sex: We like it. There really isn't anything you can do about that, except maybe get a sex change operation. We're programmed genetically to slobber like dogs whenever you so much as look back at us and smile. Where do you think all those lame ass pick up lines come from? Why do you think we're willing to embarrass and humiliate ourselves just at a chance to get you into bed? We're shameless because it's a biological urge that doesn't really go away. We're horny when we wake up and we're horny after meals and we're horny in the afternoon and we're horny while we're skydiving. Don't take it personally, really.

But most importantly, don't believe the hype from the corpomedia regarding what type of women we are attracted to. They may all be super thin and have large breasts on TV and in the movies, but trust us, that's not all we are attracted to. We like thin women and fat women. Short women and tall women. Brunettes, blondes, redheads. We like small breasts and large breasts, we like round asses and tight asses, we like women, period.

The battle of the sexes will never be won by either side. You know why? Because there is no battle of the sexes. Most of us don't get worked up about this shit. There are only a small group of men who hate women and a small group of women who hate men. I'm addressing the latter: Chill.
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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:18 AM
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1. IBL
oh man oh man. I don't even know where to start.
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HCE SuiGeneris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:02 AM
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153. I really, really hate this Man


:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:19 AM
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2. Is this satire?
Seriously. :shrug:

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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:51 AM
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58. probably not
I see this kind of stuff a lot - don't you? :o
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Sapphocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:35 AM
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115. I'm wishing it were.
I'm thinking it's not.

Sad. Way sad.
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:21 AM
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3. This is going to be painful to watch...
:wow:
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ContraBass Black Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:22 AM
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4. Heeeeeeeeereeee we go!
:eyes:
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mia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:24 AM
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5. Do you like old women too?
Just checking:)
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Harper_is_Bush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:24 AM
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6. How can you tell when someone has a very small penis?
Anyone?
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:26 AM
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9. They post anti women? n/t
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:27 AM
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10. When you hear the following:
My GF told me to give her 8 and make it hurt, so I banged her twice and pulled her hair.

Yeah, that's getting pulled.
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Harper_is_Bush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:30 AM
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14. BINGO! n/t
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nicknameless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:40 AM
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Agreed. Very revealing OP.
Microscope and tweezers anyone?

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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:25 AM
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7. Huh? I've never seen such a post
But carry on. You must be bored.
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:33 AM
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21. I almost posted this but refrained:


Since it is someone probably just having a bad night like I have had before :)
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:25 AM
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8. Hmmmmm, a little extra butter, salt, and a beer please
:popcorn:
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kiahzero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:28 AM
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11. Try some parmesan. It's excellent on popcorn. (n/t)
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:29 AM
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12. That's how my wife likes it
I pop it in a big pot on the stove, melt her some real butter, she salts and cheeses to her desire.
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kiahzero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:31 AM
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16. I'd never had it before another popcorn thread. (n/t)
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:45 AM
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45. Try chili flavored
Some seasoned salt (I like Season-All) and some chili powder. My two-year-old LOVES it!
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:48 AM
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50. good with cinnamon and sugar too. i am trying yours... like parmesian
too
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:45 AM
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44. Yummy. Parmesan.
*running to the kitchen*



*jumping for joy because we have parmesan*




:popcorn:


Anyone want a beer? It even has a happy face.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:49 AM
Response to Reply #11
52. Try Olive Oil and a little garlic salt and oregano
An interesting treat.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:52 AM
Response to Reply #52
59. hubby would love that..... OH D*MN, forgot, i hate men. n/t
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johnaries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:24 AM
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102. White cheddar is good, too. nt
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:29 AM
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13. dear fucking god
:banghead:
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:49 AM
Response to Reply #13
51. it's something ain't it?
oh yeah
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:30 AM
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15. Need attention much?
That's really all the dignity I can give such a post.
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:31 AM
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17. said it better than I could
:hug:

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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:33 AM
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22. me either. started about three posts and delete. why bother
obviously this "man" is clueless, or 13
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:48 AM
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48. I'm voting 13... or single and wondering why.
Gee. I wonder.
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:34 AM
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23. I was thinking maybe it is some sort of Stephen Colbert type of humor
but I'm probably giving waaaay too much credit here.

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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:43 AM
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38. Way to much credit. Colbert is clever.
And funny.

