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I renamed my dog from Fred to Fuck. It's a corruption of the spelling my grandma gave him and I like it better. Last week he ate the internet cable an...
May 06, 2018 at 14:28
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You're weh'cum
May 06, 2018 at 14:18
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Two responses: 1. Why is a document written in my chicken scratch that is truly only decipherable by me "public," if It only conveys information to me...
May 06, 2018 at 14:16
It's not just interesting similar patterns, but a political statement comparing religious symbols to capitalist ones. You're philosophical when you do...
May 06, 2018 at 13:49
But you'll get complete control over the remote.
May 05, 2018 at 14:24
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This is just an empirically incorrect epistimological statement, declaring that the only way to establish knowledge of prior events is through witness...
May 05, 2018 at 12:02
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I'm not saying it's fine or not. I'm just saying he apparently held two different beliefs at two different times and now he holds an incorrect belief ...
May 05, 2018 at 04:10
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1. Why would it be strange to claim Bob had a theory? 2. If George understood Bob's theory, and both of their recollection changed over time, did Bob ...
May 05, 2018 at 03:27
The exchange of excitement for security seems really reducible to exchanging uncertainty to predictability. If I were a rock star, possibly I'd never ...
May 04, 2018 at 20:57
No one has a ruler that measure 0.999...
May 04, 2018 at 15:02
I'd need a cite for this because it makes the specious claim that traditional male role modeling is objectively unhealthy.
May 03, 2018 at 14:52
And this is how I learn how my name has been demeaned and used for a cheap thrill?
May 03, 2018 at 03:00
I read it as she's majorly into him. Stop interfering.
May 03, 2018 at 00:07
Did you call DFACS?
May 02, 2018 at 18:38
Clever reference to anal sex that most would have missed, but fortunately we're both on the same wavelength so that your humor is not lost.
May 02, 2018 at 17:28
I did. I addressed them to "Timeline of Australia or some such shit." She should be getting them soon. You'll notice when she gets them by her happy c...
May 02, 2018 at 16:00
I used to buy my ex the sappiest cards I could find, and she would get really emotional and cry, like the words were so touching even though written b...
May 02, 2018 at 15:58
it would not be possible to avoid my detection.
May 02, 2018 at 15:44
I'm satisfied as saying that if it's sincere, then it's not a game, but that fails under @"TimeLine"'s description because she attempts to impose an o...
May 02, 2018 at 14:15
Alright, some serious literary criticism: Your story was (1) lame, (2) creepy, and (3) not absurd. It was (1) lame because the first part attempted to...
May 02, 2018 at 14:06
I disagree. What you're telling us are your expectations in a relationship and the sort of behavior you find appealing and that which you find revolti...
May 02, 2018 at 13:32
I see it sort of as @"unenlightened" here. You did, intentionally or not, make a provocative statement, namely that your wife feared you. We, not know...
May 02, 2018 at 13:04
And if you had that illusion, you just would and there'd be nothing you could do about it. My own view is that the concept of free will is incoherent ...
May 01, 2018 at 20:45
How does this make sense? You can't choose to believe in free will if you don't have it.
May 01, 2018 at 18:09
Note to self... I mean, whatevs. Valentines Day is just Valentines day and you can celebrate it with an obligatory box of chocolates or not. If it pis...
May 01, 2018 at 13:14
That's why I've been in favor of having every post fully vetted through unanimous favorable voting by all mods prior to public posting, including this...
May 01, 2018 at 04:28
Truly awesome still.https://youtu.be/_FrOQC-zEog
May 01, 2018 at 01:38
So help us out then. Describe the fear and its origins you reference.
April 30, 2018 at 21:41
I agree that the unfairness is all manmade and is truly unfair. I'm not trying to suggest the man ought to drive the bus because men have that God giv...
April 30, 2018 at 19:54
Yeah, but this attacks the hypothetical, which is that the unfair advantages afforded certain people provide them long term benefits of success. The w...
April 30, 2018 at 19:35
And so what is the pragmatic solution? Do you rise up and give the woman the chance to drive the bus in order to create a better future for better pre...
April 30, 2018 at 18:42
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If you can assume on an island of 2 people that George understands something that Bob does not, regardless of how hard George tries, then you would ha...
April 30, 2018 at 18:23
The indeterminacy of QM offers nothing in explaining the contradictory nature of free will. Free will asserts both something occurring outside the cau...
April 30, 2018 at 18:13
Fair. This is a philosophy forum after all. Maybe we should refocus our efforts there. I think @"fdrake" is partially right, but I really don't need t...
April 30, 2018 at 18:04
I'm not that familiar with protocol at Washington Press Corps events, but it is does seem like the level of comedy might have been a tad inappropriate...
April 30, 2018 at 17:36
Deductive. You were just unaware of his mom's premises. All people are sexually attracted to either men or women My son is not attracted to women Ther...
April 30, 2018 at 15:13
Her conclusion is logical, just inaccurate. It is assumed that people are sexual, and if they're not attracted to the opposite sex, it is assumed they...
April 30, 2018 at 14:21
This is an idiosyncratic idealistic view of romantic relationships that has merit but is not universal. I will acknowledge having had friendships with...
April 30, 2018 at 14:06
No, never physical violence, but screaming, yelling, criticizing.
April 30, 2018 at 00:33
I have a friend who's fearful of his wife's emotional tirades, so he walks on eggshells around her. Why does he tolerate it? Some folks are just fucke...
April 29, 2018 at 19:33
We can't assume the fear is rational, as it's possible this poster's wife is irrationally intimidated. We really have no evidence of anything here rea...
April 29, 2018 at 18:41
I guess they're varying degrees of acceptance, with tolerating on one end of the spectrum and embracing on the other with respect somewhere in between...
April 29, 2018 at 17:31
I missed that. Which post is it? No that's not normal. It's fucked up.
April 29, 2018 at 17:28
None with @"Baden" over there.
April 29, 2018 at 15:27
Bend your ankle to where your toe touches your shin. When you hear the click-clack sound, you're all better.
April 29, 2018 at 15:19
B.
April 29, 2018 at 15:17
I'll leave it alone, but I really do see it differently.
April 29, 2018 at 13:09
He's as capable as any of us are. It's all about finding the right person. My bigger point is that whatever his problems, they are his, and not his ex...
April 29, 2018 at 12:53
I'm not letting you off the hook on this one, not from what I've seen. He's a few well written paragraphs to getting back with you (or at least to get...
April 29, 2018 at 12:48
I suppose we could be witnessing an attempt to obtain therapy to eliminate prior negative patterns, but it looks like heartache and pining to me, not ...
April 29, 2018 at 12:23