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Sexting
My problem, MsG...is that women have been told this (I'm assuming), from their parents, from the time they are kids. Things like how you shouldn't sleep with a guy, and all the reasons why not to. And yet, they are 15, they sleep with a guy, and then cry all day long when the guy breaks up with them, or tells his buddies on the baseball team. So, if they are now "sexting" to show their boyfriends risque photos, they should have to deal with the consequences. And, if that means being kicked off the cheerleading squad, so be it. Can't blame guys, for women doing what women always seem to do. Which is ANYTHING to please the men in their lives. I mean, just look at the Rhiana situation. IT's basically an extension of what 85% of the female population does. Which is, ANYTHING their man wants. She got mad at him, for cheating on her. And, he turned around and got mad at her for....well, for who knows what. FOr being mad, I guess...so he thrashed her with his fists and threatened to kill her. And she's back with him. OJs woman did the same thing, and ended up dead. The examples we can give go on and on. Look at eating disorders, which I believe happen 90% of the time to women. It's a mental thing about the way they look, or having control. THis is why, I sometimes make these ASSumptions regarding women.— March 20, 2009 10:55 a.m.
Old Folks Driving -- And Driving Me Crazy
Nothing wrong with being long winded (says me, the kind of it!) veering into other topics is fun, and to me, venting about the Octumom or any other thing, can be a cathardic experience. My friends all say to me, "So, you won't mind giving up your license when you're 70?" They think I'm going to say "Oh, wait...I didn't realize when I said that, it would apply to me." Boy, I have some idiots for friends. Of course I'm not going to give up my license, if no other old codger has to!— March 20, 2009 10:50 a.m.
Escorts & Engagements
Not just "plain, old-fashioned love." I think a lot of times, when you see couples like that, it has to do with stupidity. I know that sounds horrible, but I saw a couple at a restaurant, from the mid-west. Woman was loud and obnoxious, he was missing a few teeth, wearing his baseball cap inside. Ill-mannered in all kinds of ways...and, I figure they are both dumb, and a perfect fit. Regarding the "little pee pee" thing, that's another great thing about women. If they were dating a guy that was like that, they would be sweet. They'd say those cliches like "oh, size doesn't matter," or "I love being with you, and things are wonderful in bed." And, that guy would feel just wonderful about things. In reality, the woman might prefer something else, but she's nice enough not to say that. A guy, on the other hand, probably wouldn't be do diplimatic.— March 20, 2009 10:46 a.m.
Kill Bill -- Two Bill's, Both Idiots
Okay, NOW I get it. And hell no, you don't tip on top of that. No way. I was once at the Old Spaghetti Factory downtown (it's back now, ya know). And, one of the rare times I've been drunk in my life, I puked all over my friends van dashboard. He told me a few days later at racquetball, how hard it was to clean...and how he took it to a detailing place. I wanted to pay, he insisted I not, since he was involved in getting me drunk for the "first time". Anywhoooo....I bought him a gift certificate to Spaghetti Factory, because I know he loves it. $100. Now, you get any restaurant working you want, and have them tell me why in the hell I should've tipped on that, on top of the $28 dinner my girlfriend and I had. There was a cover story in the Reader about 10 years ago, from a guy that went to fancy restaurants and talked about etiquette while eating there. The one thing he wrote that received so many letters of people disagreeing, is on tipping for an expensive bottle of wine. HIs logic is...the server is doing the same work uncorking it, whether it's a $26 bottle, or an $826 bottle. And, while that's a very valid point, I sort of go back to the logic of this....if you can AFFORD to eat out. And you can AFFORD an expensive bottle, tip on that. But, this guy said he just tips the same on that bottle, and doesn't add that to the bill. MsG, you should've asked why in the world you would tip on the certificate, to the dude that said you should. Tell him that the person USING the certificate, would be tipping for the service they are receiving. Oh....here's the kicker to the spaghetti factory thing. I told them to bring the certificate, and put it on my bill. Then, it took 20 minutes of waiting for the bill. My girlfriend and I were now running late, and I asked someone where my waiter went. Nobody knew!!!! THey finally found him. He brought the check, said he was on a break or something. Well, no certificate. And, I asked AGAIN. He then said he forgot, and went to go get it, which was another 10 minutes of waiting. He said they couldn't find the envelopes they go in, and that's why it took so long. And, the whole thing ended up making me wish I would've left a lot less of a tip on the dinner! (and, in my best Kevin Kline voice: "Don't....call me dumb!")— March 20, 2009 1:05 a.m.
