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You forgot my six pussies. :D

But I'm Feeling Much Better Now
 

At my age, you're still curious about anything sexual. But you tend to check to see what's on cable before making any effort to do the research.

Thank you, thank you. I'm here all week.

Tax(call me Henny)wonk

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Comma, please.

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You must be joking. If social programming doesn't affet men's behaviors, then why the fuck did I go to law school instead of cooking school, why did I get married and become a parent, and why are we exchanging anonymous messages over the internet instead of fucking our brains out in a bathtub full of gin and olives?

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Only because I hate both gin and olives.

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Ah, if only I were single...

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:shrug:

Diamonds first became popular engagement ring adornments largely because of 15th C burgundian/hapsburg mimicry. They only became really ubiquitous in the last century or so, though, under deBeer's marketing deviousness. Anything is suitable as an engagement ring, including no ring, or the very traditional plain gold band (rings were often exchanged at betrothal, not the actual marriage). I know rather a lot of people of Irish descent who get emeralds, people who get some other stone they have some affinity for, etc. It's all good. All you need to be properly engaged is a consenting prospective spouse.

I understand pearls are the engagement ring of choice in Japan, because of their perfection and unity. I rather like that.

However, as a general statement of social observation, one gets weird speciality jewelry (like colored diamonds) for older established women rather than younger ones. This is a practical matter, since younger women may not have the basics yet, while older ones already do and therefore only need things that are unusual.

For me, IF the manufactured diamonds are entirely the same (i.e.: undetectable), I'd go for a synthetic, sure. (I was under the impression that they in fact have a slightly different molecular configuration than naturally occuring diamond, in that the hexagonal carbon structure was the same two-dimensionally, but not 3-dimensionally, but maybe they fixed that problem.) Even if they were detectable I might, just to fuck deBeers. I'd also probably get a slightly larger one that I would otherwise, but not much bigger. I'd never get something that, were it real, I couldn't afford, even if I might not in fact be willing to spend that much on it. The thing to remember about wearing fakes of any kind is that many people will assume it's not fake if it isn't clear that it's fake. So, I might get 2 1/2 carat earrings instead of 2, but not 5.

I have no compunction whatsoever about lying in response to rude questions, so I'd gleefully respond "absolutely" if asked. Besides, they never seem to specify real what.

Dunno if I'd feel differently if it were an engagement ring, what with all the sentimentality attached. Then again, a simple argument "the stone in your ring should be absolutely perfect, and this was the way I could ensure it was" would win me over 100% on the point. (Not sure I'd marry a man dumb enough to actually admit it to me, though. How much the thing cost or where he got it is really none of my business.)

BR(whole thing makes me wish people just had the jewelry they inherited, or didn't, and that was that, because, love them thought I might, I just can't reconcile myself to the idea that blowing large amounts of money on vanities isn't somehow evil)C

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Because we are all too worried about your heart to try the alternative...

You can call me Ms. Obvious.

Say it ain't SO: Exes
 

I want this woman to be my psycho ex:

I recently broke up with my girlfriend, who is amazing in many ways. She is loving, fun, and intelligent. Sex with her is amazing, too. But I lost trust in her over a couple of events, and I just bailed. The events are hard for me to talk about with my friends, so I'm asking your advice about what to do.

Event #1: While we were making love, she sucked my tongue into her mouth and wouldn't let go. I said "Ow!" as clearly as I could, repeatedly, but I couldn't say anything else because she had a death grip on my tongue. When she finally let go, my tongue was bleeding and sore. She sheepishly apologized, but wouldn't say much when I asked her what that was all about.

Event #2: Shopping for dinner one night, she indicated that the cucumber I had picked out would be useful for more than just salad. That night, we used the cucumber as a sex toy. A couple days later, after a dinner with my mother and my daughter, she informed me that the cucumber in the salad was the very same one that we had used for sex. I was upset, but she thought it was no big deal. I would have gladly eaten it myself, but I was angry that my mother and daughter were fed the sexy cucumber without their consent.

Question: Am I being too hard on my ex-girlfriend, who in all other ways is amazing? I miss her, but I'm afraid she'll just keep doing things that go beyond my boundaries.
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In your situation, if I hadn't dumped the psycho after she tried to rip out my tongue, MHS, I certainly would have dumped her after she fed a sex toy/cucumber to my mother and my child! So I definitely think you did the right thing when you dumped her, and I hope she stays good and dumped. A prediction: If you take her back, this girl will continue to do freaky, stupid, and/or disgusting things until you're forced to dump her all over again. Anyone who pulls the kind of stunts you describe is a mindfucker on a power trip: "How awful can I be and keep him coming back for more?" Stay the hell away from this woman if you don't want to see your mother and daughter choking on your sex toys ever again.

(spree: Savage Love)

She seems prone to overlooking my alcoholism, my cocaine addiction, and my stalking and to love me for who I am.

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Human DNA closer to rats than cats

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 — A comparison of human DNA to 12 other animals shows we share more than our genes and helps show that people are more closely related to rats than to cats, scientists reported on Wednesday. The survey also adds to the argument that so-called “junk” DNA is nothing of the sort, but must do something important because it stays virtually identical across many species.
“It provides some pretty definitive evidence that we are indeed closer to rodents than we are to carnivores,” Dr. Eric Green, scientific director of the NHGRI and leader of the study, said in a telephone interview. “Our data really puts the nail in the case. In the sequence you can find changes in the genome that clearly occurred in both humans and rodents but did not occur in others.”

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I'm flexible. What do you think of butterscotch pudding?

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Look--I brought the phrase to the board. You can use a comma if you want. I, as the bringerbacker of the phrase, am free to either use or not use a comma. I choose not to.

Please note that I did not instruct you re comma placement in "Greedy, Greedy, Greedy" even though it quite clearly should be "Greedy Greedy Greedy."

Please also note that my response, while perhaps catty, is not at all vulgar. Isn't that pretty?

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Not only do you leave out commas, but you split infinitives. Not pretty.

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Yes. I also think "bringerbacker" is a word.

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Made-up words are fine. As are double contractions ("wouldn't've"). Get with the program.