This is a topic for the serious discussion of sex. This isn't a topic for silly, immature or smutty jokes, instead it a way to change the taboo nature of the subject.

Thank you.

By Billy Connolly on Monday, July 9, 2001 - 02:04 am:

Willies.

By Madonna on Monday, July 9, 2001 - 10:26 am:

What a fantastic topic!!!!!!!!!

By Kenzie on Monday, July 9, 2001 - 06:51 pm:

lol... and that wasn't even Paige.

By Chris on Monday, July 9, 2001 - 08:44 pm:

"The taboo nature of the subject" is a great phrase, did you quote it from Shakespeare or some other master of the English language?!

By LukeZ on Tuesday, July 10, 2001 - 01:00 am:

Shakespeare? Nope, I just made it up. Thanks for the compliment.

However, I am disappointed by the silliness that has crept into this conversation already.

Lukas

By Kenzie on Tuesday, July 10, 2001 - 06:00 pm:

*wipes the grin off her face* Ok luke. All serious now.

By Scamp on Wednesday, July 11, 2001 - 01:48 am:

Speaking of corny pix, 'gedda load of the unexpectedly horrific'! Think of this as a good faith gesture, Anastasia. This is far cornier than that pic of you on Garden Central. And just look whose house it was taken at? (See magazine rack.)

By Arresting Occifer on Wednesday, July 11, 2001 - 04:16 am:

Oh, Bullfrog's house. You crazy kids!!!1

By Butter~Twirré on Wednesday, July 11, 2001 - 05:45 pm:

That haircut suited you, ScamperVan. But I think that choker was mine and you stole it.

By chut on Wednesday, July 11, 2001 - 09:02 pm:

Y'see, I thought it was the cat behind the curtain! It wasn't!
hahaha

By Big Brett on Wednesday, July 11, 2001 - 11:17 pm:

He *snigger*, he said *snigger* HE SAID SEX!!! HAHAHAHAHABOOMBOOM!
Lets make this the most immature and stupid topic coping has ever encountered! (which is going to be bloody hard) GET IT! HARD?! hahahahaha, Billy said Willies!! hahaha

By Butter~Tea on Thursday, July 12, 2001 - 09:10 am:

Basil Brush used to say HAHABOOMBOOM. I love you Brett.

I bought the most adorable frock today, & it cost me so little...in fact, it cost me nothing at all since I shoplifted it. It was an accident. No, REALLY, it was!!!1

I tried it on, thought it quite a find, wore it out of the change~room, continued to peruse the clothing racks, got bored, got tired, became more & more vague (the result of a sleepless but delightful night), and eventually breezed my way out of the shop, not even realizing I still had the groovy dress on until I reached the bus~stop, four blocks later.

A moral dilemma, Copers ~ should I go back and pay for it? The man who owns the shop claims to have been a member of the Clash in the 70's. Should this influence my decision? It's all to do with sex, I feel.

By HALF ANGEL/HALF APE on Thursday, July 12, 2001 - 05:23 pm:

Any friend of Basil's is definitely a friend of mine. I love you too, Bretty Boy. Aww, look at him! Aww, look at Bretty, the big hairy animal! Come here I want to cuddle you.

By oldie on Thursday, July 12, 2001 - 06:37 pm:

Take him up on the offer, Brett. Such an opportunity might not come up again for a few decades.

By indigo on Thursday, July 12, 2001 - 06:46 pm:

Now, Butter~Tea, surely this means that you left your other clothes in the shop? Unless you're in the habit of shopping naked? I would go back and pay for it, not only to get your clothes back, but because you will be too scared to wear the gorgeous dress out anywhere near the shop. One day it'll get to you, you'll break down and start crying. Someone kindly person off the street will phone for the men with white coats to take you away, and you will have to live through your own version of "Girl, Interrupted" until the Copers turn up and vouch for your sanity. Is that what you want? Cos that's what'll happen!

By chut on Thursday, July 12, 2001 - 07:57 pm:

Reminds me of a incident on the train on the way back from the football. On this particular day, I had not encountered a train conductor (or conductress). And, on the way home, I did encounter one, and asked for a return from my home town to the place of the game. He said, you mean a single (ie, from the place of the game to my home town), and he still didn't understand either my stance or what I wanted. I bought the single.

This doesn't prove my point, but take it back anyway.

By Butter~Twirré on Thursday, July 12, 2001 - 09:02 pm:

~gr-r-r-ofl~. At the back of my mind, I predicted that if anybody would make that very pertinent point, it would be you, Miss Indigo!

I had my other clothes within a large "Pharmacy 777" plastic bag. Earlier that day, I'd insisted to a VERY passive~aggressive Asian lady to give me a proper sized bag when I picked up my TB medicine. She tried to force me to not have a Codeine Linctus script filled(cough medicine for tubercular vagabonds and pharmaceutical freaks) & instead to read through a terrifying array of cretinous pamphlets about drinking honey & lemon.

But yes, that's a very good point about getting frightened, if I have to walk by the shop again. And guess what? It was one of those retro shops, chock full of over~priced girlie dresses (which I do confess a weakness for), hipster flares & slim fit tee~shirts aplenty.
Oh well. I shall do my penance somehow.

Chutster, this sounds like a passive~aggressive insult, but I've read that last post of yours 3 times, and I still can't grasp the gist. It's not your fault & I promise I'm not being sarcy; it's just that I'm turning into an even bigger dullard.
Soft people have to court the favours of hard ones, which doesn't amplify what I'm getting at either, forsooth.

By Skrooie on Thursday, July 12, 2001 - 10:03 pm:

Whats he's saying is basically :

He got a train from point A to point B without buying a ticket.

On the way back, he was feeling guilty, so asked for a return ticket from point A to B.

He wanted to pay for the first half of the journey, but the conductor would only accept payment for the second half (the point B to point A section) of the journey.

Simple. Although I must admit, his actual point is anyone's guess.

By The Occifer on Friday, July 13, 2001 - 07:11 am:

Ladies & Gentleman, may I present Skrooie: tellin' it like it is!

By *ANGIE!*: poetry kitten LOL on Friday, July 13, 2001 - 10:16 am:

Im dong what we call drafting of a poem gang (to do with my course),Ill cut it and paste it and tell us what u think everybody!
*SEX!*

sex is something we all luv to do
guyz and girlz do it,I bet u do 2!
its gr8 when times are tough I'm having it soon
coz my bloke Im on with wants it morning night and noon hehe
so u gotta get out there
u gotta get a life
on my back and on all 4z
Im a kitten 4 u
and Im gentle with my claws!!
lilestkitten@hotmail.com

By indigo on Friday, July 13, 2001 - 05:23 pm:

I think Chut's little anecdote proves that he's well-meaning but knows when holding to a principle is pointless. Ahh! I'm on http://www.geocities.com/lukeburrage/index.html
at the same time as typing this, flicking between them to see what pics have loaded (and aren't we a lovely looking bunch of people?) and i just noticed the little video/animation at the bottom! That is classy!

By Skrooie on Saturday, July 14, 2001 - 03:28 am:

Chut's little anecdote. Or 'analogy' as we like to call it. Lucky you only communicate with him via Coping, I get that kind of chat every other evening.

And now he has a WAP mobile.

Lol @ telling it like it is.

Wtf has paying for a train ticket got to do with sex, btw ? Am I missing something here ? (Nevermind the 'entering a tunnel' analogies and the likes, it was a rheotorical question)

And heres my Ode To Angie :

You like to write poems
Yes indeed you do
But please move over
And leave it to Skroo

You say you're so sexy
Sure, everyone knows !
How come you're on Coping
Sharing dubious prose ?

You could be under
Some hunk don't you see ?
Instead, and as usual
You're at your PC

You're oh so prolific
And that's just our luck
So come away from the keyboard
And give us a

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rest.

