The Refuge of the Toads

#8041

Shatterface wrote:
Matt Cavanaugh wrote: Even worse, there were people who had sex with Ayn Rand!
How's it feel to be the same sex as someone who had sex with Ayn Rand?

I'd have sex with someone who played Ayn Rand.

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#8042

Shatterface wrote:Pageants are bad for a whole variety of reasons, but paedophilia isn't one of those.

The West is going through paedo-panic and we are seeing it even where it doesn't exist.

When I was a kid other kids used to swim naked. Little girls would play dress-up with their mother's dresses and make-up. Pageants are bad because they remove the volition, not because the kids were doing something inherently unnatural.

Now parents can't video their own kids in school plays, and men won't take teaching positions because others might think they're perverts.

This is the opposite of what's going on in the Islamic world, or in Rotherham.

Reminds me of the fuss made about the cover of a new edition of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory a couple of years ago: which looked like this:

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/7 ... te-upr.jpg

A lot of people didn't like it because it bears very little relation to the book, and others because of the disrespect to the original illustrator, Quentin Blake, in not using one of his images. But an awful lot of the complains were about it being a "sexualised" image of a child, which I think is only there if you're looking for it. She's wearing makeup, but if you assumed a grown woman was up for it because she was wearing makeup you'd have to be some sort of puritan neanderthal.

Similarly for this cover for Anne of Green Gables:

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/977293/thumbs ... -570.jpg?6

Some of the complaints were about the fact that the character has red hair and the girl on the cover is blonde, but others called it "Anne Does Green Gables". I'm sorry, but if you look at that picture and see porn, you're the one with the problem.

#8043

Lsuoma wrote:Short comment for JG. Do what you need to do, but remember folks here genuinely care about you, and wish you the best. There are lots of people to PM, including me.

No preaching, no exhortations apart from to take the best care you can.

Seconded.

#8044

Ericb wrote:I'm curious on how the Brits here feel about the coming referendum on the UK staying or leaving the EU. Haven't seen much discussion of it here and was just wondering.

I'm pretty sure that what the plebs feel about it is irrelevant. The political establishment in the UK is determined to remain in Europe, no matter what - the referendum promise by Cameron was simply a move (possibly a panic one) to stem both potential defections and the loss of tory votes to UKIP. If the result of the referendum is that people want out, the know-betters will almost certainly connive a way to keep us in.

I'm personally in favour of staying in the EU and exploiting it to the hilt for one's own national interest (as the French, Germans & Italians do with regard to the CAP) and ignoring the stuff that's against it (as the French did with the beef crisis, and the Hungarians did with regard to the 'refugee' situation), as the penalties seem lukewarm at best. That said, I'll probably be voting out for the simple reason that I'd like to see the political elite panic for a while - :popcorn: - as I said before, I reckon we're staying in no matter what.

#8045

paddybrown wrote:
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/7 ... te-upr.jpg

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/977293/thumbs ... -570.jpg?6

They only need a -law- to stop me from fucking the 2nd one.

#8046

paddybrown wrote:Similarly for this cover for Anne of Green Gables:

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/977293/thumbs ... -570.jpg?6

Some of the complaints were about the fact that the character has red hair and the girl on the cover is blonde, but others called it "Anne Does Green Gables". I'm sorry, but if you look at that picture and see porn, you're the one with the problem.

*snicker*

http://imgur.com/Phjpx5Z.png

#8047

Campus activism just got real:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35673426

Paraphrase from near the end of the article: "University of Houston cautions professors to choose their class reading list wisely otherwise that blue-haired bint in the front row might pull leather and shoot you in the face."

#8048

Tigzy wrote:I'm personally in favour of staying in the EU and exploiting it to the hilt for one's own national interest (as the French, Germans & Italians do with regard to the CAP) and ignoring the stuff that's against it (as the French did with the beef crisis, and the Hungarians did with regard to the 'refugee' situation), as the penalties seem lukewarm at best. That said, I'll probably be voting out for the simple reason that I'd like to see the political elite panic for a while - :popcorn: - as I said before, I reckon we're staying in no matter what.

