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[chat] you, you tall people. you suck.

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    descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    desc wrote: »
    What is it about height that is so irresistible to [chat]

    Massive inferiority complexes, mostly.

    I guess it would be weird if displaced self-hatred weren't behind a popular chat topic.

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    PodlyPodly you unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    In all honesty, the only reason my brain activity spikes when a height discussion starts is because this terrible girl that I was in love with my entire college career ruined me.

    We were inseparable, the best of friends, and even flirted with the idea of dating once or twice. Went out on dates and stuff. Essentially I was her boyfriend with no perks of being someone's boyfriend. I finally confronted her one day, and was like, what gives, we obviously work super well together.

    She told me I was too short and that she didn't like my hair.

    I mean of course I realized she was a super terrible person but I still get flashes of insecurity from that some 3-4 years later.

    My ex was really only attracted to taller people; it was one of my major attractions for her.

    I'm also seeing her tomorrow, and I think we might hook up. I might be a fucking drunken wreck next week.

    Look out!

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    ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Preacher wrote: »
    Also I don't think its a necessity to share bisexuality with an exclusive partner but I'd imagine your sexuality is something that is important to you.

    It seems counterintuitive to not bring it up.

    When I RA'd in college I was always asked the question in training sessions "Does a roommate have the right to know if his or her roommate is gay"

    And everyone would say no and then I'd say yes and everyone would glare at me and I'd be like "listen, I'm not saying they need to come out to their roommate day one but if you're living with someone for a year it seems fair that you two would discuss that."

    I agree, if only so you can find out if you have a homophobic roommate and get swapped for one who wouldn't be offended by potential partners you bring by.

    This was exactly the point I'd close on when other students would challenge me on it.

    I'd be like "Both parties have a right to be comfortable in their own living space. If living with a gay person makes somebody uncomfortable, regardless of if they are a homophobic shitbird or not, they should have the right to walking away from the situation. And it will save everyone a lot of problems in the future"

    I can understand your point, but there are times that someone may remained closeted for what they feel are good reasons. And some of this is generational but when I was becoming an active member of the LGBT community, you didn't out someone. It was considered a terrible thing to do because of the potential safety risk.

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    OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited May 2011
    I'm two inches short of six foot. It kills me.

    i'm six inches short of two feet

    i wear it like a belt

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    PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Being short is like being a black person. We're slaves to taller people and they like to rattle the chain to remind us of that fact.

    MY NAME IS KUNTA KINTE!

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    DaxonDaxon Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Bunion is the stupidest word.

    It is ugly, its etymology is dumb and I hate everything about it.


    Hallux valgus isn't a lot better but at least it is descriptive.

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    Dread Pirate ArbuthnotDread Pirate Arbuthnot OMG WRIGGLY T O X O P L A S M O S I SRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I tried to get into LGBT activism at my university during my first year and I got rejected pretty hard. It was mortifying and soured me on the entire thing. I recognize that York University students have a reputation for being extreme and kind of dickheads about activism and those problems probably don't extend to the entire base of activists, but I just felt so extremely unwelcome that I wouldn't want to replicate that experience.

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    PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Bunion? You mean the sandwhich topping? What's wrong with it?

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    Dread Pirate ArbuthnotDread Pirate Arbuthnot OMG WRIGGLY T O X O P L A S M O S I SRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Daxon wrote: »
    Bunion is the stupidest word.

    It is ugly, its etymology is dumb and I hate everything about it.


    Hallux valgus isn't a lot better but at least it is descriptive.

    Welcome to bunion country.

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    Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I tried to get into LGBT activism at my university during my first year and I got rejected pretty hard.

    Insufficient levels of L, G, B and/or T?

    Styrofoam Sammich on
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    ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Podly wrote: »
    In all honesty, the only reason my brain activity spikes when a height discussion starts is because this terrible girl that I was in love with my entire college career ruined me.

    We were inseparable, the best of friends, and even flirted with the idea of dating once or twice. Went out on dates and stuff. Essentially I was her boyfriend with no perks of being someone's boyfriend. I finally confronted her one day, and was like, what gives, we obviously work super well together.