By The Occifer on Saturday, July 14, 2001 - 04:42 am:

Lovely, ANGIE, lovely. Any artist or writer who inspires others to take up their craft is a SUCCESSFUL artist/writer, ANGIE! Having an Ode To Angie written must be an honour.

And Butter~Toy, keep it. Well, unless you feel unbearably guilty and fretful, which I somehow predict you wont. I mean, this is a member of The Clash we are talking about here! Joe Strummer & the boys used to boast about how much they stole when they were just dirty, unfamous punks. Consider yourself Karma's personal avenger.

By Skrooie on Saturday, July 14, 2001 - 06:07 am:

Lol, yeah. It was meant as an acolade of sorts, ANGIE.

Yeah.

By *KITTEN IN A TOP HAT AND GLOVES!* on Saturday, July 14, 2001 - 08:35 am:

hehe thanx Skrooie and Occifer,hey. i got heapz more where that came from 2 hehe cuz I've been working hard at my course like a proper student hehe (UNLIKE DICKY WHO HAS JUST BEEN LAZING ABOUT AT HOME CUZ HE DOESNT EVEN HAVE A JOB ANYMORE LOL!)
AND Butter u have to go back and pay for that dress cuz otherwize u will be stealing it!! u understand? If u steal u can go to jail,take it back now!!!

By *ANGIE!* Kitten in gloves on Saturday, July 14, 2001 - 08:42 am:

I think if u take it back he will probably give it 2 u for free cuz thats what happens,ok. Once I aciddently walked out of a shopp with some socks for my b/f cuz his got eaten by his neighbours visotor's dogs,and so once I realized what I done I shouted out to the bus driver "STOP THIS BUS IMEDIATELY! I HAVE TO GET OFF NOW!" and so the busdriver stopped his bus in the middle of the road and let me off,ok. Anyway I went straight back to the shop without looking sidewayz and gave the socks back straight away,and do u know what happened? He gave them to me and said "KEEP THEM!" So nice,hey!!!
And if u do this Butter then he might even give u a JOB, LOL! U need a job Butter,ok. A job will make u feel better all thetime and u wont be so weird hehe,ok. J/K! LOL!

By ANONYMOUS on Sunday, July 15, 2001 - 04:27 am:

None of you are discussing sex.

By sean on Sunday, July 15, 2001 - 11:20 am:

"sex is a deeper form of communication" ('evil' elizabeth - 'Big Brother 2)
"way hay hay" (men in general)

By Butter~Twirré on Sunday, July 15, 2001 - 12:27 pm:

On Friday night, a boy, whom I must begrudgingly admit has an astonishing resemblance to Graham Coxon, called me a "slut". Why? For NOT having had sex with him. Yes. It went something like this. He approached me in a crowded café, pointed, and declared loudly: "You are a parasite."
I responded, "Huh? Why?!"
"You know why!" he bellowed. Then, turning to the males within the immediate vicinity, he said, "Stay away from her. She's a parasite, an opportunist and she'll use you."

For a moment I was too stunned to respond. But when he added that I was a slut, I did protest: "For God's sakes, I'm a slut for having REFUSED sex with you, in a car, after knowing you for less than an hour?" (I can't remember if I actually put it as pithily as that, but I'd like to think I had.)
"Stay out of my face!" he bellowed: "Slut!"
And that was that.
Fortunately everyone around was very sympathetic, & I sound rather flippant about it now, but at the time, it reduced me to tears. I know very well that if I'd had sex with him, he'd have viewed me with contempt any way. Can't win either way with some people.

By Paige on Sunday, July 15, 2001 - 12:36 pm:

People who have issues with the opposite sex suck. Best to stay away from them all if you can at all help it. They only ever turn their loathing towards you in the end which is no fun.

By Lucky on Sunday, July 15, 2001 - 03:25 pm:

Butter~Twirré that sounded gut-wrenching. You shoulda broken his nose right there and then... now's not too late is it?

By Butter~Twirré on Sunday, July 15, 2001 - 05:43 pm:

Why, bless your heart, Lucky :~o) YES, it was gut~wrenching. It came as such a shock, since the "incident" this GC~lookalike was referring to happened about a year ago ~ also, my "parasitic, opportunistic, sluttish" behaviour had consisted of once having asked him politely to drive me a distance of, at most, 2 miles so I could buy cigarettes. This he had done, though on the way back, he became all sleazy & I recall rebuffing him, as tactfully as possible. That was all there was to it.

And no, now is not too late to break his nose, since I'm sure I'll see him around again. We mix in the same circles. I'm not too adept with my fists, however; I'm better at pouring drinks over people's heads.


(Btw, by telling this story, I do hope I don't sound like one of those girls who whinge constantly about 'nasty boys' sexually harassing them everywhere they go, at the same time as tacitly getting the point across; ie, oh how very sought after they are!)

Sorry 'ANONYMOUS', that this post wasn't exactly about sex either.

By Oom Papa! on Sunday, July 15, 2001 - 07:07 pm:

By The Occifer on Monday, July 16, 2001 - 06:09 am:

Andy Warhol used to masturbate over Duran Duran music videos in the early eighties. Well, that's what he said in his diary once. He used to have a crush on Nick Rhodes, which is amusing because Nick Rhodes strongly resembled a young Andy Warhol at the time. Does that have much to do with the topic of 'Sex', or is it just good old narcissism?

By I Shot Andy Warhol on Monday, July 16, 2001 - 06:55 am:

I'd say the former, Occifer. Poor old Andy was never much of a spunk, in any accepted sense.

By sean on Monday, July 16, 2001 - 10:56 am:

i feel your pain butter...the next you see him why don't you announce (to the pub or something) that you did indeed have sex with him all that time ago and spent 2 months getting rid of some gross sexual disease and that you are 'concerned' for him, as he may still be passing it to others (hopefuly he will be with girls).....this may be embarrasing for you actually, but good anyway.

By Paige on Monday, July 16, 2001 - 10:08 pm:

Naw... no need to make it sound like you've had crotch rot. Just ask him if his new medication is helping his raging case of herpes or not.

By Micky {The Lad} on Monday, July 16, 2001 - 10:26 pm:

lol @ Sean. Respect, man.

By Skrooie on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 - 12:32 am:

lol @ crotch rot

By *KITTEN IN GLOVES!* on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 - 06:03 pm:

OMG Skrooie hehe... U R SO COOL!

By Chris on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 - 09:18 pm:

I wish I could run that fuckin annoying *KITTEN* over, and burn her retard top hat and gloves while I'm at it.

By Chris on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 - 10:14 pm:

I didn't post that. This is why it's a bad idea to have two people calling themselves the same name. It means that the reasonable and pleasant one (me) gets blamed for the distasteful antics of the other.

By Big Brett on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 - 10:27 pm:

Yeah! A bit like this guy who's in my head who keeps being rude to people! HAHAHABOOMBOOM! not like the real me who's really nice
I dont know why but I get the impression that Angie seems to have a fondness for Skrooie! haha, go on Skroo, give it to her! up the arse! oh yes. Cant let an opportunity like that drop, oh dear, there goes that other Brett again, HAHAHABOOMBOOM
Anyroad, I agree with both Chris' in what they said and may I just add to my post that Micky is a total fucking, obnoxious piece of ugly, pathetic, peanut brained, useless scummy shite (and that was the nice Brett)
Here's a picture of Micky for you all to see!

By Skrooie on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 - 10:31 pm:

Hahaha, no offence, but ANGIE isn't my type.

I like real people, for a start, and certainly not fucking psycho creations of some nugget on the net !! HAHAHABOOMBOOM !

