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| 04-19-11 11:08pm - 4996 days | #14 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Actually the MPAA is working for the film industry in order to keep the government from rating them, much like the Hays Code did until the 1960s. The way the FCC (federal government) handles content on TV makes Hollywood more than happy to submit to the MPAA. Different ratings can mean different theatrical profits. Like the difference between PG-13 and R, or R and the dreaded NC-17 or even Unrated, which effectively doom the chance for box office receipts, save for maybe "Showgirls" back in 1995 (though I think it was still a bomb). So it's an imperfect system--and one I personally find totally full of shit--but it's still better than actually having the government involved. I can only imagine the partisan firestorms that would erupt every time we had congressional or presidential elections, or it would turn into a battle of political donations between the entertainment industry and the religious right. But fortunately with the rise of DVDs and digital releases (and businesses like Netflix) you can easily find more and more unrated cuts along with the rated ones and skip the whole "approved" nonsense altogether.  "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove Edited on Apr 20, 2011, 09:18pm | |
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| 04-18-11 10:28am - 4997 days | #6 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
They're not all running scared. Most of the possible/considering it/exploratory 2012 Republican presidential candidates are of the "values" crowd--no sex, no queers, no taxes, no Darwin, no problem! Except for Donald Trump--yes, apparently he's going to try and run--they're all in the sexuality-is-evil crowd, or at least that's how they're selling themselves to the far-right fringe. For people who constantly claim to defend the "sanctity" of life they sure do hate some of the best parts about it; the sex, masturbation, and porn (though not necessarily always in that order).  What happened to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 04-17-11 06:09pm - 4998 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
This may not be of much interest to non-U.S. PU'ers, but apparently the Obama administration has quietly put the Dept. of Justice's Obscenity Prosecution Task Force to sleep. Or at least hasn't done enough with it that 41 senators were concerned enough to write attorney general Eric Holder a letter urging him and the DOJ "to combat the growing scourge of obscenity in America." I know this may seem strange to the international PU'ers, especially considering how southern California produces porn by the truckload (a badandy400 unit of measure, I believe), but you have to remember that our elected officials absolutely hate porn, or pretty much anything having to do with sex--birth control, sex ed., film, music, the Internet (apparently as a whole), TV, you name it. It's all sexualizing our innocent citizens and destroying society before our very eyes!  Okay, I'm getting on my free speech soapbox here, but porn is big business because a lot of people like it, and regularly (if privately) enjoy it in a perfectly healthy manner that doesn't mysteriously lead to child rape and spousal abuse (that's what organized religion is for! ...just kidding.). But I wonder if a career in American politics leads you to be a prudish asshole or all these people just assholes by birth?Supposedly last summer's Stagliano trial and then subsequent dismissal was a sign that this task force was of no interest to the Obama administration. I may dislike him for being so irritatingly centrist but at least he's adult enough to give up on this ridiculous federal boner patrol the Bush II people set up in 2005. I'm just hoping the next republican president doesn't try and bring it back to life. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 04-07-11 01:54pm - 5008 days | #14 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
I think that's just for disabling the automatic linking on some words and phrases, so a post doesn't look like you're trying to promote or refer to a particular site. For example: When someone mentions Jenna Haze the pornstar (I turned off the link there), instead of Jenna Haze the site (I didn't turn the link off). You could use it to ignore a whole post so that it doesn't fill up with links if you wished or just individual stars and sites. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 04-06-11 12:45pm - 5009 days | #6 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
18. "Male bonding" takes on a whole new meaning...and you quickly learn who your true friends are. 19. Men start traveling much more than before--though Thailand sadly loses the vast majority of its sex tourism income--not just to see the world, but to check out the latest, greatest airport restrooms. (See: Larry Craig incident.) 20. Gyms see huge burst of male memberships, because why are we afraid of group showers anymore? 21. Fuck this, I'm buying one of those Japanese sex robots! "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 04-04-11 09:34pm - 5011 days | #9 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Well, she survived eight marriages, two of them to Richard Burton, that's probably an accomplishment in itself. Apparently she also built an enormous fortune from real estate and her brand name. