It's all about me - Page 233

ltl/fb · 08-11-2004, 02:57 PM

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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I used to hit on you. I didn't start insulting you until you starting attacking me. What do you expect, I have to keep my pride somehow.

You never hit on me.

taxwonk · 08-11-2004, 03:06 PM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I don't care for ducks. Bad imagery. I frequently substitute more aggressive imagery in phrases like "if it walks like a duck..." Probably some personal macho insecurity bullshit on my part. That's probably what TO was doing. "Rat" just sounds a lot more direct than "duck." The "r' might be the best letter in the alphabet. Its got a nice hook to it - grabs the listener. And ducks blow. Theiy're just shitty animals to think about... waddling, quacking. Rats at least have some character.

I love ducks. I particularly like their breasts. Smoked, with a good peppery rub, and served with a balsamic-cherry red wine reduction.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 08-11-2004, 03:07 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
We call them Canada geese.

They're not "back geese"?

baltassoc · 08-11-2004, 03:11 PM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I've heard that they attack golfers on one course I play occassionally (even though I hate golf, but thats neither here nor there... but you should know, I hate golf). I assume one soft swipe with a wood (with head cover on to avoid hurting the bird) would take care of that problem. Yet, I hear about grown men running from the birds. I mean, what can a goose do to you? You outweigh the thing by at least 90lbs...

Geese bite. Hard.

When I was about 7 or 8, I was at the local duck pond with my little brother feeding ducks when a goose took offense at something I did (no idea what it was). It grabbed onto my upper thigh and wouldn't let go. My reflexive action was to grab it by it's long neck and fling it into the water. It appeared to be unharmed by the incident, but I had a big purple welt for a week or two after that.

Despite this, I don't hate geese. I don't trust them, and try to avoid being in close proximity to one, but I don't hate them.

LessinSF · 08-11-2004, 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
He has said on more than one occasion that he would not be in the same locker room with a gay man. Amazing since he played with Garcia all these years.

Garcia is, at most, bisexual. The girlfriend could have been a beard, but when he was popped for DUI (and he was seriously wasted - .22 or so), he was with an 18-year-old and a 20-year-old girl. I doubt the busting he was planning that night was by the cops.

Atticus Grinch · 08-11-2004, 03:22 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I don't feel an atmosphere of sexual danger 24/7/365. I hardly think I'd be able to get anything done if I did. Tension? Maybe 1x month. Danger? Maybe 1x year, if that.

That was sort of my point. Women realize early on that they (that is, most) can be overpowered in a struggle. But they know the risk can be managed, and they don't totally shut down over remote scenarios, like that the guy they're chatting up at the bar will follow them unobserved to their car. Tell a guy who doesn't know a lot of gay people that the fellow at the end of the bar will be following him to his car. He's got to overcome a sudden fear response in three minutes what women have been thinking clearly about for millenia. Men don't grow up thinking there are situations they might not be able physically to control. So they're more likely to improperly evaluate when a situation is going to get out of their control.

Men only realize this in the exact moment they're reminded they are sexual objects to people who can overpower them. The fact that they (and by this, I mean Neanderthals like Owens) are mentally unprepared for it means they act irrationally, where women are more likely to evaluate those risks and respond to them rationally.

A bit of this theory comes from personal experience. I was cruised by group of three men when walking home one night in a Southern town. They said nothing overtly threatening, probably just checking my interest level, but my first thoughts were whether I could fight and disable them if necessary. They were probably perfectly nice guys --- a little desperate, I guess --- but I was caught totally unprepared. Guys like Terrell Owens are thinking about these scenarios, too, and that's why they do the "Just fucking stay away from me" thing. They're not flattered by male attention; for them, it's flight or fight, because they're not in control.

NotFromHere · 08-11-2004, 03:24 PM

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Originally posted by LessinSF
Garcia is, at most, bisexual. The girlfriend could have been a beard, but when he was popped for DUI (and he was seriously wasted - .22 or so), he was with an 18-year-old and a 20-year-old girl. I doubt the busting he was planning that night was by the cops.