You'd be voting for Herr Hitler just to see the communists squirm. After all, no way a lowly corporal could become the next Reichskanzler!

Careful with those protest votes.

#8049

feathers wrote:
Tigzy wrote:I'm personally in favour of staying in the EU and exploiting it to the hilt for one's own national interest (as the French, Germans & Italians do with regard to the CAP) and ignoring the stuff that's against it (as the French did with the beef crisis, and the Hungarians did with regard to the 'refugee' situation), as the penalties seem lukewarm at best. That said, I'll probably be voting out for the simple reason that I'd like to see the political elite panic for a while - :popcorn: - as I said before, I reckon we're staying in no matter what.
You'd be voting for Herr Hitler just to see the communists squirm. After all, no way a lowly corporal could become the next Reichskanzler!

Careful with those protest votes.

Remember, it was Cnut who established the Godwin line. :banana-fingers:

#8050

paddybrown wrote:
Ericb wrote:I'm curious on how the Brits here feel about the coming referendum on the UK staying or leaving the EU. Haven't seen much discussion of it here and was just wondering.
I'll be voting to stay. (UK citizen in Northern Ireland.) There are pros and cons. The EU is the devil you know, and leaving would be a leap in the dark. The EU's biggest selling point is that it has preserved peace in western Europe, and the prolonged period of peace we've had since the end of WWII is unusual if you look at history, but on the other hand, its recent expansion into Russia's sphere of interest in Ukraine came closer to provoking war than anything in my lifetime. The European Court acts as a kind of supreme court, restraining what national governments can and can't do, which in a country with no written constitution is a useful thing to have, but the EU has very little democratic accountability.

The main thing that edges me towards staying is that a larger economic area is more resilient in times of recession, as the stronger areas hold up the weaker ones. If it hadn't been for the EU, the last recession would have turned Greece, Spain and Ireland into economic wastelands, which would have cost their allies and trading partners a lot more.

Pretty much agree with the above. I also think that the people who want Brexit assume that there will be no change to how we deal with the EU post exit. I think this assumption is very much mistaken and it would economically be a huge mistake to leave, I also think it is better to reform the EU as a member. The other members are also realising that they don't really want a USE either at the moment although in the very long run this would probably happen of its own accord eventually.

#8051

Guns are the last thing you want to give people ruled by their emotions.

Only a matter of time till the first deen to be shot on campus for refusing to ban sombreros or a black student is shot for looking a bit rapey.

#8052

blitzem wrote:Campus activism just got real:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35673426

...

North-West University in South Africa closed ‘indefinitely’ after students burn buildings in council row

#8053

Shatterface wrote:
1. How does it feel to be the same sex as Donald Trump?
Hoes if feel to be the same sex as Ayn Rand?

How does it feel to be the same sex as Rose West?

#8054

Tigzy wrote:Remember, it was Cnut who established the Godwin line. :banana-fingers:

But I'm not a real canutian, I'm from Niederdeutschland, a child of William of Orange, the famous German mercenary.

#8055

Lsuoma wrote:
Shatterface wrote:
1. How does it feel to be the same sex as Donald Trump?
Hoes if feel to be the same sex as Ayn Rand?
How does it feel to be the same sex as Rose West?

How does it feel to be the same sex as Danielle Muscato?

That goes for anyone.

#8056

Lsuoma wrote:
Shatterface wrote:
1. How does it feel to be the same sex as Donald Trump?
Hoes if feel to be the same sex as Ayn Rand?
How does it feel to be the same sex as Rose West?

Now there's a chill girl if I ever knew one.

#8057

Skep tickle wrote:
blitzem wrote:Campus activism just got real:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35673426

...
North-West University in South Africa closed ‘indefinitely’ after students burn buildings in council row

When in doubt....start a fire.

