The women of the Senate.
By on Nov 14th, 2006 at 6:10 pm
The women of the Senate.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) — the dean of the Senate women — held a bipartisan Senate ‘Women Power Workshop’ in her office today. The 110th Congress will have a record 16 women Senators. Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) will serve as the first chairwoman of the Rules Committee.
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Misogynistic GOP Christian Taliban just soiled themselves.
November 14th, 2006 at 6:18 pmjust what we need more skirt’s in public office.
November 14th, 2006 at 6:20 pmYes!! Let’s get the women together to take over what the men haven’t been able to do – find concensus.
I love men, don’t get me wrong – but testosterone has been a large part of what’s gone wrong with our country.
Make women equal and we’ll solve many of our ailments as a nation (crime, health, quality)…
November 14th, 2006 at 6:20 pmMisogynistic GOP Christian Taliban just soiled themselves.
Comment by Your Conscience — November 14, 2006 @ 6:18 pm
That was hilarious…
November 14th, 2006 at 6:21 pmI love men, don’t get me wrong – but testosterone has been a large part of what’s gone wrong with our country.
Comment by unbelievable
I would agree to a slightly amended version of your statement…[mis-use of] testosterone has been a large part of what’s gone wrong with our country.
When used properly, well….
November 14th, 2006 at 6:34 pmIt’s nice to see so many women in power, while I’m not a fan of Hillary, I hope someday we’ll see a woman president, perhaps even a minority, I then will believe we have made progress from being a bunch of stupid cavemen! Sadly there’s that 30-35% who’ll never believe in equality for all humans.
November 14th, 2006 at 6:43 pmMen aren’t a large part of what’s going wrong. Stupidity is. Stupidity is bipartisan and crosses all race and sex lines. I’d love to blame testosterone. Then I could abdicate a lot of responsibility for my actions. You want to start down THAT slope? If so, what can you use as an excuse when women screw up? They will, it’s part of being human, not just male.
November 14th, 2006 at 6:44 pm#6 That just tell’s us that they are all smart.
November 14th, 2006 at 6:44 pmFredric L Rice,
Well you could do what the GOP does, go after the little boys! Personally I would take the ugly woman.
November 14th, 2006 at 6:44 pmIs Borat going to get to interview them?
-GSD
November 14th, 2006 at 6:47 pmUnbelievable,
Why would you want to lower the status of women by becoming equal to men? Most men in politics are perfect as my young bride would say–just perfect a**holes.
Keep it like it is and get some good stuff done.
November 14th, 2006 at 6:48 pmWhen used properly, well….
Comment by Zooey — November 14, 2006 @ 6:34 pm
You have a very valid point there : D
November 14th, 2006 at 6:48 pmYou have a very valid point there : D
Comment by unbelievable
Mmmmm hmmmm…..
November 14th, 2006 at 6:54 pmWomen have testosterone too. Less but nevertheless. Some have a lot more (Repiglican females) others just a little bit. The real solution would be Estrogen for Repiglican males. To prevent going to war for the hell of it.
November 14th, 2006 at 6:54 pmZooey,
Well at least with some of the men in congress, you could distract them and escape with a donut and coffee. Hastert looks like he would sign up for Iraq if we could promise him fresh Krispy Kreme donuts daily.
I think I understand why the right protests about gays so much, they can’t stand being rejected by both genders!
November 14th, 2006 at 6:56 pmI’m sure this is bound to upset Michael Savage, who is on record as saying that Congress was a nicer place before all those damn women got there.
November 14th, 2006 at 6:57 pmAmerica’s Least Wanted
I’d love to blame testosterone. Then I could abdicate a lot of responsibility for my actions.
Let me put it this way… Significantly more males are conceived than females because male sperm is faster.
By age 18, there are more women than men at that age.
Why? Testosterone. Get my point?
Not ALL men are destructive – just those who are the most destructive, throughout history, have been men.
It’s not personal.
You want to start down THAT slope? If so, what can you use as an excuse when women screw up? They will, it’s part of being human, not just male.
Comment by Swordsbane — November 14, 2006 @ 6:44 pm
The reality is that women are nurturers in general. When we screw up it rarely costs lives. That was my point. The magnitude of men in charge.
The fact that patriarchal cultures are generally more violent than matriarchal ones.