By Brett on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 - 10:34 pm:

Kin'ell! you were quick responding, harhar! You must've been glued to the screen waiting for someone to type something, bit like me now, HHBB!
Beeeeerp! Hello ladies

By *ANGIE!* Kitten in Gloves on Thursday, July 19, 2001 - 06:40 am:

Awww Skrooie! I know u have a g/f who gets jealous, it's OK hehe ;)
Anywayz its gr8 cuz I'm in an open relationship with Derek and he says I should shag as many blokes as I want!! Derek is so gr8 and cool. Did I tell u all that he bought me some white gloves from a formal wearr shop? So nice,hey!! I'm typing in them right now cuz they feel so smooth and gr8. I luv Derek!!

*ANGIE!*

PS-Brett i luv u 2 hehe

By capatalism_stole_my_virginity on Thursday, July 19, 2001 - 02:25 pm:

when was this fetish for gloves dicovered?
derek's a kinda weird name

By Skroo on Thursday, July 19, 2001 - 11:04 pm:

Lol, she doesn't get jealous of blokes, I have to say. I'm no hommebre.

By Skrooie on Thursday, July 19, 2001 - 11:05 pm:

Oh, and there you go, Brett, give the big slap some BEAF !! HAHAHAHBOOMBOOM !!

By DAMON ALBARN on Friday, July 20, 2001 - 06:44 am:

SHE TURNED MY DAD ON! COME ON!

By Lukas on Friday, July 20, 2001 - 05:39 pm:

SEX!

We are meant to be discussing the finer points of SEX!

Not GLOVES!

Even so, here's a short story:

> >A young man wanted to purchase a gift for his
> girlfriend's birthday and
> >as
> >they had not been dating for very long he decided
> after careful
> >consideration that a pair of gloves would strike
> the right note,
> >thoughtful,
> >but not too personal. Accompanied by his
> girlfriend's
> > sister, he went to Harrods and bought a dainty
> pair of white gloves.
> > The sister purchased a pair of panties for
> herself at the same time.
> >
> > During the wrapping, the shop assistant mixed up
> the items, the sister
> >got the gloves and the young man got the panties.
> >
> > Without checking the contents, the man sent the
> parcel to his
> >girlfriend
> >with the following note:
> >
> > "I chose these because I noticed that you are
> not in the habit of
> >wearing
> >any when you go out in the evenings.
> >
> >If it had not been for your sister I would have
> chosen the long ones
> >with the buttons, but she wears short ones that are
> easier to remove.
> > These are a delicate shade, the shop
> assistant I bought them from
> >showed me the pair she had been wearing for the
> last 3 weeks and they were
> >hardly soiled at all. I had her try yours on for me
> and, although they were
> >a little tight they looked really smart. She told
> me that the material
> >helps
> >to keep her ring clean and shiny, in fact she
> hasn't had to
> > wash it since she began wearing them.
> > I wish I could put them on for you, as
> no doubt, many other
> >hands will touch them before I have the chance to
> see you again. When you
> >take them off, remember to blow into them before
> putting them
> >away as they will naturally be a little damp from
> wearing.
> >Just think how many times my lips will kiss them in
> the coming year.
> >I hope that you will wear them for me on Friday
> night.
> >
> > All my love
> > Sam
> > P.S. The latest style is to wear them
folded down
with a little fur showing"

By Skrooie on Friday, July 20, 2001 - 06:55 pm:

Haha, I think Damon was talking about it tho, in a kind of round about way.

It's obviously been troubling him for some time.

By Paige on Friday, July 20, 2001 - 09:40 pm:

Finer points of sex? Like?

By The Occifer on Saturday, July 21, 2001 - 11:40 am:

Paigey bird has a point there. When I was a younger boy I thought that sexual intercourse was a mystical and vaguely majestic act. I lived under this illusion for quite a few years. It was only later, with the benefit of first hand experience, that I realised how deliciously animalistic it is. Paige also made a good point, a few moons ago, when she said that most people dont realise how much of a role emotion plays in sex. I agree. Emotion is very important. Have you ever fucked someone you literally HATE? It's fantastic!

By Skrooie on Saturday, July 21, 2001 - 02:19 pm:

First hand experience.

Thats usually the way it goes, then you move on to partners.

By The Occifer on Saturday, July 21, 2001 - 02:32 pm:

Hur, hur, hur! Oh dear, I walked right into that one, eh! Nice one, as they say.

By Paige on Saturday, July 21, 2001 - 02:51 pm:

lol @ skroo

The actual act of sex itself has very few finer points. Its all of the baggage that comes with it that gets complicated. ie, emotions. And seriously... who needs those? Its all messy and suckage-like. I wonder if there are like, official forms to fill out to swear celibacy....

By Paige on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 - 04:46 am:

What the hell is wrong with this country?! Here's an article from USA Today:


Sex? Women think about hair just as much

Karen S. Peterson
USA Today
July 30, 2001 10:30:00

Nothing beats a good hair day. Except maybe good sex.
In fact, women think about their hair almost as much as they think about sex. That's 43 vs. 48 minutes a day, a new poll says. And 20 percent would give up great sex or personal wealth if some genie would grant them eternally perfect hair.
About two-fifths (41 percent) wish they had someone else's hair. The best looks: Julia Roberts, 41 percent; Jennifer Aniston, 33 percent; and Debra Messing, 14 percent.
A hairstyle can be under construction all day. More than three-fifths (65 percent) of women fix their hair in the rearview mirror while driving. And that's after fussing over it at home for an average of 33 minutes a day.
Men's opinions count. Forty-one percent have changed their hairstyles to please a guy.
For the hairsplitters out there, the Yankelovich poll of 1,000 women 18 to 28 has a margin of error of 3 percentage points. Salon Selectives, a hair products company, sponsored the poll.


Now seriously. Lets examine this. The whole basic idea of having nice hair is to attract a mate. You attract a mate because of your animal urge to merge. It can't be helped, and if your need to find the perfect sexual partner has been overcome by your quest to find the perfect hairspray, well... in evolution theory, survival of the fittest, you suck. There is something totally wrong with this!! People People People! What the hell is the point of doing your hair every day if its not gonna help you get laid!? Shave it all off in that case as far as I'm concerned. I'd rather be having sex for the 15 mins I'm messing with my hair in the mornings anyways...And if you wouldn't rather be having sex, you need a good therapist, cos you know.... maybe you were traumatized by a bad perm or something in the 80s.

You know.... I just don't understand women. I really don't. I seriously think I was meant to have a penis but god fucked up somewhere. I don't really *get* my own gender. I think about my hair... rarely...sex....often.... Food... well.. anyways, you get the idea.

Everyone: Spend less time doing your hair and more time having sex. You'll be much happier in the long run.

By Si on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 - 08:04 am:

Do ya think that the Herbal Essences commercials are trying to get the same message across? I.e. Good hair and sex go together. OK, it's almost the same message. Just a shame they're the suckiest and tackiest commercials ever made ever.

By sean on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 - 01:43 pm:

*gets the urge to 'erbal*

By sean on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 - 01:51 pm:

this hair thingy...does it apply to men too?
i remember Ling on ally macbeal doing a hair foreplay thing with her partner, so maybe you can mix both sex and hair into one.

By The Occifer on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 - 02:43 pm:

89% of males from New Zealand would rather get free tickets to a Rugby Test match than a date with ANY female of their choice. Yes, you heard correctly. They could spend an evening with ANY FEMALE IN THE WORLD, but they'd rather spend it with their mates, downing warm beer from plastic cups, guzzling cold, soggy hot dogs and pies & shouting Neanderthalic insults at the opposition's supporters sitting in the next terrace. Now, I have a feeling that this might actually be saying more about New Zealanders & their unusual priorities in life than men in general, but I nevertheless think it's something to mull over when saying "I seriously think I was meant to have a penis." Take Bullfrog for instance: the man is a maniac. Sure, he probably spends upwards of 7 hours a day thinking of sex, but an absolute minimum of 9 of his other waking hours are spent thinking about who's eyes he is going to gouge ala the Papin sisters in his weekend AFL match. Are you sure this is what you would prefer, Paige?

