"humiliating the disabled solely BECAUSE they are disabled just ain't funny either, people.

If a deaf person is, say, a micromanager, then making fun of their office management behavior - even savagely - can be funny.

But making fun of them not hearing a phone ring? Lame, asisine and stupid.

As a rugrat reading this classic, Mr. Toad always stood out to me as the most entertaining, appealing character in the book.

I'm not sure what thay says about me...=)

http://www.lorsonbooksandprints.com/toad_map.jpg

The survey said 2 weeks without sex - but nothing about masturbation.

The Internet, you might have heard, has some porn and erotica on it.

Many people (male and female...I know of both) who have secret, usually harmless but deviant desires that they fear would creep out a partner use the Net as a source of libido release.

So given the choice of 2 weeks of no vanilla sex with a convention-only partner VERSUS 2 weeks of no access to the gloriously debaucherous Net, catering to every dirty little sexual whim in existence?

I'll keep my Net access, please. =)

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To Asehpe: I agree with you about driving/your car! Makes it much sweeter if you have a fun-to-drive vehicle as well.

I'm gonna be looking for a used Miata next year (manual tranny, of course). Completely impractical for life in South Dakota - but I can feel the involuntary grin of joy on my face already...

...and yes: driving a sweet ride can be / usually is more fun than sex!

I think you're right!

I always wondered why the sight of young ladies in red hoods with picnic baskets would make me suddenly ravenous. And don't get me started on little pigs with chin hairs in straw McMansions!

;-)

Would a skit on a deaf politician - where 90% of the attempted humor revolved around the politician saying "Huh? What?" when others tried to talk to him - be funny? Or innovative? Or creative?

Would a skit on a Jewish person with a cold - where 90% of the attempted humor revolved around how having a big nose leads to messy sneezes - be funny? Or innovative? Or creative?

Would a skit about Hispanic Gov. Bill Richardson - where 90% of the attempted humor revolved around his love of bean tacos and stealing hubcaps from gringos - be funny? Or innovative? Or creative?

Just askin'.

from Chuck Palahniuk's gem of a novel, "Haunted".

Then tell us how comical this 'flush-while-seated' tale is!

{"Guts" is best read after you have recently eaten. =)}

Any guesses as to the race of the mother? Anyone?

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Chris Rock would've had a field day with this story, fo' sho'...

Now, where am I going? And why am I in a handbasket?

=P

You need to watch some early Chris Rock & current Carlos Mencia vids, my friend...(though you'll probably be too offended by each comedian to get thru more than a few seconds)

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And incidentally, what assumptions did YOU make about my question?

If YOU thought I was insinuating toward one racial group over another, then you might wanna look at your OWN prejudices, n'est pas?

As for me? Well, if I had to guess (based on my college potexperiences), I'd say the mom was white and from the Midwest. That demographic seems to prefer large blunts over bong hits. My sample size might not be sufficiently large to justify my guess, though...

(..and back in the handbasket I go.)

Thank you for your response.

In re-reading my first reply to you, I see that I came off a bit more hot-tempered than I would like. Generalizations happen to be a pet peeve of mine; I think certainly most of us can "fit" within a multitude of cultural molds, and yet freely exist outside of them as well.

I do appreciate your thoughtful, nuanced, measured reply. It isn't often than reasonable discourse can arise from disagreements on a Net forum!

Best Regards,

Lonewolfy

I couldn't agree more.

For me personally, the Net carries a greater importance than even, say, TV or the radio; after all, I can access news & weather 24/7, and get entertainment (e.g. full episodes of TV shows) on the Net - as well as high-quality streaming "radio" stations.

Nothing annoys me more as a lib than these Neo-Luddite proclamations of what "lifestyle changes" we must all adopt (read: be coerced into...in 're-education camps', perhaps, Brother?)

I think many if not most Americans are ALREADY on the right track: conserving utility resources like heat, water and electricity...recycling...using canvas instead of plastic bags, etc. I see it around me in Middle America all the time.

Of course, greener-than-thou, zero-consumption Luddites like Sirota are not at all satisfied with any solution that does not involve commune life without showering (or running water), electricity or any energy use other than candlelight, no form of motorized transport, consuming only wild organic weeds (no pun intended), and only 0.75 children permitted per couple.

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Moi? I'm a Bright Green. I believe the solution to our eco problems lies in looking forward. Only cowards and those too lazy to think or innovate advocate backward social direction.

We can...and will....bring about solutions for sustainable YET COMFORTABLE living, whether you are in Alabama or Beijing. We can and will find new means of renewable energy, and we can and will bring these new technologies, ideas and solutions to the masses.

The world and ALL its living inhabitants will be a better place thanks to the tireless work and advocacy of the Bright Greens.

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As for Sirota and the rest of you Dark Green Neo-Luddites? Feel free to live in your thatched commune huts out in the forest, burning candles and living on sips of water and blades of grass to minimize your carbon footprint.

Just do the rest of us all a favor and don't go Ted Kacyzinski on us, will ya? And remember: procreation hurts Mama Earth, so just let yourselves die out childless for the greater good.