Yes, both sexes make mistakes. Men just usually make them bigger – because they take bigger risks – because of testosterone. Not my doing. Your beef is with mother nature…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testosterone
November 14th, 2006 at 6:58 pmMake women equal and we’ll solve many of our ailments as a nation (crime, health, quality)…
Comment by unbelievable — November 14, 2006 @ 6:20 pm
Yea, but if there is a spider or roach on the floor whata you gonna do? :) :) :) /////
November 14th, 2006 at 6:58 pmThe really cool thing about these women, with few exceptions, is that they are exceedingly gifted with conscience, intelligence, guts and energy. What I can’t get over is that if this were a comparable group of the current men in the House or Senate, more than 50% of them would far less accomplished an any of those areas. Maybe they can learn something from their sisters.
November 14th, 2006 at 6:59 pm[not that it bothers me] But If this was a ‘Man Power’ workshop their would be howls thruout the ocuntry…just saying. =)
November 14th, 2006 at 7:00 pmFrom wikipedia:
On average, the adult male body produces about twenty times the amount of testosterone that an adult female’s body does
Now that explains some things…
November 14th, 2006 at 7:00 pmKeep it like it is and get some good stuff done.
Comment by DonD — November 14, 2006 @ 6:48 pm
I mean that we get equal rights – not be the same. There are a lot of great things about the differences between the sexes. And as the French say – Vive La Difference! :)
November 14th, 2006 at 7:03 pmHave you seen most of the men in Congress…? Just sayin’
Comment by Zooey — November 14, 2006 @ 6:48 pm
Brillo pads please…
November 14th, 2006 at 7:05 pmYes, both sexes make mistakes. Men just usually make them bigger – because they take bigger risks – because of testosterone. Not my doing. Your beef is with mother nature…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testosterone
Comment by unbelievable — November 14, 2006 @ 6:58 pm
Yeah, and drunk drivers blame the booze and coke addicts blame the drugs. The problem we have in politics is simple: No one takes any God Damned responsibility for anything they do. Keep an eye on these women. See if any of them do.
Testosterone is a drug. Stop blaming the drugs. You got brains, men and women. Use them.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:06 pmOooo Oooo! eee eee!
November 14th, 2006 at 7:07 pm“Hastert looks like he would sign up for Iraq if we could promise him fresh Krispy Kreme donuts daily.”
That is the comment of the day!
November 14th, 2006 at 7:09 pmRegarding gender equality: “Behind every strong man is a stronger woman…”. That explains why the Repiglicans were able to screw this country up to a point of no return. Without female votes there would have been no Bushing and Dicking around for six years. And women: if you love your children you can’t vote Republican to begin with. Because those guys will use your kids as cannon fodder.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:09 pmMmmmm hmmmm…..
Comment by Zooey — November 14, 2006 @ 6:54 pm
I was helping one of my students today, when another one standing there watching just blurts out “titties!”
I looked at him like he was nuts.
He then tells me that he’s been doing it almost all semester. Just randomly yelling out the word whenever the volume in the classroom was louder than normal (I have bad accoustics in my room because there are no sound absorbing surfaces).
I was shocked. Stuff like that usually doesn’t escape me… but mostly, I thought he had good manners.
Maybe explains my perspective on testosterone today… :)
November 14th, 2006 at 7:10 pmBrillo pads please…
Comment by unbelievable
Hey!Dunna fo-get da zecutive gibbon howse an da gorgeus george Chimperor xibit!
November 14th, 2006 at 7:10 pmYea, but if there is a spider or roach on the floor whata you gonna do? :) :) :) /////
Comment by Joefriday
Roaches die — 100% of the time. I’d kill with my bare feet. Thank goodness we don’t have them in Idaho.
Spiders — Scoop them into my hand and put them outside. If they won’t get in the hand, they meet the same fate as the roach. Their choice…
November 14th, 2006 at 7:11 pmYea, but if there is a spider or roach on the floor whata you gonna do? :) :) :) /////
Comment by Joefriday — November 14, 2006 @ 6:58 pm
Dustbuster… And then dump it outside (it doesn’t kill them : )
November 14th, 2006 at 7:12 pmYou know barb bush does look pretty tuff!
November 14th, 2006 at 7:14 pmMaybe explains my perspective on testosterone today… :)
Comment by unbelievable
Ok, that’s weird. I was talking to Zoo Jr on IM a little while ago, and I told him when he gets home for turkey day, he’ll be seeing this friend of mine he really loves (who is old enough to be my mother). When he exclaimed his excitement, he said “Tits!” I thought he wanted to see my friend’s boobs…ew. It must be the hottest new expression. Ugh.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:15 pmKeep an eye on these women. See if any of them do.
Okay, I will. But, so far, their names aren’t on any of the pedophile or bribery or crime lists I’ve seen…
Testosterone is a drug. Stop blaming the drugs. You got brains, men and women. Use them.