By nigel on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 - 05:36 pm:

Having very short hair that I cut myself, I must spend about 27 minutes thinking about it a week.

The other 10,053 minutes a week are spent thinking about sex.

Nigel J. Green

By Paige on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 - 11:31 pm:

Possibly Si. But I think the whole strategy is merely along the lines of "sex sells." And yes, they're retarded, but everyone knows what you're talking about. They've done their job.

Ok... well... Quintal... some of that actually does sound like more fun than hanging out with some of the females that I know. And you know, not everyone within the same gender is the same.

Well, at any rate, I'd rather be like most of my guy friends. Does that work?

By Butter~Mobile on Wednesday, August 1, 2001 - 12:03 am:

No offense Paige, but I'd be interested to know how the magazine got that statistic, because it sounds ridiculous. As does yours, Quintal!!!11 Was it the demographic of people they asked? (Ie, moronic women and moronic men.) Or the way they went about arriving at a conclusion? Neither of those statistics sound realistic to me!

That said, I must confess to being at the opposite end of a very deep chasm of misunderstanding with my hair lately. I hate it. And I DO think about it a great deal. More than sex? I can't say, but being unable to say is surely ABNORMAL?! I mean, my hair is abnormally horrendous lately, so my thinking about it constantly is merely symptomatic of its current horrific incarnation.
Ah, to think I could write so much bollox about my hair, which is of importance to so few. Sorry. Maybe the statistic was true. I'll get a haircut.

By Paige on Wednesday, August 1, 2001 - 04:10 am:

None taken Ana. However, I've learned that a great percentage (not the majority, mind you) of the world's population are complete idiots. I'd glady explain the facts and logic underlying that conclusion, but I'm kind of tired. If you're overly interested, drop me an email.

Its not a magazine, btw, its USA Today. A totally legit national newspaper.

Ana, don't obsess over your hair. You're lovely. Besides, it'll just end up looking like crap as you get older if you mess with it too much. Just like it says in that horrible little graduation thing "Everyone's free to wear sunscreen": "Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 30 it'll look 55."

By Chris on Wednesday, August 1, 2001 - 09:13 am:

LOL

By LOL on Wednesday, August 1, 2001 - 10:31 am:

Chris

By Skrooie on Wednesday, August 1, 2001 - 10:33 am:

I messed with my hair as a kid and the other month a young scamp (not the one on here) had the cheek to tell me I looked about 50.

Although a few years earlier, a wee boy on the bus said 'Hello girls' to Chut and I when we had slighty long hair, so I'll take that as a compliment as we must've looked like ladies (who, in general, take more care of their locks.)

And if those stats are true, that is one sad country you live in, Paige. Haha

Although you could say the same here with blokes and football, I suppose.

By Skrooie on Wednesday, August 1, 2001 - 10:35 am:

...but 43-48 minutes a day ? What the f*ck are you people thinking about for the *rest* of the time, thats the real concern !

By The Occifer on Thursday, August 2, 2001 - 08:16 am:

I'm interested in hearing your 'facts and logic', Paige. It's not that I disagree with you - it's quite the opposite - but I would like to see what you've got up your sleeve.
When I was about 14 and embarrassingly into PUNK ROCK, I went through a phase of dying my hair. I visited my Grandfather in hospital one Sunday morning with green or orange hair. My Grandfather sat up from his sick bed and exclaimed, "Look at him! He's like Johnny Vicious!" My Grandmother then went on to inform me that if men dye their hair then it falls out and they go bald prematurely. "Your Grandfather dyed his hair," she said, "and look what happened." I thought it over. "Oh," I said, "it all sounds very simple." My Grandmother took issue with my gentle sarcasm. "Yes!" she said. "Most things in life ARE very simple, and that's something you will have to learn for yourself!" I asked if there was a similarly simple explanation for why the guy in the bed beside my Grandfather was blind, but my Grandmother just looked at me blankly. Anyhow, I gave up dying my hair when I couldnt get it to go white like Andy Warhol's wig. It's much harder than you'd imagine.

By Paige on Thursday, August 2, 2001 - 09:55 pm:

Actually its easy Quintal. Ligthening hair bleach followed by white manic panic. I used to streak my hair all kinds of different colors. Have fun.

I have lots up my sleeve. I always do.

By Butter~Twirrélingova on Friday, August 3, 2001 - 04:51 am:

Once I was at a Goth party & somebody put a rat up my sleeve. It was awful. Inevitably, all the incredibly UNCONVENTIONAL Goths were just PISSING THEMSELVES laffing. They tended to piss themselves laughing at me in general, come to think of it. Example: I recall telling one of them that whilst not being a practicing Catholic, I couldn't bring myself to eat meat on Good Friday. I never heard the end of it ("Oh, remember, we can't swear, it's against Stasia's religion" and so on). Now, had I said I couldn't eat meat EVER on the grounds of being a vegetarian Buddhist, that would have been MORE than just acceptable ~ I may even have been lauded as a Cult Figure, as Eddy once was, thanks almost entirely to Attesting Occifer. And A~O never got any recognition for that either.
Oh dear. I think I may be in a bad mood.

Oh, but thank you, Paige, for the words re: my hair. You're lovely too. And like Occifer, I agree with you too. My scepticism over that statistic was based largely on a groovy book you yourself may well have read, "Backlash" by Susan Faludi. It goes into great detail to explain how spurious statistics are often invoked within the media, and how these statistics often amount, literally, to a load of old bollox. Actually, there's a statistic presently being triumphantly lauded by The West Australian ~ statistics supposedly suggest a "link" between breast cancer and abortion. Naturally, the Right~To~Lifers are opening the Champagne over this. It sounds nonsensical to me ~ I mean, cervical cancer, POSSIBLY, but breast cancer? What bosh! (Well, I've no evidence it's bosh, but it sounds very much like it.)

Ah well, back to sex'n'smut, I suppose...
From my doleful prison in Claremont,
Ana xxx xxx x

By caramel on Friday, August 3, 2001 - 02:30 pm:

Butter Girl- everything and anything is being linked to Cancer because researchers are still no closer in finding out the cause. Sure, there are many contributing factors such as diet, environment and such and such, but the one factor they are looking for is really difficult to discover, yet, one in three people will get some form of cancer. Really sad, but true. It's a real bastard of a disease.

Claremont is great fun! been there on holiday and had a smashing time! :o)

Paige- we are supposed to be opening a practice together. Lol. Kenz can work with us as well. Haha :o)

By Skrooie on Friday, August 3, 2001 - 03:02 pm:

Yeah, I heard that sunscreen could be linked to it also.

By seymoure on Friday, August 3, 2001 - 03:57 pm:

And whipped cream, but breathing the gas from cream cans is fun - try it before sex, honestly

By The Occifer on Friday, August 3, 2001 - 05:40 pm:

Is that right, Paige? If only you were around when I was fourteen. I'm a little over it now, though.

By Paige on Friday, August 3, 2001 - 10:07 pm:

lol, sure Caramel. I just took a job offer to teach a sexuality and society class at SCSU (where I'm finishing my masters) come this fall. Which will be fun as I can basically pick out what I want to cover and stuff. Their trying to build a sex/marriage therapy program, but they're having problems finding people to teach that stuff. But yeah, get your ass up here and we'll open a clinic together. Whad da ya say? haha

OK - New survey/ statistic if you will for everyone to discuss: When asked if they preferred spontanious or planned out sex, most people said that they prefer when its planned.