#8058

Haha. My 19 yo daughter and I watched the Buzzfeed thing about questions for men and she thought most of it was BS. But... she did complain about the number of guys who send her dick-pics. She will start and on-line chat with guys from a dating site and in the middle of the chat they will send a dick-pic. WTF? How is this ever a good idea? Guys! Stop that! haha.

#8059

feathers wrote:
Tigzy wrote:Remember, it was Cnut who established the Godwin line. :banana-fingers:
But I'm not a real canutian, I'm from Niederdeutschland, a child of William of Orange, the famous German mercenary.

William of Orange. Famous for inspiring the spirit of tolerance, peace and cooperation in these lands.

http://i.imgur.com/KfWUSQw.jpg

#8060

Tigzy wrote:William of Orange. Famous for inspiring the spirit of tolerance, peace and cooperation in these lands.

http://i.imgur.com/KfWUSQw.jpg

Same one. By the way, thanks for destroying the Spanish Armada. Greet Liz from me.

#8061

feathers wrote: Same one. By the way, thanks for destroying the Spanish Armada. Greet Liz from me.

http://i.imgur.com/iU0CZR4.jpg?1

(surprisingly enough, not a photoshop. They really do have 'LOL' on their sash thingies)

#8062

paddybrown wrote: Some of the complaints were about the fact that the character has red hair and the girl on the cover is blonde, but others called it "Anne Does Green Gables". I'm sorry, but if you look at that picture and see porn, you're the one with the problem.

I read Anne of Green Gables as porn, and frothed mightily. I especially liked the scene where Anne and her friend get plastered on blackberry cordial, then have hawt lesbian sex.

#8063

Tigzy wrote:
feathers wrote: Same one. By the way, thanks for destroying the Spanish Armada. Greet Liz from me.
http://i.imgur.com/iU0CZR4.jpg?1

(surprisingly enough, not a photoshop. They really do have 'LOL' on their sash thingies)

If you can get a hold of one, change it to 'trol' and return it.

#8064

John D wrote:Haha. My 19 yo daughter and I watched the Buzzfeed thing about questions for men and she thought most of it was BS. But... she did complain about the number of guys who send her dick-pics. She will start and on-line chat with guys from a dating site and in the middle of the chat they will send a dick-pic. WTF? How is this ever a good idea? Guys! Stop that! haha.

Why are you complaining?

For her this sounds like a quick fast elimination. She can end the chat, block the person and not waste any more time.

For the guys, it sounds like they want a fast sort of who is down to fuck immediately. They don't want to waste time who would not react positively to that.

This sounds like a win-win scenario to me.

#8065

Common Sense - Of Courts, Cooks and Apples

Should be interesting. I've found Harris to be meandering and thoughtless about the situation. He and Carlin have debated before about related topics so will be interesting to place their comments side by side again

#8066

...that is unless you suspect she isn't ending the chats with these guys and is still seriously considering them.

#8067

Okay, so I might have found this at Roissy's shithole, but this is a pretty good GIF.

#8068

deLurch wrote:
John D wrote:Haha. My 19 yo daughter and I watched the Buzzfeed thing about questions for men and she thought most of it was BS. But... she did complain about the number of guys who send her dick-pics. She will start and on-line chat with guys from a dating site and in the middle of the chat they will send a dick-pic. WTF? How is this ever a good idea? Guys! Stop that! haha.
Why are you complaining?

For her this sounds like a quick fast elimination. She can end the chat, block the person and not waste any more time.

For the guys, it sounds like they want a fast sort of who is down to fuck immediately. They don't want to waste time who would not react positively to that.

This sounds like a win-win scenario to me.

Indeed. Haha. It is a quick screen. I just wanted to share this event since I really had no idea how many guys send dic pics.

It is also common for Black guys to ask "Do you like Black guys." Well, they have a picture up on the site so my daughter knows they are Black. If she wants to chat she knows they are Black. but... they are looking to see if she REALLY likes Black guys. Kinda weird.

I am glad I am married.