Comment by Swordsbane — November 14, 2006 @ 7:06 pm
It’s more than drugs. It’s a culture that excuses the drugs,and does not hold the genders to equal standards.
Men are ‘macho’ is they sleep around, while women are ’sluts’.
Until we seen women as equals to men, the patriarchal culture we have will not hold men as accountable to ethics as it does women.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:16 pm#32: It seems to be clear who wears the pants at bushes, because barbara must have told Georgie to go and talk to junior… ;-)
November 14th, 2006 at 7:18 pmYea, but if there is a spider or roach on the floor whata you gonna do? :) :) :) ///// — Comment by Joefriday
Spider — I leave it alone; I’m a lacemeaker and spiders are our mascot (after Arachne)
Roach (and other “disgusties”) — I stomp, peel off my shoe and throw in the trash.
Mouse (you didn’t ask, but…) — tell it to scoot, before DH sees it.
And that’s for what I see inside. Outside, it’s *their* world; I’m the intruder and I do the backing off.
PS On Senatorial looks… Obama is cute.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:19 pmWhooo weee you would have been floored if you had into a hnagar with 300 mechanics!!
The Women working upstairs called it the Animal Pit!!
Funny thing was they always managed to find a reason to come down and get ogled!!
November 14th, 2006 at 7:19 pm“Tits!†I thought he wanted to see my friend’s boobs…ew. It must be the hottest new expression. Ugh.
Comment by Zooey
LOL IsIs was the mother of Itit
TITI!!
November 14th, 2006 at 7:20 pmLook at how many of them there are, no wonder this is the do nothing congress, prob. to busy baking muffins for the UN or some such thing.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:20 pmWithout female votes there would have been no Bushing and Dicking around for six years.
Comment by ItsJustKarma — November 14, 2006 @ 7:09 pm
Not true…
Gore won in 2000 – SCOTUS gave it to Bush (mostly male in composition).
In 2004, more women voted for Kerry. Men mostly voted for Bush:
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/US/P/00/epolls.0.html
November 14th, 2006 at 7:21 pmI think I understand why the right protests about gays so much, they can’t stand being rejected by both genders!
Comment by JustSomeDude
*snort*
November 14th, 2006 at 7:21 pm*had walked
November 14th, 2006 at 7:21 pmLook at how many of them there are, no wonder this is the do nothing congress, prob. to busy baking muffins for the UN or some such thing.
Comment by squegeeboo
In your dreams, Squeegy! Run along…
November 14th, 2006 at 7:23 pmI dunno bout that. I have 2 sisters, a daughter an ex-wife with 2 sisters and have dated a whole bunch of women that dont care for cooking at all.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:25 pmFunny thing was they always managed to find a reason to come down and get ogled!!
Comment by Dog_named_Boo
Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
November 14th, 2006 at 7:25 pmIsIs was the mother of Itit
TITI!!
Comment by Dog_named_Boo
Please tell me you’re making that up, Dog….er, Boo. Whatever.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:26 pmZoo
In your dreams, Squeegy! Run along…
My dreams don’t normally involve muffins…more of a waffle kinda guy.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:26 pmWhen he exclaimed his excitement, he said “Tits!†I thought he wanted to see my friend’s boobs…ew. It must be the hottest new expression. Ugh.
Comment by Zooey — November 14, 2006 @ 7:15 pm
Also weird. I don’t get it – it’s a blob of fat with a nipple on it…
November 14th, 2006 at 7:28 pmA compared to hiring prostitutes more power to them.
BTW wasn’t that a Delay thing sucking up with cookies?
November 14th, 2006 at 7:29 pmDog_named_Boo
a whole bunch of women that dont care for cooking at all.
Most of the women I know, outside of my family, have a hard time cooking chicken on a Forman Grill, hopefully it’s something that goes away over time….otherwise I’m stuck cooking all the meals….then again with the odds of me getting a date being what they are, I’m generally cooking for myself anyways.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:30 pmToday that would be silicone…
November 14th, 2006 at 7:30 pmMy dreams don’t normally involve muffins…more of a waffle kinda guy.
Comment by squegeeboo
I always knew that about you, Squeeg… You like the whipped cream mustache, do you?
November 14th, 2006 at 7:32 pmFunny thing was they always managed to find a reason to come down and get ogled!!
Comment by Dog_named_Boo — November 14, 2006 @ 7:19 pm
I expect it from random strangers in a pack mentality such as construction sites or fottball teams – but this was one of my students. And I’m pretty sure it was commentary directed at me. He also jokes about students sleeping with their teachers… Awkward just begins to describe it. I’m twice his age.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:34 pmAlso weird. I don’t get it – it’s a blob of fat with a nipple on it…
Comment by unbelievable
Yep…I bet you’re a lot of fun during heavy petting…
November 14th, 2006 at 7:34 pmIsIs was the mother of Itit
TITI!!
