It's all about me

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
How many bonus seconds does a stage winner get?

20 for first, 12 second, 8 third. But no bonuses in the TT.

As for the 33% time, it's still discretionary, especially if a lot (more than 25%) are over. Remember 3 years ago when there was a 1/2 hour + breakaway (ahh, Francoise Simon), and the entire peleton but for that small group would have been eliminated under the rule?

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
If someone seems unusually cheerful and contented and happy in the morning, do you automatically assume they had sex before work? Or is that just me?

I was just wondering that yesterday.

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
FBA, what does your doctor say about the risks of them now?

MD says it's the perfect form of no-fuss birth control* for patients who meet the criteria --- (1) have already had at least one successful delivery and (2) don't presently have multiple sex partners (sorry, FBetties). She says the risk of infection is directly related to the risks to which you expose your cooter (my word, not hers), and that the new design makes it harder, though theoretically not impossible, for infection to be carried through the cervix. Her practice is opposed to indiscriminate use of hormones so they typically discourage the pill. She warned insertion would involve some discomfort, but the kind that wasn't even worth mentioning to women who underwent natural childbirth (as many in her practice do).

Big in Europe, yada yada. So were water-saving showerheads and Thalidomide. Still not sure. She said anyone who pointed to the "death" side effect was thinking of the Dalkon Shield, which was a very particular design that turned out to be a horrendous idea.

*First suggestion was the diaphragm, which was great in theory but meh in practice. Quite a bit more fuss than condoms, and let's just say that if it hadn't been knocked out of position by the time the night was over, I felt I hadn't done my job.

Originally posted by Fashionable But Anonymous
MD says it's the perfect form of no-fuss birth control* for patients who meet the criteria --- (1) have already had at least one successful delivery and (2) don't presently have multiple sex partners (sorry, FBetties). She says the risk of infection is directly related to the risks to which you expose your cooter (my word, not hers), and that the new design makes it harder, though theoretically not impossible, for infection to be carried through the cervix. Her practice is opposed to indiscriminate use of hormones so they typically discourage the pill. She warned insertion would involve some discomfort, but the kind that wasn't even worth mentioning to women who underwent natural childbirth (as many in her practice do).

Big in Europe, yada yada. So were water-saving showerheads and Thalidomide. Still not sure. She said anyone who pointed to the "death" side effect was thinking of the Dalkon Shield, which was a very particular design that turned out to be a horrendous idea.

*First suggestion was the diaphragm, which was great in theory but meh in practice. Quite a bit more fuss than condoms, and let's just say that if it hadn't been knocked out of position by the time the night was over, I felt I hadn't done my job.

Different RotAF here. On MD's recommendation, my wife just tried an IUD. It sounded good, but there was some discomfort. Back to the pill for now.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
My favorites:

2.1 -- Malakai slamming Patrick Dempsey against the video machine and screaming, "You s--- on my house! You s--- on my house!" (from "Can't Buy Me Love").

4.6 -- John Kreese and Terry Silva against Daniel-San in "Karate Kid 3" (extra points here because of the premise -- a billionaire businessman taking time out of his busy schedule to destroy an aging local teenage karate champion.)

5.0 -- The blood-feud between Dylan McKay and Anthony Marchette that resulted in Dylan's smoking-hot wife getting killed (from "90210") ... Crazy Joe Davola vs. Kramer and Seinfeld.

6.1 -- Van Damme going after Chong Li in "Bloodsport" (penalty points because there's no way he would have won this fight in real life, especially after being blinded).

8.0 -- Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River" video. (Note: The most underrated example of vengeance on this list. After Britney cheated on him, not only did he dump her, he put out a best-selling album fueled by a song about their breakup in which he basically destroys her with the lyrics. Just an unbelievable piece of work. It's devastating. I can't even imagine what she did when she first heard it. And if that wasn't enough, he made a well-received video about the song, starring a Britney look-alike. And if THAT wasn't enough, he immediately started going out with Cameron Diaz. By the time he was done, Britney's career was in the tank -- she was chain-smoking and hanging out with backup dancers and white trash guys from her hometown. Now that, my friends, is vengeance. Bravo, Justin. Bravo.)

9.3 -- Muhammad Ali vs. Ernie Terrell and Floyd Patterson.
(Note: These were the two "What's my name?" fights, when Ali displayed a dark side because they kept calling him Cassius in the weeks leading up to the fight. Big mistake. BIG mistake. The Patterson fight is legitimately depressing to watch -- Ali carries him for about eight rounds longer than he needed, just so he can keep torturing him. Hard to believe this was the same guy who was wobbling around and throwing those painful jabs against Jeter last week.)

