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  Ever feel embarrassed when buying condoms?

  by tsunami_rid3r in

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  i dont know if i could do it, it'd almost be like buying tampons.

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  Dan-O

  "i dont know if i could do it, it'd almost be like buying tampons."
  
  Either way, it's a celebration in the checkout lane. On one hand, you're there with a box of Trojans saying 'YEAH! I'm gonna get some!' or, on the other hand, you're there with a box of Kotex saying 'YEAH! I'm gonna get some in a few days! And I'm gonna get a hummer when I get back home with this box! Damn, but I'm a nice guy!'
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  what songs do you want played at your funeral?

  by candidlynuts in

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  yeah its morbid... but since we're not gonna live forever like we thought we might the first half or so of our lives, we're obviously gonna die someday.. and i dont want " keep your eyes on the prize " played at my funeral.. (keeping in mind that theres no one thats gonna claim my body to bury it anyway when the time comes).

  i want " if you could read my mind" by gordon lightfoot.

  " carry on my wayward son" by (kansas?

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  1. Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up"
  If you know what life is worth,
  You will look for yours on earth.
  
  2. Allman Brothers' "Dreams"
  ’cause I’m hung up on my dreams I’ll never see.
  
  3. Bob Seger's "You'll Accompany Me"
  For that woman who drove me to an early grave,
  because 'someday baby, you'll accompany me'. ;-P
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  Do you have a 'canned' presentation for when you run into dubs?

  by willyloman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when you're in the process of fading, especially in the early months, there's this constant fear (or at least uneasiness) that you will run into a jw every time you walk into a supermarket, department store, movie theater, etc.

  i'm thinking the best way to deal with this concern is to prepare a "presentation" in advance -- a sentence or two, or some talking points, so that when it happens i don't have to wonder what i'm going to say.

  the problem is, i keep changing the message in my head.

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  Dan-O

  "Have any of you prepared for such a run-in by being ready in advance, knowing what you'd say in a given circumstance?"
  
  You mean like 'Get the f*** off my porch'?
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  Who Else Has To Wash Their Garbage???

  by Legolas in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  our island is all on waste watch, we have to seperate everything and wash some stuff!

  peanut butter jars, mayo bottles, ketchup and mustard bottles, cans, i know it's good but it can be a pain in the butt!

  do you have it in your area?

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  Dan-O

  Mrs. O washes some of our trash, usually the empty cartons from half-and-half. And then she leaves them upside down in the sink instead of throwing them away. It pisses me off that she washes out the cardboard carton just so it can go in the same trash can with rotten food scraps and litterbox scoopings.
  
  I mean, I can see rinsing out aluminum soda cans so that we don't attract ants to the kitchen while the cans accumulate in the recycling bin. Ditto for milk jugs. Rinse 'em & then put 'em in the recycling.
  
  But then if it was up to me? I'd toss it all in the garbage. Until the city is willing to do curbside recycling, I don't wanna drive three miles out of town to drop it all off. I'm wasting more in gas and time than I'll ever see in overall financial benefits from recycling.
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  Do you believe that good comes from fighting?

  by jeanniebeanz in

  1. social
  2. family

  for example, if you and your significant other fight, does any good ever come of it?

  what about getting 'into it' with your teenagers; is that a good thing or a bad thing?.

  does fighting ever yield a favorable outcome?.

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  Dan-O

  Fights are the norm. We're human. It's a way to bring disagreements to the fore and to settle them.
  
  Funny thing is, Mrs. O & I will sometimes disagree (which I categorize as different from fighting) and in the process will sometimes raise our voices or use words that we would not use in polite company. And sometimes, there are others present, and they say "OK, you two. No fighting!"
  
  And we say, "Dude, you ain't seen us fighting yet. Wait until one or both of us gets wound up!"
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  My thoughts on men who Body Build

  by kls in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my two son's are body builders and i am wonering if they think they can take on the world .

  last year my son was in a bar fight and got sucker punched in the eye which required 5 stiches ,now my 21 year old comes home with a huge black eye, the biggest i have ever seen trying to break up a fight.. .

  now both these people that got a good shot at my kids where men much smaller in stature and size and seemed to land good punches.