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 04-04-11 03:20pm - 5011 days | #18 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Don't you mean what's the cost to guys like us (as well as the few gals who've bravely stayed on as members)? I'm sure a lot of us have decent non-prude job security but others probably aren't so lucky, and I guess none of us are running for public office anytime soon. (Though will we one day see a presidential candidate who does a Clintonesque excuse for a past porn habit, something like "I did view the sites in question, but I never downloaded." ?) Granted, you could always just claim identity theft, credit card fraud, etc., but that probably won't work if the records go back for years and seem to be fairly consistent. It all kind of sucks how the Internet has give rise to a sense of false privacy, where you only think you're anonymous and unknown but somewhere it's all being recorded and backed up...for eternity.  Or maybe in the next few years whenever you apply for a job or loan it'll just be assumed that we all have some sort of minimum level of porn usage and/or buying history plus some "acting" experience!  "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 04-04-11 03:07pm - 5011 days | #17 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Man, what an asshole.  Whatever possible good intentions he has--and the site doesn't appear to have any beyond typical Internet gay bashing and rumor spreading--seem to be overridden by the fate of revealing identities and trying to genuinely harm others' reputations and lives. Like so many in the world he has an agenda that belies whatever high ground he thinks he is taking. And his agenda hopefully could send him to court or cost him a lot in legal fees. I mean, isn't the release of confidential medical information on those actresses and actors highly illegal? Kind of reminds me of all the "pro-life" nutters here in the U.S. who call out abortion providers and doctors in the media, going so far as to publish home addresses and clinic locations...and then shamelessly retreating when a doctor is injured or killed in a subsequent attack. Why is is it that privacy is suddenly not a right when it's other people doing "immoral" behavior but okay when you're doing said behavior?  "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove Edited on Apr 04, 2011, 03:20pm | |
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| 03-25-11 02:06pm - 5021 days | #7 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Not to mention fuck anything almost anyway. I'm sure some find a relief in doing a scene with a goofy (if pudgy and hairy) older guy instead of a comparatively younger asshole who beat the shit out of them and just generally humiliate them.  At Jeremy's age a lot of guys have given up or simply lost the energy for the whole tough guy/world's biggest dick angle towards women and are probably more than happy just getting somebody to pay attention to their boners! "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 03-24-11 04:22pm - 5022 days | #51 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
I don't know if they envy them, they just don't like the book the Taliban are using to justify their faith-based fascism. But the religious right does want a theocracy of their own right here in the U.S. They already vehemently deny the notion that there is any precedent that allows for the separation of church and state--a frightening thought considering this is the kind of world that extremists like the Taliban and al Qaeda want to create. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 03-24-11 04:15pm - 5022 days | #50 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
This could actually cover a lot of other porn as well. Max just combined many of the acts and did them all himself. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 03-15-11 03:17pm - 5031 days | #15 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
But earthquakes and tsunamis are not exactly because of humans' impact on the planet, at least beyond dealing with where we choose to build things and live. But something like global warming--assuming it's all or at least mostly because of human activity--causing the melting of ice caps and glaciers could potentially bring about huge problems too. The only changes this recent quake should effect are in terms of modern building codes and disaster drills (which Japan fortunately has and takes pretty seriously), as well as placement of sensitive structures and materials like at nuclear plants, which is now up for debate because of how serious the damage really was. Cutting down on things like greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation won't do anything about earthquakes. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 03-15-11 02:48pm - 5031 days | #8 | ||
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Don't forget JBDICK's thread from a few years ago, "Which Female was born to be the Best Pornstar," though it's more about judging performance than looks. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove Edited on Mar 15, 2011, 02:51pm | ||
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| 03-15-11 02:43pm - 5031 days | #7 | ||
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
These are my favorite types of stars! What's hotter than a girl who looks like someone you would actually meet in real life? (I guess actually meeting one would be pretty hot.) I've never liked the whole super-slutty stripper look so many go in for--the massive breasts, heavy makeup, permed hair, standard "bad girl" tattoos. Ugh! These girls look like they're fulfilling an old porn stereotype instead of just trying to appear attractive. I feel the same way about beauty pageant contestants who start to look more like transsexuals than genuinely attractive women.  Give me people, not space aliens!I say drop the clownish getup and go for the hot girl next door/innocent business woman look, then pair that with nasty hardcore scenes and I'm turned on. I mean it already looks pretty freaky and slutty when a girl is manhandling (womanhandling?) a bunch of boners with a sense of both experience and enthusiasm, she doesn't really need to tart her looks up too.
