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Dosh
Thanks for posting this. I've seen him twice with Andrew Bird, and both were really great shows. More people should know about both artists.
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 5:10 PM on April 13, 2008
MeFi post:
Gay not so 'good' for candidates?
What's your gay culture about, then?
I don't understand why people question why gays and lesbians want to talk about gay and lesbian issues.
I went to a meeting at my college on national coming out day, and one of the attendees asked, "Why is it that gay people always want to talk about SEX? Why is everything always about BEING GAY?"
My favorite answer to this question went:... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 6:48 AM on August 9, 2007
America has a problem with public displays of sex, heterosexual or homosexul
Tell that to...everything on TV.
Seriously, I understand and, to some degree, even agree with what you are trying to say. I think the real problem has more to do not with holding some wild parae but the unwillingness of extreme social conservatives to realize that a parade is not a representation of an entire group of people.
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 7:07 AM on August 9, 2007
You appear, to me, to be suggesting that glbt-types need to do what they can to help mainstream America be able to quietly ignore the fact that GLBT types engage in sex
I'm not sure why it appears that way to you.
The Civil Rights era didn't win the victories it won by quietly conforming to the demands of mainstream America. It demanded that mainstream America acknowledge and accept the rights in question.... [more]
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at 8:26 AM on August 9, 2007
And this is the problem- even those little bits of affection are reminders to homophobic retards that OMG BUTTSECKS. Until we come to a point where OMG BUTTSECKS doesn't freak people out (or the number of people who are freaked out by it are a cranky minority), the "don't remind people of OMG BUTTSECKS" tactic is going to be a ludicrous, ridiculous failure, because any sign that you are not heterosexual is, to the freaked-out retards, a reminder of OMG BUTTSECKS.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 8:36 AM on August 9, 2007
MeFi post:
Anyone CAN Cook
I like this lots, but some of these are not 10 minute recipes.
Sear corn kernels in olive oil with minced jalapeños and chopped onions; toss with cilantro, black beans, chopped tomatoes, chopped bell pepper and lime.
Cutting, chopping, mincing and dicing takes a little time. I'm not saying tons, but more than 10 minutes, for me, anyways.
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 10:22 AM on July 18, 2007
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Nothing to do with the open bar
The average cost of a wedding in the US has gone over $30,000. This is just one more example of that kind of craziness.
I agree, which is partially why I posted this, even though I thought some of the pictures are pretty good (although not all), I thought it might make for good discussion.
At first, I thought it was a kind of cool idea, becuase I thought it was a free thing that people did after their weddings to make a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 12:27 PM on June 25, 2007
How did the wedding industry get your address?
Someone I know gave my info to David's Bridal, and it was all down hill from there
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 12:42 PM on June 25, 2007
MeFi post:
A Month of Sundays
Dan Savage posted a letter he recived from a pastor on the stranger's bog.
As much as I love Dan Savage, sometimes, I kind of hate him. I understand the point he's making, but at the same time, there is no point in denying that the entire reason for the feature was to laugh at what other people believe. I'd rather seem Savage & co spend time doing what he often does on the Slog and in Savage love when they out the true hypocrites, but making fun of others for the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 9:29 AM on June 22, 2007
I don't want the national discourse on religion to be dominated by people who hold nothing but contempt for those who disagree. That's just as true for snarky Stranger reporters as it is for the Pat Robertsons and Rick Santorums.
Agreed.
I enjoyed reading a few of the pieces, but over all, I have to say that the attitude of the piece (and of Savage's reponse to others) is nothing but more hate and intolerance.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 11:21 AM on June 22, 2007
'm not a church goer, but if someone wants something to believe in, why mock them for it?
Because the religious nuts will vote another George W. Bush into office because Jesus told them to.
The whole point of my comment was that non-offensive people who just want to go to church and get some peace a day or two a week don't deserve to be mocked, stereotyped, or hated any more than any nonoffnsive non-believer does. Religious... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 12:42 PM on June 22, 2007
MeFi post:
don't miss the Nancy Reagan one!
Some have said that the rumor about Mick Jagger and David Bowie having an affair in the '70s was fueled by prurient homophobia. We prefer to think it became popular because it's fucking hot.
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 7:51 PM on December 12, 2006
MeFi post:
Though ask yourself, was Dorothy Parker ever really funny?
My personal favorite part is the sentence he starts out : If I am correct about this, which I am
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 11:05 AM on December 12, 2006
Also, the author of this article seems to be trying unsuccessfully to be funny himself.
I thought so too, but then I assumed that my being a woman hampered my sense of humor and thus kept me from enjoying his jokes.
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 11:14 AM on December 12, 2006
premiumpolar: No, my roommate read it and emailed it to me. We've been discussing it here, in our college's library where we both work, for a while, and I thought it would make a good post.
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 12:36 PM on December 12, 2006
MeFi post:
No, really?
Even in college—or perhaps especially at college—students are typically in contact with their parents several times a day
According to who?
I'm in college and I don't know a single person who acts this way.
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 4:48 PM on July 31, 2006
MeFi post:
A No Go for Homos
I wish that I could eloquently and intelligently dicuss things like this, but the truth is, I can't. I'm completely fed up with the obvious hate that underlies decisions like this. I'm completely disgusted with the segment of the country that continues to support measures like this. I'm sad that no progress seems to be made. And for what end? I mean, I'm sure we've all discussed this to death and all realize that decisions like this are silly and unnecessary and detrimental, but things don't... [more]
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at 8:58 AM on July 7, 2006
MeFi post:
A single tear graced her cheek.
Also, since when did churches have bowling alleys and roller rinks attached? Surely they're the devil's doing?
My brother lived with my father in Southern Virginia when he was in high school, and was forced to attend a church like that. They had a room full of Xbox's and I-Pods, plasma TVs and the like, all for attracting the young'uns to Christ, in some round about away.
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 10:03 AM on July 5, 2006
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"I have accomplished nothing and I am nothing."
Frankly, the fact that principal believes and/or knows there are students who "[did not] understand what he was saying" speaks volumes for the educational system in and of itself.
Agreed.
I'm in college now, and the stories that I have about public school are matched and bettered by the stories of many of my peers in terms of how bad their education was. I think more people need to bring up subjects like this, talk... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 8:10 AM on July 5, 2006
This is the kind of thought and reasoning of a naturally gifted intellectual who was educated through his own curiousity and thirst for digging deeper that what the system drops on his desk.
*nods*
We had a conversation in a class I took last fall that reminds me of this point. We were discussing an essay that someone wrote, talking about how he needed a new secretary and asked that the secretrial school nearby send him a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 9:51 AM on July 5, 2006
MeFi post:
stupid and offensive.
And if it wasn't for the single-console glory that is Katamari, I wouldn't even consider buying a PS2.
Agreed.
Also, seanyboy, tell us how you really feel.
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 5:17 AM on July 5, 2006
MeFi post:
Art Teacher Suspended for Suggesting Nudes
I gaurentee that what the teacher said to the students about nude drawing wasn't a fraction as offensive or sexually degrading as the things the students say to each other over the course of the average school day.
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 8:18 AM on March 9, 2006
MeFi post:
Oscar Roundups
Loved the fake attack ads, too.
The fake attack ads we're the funniest thing all night. Three cheers for the Colbert cameo.
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 2:25 PM on March 6, 2006
There seems to be a weird disconnect between what viewers found funny and what the audience found funny at the time.
Yeah that's what I though too. Most of the Hollywood people didn't like being made fun of all night, but that was exactly why I was laughing.
posted to MetaFilter by nuclear_soup
at 3:48 PM on March 6, 2006