And interesting.

And not needy.

And entertaining.

And a satirist.

And has a point.

And has a sensible reason for his point.

And makes people laugh...with him, not at him.
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:47 AM
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46. And why do I think all the Greatest Page votes are from lurking freepers...
... or possible "new arrivals"... just a guess... :shrug:
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otherlander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:32 AM
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18. Aaaaaaaand...
He likes to be known as the angry young man, with his foot in his mouth and his heart in his hand...
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MnFats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:43 AM
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39. maybe something else in his hand....nt
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otherlander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:53 AM
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62. Rofl
Mostly posted for the foot-in-mouth thing. :)
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U4ikLefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:32 AM
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19. To quote Steve Martin: " I remember MY first beer." n/t
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:33 AM
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20. A little horny tonight are ya?
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:34 AM
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24. I dunno about him, but this little devil is:
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:41 AM
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35. How cute! How about this one....

Two smileys getting it on

:-)
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:49 AM
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54. Wow! A sex thread in GD!
I never thought I'd see.

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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:35 AM
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25. this is what kills me: the implication that women are somehow "cold"
...for refusing his fucked up mentality.

Fuck that.

I love sex--can't get enough of it really-- but I somehow I'm "frigid" because I'm a feminist? :wtf:
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:37 AM
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30. man hater. two sons, husband, father two brothers, male friends
and i am a man hater. good way to tell me to shut up. and then dictate what i am suppose to think and feel
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:39 AM
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32. isn't it beyond condescending?
Ugh. I HATE it when other people tell me--or anyone-- how to feel.

man, I can't wait to talk to my boyfriend tonight...he's a good guy.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:42 AM
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36. lol lol my little 11 yr old SON, that will soon be a MAN just
Edited on Mon Nov-27-06 12:42 AM by seabeyond
walked in and i had to take him back to bed, after reading what a man hater i am. as i tuck him in and give a kiss on his cheek.... bitch, that i am.

oh... meaning the female dog i guess...
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Sapphocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:37 AM
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119. No, honey, it means you're a lesbian.
:rofl:
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:36 AM
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26. Condescend and generalize much?
Only sentence that is not particularly offensive is "There are only a small group of men who hate women and a small group of women who hate men.' I don't hate men, I just don't like some in particular.
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QuestionAll... Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:37 AM
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27. you forgot your sarcasim or eyeball roll icon. nt
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Minnesota_Lib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:37 AM
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28. I think I'll pass on this one.
:)
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:37 AM
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29. Who's got the salt?





:popcorn:




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Lilith Velkor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:39 AM
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31. There are a lot of flame baiters around here
:eyes:
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:40 AM
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33. serial ones at that
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:49 AM
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55. Notice our friendly OP hasn't come back...
... perhaps Mom called for him to come out of the basement?
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:52 AM
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60. he shriveled n/t
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:53 AM
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61. LOL
:rofl:

With some hot pockets!

The OP is a l-o-s-e-r. No respectable woman would give him the time of day.
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Sapphocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:38 AM
Response to Reply #31
120. Did you mean to use the word "flame" before the word "baiter"?
Or were you just being polite? LOL
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:40 AM
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123. OP is a master baiter
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Sapphocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:46 AM
Response to Reply #123
135. I'm glad you said it. LOL n/t
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:41 AM
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34. I'm just wondering why this thread
has four Recommends.

Am I missing something?
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:43 AM
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40. the small group of women haters? i dunno... n/t
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:44 AM
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41. naw, DU has a lot of trolls since 11/7
There has been quite an influx of grenade lobbing RW posters in GD. And a lot are finally getting tombstoned.
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:58 AM
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68. Not enough
There's still quite a few blank tombstones waiting for engraving. I can think of four tr--ls who have a lot of DUers on this site fooled into thinking they're four of us. Yet their posts never fail to be flamebait, and they only post to threads where they can enter, whip up racism, and divide. I can't wait until those four get it.
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:27 AM
Response to Reply #41
105. I ran across one last night...
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:32 AM
Response to Reply #105
111. Yep
I bet it was one of the fantastic four.
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:36 AM
Response to Reply #111
118. Geo-something?
I'm not sure...
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:41 AM
Response to Reply #118
125. Don't recognize that one. Fantastic five, now!
One of the worst ones has an animal as part of his or her name. The absolute worst has numbers at the front of his name, like a World War II-era phone number.
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:42 AM
Response to Reply #125
128. I think he was tombstoned last night...
His sub-thread vanished...
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:44 AM
Response to Reply #128
129. hi. yes, that one got gone.Mr_Geodesic
Edited on Mon Nov-27-06 01:50 AM by uppityperson
I still have about 30 on my reverse buddy list.
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:47 AM
Response to Reply #125
136. Are you serious? He's seriously GONE?
:woohoo:
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NoodleBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:42 AM
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37. can't recall any supposedly anti-men posts around here...
and I've encountered many more guys complaining about supposedly rabid man-hating "feminazis" then seen them myself.