    She told me I was too short and that she didn't like my hair.

    I mean of course I realized she was a super terrible person but I still get flashes of insecurity from that some 3-4 years later.
    My ex was really only attracted to taller people; it was one of my major attractions for her.

    I'm also seeing her tomorrow, and I think we might hook up. I might be a fucking drunken wreck next week.

    Look out!

    Podly, I don't doubt that out in the wide world, there are some straight/bi women who really have a thing for short guys but I'm guessing they are a minority.

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    stevemarks44stevemarks44 Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Also I don't think its a necessity to share bisexuality with an exclusive partner but I'd imagine your sexuality is something that is important to you.

    It seems counterintuitive to not bring it up.

    When I RA'd in college I was always asked the question in training sessions "Does a roommate have the right to know if his or her roommate is gay"

    And everyone would say no and then I'd say yes and everyone would glare at me and I'd be like "listen, I'm not saying they need to come out to their roommate day one but if you're living with someone for a year it seems fair that you two would discuss that."

    I agree, if only so you can find out if you have a homophobic roommate and get swapped for one who wouldn't be offended by potential partners you bring by.

    This was exactly the point I'd close on when other students would challenge me on it.

    I'd be like "Both parties have a right to be comfortable in their own living space. If living with a gay person makes somebody uncomfortable, regardless of if they are a homophobic shitbird or not, they should have the right to walking away from the situation. And it will save everyone a lot of problems in the future"

    I can understand your point, but there are times that someone may remained closeted for what they feel are good reasons. And some of this is generational but when I was becoming an active member of the LGBT community, you didn't out someone. It was considered a terrible thing to do because of the potential safety risk.

    Oh absolutely of course, Thom. I should've clarified. I was talking about someone who was openly LGBT. Obviously if someone was not ready to come out yet he or she has neither has an obligation nor should be pressured to come out to a complete stranger.

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    PodlyPodly you unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I'm watching this documentary on Scott Walker, and I'm being reminded why I hate singer-songwriters and baby boomer vocalists.

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    Dread Pirate ArbuthnotDread Pirate Arbuthnot OMG WRIGGLY T O X O P L A S M O S I SRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I tried to get into LGBT activism at my university during my first year and I got rejected pretty hard.

    Insufficient levels of L, G, B and/or T?

    They were not impressed with a girl who's experience with bisexuality was having a poly relationship in high school. The term 'barsexual' was used.

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    PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Podly wrote: »
    I'm watching this documentary on Scott Walker, and I'm being reminded why I hate singer-songwriters and baby boomer vocalists.

    The wisconsin governor? What's the documentary how he forged the one ring and the free peoples rose up against him?

    Preacher on
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    ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I tried to get into LGBT activism at my university during my first year and I got rejected pretty hard. It was mortifying and soured me on the entire thing. I recognize that York University students have a reputation for being extreme and kind of dickheads about activism and those problems probably don't extend to the entire base of activists, but I just felt so extremely unwelcome that I wouldn't want to replicate that experience.

    That can happen sometimes. I assume you were joining as part of the Bs?

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    Silas BrownSilas Brown That's hobo style. Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I tried to get into LGBT activism at my university during my first year and I got rejected pretty hard.

    Insufficient levels of L, G, B and/or T?

    They were not impressed with a girl who's experience with bisexuality was having a poly relationship in high school. The term 'barsexual' was used.

    Today I learned a term called "bisexual erasure."

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    stevemarks44stevemarks44 Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Yeah, I don't think there are many girls who are like "yeah throw some shawtys at me". Essentially we're going to have a case where taller people are going to mate with taller people and shorter with shorter. This will cause a great rift, and only the strong will survive.

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    FeralFeral MEMETICHARIZARD interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I think that people should keep their sexual proclivities in the bedroom and only discuss such things with their sexual partners.

    I'm not sure how they're going to find sexual partners since they can't discuss their sexual proclivities with anybody they're not yet having sex with, but that's not really my problem.

