RITA'S XXXVII: Habits Old and New

[Lone Ranger]

Believe it or not, but Judaism's sabbath isn't on Sunday either.

I know, I know - but I'm not one to generally go with the obvious examples.

[Puma]

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[Ed Cunard]

That reminds me. A friend of mine (he's in his mid-80s) used to get dance lessons from Gene Kelley in your hometown. Usually from his sister, but every once in a while, she wasn't there and he'd get lessons from Gene.

Now get the tissues and clean up.

THAT IS NOT MY HOMETOWN EITHER. THAT IS JUST WHERE I WORK. CHRIST. YOU NERDS WILL MAKE SHITTY BIOGRAPHERS WHEN I GO TITS UP.

But, yeah, Gene Kelley had a dance studio here.

[Matt Algren]

Believe it or not, but Judaism's sabbath isn't on Sunday either.
I think most people here know that.

[Lone Ranger]

All of Toronto?

SORRY, CITY IS CLOSED, PLEASE GO TO OTTOWA. SEE YOU ON MONDAY!

Sorry, Ottawa closed too.

Please visit outlet mall in Buffalo - don't forget to pack asbestos suit.

[Matt Algren]

THAT IS NOT MY HOMETOWN EITHER. THAT IS JUST WHERE I WORK. CHRIST. YOU NERDS WILL MAKE SHITTY BIOGRAPHERS WHEN I GO TITS UP.

But, yeah, Gene Kelley had a dance studio here.
Jeez, don't go all ...youknowwho3... on me.

[darkhanamaru]

I wish it was only my lock that seized up in the morning......

And I wish there was anything unfortunate about working from home.....

Well, as my boss says, we are a "relationship" company. IN other wordsm people panic even if you are on IM, phone and email

[Lone Ranger]

I think most people here know that.

Seriously - I thought the Seventh Day curveball would be a bit more fun.

[Agent Helix]

Sorry, Ottawa closed too.

Please visit outlet mall in Buffalo - don't forget to pack asbestos suit.

Canada is down for maintenance.

Test servers still open!

[Lone Ranger]

YOU NERDS WILL MAKE SHITTY BIOGRAPHERS WHEN I GO TITS UP.



It'll be a short one.

Ed Cunard - He posted, we skimmed. He yelled, we ignored.

[Athena Bast]

I don't get the venom and vitriol directed at cashiers personally. It's not like you're knocking on my door selling magazine subscriptions. You do what you do because I could be some corporate clone checking up on you and you have to recite the spiel in order to keep what little job security you get to have.

You have a problem, write a letter to Borders or Barnes & Noble corporate headquarters. Otherwise, I can spare one minute of my life for another wage slave trying to get through another day and play along.

If we had as much common courtesy and patience as we do a misguided sense of entitlement about our sacred need for convenience the world would be a better place.

When people go on their little rant I just give this whole blank "Does not compute" stare. It's quite comical the reactions I get. I get shit on whether I say something or not.

When I say, I'll call a manager for their complaint they often say it's MY JOB to tell them. Uh, no, it's my job for me to get them for you to tell them because I'm not your little messenger girl. If you can't bother telling someone higher on the totem it's not worth telling me at all because I really don't flipping care because you're not the first person this week/day/hour to say that.

My biggest grief right now is the disparity between US and CDN prices. Sometimes I just want to say no and don't care because you bitch at us, we complain to the publishers because it's the PUBLISHERS that dictate the prices not the retailer. Bah.

[Athena Bast]

Money can't buy you happiness, but it will buy me sanity.

[Matt Algren]

Money can't buy you happiness, but it will buy me sanity.
...and a house, and food, and clothing.

And happiness.

[Lone Ranger]

Canada is down for maintenance.

Test servers still open!

There are still several cities in Canada with no (or very, very limited) Sunday shopping.

I haven't lived in Halifax since 1999, but my local 24 hour supermarket closed at midnight Saturday and didn't re-open until 12:01 Monday morning.

[Agent Helix]

There are still several cities in Canada with no (or very, very limited) Sunday shopping.

I haven't lived in Halifax since 1999, but my local 24 hour supermarket closed at midnight Saturday and didn't re-open until 12:01 Monday morning.

Everything here (South Carolina) opens late and closes early on Sundays. Up until recently, no store was allowed to sell any alcohol on Sundays, either. Not a total shutdown, but I know what you mean.

[Athena Bast]

Oh, I'm not arguing with you jesse. I just think the frustration is misdirected, that's all. I tend not to blame the soldiers in the trenches for the asshole decisions made by the generals sitting in the air-conditioned bunkers.

And unfortunately, even if the sellthrough rate is nominal, and there are more pissed off people than happy customers, the bean counters don't care as long as the monthly targets are reached. That puts the impetus on the cashiers, not the bean counters.

All our GM cares about is how many of the stupid plastic cards we sell. Everything else is incidental. He's a non-reader of course. This is the same guy who thinks that 300 is great movie about leadership and compares himself to Leonidas when his management style leans very heavily on Xerxes.

[Lone Ranger]

Blah?

He can be closed when he wants to. If somebody's say is Saturday, they can close their own business on Saturday.

Or not go to businesses on Saturday

Many restaurants stay closed on Monday. It allows everyone to recharge their batteries and clean all the rat bones out of the deep fryer.

[Lone Ranger]

Everything here (South Carolina) opens late and closes early on Sundays. Up until recently, no store was allowed to sell any alcohol on Sundays, either. Not a total shutdown, but I know what you mean.

In Halifax, only stores below a certain square footage could open on Sundays. It was a really weird rule, but at least Strange Adventures (a great LCS) was below the threshold.

Things like drug stores and video stores were open - but no liquor stores, no supermarkets.

[Athena Bast]

All of Toronto?

SORRY, CITY IS CLOSED, PLEASE GO TO OTTOWA. SEE YOU ON MONDAY!

Nova Scotia aside from convenience stores, drug stores and restaurant/food service places were closed on Sundays. Then places that sold newspapers were allowed to be open on Sundays because of some kind of competition law. Then only stores under a certain square footage. Now all stores are open.

I can't understand why.

Regardless of religion can't we all have a day where we can share a collective deep breath?

[jessecuster3]

Once again I don't care if a business is open or closed on any day, I care when a store chooses to be closed on a day specifically for religious reasons. Especially when said product is supposed to available in the on campus cafeteria.

[Ray R.]

It'll be a short one.

Ed Cunard - He posted, we skimmed. He yelled, we ignored.

Sorry folks, the country's closed.

Moose outside should have told you.

[Puma]

Nova Scotia aside from convenience stores, drug stores and restaurant/food service places were closed on Sundays. Then places that sold newspapers were allowed to be open on Sundays because of some kind of competition law. Then only stores under a certain square footage. Now all stores are open.

I can't understand why.

Regardless of religion can't we all have a day where we can share a collective deep breath?

agreed. It was nice doing things around the house or, gods forbid, doing things as a family that didn't involve consumerism.

[Athena Bast]

...and a house, and food, and clothing.

And happiness.

My boyfriend wants me rich so I said, money can't buy you happiness. And then he said but it will buy my sanity.

His job is driving him nuts. From the endless phone calls because no one can do shit over there without him holding their hand. To him being the front desk supervisor and being called in on his off days or having to stay later to help the housekeepers clean rooms.

[Athena Bast]

There are still several cities in Canada with no (or very, very limited) Sunday shopping.

I haven't lived in Halifax since 1999, but my local 24 hour supermarket closed at midnight Saturday and didn't re-open until 12:01 Monday morning.

Oh we're 7 days a week now and have been since... Christmas I think. I dunno. Chapters is open on Sunday regardless because of the newspaper loophole.

[jessecuster3]

My boyfriend wants me rich so I said, money can't buy you happiness. And then he said but it will buy my sanity.

His job is driving him nuts. From the endless phone calls because no one can do shit over there without him holding their hand. To him being the front desk supervisor and being called in on his off days or having to stay later to help the housekeepers clean rooms.

So if you were rich would he then have sex with you?

[Athena Bast]

Everything here (South Carolina) opens late and closes early on Sundays. Up until recently, no store was allowed to sell any alcohol on Sundays, either. Not a total shutdown, but I know what you mean.

Downtown Halifax closes at 5 or 6 if you're lucky on Fridays and Saturdays (unless you're a bar/club and you're just opening at this point). Something I do not understand.

[Ray R.]

agreed. It was nice doing things around the house or, gods forbid, doing things as a family that didn't involve consumerism.

<rant>

When you stop buying things and incurring thousands of dollars of consumer debt to do so, the terrorists win.

People wonder why I want to move into a small town in the Shenandoah Mountains without cellphone service or cable or Wal-Mart.....

Patriotism = materialism.

</rant>

[Athena Bast]

So if you were rich would he then have sex with you?

No... that would be with his Chaos Space Marines.

[Ray R.]

My boyfriend wants me rich so I said, money can't buy you happiness. And then he said but it will buy my sanity.

