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Death Mage · Raving Lunatic

This.
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jesternl · Yankee Doodle Dutchie

that tells me more about the idiocy of American voters than it does about Obama's presidency Revenge most foul!

Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

Mr Nigma · ***CLASSIFIED***

JDTAY · obseletes now

Newsweek finally confirms what we all suspected.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/05/newsweek-cover-the-first-gay-president-123283.html
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Trojan Horse · Daedalian Member

Jedo the Jedi · Paragon in Training

Quailman · His Postmajesty

This photo on the front page of the Houston Chronicle. The story was about boating safety.

Macros · Daedalian Member

Someone linked me to something called adventure time, on YouTube, very bizarre but oddly amusing, I'll Ty remember to post the link when I get home fro. Work
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The Ragin' South Asian · Head Poncho

Today I learned that Hy didn't know that pink flamingos were a real thing and that they only made lawn ornaments look like that to be decorative.

Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

I laughed aloud at the third one.

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Dread Pirate Westley · Daedalian Member

It won't happen, but I realized there was a theoretical possibility of the 6th seed Devils winning the Stanley Cup today (6-6).

Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

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And, one for my lovely wife
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Jedo the Jedi · Paragon in Training

I think I'll be employing that last one. Thankfully, my wife is quite good at suppressing the craziness of that week, but there are other women in our social group who well-fit that designation.
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Paragon Tally: 19 mafia, 3 SKs (1 twice), 1 cultist, numerous chat scum...and counting.

Quailman · His Postmajesty

You know why they call it PMS? Mad Cow Disease was taken. Ambiguous Man

Mackay · Saviour of Spiders

Quailman · His Postmajesty

It's a behavioral observation. You can tell the moment you encounter them.

Jedo the Jedi · Paragon in Training

It's not hard to tell a shark when you see it.
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Mackay · Saviour of Spiders

Oh. I didn't realise that it was distinguishable from our other bad moods, as I can't say I've ever noticed around my close female friends. Could you elaborate, perhaps, on how to tell if a woman is menstruating rather than just grumpy? I'd love to know what the tell-tale signs are - maybe someday I can learn to "suppress" things as well as your wife. Like, for instance, my distaste for having my feelings of anger trivialised due to my gender? I sometimes get all hysterical about that. Silly little me. Tee hee.

Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

Is that different from a husband's feelings of anger, which he has to suppress because he knows that expressing them will lead to an argument which will only end when he apologizes?
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Deception · Daedalian Member

Mackay · Saviour of Spiders

Zag, I don't know what "that" in your post refers to, so I'm not sure how to take it. Do you mean "distaste for having feelings trivialised due to gender"? I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt here because I'm well aware that you are a progressive, liberal-minded guy, so I'm assuming that you're not leaning on the stereotype that wives are incapable of apologising or resolving conflict in their marriages, and using that as some kind of "see? Men have it bad too!" type of sentiment. Unfortunately I'm not really sure what the actual intended sentiment is.

In any case, "a husband's feelings of anger, which he has to suppress because he knows that expressing them will lead to an argument which will only end when he apologizes" are no different from "a wife's feelings of anger, which she has to suppress because she knows that expressing them will lead to an argument which will only end when she apologizes" - though in both cases the couple should work on their communication and conflict resolution skills - but both are very different from "chalking up a female acquaintance's bad mood to her being on the rag", which is pretty horrifically sexist and insulting.

Mackay · Saviour of Spiders

Also, let's just get this out of the way:
Mackay's angryposting about sexism? MUST BE THAT TIME OF THE MONTH! RSA's Child

Thok · Oh, foe, the cursed teeth!

It seems like a husband's anger is similar to the anger of an internet poster who knows something is wrong on the internet and didn't bother to suppress it.

Mackay · Saviour of Spiders

Heh

Just remembered I'm derailing. Here is the happiest dog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwdlXZzZpRM

xkcd comic man!* · Guest

xkcd comic dog!* · Guest

Ruff ruff!

*flies away*

Thok · Oh, foe, the cursed teeth!

My xkcd reference wasn't meant to be subtle. I think xkcd man has been hit by a blast of red kryptonite.

Death Mage · Raving Lunatic

I have not given out one of these in years. There is a new winner of the Moron of the Moment award. I give these out when someone says a statement so dumb, so blindly, jaw-droopingly idiotic, that there is no other rational response to it. There is no time frame for the award, this is not "worst of the year" or anything like that, it is just whenever someone else manages to say something that tops all previous winners.

And we have a real doozy this time:

Deception · Daedalian Member

To be fair, he might have a point if he is saying the american media and culture as a unit dehumanized Japanese (and germans) through propaganda and cartoons to the point where dropping a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima didn't seem as wrong (particularly to citizens).

However there are records of Truman working through the decision, and no where is it recorded that he felt the Japanese were less human or real than Americans - just far less obligated to help them. So he doesn't have a point - but I can at least see where he's coming from and it isn't the craziest thing.

Thok · Oh, foe, the cursed teeth!

The radio station I typically listen to during my commute decided to do a day of Christmas music today. If you're not sure why that's amusing, check the date of this post.

itisally · Master of Disguise

I could have used some Christmas music today. Enthusiastic Grin

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Jedo the Jedi · Paragon in Training

I always joke that Christmas is my half-birthday and everybody celebrates it. Enthusiastic Grin

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itisally · Master of Disguise

My son Morgan, who is 8 was asked what opportunities and challenges have in common. He answered, "choices."

It was so insightful for such a little guy. I was so proud and it left me thinking about what choices I make that bring me opportunities or challenges.
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Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

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The Ragin' South Asian · Head Poncho

itisally · Master of Disguise

Zag,

That is absolutely fantastic! I can't tell you the number of time my husband wants me to be more obedient. I keep telling him, " I thought you liked that I was independant?"
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Mackay · Saviour of Spiders

I think cp would have a heart attack if I started being "obedient". Felicitous