I can see why. Take women as being the best example. They like to make themselves pretty, light candles whatever. Some guys too.

Me - while I appreciate planned out sex.... spontanious is way better. More fun, exciting and passionate. And hell, if a guy thinks I look good enough now and here is a good enough place, that works for me. lol

By caramel on Saturday, August 4, 2001 - 12:13 am:

The class sounds interesting, Paige! best of luck with it. And yeah, let me finish my degree first and we will open the clinic. Let's think of name plaque's. Dr. Paige Wallis
Dr. Mackenzie Burhammer
Dr. Sara Higgins
Bold or Italic?
Hahaha.:o)

By Paige on Saturday, August 4, 2001 - 12:38 am:

Dr. Paige Wallis you mean!! I'm working on it. ;) Actually I have plans about it now. It came to me sorta sudden, I'll fill you in later! Will Ashy boy be joining you in your relocation to Minnesota Sara? haha

But yeah Sara, that works. haha We can get big desks with oversized leather wingback chairs and stuff... and then get a receptionist that doesn't do much besides make our coffee. Probably the girl who basically does that for me now at the B&B named Jenna. lol

By Kenzie on Saturday, August 4, 2001 - 01:01 am:

Regarding sex: Here's a fun quiz off campusrag.com. I got a score of 80%

http://www.thecampusrag.com/tests/sexrate.shtml

Have fun!

By Skrooie on Saturday, August 4, 2001 - 03:42 pm:

I managed 76.67 with the aid of a couple of comedy answers. What a shitty test, I thought it'd be mature and sensible, instead it has questions like :

If you have anal sex you will end up with shit on your dick :

a: always
b: never
c: sometimes

and shit like that.

By Paige on Saturday, August 4, 2001 - 10:16 pm:

Lol.... amazingly enough Skroo, they are serious questions that I get asked on a regular basis from couples. You'd be surprised.

Maybe I need to devise my own sex quiz thats more to your liking. I will... but not now, I've got some important things to do. Like making cookies with my nephew. Later!

By Paige on Saturday, August 4, 2001 - 11:20 pm:

Ok, here are some questions that aren't entirely easy. Lets see how well you do on your terms:

1.
Paraphila
*Hint*: It literally means "abnormal love." It is the technical term for what?


2.
Phalloplasty.
*Hint*: It usually costs between $5,000 and $7,000.


3.
Erotodromomania
*Hint*: It is an abnormal impulse.


That should get you started. No cheating and looking them up if you don't know the answer either. I'd like to see what you all come up with.

By Skrooie on Saturday, August 4, 2001 - 11:37 pm:

1. Dreaming about having sex with someone whilst jumping out of a plane. This one works best if the man is strapped behind.

2. Making willies out of plasticine ( aka play-dough.)

3. An abnormal impulse ? It's catching a tantalising view of a nice pair of breasts or a nice bum and all you can think of is how nice it would be to be playing golf right about now, like Monty and Tiger.*

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* I researched that one with my mate.

By Simon on Saturday, August 4, 2001 - 11:53 pm:

1. Homosexuality? Paedophilia? It could be anything outside of adult heterosexual practice. Streaking perhaps? Something really weird that turns you on? I think your hint basically spelt it out.. lol. Speaking of spelling, it's "paraphilia", isn't it? ;o)

2. Lol.. I'm sure that one doesn't need to be explained. I get junk emails about that all the time.. for free. 8" bigger in 3 minutes.. I don't think so.

3. Umm.. no idea. Something connected with sadism perhaps? Masochism? Sadomasochism? Or are they just other paraphilia? As long as it's nothing to do with coprophilia.. ewww!

By caramel on Sunday, August 5, 2001 - 12:22 am:

Lol.:o)

1.Paraphilia is another definition for the word 'Pedophilia.' And that's when an adult engages in sexual relations with a child, or desires it.

2. 'Phalloplasty.' Haha. Basically, it is an enlargement of male genetalia, either by the process of thickning lengthning, or enlarging.

3. 'Erotodromomania'. I think that is when someone escapes a stressful situation by just leaving. In other words, they have an abnormal impulse to just travel, after a bad sexual experience.

By N J McLean (Skrooie) on Sunday, August 5, 2001 - 01:05 am:

I've never had a bad sexual experience and uh, *licks finger and moistens eyebrow* neither has the missus.

I'm glad you get those emails too, Simon. I thought someone had been leaking information on my dimensions.

Paraphilia has got to be some sort of interest in soldiers, come on. It's the urge to get right in there with a big strapping para, innit ? Careful where you put that helmet, big boy.

Oh no wait, I've got it. It's sexual marketing, eh ? You know...toys and stuff, innit ? Dildos and handcuffs and the likes...

...oh no, thats paraphernalia.

By N J McLean (Skrooie) on Sunday, August 5, 2001 - 01:07 am:

And Paige, do people really ask you if you get shit on your dick ? Is there something you're not telling us ? LOL

By N J McLean (Skrooie) on Sunday, August 5, 2001 - 01:08 am:

And yeah, still laughing at 'Damon' up there. Wasn't that just inexplicably amusing ?

I thought so.

By Paige on Sunday, August 5, 2001 - 04:38 am:

VERY GOOD Caramel!! I really liked the rest of your answers, (especially skroo's) I'll come up with a few more to ask you soon.

The correct answers:

1. Paraphilia is the techincal term for any sort of sexual deviation or perversion. Not necessarily with a child, but very well could be. Could also be rape or anything else that you could think of that would fit the bill.

2. Phalloplasty is the enlargement of the penis by injections of fat actually. Pricy, not too comfortable, and generally, don't last long as the body absorbs the sudden new extra fat in most cases. And from what I understand, desensitizes the penis considerably for a bit.

3. Erotodromomania is when someone actually has the abnormal impulse to travel to escape a painful sexual situation. Could be after the act itself, but generally it happens because the person anticipates a painful sexual situation. Often times they have no reason to. Thus making it abnormal.


Fun fact:

When 10 very well known sex therapists were asked what the most important aspect of sex is, 1 answered relaxation, 3 answered honesty, and other 6 said "staying awake."

By Paige on Sunday, August 5, 2001 - 04:46 am:

Anything I'm not telling you? lol

Its just that when people find out that you're a sex therapist (or soon to be) they feel the need to tell you all about their sex lives, their problems, ask you questions they'd be too afraid to ask anyone else (ie- about anal sex and other stuff), ask you what the weirdest things you've heard is, ask you about certain statistics. And then finally, of course, your own sex life. "Doesn't that totally help you get guys if they know you're a sex therapist? I would think that they'd be wanting to get you in the sack cos you know, you're an expert."

*shakes her head* Every fucking time.

By Paige on Sunday, August 5, 2001 - 04:22 pm:

Ok, a few more. Simple ones I suppose.

1.
Trobriand Islanders have a euphemism for having sex. What is it?
*hint*: It has something to do with a common pudding type snack. (Rather weird, I know)

2.
Studies show that men are much more healthy all around when they are married. What particularly happens to women when they get married health-wise?
No hints on this one. Its too easy.

3.
Studies report that only 30% of women can achieve an orgasm through sexual intercourse. What percentage of women have reported they can not have an orgasm without the aid of a vibrator?
No hints on this one either

By Kenzie on Monday, August 6, 2001 - 12:25 am:

1. Has to do with Tapioca. Its the only pudding-ish desert I could think of that really isn't pudding.

2. Psh. Easy. Married women's blood pressure go up! lol

3. 40%?