Wait, are you saying the cute girl who lives down the street with her parents and goes to college doesn't do anal? "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | ||
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| 03-14-11 02:10pm - 5032 days | #5 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Oh, I guess I can see why that could be considered a prominent place, but it still took me a few minutes to find the new phrase. No wonder sites always get us on the fine print! To be honest I was quite proud of the pervert label, but I guess not everyone shares my definition of pride. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 03-14-11 01:44pm - 5032 days | #8 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Hmm, it seems his tweet might have been a little premature, as the death toll could be a lot worse than Pearl Harbor, though since the earthquake happened overseas America will probably forget about it once Charlie Sheen comes up with a new crazy slogan or some other celebrity starts shaming themselves. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 03-14-11 01:06pm - 5032 days | #10 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
This is the excuse I use in order to keep all my bizarre, weird, please-don't-judge-me-material that I just can't seem to part ways with. Though it's probably also why I doubt I will ever easily find a wife: "Honey, wait! Some women just really, really love doing that during sex! I mean, why else would they agree to do it on camera? Hey, where are you going?!" "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 03-14-11 12:51pm - 5032 days | #6 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Not to sound too crass but some members here are fans of Japanese porn and I'm sure they want to help just as much as the less sexually-inclined, if just to give them some economic support. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 03-14-11 12:47pm - 5032 days | #5 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Good lord, some people can't seem to let go of the past and focus on the present! Why would Europeans care about Pearl Harbor anyway? (That's a rhetorical question. I don't want to get into a long debate about the causes of WWII--it's over.) "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 03-14-11 12:40pm - 5032 days | #2 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Where exactly is that caption? I can't seem to find it.  "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-21-11 02:57pm - 5053 days | #7 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Yeah, just reading up on PayPal's "Acceptable Use Policy": they don't allow their services for things that relate to, among other things, drugs, obscenity, sex, or guns.  Dammit, those are pretty much the four basic food groups as far as I'm concerned! How can you have fun without those? "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-18-11 08:02pm - 5056 days | #22 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Having a premium, subscription-only channel is about more than just being able to show tits and ass (though that never hurts either ) but it also frees the show from most outside corporate interests. Though non-pay networks care about audiences it's only in the sense that there are more eyeballs and wallets for whatever is being advertised. Shows can have big audiences but they also need to be able to attract big advertisers to pay the network.Controversy isn't just about "decency" either; you can have G-rated language and heavily clothed people all you want but you also need a certain level of political correctness too. This is one of the things I have heard about HBO's programming, particularly its comedy specials, in that comedians couldn't just swear all they want, but bring up any topic however they please. Just look at all the George Carlin specials they aired--more politically incorrect than any politician or religious leader could imagine in their worst nightmares!  (Man I miss Carlin.) "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-17-11 07:42pm - 5057 days | #19 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
I just looked at the FCC's website and they had this to say about violence:"Does the FCC regulate violence on television? The FCC does not currently regulate the broadcast of violent programming. On July 28, 2004, however, the FCC opened an inquiry into violent programming and its effect on children. The FCC has received public comments and opinions from many segments of the public. The FCC will publish and make available the report resolving the inquiry on the FCC website." So sex, nudity, and "indecent" language (which they also refer to as "the F-word") are worse than violence? Sigh...  "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove Edited on Feb 17, 2011, 07:54pm | |
