Dan L

Our house pays about £45 every three months on gas- but then, by that I mean "gas" as in the butane/propane type which fuels gas ovens and central heating systems in the UK. Not what you're talking about, which is what we call [i]petrol[/i].. and I don't buy that seeing as I don't drive :p. though unless things have changed drastically, the UK is notorious for it's stupidly high petrol costs.

My favourite times have to be: -My debut as "Dan Lucking" on OB version 2, where I insulted everyone, thimoc said I was cool, thus I took it all back and hung around for a while. I always kind of had a soft spot for thimoc after that, despite his status as a notorious spammer.. (Unfortunately that "while" was only really 2 weeks or so, until I eventually came back later in the year, when OB was well into version 3.) -Coming back as "Deus_Ex_Machina", and the various spelling mistakes that came when others tried to write my name (my favourite is "Deuche"). Also Heaven's Cloud thinking that it said "Deu Sex Machine" :p -Radically changing my character completely in August 2002, when I returned to OB from the university holidays, having become a Christian. I remember James saying I seemed kind of holy and I thought "what.. how on Earth has that happened?" -The aforementioned 300ft potato incident, followed by screen names, otakucard, and various other merchandising -Random Crazy chats with Solo, Duo Maxwell, Rain, and Red -Being [i]the[/i] first otakuite to actually put a comment feature in my blog :p (blog, as in those things we all used before the days of myotaku) . Though I don't think many people know that. -Completely missing the kuja banning scandal despite it going on beneath my very nose; eventually figuring out what went on by peicing bits together. -(Not technically an OB memory) Back on Nerdsy's boards, back in the day, telling people that I'd just become a Christian and two people called "Cera" and "Ginnylyn" praising God for that. Various encounters with those two people in many different forms since that point. -Various deep and not-so-deep conversations with the one and only Solo Tremaine There's probably a load more, but they don't really seem all that "precious"

[quote name='Sephy 07']Hey did you read the rules yet? there reallt important. If not you need to go do it now OK?[/quote] believe it or not, that goes for you too... Welcome to OB, you two... I'd seriously take another look over these rules, and bear in mind that this isn't a chat room. I'd also go look at some of the closed threads and see if you see much in common with this one.. aside from that, I wish you happy, intelligent posting, and don't let this little blip put you off :p

[quote name='XBebop']but don't give the mods any reason to close this thread! HAPPY FLAMING![/quote] OXYMORON ALERT!!!!! Poor Sara/Lore.... she's really got her work cut out for her this week...

[QUOTE=Nate][color=purple]Wrong. As a Jehovah's witness, i amappauled you would say that.[/color] [color=darkorchid]First of all, it's 144,000. Read this: "And I saw, and look! the Lamb standing upon Mount Zion, and with him a houndred and forty-four thousand having his name and name of his father written on their foreheads" (Revelation 14:1)[/color] [color=purple]That 144,000 will be the ones ruling in heaven as kings along with Jesus. The other will live on the Earth forever in a perfect state, in a global Eden.[/color] [color=darkorchid]On topic, my best come-back is: yo mama[/color] [color=purple]And good one when someone says something then slips: Smooth moove Ex-lax, need a tablet?[/color] [color=#800080][/color] [color=darkorchid]_-Nate-_[/color][/QUOTE] Note: "Apparently" is a word which I often put when I mean that may sources aren't entirely reliable. And also, JW beliefs (like those of any other denomination) come in certain extremes. [i]Apparently[/i] a lot of them believe as I already said (and as for the numbers- I could have sworn that it was 144, but since I was too lazy to check I just went with the number that was already said- sorry about that). But then I'm Anglican, and I believe something radically different to your typical Church of England attendee. There are different extremes to which denominational beliefs can be held. I probably should have added that at some point. Lastly, I heard this in Rome. We split into two groups, and the other group bumped into a Jehovah's witness and Nick told us what I said earlier. For all I know, Jehovah's Witnesses have completely different beliefs out there to in more mainstream countries. My main point is- sorry if I offended you. Generally when I say "apparently this denomination believes this or that", it's not necessarily completely accurate (as indicated by the "apparently") and also it's not necessarily meant to cover the beliefs of everyone within that group. I probably should have gone into that in some small way in the post, but if I did it every time it's just get mundane :p.

[QUOTE=ColourDeaf]Me: So, according to you, how many people will be let into heaven? RE: One hundred and twenty two thousand Me: And how many people are in your religion? RE: about 9 billion Me (walking away): Sorry, I prefer a religion with better odds[/QUOTE] Apparently Jehovah's Witnesses avidly believe in that exact number of people being saved, so life is like a big competition for them. Hence every goes around sharing the JW belief at people's doorsteps, to rack up a big "people-I've-preached-to quota" in order to be one of the top 122,000.. As for me I think God's flexible. And my favourite comeback has to be- Jude (my housemate): I was praying for a woman earlier on Me: Did one turn up? (alas, it's a slightly christian-ized comeback but heh.. what can I say..) note: it's probably also important to note that Jude is male. To someo f you that's obvious, but we had two Judes in TT this year- one of each gender- so you can't be too careful..