By The Occifer on Monday, August 6, 2001 - 06:15 am:

I'd like to briefly thank Kenzie, Sy_da_Yeti, Sean, Paige & Simon for the conversation they shared with me in Blur Chat about sexual perversions. I enjoyed it immensely. But, the reason I'm formally thanking these people is that when I was walking up the hill to my apartment this afternoon, a fantastic, helpful thought struck me. A minor character in a script I'm writing has now been fully fleshed out & finalised. Let's just say that one particular comment by Sean did the trick.

By Sean on Monday, August 6, 2001 - 11:24 am:

oh no...what sick twisted thing did i say, lol ?

By Butter~Mobile on Monday, August 6, 2001 - 08:14 pm:

It wasn't anything similar to a comment made once by sexysharon, was it, Sean?
That comment being: "HEAPS OF GUYS WANNA FUCK ME!"
It's just that dearest Occifer mentioned that this gave him inspiration for a character in a screenplay, too. Well, partly.

There's a lot of psychological chatter going on in here, I see. So may I ask, has anyone got any thoughts on folié a` deux?

By Butter~Mobile on Tuesday, August 7, 2001 - 07:48 am:

ANYONE?

By Scamp on Tuesday, August 7, 2001 - 12:03 pm:

yeah, it's when two individuals become 'infected' by one another, sharing the same exalted sense of superiority or delusions or uniqueness. Sufferers of folie a` deux believe they are set apart from the rest of a 'society' which is incapable of understanding them. It was a term coined by the French meaning 'communicated insanity' or 'shared madness'. According to your 'Encyclopaedia of Modern Murder' Ana, the likes of the Moors Murderers, the 'Heavenly Creatures' girls, the Papin sisters and the Hillside Stranglers are classic examples of folie a` deux, but it doesn't necessarily manifest itself in violence and murder and is usually benign.
There's some thoughts on it. Happy?

By Skrooie on Tuesday, August 7, 2001 - 01:00 pm:

Well, I guess myself and Chut Marshall suffer from that, somewhat. Very interesting to see we are not an isolated case. Bit big-headed to think we were.

By Butter~Mobile on Tuesday, August 7, 2001 - 03:27 pm:

Never mind, Skrooie. To a certain extent I feel I'm sharing a little folié too. But who's really SUFFERING from it? At times, it feels quite exhilarating.

By Butter~Mobile. on Tuesday, August 7, 2001 - 03:39 pm:

Oh & Caramel, when were you in Claremont? And where's the "great fun" to be had? I've lived here since 1996 & have yet to find it.
Bay View Terrace still scares and depresses me, because of the Claremont serial killer. Come to think of it, it's more that the nightclubs are so crap. I hope that doesn't sound callous.

By The Occifer on Tuesday, August 7, 2001 - 04:42 pm:

You know damn right.

By Butter~Mobile on Wednesday, August 8, 2001 - 02:46 am:

Folié a` deux ~ not a conduit for extensive, lively debate amongst all the funsters of Coping. And I mentioned it first!!11
*runs, sobbing, from the room*

By The Occifer on Wednesday, August 8, 2001 - 06:33 am:

Oh, get back here, you lil sexy thing.

By indigo on Wednesday, August 8, 2001 - 08:36 am:

Um... I once watched an x-files episode called "folie a deux". Very few thoughts on it though. As I recall, it was the pseudo-psychological explanation for a monster at a telemarketing agency.

By Skrooie on Wednesday, August 8, 2001 - 03:45 pm:

..........
Oh, well I can relate to that.

By Paige on Thursday, August 9, 2001 - 04:44 am:

I'm a bit... oh... grossed out. I had to attend a meeting with some Suits at the University that I'll be teaching at to submit the material I'll be covering in the course that I'll be teaching this coming semester and my grading policy.

I know this Uni is new to the idea and program of sex therapy.... but these people were obviously so uncomfortable with what I was talking about, and were looking at me like I was standing naked in the vatican swearing obsenities to the pope or something.

And then you know when they start thinking about THEIR sex lives because they sort of lean in and suddenly get interested. Happens every time, however, I've not had to speak to middle-aged people about the matter... And you just know they haven't had sex in... oh... years. You know, when they and the misses get too fat and lethargic to ahve sex.. or you know, they just aren't attracted to eachother AT ALL for obvious reasons.. well anyways. These old men start looking at YOU like you're fresh meat or something. Its so disgusting.

This balding guy in his late 40s leans over to his friends and whispers loud enough so I can hear it: "I could definetly use some sex therapy if my sessions would be one on one with her.. *wink*"

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW............

for two reasons:

1. I'm young enough to be his daughter.

2. THERE IS NO FUCKING WAY ON THIS SIDE OF HELL!!

*shudders* I think I need to go take a shower now. Or 50. Gross.

By Butter~Mobile on Thursday, August 9, 2001 - 01:35 pm:

The selection of films my brother and I just got out were so appalling that even the girl behind the counter at the video library felt moved to offer her sympathy. We got a $5 discount. Woopee!

Rofl@Indigo ~ the idea of a monster at a telemarketing agency for some reason has me literally LOLing. I like it.

I tried to get a job as a telemarketer once; my potential employers experimentally got me to make two phone calls; I had to try and flog vacuum cleaners. The first person I rang told me I "sounded about 6 years old" and hung up, the second person began screaming that they were already going through one harassment case & that if either I or my "members" phoned her again, she'd see us in court. Needless to say, I didn't get the job. (Not that I especially wanted it.)

Oh, & Paige ~ a gross old man, perhaps, but you mean to say you weren't secretly flattered? AT ALL? It's human nature, after all. I somehow doubt you'd be sharing that anecdote with us had the gross old man sniggered something like, "What would SHE know about sex?" Not of course that anyone would say that, because you're extremely attractive. But I can't imagine you're really THAT pissed off about it.

By *Skrooie* on Thursday, August 9, 2001 - 02:55 pm:

Paige, *OMG*

Hahahaha

By Paige on Thursday, August 9, 2001 - 09:27 pm:

lol, Ana, had he said that... I would have been angry, and sure I would've told you. I wasn't mad (I don't think..) just extremely grossed out. And a bit unimpressed as someone in his position, his behavior was very unprofessional. I would have possibly been flattered had my skin not been crawling. Shave off 20 years, 50 pounds, a wife (he was wearing a wedding ring) add some hair, some taste in clothing... throw in a shower, and then maybe I'd have been flattered.

By Scamp on Friday, August 10, 2001 - 12:14 pm:

I'll confess, my exgirlfriend and I went to a gay bar a couple of times, and I got quite an ego boost over the amount of fat old gay men ooh-ing and ah-ing and saying, 'Ooooh, you're sooo gorgeous!Why do you have to be straight?' I'd never in all my life had that much approbation about my appearance. Generally it just doesn't happen to boys the way it does to girls. Maybe to the muscle bound bronzed spunks of this world, but not to us skinny anaemic looking little indie lads. In fact, in the nearly 2 years we were together, my girlfriend never once even said so much as, 'You look OK.'
*boo hoo!*

By Shifty on Friday, August 10, 2001 - 12:17 pm:

If a 50 year old man asked me for a shag I'd be flattered , but then I'm not Joe Normal these days

By indigo on Friday, August 10, 2001 - 03:37 pm:

Or even Joe 90. ah Scamp, there's a lack of skinny anaemic looking little indie lads round our way. Hang around in Wycombe town centre, and me or one of my Mark Greaney fan mates will turn up and feed you a sandwich.

By Kenzie on Friday, August 10, 2001 - 08:58 pm:

Paige can be choosy about who she's flattered by who she gets hit on. It happens all the time. Most of the guys who I'd be floored if they hit on me, Paige doesn't give the time of day.

God. Why do I hang out with you Paige? I hate you! lol

By Skrooie on Friday, August 10, 2001 - 11:44 pm:

To show Paige the way. Get one boy and settle down with him. Paige is struggling to hold down a long term relationship with one boy and is instead looking into the ins and outs (harharhar) of the sexual side of things as a way of avoiding the bare bones (harhar once again) of getting a bloke and making a go of things. Discuss.