same goes for "PC" bashing... seen more people complain about political correctness destroying society then someone actually being "PC."
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:44 AM
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42. please stop with the "just expressions"
they are sexist and demeaning and if you gave a shit you'd STOP USING THEM
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:45 AM
Response to Reply #42
43. aw yeah skittles, you got some asses to kick!
:D
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:48 AM
Response to Reply #43
49. I hate that shit
"it's just an expression" - f*** that - and I've seen FEMALE DUers use these expressions too - people, just f***ing STOP USING THEM - it is NOT THAT HARD
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:47 AM
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47. You have GOT to be kidding...
Edited on Mon Nov-27-06 12:48 AM by hlthe2b
:eyes:
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:49 AM
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53. Oh Boy. This one calls for


The BIG tub.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:54 AM
Response to Reply #53
63. up above in the thread. wonderful ways to enhance the pleasure
of your popcorn, wink
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:55 AM
Response to Reply #53
64. Darla's Spanky and Our Gang...."She Woman Man-Haters Club"
I have not picked up on any particular item that can be traced to women hating or disliking men, and take it from me as one of the more unpopular posters, if I saw it I would say it.

Maybe your thinking in terms of PC talk, and what is though acceptable, and what is not.
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Triana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:51 AM
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56. Ladies - avail yourselves of some books on the type of guy who posted this...
Edited on Mon Nov-27-06 01:12 AM by Triana
IF he really is serious, then suffice to say I think the OP is projecting his own hateful attitudes onto the women here.

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THE BOOKS:
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Why Is It Always About You? : Saving Yourself from the Narcissists in Your Life

http://www.amazon.com/Why-Always-About-You-Narcissists/dp/0743214285/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b/102-4714738-2578532
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Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060928972/ref=pd_cp_b_title/102-4714738-2578532
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Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal With People Who Try to Control You

An interpersonal communications specialist, Evans (The Verbally Abusive Relationship) has written a timely book that not only helps readers free themselves from controlling types but also seeks to explain the occurrence of verbal abuse, battering, stalking, harassment, hate crimes, gang violence, tyranny, terrorism, and territorial invasion. What she calls a "compelling force" overcomes these controllers; because they sense the overwhelming "psychic pain, distress, and discord permeating the world," they must impose a twisted kind of order on their friends, lovers, and acquaintances. Often, she continues, people with good intentions end up doing the opposite of what they would need to do to realize a goal or fulfill a need. This is a compelling work, but it belongs in the hands of counselors; lay readers who feel controlled will find it worthwhile but hard going. Public and academic libraries with special collections on relationships should also strongly consider. Susan E. Burdick, MLS, Reading, PA

http://www.amazon.com/Controlling-People-Recognize-Understand-Control/dp/158062569X/ref=pd_sim_b_2/102-4714738-2578532
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Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men

This fascinating investigation into what makes abusive men tick is alarming, but its candid handling of a difficult subject makes it a valuable resource for professionals and victims alike. Bancroft, the former codirector of Emerge, the nation's first program for abusive men, has specialized in domestic violence for 15 years, and his understanding of his subject and audience is apparent on every page. "One of the prevalent features of life with an angry or controlling partner is that he frequently tells you what you should think and tries to get you to doubt or devalue your own perceptions and beliefs," he writes. "I would not like to see your experience with this book re-create that unhealthy dynamic. So the top point to bear in mind as you read is to listen carefully to what I am saying, but always to think for yourself." He maintains this level of sensitivity and even empathy throughout discussions on the nature of abusive thinking, how abusive men manipulate their families and the legal system and whether or not they can ever be cured. Jargon-free analysis is frequently broken up by interesting first-person accounts and boxes that distill in-depth information into simple checklists. Bancroft's book promises to be a beacon of calm and sanity for many storm-tossed families.

