ThunderPeel2001

[Name drop alert!] Jane Espenson (one of the writers on the show) told me to read the first book before watching the first season, as they roughly equate. On the other hand, some people have told me they found the books easier to read when they'd seen some of the series, because it helped them remember who the characters were.

Gotcha. So... impressions of Disraeili?

I've got to see that DC. Everyone (I've heard) agrees it changes the film into something really special.

But the flipside is that you don't want to be, as a responsible adult, part of the slew of mindless and casual bigotry that is so common on the internet. Blaming the people you've offended is just a way of trying to diminish your own, very real, culpability.

Which one was Nixon? There's a statue of Disraeli in my hometown.

I think this deserves a So, yes. I think the original quote would have been a bit homophobic. A bit. As in, it's a bit insensitive. It's the type of joke that only straight guys would make to other straight guys. Better to just say, "WHY MUST YOU KEEP PISSING AND SHITTING ON ME, ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY?!?".

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Gotcha! (You did spring to mind when I wrote that, which is one of the reasons I wrote, "in my meagre experience" ) I don't think I could ever be in an open relationship. I know I'd get jealous and too emotionally involved. Regarding ONS, maybe I've just been unlucky. There's probably been times when I could have just enjoyed being close to someone, and not necessarily wanted to be with them, but whenever I've had one they've tended to be fraught with pressure and/or bad timing. One thing I would say to the ladies looking for fuck buddies: You've got to give a guy at least two tries before you get an idea of how he'll actually perform. (I heard this from a female friend, and it's totally true.) The first time you're nervous and you're also getting used to eachother's bodies -- and everyone's body is different. The second time you start putting into practice what you learned the first time.

Yikes. That's horrible.

Sure, but just so you know, the focus was more on NSA sex with strangers. "Fuck buddies", and people you know beforehand, don't really factor into what we were discussing. Also, what you've written is remarkably... present tense?

Bloody hell. I can't win! Even when I take the time out to try and find something which argues the other side, to try and show more impartiality, I get accused of doing it in such a way that was mocking. No, rest assured, I was not deliberately picking the Daily Mail in order to childishly thumb my nose at people in this thread. You'll note that I referred to the STUDIES in the article, which I hoped would imply anyone could trace back and investigate further.

This game is taking forever! > Look in inventory > Go to Tiergarten > Examine nude people

I think you'll have to create one: Erkki's Law?

Here's an article, that refers to studies done, that contradict everything I've argued: http://www.dailymail...-new-study.html

Strangely enough, I wasn't hoping they'd make a bad version.

Go East.

I didn't mean to engineer any sort of antagonistic question, it just seemed like a natural follow-on. I was recently listening to an interview with Neil Patrick Harris and, even though he's married to a guy, he found it difficult to identify his sexuality. I guess for some people that sexuality is a messy and confusing thing. I guess I'm lucky in that respect.

Ha! Sorry, I didn't get that. So you identify with bi-sexuality? (Sorry, I don't mean to be pushy - by all means ignore me if this is getting too personal.)

You're right. Hollywood has such high standards when it comes to originality.

Apart from the end, where you got pretty agressive, I agree with you and accept your points. Note: I wasn't trying to "frighten" people into agreeing with me, I was trying to make them aware of the implications of what they were arguing, and how it toes the line with some very offensive lines of thought. My hope was to try and provoke deeper thought into what's being posted. You ask me to argue with science, and I've done that several times. If anyone wants to prove me wrong, I suggest THEY post some up-to-date links from reputable sources. We all could learn something in the process. At the moment it's just wooly arguments based on opinions. Since so many people don't believe in it, how about some scientific research which conclusively shows that there's no gay gene? Or at least throws its existence into serious doubt. Also: Undoubtedly we have gay and bi-sexual members here. What do you think of this whole argument? Have we missed the mark?

Nifty http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=U2juYr2Xjeo

In all seriousness, I've always felt there was a good movie somewhere in the Monkey Island universe.

Ha! That could be very true!

Surely graphics quality and system requirements will increase, as they always have, as more capable hardware is created? Wouldn't that mean there will always be a need for Cloud computing, because it will always be cheaper?