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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby Sperge » 11 Aug 2008, 12:47

leah wrote:and if we had a proper think about the issue of prostitution (if you bought the consent, it's not really consent).

(that probably makes me a po-faced dungarees-wearing feminazi)

That is a bit "Millie Tant" to be honest, Leah. :whistle:

If you're talking about trafficked women who have been forced into prostitution then yes, I'd agree it's not really "consent".

If it's a woman who is doing it of her own free will, then of course it's consent, no matter how tainted that consent may be in your eyes.

Lest we forget, the "Greenham wimmin" types believed that married women (or women living with men) were every bit as much prostitutes as street hookers. So if we link their view to your argument here, all straight men are rapists. :wacko:
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby baldmosher » 11 Aug 2008, 13:52

Sperge wrote:all straight men are rapists. :wacko:

Well, dunno about you Sperge but I certainly am!

See, logic can be amusing.

There is another school of thought that reckons very few prostitutes are doing it "of their own free will", as they can see no other way out. Once you've been a prostitute I'm not sure there's many career paths you can follow. Social services (helping prostitutes) seems to be a common choice. Full time professional drug addict seems to be another.

Making it illegal hasn't stopped it, and never will, so perhaps it's time to try something else radical? If it doesn't work it doesn't work; try something else.

Either way, cheap hookers and high class escorts should always be treated as separate issues. Not sure where you draw the line though. (I would say your average escort is simply a hooker without a drug addiction, but I'm not basing this opinion on anything other than supposition and sweeping statements.)
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby leah » 11 Aug 2008, 13:58

Sperge wrote:That is a bit "Millie Tant" to be honest, Leah.

hahaha, yeah, innit!

Sperge wrote:If it's a woman who is doing it of her own free will, then of course it's consent, no matter how tainted that consent may be in your eyes.

i'm honestly not sure that's true. 'free will' is a bit of a blurry concept under certain conditions.

anyway, i just felt like countering... (andrea made me do it :fear: )
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby Sperge » 11 Aug 2008, 14:08

baldmosher wrote:There is another school of thought that reckons very few prostitutes are doing it "of their own free will", as they can see no other way out.

Indeed, but surely the same could be said of so many other things? Lots of people are doing things they don't really want to do because the money is better than they might get doing something else.

I can certainly see that buying sexual services off a woman who lives under constant fear of violence from some pimp is tantamount to rape. I think extending the argument to include those women who do it for purely economic reasons (i.e. they can make more money from it than they can elsewhere) is a lot weaker.

Not that I can claim any real insights into this trade of course. I can't see the pleasure in having sex with someone who is only doing it because you're paying them, frankly, but each to their own.
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby leah » 11 Aug 2008, 14:33

baldmosher wrote:Making it illegal hasn't stopped it, and never will, so perhaps it's time to try something else radical? If it doesn't work it doesn't work; try something else.

agreed. making it illegal makes it a million times more dangerous, but the chances of progressive thinking on this are about as slim as the same regarding drugs. it's very frustrating.

Sperge wrote:I think extending the argument to include those women who do it for purely economic reasons (i.e. they can make more money from it than they can elsewhere) is a lot weaker.

hmmm, economic reasons underpinned by a history of being subjected to sexual abuse (as i understand it, this is quite often the case)... for me that seriously undermines the free choice point.
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby baldmosher » 11 Aug 2008, 14:44

Sperge wrote:
baldmosher wrote:There is another school of thought that reckons very few prostitutes are doing it "of their own free will", as they can see no other way out.

Indeed, but surely the same could be said of so many other things? Lots of people are doing things they don't really want to do because the money is better than they might get doing something else.

Well, in my mind, that's prostitution too. Seriously. It's a surefire way to end up with depression. If you feel you are forced to work in a job you dislike because of money, that's surely the same thing?

Sperge wrote:I can't see the pleasure in having sex with someone who is only doing it because you're paying them, frankly, but each to their own.

Each to their own, absolutely. That said, it might not necessarily be the case that prostitutes don't enjoy the sex. In the case of escorts, that's what they always say - it's at the discretion of the escort as to whether there are any "extras". (Personally, if they didn't seem to be enjoying it, then there's no way I could even get it up, which is one of the reasons why I've never seen fit to visit a prostitute. Sex (in my mind) just don't allow for sticking it in and going at it for my own personal gain, it's always a two-way thing.)
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby leah » 11 Aug 2008, 14:56

baldmosher wrote:That said, it might not necessarily be the case that prostitutes don't enjoy the sex.

i knew a guy who went to a prostitute (overseas) and reported that she loved it... said he was the best she'd ever had.

of course, he totally believed it.

but i suppose if he thought for half a second that it was even possible she was smiling all the while her skin was crawling he wouldn't have enjoyed it as much...
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby Sperge » 11 Aug 2008, 16:17

leah wrote:
baldmosher wrote:That said, it might not necessarily be the case that prostitutes don't enjoy the sex.

i knew a guy who went to a prostitute (overseas) and reported that she loved it... said he was the best she'd ever had.

of course, he totally believed it.


She should have told him to put a DONK on it.
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby baldmosher » 12 Aug 2008, 02:15

I figured out this evening, to my amusing amazement, what Madness' House Of Fun is all about.
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby Sperge » 12 Aug 2008, 07:00

baldmosher wrote:I figured out this evening, to my amusing amazement, what Madness' House Of Fun is all about.

Seriously? How did it take you so long to work it out? :o

I thought it was blindingly obvious that it was about a boy who had just turned 16 who was making a painfully awkward attempt to buy condoms at a chemist's and resorting to euphemisms with comical consequences.