His job is driving him nuts. From the endless phone calls because no one can do shit over there without him holding their hand. To him being the front desk supervisor and being called in on his off days or having to stay later to help the housekeepers clean rooms.

Sounds like he's driving you nuts as well. Not so far back, we used to have a saying, "I'm sorry, that's not in my job description." Control your job, don't let your job control you. If you can't, then find a new job.

[jessecuster3]

agreed. It was nice doing things around the house or, gods forbid, doing things as a family that didn't involve consumerism.

What confuses me then, is why do stores being open on Sunday have any effect on that?

[Ray R.]

What confuses me then, is why do stores being open on Sunday have any effect on that?

Do they have malls in the greater Chicago metro area? If so, stop by one on a Sunday afternoon and enjoy the "happy-time family together hour" at the Nordstrom's or Baby Gap.

[Athena Bast]

Sounds like he's driving you nuts as well. Not so far back, we used to have a saying, "I'm sorry, that's not in my job description." Control your job, don't let your job control you. If you can't, then find a new job.

I wish to Gawd he would. I've even tried to help him but each time I've offered assistance I get rebuffed which is annoying.

The hotel is closing end of September... if he doesn't quit by then.

They call almost every hour for stupid shit. We had one guy a while ago call because his pen ran out of ink. I shit you not.

[Lone Ranger]

Sorry folks, the country's closed.

Moose outside should have told you.

Best John Candy line ever.

Second best:
We get our hands on that crazy typewriter, and we've got our man.

[jessecuster3]

Do they have malls in the greater Chicago metro area? If so, stop by one on a Sunday afternoon and enjoy the "happy-time family together hour" at the Nordstrom's or Baby Gap.

No, what she said was:
agreed. It was nice doing things around the house or, gods forbid, doing things as a family that didn't involve consumerism.


I don't understand why stores being open has any bearing on doing what she describes.

[Paul McEnery]

Well, as my boss says, we are a "relationship" company. IN other wordsm people panic even if you are on IM, phone and email

That's a code, isn't it.

I know that code.

It's "none of us know what the fuck we're doing, and what we're doing isn't worth a wooden nickel, so we need constant hand-holding or I tell you we must die, I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die!"

[jessecuster3]

Best John Candy line ever.

Second best:
We get our hands on that crazy typewriter, and we've got our man.

What about:

Those aren't two pillows!

or


"You're going the wrong way!"

[Athena Bast]

That's a code, isn't it.

I know that code.

It's "none of us know what the fuck we're doing, and what we're doing isn't worth a wooden nickel, so we need constant hand-holding or I tell you we must die, I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die!"

Sounds like my BF's co-workers

[Tages]

*sssnnnnnnoooooorrrreeee*

[darkhanamaru]

That's a code, isn't it.

I know that code.

It's "none of us know what the fuck we're doing, and what we're doing isn't worth a wooden nickel, so we need constant hand-holding or I tell you we must die, I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die!"


ok, the lock is sort of fixed and i have new keys. now i can watch porn. at least i leveled my city of heroes character during a meeting.

[darkhanamaru]

*sssnnnnnnoooooorrrreeee*

i didn't know we were here to entertain you Tages.

[jessecuster3]

Woo Hoo Fantasia wins.


Its just like American Idol.

[Tages]

i didn't know we were here to entertain you Tages.

Nah, it's not that.

I just slept for ten hours.

[jessecuster3]

i didn't know we were here to entertain you Tages.

Let him snore, Jason 2 is liable to take his clothes off.

[thespianphryne]

No, what she said was:



I don't understand why stores being open has any bearing on doing what she describes.

I think she's referring to the fact that these days there are several people who seem to think that the only relaxing or fun family activity on a weekend must consist of something like: going to the cinema, or going to the mall or going out to eat or going to the amusement park or going shopping going somewhere and doing something that involves spending money at a place of business.

Living in a town where almost everything was closed on a Sunday: playing cricket, watching old movies at home, hanging out and listening to stories from my parents' childhood, making stuff, learning a little about local flora and fauna, listening to music, reading...just plain goofing off. A nice slow day to prep for Monday.



-Das

[Lone Ranger]

Nah, it's not that.

I just slept for ten hours.

Sounds good.

Would you be up for some babysitting this weekend?

[Ray R.]

Sounds like my BF's co-workers

Sometimes the baby birds need to get pushed out of the fucking nest and forced to fly on their own.

In other words, become unavailable as personal life coach and enabler to the perpetually clueless. In other, other words, turn off the goddamned phone.

Simple acts. Simple choices. Unless you have the word "doormat" tattooed on your back, there's no need to impersonate one.

If that means I get fired for insubordination, well, maybe that job wasn't best suited to my particular talents anyway.

I don't know you Athena, nor your BF, but it sounds to me he gets leaned on because he either lets them or doesn't know what the word "no" means. Shouldn't be your job to teach him that basic life lesson.

[jessecuster3]

Sometimes the baby birds need to get pushed out of the fucking nest and forced to fly on their own.

In other words, become unavailable as personal life coach and enabler to the perpetually clueless. In other, other words, turn off the goddamned phone.

Simple acts. Simple choices. Unless you have the word "doormat" tattooed on your back, there's no need to impersonate one.

If that means I get fired for insubordination, well, maybe that job wasn't best suited to my particular talents anyway.

I don't know you Athena, nor your BF, but it sounds to me he gets leaned on because he either lets them or doesn't know what the word "no" means. Shouldn't be your job to teach him that basic life lesson.

I am pretty sure he does know the word "no" just ask Athena.

[darkhanamaru]

I don't know you Athena, nor your BF, but it sounds to me he gets leaned on because he either lets them or doesn't know what the word "no" means. Shouldn't be your job to teach him that basic life lesson.

My job got a whole better when i learned to say no finally

[Ray R.]

ok, the lock is sort of fixed and i have new keys. now i can watch porn. at least i leveled my city of heroes character during a meeting.

Damn, things have changed since I entered the workplace.....

We did have networked "Doom" which I wouldn't mind seeing again.

[Ray R.]

I am pretty sure he does know the word "no" just ask Athena.

Wait. A dude refusing sex? I thought that was just an urban myth.

[Paul McEnery]

My job got a whole better when i learned to say no finally

Yay! Let your inner two year old out!

[Puma]

No, what she said was:



I don't understand why stores being open has any bearing on doing what she describes.

When stores were closed, hardware-clothing-grocery-etc., where I grew up people stayed home or went on family drives or to family picnics. You did all your shopping on Saturday and Sunday was a 'free' day. A day to do nothing in particular. Now with everything open all the time there is no down time, no reason to not continue one's frantic pace of filling in every hour of the day with something.

[jessecuster3]

Damn, things have changed since I entered the workplace.....

We did have networked "Doom" which I wouldn't mind seeing again.

Oh I miss Counter Strike sessions at work, so much.

[darkhanamaru]

Yay! Let your inner two year old out!

oh, does that apply to you too?

[Puma]

I think she's referring to the fact that these days there are several people who seem to think that the only relaxing or fun family activity on a weekend must consist of something like: going to the cinema, or going to the mall or going out to eat or going to the amusement park or going shopping going somewhere and doing something that involves spending money at a place of business.

Living in a town where almost everything was closed on a Sunday: playing cricket, watching old movies at home, hanging out and listening to stories from my parents' childhood, making stuff, learning a little about local flora and fauna, listening to music, reading...just plain goofing off. A nice slow day to prep for Monday.



-Das

and once again Das puts it much better than me.

[Paul McEnery]

When stores were closed, hardware-clothing-grocery-etc., where I grew up people stayed home or went on family drives or to family picnics. You did all your shopping on Saturday and Sunday was a 'free' day. A day to do nothing in particular. Now with everything open all the time there is no down time, no reason to not continue one's frantic pace of filling in every hour of the day with something.

Yeah, but I gotta tell you, growing up in England, Morrissey's "Every Day is Like Sunday" really hits the spot.

[darkhanamaru]

Wait. A dude refusing sex? I thought that was just an urban myth.

it does happen. not a myth. usually moody scorpios trying to drink instead.

[Paul McEnery]

oh, does that apply to you too?

No.
..........

[jessecuster3]

When stores were closed, hardware-clothing-grocery-etc., where I grew up people stayed home or went on family drives or to family picnics. You did all your shopping on Saturday and Sunday was a 'free' day. A day to do nothing in particular. Now with everything open all the time there is no down time, no reason to not continue one's frantic pace of filling in every hour of the day with something.

Yeah I understand, I just think it is just as easy to not go out shopping as it is to do that.

[jessecuster3]

Yeah, but I gotta tell you, growing up in England, Morrissey's "Every Day is Like Sunday" really hits the spot.

Oh no, Morrissey solo is ok?

[Athena Bast]

Sometimes the baby birds need to get pushed out of the fucking nest and forced to fly on their own.

In other words, become unavailable as personal life coach and enabler to the perpetually clueless. In other, other words, turn off the goddamned phone.

Simple acts. Simple choices. Unless you have the word "doormat" tattooed on your back, there's no need to impersonate one.