Hahahah I wrote that and I'm pretty much out of my face. I must be a real smart guy speaking that much sense when I'm ballz up. Excuse me whilst I drink some milk to neutralise the acids.

Ironically theres a sex-therapist on the radio right now. Dr Ruthless.

Did I mention Chut Mongo (hahaha) has Love Street tomorrow ? Catch him there. Yeehaw.

By The Occifer on Saturday, August 11, 2001 - 05:06 am:

Discuss? Okay. You sound like fucking Boyzone, Skrooie! Or Cat Stevens, for the trainspotters amongst us.

My Father left my Mother for a sex therapist. Her name was Tracey. She worked as a collumnist for Cleo, the womens magazine. They met at some party. Anyway, I distinctly remember peeking out of our recess window as a youngster and watching her slinky black sportscar pull up outside our house, and then watching her walk down our garden path in her even slinkier little black dress. "Wow!" I remember thinking. "My Dad has got some great friends hehe." That, after all, was how he referred to her. "My friend Tracey," he'd say.

By Paige on Saturday, August 11, 2001 - 06:45 am:

Euch I want a regular relationship, but there's dating... getting to know someone.... thats all a lot of work and a lot of time I don't feel the need to spend. Time I don't care to spend. Besides, I'm good at being alone for the time being. I'm still getting adjusted to my lifestyle and finding my own niche. Its been a lot harder to do than I thought. I was seeing this one guy for a couple months in spring but he got annoyed with the lack of time I was spending with him. So you know Skroo, send me a guy who is intensely independent and can manage to stay out of my hair for at least 3 days at a time, well manered, with a good sense of humor and is relatively cute, not to mention a decent cook, and I might be interested. Otherwise, at the moment I can't be bothered. I've got a business to run and a class to teach.

By Skrooie on Saturday, August 11, 2001 - 10:20 am:

Hahaha Occifer, nice one.

Paige, I've got that very boy right here. I'm not paying postage on him tho.

By Paige on Saturday, August 11, 2001 - 02:40 pm:

lol@Skroo. You lie. Such guys are so very difficult to come by.

By rob on Sunday, August 12, 2001 - 10:49 am:

I'm back from Rotterdam. It was great fun. I just read through some of coping and have quite enjoyed catching up on you beautiful people. Some things that concern me:
A. I conform to about 90% of the 50 recomendations of the perfect partner of Rachel (I think it was rachel)
B. Micky (ricky, whatever) is posting again
C. Paige's last message there was posted almost 8 hours before Skrooie's. How come?

Lukas

By *ANGIE!* Kitten in boots and not much else LOL! on Sunday, August 12, 2001 - 10:53 am:

*winks @ Luke hehe*

By Si on Sunday, August 12, 2001 - 11:14 am:

By Skrooie on Saturday, August 11, 2001 - 10:20 am:

By Paige on Saturday, August 11, 2001 - 02:40 pm:

By Scamp on Sunday, August 12, 2001 - 12:55 pm:

Indigo, you sound like a really nice person.You always seem to show an interest in what others have to say, aren't full of yourself and rarely if ever say anything rude to your fellow Copers.
Just thought I'd let you know it doesn't go unnoticed.

but can we please let this topic die? the discussion is all right, but I'M SICK OF HAVING TO BY-PASS THAT FUCKED PIC OF ME EVERY TIME I CLICK ON THIS TOPIC!! first and foremost, I put it up only in fairness to someone who felt she'd had her overly "cheesy" pic plastered on Coping by me. Now hers isn't even there anymore! secondly, the night that pic was taken, (1999, I might add) me and a few "m8's" posed in different ways intended to appear as dodgy and BAD as possible,the idea being we'd later put them in a photo album with captions underneath. Mine was gonna be: "Desperately Seeking Smack: Z-Grade Rent Boy's Personal Ad."
We never did get round to it, though. Shame.
Just wanted to clarify.

Rob, I wouldn't be proud of conforming to 90 percent of what Rachel's ideal guy should be, coz he sounded something of a dickhead.

By Rob on Sunday, August 12, 2001 - 01:30 pm:

Am Pm... basic time telling skills. Must try harder. And I'm not proud of being Rachel's ideal guy, I meant I found it quite disturbing.

By Simon on Sunday, August 12, 2001 - 02:06 pm:

Hmm... did Paige ever actually give us the answers for the second set of questions, or did Kenz guess them all correctly?

By Skrooie on Sunday, August 12, 2001 - 04:13 pm:

Lukas, you've had way too much recreational time in Holland.

By Paige on Monday, August 13, 2001 - 02:34 am:

Oh, right Simon. I completely forgot.

1. Scraping the tapioca

2. Women who are married's blood pressure goes up. (wonder why)

3. 60% of women say they can't have an orgasm without the aid of a vibrator.

There you go.

Scamp - That pic of you really isn't that terrible. Its kinda cute actually. lol

By Scamp on Monday, August 13, 2001 - 08:33 pm:

thanks Paige! *shit eating, bashful grin* yours are too.
ho ho ho!

By Scamp on Monday, August 13, 2001 - 08:37 pm:

P.S I forgot that 'ho' is an insult over there. That's not how I meant it! I was trying to do a variation on 'haha' or 'hehe'.

By Paige on Monday, August 13, 2001 - 09:59 pm:

Yeah Scamp, uh-huh. Riiigghhhtt. lol Actually, if its more than one 'ho' then its ok. lol I've never actually been called a ho before I've been called a Ho-Bag.. but that was by Kenz... and really, that doesn't count.... I feel like I've missed out on something.

I did get called a whore just recently by one of my friend's grandfather when we went to visit him. But he calls every female a whore. He's in a nursing home and isn't quite with it... or maybe he is... hmm.... lol

But you know... whore is just not the same.... *sigh*

By Kenzie on Tuesday, August 14, 2001 - 04:30 am:

Of course it doesn't count. I call everyone a ho-bag. Its like a term of endearment. Except the one time I called my friend Deann a ho-bag like our freshman year of HS, I really meant it then. She was certainly acting like one.

I'm afraid you're going to have to go out and do something a bit more skanky paige.

By Boy Coper on Tuesday, August 14, 2001 - 01:52 pm:

I was once called a "wanton slut".

By Skrool Summer on Tuesday, August 14, 2001 - 02:28 pm:

Ok, I've got a good one.

One time, I was in the bathroom and I heard some 'burds' outside, so I stood up on the toilet lid to look out the window to see if they were any good.

Anyways, my toilet lid at the time was plastic, and the bandit cracked right down the middle into two pieces under my severe girth.

My parents were out at the time, so I got the superglue out of my dad's work-jacket and glued the fecker right down the crack (snigger). It was a real blinder of a job...you could only see the line if a: the light shone on it a certain way and b: you were really looking for it.

Anyways, months went past and no-one knew. Then one night, mum got out the bath and must've sat down on the lid, as it halved in two once again. My mum must be about 5 1/2 stone soaking wet so it must've seemed quite odd.

I happened to be passing and heard her exclaim something along the lines of 'For God sakes...'

I asked what was wrong, and she told me. I said it was a disgrace and she'd have to be going on a diet.

Hahahahaha

By Chris on Tuesday, August 14, 2001 - 08:32 pm:

LOL

By LOL on Wednesday, August 15, 2001 - 12:34 am:

Chris

By nat on Saturday, September 22, 2001 - 04:48 am:

cruel boy's that skroo, yessir. my alarm clock just went off. i felt the urge to say bugger there. but i won't 'cos i'm not british now, am i? nope, proud canadian with a useless PM. fuck us.

