What I Learned Today - Page 9

Granola Goddess · 02-13-2006, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Today I learned that you can drop a Lexmark printer three feet and have it survive.

How true is that! I've been trying to do that with my antique IBM computer!

Kozmique · 02-13-2006, 12:16 AM

I just learned that so-called female circumcision, a practice in effect in parts of Africa and the Middle East, is far more horrible than its euphemistic title would suggest. I'm anti-circumcision in either sex anyway, but I always thought that in females it meant cutting off the hood of the clitoris, or even the entire thing. Turns out that's a luxury reserved for females of the higher classes. In poor rural and/or nomadic tribes it involves cutting off the clitoris and labia and then sewing the edges of the wound together to create a tiny aperture for blood and urine to pass through. In the higher classes they use anesthesia and needles with linen thread; the poorest classes just hold it all together with thorns until it passes for being healed. Many women have infections from the procedure or incur them later because all the waste gets trapped inside. Sometimes a woman's menstrual blood will back up and create a solid mass. The resultant swelling is mistaken for pregnacy and the woman is murdered to save the family's honor. In any case, before she can even have sex the scar has to be cut open and lots of women who make it without dying of blood loss or infection will die in childbirth.

Brett's Honey · 02-13-2006, 01:18 AM

That female circumcision is the hardest thing I've ever watched on TV. The older women hold the screaming young uns down while one of the elders butchers her. And then, she gets thorns shoved through the tender, raw remaining flesh. On the wedding night, the husband cuts an opening that he considers just the right size for his pleasure, and then runs around waving the bloodied knife to show proof that his bride was "pure". But when baby time comes, usually right about nine months later, it is frequently discovered that the new husband's "just right sized" opening turns out to not be the right size for a baby's head to come through without ripping and tearing the young girl, many die giving birth to their first child. For sure - some traditions do NOT need to be taught and carried on to the younger generations.

Brett's Honey · 02-13-2006, 01:26 AM

What I learned today is that if you start doing extra little things at work, that very quickly these little chores somehow become "Your job" or "Your Duty, then they very quickly become Your Responsibility.

bluecuracao · 02-13-2006, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Brett's Honey

What I learned today is that if you start doing extra little things at work, that very quickly these little chores somehow become "Your job" or "Your Duty, then they very quickly become Your Responsibility.

To quote Bob Newhart on SNL: "Stop It!"

Seriously, just stop it, dear.

MaggieL · 02-14-2006, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao

To quote Bob Newhart on SNL: "Stop It!"

"...or I'll bury you alive in a box."

A true classic.

Sundae · 02-13-2006, 07:01 AM

My first ever boyfriend lives in the same city as me (70 miles from where we both lived originally) and is Director of the annual Comedy Festival.

Maybe next year when I'm not double the weight he knew me at, I'll get in contact!

Elspode · 02-15-2006, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

My first ever boyfriend lives in the same city as me (70 miles from where we both lived originally) and is Director of the annual Comedy Festival.

Maybe next year when I'm not double the weight he knew me at, I'll get in contact!

He may be deeper than that, you know? A few years of maturity can make physical attributes take a backseat to spiritual and psychological attributes in the eye of the beholder. Well, that, and an offer of uninhibited, no-commitment sex...

xoxoxoBruce · 02-15-2006, 07:02 PM

By now he may have discovered how much more comfortable full figured women are.

Spexxvet · 02-22-2006, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

By now he may have discovered how much more comfortable full figured women are.

Women are supposed to be soft, aren't they?

Maui Nick · 02-13-2006, 11:43 AM

I learned what a boong is (Aussie slang).

And I learned about Boong-Ga Boong-Ga!

I'm not certain I'm better off with either piece of knowledge.

BrianR · 02-14-2006, 08:06 AM

Today I learned what happens when I forget to check on my heating oil level.

Brrrrr!

