a friend has been talking to me about a machine called the aqua chi.
it looks like a glorified foot bath spa... http://www.aquachifootbath.com/.
comments?.
I remember something similar about a year ago. There was this healing spa saying that their machine, similar to that one, would extract fat cells from your feet. Turns out it was just a chemical reaction to whatever they put in the water.
We laughed about it in biology class because fat cells can't be expelled through your skin.
I think that Botzwana is on the right track. If somebody claims that their machine will do something, then google to see if it's physically possible.
these are hastily thought up facts and then some stereo-typical reasons, in response to sam's why men seldom get depressed thread.
feel free to add ones that have been missed.. men:.
have to shave everyday or they look like miami vice wannabe's.. have to register for the draft.. have to keep up that macho image for their buds.. have to pretend to love beer.. to them, size is an important issue.
Have to shave everyday or they look like Miami Vice wannabe's.
You're absolutely right, shaving is a bitch.
Have to register for the draft.
Not in my country, and if i was then i'd be locked up. I'm not killing anyone.
Have to pretend to love beer.
I hate the stuff. Tried it once, it was like drinking bitter ass. Never again!
To them, size is an important issue. Their brains get twisted in knots wondering if it matters to women.
Eh, i'm cool with my size.
Men: don't get the credit they deserve for being class A nags. Poor fellas. Think governing body and elders, the champions of the art of nagging.
Sure, i can be a nag sometimes.
They are not allowed to cry, dammit. Not even when they slam their fingers in the car door. The only time it is okay for men to cry is when their hound dogs die.
I cry sometimes. I'm not overly emotional but if i'm really hurt or sad then yeah, i'll cry.
They cannot have tea cup toy poodles with pink toenails, pink ear bows and pierced ears riding around in their pockets. They especially cannot name them Fifi or Chiffon.
Okay, first of all. People actually pierce their dogs ears? WTF?
I have 2 little dogs. I don't paint their nails, force them to wear bows and carry them in my pockets. I don't really see the point.
They wear clothes in cold weather, otherwise they shake. One wears pink/girly clothes because they match her personality and the other wears army/camo clothes because she's a harcore butch lesbian. (There's another stereotype for ya )
Have to button the top button on dress shirts.
Never.
Have to pretend they come from Mars.
I come from Earth...
Have to pretend they don't watch Hallmark Channel and Oprah.
Never watched Hallmark Channel, we don't have it in my country.
I do watch Oprah though, if the episode is about something interesting. Which it usually isn't.
Have to pretend they hate Nanci Pelosi and that they love Sarah Palin.
I have no idea who Nanci Pelosi is and Sarah Palin is a douche.
Can get woody at the most inconvenient times.
True.
The rest don't really apply to me.
the day is/was yesterday, today or tomorrow depending upon what you read:.
http://www.eweek.org/newsstory.aspx?contentid=237.
~tom (---who's doing his part).
If in 2011 you find this "bizarre," there really isn't anything that anyone on this board can do to help you understand. : ) Additionally, I don't think you're that obtuse but were just baiting responses. But why don't you ask TD? Apparently, he didn't realize that his daughter has the amazing opportunity to be a hairdresser.
I was not trying to bait anyone. I have no need to.
What i was trying to say is that i find it bizarre that an Introduce A Girl To Engineering day actually exists. I know why it exists, they obviously want more girls in that field, i'm not dense. I could understand having a day dedicated to introducing youth to engineering but i don't really see the need to increase the female to male ratio of engineers.
I didn't ask TD anything because i don't know him. If his daughter is an engineer then that's great. It wouldn't make a difference to me whether or not she was a hairdresser, an engineer, a doctor or if she drove a truck for a living. I only used the example of a hairdresser because that was the first female dominated field that i thought of.
And yes, if you are passionate about it and love hairdressing, then that is an amazing opportunity for a young person. Likewise for engineering.