Comment by Dog_named_Boo
Please tell me you’re making that up, Dog….er, Boo. Whatever.
Comment by Zooey
nope.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:35 pmNefertiti and Akhenaten, King Amenhotep IV, King Titi .
then again with the odds of me getting a date being what they are, I’m generally cooking for myself anyways.
Comment by squegeeboo — November 14, 2006 @ 7:30 pm
We’ve tried to help you with that, but well, apparently you’d rather cook for yourself…
November 14th, 2006 at 7:35 pmThese women aren’t from the current do nothing 109 Congress. Many were just voted in for the 110 Congress. You people do realize that many of the people that were elected on Nov. 7 are not in office yet, right?
November 14th, 2006 at 7:36 pmYep…I bet you’re a lot of fun during heavy petting…
Comment by Zooey — November 14, 2006 @ 7:34 pm
I said that I don’t get why men are obsessed with them, not that I think they are pointless. Big difference… :D
November 14th, 2006 at 7:39 pmNefertiti and Akhenaten, King Amenhotep IV, King Titi .
Comment by Dog_named_Boo
Nefertiti was a woman…..but I’m sure she had….you know…lumps of fat with nipples on them.
Pass the brillo pads…
November 14th, 2006 at 7:40 pmPass the brillo pads…
Comment by Zooey — November 14, 2006 @ 7:40 pm
Damn, you’re funny…
Speaking of… I’m gonna go see what Jon Stewart had to say last night.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:43 pmSounds lke he is desperate for attention.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:44 pmBut usually your students are quite ell behaved
SpudgeBoy
You people do realize that many of the people that were elected on Nov. 7 are not in office yet, right?
I didn’t even bother to read the TP comments on the picture, just saw the headline and the image and had to make an inane sexist comment.
unbelievable
November 14th, 2006 at 7:44 pmWe’ve tried to help you with that, but well, apparently you’d rather cook for yourself…
Until you find out how to bottle confidence and then mail it to me, I think I’m beyond most help.
*well behaved. And being a guy that has worked in alot of constuction type jobs I can never remember saying hear guys say that.
Were you bending over or something where maybe the little perv looked down your blouse?
November 14th, 2006 at 7:46 pmNefertiti was a woman…..but I’m sure she had….you know…lumps of fat with nipples on them.
Pass the brillo pads…
itit is another name for thohtmosis..just reverse it!!
November 14th, 2006 at 7:47 pmproudly call Ms. Mikulski one of our own, I’ve been able to vote for her back to her Baltimore City Council days…..she’s a keeper.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:49 pmI didn’t even bother to read the TP comments on the picture, just saw the headline and the image and had to make an inane sexist comment.
It’s all a part of the Squeegy charm.
Until you find out how to bottle confidence and then mail it to me, I think I’m beyond most help.
Comment by squegeeboo
A project!! Yenta and I will give it a great deal of thought…
November 14th, 2006 at 7:49 pmitit is another name for thohtmosis..just reverse it!!
Comment by Dog_named_Boo
You’re just too cute. I’m calling you Boo from now on…Boo.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:50 pmDo what you fear.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:51 pmActually, no. My dog ISIS named Boo because I got it on Halloween.
My name is Brad.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:55 pmDog_named_Boo
Do what you fear.
Clowns? Meh, the make up is sort of a turn off for me.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:57 pmMy name is Brad.
Comment by Dog_named_Boo
Halloween dog named Boo…
Like I said, you’re too cute…Boo.
November 14th, 2006 at 7:58 pmClowns? Meh, the make up is sort of a turn off for me.
Comment by squegeeboo
That makeup never washes out of the sheets…
November 14th, 2006 at 8:02 pm“Tits” isn’t the latest saying, as I used to say that when I was much much younger and still do from time to time.
Saying something is “tits” means it is far out, right on man and groovey. : )
November 14th, 2006 at 8:02 pmSaying something is “tits†means it is far out, right on man and groovey. : )
Comment by SpudgeBoy
Really? I had never heard that.
Huh. I learn something new everyday. :)
November 14th, 2006 at 8:05 pmYou seem to like Karl well enough…
November 14th, 2006 at 8:23 pmHello, I would like to join the progesterone thread.
It’s great to see so many women in positions of power. I know we have the ones without a mother’s instinct, see Coulter and Rice. But this group of ladies are going to do some good work.
