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Friday, huh? Too little, too late.

If you calculated your goals accurately, then you didn't gain any weight--muscle or fat--unless you got some implants. It just isn't possible.

The thread was worth reading for this comment.

If only it were overused the right amount.

And fries, and beer.

Don't you worry that she thinks less of you because you don't make her eat what you eat?

Settle this with hand-to-hand combat.

My point is that there are always people whose actions clash with the social norms and niceties, and the percentage of people clashing with the norm probably only changes in times of great upheaval. Also, it's useful to consider what the norm was for past generations: class and caste differences have always defined the…

"Say what you will about the tenets of national socialism, Dude, but at least it's an ethos." - TBL

. . . a seriously good prank that's never occurred to me. Duly noted.

The rules of social interaction constantly change. In any era, there is a behavioral norm, and deviations. People haven't lost anything. The belief in a past time and place of innocence that somehow has been lost (nostalgia) may not be dangerous, but it is counter-productive. You live now. The importance of history is…

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Wink. Back on topic: I'm sorry, but no.

:Some sort of sly emoticon:

How many pages of responses do we have to ignore before the hot chicks show up?

Sorry: no chance.

Hamburger.

The Brooklyn Diner burger is pretty hefty, but the bun squeezes down well and the burger is quite juicy. :wry-face emoticon:

Three Best: 1. Craigie's on Main 2. Brooklyn Diner 3. Corner Bistro

Porkslap

Centimeters are best, by far.

Your lady prefers a Hi-Life man.

If you can't drink beer out of a Hi-Life can, you don't get to say you drink beer. First you need to learn to drink the Hi-Life with a smile on your face, and then you're allowed to drink microbrews and such. Seriously, people. And get a beer cozy. Onward.

Again, I'm not attempting to discount the importance of "thinking for yourself" but it's important to realize that the "habit of giving words and definitions too much power" isn't optional . . . insofar as humans are social beings. In fact, the "habit" is more or less the definition of language, and you use that same…

Don't let me disturb your inner peace. But language does not rise out of the individual and grace the universe with its singularity. Language is a social contract, unbreakable insofar as humans are social beings. The sound of words forms arbitrarily, but then the meaning rises from social interaction, and the value is…

Question it all you want; the discourse should continue. But don't fool yourself with the commonplace term "we".

Those who attempt to classify a phrase as a joke are doing the same thing as those who are attempting to remove a phrase from common speech: they are attempting to control the narrative. Everyone is attempting to control the narrative. If you want, go ahead and pat yourself on the back when you manage not to feel offended…