Don't ignore the fact that he had a "buddy" in the car. The girls could have been for him. And they were just going to Burger King. Don't ignore the fact that they were just going along for a ride in the Escalade or Lincoln Masturbator or whatever he was driving.

What is he - like 30 something? 18 year olds were probably just star struck hangers-on. If they were going to do the sex, would you have gone to Burger King first? Or would you have like gone straight home?

bold_n_brazen · 08-11-2004, 03:32 PM

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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Ultimately I was more interested in the cute, way too young for me (in those pre-Demi/Ashton days) Jelly Belly salesman (I kid you not - he drove a Jelly Belly mobile from town to town dispensing candy to one and all) at the other end of the bar than I was in having my first MFF experience.

I dated briefly a guy who did the same thing for Ray-Ban sunglasses. My friends referred to him as "Dan, Dan, the Ray-Ban Man". I honestly believe the sole job requirement for that gig was looking fine in a pair of aviators. He was dumb as a box of hair, but irresistable in those aviators, so long as he didn't talk.

Anything That Moves · 08-11-2004, 03:33 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
OK, not really, since no one would ever hit on me (just preempting Hank's inevitable insult post), but I've noticed this about guys who hit on my friends.

Oh, sweetness! Oh, love of my life! That's only because I never got the chance to hit on you when first we met at the roadhouse. You had me at "Fetch me a Lone Star now, dammit!"

Sigh. How well I remember those three days -- three magical days filled with toe-sucking, illegal sex toys, and huevos rancheros. I still think fondly of you.

And although you have moved on, I console myself with the knowledge that we'll always have Plano. Sniff.

Shape Shifter · 08-11-2004, 03:35 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
God I can't believe I'm doing this. From the Canada Goose Management website...
Did you know: the Canada goose or geese is also commonly known as Canadian Geese, or Resident Geese?

http://www.canadagoosemanagement.com/

Here is their phone number 1-866-POOP BE Gone

Are you tired of your green spaces and beaches being rendered unusable by Canada goose droppings?
Are aggressive Canada geese creating unsafe situations?
Have you suffered economic damage due excessive grazing of Canada geese?
Are Canada geese creating the potential of a catastrophic aircraft incident?
It's not Al Qaeda, it's the Canadian Geese.

Huh. And all this time I thought it was Dave Matthews.

leagleaze · 08-11-2004, 03:41 PM

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Huh. And all this time I thought it was Dave Matthews.

Poor Dave Matthews.

We have a very big Canada (Canadian) Goose problem in Harrisburg. So it doesn't surprise me terribly much that site is based out of this area.

LessinSF · 08-11-2004, 03:42 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
Don't ignore the fact that he had a "buddy" in the car. The girls could have been for him. And they were just going to Burger King. Don't ignore the fact that they were just going along for a ride in the Escalade or Lincoln Masturbator or whatever he was driving.

What is he - like 30 something? 18 year olds were probably just star struck hangers-on. If they were going to do the sex, would you have gone to Burger King first? Or would you have like gone straight home?

As often as I am drunk, I have never ended up deciding to get 2 a.m. eats with two fly boys.

Tyrone Slothrop · 08-11-2004, 03:44 PM

An interview with Richard Pryor:

Q. You talk about Muhammad Ali in your latest DVD and how frightening it was to be in the ring with him. But do you reckon you could beat him now that the two of you shake like maracas?

A. That's your fuckin' question?

Atticus Grinch · 08-11-2004, 03:48 PM

Andre 3000 dubbed world's best-dressed man (by Esquire).

ThurgreedMarshall · 08-11-2004, 03:48 PM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I don't care for ducks. Bad imagery. I frequently substitute more aggressive imagery in phrases like "if it walks like a duck..." Probably some personal macho insecurity bullshit on my part. That's probably what TO was doing. "Rat" just sounds a lot more direct than "duck." The "r' might be the best letter in the alphabet. Its got a nice hook to it - grabs the listener. And ducks blow. Theiy're just shitty animals to think about... waddling, quacking. Rats at least have some character.

Bullshit.

This guy:

kicks the ass out of every other cartoon character, including this guy (even if he's pretty cool):

Hell, even this guy:

beats:

In conclusion, ducks are much better than rodents (yeah, and wabbits).

TM