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| 02-17-11 07:28pm - 5057 days | #18 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Supposedly only the regular network channels that you mentioned are regulated by the FCC here in the U.S. (whose control over content "decency" is obviously not free speech, but it's probably better than seeing the Puritans rise up...). The basic cable channels--which include almost everything else but the pay cable channels--are not supposed to be regulated but they pretty much follow the "example" set by the broadcast channels, so basically no nudity or lots of profanity. I've watched a few movies later at night (after 10) on some basic cable channels where the language had been untouched but any nudity was covered, many times in a blatantly ridiculous way, though some times it's better than others. I think a bill was passed a few years ago that upped the fines for networks that aired "indecent" content so they are under pressure to keep things clean, at least in terms of nudity and language as I don't remember the last time something was censored because of its violence. I remember an uncensored broadcast of Schindler's List back in the '90s, though it had a few commercial breaks but only one sponsor (ironically I think it was Ford Motor Co.), and I believe that was later done with Saving Private Ryan as well though I'm not totally sure. It sucks to pay for things but you get what you pay for; some of the best original programming I have ever seen seems to have been produced by the pay channels (the non-boner ones) like HBO or Showtime which are sort of like the free speech zones of the TV world. But I don't subscribe to these I just rent them later on DVD (and I now realize why I watch almost no TV ). "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-16-11 08:05pm - 5058 days | #19 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Ohh! I was hoping it would keep going. Reading Thomas20's last post was like shotgunning a heart-wrenching cocktail of Viagra and Cialis! Seriously, when's someone going to come out with a fetish site where nothing but hot ladies sit around and discuss economic theories and policies, and then, I don't know, have hot, nasty, "invisible hand" sex afterwards?!  "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-16-11 07:56pm - 5058 days | #13 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
D'oh! Just noticed manos' account is currently suspended! Was that for a link or something? "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-16-11 07:35pm - 5058 days | #12 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
You guys sound pretty lucky. Here in the "freest country on earth" we have to have a time-out if nudity even happens accidentally on TV! All I have to say to the authorities is: sure, they can cover and censor our pop stars' nipples...when they pry the remote from my cold dead hands!  "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-16-11 03:16pm - 5058 days | #4 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
I was thinking more along the lines of a narrative movie, like what was done with Flynt, not a doc...though either way it's probably too tame for my 21st century 'net-honed tastes. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-16-11 01:08pm - 5058 days | #2 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
 Maybe he'll find a woman like the kind you see in Bond films who kill people (usually men) with the strength of their thighs, or more generally by working for a terrorist organization bent on world domination, or just trying to screw up the U.S.'s gold reserve. But regardless of his fuck-to-death cash offer (I'm sure Hef has something that anticipates this in his prenup) it sounds as if Eden's had to survive a little bit more than what life has thrown at Hefner. I mean the worst Hef's had to face is some criticism from feminists and possible bankruptcy...but he's still an octogenarian with a fiance in her twenties and a population of former girlfriends that probably rivals the size of some cities! And compared to the stuff guys are thinking up on the web Playboy is practically G-rated now. Have they made a biopic about Hefner yet? They already did one about Larry Flynt, and that was almost fifteen years ago. (Edit: Thanks to lk2fireone for the Hefner doc info below.) "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove Edited on Feb 16, 2011, 07:48pm | |
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| 02-15-11 06:14pm - 5059 days | #5 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
I'm not sure if these really qualify as "political unrest"--the video just calls them protests, which is what many of them are. A bunch of protesters gathering over the Chinese president's visit to the U.S. is hardly political unrest, nor is a group that's angry over the financial bailouts. Tens of millions of people were protesting around the world in early 2003 prior to the start of the Iraq War, but that wasn't political unrest either. Those people weren't trying to overthrow governments, they were really trying to voice an opinion against the buildup and pretty much guaranteed use of military force in Iraq. Besides a few Middle Eastern and North African countries most of these were just fairly peaceful protests, in that they have not been ended Tienanmen Square-style. And as far as censorship or even civil liberties are concerned, I doubt anyone is planning on protesting for those anytime soon. In fact I would say censorship and decreasing civil liberties are the things populations put up with more than anything else, and with little protest to boot. For example, with all the protests for "liberty" and against "big government" that have gone on in the U.S. in the last few months where were these same people a few years ago when the USA Patriot Act was passed and then renewed? Just askin'? "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-09-11 07:55pm - 5065 days | #17 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Probably wouldn't fly with a female judge though, especially ones with children, or pretty much any judge since they all seem to be prudes bent on a judicial anti-sex crusade. Well, except maybe Clarence Thomas. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-09-11 10:55am - 5065 days | #3 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Well, as far as professional athletes are concerned, maybe it's all the steroids--I mean nutritional supplements!--they're taking that temporarily kills their sex drive, or just turns off their partner/stripper hookup when they see their shrunken testicles. Just a theory. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-09-11 10:50am - 5065 days | #15 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Right...no judge would buy that defense in your indecent exposure trial! "Uh, you see, your honor, my fly was..."  "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-07-11 11:38pm - 5066 days | #6 | |
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"It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-07-11 11:32pm - 5067 days | #12 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Well, it is porn after all, not a dating website! Maybe it helps to keep up the male viewers' interests as well as their hopes for real women--"Hey, compared to this guy I look like a male model, and he gets to bang a really hot and willing woman!" "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-07-11 11:28pm - 5067 days | #11 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
In a general sense, yes, in that they need to "act" reliably, whereas girls are picked for their looks, though their willingness to go nasty helps too. Remember, if it's a boy-girl scene then chances are the guy is going to have to do a cumshot--after a vigorous scene, not too early, possibly twice, and all on camera with a crew present  --which apparently is harder to do than all us potential Casanovas imagine. If a guy is reliable then a lot of people are going to want him, and it probably helps if girls like working with him but I doubt that's the first priority. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-07-11 08:06pm - 5067 days | #45 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
The label "libertarian" in the U.S. seems to have been adapted by numerous far right figures, usually under the guise that they espouse liberty, when they are actually quite opposed to it. So now whenever I hear some politician or other nut case in the media go "Oh, I'm a libertarian," it's usually code for conservative, which seems to have become a somewhat unpopular term. Even labeling the Tea Party movements conservative gets controversial and they seem to prefer the almost meaningless terms of "liberty" and "freedom," however those could be interpreted by those groups. My problem is that so many libertarians speak about social and civil liberties along with the usual complaints about taxes, government programs, and subsidies, among other things that are turning us communist/Nazi/whatever, but no politician realistically endorses both social and economic libertarian principles. Take Ron Paul, the current "libertarian" demigod, obsessed with taxes and the gold standard (because that's the root of all our problems!), while wanting to leave a lot of issues up to states. Which is great until you realize that previous civil issue battles required federal intervention--either through the courts or legislation--because, who would've guessed it, a lot of states didn't really give a shit about equal rights for all and basically told a lot of minority groups to go fuck themselves. I worry about the idea of leaving it up to "free markets" and states to determine what are in my best interests because that could easily lead to a lot more inequality and lack of legal protection for those who look different from the assholes in charge. It's very easy for somewhat in the majority to sit back and go "Ahh! Things are great! Who needs a government anyway?" if they've never been on the other end. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-07-11 07:17pm - 5067 days | #44 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Unless it was a citizen's arrest those twelve citizens did not put him in that courtroom in the first place. Yes, if you want to get anal about it, Bush II was elected by the citizens (sort of) and in turn his administration created the anti-porn task force that eventually led to Max's conviction, but ultimately it's the government's business that this stuff ends up in a criminal court. I don't expect much out of jury trials, they are frequently pressured by the judge to only decide based on certain factors, as well as the effects of peer pressure. I don't know how I would handle trying to decide a case like that, but I seriously doubt I would be able to sway eleven people my way if they were all itching to convict. And frankly I view much of the criminal justice system as little more than civilized mob rule, but that's just my  . (Sorry it took a few days to respond, just saw your response today.) Edit: I've pretty much gotten use to "the people" referring to everyone else--I don't expect most or really any of my views to be mainstreamed anytime soon. But I still get mad when they throw a creepy pervert like Max in jail for essentially just offending people's sensibilities. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove Edited on Feb 07, 2011, 07:26pm | |
