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My ex-gf was a size 12, and I thought she was awesome. Most of her mass was in her ass, so her hips were thick and she had plenty of cushion to grab onto. She was not a tiny girl (I should know, since I did lift her and scrape paint off the walls during some wild sex sessions), but she had a great body. I'm sure most people wouldn't consider that size appropriate, sexy, or whatever, but what they don't like is irrelevant. Do what you want, with whom you want, when and where you want. Well, just make sure they're legal.
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at November 29, 2006 10:40 PM (Y1qMM)
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Babe, it's you. I think you looked great. But we see all of our own flaws. We know what to look for, after all.
The thing is, in the world of fashion, plus-size is size 8. EIGHT!!!!!
One of the skinny flat chested models on Project Runway this year was considered a "large, difficult" model because she was a size 6!!
The average American "fit" woman is a size 10. So I guess by that definition, plus-sized is normal.
Posted by: caltechgirl at November 29, 2006 11:10 PM (Gk+J0)
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Oh man, you spewed my words here. I hate that I'm "Plus Size" please . . . I'm a big girl, no hiding that, but I agree, size 12, not plus size!
Posted by: oddybobo at November 30, 2006 05:57 AM (mZfwW)
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Now you know why I refuse to watch that garbage. And it is garbage... I've been a size 12 for years. There is even a magazine called More for plus sized women - those over size 10. Screw 'em.
You do what you have to do to keep yourself feeling good. All the rest is Hollywood BS. They're so twisted, they could hide behind spiral staircases without a problem.
Posted by: Teresa at November 30, 2006 05:59 AM (5UR9t)
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When I was nineteen, some guy I'd just met told me I was fat (I'm 5'5" tall, and weighed 125 lbs.). I started dieting, eating 300 calories, or less, a day. I exercised two to four hours daily. After three months I got down to 110 lbs. My brother told me that I had no more ass, and I was so happy.
I wonder what would have happened to me if appendicitis hadn't interrupted my "diet."
Who defines "beauty," and why do we all follow along like brainless idiots? Wish I had some answers.
Posted by: Carol at November 30, 2006 07:03 AM (dkSde)
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Marilyn Monroe was a 14, if I remember correctly.
And yeah, Hollywood sucks!
Posted by: Lisa at November 30, 2006 07:27 AM (S64wG)
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Cindy Crawford, at her height in popularity, was a size 8. I always considered her, in my adolescent mind, to be perfect. "Plus Size" (like many things in life) is a matter of perspective. If you're 100kg and 1.5 meters tall, that's overweight; if you're 50kg at the same height, you're considered adequate. Still, most people ignore height and focus entirely on mass, regardless of the fact that it is irrelevant without a frame of reference. 50kg may be "ideal" in the minds of some, but if the person in question is 2 meters tall, they would be little more than a skeleton.
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at December 01, 2006 08:40 PM (DrJ3w)
They say the way to a man's heart is through is his stomach...
I don't know about his heart, but certain other organs sure seem to respond to food:
Thirty-one men, aged 18 to 64 years... underwent olfactory testing with the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT), a 40-item, forced choice, scratch and sniff odor detection and identification test... The effects of 30 odors on penile blood flow were assessed by comparing a subject's brachial penile index while wearing an odorized mask to his average index while wearing an unodorized mask. This was done for each subject for each odor.
Here are the 10 odors that elicited the largest responses:
1. Lavender and pumpkin pie 2. Doughnut and black licorice 3. Pumpkin pie and doughnut 4. Orange 5. Lavender and doughnut 6. Black licorice and cola 7. Black licorice 8. Doughnut and cola 9. Lily of the valley 10. Buttered popcorn
Well, I know doughnuts, black licorice, cola, and pie are some of MY husband's favorite foods, but I had no idea they could have such an effect on him.
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I rarely get much of a reaction from food, and certainly arousal. I won't go into what does get a response, but food has never been remotely sexual to me; it's for the kitchen, not the bedroom.
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at November 25, 2006 11:03 PM (t9t0R)
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Interesting...maybe we should point this study team to the Penis Name Generator too!
http://www.blogthings.com/penisnamegenerator/
Posted by: ktreva at November 28, 2006 07:22 PM (MsT2U)
Cuba as a solution to LA's healthcare woes?
The two things I hate most are ignorance and hypocrisy. This event promises to deliver both. IN SPADES.
Since when is a health system that is so short on drugs that patients must get drunk rather than have an anesthetic held up as a model of what to do in this country?