#8069

John D wrote:Haha. My 19 yo daughter and I watched the Buzzfeed thing about questions for men and she thought most of it was BS. But... she did complain about the number of guys who send her dick-pics. She will start and on-line chat with guys from a dating site and in the middle of the chat they will send a dick-pic. WTF? How is this ever a good idea? Guys! Stop that! haha.

It's hard to know which chicks on dating-sites are there to locate a sex partner/ vs which ones are basking in male attention with no intention of going on actual dates/ vs. which ones are interested in being taken on a date... but not eager to have sex.

The non-sequitur dick pic sorts-out the ready-for-sex chicks from the ones who remain non-committal, requiring the dude to attempt to 'convince' her into sex.

The dick pic also sorts the chicks by how they react: Some will react by reciprocating with their own nude pix. Some will laugh or take it in-stride. And some will reveal their shrewish feminist dogma/ entitled princess attitude/ screwy conventional wisdom/ religious beliefs. All useful info.

When I'm asked-for a dick pic, I usually send a pic of my dog with a big stupid smile, a fried chicken drumstick in his mouth, and a boner.

The last time dick pics came-up in conversation, I replied with this:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/live_object_images/3719/1.jpeg

Her reply was, "Im with amy schumer. In that no dick pics is prefered."
Citing Amy Schumer counts against her, by my scoring system.

#8070

paddybrown wrote:
feathers wrote:
NoGodsEver wrote:I'm surprised you didn't point out his use of 'moslem' over 'Muslim', which is about the equivalent of saying 'Oriental' over 'Asian'. Not that I really have a problem with it.
I'm not aware (until just now) of any difference between moslem and muslim and neither are, I'm sure, 99.8% of the people you'd ask in the street.
Muslim/moslem is a word transliterated from Arabic. There's no exact one-to-one relationship between letters in one alphabet and letters in another, and all languages have different dialects and accents that could be transliterated differently so we generally work with standardised transliteration systems. The one currently favoured for Arabic to English prefers "muslim" and "Muhammad" rather than the previously preferred "moslem" and "Mohammed", but I don't think it's a huge deal.

For what it's worth, most muslims I've encountered pronounce "muslim" with a short "oo" sound (as in "put") in the first syllable, a voiceless "s" (not a "z"), and a distinct "i" rather than a neutral schwa sound in the second syllable, which corresponds better to "muslim" than "moslem".

Again, I don't care what one calls them, but there is a discussion going on over the difference. Ex. http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/524

#8071

SM12 wrote:
Also, he might get killed.

He suffers from Islamophobia - a fear of being killed for making jokes at the expense of a religion that doesn't begin with C.

In fairness to Tim, it's likely that he suffers difficulty in getting custom-decorated cakes from Christian bakers.

#8072

NoGodsEver wrote:
Again, I don't care what one calls them, but there is a discussion going on over the difference. Ex. http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/524

That's an easy one to solve. There's no vowels in written Arabic, so we can all go with Mslms.

#8073

Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:That's an easy one to solve. There's no vowels in written Arabic, so we can all go with Mslms.

Except for the one that was glaring at Matt and his date. That one will be referred to as Mspms.

#8074

Billie from Ockham wrote:
Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:That's an easy one to solve. There's no vowels in written Arabic, so we can all go with Mslms.
Except for the one that was glaring at Matt and his date. That one will be referred to as Mspms.

Lol, took me a second.

(Also, there are vowels in written Arabic)

#8075

Service Dog wrote:
rayshul wrote:I watched the kid videos and I think they're cute. :/

I don't really understand the thing against child pageants though. I used to do Irish dance class from about that age and did concerts and competitions and it wasn't that different.
I think a kid who walks on fashion runways before they sprout sexually is likely to have a social advantage over peers who lack that experience.