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| 02-04-11 03:10pm - 5070 days | #7 | |
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turboshaft (0)
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Plus there's probably a lot more paperwork involved, so screw that! "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-04-11 03:07pm - 5070 days | #6 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
The problem regarding conspiracies is not with what you refuse to believe but what you are willing to believe. If you're creative enough then it's quite easy to "see" that the whole world's out to get/detain/control you. I'm a pretty skeptical person myself so I have a hard time rationalizing the idea that any government organization is really that obsessed with putting me in a "FEMA camp," or whatever it's called this week (I only wish I were that special!). Yes, of course I doubt any government wants total and absolute liberty of its people--after all that's antithetical to why a government exists--but I don't think it's drawing up plans to haul me off to a gulag in order to lobotomize and sterilize me either. Government leaders are always looking for ways to increase their power, it's human nature. One, it can make governing considerably easier and faster. And two, politicians are almost always ambitious power-hungry people to begin with, and they are drawn to the idea that they could have even more power. But none of this means we are one tax increase or gun law away from living in some sort of loony "1984" fantasy, that's just not thinking seriously. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-02-11 10:28pm - 5072 days | #22 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
This is pretty much why I took lk2fireone's original post somewhat seriously--it's really quite easy for governments (even "democratic" ones) to erode civil rights in the digital era. Though the technology will always outpace the passage of new laws--at least until we replace Congress with some sort of lawmaking cyborgs, which can't be any worse than what we have now--the extralegal actions political leaders could do in times of supposed crisis/security threats sound scarier everyday. I don't want to sound like another Alex Jones zombie here--because frankly I think he's always about one rant away from shitting his pants and then going off to stockpile weapons at a compound somewhere, or simply having a massive heart attack--but I do hate the pick-and-choose libertarianism of so many in power. No, porn is not much of a yardstick for a free society; in fact you could probably live under a fairly tyrannical dictatorship with no laws regarding age of consent, rape, porn, or prostitution, but still get your skull bashed in for even attempting to protest against whatever asshole was in charge. But look at some of the most restrictive societies around the world (particularly in the Middle East) and their legal take on sex and porn and the laws doesn't sound very open. So, I do get pissed when some "small government" dickhead starts screeching and screaming about the existence of an income tax while having no similar qualms about the restrictions of speech on TV and the Internet. Sorry, but a free society isn't from some religious-based set of "morals" or a very narrow political perspective. In other words, give me porn--uh, I mean liberty, give me liberty, or give me death! End of rant transmission. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 02-02-11 09:53pm - 5072 days | #21 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
That reminds me how I'm always amused by those in the "English-only movement" in the U.S. (essentially immigrant haters) who don't exactly have the firmest grasp on the language to begin with, never mind those strange accents foreigners such as yourself have. (Of course, you should be glad if we Americans can even correctly point out where the UK is on a map, instead of just saying "Uh...over there?") "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 01-31-11 03:57pm - 5074 days | #15 | |
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turboshaft (0)
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I agree here. It's basic physics plus basic anatomy--if they defy gravity then they defy the "real" label. Who do these surgeons think they're fooling anyway? I may not know much about women but I know you at least need a bra to have that kind of lift! Still at least they don't have the hideous scarring that some end up with, or, one consequence that always weirds me out, the nipples are noticeably misaligned, making the breasts look googly-eyed.  "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 01-31-11 03:45pm - 5074 days | #4 | |
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Hmm, looks like the natural porn evolution of synchronized swimming. If you ask me, it was bound to happen. Though judging by the standards of the perverted arts now found on the 'net this is almost G-rated by comparison. Unusual? Maybe, but not in the typical way that new niches (if this is new) so often seem to be. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 01-29-11 11:34am - 5076 days | #13 | |
