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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 09:09 AM

For Me It Was The Pill

This won't be the key for everyone, and may not effect some women at all, but whenever I took the birth control pill, even the low dosage pills, my sex drive took a nose dive. I was 30 years old, on and off the pill for decades, before I made this connection. Then I googled to see if I was just crazy, and found there have been scientific studies which found decreased libido as a side effect of use of the pill, with the potentiality to be a permanent impairment (even after the woman stops taking the pill) after very prolonged and uninterrupted use. So, if this is true, it's no surprise if there's a tragic generation of women who can't find their libidos.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 09:32 AM
Original article: Retail porn

clothing to make men attracted

I've never dated a guy who gave a shit about bras, panties or lingerie, or whether they are matching or lacy. They honestly don't give a crap. When you are with a guy and you are down to your underwear, he is NOT checking out your stylin' underwear AT ALL, he is trying very hard to see through them.

But I can understand that a girl might want tips about how to attract a man she hasn't met yet. Saying the clothes are "to get laid" is a little harsh and forward, when it might actually be some t-shirt or style to wear that can help her make friends, or to attract attention from a guy, which can initiate a relationship that may become closer over time (maybe a very short time..). It can be really hard to break the ice and become part of a social group or make friends with someone, which is how most people meet their lovers..

..Unless they want a one-night stand with a complete stranger. I can't believe a woman would actually need a site telling her what to wear if she just wants to get laid.. that's easy, just dress like a hooker.

Friday, December 12, 2008 05:10 PM

for something new to look at

Like the mother above said, while you can make lots of different characters on different servers, customizing their gender, hairstyle, skin color, hair color, horn style, piercings, facial markings, facial hair, facial structure, etc., they each start out from level 1. It takes a large investment of time to get one character up to the max level (which has just been raised again with the latest expansion), so most people just have one main character which is their high-earning, high-power character.

Until this expansion, you could only change the armor on that character, but still, you get tired of looking at it and have 80 levels now to think you'd have preferred white hair, or green skin. Due to the extreme dimorphism among some of the races, the female and male characters look very different, so it might feel like getting a brand new character, but still with all your hard-earned stats and gear.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:14 AM
Original article: WTF of the day

the new zero (rasputina)

It's in the past

when the passers by laughed

At your strange way of speaking

Your batteries leaking

Oh no

Friday, January 9, 2009 07:21 AM

Donate

How about some links to the CRR or to where we can donate.

Monday, January 12, 2009 01:17 PM

"When did 'women's rights' turn into 'the right to work'?"

What a fucking idiot. That's when.

Thursday, February 5, 2009 09:58 AM
Original article: The great girl gross-out

first period

I don't remember my first period. I don't remember a time when I did remember my first period, since middle school. I don't see what the big deal is. But I'm glad that there is a new openness and sharing about the realities of female bodies - they really shouldn't be so mysterious and we can all have more acceptance, less unpleasant surprises and better sex.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:57 AM
Original article: Do bikinis make men sexist?

for real

If they showed women pictures of scantily clad men with their penises bulging out of their speedos, I am pretty sure that the part of the brain that lights up would also be that associated with manipulating tools.

Monday, March 9, 2009 02:46 PM

An Observation

The letters which state that these forgetful parents are Really Actually Bad People tend to be full of egregious and repeated spelling errors. Therefore they are wrong.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:20 AM
Original article: This Modern World

JKP1000

Abusing Oxycontin makes you lose weight.

Friday, March 13, 2009 10:37 AM
Original article: Female condom 2.0

Those stupid things..

I tried to use them in my younger days, and you have to push it inside with your finger and then remove your finger. Well, it's always moist and slippery in there, so the damned thing would just stick to my finger when I tried to pull it (my finger) back out. It's not like there's anything inside there that will keep it in place, it's just a bunch of slippery mucus membrane. I don't see how it would stay in place during intercourse when there is a lot more friction pushing and pulling it around.

Friday, March 13, 2009 01:06 PM

Europeanize?

I take that to indicate the desire for universal health care. Getting the troops out of Iraq, closing Guantanamo, pushing through a liberal agenda.. it sounds like Obama's doing what we elected him to do. The Senate Republican leader can go home and cry on his big fat pillow.

Monday, March 16, 2009 02:01 PM

beheadings, hangings, torches

Y'all are some scary motherfuckers.

Here's what we don't know:

1. How the bonuses work at AIG. Are they the kind that we working class people get, or are they actually a significant portion of the expected annual salary. I think I heard something on NPR to this effect.

2. How one effectively runs a company such as AIG. We do not know that, and neither does Congress. Admittedly, neither does AIG, but I'm just saying.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 07:33 AM

Purely Entertainment

His show reminds me of Coast to Coast, the NPR ghost/spooky show with Art Bell. I bet there are a lot of people watching purely for the camp and entertainment factor, because the guy's just a nutter.

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:47 AM

Anticleon

This is just a blog, dood.

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