9.5 -- Rocky Balboa holding a dying Apollo in his arms as Ivan Drago sneers, "If he dies, he dies." (Note: This led to Rocky fighting on Christmas Day in Russia for no money; nearly losing his unfeeling wife; climbing a 55,000-foot mountain in snow boots; singlehandedly ending the Cold War; and possibly ending up with brain damage, although we will never know for sure since "Rocky 5" never happened.)

Goodfellas. Tommy getting the "shine box" guy at the bar.

[pony_trekker]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
You mean in the drugstore? I think so, although I have not checked. They have always been available online, which is where I order them. In bulk, like a responsible nympho.

What ever happened to the old "pearl necklace" birth control method?

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by sunnybunny
Thanks for the link. So why does the hitch hiker force him to smoke crack with him? I'd think he'd want it all for himself?????

1. Control.

2. The hitchhiker was a sick fuck who got off on being "friends" with his victim, and smoking crack together was another friendship bond.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Fashionable But Anonymous
MD says it's the perfect form of no-fuss birth control* for patients who meet the criteria --- (1) have already had at least one successful delivery and (2) don't presently have multiple sex partners

We have used it for years. Only downside is wife had some fears about the "dangers." As mentioned previously those were apparently regarding earlier versions.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Fashionable But Anonymous
MD says it's the perfect form of no-fuss birth control* for patients who meet the criteria --- (1) have already had at least one successful delivery and (2) don't presently have multiple sex partners (sorry, FBetties). She says the risk of infection is directly related to the risks to which you expose your cooter (my word, not hers), and that the new design makes it harder, though theoretically not impossible, for infection to be carried through the cervix. Her practice is opposed to indiscriminate use of hormones so they typically discourage the pill. She warned insertion would involve some discomfort, but the kind that wasn't even worth mentioning to women who underwent natural childbirth (as many in her practice do).

Big in Europe, yada yada. So were water-saving showerheads and Thalidomide. Still not sure. She said anyone who pointed to the "death" side effect was thinking of the Dalkon Shield, which was a very particular design that turned out to be a horrendous idea.

*First suggestion was the diaphragm, which was great in theory but meh in practice. Quite a bit more fuss than condoms, and let's just say that if it hadn't been knocked out of position by the time the night was over, I felt I hadn't done my job.

I'd do it if I were monogomous and done with having kids. I'm not a huge fan of hormone birth control. I glanced over at Medline earlier today when I first saw your post, and I didn't see any major problems with IUDs being reported. Given the Dalkon Shield, I was shocked as hell that the FDA let IUDs back on the market a few years ago, but it seems that the filament issue has been resolved.

I know one person who got pregnant with an IUD (ectopic pregnancy), but she got pregnant on pretty much every single birth control known to man, including tubal ligation, so I think she's an outlier.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by sunnybunny
Speaking of Six Feet Under, I was watching an episode with my grandmother this past weekend that I had to turn off because it was too violent for her. . . . She was fine with the guy on guy action, but the violence scared her.

Normally I would say why would you watch 6FU with your grandmother, but I'd be a big hypocrite given that last year, I found myself watching, with the people who were not lucky enough to become my parents-in-law, the Sex And The City episode where Charlotte says "I can't be the up-the-butt girl!" I don't embarrass very easily, but that was excruciating. Funny thing is that I got to a point where I couldn't decide whether it would be more awkward to keep watching it, or to change the channel.

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
1. Control.

2. The hitchhiker was a sick fuck who got off on being "friends" with his victim, and smoking crack together was another friendship bond.

Yup.

The episode wasn't bad in terms of its writing or acting, but it was a real departure from the usual kooky fare on SFU. The reviews on sites like TWOP (as RT linked to) have not been kind. A number of people were shocked at the violence, and pissed that they had to sit through something so unexpected.

I wondered if it was put in there simply as a plot device for whatshisname to be mentally scarred for life (as if funeral directorhood didn't have enough material to draw from as it is.)

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by Fashionable But Anonymous
Different RotAF here. On MD's recommendation, my wife just tried an IUD. It sounded good, but there was some discomfort. Back to the pill for now.

What part is super secret? That you have a wife? That there was discomfort? That you (apparently) aren't Catholic? WHAT???!!?????

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by pony_trekker
What ever happened to the old "pearl necklace" birth control method?

I am considering patenting my version of this. I need some suggestions for names.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Funny thing is that I got to a point where I couldn't decide whether it would be more awkward to keep watching it, or to change the channel.

That would have been a great time to fix some more canapes.

The same thing works well when someone irritating is standing in your office and won't stop talking. Just leave.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
That would have been a great time to fix some more canapes.

Can o' peas, my eye! It's chopped liver on a Ritz cracker!