If that means I get fired for insubordination, well, maybe that job wasn't best suited to my particular talents anyway.

I don't know you Athena, nor your BF, but it sounds to me he gets leaned on because he either lets them or doesn't know what the word "no" means. Shouldn't be your job to teach him that basic life lesson.

He's done the whole turning off the phone thing... and that night the fire alarms were going off at the hotel. So who do they call first? Not the fire department, not police, not even the hotel manager but the front desk supervisor.

We are also unlucky to live within 15 minutes walking distance.

One guy is part of the "family" as is working there to get hours for his immigration visa and the BF was told you aren't allowed to tell him anything that's not directly related to doing his job.

In all fucking honesty if he needs his hand held he should be calling the "family"... but then again this family is also the same people who buy a ream of paper that will last the weekend instead of a carton that would last 2-3 months.

[thespianphryne]

Yeah I understand, I just think it is just as easy to not go out shopping as it is to do that.

Yes, but us sensible kids bemoan the fate of, and mourn for, the sheeple who have fallen prey to present cultural norms.


-Das

[Athena Bast]

I am pretty sure he does know the word "no" just ask Athena.

Swear to Gawd, I'm the dude in this relationship. I ask for some physical contact and I get bubkis.. but when he's horny it's like... finding a baby smurf.

[Puma]

Yeah, but I gotta tell you, growing up in England, Morrissey's "Every Day is Like Sunday" really hits the spot.

well, Morrissey is a bit of a wanker; what would make him happy?

[Paul McEnery]

Oh no, Morrissey solo is ok?

It's about 50-50. Depends how in love with the latest collaborator he is. While the sparks are flying, he's excellent.

[Dreadstar]

Swear to Gawd, I'm the dude in this relationship. I ask for some physical contact and I get bubkis.. but when he's horny it's like... finding a baby smurf.

I can't comment on the size, but if it's blue, I'd see a urologist.

[Athena Bast]

Wait. A dude refusing sex? I thought that was just an urban myth.

Nope... that myth is 6 feet from me watching Dirty Jobs. (would have been better if he was watching Mythbusters though)

I don't know how many times I've asked just to make out with him and I've got the I'm tired or I've got a headache.. but when he wants action he's like a limited engagement attraction.

[Paul McEnery]

well, Morrissey is a bit of a wanker; what would make him happy?

Latino boys, by the sound of it.

[darkhanamaru]

Latino boys, by the sound of it.

and what "sweet and tender hooligans" they are....

[Athena Bast]

Yes, but us sensible kids bemoan the fate of, and mourn for, the sheeple who have fallen prey to present cultural norms.


-Das

Sheeple... I like the sound of that.

[Athena Bast]

I can't comment on the size, but if it's blue, I'd see a urologist.

ah lol... that reminds me of Cousin Kevin stories...

Not my cousin mind you...

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

Swear to Gawd, I'm the dude in this relationship. I ask for some physical contact and I get bubkis.. but when he's horny it's like... finding a baby smurf.

Excellent mental image.

If you're the dude in the relationship, do what we do: grovel.

[Athena Bast]

Excellent mental image. Is it really blue?

Dunno.... been a while... I'll find out IF he tries to jump me this month.

[darkhanamaru]

Dunno.... been a while... I'll find out IF he tries to jump me this month.

maybe it is time to open up the relationship and get a bit on the side.

[HomerJay]

I've begun to call my wife "Miyagi" due to her cat-like deflection reflexes.

[Kid Omega]

Maybe it's you.

Maybe the scrunchied hair and the baggy Notre Dame sweatshirt and dirty pajama bottoms and a whiny "come ooooooon.... make out with meeeeee!" aren't turning him on.

He's not just a piece of meat, you know. You gotta entice the guy a little.

[Matt Algren]

He's done the whole turning off the phone thing... and that night the fire alarms were going off at the hotel. So who do they call first? Not the fire department, not police, not even the hotel manager but the front desk supervisor.

We are also unlucky to live within 15 minutes walking distance.I agree with Ray. He needs to become unavailable. They'll figure out that they need to call the fire department. In druggie terms, he's enabling their stupidity. Back in the bad old days when I was in charge... Well, when I started that position, I always told people not to hesitate to call me back. Guess what? They didn't hesitate. I was inundated with stupid questions at 3am night after night and dumb updates every weekend right after shift change, all because they didn't want to think for themselves.

It wasn't long before I figured out that I had to give them permission to think for themselves, and I told them specifically that they had to hesitate before they called me. And after yelling at a couple people once, the stupid calls stopped.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

I've begun to call my wife "Miyagi" due to her cat-like deflection reflexes.

Is that why you "Wax Off" so much?

[Athena Bast]

Maybe it's you.

Maybe the scrunchied hair and the baggy Notre Dame sweatshirt and dirty pajama bottoms and a whiny "come ooooooon.... make out with meeeeee!" aren't turning him on.

He's not just a piece of meat, you know. You gotta entice the guy a little.

Well, usually I have my hair up in a clip, wearing a nice pair of pants and because it's summer a tank top. He's usually reclining on the couch so when I sit down next to him my boobs are in his face. I try something like a nibble on the ear or something and I'm better off buying batteries.

[Athena Bast]

I agree with Ray. He needs to become unavailable. They'll figure out that they need to call the fire department. In druggie terms, he's enabling their stupidity. Back in the bad old days when I was in charge... Well, when I started that position, I always told people not to hesitate to call me back. Guess what? They didn't hesitate. I was inundated with stupid questions at 3am night after night and dumb updates every weekend right after shift change, all because they didn't want to think for themselves.

It wasn't long before I figured out that I had to give them permission to think for themselves, and I told them specifically that they had to hesitate before they called me. And after yelling at a couple people once, the stupid calls stopped.

He's told him not to call him ESPECIALLY after 9PM because that's when he's in bed.

He's the lowest man on the do not call Totem Poll so he has to answer because then the hotel manager calls him asking the same damn stupid question because they can't answer it.

The hotel closes at the end of September anyway now.

Everyone aside from him and our two friends are somehow associated with the family and while they are in real estate they know NOTHING about running a hotel business.

[HomerJay]

Is that why you "Wax Off" so much?
Well played.
Well, usually I have my hair up in a clip, wearing a nice pair of pants and because it's summer a tank top. He's usually reclining on the couch so when I sit down next to him my boobs are in his face. I try something like a nibble on the ear or something and I'm better off buying batteries.
I can't formulate an adequate statement regarding his idiocy.
If I ever told my wife that I had a headache or something, we'd both laugh hysterically.

[Chris Nowlin]

i didn't know we were here to entertain you Tages.

Paul really should've explained how this place works better

[Michael P]

He's told him not to call him ESPECIALLY after 9PM because that's when he's in bed.

He's the lowest man on the do not call Totem Poll so he has to answer because then the hotel manager calls him asking the same damn stupid question because they can't answer it.

The hotel closes at the end of September anyway now.

Everyone aside from him and our two friends are somehow associated with the family and while they are in real estate they know NOTHING about running a hotel business.

Has he considered switching jobs to a hotel that's not run by needy, incompetent fucks?

I'm just throwin' stuff out here.

[Lone Ranger]

I am going home.

Bye.

[Ray R.]

I am going home.

Bye.

Happy trails to you, Kemo Sabe.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

If I ever told my wife that I had a headache or something, we'd both laugh hysterically.

Yeah, my wife doesn't even get to "you" in the sentence "Do you want to go have a little naughty time?" before naked with the football helmet on...

...or have I said too much?

[Chris Nowlin]

Good bye Lone Ranger!

How come he gets to go home while I still have 90 minutes before class even begins

[Athena Bast]

Has he considered switching jobs to a hotel that's not run by needy, incompetent fucks?

I'm just throwin' stuff out here.

Been there, done that, drank the kool-aid.

I've given him adverts for excellent hotels in the area that I come across and he gets this indignant look on his face. He's on his own.

[Matt Algren]

Been there, done that, drank the kool-aid.

I've given him adverts for excellent hotels in the area that I come across and he gets this indignant look on his face. He's on his own.
I guess it'll have to become your problem at the end of September, then.

[Paul McEnery]

I agree with Ray. He needs to become unavailable. .

Yes and no.

Look what it's doing to miss bast.

[Ray R.]

I can't formulate an adequate statement regarding his idiocy.
If I ever told my wife that I had a headache or something, we'd both laugh hysterically.

Even when the mind is weak, the body is willing. If it's the other way around, I hear they have little blue helpers to lend a hand.

I refuse to believe this is anything but an aberration of nature.

[Athena Bast]

I guess it'll have to become your problem at the end of September, then.

He has 6 months of rent and bills saved up... but that's not giving me any kind of hope.

[HomerJay]

...naked with the football helmet on...
Your wife must get rough.

[Paul McEnery]

Your wife must get rough.

I am listening to smashy speed death metal while I look at your avatar.

This amuses me.

[Kid Omega]

Well, usually I have my hair up in a clip, wearing a nice pair of pants and because it's summer a tank top. He's usually reclining on the couch so when I sit down next to him my boobs are in his face. I try something like a nibble on the ear or something and I'm better off buying batteries.