Should I also explain that "Embarrassment" was about the family reaction in less enlightened times to a teenage girl who had become pregnant with a mixed race child? :?
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby tavdy79 » 12 Aug 2008, 20:14

Understanding Engineers - One

Two engineering students were walking across a university campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?"
The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike, threw it to the ground, took off all her clothes and said,
"Take what you want."
The first engineer nodded approvingly and said, "Good choice; the clothes probably wouldn't have fitted you anyway."


Understanding Engineers - Two

To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.


Understanding Engineers - Three

A priest, a doctor, and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer fumed, "What's with those guys? We must have been waiting for fifteen minutes!"
The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such inept golf!"
The priest said, "Here comes the green-keeper. Let's have a word with him."
He said, "Hello George, what's wrong with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?"
The green-keeper replied, "Oh, yes. That's a group of blind firemen. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime."
The group fell silent for a moment. The priest said, "That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight."
The doctor said, "Good idea. I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist colleague and see if there's anything he can do for them."
The engineer said, "Why can't they play at night?"


Understanding Engineers - Four

What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers?
Mechanical engineers build weapons and civil engineers build targets.


Understanding Engineers - Five

The graduate with a science degree asks," Why does it work?"
The graduate with an engineering degree asks, "How does it work?"
The graduate with an accounting degree asks, "How much will it cost?"
The graduate with an arts degree asks, "Do you want fries with that?"


Understanding Engineers - Six

Three engineering students were gathered together discussing who must have designed the human body.
One said, "It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the joints."
Another said, "No, it was an electrical engineer. The nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections."
The last one said, "No, actually it had to have been a civil engineer.
Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?"


Understanding Engineers - Seven

Normal people believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

Understanding Engineers - Eight

An engineer was crossing a road one day, when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess."
He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.
The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me I'll turn back into a beautiful princess and stay with you for one week."
The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket.
The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you for one week and do ANYTHING you want."
Again, the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket. Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess and that I'll stay with you for one week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"
The engineer said, "Look, I'm an engineer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that's cool."
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby joe_techno » 12 Aug 2008, 23:06

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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby WaveyRaveyDavey » 12 Aug 2008, 23:21

tavdy79 wrote:Understanding Engineers - Eight

An engineer was crossing a road one day, when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess."
He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.
The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me I'll turn back into a beautiful princess and stay with you for one week."
The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket.
The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you for one week and do ANYTHING you want."
Again, the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket. Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess and that I'll stay with you for one week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"
The engineer said, "Look, I'm an engineer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that's cool."


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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby baldmosher » 13 Aug 2008, 11:58

Sperge wrote:
baldmosher wrote:I figured out this evening, to my amusing amazement, what Madness' House Of Fun is all about.

Seriously? How did it take you so long to work it out? :o

I thought it was blindingly obvious that it was about a boy who had just turned 16 who was making a painfully awkward attempt to buy condoms at a chemist's and resorting to euphemisms with comical consequences.

Should I also explain that "Embarrassment" was about the family reaction in less enlightened times to a teenage girl who had become pregnant with a mixed race child? :?

I discovered Madness when I was 12, I was too young to understand all this. All I have is the words in my head, which is how I worked out HoF as I sang it to myself the other night ("with a featherlight touch" ....only makes sense when you drop the A)

Next time I hear Embarrassment I'll keep an ear out!

I used to think the lyric from Fat Bottom Girls was "ain't no beauty queens and disnocarnamy". It took me years before I worked out what it was, and all this before the days of internet lyrics sites!
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby baldmosher » 13 Aug 2008, 11:59

Choose the correct grammatical option:

A) To log in to the website
B) To login to the website
C) To log into the website
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby Slypsy » 13 Aug 2008, 22:50

C
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby bongobil1 » 14 Aug 2008, 07:14

smoke crack then it doesn't matter :idea:
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby tavdy79 » 14 Aug 2008, 10:33

Slypsy wrote:C


A is also valid as "into" is a contraction of "in to". B is the only one that isn't good grammar as "login" can be used as an adjective but not a verb.
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby baldmosher » 14 Aug 2008, 11:15

bongobil1 wrote:smoke crack then it doesn't matter :idea:

WWwwowoooooooooaaaaaahhhhhh!!! FUUUUCCCKKIIIINNNNNNNN AAAAAAAAAA MAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby Slypsy » 14 Aug 2008, 11:26

Into may have originated as a contraction of in to, but it is not any more and the grammar behind the 2 is different.

Into is a preposition where as with in to the "in" functions as an adverb, modifying the verb and the "to" is a preposition with its own object.

It just so happens that with the example given, this grammatical difference doesn't make any difference. However, colloquially i would say that most British people would use into in this situation.
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I am surprised i remember all that. 2 years of teaching english was obviously not totally wasted :D
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby baldmosher » 14 Aug 2008, 11:51

Slypsy wrote:Into is a preposition where as with in to the "in" functions as an adverb, modifying the verb and the "to" is a preposition with its own object.

This almost makes no sense, I hope your sense of irony is better than my sense of grammar!
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby joe_techno » 14 Aug 2008, 12:15

i'm also finiding it incredibly hard to make sense of that :?
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby Slypsy » 14 Aug 2008, 12:46

Sorry, poor punctuation. I guess the english teaching didn't pay off after all. Ok, this should be clearer:

"Into" is a preposition. However, with "in to" the "in" functions as an adverb and the "to" is a preposition with its own object. Therefore the 2 are not synonmous. For example

I may turn in to a road if i am driving a car and make a turn for example, but if i turn into a road i would actually become a road

Now if you dont understand it, it is probably best to check that you know all of the adverb, object, preposition type grammer malarkey :P
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Re: This message must always be in the Top 10

Postby joe_techno » 14 Aug 2008, 14:52

this has just saved me from insanity during the most boring day at work EVER.

http://bored.com/fallingsand/

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