November 14th, 2006 at 8:26 pmWell….women have had the vote since 1920, and women make up about 51% of the population, so, why haven’t you women used your majority status to solve the messes us testosterone driven men have gotten us into?
;-)
“blobs of fat with nipples”
Pleasing to the eye, fun to play with, like an interactive work of art….
November 14th, 2006 at 8:27 pmClowns? Meh, the make up is sort of a turn off for me.
Comment by squegeeboo
That makeup never washes out of the sheets…
Comment by Zooey
LMAO!!!
November 14th, 2006 at 8:31 pmThere’s a time and a place for everything, even makeup.
November 14th, 2006 at 8:34 pm“blobs of fat with nipplesâ€
Pleasing to the eye, fun to play with, like an interactive work of art….
Comment by Briseadh na Faire
Sooooo, you can actually deal with that particular visual…?
I thought it was rather disgusting, but then I’m not actually looking for that in a partner.
November 14th, 2006 at 8:34 pmLMAO!!!
Comment by Wayne
You wouldn’t be laughing if they were your best sheets! *sob*
November 14th, 2006 at 8:36 pmThe ladies are just fine, as long as they don’t make one of those show-all calendars.
November 14th, 2006 at 8:51 pmI bet Hastert has man boobs AND a speedo!!
November 14th, 2006 at 9:09 pmI bet Hastert has man boobs AND a speedo!!
Comment by Dog_named_Boo
Like I said, Boo, not looking for that. In fact, a speedo might be quite difficult to find on Mr Hastert…but I’m not going to find out!
November 14th, 2006 at 9:18 pmJason M Hendler must be j**king off with the picture above. When he comes (?!) back to his senses he will say: Damn women, I hate them…
November 14th, 2006 at 9:21 pmI said that I don’t get why men are obsessed with them, not that I think they are pointless. Big difference… :D
Comment by unbelievable — November 14, 2006 @ 7:39 pm
MAYbe, maybe our obsession has to to with sucking (getting breastfed) longer than girls? At least boys don’t get blamed for grabbing the milk containers until 12 month old, right? As we are conditioned mostly by what happens earliest in life it seem to makes sense to be obsessed by nature’s nicest milk dispenser. ;-)
I was wondering why female human beings can vote Republican or as in German history brown or for anything that in tendency oppresses them? I doubt we would have been Bushed and Dicked without the females who voted for the little guy.
November 14th, 2006 at 9:23 pmThis is awesome. The most women in the Senate in US history. Let’s see what these talented souls can do. I bet the antifeminists and there theocon friends will have nightmares for years to come.
November 14th, 2006 at 9:26 pmJuan,
Ick. I wouldn’t be surprised, but…Ick.
Paraphrasing Jon Stewart: No matter what you find on the internet, somebody, somewhere, is jacking off to it.
November 14th, 2006 at 9:26 pmReally? I had never heard that.
Huh. I learn something new everyday. :)
Comment by Zooey — November 14, 2006 @ 8:05 pm
we all learn from each other… the other day i had to google your “get bent” (to be sure) and found this site… see #6:
November 14th, 2006 at 9:27 pmhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tits%2C+titties
.
I doubt we would have been Bushed and Dicked without the females who voted for the little guy.
Comment by ItsJustKarma
Excellent point. I don’t get that either.
I always wonder how one can be female, and not be a feminist.
November 14th, 2006 at 9:29 pmAnd I’m pretty sure it was commentary directed at me. He also jokes about students sleeping with their teachers… Awkward just begins to describe it. I’m twice his age.
Comment by unbelievable
Four years ago, (Oh, my god, its been a while) my russian teacher probably thought the same about me. Well, I think not… :)
November 14th, 2006 at 9:29 pmkaty,
You are an amazing source of wisdom. :)
November 14th, 2006 at 9:30 pmNo matter what you find on the internet, somebody, somewhere, is jacking off to it.
Comment by Zooey
Never heard that! Ha ha ha. Hilarious.
November 14th, 2006 at 9:30 pmNever heard that! Ha ha ha. Hilarious.
Comment by Juan C
Weird, huh? That includes TP and our comments. Bizarre!
November 14th, 2006 at 9:34 pmYou are an amazing source of wisdom. :)
Comment by Zooey — November 14, 2006 @ 9:30 pm
thank you – but, it’s the internetS and the google, doncha know…
i thought it was a pretty cool site, though… even got to share my new found wisdom with my daughter… always something new…
November 14th, 2006 at 9:46 pmnow YOU can impress YOUR kids! although, sometimes i think they are happier when they think they know something we don’t… which makes some revelations even more appealing! …know what i mean?