I'm just sayin', if it ain't working, you can't just blame the guy. You've got to look at the whole set-up. Something is going on that is not keeping him sexually interested.

I dunno... a nibble on the ear, or maybe you could give him the shocker while you're going down on him.

Pin him to the floor and straddle his face- smack his fat ass until he east you out. Offer him some new "options" (anal).

I dunno. I don't mean to be crass, but shit, it sounds like he's just bored. It happens. Have you put on any weight? Guys are very superficial about that stuff. Are you making him do all the work, missionary-style? Is it at the end of a long day, and he's tired and maybe you're a little sweaty and smelly? Have you said, "what do we need to have happen so that I can fuck you?"

You gotta put out some effort here.

[Ray R.]

He has 6 months of rent and bills saved up... but that's not giving me any kind of hope.

I'd ask for that up front and start looking for a cheaper one bedroom studio for yourself.

Find yourself someone with a spine and a desire to knock your boots out.


(Says the guy who's been celibate and dateless for child custody reasons for fifteen months.....just call me Dear Crabby......)

[HomerJay]

I am listening to smashy speed death metal while I look at your avatar.

This amuses me.
I am CBR's organ grinder monkey, here for your amusement.

I hear they have little blue helpers to lend a hand.
A word of advice, don't try that pill if you're still physically able to perform.

[jessecuster3]

It's about 50-50. Depends how in love with the latest collaborator he is. While the sparks are flying, he's excellent.

Even at his best what he did with the Smiths will always be better. And in those days noone threw flowers at him or ran on stage to hug him.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Only time I've ever said no is when I had a goddamn fever, and that's only because the last time I'd tried when sick had not yielded positive results.

I can be incredibly immersed in a game, having the time of my life, but it doesn't take much from Sarah to get me to turn the damn thing off and go "pay attention" to her.

Lucky for me, when the foot is on the other shoe, I have a roughly 60% success rate in convincing her.

[HomerJay]

I'm just sayin', if it ain't working, you can't just blame the guy. You've got to look at the whole set-up. Something is going on that is not keeping him sexually interested.

I dunno... a nibble on the ear, or maybe you could give him the shocker while you're going down on him.

Pin him to the floor and straddle his face- smack his fat ass until he east you out. Offer him some new "options" (anal).

I dunno. I don't mean to be crass, but shit, it sounds like he's just bored. It happens. Have you put on any weight? Guys are very superficial about that stuff. Are you making him do all the work, missionary-style? Is it at the end of a long day, and he's tired and maybe you're a little sweaty and smelly? Have you said, "what do we need to have happen so that I can fuck you?"

You gotta put out some effort here.
Best post I've read here in a while.

[Dreadstar]

Lucky for me, when the foot is on the other shoe, I have a roughly 60% success rate in convincing her.

Rapist....

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

Your wife must get rough.

I have to read books on the outside just to keep up with her.

I'm just sayin', if it ain't working, you can't just blame the guy. You've got to look at the whole set-up. Something is going on that is not keeping him sexually interested.

I dunno... a nibble on the ear, or maybe you could give him the shocker while you're going down on him.

Pin him to the floor and straddle his face- smack his fat ass until he east you out. Offer him some new "options" (anal).

I dunno. I don't mean to be crass, but shit, it sounds like he's just bored. It happens. Have you put on any weight? Guys are very superficial about that stuff. Are you making him do all the work, missionary-style? Is it at the end of a long day, and he's tired and maybe you're a little sweaty and smelly? Have you said, "what do we need to have happen so that I can fuck you?"

You gotta put out some effort here.

You are killing me here.

[Ray R.]

I'm just sayin', if it ain't working, you can't just blame the guy. You've got to look at the whole set-up. Something is going on that is not keeping him sexually interested.

I dunno... a nibble on the ear, or maybe you could give him the shocker while you're going down on him.

Pin him to the floor and straddle his face- smack his fat ass until he east you out. Offer him some new "options" (anal).

I dunno. I don't mean to be crass, but shit, it sounds like he's just bored. It happens. Have you put on any weight? Guys are very superficial about that stuff. Are you making him do all the work, missionary-style? Is it at the end of a long day, and he's tired and maybe you're a little sweaty and smelly? Have you said, "what do we need to have happen so that I can fuck you?"

You gotta put out some effort here.

Or maybe he's a self-pitying disinterested lazy fuck with a small dick that makes him self-conscious about physical intimacy. Maybe his shame over his state in life has caused him to project his own issues onto his girlfriend.

Let's make sure we cover all the bases here. Usually, it's a little of Menu A and a little of Menu B when it comes to relationships.

[jessecuster3]

It wasn't long before I figured out that I had to give them permission to think for themselves, and I told them specifically that they had to hesitate before they called me. And after yelling at a couple people once, the stupid calls stopped.

I figured the stupid calls stopped because you unionized, Norma Rae.

[Paul McEnery]

Ms. Bast --

It's lesbian bed death. You're no longer the deli of his dreams. You've become the convenience store. There is no way back from this. Leave.

That's all there is to it.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Rapist....

Nope.

All it takes is rubbing her foot. Seriously.

[Dreadstar]

Nope.

All it takes is rubbing her foot. Seriously.

You're probably too new to get the joke, nevermind.

[HomerJay]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/HomerJay64/poster6442236.jpg

[Paul McEnery]

Only time I've ever said no is when I had a goddamn fever, and that's only because the last time I'd tried when sick had not yielded positive results.

I can be incredibly immersed in a game, having the time of my life, but it doesn't take much from Sarah to get me to turn the damn thing off and go "pay attention" to her.

Lucky for me, when the foot is on the other shoe, I have a roughly 60% success rate in convincing her.

What about when the shoe is on the "other foot"?

[Chris Nowlin]

You're probably too new to get the joke, nevermind.

It's since I've been here and I'm the newest in the room, except for Das

[Jared_Humpherys]

You're probably too new to get the joke, nevermind.

Is this about the Rita's curse or something?

[Athena Bast]

I'm just sayin', if it ain't working, you can't just blame the guy. You've got to look at the whole set-up. Something is going on that is not keeping him sexually interested.

I dunno... a nibble on the ear, or maybe you could give him the shocker while you're going down on him.

Pin him to the floor and straddle his face- smack his fat ass until he east you out. Offer him some new "options" (anal).

I dunno. I don't mean to be crass, but shit, it sounds like he's just bored. It happens. Have you put on any weight? Guys are very superficial about that stuff. Are you making him do all the work, missionary-style? Is it at the end of a long day, and he's tired and maybe you're a little sweaty and smelly? Have you said, "what do we need to have happen so that I can fuck you?"

You gotta put out some effort here.

I've put in my time and effort. I'm a superfreak and he's worked in a porn store. When I do do something he usually ends up pinning me down and things get excited.

I'm tired of putting in the effort to get him excited and getting "Not tonight dear". So I'm not even bothering to knock on his door.

[Dreadstar]

It's since I've been here and I'm the newest in the room, except for DasYou got it.

Is this about the Rita's curse or something?

He didn't.

[Jared_Humpherys]

What about when the shoe is on the "other foot"?

Wow, I can't believe I mangled the phrase that badly.

I knew I wasn't feeling well today, and there's my proof.

[Michael P]

I'm a superfreak

Superfreak?

[jessecuster3]

I was supposed to go home 10 minutes ago but I had to stay because you fuckers are cracking me up. I am really leaving now.


Don't forget how awesome The Band are!

[Ray R.]

A word of advice, don't try that pill if you're still physically able to perform.

Dear Penthouse Forum:

My name is HomerJay. I never thought I'd write, but the most amazing thing happened the other day......

[Jared_Humpherys]

You got it.



He didn't.

Yep. Totally over my head.

[Kid Omega]

Or maybe he's a self-pitying disinterested lazy fuck with a small dick that makes him self-conscious about physical intimacy. Maybe his shame over his state in life has caused him to project his own issues onto his girlfriend.

Let's make sure we cover all the bases here. Usually, it's a little of Menu A and a little of Menu B when it comes to relationships.

I agree completely.

The problem is that we've ONLY gotten Menu A for the past year (or however long it's been).

We can all recite thye litany of complaints with this guy, but as we all know, there are two sides to this, and every, story.

Every single one of us here (except the virgins and the closet cases) have gotten sexually bored at some point, with someone. But sometimes, all it takes is them whispering "I'm going to fuck your brains out in the bathroom stall" when you're out to dinner to give you an instant hard-on.

This stuff goes both ways, and we've been watching traffic on a facing one direction for a while, with regards to this case.

Shit man, he may be a really cool guy that we'd all like a lot. Maybe Athena is a harpie that makes him nuts. We don't know!

[Paul McEnery]

I've put in my time and effort. I'm a superfreak and he's worked in a porn store. When I do do something he usually ends up pinning me down and things get excited.

I'm tired of putting in the effort to get him excited and getting "Not tonight dear". So I'm not even bothering to knock on his door.