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    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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    OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited May 2011
    shaz, the 'after' pic makes me think of you

    probably because i'm racist

    http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpost.php?p=688052881&postcount=8587

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    ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I tried to get into LGBT activism at my university during my first year and I got rejected pretty hard.

    Insufficient levels of L, G, B and/or T?

    They were not impressed with a girl who's experience with bisexuality was having a poly relationship in high school. The term 'barsexual' was used.

    Today I learned a term called "bisexual erasure."
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSMeUPFjQHc

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    Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    So they wouldn't have you for insufficient sexual experience? Then I suppose their outreach efforts don't extend to gay kids in high school who have yet to sleep with a dude.

    Defining sexuality by sexual history is dumb.

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    ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I tried to get into LGBT activism at my university during my first year and I got rejected pretty hard.

    Insufficient levels of L, G, B and/or T?

    They were not impressed with a girl who's experience with bisexuality was having a poly relationship in high school. The term 'barsexual' was used.

    Oh, nothing like good old bisexual erasure. Yeah, I used to run into that a lot when I was more politically active. Got tired of fighting it, so now I just donate money.

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    DaxonDaxon Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Preacher wrote: »
    Bunion? You mean the sandwhich topping? What's wrong with it?

    That's totally what bunion doesn't mean.

    edit: which just proves how terrible a word it is. Fuckers don't know what it means.

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    FeralFeral MEMETICHARIZARD interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I tried to get into LGBT activism at my university during my first year and I got rejected pretty hard.

    Insufficient levels of L, G, B and/or T?

    They were not impressed with a girl who's experience with bisexuality was having a poly relationship in high school. The term 'barsexual' was used.

    I'm not sufficiently queer enough to penetrate (lol) a lot of queer-positive & sex-positive communities in San Francisco, either. So high-five.

    Feral on
    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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    SanderJKSanderJK Crocodylus Pontifex Sinterklasicus Madrid, 3000 ADRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Didn't know what a bunion was. My guesses:

    Onion bun?
    Union bum?

    Sadly neither were true. Reality disappoints yet again.

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    PodlyPodly you unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Preacher wrote: »
    Podly wrote: »
    I'm watching this documentary on Scott Walker, and I'm being reminded why I hate singer-songwriters and baby boomer vocalists.

    The wisconsin governor? What's the documentary how he forged the one ring and the free peoples rose up against him?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Walker_(singer)

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    Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Feral wrote: »
    I think that people should keep their sexual proclivities in the bedroom and only discuss such things with their sexual partners.

    I'm not sure how they're going to find sexual partners since they can't discuss their sexual proclivities with anybody they're not yet having sex with, but that's not really my problem.

    "Hi I'm gay, now bite the pillow".

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    PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Yeah, I don't think there are many girls who are like "yeah throw some shawtys at me". Essentially we're going to have a case where taller people are going to mate with taller people and shorter with shorter. This will cause a great rift, and only the strong will survive.

    Its why any child of mine I'm training to live off the land and be able to do the take down from empire strikes back.

    WOLVERINES!

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    stevemarks44stevemarks44 Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    My college was pretty unanimously ranked as one of the most LGBT friendly campuses in the country. Most people were pretty cool with whatever, so it never really became a problem.

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    ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Yeah, I don't think there are many girls who are like "yeah throw some shawtys at me". Essentially we're going to have a case where taller people are going to mate with taller people and shorter with shorter. This will cause a great rift, and only the strong will survive.

    Nope, because short women love tall guys too. Leigh loves the fact that she can wear crazy heels around me and still be shorter then me.

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    OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited May 2011
    Preacher wrote: »
    Yeah, I don't think there are many girls who are like "yeah throw some shawtys at me". Essentially we're going to have a case where taller people are going to mate with taller people and shorter with shorter. This will cause a great rift, and only the strong will survive.

    Its why any child of mine I'm training to live off the land and be able to do the take down from empire strikes back.

    WOLVERINES!

    let me be the eccentric uncle, preach

    we'll raise a true man
    fair warning: i'll probably molest the kid

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    stevemarks44stevemarks44 Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Podly wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Podly wrote: »
    I'm watching this documentary on Scott Walker, and I'm being reminded why I hate singer-songwriters and baby boomer vocalists.