By indigo on Saturday, September 22, 2001 - 04:27 pm:

Thom Yorke said "bugger" in a northern accent about 3 times at the South Park gig when he fucked up intros. Funny, in a "did THOM YORKE" really do an impression of that bloke off the Fast Show kind of way". Apologies to any none UK copers there, who won't know what im going on about.

By Nat on Monday, September 24, 2001 - 09:40 pm:

meh, that's okay indigo! anyway, i've been reading a bit more of the paper, and you know, i'm quite pleased with the way our "leader" has handled things. you can't be over-cautious.

By Frederick Tomlinson on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 - 08:56 pm:

And the relevence of that comment being what exactly?

By Fried~Butter on Tuesday, November 6, 2001 - 07:25 am:

I mustn't be seen to be pedantic, but there was some lively debate going on here some months back, wasn't there? It was all very interesting, too. Controversy City, though!

That *totally legit national newspaper* who according to Paige did the survey concluding that women think about their hair almost as much as sex is a real burster. First, I guess they must have picked a large sample to arrive at that conclusion. A very, very large sample, if it's really all that legit. Secondly, I guess they must have attached electrodes to the heads of women, designed to go: "BZZ!" and clock up another point every time they thought about hair or sex. Unless they based it on the women's own estimation or guess work. That doesn't sound very scientific to me.

Not that I'm claiming to know how these things are precisely done. I'm sure I'd fail a statistics course. And please, don't anyone leap down my throat and start accusing me of getting personal. I just thought it seemed a slightly dodgy leap of logic then and I still do now! I HAVE read that some very stupid methodology has been used in the past in statistics and then seized upon as reliable. The best example was, "It's more likely for a woman over 40 to get kidnapped by a terrorist than it is for her to get married." That was quoted seriously all over the world.
"Welcome to Bangkok!"

By Coe~N Brothers on Tuesday, November 6, 2001 - 12:45 pm:

Don't diss Paige's words, she's totally unreal !

I watched that Coen brothers flick The Man Who Wasn't There yesterday with the missus at the flicks. Pretty cool. Included that old chestnut about yer hair continuing to grow after you've popped your clogs.

Now *that* is interesting.

Nothing to do with sex, but there you go.

By Androgynous on Tuesday, November 6, 2001 - 01:00 pm:

*Nods* You need to let it go.

By Kenzie on Tuesday, November 6, 2001 - 01:12 pm:

Actually Ana, think about it. Many many women who I strive to seperate myself as being classified with, are really like that. While unbelivable to both you and I, very believable when I think of many women whom I'm aquainted with. And it doesn't need to be a scientific study. Just a survey. A survey is a survey is a survey. Pretty simple.

The USA Today is a national newspaper.

By The Occifer on Wednesday, November 7, 2001 - 04:12 am:

No one is denying that a survey is a survey (or even that a survery is a survey is a survey), they're just questioning whether such a survey can actually be taken on face value.

By Fried~Butter on Wednesday, November 7, 2001 - 08:03 am:

Ah well, I didn't mean to sound so scornful, Kenzie. I realize that sounded a little sharp. Just commenting on the general nature of survey's, because there are some really daft sounding statistics quoted in our *serious* newspapers all the time. That one, if true, is pretty bewildering, iz all. Mind you, maybe I do think about my hair possibly more than sex, since ... well, it's not like I have any! Sex, I mean. I've got hair a'plenty. BIG hair, too, which is why it requires so much greasy conditioner.

On an unrelated note, did Paige finish her Phd? That sounds like I'm asking in a "What did you get?" kind of way (you know how narky stickybeaks always ask irritating questions like that, after exams etc). But I've got a vested interest in asking - my brother's been having his 19th nervous breakdown all week, since his supervisor gleefully told him he can finish his Phd in April 2002, and he wants to get it finished by January. Poor lad, it's not like he can't DO it ~ he's been working on it/writing it for aeon's, but his supervisor really does seem to be deliberately obstructive. Presumably because the longer his supervisor can be his supervisor, the longer she's on the uni payroll. I just wondered if the American system was any more easy/simple to negotiate. The one here seems almost CORRUPT!!!11
Nothing to do with sex either, but it's a pertinent point of shared ground... sort of: it's not like I've the brains or dedication to do a Phd myself. Haha.

By caramel on Wednesday, November 7, 2001 - 10:33 am:

Of course you have the brains/ dedication to do your Phd Butter!
It's not that our Phd System is corrupt, It's the University's administration that deals with the Phd programs that is slightly wayward. I'm going to be finishing my Phd this time next year, and I have found that If you have a reliable, trustworthy supervisor that is always there to offer their opinions and advice, It helps you along the right track.
It sounds like your brother got a raw deal! best of luck to him, anyway. Is he at the Uni of W.A?

By Fried Butter on Wednesday, November 7, 2001 - 01:15 pm:

Yep, he is, and no, I don't! I'm not just being self deprecating; I REALLY don't think I could commit myself to it, having seen how much effort it takes. I'm not thick, but I'm not rampantly academic.
Good luck with yours, though, Miss~Caramel.

By Kenzie on Wednesday, November 7, 2001 - 07:15 pm:

They sort of give you a guideline and say, this is what you have to do, this is the graduation times. And then you have an advisor or two that helps you figure out how to make the most use of your time. Its like that with all degrees you can get here.

By Nat on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 02:47 am:

how old are you, caramel?

By Sookie on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 04:08 am:

Hell will be a winter resort before I get my Ph.D. Yuck. Besides, I have the job I've always wanted. Now all I have to get down is predicting the weather better for going out on shoots.

Burkhammer - Do you want to come to Stillwater with me on Sat?

By caramel on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 10:11 am:

I'm 23 Nat. I don't want to get any older!! *sighs* I don't act my age, though. Lol

Lol @ Hell will be a winter resort. Haha

By nikkie webster on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 10:59 am:

If you're not famous by fourteen, you're finished.

By Kenzie on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 01:12 pm:

Can't sook. Gotta work. Besides, I have no money. Its the story of my life. But thanks.

By Sookie on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 04:58 pm:

That sucks. You work too much. You're gonna pull something.... or.... something. Anyways, stop working!

By ChrisZ on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 08:40 pm:

all work and no play
LOL

By The Nation on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 09:09 pm:

...keeps the doctor away?
LOL

By ChrisZ on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 09:41 pm:

LOL

By Hallie on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 11:05 pm:

keeps the mods away

By The Nation on Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 11:28 pm:

LOL

By Kenzie on Friday, November 9, 2001 - 12:38 am:

Today has been an awful day. Quite possibly, the shittiest day in a long time. I had 2 tests... I have one tomorrow....I've been cold allll day... I've got a headache, I can't stop shaking and we're out of peanut butter. How am I supposed to feel better without peanut butter toast? I've been reading things and listening to things that make me depressed beyond belief. And I know I should put them down or leave... but I can't.... because I can't.... I wanna go dig a hole out in my back yard and stay there. For a really long time. Until I have to pee, in which case I'll come back into the house. And then... I'll go back to my hole... and I might take a snack with me.

Crap... now my nose is running.

Sorry guys. I've felt miserable all evening and I needed to vent.

By **Lukas on Friday, November 9, 2001 - 07:33 am:

Sorry

By indigo on Friday, November 9, 2001 - 08:51 am:

*makes kenzie a pile of hot peanut butter toast*. Ah, there there.

By Kenzie on Friday, November 9, 2001 - 12:31 pm:

Don't worry luke, it had little to do with our conversation. Lots of other stuff.

Thanks Indigo. haha

By Nat on Friday, January 4, 2002 - 03:27 pm:

How'd it all turn out, Kenz?

By ANGIE on Saturday, January 5, 2002 - 03:04 pm:

WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT hehe