Oh.

So you're still getting the angry fuck out of it, then.

Better than nothing, I suppose.

Still, you'd probably get a few more of those if you stepped out on him.

Which you should.

[Athena Bast]

Superfreak?

Incredibly naughty and adventurous unless it involves animals, urination, defection and scarring.

[Paul McEnery]

I was supposed to go home 10 minutes ago but I had to stay because you fuckers are cracking me up. I am really leaving now.


Don't forget how awesome The Band are!

I know Robbie Robertson's daughter.

Just saying.

[Michael P]

Incredibly naughty and adventurous unless it involves animals, urination, defection and scarring.

No, dammit! Someone else is supposed to respond with "She's super-freaky."

I used to be able to rely on you people...

[Ray R.]

I agree completely.

The problem is that we've ONLY gotten Menu A for the past year (or however long it's been).

We can all recite thye litany of complaints with this guy, but as we all know, there are two sides to this, and every, story.

Every single one of us here (except the virgins and the closet cases) have gotten sexually bored at some point, with someone. But sometimes, all it takes is them whispering "I'm going to fuck your brains out in the bathroom stall" when you're out to dinner to give you an instant hard-on.

This stuff goes both ways, and we've been watching traffic on a facing one direction for a while, with regards to this case.

Shit man, he may be a really cool guy that we'd all like a lot. Maybe Athena is a harpie that makes him nuts. We don't know!

Right. I really can't argue with that at all.

And if we knew all the answers, "Cosmopolitan" would be out of fucking business.

[Ed Cunard]

Or maybe he's a self-pitying disinterested lazy fuck with a small dick that makes him self-conscious about physical intimacy. Maybe his shame over his state in life has caused him to project his own issues onto his girlfriend.

Let's make sure we cover all the bases here. Usually, it's a little of Menu A and a little of Menu B when it comes to relationships.

Bullshit, Ray.

I'm totally not dating Athena.

[Paul McEnery]

Right. I really can't argue with that at all.

And if we knew all the answers, "Cosmopolitan" would be out of fucking business.

Your optimism about the human race always impresses me.

[Kid Omega]

Incredibly naughty and adventurous unless it involves animals, urination, defection and scarring.

I hate to break this to you, but this is one of things that you don't get to decide for yourself. I could say that I'm awesome in bed all day, but that medal gets awarded by the judges.

I think the fact that you think you are a "superfreak", and it's all his fault may be part of the problem. Something is up, and he's getting blamed entirely.That puts all the responsibility in his lap (so to speak) and nothing is more of a boner killer than a "THIS IS YOUR FAULT" sense of duty.

There are bigger problems here and him not being sexually interested is a symptom, not a disease.

[Matt Algren]

I figured the stupid calls stopped because you unionized, Norma Rae.I wish. I would've been the first one to sign the petition. I complained about the low wages we were paying them until I was blue in the face and my boss told me to drop it.

-------

It would seem that Honest Joe has lent the bourbon to Honest Alex. I think I like this.

[Ray R.]

Your optimism about the human race always impresses me.

I have to have something to hang my hat on at the end of the day. Otherwise, I'd be adjusting the long-range scope on my way up to the top of the clocktower.

[HomerJay]

Dear Penthouse Forum:
My name is HomerJay. I never thought I'd write, but the most amazing thing happened the other day......
Nope, nothing like that unfortunately.
Let's just say that even after the main event was over, I still could have played ring toss with myself for the next 90 minutes.

Every single one of us here (except the virgins and the closet cases) have gotten sexually bored at some point...
Actually, the only time that happened to me was when we were actively trying to get pregnant and rocking the casbah at least once per day. Actually that wasn't bad at all...

[Matt Algren]

Every single one of us here (except the virgins and the closet cases) have gotten sexually bored at some point, with someone.As a member of both groups, I'm in a position to tell you that no one is more bored than the virgins and the closet cases. I can only change hands so many times.

[Justin D.]

What the hell did I get myself into?

[Athena Bast]

I agree completely.

The problem is that we've ONLY gotten Menu A for the past year (or however long it's been).

We can all recite thye litany of complaints with this guy, but as we all know, there are two sides to this, and every, story.

Every single one of us here (except the virgins and the closet cases) have gotten sexually bored at some point, with someone. But sometimes, all it takes is them whispering "I'm going to fuck your brains out in the bathroom stall" when you're out to dinner to give you an instant hard-on.

This stuff goes both ways, and we've been watching traffic on a facing one direction for a while, with regards to this case.

Shit man, he may be a really cool guy that we'd all like a lot. Maybe Athena is a harpie that makes him nuts. We don't know!

I know he doesn't fart rainbows or anything but I try damn hard not to make his home life anything like that of his work life. So I try not bring up stupid shitty things at home because he deals with stupid shitty stuff at work. I don't have anywhere to go with my grievances. Boys talk shit about their girls doing stupid stuff but I don't have the right to talk about his shit?

I bend over backwards to cheer up this sad sack when work is being a bitch. He was a wonderful guy until he started working at that hotel. When he worked for Games Workshop it was freaking heaven.

I am no fucking harpie. Far damn from it and he knows it. His complaints about me are just like any woman's complaints about their man minus the toilet seat. I go to clean up stuff and he's on my back supervising or taking over the damn job. I can't ask him if the beef looks cooked before he takes over making dinner (he's the cook between us).

[HomerJay]

As a member of both groups, I'm in a position to tell you that no one is more bored than the virgins and the closet cases. I can only change hands so many times.
"I had a menage a trois last night. I jerked off with TWO hands."
- Rodney Dangerfield

[Athena Bast]

Oh.

So you're still getting the angry fuck out of it, then.

Better than nothing, I suppose.

Still, you'd probably get a few more of those if you stepped out on him.

Which you should.

he's had girlfriends who've stepped out on him before

[Athena Bast]

No, dammit! Someone else is supposed to respond with "She's super-freaky."

I used to be able to rely on you people...

Sorry, my humour sensor goes out the window when irked and when Voyager is on in the background.

[Paul McEnery]

he's had girlfriends who've stepped out on him before

So?

You've made it pretty plain you're not concerned about his needs. So go fulfill your own.

Oh, but wait. You're also really concerned not to rock the boat of codependence.

Boy, you're in a fix, aren't you.

[Justin D.]

Sorry, my humour sensor goes out the window when irked and when Voyager is on in the background.

I'd be irked if Voyager was on in the background too.

[Ray R.]

I hate to break this to you, but this is one of things that you don't get to decide for yourself. I could say that I'm awesome in bed all day, but that medal gets awarded by the judges.

I think the fact that you think you are a "superfreak", and it's all his fault may be part of the problem. Something is up, and he's getting blamed entirely.That puts all the responsibility in his lap (so to speak) and nothing is more of a boner killer than a "THIS IS YOUR FAULT" sense of duty.

There are bigger problems here and him not being sexually interested is a symptom, not a disease.

Hmmm......you may be on to something here. You may be way off-base as well.

At least from my perspective of the female archetype, enthusiasm goes a long way. I'd rather have a good-time girl who is a bit of a pain-in-the-ass than a popsicle with a great personality. Without the "willing and able" part, you're jacking off to Cinemax six days of week.

And Athena's also talking about it. Most girls, women, etc. who are unsatisfied generally don't bitch about it to perfect strangers, particularly if they aren't putting the effort in. I could be wrong here, but that's been my general experience.

I mean, really, KO, how hard is it to get wood when a girl's nibbling on your ear. If you can't get wood from that, you might have bigger issues than whether or not your woman's wearing sweatpants or not.

And it takes two to tango. Sounds like this dude needs to get off his ass and get to the gym or do something to reheat the furnace and the romance as well. Laziness and boredom are self-inflicted as well as a relationship issue.



Ladies and gentlemen, "Alex & Ray and LoveLine" will be back after a quick commercial break.

[Matt Algren]

What the hell did I get myself into?Keep it up. I'm laughing my ass off at the entitlement.

[Dreadstar]

Ladies and gentlemen, "Alex & Ray and LoveLine" will be back after a quick commercial break.

Screw this, I'm switching over to Bubba the Love Sponge.

[Dreadstar]

What the hell did I get myself into?

Now don't you go kickin dat ol tar baby.

[Matt Algren]

Now don't you go kickin dat ol tar baby.
Good one, Dread. Very good.

[Athena Bast]

I hate to break this to you, but this is one of things that you don't get to decide for yourself. I could say that I'm awesome in bed all day, but that medal gets awarded by the judges.

I think the fact that you think you are a "superfreak", and it's all his fault may be part of the problem. Something is up, and he's getting blamed entirely.That puts all the responsibility in his lap (so to speak) and nothing is more of a boner killer than a "THIS IS YOUR FAULT" sense of duty.

There are bigger problems here and him not being sexually interested is a symptom, not a disease.

He and I have had conversations. He and I do talk about us.

Y'all tell me to stop talking about the relationship and then if I mention something not related to it you start in on him and me. Even when I don't mention him you guys make digs about it.