    The wisconsin governor? What's the documentary how he forged the one ring and the free peoples rose up against him?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Walker_(singer)

    Is it Scott Walker: 30 Century Man? Because I've always kind of wanted to watch it and just never have.

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    descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Podly wrote: »
    In all honesty, the only reason my brain activity spikes when a height discussion starts is because this terrible girl that I was in love with my entire college career ruined me.

    We were inseparable, the best of friends, and even flirted with the idea of dating once or twice. Went out on dates and stuff. Essentially I was her boyfriend with no perks of being someone's boyfriend. I finally confronted her one day, and was like, what gives, we obviously work super well together.

    She told me I was too short and that she didn't like my hair.

    I mean of course I realized she was a super terrible person but I still get flashes of insecurity from that some 3-4 years later.

    My ex was really only attracted to taller people; it was one of my major attractions for her.

    I'm also seeing her tomorrow, and I think we might hook up. I might be a fucking drunken wreck next week.

    Look out!

    Nice -- looking forward to your neo-Cure / Depeche Mode-esque weepy music the week after that.

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    Evil MultifariousEvil Multifarious Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    it's true, all the ladies like tall guys

    and guys generally like both petite and model-tall women

    the really disadvantaged people are tall women who don't like shorter guys and short guys, poor bastards. i guess they live longer though.

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    stevemarks44stevemarks44 Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    Yeah, I don't think there are many girls who are like "yeah throw some shawtys at me". Essentially we're going to have a case where taller people are going to mate with taller people and shorter with shorter. This will cause a great rift, and only the strong will survive.

    Nope, because short women love tall guys too. Leigh loves the fact that she can wear crazy heels around me and still be shorter then me.

    So what you're telling me, Thom...is that I'm going to die alone.

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    PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Organichu wrote: »
    let me be the eccentric uncle, preach

    we'll raise a true man
    fair warning: i'll probably molest the kid

    The only people from this board that will ever know a kid of mine is AH, Nocturne (well if he was still alive god rest him), and maybe Jacob if I haven't killed him by then.

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    ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    it's true, all the ladies like tall guys

    and guys generally like both petite and model-tall women

    the really disadvantaged people are tall women who don't like shorter guys and short guys, poor bastards. i guess they live longer though.

    if you can call that living

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    PodlyPodly you unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Podly wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Podly wrote: »
    I'm watching this documentary on Scott Walker, and I'm being reminded why I hate singer-songwriters and baby boomer vocalists.

    The wisconsin governor? What's the documentary how he forged the one ring and the free peoples rose up against him?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Walker_(singer)

    Is it Scott Walker: 30 Century Man? Because I've always kind of wanted to watch it and just never have.

    Yup. I'm ambivalent about everything in it, but that's the theoretical personae in me really getting bitten by it

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    Dread Pirate ArbuthnotDread Pirate Arbuthnot OMG WRIGGLY T O X O P L A S M O S I SRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    I tried to get into LGBT activism at my university during my first year and I got rejected pretty hard.

    Insufficient levels of L, G, B and/or T?

    They were not impressed with a girl who's experience with bisexuality was having a poly relationship in high school. The term 'barsexual' was used.

    Oh, nothing like good old bisexual erasure. Yeah, I used to run into that a lot when I was more politically active. Got tired of fighting it, so now I just donate money.

    When I go to class I wear huge baggy sweaters or nerd t-shirts and sweat pants and flip flops because if I'm going to be sitting in a shitty plastic chair for six hours a day I'm going to be comfortable otherwise. It is a dress style that has been described as 'kind of dykey'. When you combine this with the fact that I am loud as fuck in tutorials for dem participation marks, and bringing up feminism/politics all the time, a LOT of girls thought I was gay. And a LOT of girls hit on me. I was like Baby's First Lesbian. It was terrifying.

    In retrospect, considering this, I should have told the LGBT activists that I was doing more for converting girls to lesbianism than they could ever dreamed of, but it is too late now

    Plus I think one of them might have hit me

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