Now the larval models look wierd, but soon that will transform into power. I once worked for a belly-dancing recital at a school with international academic cred... featuring fat, clumsy children who would only be attractive to an insane person... and late-30s-to-post-menopausal women whose bodies were stiff, saggy, wrinkled, lumpy... not hideous, but past their prime.
The only radiantly sexy performers were a lithe mid-20s black dude spinning with a sword on his head... and an uncomfortably-underage tween dance-prodigy, who was still half-child... but clearly well on her way to being a stunning woman. Should we lock her up because she's on a spooky cusp?

Panic about bikinis & skin is just small-minded provincialism, from people who dont live near the beach.

Ha, Ha. No. I mean, the girls raised that way are certainly comfortable flaunting their sexuality. They appear to be comfortable in front of people, but the reality is that they are so used to being judged by their looks that they end up a quivering, insecure mess. My eldest's friend from kindergarten went that route, is a total mess. Eating disorders, forced birth control and a host of problems. Data point of one, but look at child actors, anybody who gets judged on their looks. And the worst critics for little girls are of course, other little girls.

#8076

What's the point of moral outrage?

#8077

Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:
NoGodsEver wrote:
Again, I don't care what one calls them, but there is a discussion going on over the difference. Ex. http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/524
That's an easy one to solve. There's no vowels in written Arabic, so we can all go with Mslms.

I prefer Muselmann, it makes me think of Com.

#8078

Talker wrote:
rayshul wrote:I watched the kid videos and I think they're cute. :/

I don't really understand the thing against child pageants though. I used to do Irish dance class from about that age and did concerts and competitions and it wasn't that different.
Did you do the concerts and competitions wearing makeup and a little bikini? Somehow I doubt it.

No bikini, but some pretty neat bloomers. Definitely make-up and a lot of hair spray (you had to have your hair in ringlets). And lots of mums supporting and clapping and going aw like they do in the videos.

I mean they're kids playing dress up and doing confidence building shit. Girls as far as I know like to pretend to be adults more than boys do (who as far as I can tell from mine, like to pretend to be robots). If there were some here and my kids wanted to do it I'd probably bring them to one.

#8079

jimthepleb wrote:
Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:
NoGodsEver wrote:
Again, I don't care what one calls them, but there is a discussion going on over the difference. Ex. http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/524
That's an easy one to solve. There's no vowels in written Arabic, so we can all go with Mslms.
I prefer Muselmann, it makes me think of Com.

And Harry Flashman, one of the original shitlords.

#8080

John Greg. Here to chat if your wish. Or not if you don't wish. We would miss you, and will help if we can.

#8081

Can't make the hangout tonight, am absolutely, disasterously, exhausted and have to be up at the crack of arse to feed the calves and check the yards for newborns. Hope to be on for next week though. Have fun tiddly-peeps.

#8082

Four in a row...call me welch!

#8083

Skep tickle wrote:What's the point of moral outrage?

A really interesting article. Thank you, Skep!

I find this paragraph especially interesting:

Moral outrage is a part of human nature. But it’s worth keeping in mind that the punishment that it triggers is sometimes best explained not as a fair and proportionate reaction, but as a result of a system that has evolved to boost our individual reputations — without much care for what it means for others.

#8084

Tigzy wrote:Okay, so I might have found this at Roissy's shithole, but this is a pretty good GIF.

:lol: :clap:
This is great. Jealous I didn't do it.

#8085

jimthepleb wrote:Four in a row...call me welch!

Dick!

#8086

http://i.imgur.com/qj7gxZn.jpg

#8087

We go live in aboot 2 hours. So far it looks like about 8 of us.

#8088

I'm in guys
Choosing you over deadpool

#8089

rayshul wrote:I'm in guys
Choosing you over deadpool

add me on skype "iamstanbrooks"

#8090

Ya'll have been great help and support, but you know, when the time comes, the time comes. The last ten years have been really difficult; the last 15 months, impossible.

And I have to say, my family's response, i.e., to just ignore the crisis, baffles me, and, well, hurts a lot. Like Parody Accountant said (I think it was PA, and where has that wonderful fucker been for the last few months anyway?), the Pit is now my family.

