About our wonderful selves - answer a question and ask one

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 4:51 pm

If it wisnae for your weggies where would you be
You'd be in tha hospital or infirmareeee

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 5:07 pm

I believe we got sidetracked...

crash8_durham wrote:

Have you ever had a weggie that tore you underware out of your pants?

Wedgie. No. Thank God!

If you won the lottery, would you continue to work a paying job?

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 5:16 pm

I feel so invisible.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 5:16 pm

If I won the big one, NO NO NO. Assholes who carry on working just don't deserve to live.

What was your worst ever haircut?

Post by **BlueChair** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 5:20 pm

This one:

What do you like on your pizza?

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 5:33 pm

Blue, that is a bad haircut, did you sue?

Jalepenos

What is the most expensive thing you have paid cash for?

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 5:40 pm

MOODSWUNG: I see and hear you!

BLUE: Who was your barber? We'll get him for you!!

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 5:40 pm

mood swung wrote:I feel so invisible.

Hmm? Why? Yes we can be wedgied, why in God's name not? Or have I missed the boat again?

Post by **BlueChair** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 6:07 pm

Actually, I interpreted haircut as being synonymous for hairstyle. Like the "Beatle haircut" is not the process of getting their hair cut, but the style.

Actually, that was in England, after not having had my hair cut for probably about five months. I got it cut soon after that and it looked fine.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 7:17 pm

selfmademug wrote:

mood swung wrote:
I feel so invisible.

Hmm? Why?

because I wrote:

to answer the wedgie question: no. can't recall getting one at all. but that makes me think of a question--

can females be wedgied?

excuse me for quoting myself.

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 4:50 am

mood swung wrote:Can females be wedgied?

Yes, and it's an ideal way to see if one is dealing with a transvestite.

So Lacklustre wrote:What's the most expensive thing you've ever paid cash for?

My first computer, and I kind of regretted it since the guy who sold it to me looked like he 'got me' when I handed it over. Shouldn't have paid for it all at once. It's worth peanuts now of course.

What is the largest crowd you ever publicly spoke in front of and why?

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:25 am

Maybe about 400? I generally end up speaking to a big crowd once or twice a year as part of my job/volunteer work (long story). I kinda like it.

What's the thing you most regret having thrown away?

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:12 pm

the blossom of my youth. And this red suede purse.

coke or pepsi?

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:16 pm

Coke.

Relaxing vacation at the beach; drinks with umbreallas under a tropical sun - or a vacation where you run around and see a whole bunch of really cool and historical stuff?

pip_52 · Post by **pip_52** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:00 pm

I usually go for the seeing cool stuff but after those sorts of vacations I always feel like I need another vacation. And I could really use a beach and a tropical sun right about now . . .

PC or Mac, and why?

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 3:10 pm

pip_52 wrote:I could really use a beach and a tropical sun right about now . . .

I propose just such a vacation for you, me and Talullah. I want to initiate you into the world of the swim-up bar...

pip_52 · Post by **pip_52** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 3:36 pm

Sounds perfect . . . when do we leave?

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 3:36 pm

I like vacations where you run around and see a bunch of stuff. Also vacations where the only thing between you and an extremely unpleasant occurrence is your blithe ignorance of any possibility of such a thing happening.

PC, because despite all the accolades of the Mac, and how it's supposedly so much easier to use, I think it sucks, and I can never figure out how to do anything on the damn thing.

Are you going to the March for Women's Rights this weekend?

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 5:33 pm

No.

Are you going to march for men's rights ever?

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 12:52 am

No

My question: Isn't the idea of a women's march a bit outdated and self-defeating now? I mean, it just seems like they get together and bitch about men, or vice versa. Why don't they call them sex equality marches and both sexes can go? Then things like equal pay and negotiating custodial rights, divorce settlements, and so on can be addressed... rationally.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 4:21 am

I'd like to go on a 'Rights for Women' march. I demand my rights

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selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 5:29 am

bambooneedle wrote:Isn't the idea of a women's march a bit outdated and self-defeating now?

Not unless something has happened that I missed whereby men can get pregnant and their reproductive rights are at the whim of political winds that have been blowing in increasingly unfavorable directions. Both sexes can and do go, and it hasn't has anything to do with bitching about men for 20 years. We save that for girls' night out. *Note to self: bitch about 'boo on at Sleater-Kinney show tonight*

Yes I am really going to SK tonight...

Post by **BlueChair** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 11:33 am

I don't believe what I'm reading.

There are still protests for women's rights for the same reasons that there are protests for the rights of racial minorities and the rights of homosexuals. While strides have been made, there is still a long way to go.

This particular protest has to do with reproductive rights, not putting down men. So I suggest people watch the news before criticising.

Post by **DrSpooky** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 1:36 pm

In the spirit of the discussion but back on topic:

Margaret Sanger or Gloria Steinem? And a bit on why?

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:28 pm

Oh, thaaaat march? Miss Buenos Aires said March for Women's Rights. The Washington march is above all a pro-choice thing, regarding reproduction (particular emphasis on partial-birth abortions)... choices which could also include men in the process depending on who you ask. "Women's rights" would encompass a whole lot more, like concerning the things I mentioned, or not much being so vague. It's no surprise that many involved in the march including celebrities decide to place the emphasis on "women's rights", though.

And phrases like "the rights of racial minorities" or "the rights of homosexuals" or "still a long way to go" are just as almost meaningless. Still a long way to go... for what, specifically? Just because you're a woman or a man or you're gay or consider yourself as part of a racial minority, it doesn't mean that you should automatically have all the rights you want. Be specific, and the law might recognize your position.

Pro-choice is about the right to decide about something for yourself above anyone else doing it for you -- that's what it's about -- not about what group you're in. It's fundamental.