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0425191656/ref=pd_rvi_gw_2/102-4714738-2578532
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The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize it and How to Respond

Are you now, or have you ever been, in relationships with family, friends, or mates who have been verbally abusive? Is your happiness with someone you love continually threatened by interactions that continually undermine your self-esteem? Do you feel trapped in a relationship that keeps decaying in a downward spiral of overt or passive-aggressive abuse?

If so, this book could be your life raft, either carrying you toward repair of the existing relationship or the effects of past relationships or offering liberation from your current confusion. Its practical approach can help clear your head and possibly change your life. The only criticism that I and other readers have is that the author assumes verbal abuse is almost always directed by males toward females, which, in my experience and that of others I know, is not necessarily the case. Highly Recommended.

http://www.amazon.com/Verbally-Abusive-Relationship-Recognize-Respond/dp/1558505822/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b/102-4714738-2578532
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tkmorris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:51 AM
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57. LOL nope
I'm not touching this one. I'm gonna have me a frosty cold beverage and watch the show.

:beer:
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:56 AM
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65. Well I don't think we should IMPEACH George Bush yet
I agree with Pelosi's approach. Let's investigate first and then let the public scream for impeachment.
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:57 AM
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66. What about us women who love men?
We're glad the corpomedia hype is just that, though. Honestly, you guys had me worried pretty seriously with that one. Nice to know an ordinary gal can still get guys!

Some of us love you. Thank God for the boxer-wearing set.
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:58 AM
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67. As long as you don't hate New Jersey!
That's the most important thing.
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:59 AM
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70. I'm FROM New Jersey!
Love it 4-ever. :D
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:00 AM
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72. Me too! I miss that place so much.
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:00 AM
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74. dirrrty jerrrz
Represent!

<--Bergen County
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:02 AM
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76. Somerset County RULES!
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:06 AM
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81. Do they grow tomatoes there?
I have had Jersey tomatoes. They're really good.
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:07 AM
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84. The best, and sweet corn that is heaven.
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:08 AM
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85. Oh man! It's so hard to get good tomatoes
And fresh sweet corn--I haven't had that in years. Sounds like I gotta get me back east at some point next summer.
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:20 AM
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97. Um... ah... er... Camden, actually
<----- :yoiks:

Hey, don't judge us. That town's improved a lot these past few years. I may return there!
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:28 AM
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108. That's right outside of Philly, isn't it?
My geography's not too clear so I hope that's right. :o
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:31 AM
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110. Yes! You could throw a rock from Camden and break a Philly window
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:36 AM
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117. No kidding! I have to try that. :)
Well, maybe not. So is it like Philly?
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:39 AM
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122. It wasn't when I was a kid. Not sure now.
I just visited last time I was there. It felt like a suburb of Philadelphia. I mean, they're so close they can see each other in buildings across the river from one another. It almost felt like Philly has swallowed Camden. So I guess yes, actually!
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:42 AM
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126. Wow, You'd think a river would actually cause some separation
I'll be damned. So you're not in Jersey now?
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:48 AM
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138. Nope, Albuquerque... and beginning to think twice
I miss the East Coast. I miss Jersey. I miss the Mets. I miss New York. God, do I miss New York. :(
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:54 AM
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143. New Mexico is really a long way from home
What brought you out there?
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:19 AM
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157. Here's the condensed version
I was in LA. Mom, retired in Georgia, got cancer. I had a business and could afford to "put it on hiatus" to take care of her. I did so. Finished getting her through three (knock wood) remissions, and with her back on her feet and (knock wood) well, I wondered, "Where should I move to next?"

I disliked Georgia's crowdedness, humidity, trees, pollen and ravenous insects, so I began to imagine a place where it was less crowded, it was "a dry heat", fewer trees, and fewer insects. I visited ABQ while producing a TV show and its theme music - the recording studio that won the bid was in ABQ. I fell in love with it the second I stepped off the plane. The sky was deep blue and dry with no clouds, it was like 75 degrees or something, no insects, and the smell of cedar and pinon pine nuts everywhere. Plus the Santa Fe architecture and Navajo art. That's what got me out here. Also, New Mexico has a slammin' movie funding incentive. If you find a loan guarantor, the state will loan you as a filmmaker up to $15 million to make your movie, as long as you shoot it here.