.
thank you – but, it’s the internetS and the google, doncha know…
…know what i mean?
Comment by katy
Yeah, but I’m not getting the info from the internets, I’m getting it from YOU.
I do know what you mean. :)
November 14th, 2006 at 9:49 pmThis is a great thread. I’m not jacking off to it though.
November 14th, 2006 at 10:03 pmSounds lke he is desperate for attention.
So it seems. I’m kind of surprised. He’s really smart, very talented and everyone likes him. He’s always been respectful until this. I’ll have a chat with him and find out what’s up. Usually that’s enough to make them understand.
But usually your students are quite ell behaved
Comment by Dog_named_Boo — November 14, 2006 @ 7:44 pm
Most definitely. They are great kids. But they are kids… :)
November 14th, 2006 at 10:07 pmTruth,
Oh thank goodness…
November 14th, 2006 at 10:09 pmUntil you find out how to bottle confidence and then mail it to me, I think I’m beyond most help.
Comment by squegeeboo — November 14, 2006 @ 7:44 pm
No bottle necessary. It’s about accepting yourself as you are, and loving yourself despite your flaws (because we all have them.)
Until you accept yourself, you won’t allow anyone else to do the same…
There are a myriad of books written on this. Peruse a few and start there. One of my favorites is Dr. Wayne Dyer – Your Erroneous Zones.
Another thing that would help is hanging around dirty hippies… We’re open-minded and all that jazz :)
November 14th, 2006 at 10:11 pmComment by ForTruth — November 14, 2006 @ 10:03 pm
somewhere, someone is… easy guess who that could be…
November 14th, 2006 at 10:13 pmCan you say, “cat fight”. Meeeeyarrhh!
November 14th, 2006 at 10:14 pmWere you bending over or something where maybe the little perv looked down your blouse?
Comment by Dog_named_Boo — November 14, 2006 @ 7:46 pm
Because I got hit on last year, this year I’ve been pretty conservative in how I dress. Somethings are just hard to hide… I just think the fact that I’m not a raging bitch made him think it was okay to push the envelop. I just have to let him know that he crossed a boundary. I’m not sure he understands. Well, it’s why I’m here – to teach them… Tomorrow, he’ll learn something new :)
November 14th, 2006 at 10:14 pmFour years ago, (Oh, my god, its been a while) my russian teacher probably thought the same about me. Well, I think not… :)
Comment by Juan C — November 14, 2006 @ 9:29 pm
with all the news stories lately about teacher/student affairs, it’s no doubt something to be aware of… those kinds of crushes have always been, always will be…
November 14th, 2006 at 10:18 pmTomorrow, he’ll learn something new :)
Comment by unbelievable
Right. He’ll learn you smell nice, up close, and if he’s rude, he gets “alone time” with the teacher. :)
November 14th, 2006 at 10:19 pmWell….women have had the vote since 1920, and women make up about 51% of the population, so, why haven’t you women used your majority status to solve the messes us testosterone driven men have gotten us into?
That patriarchal culture thing. Christianity adds to it.
One of my students was convinced that I had to be gay because I’m 39 and not married. As long as women are expected to need a man, it’s hard to make real strides in the women’s movement.
Erma Bombeck was quite disgusted with my Generation. She felt we were resting on their hardwork and doing nothing to advance our cause… I can’t disagree with her, even though I thrive on being the Alpha Female who likes my independence, doesn’t want to breed, and thinks sex shouldn’t be a double standard. I get criticized for wanting what perpetual bachelors like George Clooney get worshipped for doing – breaking the chains of tradition, questioning the sacred, and refusing to play the game by other people’s rules.
Pleasing to the eye, fun to play with, like an interactive work of art….
Comment by Briseadh na Faire — November 14, 2006 @ 8:27 pm
If you say so. I still don’t get it… :)
November 14th, 2006 at 10:24 pmHe wants to swim in your river.
November 14th, 2006 at 10:26 pmI always wonder how one can be female, and not be a feminist.
Comment by Zooey — November 14, 2006 @ 9:29 pm
Daddy didn’t approve of her in some capacity, so she tries to please every other man to her own detriment?
Ever meet those women older than you who immediately hate you because you’re younger. Kinda like that?
November 14th, 2006 at 10:28 pmEver meet those women older than you who immediately hate you because you’re younger. Kinda like that?