It really surprises me that when things are getting better between him and I, some of you have to get your digs in.

I'm sorry he doesn't fart rainbows to your satisfaction.

[JeffreyWKramer]

Incredibly naughty and adventurous unless it involves animals, urination, defection and scarring.

I notice you used "and" rather than "or"... so does that mean so long as something only involves one or some of those, it's on the table?

[Matt Algren]

He and I have had conversations. He and I do talk about us.

Y'all tell me to stop talking about the relationship and then if I mention something not related to it you start in on him and me. Even when I don't mention him you guys make digs about it.

It really surprises me that when things are getting better between him and I, some of you have to get your digs in.

I'm sorry he doesn't fart rainbows to your satisfaction.
You can't have it both ways.

I'd be interested in the rainbow farting, though. You could probably charge admission for it.



edit: I just figured out what you meant by "defection". Gross. and hot

[Paul McEnery]

He and I have had conversations. He and I do talk about us.

Y'all tell me to stop talking about the relationship and then if I mention something not related to it you start in on him and me. Even when I don't mention him you guys make digs about it.

It really surprises me that when things are getting better between him and I, some of you have to get your digs in.

I'm sorry he doesn't fart rainbows to your satisfaction.

Sorry, you must have mistaking this for the Room of Validation. That's next door. This is the Room of Honesty.

[Athena Bast]

So?

You've made it pretty plain you're not concerned about his needs. So go fulfill your own.

Oh, but wait. You're also really concerned not to rock the boat of codependence.

Boy, you're in a fix, aren't you.

I'll never ask for snuggle time from a man ever again because apparently that too much to fucking ask for not making their lives hell.

[Puma]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/2001984908806561095_rs.jpg

[Ray R.]

Sorry, you must have mistaking this for the Room of Validation. That's next door. This is the Room of Honesty.

I lost my wallet in the Room of Validation but everyone kept telling me it was okay.

[Matt Algren]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/2001984908806561095_rs.jpg
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/128290135111215000rustymakeshis.jpg

[darkhanamaru]

And Athena's also talking about it. Most girls, women, etc. who are unsatisfied generally don't bitch about it to perfect strangers, particularly if they aren't putting the effort in. I could be wrong here, but that's been my general experience.




oh this is so not true. girls complain as much if not more. what they tend not to do...and i qualify this as white girls cause it has not been my experience with non-white girls (there is a great richard pryor skit on this btw)...is complain to their partner becuase they have been taught that is not ladylike behavior.

my advice:

- take the pressure off the relationship. he is sensing your disapproval and it is killing the sex drive. step out. have a one night stand. or not. it may be as simple as start ignoring him and go out and have fun by yourself. once your happy or at least satisfied, it gives him room to breathe and he will respond. been through this so many times...

[Ray R.]

I'll never ask for snuggle time from a man ever again because apparently that too much to fucking ask for not making their lives hell.

Eh, don't take this too seriously. You'd probably get better answers talking to the psychic hotline than this group of maroons, speaking as a leading maroon myself.

[Athena Bast]

I notice you used "and" rather than "or"... so does that mean so long as something only involves one or some of those, it's on the table?

So long that it involves none of the above.

Well, the scarring has conditions... no cutting from a knife but from paddles or that family, exceptions can be made but not by amateurs who just saw it on Cinemax.

[Michael P]

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/2452/lizphairasblackcanarydh3.jpg

[Dreadstar]

If you value the relationship, do NOT cheat on him, despite what people here are saying. I cannot disagree with this idea more.

If you DON'T value the relationship, dump him.

If you value the relationship and sex is important, and you've tried everything , then determine whether the relationship is more important than sex (I'd be surprised if it was) and THEN dump him.

It really breaks down that simply for me, but then I'm pretty simple in that regard.

[Athena Bast]

You can't have it both ways.

I'd be interested in the rainbow farting, though. You could probably charge admission for it.



edit: I just figured out what you meant by "defection". Gross. and hot

I make a comment about how stupid his work is and then someone has to make a comment about my sexlife. That does not compute in my book. If I open the conversation about my sexlife then you can go there but if I'm relating something else it's just plain rude.

[Michael P]

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3549/pantsox1.gif

[Ray R.]

It really breaks down that simply for me, but then I'm pretty simple in that regard.

You're just simple, period.

[Ray R.]

I make a comment about how stupid his work is and then someone has to make a comment about my sexlife. That does not compute in my book. If I open the conversation about my sexlife then you can go there but if I'm relating something else it's just plain rude.

That's true. You didn't go there. We did.

[Dreadstar]

You're just simple, period.

It's a way of life, man.

[JeffreyWKramer]

So long that it involves none of the above.

I figured so, but just thought I'd check, for information sake, and for smartassery sake.

Still, good to use the "or" in that context.

[Ray R.]

It's a way of life, man.

Dude, mentor me.

[darkhanamaru]

If you value the relationship, do NOT cheat on him, despite what people here are saying. I cannot disagree with this idea more.

If you DON'T value the relationship, dump him.

If you value the relationship and sex is important, and you've tried everything , then determine whether the relationship is more important than sex (I'd be surprised if it was) and THEN dump him.

It really breaks down that simply for me, but then I'm pretty simple in that regard.

You don't have to cheat you know. It can be as simple as telling them I have needs, I am going outside the relationship to fulfill them, can you deal? You will be surprised at how open people who are feeling pressured to have sex and are going through something are to this if handled in a grown up manner.

[Dreadstar]

You will be surprised at how open people who are feeling pressured to have sex and are going through something are to this if handled in a grown up manner.

You're right.

I would.

[Puma]

http://blog.esaba.com/projects/catphotos/catimages2/11391950.jpg

[Athena Bast]

Sorry, you must have mistaking this for the Room of Validation. That's next door. This is the Room of Honesty.

I just find it funny I get harped on for allegedly dogpiling but its okay to supposedly dogpile me.... I understand now.

It's okay for people to use their life experiences when catagorizing me in their brains but I can't use my own to sort them out in my brain.

I don't mention my relationship as an entity but my boyfriend as a person with a job and my relationship comes under attack.

[Ray R.]

I'm personally interested in how Tish-the-Scorpion would handle this issue.

[Chris Nowlin]

What the hell did I get myself into?

What the hell do you have against survivor games?

[Dreadstar]

I'm personally interested in how Tish-the-Scorpion would handle this issue.

An H&K.

Duh.

[Chris Nowlin]

I just find it funny I get harped on for allegedly dogpiling but its okay to supposedly dogpile me.... I understand now.

It's okay for people to use their life experiences when catagorizing me in their brains but I can't use my own to sort them out in my brain.

I don't mention my relationship as an entity but my boyfriend as a person with a job and my relationship comes under attack.

Sorry, Athena. I didn't think I was dogpiling you.

Actually I thought I was offline and helping a sudent.

[Athena Bast]

If you value the relationship, do NOT cheat on him, despite what people here are saying. I cannot disagree with this idea more.

If you DON'T value the relationship, dump him.

If you value the relationship and sex is important, and you've tried everything , then determine whether the relationship is more important than sex (I'd be surprised if it was) and THEN dump him.

It really breaks down that simply for me, but then I'm pretty simple in that regard.

I don't get as much sex as I would like but I'd rather have him sneak up on in bed than have lots of sex and not him.

[Jack Zodiac]

Superfreak?

She's superfreaky!

Yep. Totally over my head.

The Rapist Checklist (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=158445&highlight=rapist). Quite possibly the greatest list on the Internet.

[Dreadstar]

I don't get as much sex as I would like but I'd rather have him sneak up on in bed than have lots of sex and not him.

Ummm...

...what?

[Ray R.]

I just find it funny I get harped on for allegedly dogpiling but its okay to supposedly dogpile me.... I understand now.

It's okay for people to use their life experiences when catagorizing me in their brains but I can't use my own to sort them out in my brain.

I don't mention my relationship as an entity but my boyfriend as a person with a job and my relationship comes under attack.

Athena. Slow down, hon. I know this sounds trite and artificial, but we're all friends here. Noone's judging you or saying you're a bad person, at least that I can see.

CBR is the world's biggest glass house, and noone here gets to play moral cipher for you or anyone else without needing to take a long look in the mirror themselves.

Don't take this personally. It's really not worth it.

[Athena Bast]

I figured so, but just thought I'd check, for information sake, and for smartassery sake.

Still, good to use the "or" in that context.

I didn't use the "or" because for me that seemed to allow for any of the above but the "and" meant off limits for all. I was on the fence about the scarring thing because some might take it the wrong way so best to put it out of reach so as no one gets confused.

[Jack Zodiac]

No, dammit! Someone else is supposed to respond with "She's super-freaky."

I used to be able to rely on you people...

I'm sorry, man. I need an alarm or something so I know when you're setting up a joke. Or I just need to start paying fucking attention to these threads again...

[Puma]

this is depressing, when I first started listening to Nick Lowe he looked like this
http://s.yottamusic.com/i/al1H.6ts5

now he looks like this
http://store.yeproc.com/cached_images/covers/6142406902_lg.jpg

[Athena Bast]

http://blog.esaba.com/projects/catphotos/catimages2/11391950.jpg

that's it right there... only I'm not the cat.