But roommates like my present one, and missing NY, have got me wondering if I made a mistake.
That's the condensed version.
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:28 AM
Response to Reply #157
164. It sounds like NM is a beautiful place to live
and good for business. What's up with the roommate?
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:35 AM
Response to Reply #164
168. Check your inbox
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:40 AM
Response to Reply #74
124. Hudson County (although stuck in Morris now) Represent!
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:44 AM
Response to Reply #124
131. SO where's Hudson County?
North or South?
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:49 AM
Response to Reply #131
139. North Jersey. Right across NYC.
Sure there was a tenement on our street, but we had a nice view of the NY Skyline.
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:53 AM
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141. AH. Could you see the WTC towers from where you were?
I'm just trying to get an idea of location
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:56 AM
Response to Reply #141
146. Yeah, I could. It's still weirds me out not seeing them on the skyline.
I was a couple miles away from the Lincoln Tunnel.

Hell, even from where I live now (about 35 miles away), the Twin Towers were visible from certain hills on a clear days.
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:59 AM
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151. Wow. When I go down the freeway towards the university in LA
I can see the Hollywood Sign. I can't imagine not seeing it. The Twin Towers' absence must be really noticeable
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 12:59 AM
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69. That goes double for us gay guys...although boxer-briefs would be prefered.
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:00 AM
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71. I gotta have boxers
Let's start a boxer/boxer brief war in the Lounge? Wanna come? :7
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:01 AM
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75. OK...
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:21 AM
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99. I posted it, and no one came.
Literally. Damn.
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:27 AM
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104. Let me try.Yu have to include kittens.
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:28 AM
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106. Let me try.You have to include kittens.
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:28 AM
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107. Let me try.You have to include kittens.
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:32 AM
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113. You are so right about that
I'm PM-ing you on this one
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:04 AM
Response to Reply #69
80. Hey, anybody been to Freehold?
I've always wanted to visit Bruce Springsteen's hometown. :)
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:22 AM
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100. I haven't yet
I miss the East Coast.
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:23 AM
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101. Man, I was thinking of going back east and then driving up the Turnpike
I want to see Freehold. And then go buy some tomatoes, and apparently the sweet corn is great too!
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:19 AM
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95. "the boxer-wearing set"? (Uhmm..) Present!
:hi:

Briefs are for gi...... (no, I won't say it). :evilgrin:
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:46 AM
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134. DId Clinton wear boxers or briefs?
I remember the question, forget the answer
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:47 AM
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137. He said boxers!!!!!
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:54 AM
Response to Reply #137
144. Now how could I forget that!
Jeez!
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:21 AM
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159. Big Dog!


Woof! Woof!
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:25 AM
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162. He looks so young!
These days, he just looks ill. It's sad.
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:38 AM
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171. Being persecuted will age you
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:00 AM
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73. boolean, you are living up to my expectations of you
:eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes:
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:02 AM
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77. higher in all things. i believe. good he doesnt disappoint, lol n/t
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Lugnut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:04 AM
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78. Oy.
:popcorn:
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Porcupine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:04 AM
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79. Attempt at cogent argument removed.
Edited on Mon Nov-27-06 01:11 AM by Porcupine
Sorry. After reading the multiple penis size reports above.........
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:09 AM
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86. yah, well I never leave the toilet seat up, only men in my house do
so yah, you bet, the men in my house ARE guilty of leaving toilet seat up. Why would I want to raise it to sit on hard porcelain toilet? And no, not all men accused of rape to murder are assumed guilty. Seems like some jump to conclusions on all sides.
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:06 AM
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82. What I hate are boorish knuckle-draggers
With overblown senses of entitlement. Who claim to be so thoroughly controlled by their "biology" that they cannot possibly be expected to behave responsibly or show respect for others so everyone is just supposed to indulge and coddle them.

I don't believe that describes all men. Maybe you do. Maybe YOU are the one who hates men.

Your problem, not mine.

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Triana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:14 AM
Response to Reply #82
90. TROPHY....
...why don't we have a TROPHY emoticon?