Weirdest Band Names
You're also forgetting, guitar virtuosso, Tom Morello opening up the show, too. Yeah, my girlfriend got tickets yesterday, so we're good to go. We just saw NIN in Vegas, though. I don't need to see 'em again. But I've never seen Jane's, and I dig them. Nothing Shocking is probably one of my top 25 albums of all-time.— March 20, 2009 12:57 a.m.
Escorts & Engagements
Good points, MsG, as always. I guess my entire point was this. Women should just stop yapping about wanting "sense of humor" first, or "personality," because we all love that in our significant other, so what's the point of saying it? It goes without saying, yet women keep saying it. And nerdy guys in high school keep going to dances without dates!!! And they might be funny. Hell, we all thought Michael Anthony Hall was funny in all those movies, yet he wasn't getting the dates, was he? I do say, though, I have to disagree with surfpup. Men and women aren't alike, for reasons antigeek just pointed out. I know women that have gone crazy over John Goodman, yet have not met a man that has gone crazy over Roseanne. Women are much more willing to overlook appearance, if they dig the personality.— March 20, 2009 12:47 a.m.
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Well rickey, judgment can actually be spelled either way, I believe. There are a handful of words, that for some reason, can be spelled both ways (don bauder brought up "cancelled" in one of his blogs recently, and that can also be "canceled". I like the comedian that says the word "banana" is hard to spell, because you never know when it ends, and you end up writing "bananananana," just to make sure you get enough "anan's" in there.— March 19, 2009 4:33 p.m.
Sexting
Canon, you say the school should be "consistant" in punishing the boys. TO me, that doesn't apply, as the guys weren't taking pictures of their junk and texting it to others. Otherwise, you'd have a point. It's like if a bully kept pestering a kid, and the kid finally socked him one in the mouth. I think the bully should be suspended, NOT the kid defending himself. That doesn't mean your logic of "be consistent, suspend them both" applies. You see, the girl taking the photo, was 95% responsible for everything that happened afterwards, therefore, her punishment should be harsher. And, I'm guessing the smoking weed thing...well, that straight A student in Rancho Bernardo, who drove her car of the cliff. Her parents STILL refuse to believe she had pot in her system, and that may have made her reflexes slower as the car backed up over the cliff. So, I'm tired of parents, just believing EVERYTHING their kids do is right. Does that make me such an arrogant prick? I don't think so. My point is this...I would have all the sympathy in the world for this girl, who made a "simply mistake" if their was no talk of a lawsuit. Or, she got kicked of the cheer squad, and took it as a lesson learned. Yes, all kids make mistakes. But when they get their parents involved, I no longer have sympathy when the whole family acts like asses. I wish the worst for them, as they are the kind of people that you hate to have as neighbors, or hate to be behind in line, because they always do stupid stuff that annoys. And Canon, since you didn't like my comments on the class giggling, and her being thrown out, what do you suggest the school do in that instance. Do they have a big meeting, go to the auditorium, to tell other students that "sexting will not be tolerated!" How about in class, you learn. You don't have meetings and school time devoted to idiots.— March 19, 2009 4:07 p.m.
Escorts & Engagements
Well, using Jon Lovitz is a weird example. On one hand, he has money and women know that. On the other hand, he's funny, which women "CLAIM" is the thing they like most in a man. Here's the reason, surfpup, that women always use that line. They've probably all dated a guy with money, or met a guy that was rich, and was a real jerk. So when it ended, or it never got started, they give themselves props because "hey...I didn't date him just for his money." But, they aren't realizing, that if the guy is rich and has a crap personality, sure, they might toss him aside. But, if it's a guy that was geeky in high school, that they didn't give the time of day to back then.....well, now they are just an adult geek, that has millions. But, because they are nice, "don't look so bad without their glasses on," or whatever, they date and marry these men. If that same nerdy guy was not rich, he wouldn't have a chance. But I don't fault women for this. As Donald Trumps wife said in an interview, when asked "Would you be with him if he weren't rich?" She responded, "Would he be with me if I wasn't attractive?" So, as antigeekess said many, many posts ago....BOTH get something out of the deal.— March 19, 2009 3:54 p.m.
Sexting
Sorry, MsG. I read your post, but was reading the actual story link at 1 a.m. and I forgot what was responded to. I often get in these arguments with my stepbrother, who is a teacher. Because, he doesn't see a problem with a teacher that did porn, or even continues to do it, and still teaching. I say it disrupts the class. He says on yuor personal time, it's your time. I would use the same argument with this girl, too. Once the class starts whispering about it, and giggling, and it gets to be too much...the girl should be gone. Out of the classroom, out of the school, and her parents can find a new school, or home school her. Their kid (and/or parenting style) is what created the problem. They should have to deal with it.— March 19, 2009 9:35 a.m.