When I got to the end of Haruki Murakami's "Sputnik Sweetheart", I immediately turned back to the start and read it again. Not many books do that.
I'm currently half way through "All the Names" by Jose Saramago. That's another. His writing is too deep and dense (despite its apparent simplicity) to be properly appreciated in one reading. In fact, I have the opposite problem to "can't put it down": from time to time I have to stop reading and think about what I just experienced.
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DJohn
Over 90 days ago
Straight Male, 56
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I use quadratic equations from time to time at work. Along with most of the linear algebra they shoved into my head at university (I've even come across a use for eigenvalues - never saw that coming). And bits of calculus. And each year it gets worse.
God, that's sad. If you meet me, just pretend I'm unemployed, OK?
God, that's sad. If you meet me, just pretend I'm unemployed, OK?
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Gah! Seats on planes! I'm sometimes tempted to try first class, just once, for the experience. But I know that once I did, I'd never be able to return to the seats that I can afford.
Getting things out of low cupboards can be tricky. There's a lot of me, and the cupboard under the sink seems to have been purposely designed to require folding my body into impossible positions. But I suppose around here that'd be considered good training, so I won't expect any sympathy.
I used to have this foolish notion that a tall man and a short woman would have a variety of practical problems with sex. Now that I'm older and wiser, I know that nothing can stop two people enjoying themselves if they want it.
Getting things out of low cupboards can be tricky. There's a lot of me, and the cupboard under the sink seems to have been purposely designed to require folding my body into impossible positions. But I suppose around here that'd be considered good training, so I won't expect any sympathy.
I used to have this foolish notion that a tall man and a short woman would have a variety of practical problems with sex. Now that I'm older and wiser, I know that nothing can stop two people enjoying themselves if they want it.
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Quote by willxx69
IMind you, trying to 'tune her in to the Wolrd Service' usually earns me a slap. Can't think why
I would have thought it obvious. The poor dear is pregnant, and whether she needs it or not, she thinks it's a good excuse to get her way a bit more often. Don't assume that she wants to listen to the World Service. Ask before you try tuning. Would she like jazz? Folk? Rap/bluegrass fusion?
(Is this were I offer my extensive tuning expertise? I'm not just limited to radios)
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Not all porn movies are lacking subtitles. In fact, I starred in one of the early attempts. Here are a few samples:
"Oh, honey, give me your... what is that thing?"
"Sorry, but there's no way you're putting that anywhere near me."
"Get away from me, you freak, before I call the police"
My porn career was a very short one.
"Oh, honey, give me your... what is that thing?"
"Sorry, but there's no way you're putting that anywhere near me."
"Get away from me, you freak, before I call the police"
My porn career was a very short one.
Sex God
A Munch in Newcastle and I couldn't make it. Damn damn damn damn damn. And bugger. And CelticQ in a basque too... I'm going to have to kill myself now.
On the other hand, I did have a wonderful evening with the woman I love. Maybe I'll stay alive just a little longer.
Sorry I didn't manage to get my nonRSVP in. It's been a very busy week.
On the other hand, I did have a wonderful evening with the woman I love. Maybe I'll stay alive just a little longer.
Sorry I didn't manage to get my nonRSVP in. It's been a very busy week.
Sex God
Well now, let me see. Who here would I like to get kinky with? Hmm... That's a tough one. Do you mind if I come back later?
OK, I'm back. I had to think long and hard about this, and if you see a pun there it was not intended. So far I've been straight, so the answer might be "all of the women". But I can't rule out the possibility that I'm secretly bi - so secret that even I don't know it. So it might be "... and all of the men too".
If you wanted my top ten, I'm afraid I couldn't say. I'm sure the people on it know who they are.
OK, I'm back. I had to think long and hard about this, and if you see a pun there it was not intended. So far I've been straight, so the answer might be "all of the women". But I can't rule out the possibility that I'm secretly bi - so secret that even I don't know it. So it might be "... and all of the men too".
If you wanted my top ten, I'm afraid I couldn't say. I'm sure the people on it know who they are.
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Quote by JudyTV
Someone would drag you out of the corner when the snogging competition started
"Someone?" Don't be so modest. You wouldn't even wait for the competition to start
I stumbled across this site by accident. There had been a mention of dogging somewhere else, and someone posted a link to SH's dogging section as explanation. Since I had no idea what it was, I went to look.
As soon as I saw what it was, I knew that the dogging life was not for me. But curiosity drew me into the rest of the site (I already knew what swinging was). And look! A forum! With a Cafe full of people. It's rare to find a collection like this on the net. So soon I was hooked.
Then I got a last-minute invitation to a party. Someone else (much more involved in the site) had been invited but didn't want to go alone. "XXX and XXX are having a party. Do you want to come?" OK, sounds like a lot more fun than the weekend plans it was replacing.