'cause your post deserves one catburgler!

Oh well. :applause: will have to do.
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gkdmaths Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:06 AM
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83. I've never actually run across such a male/female
free-for-all thread before.

But I stop reading posts when I get to the semantic "Bitch = female dog" BS.

:eyes:
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Nicole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:11 AM
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87. You've got to be kidding me!
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:13 AM
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88. LOL! You didn't call em 'feminazis'. What a wuss.
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QuestionAll... Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:14 AM
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89. people, people, don't get suckered into this...
it's some kind of wierd boolean experiment.
but can't say i know boolean and what that manstick grunt of useless slab of bologna meat he schwings about is..
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:16 AM
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93. 3,2,1....
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:20 AM
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96. Look, I'm only concerned about New Jersey
As long as everybody likes New Jersey, I'm cool. :D
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Balderdash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:27 AM
Response to Reply #96
103. Atlantic City
By "The Boss"

ATLANTIC CITY

Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night now they blew up his house too
Down on the boardwalk they're gettin' ready for a fight gonna see what them racket boys can do

Now there's trouble busin' in from outta state and the D.A. can't get no relief
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade and the gamblin' commission's hangin' on by the skin of its teeth

(Chorus)
Well now everything dies baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Put your makeup on fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City

Well I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got debts that no honest man can pay
So I drew what I had from the Central Trust
And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus

(Chorus)

Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold but with you forever I'll stay
We're goin' out where the sand's turnin' to gold so put on your stockin's baby `cause the night's getting cold
And everything dies baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back

Now I been lookin' for a job but it's hard to find
Down here it's just winners and losers and don't get caught on the wrong side of that line
Well I'm tired of comin' out on the losin' end
So honey last night I met this guy and I'm gonna do a little favor for him
Well I guess everything dies baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Put your hair up nice and set up pretty
and meet me tonight in Atlantic City
Meet me tonight in Atlantic City
Meet me tonight in Atlantic City
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:30 AM
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109. Yay! "Meet me tonight in Atlantic City"
Great song! From "Nebraska"
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:02 AM
Response to Reply #103
152. Great song.
:thumbsup:
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:14 AM
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91. this sums up the responses to the OP's *brilliant* musings:


Haw-haw!

Everyone is laughing at this fool and for damn good reason.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:16 AM
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92. lol lol and all those recommending but without "balls" to post.... n/t
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:18 AM
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94. Go Cheney yourself
and while you're at it you can cram your condescending attitude up there too.
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Triana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:32 AM
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114. Ditto (n/t)
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:21 AM
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98. well, you may need to grow a new pair
once the men haters are through with you . . .

:evilgrin:
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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:32 AM
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112. In some ways I agree
Edited on Mon Nov-27-06 01:34 AM by symbolman
that sometimes, the very people that call other's 'controlling' are trying to do just that..

It DOES get a little PC here sometimes and the actual message or intention gets LOST when everyone dogpiles on.

It just might be that some of us come from another generation that is just slightly removed from the "John Wayne" generation that treated women like total shit, but mean well and are trying to unlearn something deeply ingrained in us.

In my day men used to actually teach each other 'manners' by smacking another guy in the mouth if he got too stupid and abusive, and guess what, they'd STOP it - but nowadays if you just Touch someone, say like in California, it can be construed as Battery or Assault. Even saying, "I'd like to kick your ass" in a bar can NOW get you arrested - which is damn near a 'thought crime' to someone over 50..

Let's show a little tolerance if we want to receive it.

I'm not going to dogpile on someone who looks like they're trying to clear the air on some of this, the only way to get rid of hurtful things, and bad air is admit there's a SMELL first, eh?

The "Men" that came before me used to brag that THEY would never change a damn babies diaper, that was woman's work - and I'd tell them, "What kind of an asshole would let a little baby lay around in it's own shit? Don't you love your kid?" That was the attitude WE as MEN had to deal with.

I'd say to them, "Well, I'm an 80's guy, good looking and sensitive, and I can change Both a Transmission AND a Diaper.."

I would have to in the 80's change my son's diaper on the floor of the Man's bathroom, like at the airports, there were no Changing Tables around, and we all know the Man's Bathroom floor is the last place you want to do that to a baby.