Oh sad scoobydoo......you might want get a sit down and have a scooby snack for this one.....OK the point is men are welcomed and even THRIVE in traditional female jobs. You mentioned hairdressers, it is not weird or uncommon for men to be stylists today. It is now weird or uncommon for men to teachers today. It is not weird or uncommon for men to be interior designors. They are not met with hostility when they enter these fields. However, like it has been pointed out women are still met with hostility when they try and enter typical "male" dominated fields and that is why there are programs like "Introduce A Girl to Engineering Day."......
As a male entering into a female dominated field i completely agree that men are welcomed by the female majority. But when it comes down to it, i'm not going to get extra points just because i'm a guy. My results are graded exactly the same as every other student regardless of gender, and when i enter the workplace my performance will be judged exactly the same as everybody else.
That's sad, if they are met with hostility. I don't know where you live but in my country there are laws against discrimination based on gender. If you were hostile towards an employee or work colleague for no other reason than their gender then you would be reported and an investigation would be launched.
Anyway, the event is providing kids with information to help them decide what they want to do with their future. That can only be a good thing.
the day is/was yesterday, today or tomorrow depending upon what you read:.
http://www.eweek.org/newsstory.aspx?contentid=237.
~tom (---who's doing his part).
I find this bizarre. Why does it even matter that engineering is a male dominated field?
Is this type of thing done for female dominated fields?
I can't really imagine an 'Introduce a boy to hairdressing day' or an 'Introduce a boy to vet nursing day'
a brother i know of was made up as an elder only some mere 6 weeks ago.
out the blue he has gone total awol and has now been missing over 24 hours.
i wonder if the stress of becoming an elder at 27 yrs old got to him !!!
Wow, 27 years old. I've never met one that young before.
I hope he is found safe and well.
i was just looking for a download link to that pile of horseshite 'ehovahs witnesses, faith in action, part 1 - out of darkness' and i found a site that has uploaded many wt videos.
if you can stand to watch them, or need them for other reasons, here they are.. .
http://jwfiles.tripod.com/dvd/.
Ugh, i hated having to sit through the young people ask videos.
With those creepily happy teens wearing their no-name brand clothes that are at least two shades too bright.
i've only recently (within the last year) started listening to christian music.
some of it is pretty cheesey, but i'm getting into a lot of it.
right now i really like brandon heath and casting crowns.
i have been reading this forum for about a year on and off.
it was a great help in discovering the real history of the jws and helped me realize what a controlling religion (cult?
very recently i stopped all contact with my kingdom hall and have quit my study, so i thought it was about the right time to sign up here.. i am (was) the third generation of my family to be involved with the witnesses.
I hope so penny, and hi!
I'm from Australia.
i have been reading this forum for about a year on and off.
it was a great help in discovering the real history of the jws and helped me realize what a controlling religion (cult?
very recently i stopped all contact with my kingdom hall and have quit my study, so i thought it was about the right time to sign up here.. i am (was) the third generation of my family to be involved with the witnesses.
Thanks, finallysomepride and tia.dalma.
Nice to meet you.
i have been reading this forum for about a year on and off.
it was a great help in discovering the real history of the jws and helped me realize what a controlling religion (cult?
very recently i stopped all contact with my kingdom hall and have quit my study, so i thought it was about the right time to sign up here.. i am (was) the third generation of my family to be involved with the witnesses.
I have been reading this forum for about a year on and off. It was a great help in discovering the real history of the JWs and helped me realize what a controlling religion (cult?) i was getting into. Very recently i stopped all contact with my Kingdom Hall and have quit my study, so i thought it was about the right time to sign up here.
I am (was) the third generation of my family to be involved with the Witnesses. I never got baptised, even though i was told for years that i was ready. My younger sister was actually the one that inspired me to cut ties with the JWs after she did. She's brave, independent and stands up for equality, and they view her as a bad influence because of that. We're both young and were the only ones of our generation (cousins included) to be involved with them, so i think it's safe to say that our family history with the JWs ends with us. For now, at least.
My grandparents have been JWs for ages, my grandmother has been one since the 1960s. My parents weren't raised in the 'truth' (neither was i, as a little kid) but have been studying for a long while now and are working toward baptism. My parents have said that they'll never shun me no matter what so i guess i'm luckier than a lot of others here. I'll have to wait and see what happens with my grandparents though.
So, hi!
