I got one a few years back. I can't remember who from. It had a page where someone had cut shapes out of the paper and then covered it in platic and stuck a leaf inside. I wrote a short little story and drew a little inky design on my page. I gave it to an artsy friend who made it a collage of sorts, and I lost track of it after that. Then I think you weighed in a while back to see where they were, and I asked my friend, and she found it in a box left from a move, and gave it to a fellow... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 5:17 PM on July 4, 2008

Thank you BrotherCain. And sorry to everyone else who reads it.
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 3:43 AM on April 22, 2008

I'm not defending papakwanz. I think he's gone about this in a pretty arrogant and block headed way.

I think there's a kernel of truth hidden in what he's saying. At least, I can see one there. I don't know if he meant it.

An age of consent will always be an arbitrary measure of maturity. Some people under 18 are responsible enough to have sex with others, and some people over 18 still lack that maturity. The law picks that age because it... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 4:28 AM on April 3, 2008

I love this idea. Short stories with a limit, photos with a limit, poems with a limit. This is a great idea. If it has limits.
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 3:03 AM on February 13, 2008

I'll second that, item, it'd be great.
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 10:18 PM on January 24, 2008

I just found that thread now... hope you're enjoying yourself! I'm around town anytime before the 7th.
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 3:02 PM on December 6, 2007

Oh, and we'd better have some Barossa wine along the way.
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 12:46 PM on December 7, 2007

I should be able to get there on saturday. And Teem's a mate of mine, I'll see if he's free.
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 3:29 PM on January 2, 2008

This sounds like an interesting question. If only there were a part of this site designed to ask questions...
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 2:21 AM on October 24, 2007

I received mine six or so months ago, and passed it on to a friend... I'll try to chase it up for you.
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 4:57 PM on July 30, 2007

I'll stay out of the debate because I know at some point an elephant will shit an American flag onto me.
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 9:03 PM on November 5, 2006

I'll have safetyfork's book after you, brittanie, if it's available.
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 3:17 PM on October 31, 2006

I don't see it as people justifying murder. There were people (myself included) who don't see legal punishment as an automatic response to a crime. No one was saying he should get away with it, they were saying that they believe the best choice at this point in time would not be prison. Not because he deserves to be free and other murderers don't, but because him being imprisoned wouldn't serve any purpose, whereas him being free could lead to a life being salvaged.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 1:34 AM on October 21, 2006

I'm so down for it. Send one my way for an Australian edition!
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 5:44 PM on October 7, 2006

Is a question chatfilter if it doesn't have a single 'best answer'? Occhiblu's question, and my follow up on it, are about behaviours that differ between people and between cultures, so the answer will be made up of a range of responses that indicate how widespread, noticable, understood or explanable the behaviour is. A single answer cannot answer the question.

In Occhiblu's thread she mentioned that some female behaviours went unnoticed by men. My question was an... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 8:34 PM on September 27, 2006

Wow. I didn't realise the pregnancy thing had stirred up such a hornet's nest.

Well, I asked the question because I had a problem to be solved. I wanted to know what it was like to be pregnant. The problem was solved- I now have a good idea of what it is like to be pregnant. I asked because I'm fascinated by all the various experiences and events that happen in a life, and there are some that I (young, male) simply cannot know first hand at this point (or ever, with... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 7:02 AM on May 25, 2006

The threads that are entertaining are not always useful.

Useful in what way, DevilsAdvctate? Asking about profound life experiences or something isn't useful in the same way as a technical question about a broken keyboard, but it still is useful. It's useful because you can take strength or support or encouragement from other people's stories, and you can get a better insight into the lovely little things in life. I'd say the questions... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by twirlypen at 5:44 PM on May 19, 2006