Things change, we need to recognize that and help the change.

Unless someone's being a prick, and that's different -- oops! Was that BAD? :)
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:35 AM
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116. I'll start worshipping men when the US prison population isn't 96% male...
Edited on Mon Nov-27-06 01:36 AM by radwriter0555
and when 98% of the people in prison for violent offenses aren't men. And my favorite, when the number one cause of death for pregnant women in 13 states isn't death at the hands of their mates.

And how about all those women and children on welfare, because you men can't be bothered to step up to the plate and thereby abandon your families and responsibilities to welfare? Yeah, that's some real hero material there, 70% of the people on welfare are KIDS. Why aren't you taking care of your business? Oh right, you're thinking about SEX and football and big tits, you're BUSY, right?

So let me know when you men are going to start controlling your behaviors, stepping up to the plate and acting like grown-ups, being responsible, instead of waiting on your woman to make you a sandwich.

Until then, for the most part, there is nothing you can do for me and my family, that I can't do better myself.

And I love ya for it!!!!

(the writer has never in any way known any man in prison, been abused, been abandoned to welfare or been subject to murder; the writer is posting statistics from the DOJ, Ann Jones and from watching my friend and her husband; i.e., the sandwich incident)
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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:39 AM
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121. Don't you think that's insulting
Edited on Mon Nov-27-06 01:39 AM by symbolman
to some of the men right here?

Using your logic we can safely assume that all black men are BAD because SO MANY are in prison. (and we KNOW that isn't TRUE) Sorry but THAT is WAY judgemental and insulting to those WHO DIDN'T DO those things.

And I'd be willing to bet those men have mental problems, or are Right wingers, and just plain old trash. Kinda Throwing the baby out with the bathwater aren't we?
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:52 AM
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140. The statistics aren't opinion, they're fact. The facts speak for themselves
is all I'm saying.
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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:56 AM
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145. Well
then I guess that would prove that ALL CATS are scum for killing those cute little mice, who never hurt anyone.

You can prove anything with statistics, even that woman are scum, but most people don't stoop so low, and then make sweeping generalizations.

The person was making a point, that some of these words and expressions mean something entirely different to others.

They never said that women were scum or garbage or beat men, or stole their houses and children, leaving them in a truck which is all they have left, only to be arrested for vagrancy after that.

There are REASONS for it, and it's not just because MOST men are WIFE BEATERS because some bullshit statistic says so.

There's an old saying, "There's statistics, more statistics, and goddam lies.."
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:20 AM
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158. But why bring it up? To argue that men are bad? nt
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:44 AM
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130. I dunno, Rad, I've met some pretty lousy women and I'm a woman
The worst human being I've encountered in my life is a deranged individual who stalked me and printed lies about me on about a thousand sites online. She's a woman. The men I've met, even the one who raped me, aren't worse than she is. She is evil. She takes the cake. Hers is a rape that occurs in the soul and the mind, and it goes on, and on, and on. Nine years this has been going on. Lawyers don't stop her, police don't stop her, nothing stops her.

She started libelling me because I was in contact with a guy actor she had the hots for and wrote fanfiction for. When she found out I might be working with him, that's when she got obsessed. And it's been going strong nine years long. I mean NOTHING deters this lady. It's bizarre.

She's obsessed with rape, writes and publishes rape stories, and psychologically raped me, my privacy and my career over and over again.

SHE IS A WOMAN.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:58 AM
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noamnety Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:09 AM
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155. Excellent. The one thing this thread was missing was "blame the victim."
What? You have a stalker? Just stop thinking about it! Problem solved! Hey, maybe you should see a therapist, you know?

Thread complete.
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:36 AM
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169. Well thinking about the stalker enables the stalker to continue to victimize
her even when she's not.

Removing the thought about the freak takes that power away. It's a psychological tool called reframing, which literally is removing the thought from the mind, and it's very effective.

Clearly this woman is being horribly victimized. What solution do you have to offer?
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hsher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:09 AM
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156. Here's a post she sent me
This one is recent, from less than a month ago. I and my friends put up a blog describing what she did to me. She posted a response.

>>Audra McHugh said...
You are such a pitiful fucking tool, Karen. I haven't even thought about you in almost ten years, and look at you, still obsessing and posting endless blethering and mostly ignored webshit about me. I'd feel sad for you except that you've brought all of your mentally unhinged and low-functioning schizophrenic misery on yourself.