Anyway, thanks all for the financial help and the good words. It means a lot. But as I say, the time comes, when the time comes. Too much struggle just becomes too much struggle.

And did you hear about the bait and switch game our provincial government just pulled on poor disabled folk? Amazing: http://thetyee.ca/News/2016/02/16/De-Jo ... dget-2016/

Just another example of the kind of tactics the ongoing war on the poor will engage in. We, the poor, are doomed.

#8091

comhcinc wrote:We go live in aboot 2 hours. So far it looks like about 8 of us.

Imma try to set up Skype. What's your ID, or whatever it is I need to connect to this chat?

#8092

Gumby wrote:
comhcinc wrote:We go live in aboot 2 hours. So far it looks like about 8 of us.
Imma try to set up Skype. What's your ID, or whatever it is I need to connect to this chat?

iamstanbrooks

#8093

http://41.media.tumblr.com/7cf8301f17d8 ... 1_1280.jpg

#8094

Matt Cavanaugh wrote:
Shatterface wrote:
1. How does it feel to be the same sex as Donald Trump?
Hoes if feel to be the same sex as Ayn Rand?
Even worse, there were people who had sex with Ayn Rand!

Wasn't the ex American central banker one of her fan boys?

Her philosophy was, "Anything I say is true, and you're out of here if you disagree, & if you're rich Trump it."

#8095

John Greg wrote:Ya'll have been great help and support, but you know, when the time comes, the time comes. The last ten years have been really difficult; the last 15 months, impossible.

And I have to say, my family's response, i.e., to just ignore the crisis, baffles me, and, well, hurts a lot. Like Parody Accountant said (I think it was PA, and where has that wonderful fucker been for the last few months anyway?), the Pit is now my family.

Anyway, thanks all for the financial help and the good words. It means a lot. But as I say, the time comes, when the time comes. Too much struggle just becomes too much struggle.

And did you hear about the bait and switch game our provincial government just pulled on poor disabled folk? Amazing: http://thetyee.ca/News/2016/02/16/De-Jo ... dget-2016/

Just another example of the kind of tactics the ongoing war on the poor will engage in. We, the poor, are doomed.

I hope you don't do it. Really don't. If you do decide to go through with it please don't be boring.

#8096

John Greg wrote:Ya'll have been great help and support, but you know, when the time comes, the time comes. The last ten years have been really difficult; the last 15 months, impossible.

And I have to say, my family's response, i.e., to just ignore the crisis, baffles me, and, well, hurts a lot. Like Parody Accountant said (I think it was PA, and where has that wonderful fucker been for the last few months anyway?), the Pit is now my family.

Anyway, thanks all for the financial help and the good words. It means a lot. But as I say, the time comes, when the time comes. Too much struggle just becomes too much struggle.

And did you hear about the bait and switch game our provincial government just pulled on poor disabled folk? Amazing: http://thetyee.ca/News/2016/02/16/De-Jo ... dget-2016/

Just another example of the kind of tactics the ongoing war on the poor will engage in. We, the poor, are doomed.

Dude, I love you, man. I want you around but know you're an adult who makes his own decisions, and as you know from the last time we talked... I get it. But just remember we're all here for you.

#8097

Fuck will someone edit a "don't" in to that first sentence please?

#8098

comhcinc wrote:Fuck will someone edit a "don't" in to that first sentence please?

Happy to oblige.

#8099

Gumby wrote:
comhcinc wrote:Fuck will someone edit a "don't" in to that first sentence please?
Happy to oblige.

Thank you.

#8100

blitzem wrote:Campus activism just got real:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35673426

Paraphrase from near the end of the article: "University of Houston cautions professors to choose their class reading list wisely otherwise that blue-haired bint in the front row might pull leather and shoot you in the face."

Which reminds me MELISSA CRICK says, she thought the student reporter could have had a gun which is why she tried to... (grab his camera and then call over the black girls to put them in harms way of a potential shooter....)

Doesn't make her actions sound any saner does it? Has she not heard that BLACK LIVES MATTER?