Comment by unbelievable
Not personally, but I do hate you. :)
November 14th, 2006 at 10:31 pmRight. He’ll learn you smell nice, up close, and if he’s rude, he gets “alone time†with the teacher. :)
Comment by Zooey — November 14, 2006 @ 10:19 pm
Thanks… : )
November 14th, 2006 at 10:32 pmNot personally, but I do hate you. :)
Comment by Zooey — November 14, 2006 @ 10:31 pm
Again… thanks… :)
Of course on The Daily Show, there were “titties” tonight. How terribly coincidental..
November 14th, 2006 at 10:34 pmI don’t get why women like a man’s ass.
November 14th, 2006 at 10:35 pmSo, I’m curious… did Judd just finally give up on us being mature, cooth and staying on topic?
November 14th, 2006 at 10:36 pmI don’t get why women like a man’s ass.
Comment by ForTruth — November 14, 2006 @ 10:35 pm
Depends on the man. And the ass.
Russell Crowe… yes. Dennis Hastert… never.
November 14th, 2006 at 10:37 pmI don’t get why women like a man’s ass.
Comment by ForTruth
Really…? Hmmm.
November 14th, 2006 at 10:39 pmOh crap… I have to go to bed. Time just flies when you’re having this much fun… :D
Good night all!
November 14th, 2006 at 10:39 pmNothing worse than a scrawny-assed man.
That and flat feet — gross! :)
November 14th, 2006 at 10:40 pmPerhaps it’s just a result of evolution. Males are genetically programed to be attracted to that which makes good breeding stock: wide hips and large mammary glands.
November 14th, 2006 at 10:42 pmComment by Zooey
Nice one, Hi Zooey. :)
November 14th, 2006 at 10:44 pmBriseadh na Faire,
That must be it.
November 14th, 2006 at 10:46 pmHi Truth.
November 14th, 2006 at 10:46 pmWhy is it ok to see the mammary gland in Europe then?
November 14th, 2006 at 10:49 pmBecause Europeans are very mature about boobies.
November 14th, 2006 at 10:52 pmI want to be mature about them too.
November 14th, 2006 at 10:56 pmAnd there’s less gravity in Europe.
November 14th, 2006 at 10:58 pmThats good for everyone.
November 14th, 2006 at 11:01 pmDamned Europeans…
November 14th, 2006 at 11:03 pmEspecially those damned Icelanders, they are so menacing and troublesome.
November 14th, 2006 at 11:27 pmIt’s the land of fire and ice. They don’t know if they’re coming or going. It’s stressful.
November 14th, 2006 at 11:30 pmNovember 14th, 2006 at 11:35 pm
Not by me…I never do that.
November 14th, 2006 at 11:37 pmAh yes, the new lovely ladies of the Senate. Power suits, panty hose, hairspray, and pearl earrings.
Happy, Briseadh na Faire? :P
November 14th, 2006 at 11:39 pmI don’t necessarily like the shade of blue on some of those suits.
November 14th, 2006 at 11:42 pmThe Icelandic beaches may be a bit cool for swimwear, thats stressful too.
November 14th, 2006 at 11:43 pmAnd to get the skins that color of blue, does the chosen victim have to be throttled in a precise manner?
November 14th, 2006 at 11:45 pmHave you ever noticed that women don’t go gray, they go blond?
November 14th, 2006 at 11:49 pmThey could be wearing like Gucci, Ralph Loren, stuff like that. Not real skin…
November 14th, 2006 at 11:51 pmFunny observation.
November 14th, 2006 at 11:52 pmThey could be wearing like Gucci, Ralph Loren, stuff like that. Not real skin…
Comment by ForTruth
Oh. I never even thought of that. “Who” as in a designer. Ok.
Goodnight all you weirdos, Zoo Sr is calling me in a few minutes, and I have to pretend I’m a good mama.
November 14th, 2006 at 11:57 pmGoodnight Zooey.
November 15th, 2006 at 12:00 amNothing worse than a scrawny-assed man.
That and flat feet — gross! :)
Comment by Zooey
Thats why old men pick their ass, dont yall know anything about getting to be an old man? See when the ear hairs start popping out its time to start picking your ass as this transfers the mass of the ass to the forward cantilever [visible overhang w/o support]
November 15th, 2006 at 12:04 amRepublican women go blond – you can’t pay me enough! I’m cultivating Bride of Frankenstein streaks, myself.
I go one with flat feet but the best ass… I think we like it because a: we hang onto it in sex, and b: a nice butt is usually the sign of a good runner (hunter) and we are still pretty much programmed by our animal instincts.
What a fun thread!
November 15th, 2006 at 12:05 amGlad you like it, I picked it out myself.