:-) Have a really nice day.

***

I love how I'm schizophrenic because I changed my name upon learning my family was Jewish. I also love how I'm mentally unhinged and in misery. This has been hell, dealing with this following me for almost ten years just because I was trying to produce a TV show starring one actor she liked.

PS, it is chilling seeing her address me by my former first name. MY PARENTS don't even call me Karen anymore!
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:38 AM
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170. You gave her all the power when you gave life to your memory of her.
Shouldn't you stop doing that?
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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:29 AM
Response to Reply #148
165. Now THAT is male bashing and a Personal INSULT TO ME.
and I would like an APOLOGY before I ask someone to step in on this. As a Male and member of this board I demand that you STOP it.

"your experience doesn't discount or defray the facts about the weakness of the male half of the species."

Bizarre and hateful, and can be taken no other way.
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:35 AM
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167. Stating a fact isn't hate or bizarre per se. My observations made on the male
aren't an attack, these are merely psychological observations made on the general behaviors that take place in a significant percentage of the males.

What's interesting is your reaction to basic facts that are clearly evident... and I certainly don't mean to provoke, but this is just a general discussion about male behaviors. Are you able to discuss the facts?
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:42 AM
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127. but but but.....
Edited on Mon Nov-27-06 01:45 AM by Perragrande
I NEVER trust anybody who says "ALL MEN" or "ALL WOMEN" are such and such......


I didn't catch an Alpha Male as defined by our society b/c I wasn't:

a) much taller than average, or else about six feet tall
b) extremely skinny
c) extremely shallow
d) extremely stupid
e) lacking in a personality
f) lacking in assertiveness
g) owning the right kind of vacu=face
h) not possessed with perfect vision (that's a biggie - having to wear glasses to navigate)


That's why REALLY SMART NICE GUYS rock!!! Finding one that's not a control freak (as mentioned in the responses about male violence above) is pretty damn near impossible. The nice ones have been stomped on by the ones clawing their way to the top of the heap.

This guy has hoisted himself on his own petard and doesn't know it!!!
He wouldn't know a petard if it stabbed him in the ........



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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:26 AM
Response to Reply #127
163. You rang?
;)
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frebrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:45 AM
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132. I was really hoping that no one would reply!
It would have been the most eloquent response.
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Sapphocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:57 AM
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147. It's hard to hold it down...
...when you're throwing up a little in your mouth.
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Sapphocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:45 AM
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133. Unfuckingbelievable.
What year is this again? What planet are you from? Why do you hate women?

Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch.
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:53 AM
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142. This calls for industrial size!
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foreigncorrespondent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:59 AM
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149. Perhaps it is you guys...
...who need to take a chill pill. After all, if there wasn't some truth to what the so called "man haters" say, we wouldn't see threads like this.

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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 01:59 AM
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150. You are not programmed genetically to do anything
Quit using that as an excuse not to GROW UP.

Women don't want a man who claims he can't keep his hands off other women because it's genetically programmed.

Face it, women want a man who is in love with them. They don't want to hear about how that's genetically impossible.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:02 AM
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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:24 AM
Response to Reply #154
161. So a
"Cockpunch" is okay?

Good, we've got that one straightened out, see how much better already?

"Little Man", an insult to the "insulter", good, got that one too.

I like how folks just keep heaping it on, and then telling everyone WHY they shouldn't DO THAT.

Not an attack on you, but you DID mean what YOU said, right?
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:33 AM
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166. !
:applause:
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northofdenali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:21 AM
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160. I like men.
I like boys.

I've raised both.

I don't like anyone who dismisses me as human because I'm female.

It doesn't matter to me if it's a man who was raised wrong, or a woman who's a member of some Xtian church that dictates women are inferior.

And I'll continue to hate those who refuse to realize that women have as much to give to this 'ole world as men.

Men cause wars. Women, as a rule, don't - and will try to end them, if they can. Men are, generally, violent. Women are not.

If women ruled the world, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. wouldn't be in conflict. But think about the countries that are in continuous wars. They all repress females, from the time they are children.

I like men.

But I don't like what they do to my world.
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-27-06 02:39 AM
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172. Locking.


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