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The Intarwebs have been a generous set of tubes this morning... Jed Hartman asks about gender identity — The comments thread is very interesting. Me being a smart-ass about grammar — It's all that Latinate grammar that was crammed into prescriptive writings on the English language to make it look respectable, back in the late 16th century. You can't split an infinitive in Latin, so we're not supposed to. Likewise the preposition rule. Linguistic terrorism, nothing more, perpetrated by four centuries of English teachers on pretty much the same principle as fraternity hazing.Changing the definition of death — ...the cellular surveillance mechanism cannot tell the difference between a cancer cell and a cell being reperfused with oxygen. Something throws the switch that makes the cell die.A map of online communities — (Thanks to sunilsebastian.) The American Family Association's official list of sexual orientations (a/k/a perversions) — Nice to see the Christian right is looking out for the rest of us. I'm going to have to get busy. There's some catching up to do. This link is Not Work Safe, Not Child SafeCommunist leader's bones stolenMusic encoded in Roslyn chapel carving — Fascinating, but I'm highly dubious of this one. Home-based banking — Who knew from warehouse banking? Note the shout out to my part of Oregon, too. The very best use of your HummerThe world's greatest personal ad
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etcet |
2007-05-02 20:07 (UTC) |
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Make sure to wait an hour after eating; cramps are non-consensual.
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ogre_san |
2007-05-02 17:44 (UTC) |
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People talk about "sex addicts" and the like, but I've yet to meet anyone more obsessed with sex than a wannabee censor. It's practically all they think about.
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juliabk |
2007-05-02 19:17 (UTC) |
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Remember the definition of Puritanism: the fear that someone, somewhere is having fun.
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lt260 |
2007-05-02 17:45 (UTC) |
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The very best use of your Hummer
Shouldn't this be on the AFA list?
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jaylake |
2007-05-02 17:50 (UTC) |
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If I'd been drinking when I read this, you would have owed me a new keyboard...
:: virtual snarf ::
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Heh, kleptophilia sounds kinda hot . . .
::gets story scene idea from this to write story around::
::makes note to send them a copy and officially thank them for giving me the idea if I ever finish it::
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tambyrd |
2007-05-02 18:12 (UTC) |
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Lots of food for thought ... so revealing that these "chaste" and "pro-family" wonders feel the need to post this list for each other's perusal.
They shoulda saved themselves some time and added links, so they can get right to the good stuff.
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etcet |
2007-05-02 20:09 (UTC) |
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there was a marvelous pun on metaquotes last week, I believe, the gist of which was: A site advertizing this without condoms should have the byline "Frot With Peril."
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cmdrsuzdal |
2007-05-02 18:52 (UTC) |
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Granted that I cant find where the AFA list is linked from, but without context it looks even stupider by listing orientations, fetishes and acts in one semi-random and (if the back page of the SF Weekly is any indication) woefully incomplete list.
That personal ad is priceless, though.
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lt260 |
2007-05-02 18:52 (UTC) |
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That map was really cool. Awesome dude or [insert another current hip slang phrase].
I also liked the personal ad. It’s good to read about someone who truly knows what he wants. Reminds me of an ad I saw in the Seattle Weekly many years back. It was short, sweet, and to the point. I vacillated a great deal between a lascivious desire to know more and a more prudent approach of I-so-don’t-want-to-know. If only it could be read at a crowded meeting of the AFA -- it would be like dropping a huge snake into a room full of guinea hens. If only . . .
“Llama farmer seeks mermaid for spank-filled weekend. Fresh water preferred but saltwater OK.”
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elfs |
2007-05-02 19:10 (UTC) |
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Gosh, I think I know just the woman he's looking for. With extras.
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juliabk |
2007-05-02 19:16 (UTC) |
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The gender thread is fascinating. And thank you for the 'not work safe' warning. I can't *wait* to look at that list tonight. Should be... interesting, to say the least. I hope there are good pictures. :-)
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Music encoded in Roslyn chapel carving — Fascinating, but I'm highly dubious of this one.
John Cage would have loved this!
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2007-05-02 21:56 (UTC) |
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Hmm, you know that AFA list does seem a little sparse. As creative people I think it is our duty to help them out and suggest a few more interesting perversions for them to get upset about. For example:
- Exophilia: sexual attraction to alien beings; - Robophilia: sexual attraction to artificial beings; - Tentacophilia: sexual attraction to beings with tentacles; - Celebrophilia: sexual attraction on the basis of fame and/or wealth; - Charactophilia: sexual attraction to fictional characters.
Jay, do you want to run one of those competition things for the best new perversion?
- Cheryl
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I think someone needs to send that personal ad to Alison.
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carmental |
2007-05-03 17:07 (UTC) |
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"Transvestite - a person who is sexually stimulated or gratified by wearing the clothes of the other gender"
So, in this regard, pretty much all women are Transvestites? Tee hee... and where is Hetrosexual? huh? I mean, that's an orientation, most of the others in the list aren't. But what the heck...
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