When I got there, realisation struck. It was that kind of party. I should have known. I'm just a bit naive and stupid sometimes. But the people were friendly, the party games were fun, and although I didn't go upstairs to participate in the other side of it, I had a great time.
I'm hooked on the Cafe now. The people I've met in real life have been great too.
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I've got a QFG in ZRTM, and I'm working towards my second OCFR.
I have no idea what most of those things are. In Australia we speak English. But it doesn't matter. I was never a very good student, always preferring to learn things instead. It doesn't seem to have hurt my career.
I have no idea what most of those things are. In Australia we speak English. But it doesn't matter. I was never a very good student, always preferring to learn things instead. It doesn't seem to have hurt my career.
Thanks Jags. That's it exactly. I need to learn how to use that search thingy better. Sex God
Quote by Sappho
Many have tried to shake the silken fetters of SH, and for a while they think they have succeeded...
Silken fetters? I thought we'd just tied you up. And it was clearly a mistake to let Will do the tying: the wuss of a man didn't do the knots tight enough, and left you far too much rope.
Jags! We have a job for you. Teach these people proper restraint.
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Facilitator, you might find it easier to count if they're naked. Just a suggestion.
Why would it be easier? Because you'll have every man on SH counting along with you. You'll get every answer from "drool" to "gosh, there's a lot of them", but that doesn't matter. Simple statistics: the more samples you've got, the more confidence you can have in the average.
Why, yes. I did fail the statistics unit I took at university. Why do you ask?
One thing that is in scandalously short supply here is Ducks. Quack.
Why would it be easier? Because you'll have every man on SH counting along with you. You'll get every answer from "drool" to "gosh, there's a lot of them", but that doesn't matter. Simple statistics: the more samples you've got, the more confidence you can have in the average.
Why, yes. I did fail the statistics unit I took at university. Why do you ask?
One thing that is in scandalously short supply here is Ducks. Quack.
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Quote by Reese
I believe this requires some manner of USB-interfaced peripherals which provide interactive, localized vibrotactile stimulation based upon special IRC commands issued by your distant obliger.
I know it's old, but just in case there's someone who hasn't seen it: something like this?
Make sure you read the FAQ section.
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It's a tricky one. I'm willing to believed that continuous exposure to violence (real or not) over a long period of time can increase our tolerance of it. A single game or film or song is not going to have any noticable effect (unless the individual is already unbalanced enough that almost anything could push them over the line). A particularly violent game won't have any direct effect, but it does create a precedent, and raises the level of the next generation of games. The long term effect could be harmful. But it's virtually impossible to know one way or the other.
I saw one report that claimed that it was a robbery gone wrong. The accused wanted money for drugs. I haven't seen drugs mentioned anywhere else, and not much is made of the robbery aspect. The press are interested in the game, and not much else.
Rockstar must be delighted. I don't think the game was selling very well. There was a little fuss made before it was released, but then silence. Now there's a huge fuss. A lot of noise being made on both sides. You couldn't buy better publicity.
I saw one report that claimed that it was a robbery gone wrong. The accused wanted money for drugs. I haven't seen drugs mentioned anywhere else, and not much is made of the robbery aspect. The press are interested in the game, and not much else.
Rockstar must be delighted. I don't think the game was selling very well. There was a little fuss made before it was released, but then silence. Now there's a huge fuss. A lot of noise being made on both sides. You couldn't buy better publicity.
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Quote by roger743
BUT what if you could choose and change the angle yourself, in any way you wanted? Wouldn't be possible with live actors of course, but it would with computer-generated graphics.
You're half right there. Computer graphics is involved, but not in the way you think.
There's been considerable research in filming scenes from multiple cameras, feeding the footage into a big computer, and reconstructing the view from a virtual camera in any position you like. I think Carnegie Mellon University has been doing a lot of it, but now that I try looking for references I can't find any.
All they need is enough cameras to see everything from a few angles, and some fairly hefty computing power in the viewer's playing device. It'll happen.
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Quote by prags
PATIO HEATERS
Ah yes. People look at lifestyles in other countries, and see an enjoyable outdoor life. "That looks great!", and out the door they promptly drag every friend and family member who didn't escape fast enough.
That's when they realise that in those exotic foreign countries, people enjoy outdoor lifestyles because it's too hot to stay inside. But by then it's too late: admitting this would make them look like right prats. And so the patio heater is invented: a device that converts money into heat, and pumps it straight into the atmosphere above. Has no one noticed that they don't make the patio the slightest bit warmer? They don't stop the cold wind. They don't stop the rain. They don't stop you looking a right prat.
And let me tell you: the outdoor life isn't so great. Not when there are mosquitoes around. What a delight it is to be over here.