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turboshaft (0)
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Maybe not, but you had a link to an Alex Jones site, who is about as loony as anyone I can think of right now. (I respect your opinion, just not Jones'--he's long since gone off the deep end.) China "planted their flag" the same way all countries do when they have a big diplomatic visit, regardless of the politics (real or imagined) involved. As far as Biden saying Egypt is not ruled by a dictator, it's not that different from the way the U.S. has recognized a lot of other non-democratic allies around the world while keeping quiet about their forms of government. The U.S. has historically allied or supported dictatorships for decades if it can someone help U.S. government interests (public opinion never seems to apply here). In fact despite being Egypt's only president since the first Reagan administration, I would still rather live there than, say, in Saudi Arabia, another close U.S. ally. Okay, I really wouldn't want to live anywhere in the Middle East (again), not even Israel, but people shouldn't be surprised that the U.S. has shitty, autocratic bedfellows in the region. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 01-28-11 05:48pm - 5077 days | #12 | |
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I don't know, could be dangerous--just think, you come home and as you pull into the garage you see that month's explicit picture and next thing you know you've parked in the backyard! "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 01-28-11 05:16pm - 5077 days | #4 | |
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turboshaft (0)
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No offense but is this really that much of a surprise? I mean did anyone seriously think Egypt was that free of a country? If you want access to as much of the 'net as you can get the Middle East is not the most ideal area of the world. As my typically cynical mood sways me I bet this gives some politicians in the U.S. some real power boners. Not to sound like a conspiracy nut, but can you imagine how giddy it would make some political actors feel if they could shut down MoveOn.org or WorldNetDaily, depending on their politics, if they could somehow declare them as national security threats? I understand their are legitimate cybersecurity threats out there but somehow bullshit like this always ends up causing more trouble than it prevents (who knew people in positions of power could be so corrupt?!  ). Suddenly "war on terrorism" is transformed into "culture wars" and I can't watch Eastern Euro girls play with themselves because their porn sites pose security threats and the State Dept. is full of too many prudes to grant them Visas. See, I am so not paranoid about this. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 01-26-11 10:05pm - 5079 days | #33 | |
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turboshaft (0)
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I'm always curious what all the hardcore self-proclaimed libertarians think when it comes to cases like Max Hardcore's--why is it the government's business what consenting adults do with their private sex lives and interests, including their porn viewing habits? Would current "libertarian" nutbags like Glenn Beck or Ron Paul give a damn what happens to someone like this as long as their taxes start to go down or disappear? Or why is it that the 1st Amendment (covering free speech) is more open to interpretation than, say, the 2nd (right to bare arms)? How messed up is a society when sex and drugs are more scary, not to mention more criminal, than building a personal arsenal, or refusing medical insurance? Just my own cynical but I have no idea what will happen now that Max is out. I hope for his own sake he just says "Fuck it!" and leaves this country for some place that doesn't have such a puerile interest in imaginary "morals" that are more about restricting freedom than instilling decency in people. I don't like his movies that much either; they make me feel about the same way I do when I slow down to try and look at an accident on the side of the road--guilty, ashamed, yet somehow helpless. But these are really just my opinions, and seeing as he was all about testing, consent, and legally aged models I don't see what the fucking problem is. If he breaks into my home to drag some poor girl to piss and puke all over the carpet then I have a problem (well, actually a couple of problems) but until that occurs...grow up and try imprisoning some real criminals! (I think this is a RagingBuddhist-worthy rant.  ) "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 01-18-11 10:14am - 5087 days | #10 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
I am a maximum resolution lover myself (not that size matters...  ), if for no other reason than that the larger sizes allow you to see more detail, though I think they are also good for keeping your photo files a little longer as monitor sizes and resolutions evolve. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 01-18-11 09:52am - 5087 days | #13 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Those are what I call family values. "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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