I realize that the residents of South Los Angeles are USED to substandard health care (witness emergency room closings and the state of the former King-Drew hospital), but to actively seek to model a health system that looks good on paper, but in reality provides no relief to the suffering is inexcusable.
This is a real Cuban hospital. Do we really want to look to this for answers to our healthcare problems?
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But... but... but... at least everyone gets the same quality of health care! Except the exalted leaders, of course, who get better health care but that's okay because they take care of the little people.
"Better that everybody get crappy health care, than some get only less-crappy while others get better."
Or something like that.
Ah the Hypocrisy
It's a subject we haven't visited on this blog since The Breck Girl™ and Ketchup Boy lost the election, but the hypocrisy of John Edwards is back in the news again.
Of course he says it's all just a mistake made by an underling.
Wal-Mart had noted in a news release Thursday that on the same day Edwards was criticizing the company in a conference call with union-backed activists, the volunteer staff member had asked a Raleigh, N.C., electronics department manager to obtain a PS3 for the ex-senator's family.
Earlier Thursday, Edwards had said in a statement e-mailed by spokeswoman Kim Rubey: "We instructed no one to contact Wal-Mart on our behalf."
From Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., company spokesman David Tovar said the Edwards staff member left a voicemail at the Raleigh store and identified himself as an Edwards staff member.
When the manager returned the call, the staff member again identified himself as working for Edwards, and Wal-Mart said it confirmed it with Edwards' office. The retailer issued a written statement Thursday accusing Edwards of not wanting to wait his turn.
"While the rest of America's working families are waiting patiently in line, Sen. Edwards wants to cut to the front," the Wal-Mart statement said.
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Poor misunderstood John. His wife just happened to "mention" it in front of staffers... How could they have done such a thing!
Isn't it amazing how there's always someone else to blame.
Posted by: Teresa at November 17, 2006 06:45 PM (gsbs5)
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America first, unless your kids really want a PS3!!
Posted by: Cop The Truth at November 17, 2006 09:56 PM (0Co69)
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Heh. Can I just say again how happy I am he wasn't making that call from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave??
Posted by: Richmond at November 19, 2006 03:10 PM (e8QFP)
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Well, it's not a sure thing SC would of won in that case. Texas was still close to the end zone, with a play or two to go.
But at least it's a nice moral victory for SC fans....
Posted by: Bill at November 12, 2006 01:49 PM (VFRA6)
I met her outside Fresno in September; I can still recall that little hat she wore She was drinkin' Dr. Pepper in the twilight, and I knew I'd have to scrape her off the floor; She asked me if I'd stay a dwarf forever; She said to me that Rolaids made her high; But who'd have thought she'd wind up with a robot; I pushed her off the bridge and waved goodbye.
Yes, you CAN sing it to the tune of "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer." Why do you ask? h/t Pixy via JustMe
For Aciddude...
One of my girly pals was visiting from out of town, so we all went to get pedicures together, and as I chose the color for my toes, I couldn't help but think of Rob....
It's my favorite nail polish color, too. Althugh I suspect he would shit on me about the flowers....
And as for President Bush, lets not forget that someone else's medals aren't the only things Ketchup Boy would like to throw at the President.
Here's my advice for John Kerry: Go away. Go quietly. No one cares about you anymore, even the idiots who still drive around with your name on their bumper as if the 2004 election hasn't happened yet. You are a joke waiting to explode in someone else's face. No wonder candidates in your own party are distancing themselves from your coattails.
Posted by: Marie at November 01, 2006 10:30 AM (XzzJz)
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And OF COURSE he has to go out seeking publicity even though he's not running for anything, and do it by making a crack that sounds almost like it's DESIGNED to be readily misinterpreted.
narcissist. I'm almost to the point of saying, let's throw all the politicians out and let the old retired guys who hang out in the coffeeshops of the U.S. run the country for a few years. They couldn't do worse, and they just might do better.
Posted by: ricki at November 01, 2006 10:48 AM (VRP1v)
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CPT Ziegenfuss isn't the first veteran I've heard express that sentiment.
I'm not a veteran, but I have been on fire. Double-yeeouch!
Posted by: Jenna at November 02, 2006 07:44 AM (fd/rX)
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A Usless Tool indeed... Good God.
And I *might* piss on him. But never if he was on fire.
Posted by: Richmond at November 02, 2006 02:41 PM (e8QFP)
