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Cynicism
Cynicism is very useful when it comes to political structures. Usually it is born out of disillousonement of former held idealist but unrealistic goals or wrong perceptions about the social reality and can be helpful in getting the facts straight. However, the political system of the USA or other liberal democracies is not perfect enough to be ...
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Mel Olontha
on
April 8, 2008
Dear God
I am sorry to have to bother you, but after receiving no response from Santa -even after repeated attempts- and thereafter Jesus, who apparently snubbed all of my letters (not taking the time to respond even once), I felt it was necessary to forward my letter to you. Sorry to usurp your time. I am writing to inform you of what I would like ...
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Fighting Words
by
Bezdomny
on
December 4, 2007
Prudie's bathroom literature advice dangerously wrong
In ''When good co-workers have bad bathroom habits,'' a Slate home page ''video Prudie'' that started automatically, Prudence for Slate V advised that reading magazines left in public bathrooms is completely safe. She authoritatively stated in an authoritative manner: ''Believe me, the reading material is safe.'' She is flat out wrong. What's ...
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Slate V: News and Politics
by
glinteye
on
December 2, 2007
Humor and honesty works
As a 41 year-old male, I am a little bit younger than the target demographic, but much older than the ''frat-boy'' demographic. Still, the first time I saw this ad, I laughed out loud. A short bursting cackle to be sure, but it is the rare commercial that elicits such a reaction. I do not find the manner in which this ad is presented offensive ...
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Ad Report Card
by
vezvilla
on
October 16, 2007
All-Bran ad nauseum
just in case the first euphemism was too subtle (the hard hats straining to pull out a steel beam causing it to drop) the ad went on to illustrate the growing ease with which All-Bran worked its magic as the dumping became progressively, ummm, smoother and clearly easier. See, you start out here with hard worked movement (of the beam) and then ...
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Ad Report Card
by
DDDavid
on
October 16, 2007
Pierre might piss in instead of piss on...
Some men have better control of where they aim than others. Maybe Pierre can urinate in his urinal from two feet away. I knew a guy who wrote ''Merry Christmas'' in the snow with his pee. Closest tracks were over four feet away from the perfectly written holiday greeting! ''Stalled'' can see this guy is better built than he is. Pierre could toss ...
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Dear Prudence
by
Cooltruth
on
September 17, 2007
Bathroom Sex
When I was 18 I had my first experience in NYC Times Square Subway bathroom. There were about 20 men at the urinals masturbating. Coming from a small town upstate I was shocked to see this. I was very sexual and this became a real turn on. Over the years I have sat in bathrooms where there was a peep hole in the wall. There was a thrill ...
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Fighting Words
by
BarreBoy
on
September 4, 2007
Bathrooms!
What's all this about bathrooms? I thought it was all about public lavatories aka toilets. Was he having a bath in the bowl or possibly a shower, although the cistern takes so long to refill. Why so prudish and so misleading for a poor Englishman?
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Explainer
by
Ratman69
on
August 30, 2007
craig in the men´s room
Ah, dis donc, the mysteries of men“s rooms at long last available - we laughed our heads off.
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Explainer
by
kerstin
on
August 30, 2007
Larry Craig's committee resignations!
We hope this is a resignation that follows a resignation from the Senate sooner -- rather than later!http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/2007/08/memorable-quote-senator-larry-craig.html#links
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KYJurisDoctor
on
August 29, 2007
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