[Ray R.]

An H&K.

Duh.

Is that like a rusty trombone? Or a dirty Sanchez?

[Chris Nowlin]

Athena. Slow down, hon. I know this sounds trite and artificial, but we're all friends here. Noone's judging you or saying you're a bad person, at least that I can see.

CBR is the world's biggest glass house, and noone here gets to play moral cipher for you or anyone else without needing to take a long look in the mirror themselves.


Nonsense. I'm perfect.

And judging all of you at this moment

[Kid Omega]

I know he doesn't fart rainbows or anything but I try damn hard not to make his home life anything like that of his work life. So I try not bring up stupid shitty things at home because he deals with stupid shitty stuff at work. I don't have anywhere to go with my grievances. Boys talk shit about their girls doing stupid stuff but I don't have the right to talk about his shit?

Er... I never said that at all. In no way. At all.



I bend over backwards to cheer up this sad sack when work is being a bitch. He was a wonderful guy until he started working at that hotel. When he worked for Games Workshop it was freaking heaven.

I am no fucking harpie. Far damn from it and he knows it. His complaints about me are just like any woman's complaints about their man minus the toilet seat. I go to clean up stuff and he's on my back supervising or taking over the damn job. I can't ask him if the beef looks cooked before he takes over making dinner (he's the cook between us).

All I know is that he gets even a tenth of the complaining earful that we get, I'm surprised he still has a will to live.

[Jared_Humpherys]

She's superfreaky!



The Rapist Checklist (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=158445&highlight=rapist). Quite possibly the greatest list on the Internet.

Ohh, THAT thing.

[Chris Nowlin]

I'm sorry, man. I need an alarm or something so I know when you're setting up a joke. Or I just need to start paying fucking attention to these threads again...

pffft... even when you did pay attention, everything went over your head.

Consider yourself judged.

[Ray R.]

this is depressing, when I first started listening to Nick Lowe he looked like this
http://s.yottamusic.com/i/al1H.6ts5

now he looks like this
http://store.yeproc.com/cached_images/covers/6142406902_lg.jpg




Didn't he write "Angela's Ashes"?

[Ray R.]

Nonsense. I'm perfect.

And judging all of you at this moment

How many Marvel covers did this blurb make:

"Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged!"

[Slam_Bradley]

Sorry, you must have mistaking this for the Room of Validation. That's next door. This is the Room of Honesty.


I'm all about validation.

But then I'm way to cheap to pay for parking.

[Paul McEnery]

this is depressing, when I first started listening to Nick Lowe he looked like this
http://s.yottamusic.com/i/al1H.6ts5

now he looks like this
http://store.yeproc.com/cached_images/covers/6142406902_lg.jpg




And now he has an old man's ass, too.

Puts on a lovely show, though.

[Paul McEnery]

How many Marvel covers did this blurb make:

"Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged!"

Are they that desperate to avoid criticism?

[Dreadstar]

3...

2...

1...

[JeffreyWKramer]

I was on the fence about the scarring thing because some might take it the wrong way so best to put it out of reach so as no one gets confused.[/QUOTE]

I'll admit the erotic scarification isn't my thing at all anyhow, but besides that, there are some potential health issues to the practice, even if it's done in a very careful and sterile manner. Simply put, scarring always carries certain health risks. Scarring reduces skin flexibility and circulation and puts one at greater risk of conditions such as cellulitis. This is particularly true of scarring in areas such as the breasts, upper arms, buttocks and thighs. If scarring happens as the consequence of a mishap or an unavoidable surgical procedure or something, well, that's life, but doing it intentionally... well, there are lots of more dangerous practices, but it is good if people do know the risks, at least.

[Kid Omega]

Hmmm......you may be on to something here. You may be way off-base as well.

At least from my perspective of the female archetype, enthusiasm goes a long way. I'd rather have a good-time girl who is a bit of a pain-in-the-ass than a popsicle with a great personality. Without the "willing and able" part, you're jacking off to Cinemax six days of week.

And Athena's also talking about it. Most girls, women, etc. who are unsatisfied generally don't bitch about it to perfect strangers, particularly if they aren't putting the effort in. I could be wrong here, but that's been my general experience.

I mean, really, KO, how hard is it to get wood when a girl's nibbling on your ear. If you can't get wood from that, you might have bigger issues than whether or not your woman's wearing sweatpants or not.

And it takes two to tango. Sounds like this dude needs to get off his ass and get to the gym or do something to reheat the furnace and the romance as well. Laziness and boredom are self-inflicted as well as a relationship issue.


Personally, I think they're both enjoying making each other nuts. But I know that if my gf was complaining about me all the time on the internerd, and a legion of doofuses were telling her to "dump my fat ass", I'd hope at least one person would say.... "Hey! Maybe you just got fat!"

[Athena Bast]

Ummm...

...what?

Ideally, I'd like to have him and lots of sex with him but since, I'm only getting him I can deal.

Why the hell does everyone take me dark and serious when I make a comment of non-existant sex? I think of myself largely aloof. It may not come across that well with visual words and not audible ones.

[Ray R.]

And now he has an old man's ass, too.

Puts on a lovely show, though.

Wow. Straight line express. Pulling into the station.

I don't even know where to start.

[Dreadstar]

Ideally, I'd like to have him and lots of sex with him but since, I'm only getting him I can deal.

And there's your answer. Deal.


...btw, for all intents and purposes, you're married.


heh heh heh

[Ray R.]

Personally, I think they're both enjoying making each other nuts. But I know that if my gf was complaining about me all the time on the internerd, and a legion of doofuses were telling her to "dump my fat ass", I'd hope at least one person would say.... "Hey! Maybe you just got fat!"

I love you. Marry me.

[Chris Nowlin]

Ideally, I'd like to have him and lots of sex with him but since, I'm only getting him I can deal.

Why the hell does everyone take me dark and serious when I make a comment of non-existant sex? I think of myself largely aloof. It may not come across that well with visual words and not audible ones.

Especially when nobody takes my complaints about non-existent sex seriously. I just get pity.

[Michael P]

Personally, I think they're both enjoying making each other nuts. But I know that if my gf was complaining about me all the time on the internerd, and a legion of doofuses were telling her to "dump my fat ass", I'd hope at least one person would say.... "Hey! Maybe you just got fat!"

"Got?"

---------------

[Ray R.]

Are they that desperate to avoid criticism?

Marvel?

I think the word I was looking for rhymes with "whackneyed."

[Justin D.]

What the hell do you have against survivor games?

It hasn't been any good since the Pirate Survivor with Rupert. Rupert kicked ass. That was also one of only survivor seasons I watched all the way through.

3...

2...

1...

Are you counting down until the time my head explodes?

Athena, I have no idea what you're talking about because I'm completely self-absorbed. Sorry.

[Kid Omega]

He and I have had conversations. He and I do talk about us.

Y'all tell me to stop talking about the relationship and then if I mention something not related to it you start in on him and me. Even when I don't mention him you guys make digs about it.

It really surprises me that when things are getting better between him and I, some of you have to get your digs in.

I'm sorry he doesn't fart rainbows to your satisfaction.

Whoooahhh! Easy there little Miss Tender Nerve!

How about this compromise.... If you don't want people talking about your flailing relationship, don't bring it up every day.

[Jack Zodiac]

I bend over backwards to cheer up this sad sack when work is being a bitch. He was a wonderful guy until he started working at that hotel. When he worked for Games Workshop it was freaking heaven.

Bend over backwards and nothin', huh? If my girlfriend could bend over backwards, I'd break the couch jumping out of it.

If you value the relationship and sex is important, and you've tried everything , then determine whether the relationship is more important than sex (I'd be surprised if it was) and THEN dump him.

The man in the black hat speaks true.

The foundation of any relationship, no matter what, is sexual attraction. If he isn't sexually attracted to you anymore, you have to move on; but if he is, but doesn't have the motivation to have sex as often as you'd like, you need to get him to fix that or you obviously won't have a fulfulling relationship. Go to him with the complaints you've come to us with, tell him what you'd do to get him excited, and if he can't muster up the drive after that, tell him you're leaving him.

Or tell him you're buying the best vibrator on the market and use it in the next room really loudly every night of the week, and he can't watch.

[Paul McEnery]

Ideally, I'd like to have him and lots of sex with him but since, I'm only getting him I can deal.

Why the hell does everyone take me dark and serious when I make a comment of non-existant sex? I think of myself largely aloof. It may not come across that well with visual words and not audible ones.

Probably because it sounds like your objectifying him, and it sounds like you're in a relationship just to be in a relationship, and it sounds like both of you are just coasting, and it sounds like you're both incredibly dissatisfied, and it sounds like both of you are expressing anger in passive-aggressive ways.

And frankly, all of that makes looking down the barrel of lifelong impotence a helluva lot more palatable.