Brian

Trilby · 02-15-2006, 01:11 PM

Today, I learned why Timor was so important to 18th century sailors. Seems that due to geological weirdness, Timor was the ONLY place in Monsoon Asia where you could dry your sails out and repair them. Has something to do with how the island is and how the rains fall, etc., but it made Timor very important. Now, not so much.

seakdivers · 02-15-2006, 08:18 PM

Comfortable? Like as in they feel more comfortable about themselves, or that they feel more comfortable to others?

xoxoxoBruce · 02-18-2006, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by seakdivers

Comfortable? Like as in they feel more comfortable about themselves, or that they feel more comfortable to others?

The boys got it right.

02-13-2006, 12:16 AM	#2
Kozmique Pirate Queen Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Under the black flag Posts: 55	I just learned that so-called female circumcision, a practice in effect in parts of Africa and the Middle East, is far more horrible than its euphemistic title would suggest. I'm anti-circumcision in either sex anyway, but I always thought that in females it meant cutting off the hood of the clitoris, or even the entire thing. Turns out that's a luxury reserved for females of the higher classes. In poor rural and/or nomadic tribes it involves cutting off the clitoris and labia and then sewing the edges of the wound together to create a tiny aperture for blood and urine to pass through. In the higher classes they use anesthesia and needles with linen thread; the poorest classes just hold it all together with thorns until it passes for being healed. Many women have infections from the procedure or incur them later because all the waste gets trapped inside. Sometimes a woman's menstrual blood will back up and create a solid mass. The resultant swelling is mistaken for pregnacy and the woman is murdered to save the family's honor. In any case, before she can even have sex the scar has to be cut open and lots of women who make it without dying of blood loss or infection will die in childbirth. __________________ Language is a virus from outer space

02-15-2006, 07:02 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	By now he may have discovered how much more comfortable full figured women are. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-13-2006, 11:43 AM	#11
Maui Nick ... is not really in Maui. Weird, huh? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Near the beach Posts: 153	I learned what a boong is (Aussie slang). And I learned about Boong-Ga Boong-Ga! I'm not certain I'm better off with either piece of knowledge. __________________ PROJECT STILL TO BE COMPLETED: Adding silly *.sig.

02-14-2006, 08:06 AM	#12
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Today I learned what happens when I forget to check on my heating oil level. Brrrrr! Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

02-13-2006, 01:18 AM	#3
Brett's Honey whatever Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 308	That female circumcision is the hardest thing I've ever watched on TV. The older women hold the screaming young uns down while one of the elders butchers her. And then, she gets thorns shoved through the tender, raw remaining flesh. On the wedding night, the husband cuts an opening that he considers just the right size for his pleasure, and then runs around waving the bloodied knife to show proof that his bride was "pure". But when baby time comes, usually right about nine months later, it is frequently discovered that the new husband's "just right sized" opening turns out to not be the right size for a baby's head to come through without ripping and tearing the young girl, many die giving birth to their first child. For sure - some traditions do NOT need to be taught and carried on to the younger generations.

02-13-2006, 01:26 AM	#4
Brett's Honey whatever Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 308	What I learned today is that if you start doing extra little things at work, that very quickly these little chores somehow become "Your job" or "Your Duty, then they very quickly become Your Responsibility.

02-13-2006, 07:01 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My first ever boyfriend lives in the same city as me (70 miles from where we both lived originally) and is Director of the annual Comedy Festival. Maybe next year when I'm not double the weight he knew me at, I'll get in contact!

02-15-2006, 01:11 PM	#13
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Today, I learned why Timor was so important to 18th century sailors. Seems that due to geological weirdness, Timor was the ONLY place in Monsoon Asia where you could dry your sails out and repair them. Has something to do with how the island is and how the rains fall, etc., but it made Timor very important. Now, not so much.

02-15-2006, 08:18 PM	#14
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Comfortable? Like as in they feel more comfortable about themselves, or that they feel more comfortable to others?

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