November 15th, 2006 at 12:08 amoh my… catching up here after jon and stephen…
you guys and these comments are a hoot, i must say…
john edwards on daily show, and colbert funny as usual…
i’m outta here… g’nite all…
November 15th, 2006 at 12:08 amWell what if my waist is 3x length?
November 15th, 2006 at 12:09 amI mean with a waist like that, that’s alot butt, but with such short legs he could never run…
November 15th, 2006 at 12:10 amIndeed you have great taste in HTML!!
November 15th, 2006 at 12:12 amMales are genetically programed to be attracted to that which makes good breeding stock: wide hips and large mammary glands.
Comment by Briseadh na Faire
Exactly. Good ass (wide load, heh!) means fertility and large breasts are signs of probably good feeding. Now, women like broad shoulders, big arms and somehow a little “cavemanish”, because they mean protection. Once a psychologist told me that women prefer to find out that her men are sleeping with other girls instead of her men falling in love with other girls. While men think just the opposite…kinda of truth.
November 15th, 2006 at 1:06 amIt’s more than drugs. It’s a culture that excuses the drugs,and does not hold the genders to equal standards.
Men are ‘macho’ is they sleep around, while women are ’sluts’.
Until we seen women as equals to men, the patriarchal culture we have will not hold men as accountable to ethics as it does women.
Comment by unbelievable — November 14, 2006 @ 7:16 pm
Exactly, and if you go around saying “Testosterone is what makes men more prone to violence and stupidity and risk-taking” then people will say “Well they aren’t responsible for what they do. They’re just guys.”
The fact is there are a massive number of outside influences on our behaviors, both men and women. Testosterone is only one of them. The thing that makes us able to get through the day and make the choices we need to make is that we have minds to think with. I make no excuses for myself. I’m certainly not going to make any excuses for my gender. The politicians responsible for the mess we’re in are greedy, some of them insane. I don’t think testosterone can be considered much of a accomplice in this. It’s not because they were men. It is because they are power-hungry morons.
November 15th, 2006 at 7:48 amExactly, and if you go around saying “Testosterone is what makes men more prone to violence and stupidity and risk-taking†then people will say “Well they aren’t responsible for what they do. They’re just guys.â€
Nonsense. The Bible started it by giving men better than rights. Stop blaming me. I didn’t create the system – just pointing out its inherent flaws.
I don’t think testosterone can be considered much of a accomplice in this. It’s not because they were men. It is because they are power-hungry morons.
Comment by Swordsbane — November 15, 2006 @ 7:48 am
I think it’s what makes them power-hungry.
Guess we’ll just have to disagree. I spend my day around a lot of 16-18 year old guys. And I know what I see.
November 15th, 2006 at 2:53 pmI never understood a ‘women caucus’, what’s the point? It seems sexist to me, why divide along a person’s sex? And of what value is it? It’s 100 senators, not 16 women and a bunch of other guys…
I just don’t understand the division, its all sexist and divisive to me.
November 15th, 2006 at 3:15 pmExactly, and if you go around saying “Testosterone is what makes men more prone to violence and stupidity and risk-taking†then people will say “Well they aren’t responsible for what they do. They’re just guys.â€
Nonsense. The Bible started it by giving men better than rights. Stop blaming me. I didn’t create the system – just pointing out its inherent flaws.
I don’t think testosterone can be considered much of a accomplice in this. It’s not because they were men. It is because they are power-hungry morons.
Comment by Swordsbane — November 15, 2006 @ 7:48 am
I think it’s what makes them power-hungry.
Guess we’ll just have to disagree. I spend my day around a lot of 16-18 year old guys. And I know what I see.
Comment by unbelievable — November 15, 2006 @ 2:53 pm
I’ll grant you that our male-centered society has a LOT to do with it, much more than testosterone, but you can’t point to any one thing and say “That’s the cause.” You’ve got 16-18 year old guys to deal with and I’m very sorry, but I’m not blaming you. I’m blaming the society that we’ve got today that looks for anything they can to say “It’s not me that’s at fault. It’s this thing over here.” That’s not a man/woman thing. It’s a people thing.
Your post implied exactly what we want to avoid doing: “They’re men, they obviously can’t help it.” Well, I’m a man and these politicians aren’t 16-18 year-olds. I’m not letting them off so easy. Men have testosterone in larger quantities than women. Okay.. deal with it. It is still up to each and every one of us how we act. You can’t say “Well men act this way because of their physiology.” This is what I mean by responsibility. It doesn’t just mean “My fault.” It means “I understand that there are influences on my life I can’t fully control, but I do what I do because I CHOOSE to, and I accept the responsibility for the consequences of what I do.” Leave the testosterone study to the scientists.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:36 am