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  Dan-O

  "They should learn street fighting, as in kickboxing."
  
  Dude, streetfighting has almost nothing to do with kickboxing. Streetfighting ... fighting to win ... means NOT playing th other guy's game. If he wants to box, you wrestle. If he wants to wrestle, you box. Take away his advantage; make your weakness irrelevant by focusing on your strengths and refusing to allow him to capitalize on HIS strengths. You do what it takes to win when you HAVE TO.
  
  And when you don't have to win, you allow the problem to pass. Trouble finds most of us easily enough on its own; we don't have to go looking for it.
  
  I almost wound up in a fight a couple of days ago for the first time in ages. Really, it was all I could do to keep a straight face, because the twerp was so damn comical in his arrogance. Before long, his mommy dragged him home, blaming his behavior on teenage testosterone.
  
  Personally, I think he was on meth; I'm quite confident in my assessment that he was on SOMETHING, based on his teeny tiny pupils and watery eyes and overall paranoia and aggression.
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  Are You A Male Chauvenist?

  by Legolas in

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  are you the type of guy that has to drive even if it is your wife's car?

  my husband is not.

  we both have our own, but my husbands drives a truck, so going to the meetings i nearly always drove because it is my vehicle, i was never talked to about this, but from the 'looks' i got from the elders i know i would have been if we were still there!

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  Dan-O

  "Are You A Male Chauvenist?"
  
  Nawwww ... I really like you chicks.
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  Man forgets wife at gas station

  by Elsewhere in

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  that's right... he "forgot" her.

  http://www.cnn.com/2005/world/europe/08/08/italy.leftbehind.reut/index.htmlman forgets wife at gas station.

  monday, august 8, 2005; posted: 10:36 a.m. edt (14:36 gmt) .

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  Dan-O

  "A Macedonian man left his wife at an Italian service station and only realized he had driven off without her six hours later"
  
  You'd think he AT LEAST notice how much quieter the car was without the incessant "You're driving too fast!" and "Look out for that truck!" and "You're tailgating!" and "Your exit is coming up!" comments from the passenger seat.
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  How long is too long?

  by Insomniac in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  just a question, for those who might know.

  how long should you hang onto a relationship, when it's becoming undeniably clear that it's going nowhere?.

  i'm so in love, with the most wonderful person i've ever known.

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  Dan-O

  How long is too long? I dunno ... that's a question that only you can answer. It's your life. I'm not trying to sound callous or anything, but even though I'm generally patient with others, I have my limits. I have that point at which I say "F*** it. I want X and you aren't coughing it up. See ya later." There are a couple of ways that it has worked out. Either folks look around & say "Gee, I didn't know it was that important to you. I'm sorry" or they say "I saw this coming. Toodles." or they say "You heartless bastard! How could you not appreciate what I HAVE given you!?" or they say something in between. It breaks the stalemeate, one way or another. And it sure beats sitting around for years (or decades) comparing what you have to what you really want.
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  see, this explains everything - why men "never listen" to women :)

  by zagor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200508/s1431915.htm

  men do have trouble hearing women: research

  men who are accused of never listening by women now have an excuse - women's voices are more difficult for men to listen to than other men's.

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  Dan-O

  No, no, NO! They got it all wrong. You see, we men ALWAYS listen to our women. The problem is, we can't comprehend every word. We only catch words at varying intervals.
  
  For example ... a wife will spend her time at home cleaning, and she will often get angry at her husband, whom she perceives to be a slob. And she will walk into the living room, where he is comfortably seated in his recliner, and she will begin to shout at him as follows:
  
  "YOU never help ME around the house! All you do is sit here watching television while I pick up the CLOTHES that you took OFF and left ON THE FLOOR! You are going to get off your ass and help me clean up this mess RIGHT NOW!"
  
  But we guys only hear a portion of what you ladies are saying. It's not our fault; it's just a genetic defect. Jehovah will provide for you in His time.
  
  Until then, all we are capable of comprehending is "YOU ... blah, blah, blah ... ME ... blah, blah, blah ... CLOTHES ... blah, blah, blah ... OFF ... blah, blah, blah ... ON THE FLOOR ... blah, blah, blah ... RIGHT NOW!"