[Dreadstar]

Are you counting down until the time my head explodes?


nah, I was expecting a half-dozen "What's he doing with Dread's ass?" retorts to McEnery's Nick Lowe revelation.

Michael P. is right. You people are disappointing me today.

[Jack Zodiac]

pffft... even when you did pay attention, everything went over your head.

Consider yourself judged.

Fuck you in the neck, Galadriel.

[Kid Omega]

That's true. You didn't go there. We did.

Uh.... no.

She brought up their sex life, complaining about how rarely he wants to have sex.

[Dreadstar]

The man in the black hat speaks true.

When Jack Zodiac agrees with me, it's time to hit the pub.


Or tell him you're buying the best vibrator on the market and use it in the next room really loudly every night of the week, and he can't watch.

That's actually not a bad idea, y'know?

[Ray R.]

Especially when nobody takes my complaints about non-existent sex seriously. I just get pity.

Don't confuse pity with contempt, Chris.

[Jack Zodiac]

That's actually not a bad idea, y'know?

When Dreadstar agrees with me, it's time to hit the bottle and watch some "CSI."

Peace out, kids. I'll be back later tonight.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Michael P. is right. You people are disappointing me today.

I'm sorry Dread. The spark just isn't there anymore.

[Paul McEnery]

nah, I was expecting a half-dozen "What's he doing with Dread's ass?" retorts to McEnery's Nick Lowe revelation.

Michael P. is right. You people are disappointing me today.

If you had old man's ass, you wouldn't be able to get that flatulating sound you do.

Without moving your lips.

[Kid Omega]

When Dreadstar agrees with me, it's time to hit the bottle and watch some "CSI."

Peace out, kids. I'll be back later tonight.

While you're away, I bet your girlfriend logs on to comaplain about how all you do is drink and watch CSI.

YOU FAT ASSHOLE.

EDIT: JK.

[Ray R.]

Uh.... no.

She brought up their sex life, complaining about how rarely he wants to have sex.

Actually, jesse brought it up as we were discussing how the BF should become "unavailable" for the job, and mentioned that he was unavailable in other ways.

Athena gets a pass, because she did NOT bring it up first. We did.

[Paul McEnery]

Don't confuse pity with schadenfreude, Chris.

Fixed it for you.

[Dreadstar]

I'm sorry Dread. The spark just isn't there anymore.

Well, don't let it bum you out. I'll find someone else to knock down the softballs. It's cool. I mean Slam is always good for the basic Groucho comeback and he rarely charges more than a quarter.

[Athena Bast]

Er... I never said that at all. In no way. At all.



All I know is that he gets even a tenth of the complaining earful that we get, I'm surprised he still has a will to live.

You just take me too damn seriously. I talk about a lot of little shitty things.

He and I talk about a lot of stuff and we've never had a fight because we know what stuff to take seriously and what stuff to not talk seriously. I've talked him about his moving stuff and my bad memory only remembering where I put stuff not where he puts it when I'm at work, which is one of the many stupid little things I've mentioned.

Jiminy flipping Crickets.

Abuse in all its negative forms I take seriously, him watching Flip This House after changing the station while I'm in the bathroom is not serious. Annoying but not serious.

[darkhanamaru]

If you had old man's ass, you wouldn't be able to get that flatulating sound you do.

Without moving your lips.

that's rich paul considering your ass has dissapeared....;)

[Dreadstar]

that's rich paul considering your ass has dissapeared....;)

Maybe Nick Lowe has it.

[Paul McEnery]

Actually, jesse brought it up as we were discussing how the BF should become "unavailable" for the job, and mentioned that he was unavailable in other ways.

Athena gets a pass, because she did NOT bring it up first. We did.

Oh balls.

Jesse and I both made a drive-by. Athena made a drive-by yesterday about the pong in my ping. Didn't lead to endless weepy posts by me about the perilous state of my love life.

Then again, it's not like I want to draw attention to how much sex I'm incapable of getting.

[Ray R.]

Don't confuse pity with the functional equivalent of watching a car crash, Chris.

Fixed it again.

[Slam_Bradley]

Well, don't let it bum you out. I'll find someone else to knock down the softballs. It's cool. I mean Slam is always good for the basic Groucho comeback and he rarely charges more than a quarter.


I'll cop to being out of it today. Just got back from the eye-doctor. I've had a headache for about two weeks. He's not sure what it is, but I have a whole group of nerves in my left eye that are not communicating with my brain. So he called my Doc to get me an immediate appointment for bloodwork and maybe an MRI. (Immediate being Thursday afternoon).

Still a bit dizzy about it.

[Typo Lad]

You're really not making a lot of sense right now. There are a lot of non-Christian businesses that close on Saturday, for example.

I know I'm late for this, but my neighborhood shuts down on Saturday AND has Blue laws for Sunday. Very fun.

[Paul McEnery]

Maybe Nick Lowe has it.

Nick Lowe pinched my arse!

[Dreadstar]

I'll cop to being out of it today. Just got back from the eye-doctor. I've had a headache for about two weeks. He's not sure what it is, but I have a whole group of nerves in my left eye that are not communicating with my brain. So he called my Doc to get me an immediate appointment for bloodwork and maybe an MRI. (Immediate being Thursday afternoon).

Still a bit dizzy about it.

Well, I hope THAT turns out to be nothing, Slam.

[Ray R.]

Oh balls.

Jesse and I both made a drive-by. Athena made a drive-by yesterday about the pong in my ping. Didn't lead to endless weepy posts by me about the perilous state of my love life.

Then again, it's not like I want to draw attention to how much sex I'm incapable of getting.

Really, you're not getting sex? How about booze? Not sure I heard anything about that.

And by the way, I'm getting divorced. Big news, I know.

We all air our dirty laundry out here. Some of it is dirtier than others.

[Typo Lad]

So if you were rich would he then have sex with you?

...

Wow. Out of line much?

[Kid Omega]

Actually, jesse brought it up as we were discussing how the BF should become "unavailable" for the job, and mentioned that he was unavailable in other ways.

Athena gets a pass, because she did NOT bring it up first. We did.

Well, if she didn't want it to be discussed, she should have said so at first, rather than rolling the complaint wagon out for a few pages, then exploding when it became clear that today might not be the usual "he sucks!" chorus.

[Dreadstar]

I know I'm late for this, but my neighborhood shuts down on Saturday AND has Blue laws for Sunday. Very fun.

So, are you guys telling jesse how to practice Christianity AND Judaism, all at once?

[Athena Bast]

Personally, I think they're both enjoying making each other nuts. But I know that if my gf was complaining about me all the time on the internerd, and a legion of doofuses were telling her to "dump my fat ass", I'd hope at least one person would say.... "Hey! Maybe you just got fat!"

I'm at the heaviest I've ever been... 187 lbs. I haven't been this big since high school and I fucking hate it.

Right now I'm trying to organize my eating habits to lose hopefully 40 lbs by the end of the year.

[Ray R.]

I'll cop to being out of it today. Just got back from the eye-doctor. I've had a headache for about two weeks. He's not sure what it is, but I have a whole group of nerves in my left eye that are not communicating with my brain. So he called my Doc to get me an immediate appointment for bloodwork and maybe an MRI. (Immediate being Thursday afternoon).

Still a bit dizzy about it.

Slam, I get eye problems occasionally, and I was told it was a by-product of the serotonin inhibitors I was taking. White-outs and focusing issues mostly. Here's hoping it's no more than that.

Take care of yourself, buddy.

[Athena Bast]

Whoooahhh! Easy there little Miss Tender Nerve!

How about this compromise.... If you don't want people talking about your flailing relationship, don't bring it up every day.

I didn't bring up the relationship. I brought up his sucky job.... you brought up the relationship.

[Ray R.]

Well, if she didn't want it to be discussed, she should have said so at first, rather than rolling the complaint wagon out for a few pages, then exploding when it became clear that today might not be the usual "he sucks!" chorus.

No arguments here on that point. Only that we brought it up first, not her.

[Paul McEnery]

You just take me too damn seriously. I talk about a lot of little shitty things.

He and I talk about a lot of stuff and we've never had a fight because we know what stuff to take seriously and what stuff to not talk seriously. I've talked him about his moving stuff and my bad memory only remembering where I put stuff not where he puts it when I'm at work, which is one of the many stupid little things I've mentioned.

Jiminy flipping Crickets.

Abuse in all its negative forms I take seriously, him watching Flip This House after changing the station while I'm in the bathroom is not serious. Annoying but not serious.

Everyone pay attention to meeeeeee! My life is terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrible! Hey wait, don't expect me to do anything about it. I was just kiddddddddddddding.

Sorry, Athena. It's just how guys react when a woman is venting. Which is why women should never vent to guys.

We know you've made your bed, and you intend to lie in it. And like as not, we've been with women who've done the same. And then bitched our ears off.

So we're probably not the best audience.

[Michael P]

Really, you're not getting sex? How about booze? Not sure I heard anything about that.

And by the way, I'm getting divorced. Big news, I know.

We all air our dirty laundry out here. Some of it is dirtier than others.<