Because, of course, there are no drug references in the Magic Roundabout.
How about....
"Whoever this is, you owe me another lamp."
It's photoshop-tastic! :P
You know, Watership Down's not very far away from where I am right now. :evil2:
"All we've got are pieces. We can't seem to figure out what the puzzle is supposed to look like."
'cos apples would have to be called "sometimes green, sometimes red, sometimes a bit yellow, sometimes a mix of the three"...
We don't call them beefs because beef comes from the Latin (bos) which is used to classify the meat, whereas the word for the animal has entered the language from the old English, or rather the Anglo-Saxon "kyr" by way of kine.
English is a wonderful and deeply frustrating language, because it's a bastardisation of its original Germanic roots tempered and modified by years of academics pushing Latin, Greek and middle French on it. But it's a beautiful, elegant and infinitely creative medium to work with.
OK, here's my question.
Do we live in a democracy with real freedom to operate as we please, or in a capitalist oligarchy where our freedoms are largely illusory and in fact limited to those freedoms allocated to us?
Ooo... the Godfather, during the daughter's wedding.
I suppose it's some sort of sacrilege if I don't list a quote from Life of Brian, but fuck it:
"Don't fight it son. Confess quickly! If you hold out too long you could jeopardize your credit rating."
Debbie, there you've asked a question that the human race has been trying to answer since we were first able to think about the question.
It's intensely personal and you'll know when it happens because something inside you will change and it'll seem as if the whole world has turned on its head for one glorious moment; from then on you'll never look at anything the same way as you did before.
Hope you find it soon, babe.
sorry, no, not about ettiquette in a party environment. How do you quit a group you've joined accidentally 'cos you're using a touch-sensitive screen?
You're only paying ten quid a month?!?
Yep, I got a copy of that too. I'm still trying to figure out what it means (not easy trying to guess where punctuation shoud go in someone else's sentence construction but aaaanyway), but I have noticed a degree or two of hostility towards single males in the chatroom. Nothing overt and nothing directly from any individual but there's definitely an atmosphere.
Like rooms titled "couples only single males will be kicked".
I'm not saying that there shouldn't be areas for couples only - let's face it, swinging is a couple-based activity and for the rest of us it's just casual sex - but that kind of tone is just a tad offensive: even if most of us are jerks, there are a few of us who at least try not to be. I know that the majority will not respect the "couples only" but they're not going to be put off by the threat, so all it serves is to offend those of us who would.
And it's driving the couples to become as belligerent as the SMs and I'd hate to see the site degenerate into that. If that happens, I'll be on the first moped out of here (no cheering at the back, Simkins!)
That's my tuppence worth.
Post edited 19-09-2006 0:28
Personally I think the mods do a stand-up job and I'd like to thank them for doing their bestest to keep the chatroom a pleasant environment.
Particularly poor cops, who looks as if they're a bit beleaguered here!
[quote user=ceylon1] Obviously if the whisper is abusive I would copy it and paste it in an abuse report to Admin. nothing more to be said really. Anyway, that's the way I cope with unwanted/wanted whispers nowadays and it works.
Be happy and have fun.
Mrs C xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx[/quote]
The trouble seems to be that some of the ... perpetrators ... don't seem to take the hint that their comments are unwanted. I know some cam performers enjoy the attention, but some don't and when they say no, it's not being respected.
And if they can't take the hint in what's a fairly sterile environment......
Post edited 10-09-2006 15:41
Actually, I think the thing that's pissing me off most at the moment is the porn directors in the chat room. I know this is a gripe for most of us, but if we're soapboxing, here's my tuppence worth:
1. It eats up my bandwidth and doesn't really do anything for me. I'd be as well sticking a Michael Ninn DVD on and listening to the commentary track. At least he's articulate and interesting.
2. It's not what the chatroom is for (at least, not what I think it's for). How are you getting to know anybody by telling them to stick four fingers in while showing their arse?
3. It's incredibly selfish. There's no interaction and no concept that maybe the people being directed might want some reciprocation. The couples and girls who play on cam aren't porn stars or hookers!! Maybe they want to see you stroking - maybe it gets them off knowing you're getting turned on watching them. Taken the time to ask?
4. It's incredibly arrogant - the person getting off knows what works for them better than ANYONE else on the planet. All it demonstrates again is that the directors DON'T actually give a shit about what the other person feels or wants and is only interested on what turns them on.
5. It tars all single males with the same brush. I'm still getting to know people on the site and anyone new I chat to is going to - even if only subconciously - assume I'm like every other single male out there. So it gives us newbies an uphill struggle.
Right, rant over. I know I'm preaching to the converted here, but encouragement is different to instruction. If it's invited, that's one thing, but bloody whisper (see point 1).
And if the person asks you to stop, fuckin' respect their wishes!!!
Was that the same guy who had the dilemma hiring a new secretary? He advertised, got it down to three, interviewed them all.
He then compared their relevant experience, personalities, research skills and efficiency and picked the one with the biggest boobs.
[quote user=dave40t]On a train on the Fenchurch St line back when the trains had single compartments![/quote]
Jeez, dave, you're showing your age.
On my old Trump, in a lay-by outside Fort William.
No, they were half-cut-tle fish...
Yeah, brain size and intellectual capacity increased rapidly when they started getting plentiful quantities of fat - like the Omegas - which can only come from eating meat. The current theory is that it REALLY accelerated when early humans (pre-homo sapiens) started getting lots of red meat into their diet, though; but it only enhanced what was already there.
Which is an interesting paradox - it's bad for us, but has given us the capacity to understand that it's bad for us.
Erm... sorry, thought I was back teaching again.
Ahem.
Not much of a boat if it only handles 14 stone...
Oh, I don't know... might be nice to change your handle once in a while.... I've got a hankering for PastorOfMuppets at the moment... I don't think I'd be fooling anyone for long, tho'!!
A Scotsman, an Englishman, an Irishman, a Rabbi, a priest and a vicar walk into a bar.
The landlord looks up and says "For fuck's sake, what is this, some kind of joke?"
I've always used my left...
Maybe all us single males should get a licence. Twelve strikes and yer oot.
Which club/spa was that, cat?
Excuse me, did anyone get my permission before doing Python?
Eh, eh?
Thanks for the comments folks. I've actually come to the conclusion that, as far as the site is concerned, meets are less important than the friends I'm making among you guys.
So thanks for that!
I agree. If you're in a sensitve job (police, military) or one where the press could twist things out of all proportion, for instance if you work with children, you have to be cautious. The tabloid press love shit like that.
I think if someone asks to see a face pic, you have to have one, but I don't think it's necessary to post one in your profile.
So, I'm new to the site (obviously) so I thought I'd say hello.
But having looked at some of the profiles, I'm getting the impression that single males are pretty much persona non grata here. Anybody care to give me some re-assurance?
Or am I wasting my time???
Suds[/quote]
Suds, you big creep.
Pah. She's got a mean streak a mile wide, trouble written all over her peachy bum. 
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You are a straight, single person, or a straight person in a heterosexual couple. You have arranged a meet with a couple where the partner who is the same sex as you is known to be at least "bi-curious" from the initial point of contact.
Assuming that you would otherwise have no interest in sexual contact with a person of the same sex, if the other partner is sufficiently attractive, would you be prepared to allow the bi-curious partner to engage with you directly and if so, how far would you be prepared to let him or her go?
Bonus question: just how attractive would the other-sex partner have to be to even consider this?
Bonus question: just how attractive would the same-sex partner have to be to even consider this?
Discuss :D