Not decided on what I want for an actual Dan L card yet.. but came up with an ability card based on my former OB username: [b]Deus Ex Machina[/b] use on player cards with below 25% health. Flip a coin twice- Tails only- nothing happens 1 Heads- Player card's HP restored 2 Heads- Oppenent card destroyed + player's HP restored

[QUOTE=Baron Samedi][url=http://www.myotaku.com/users/baron_samedi][size=1]It's all genetic. :p I just wanted to say that. No-one here even has to listen to my opinions. But, the question at hand is not is sex enjoyable, did God make it so, are prostitutes acceptable. All good questions, but the main point is "Why do people have sex?". And so much too! It seems enjoyable. It is kind of an 'elitist' group. Society throws it at us. Peer pressure. Love for another. Mindless hormones. There are dangers...but if people had the [i]n[/i]th degree of common sense, they'd understand, [i]and take precautions[/i] against this. Personally, everyone else can have as much rabid sex in the corridors as they want [provided it is consentual ~_^], but I'll have sex when I'm ready to, and with someone I have more than dick-feelings for.[/size][/url][/QUOTE] Very well, but [i]why[/i] is that whole post linked to your myO account? :p

[QUOTE=Chaos]Very well; point and case. In Africa, before the malaria vaccinations, thousands died at the hands of tiny insects. After a while, being saturated in the virus, certain genetic lines began to fade out, while others meanwhile buffered themselves against the tiny strands of DNA and mRNA. The virus continued, claiming less lives by the generation, until the former strong were overtaken by a new, even more resistant bloodline of humans. The weak were weeded out and the strong prevailed to pass on their lineage. Similarly, the weak-minded only see the world for torment and abuse and kill themselves, and others in the process sometimes, in a means to escape it like a coward. Inversely, the strong-minded take what they have and mold themselves to fit lock-and-key into life. And they are the ones who produce young and continue the ebb and flow of life. There. A brief message in Applied Darwinism. Please, feel free to prove me and billions of years of evolution wrong.[/QUOTE] I have no intention of proving evolution wrong in that respect, but I do believe that your application is off: Firstly, Darwinian evolution only really applies to the [i]physical[/i] characteristics of a species. When speaking of the evolution of various species, you don't really talk about their emotional character as a species; mostly because the generations that have come before are already dead, so it's a little hard to study that. Maybe psychology had some part to play in evolution- but quite frankly, there's no proof, and no possibility of proof, so it's not really worth considering as definite fact. Secondly, not all of the weak-minded actually go off and kill themselves, but they deal with it in some other way, and often they do end up having kids. But that's a lesser point given that you could say the same of many of the weak in standard evolution. Lastly, whether you are immune to malaria or not is an innate characteristic- unless you've had an injection- it has been with you, or not, since you were born. And if not, then it's up to your own body's defenses to develop a defense against it. However, whether you are weak or strong in mind has a hell of a lot to do with your upbringing. Some parents just don't know how to bring up their kids, so for one reason or another they have a very weak upbringing and thus they become "weak-minded". The biggest problem with your application of evolution is that even the strong-minded people, can completely screw up on bringing up their kids. They can over-pamper them, so that when they need to take responsibility, or when they come into trouble, they don't know what to do. They can completely ignore them, in which case who knows how their kid would turn out, that one seems a bit of a mixed bag.. The main point is that yes, the strong [i]may[/i] be more likely to actually have kids in the first place, but the problem with the mind is that you can't guarantee that the next generation will have the same characteristics unless you nurture them that way. [quote name='Chaos]You make a good point that "It is reality that some people are unlucky to not be taught how to be strong." Sadly, it's a good point for [i]me[/i]. You just admitted that not only are people taught to be strong and those that are not are left behind, but you also contridicted that even though God makes us [b]us[/b'], we can still be changed, tossing aside the notion of "Fate."[/quote] At first I wasn't particularly bothered about answering any more quotes than the one at the top, but then I saw this one. It's true that God makes us a certain way, and everyone different. He made me a very pastoral person, and also introverted, in that more often than not I need space in order to rest, and just generally need to be away from people every once in a while. It also means that I'm naturally quite quiet. God made me that way, and I've been like that for years- now that I realise it I've always been that way. What I also had at the start of this year was huge self-confidence issues, and a lack of vision. In the last year I've become massively more confident in myself, and thus at doing things which I'd normally chicken out of last year. I've also been more active in trying to find out what I really want to do, and now I have a decent idea of where I actually want to go with my life. But I'm [i]still[/i] pastoral, and I'm [i]still[/i] an introvert; those things can't be changed. There are some things which are part of the way God makes you, and they are innate in your soul. Those are the things which you come to [i]realise[/i] about your character, and the way you function. There are other things which hold you back- emotional issues, tendecncies towards depression, inherent anger, low self confidence, etc. which are a product of your life, and you get to choose whether you want to keep them or to be changed into someone who doesn't have those restrictions. For someone brought up to be "weak", there are often more emotional issues and less of a realisation that actually, they [i]can[/i] be rid of them. But a weak person most definitely shouldn't just be killed, but supported and helped to get rid of all the issues that keep them in that mindset. The main point is that yes, God made us as individuals, and there are things about us which he put in us. But there is also free will in that we can take a whole load of other stuff on, and we can choose whether or not to go with what God intended.

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I thought the 3 word wonder couldn't be beaten, but.. OH MY WORD! A ONE WORD WONDER!!!! :p (alternatively "Oh my word, I wonder, could it be a one word wonder?") After thorough checking, it turns out my real name [i]is[/i] Dan. All my I.D. says so, and so do all the guys I know.

[QUOTE=ColourDeaf]Well, I should probably get a live journal or a MyOtakku site or something for this kind of thing, but since I don't, I'll do it here. As most of you have probably guessed by the big floating name above this post, here I'm calle ColourDeaf. Few of you know me and even less of you could care less, but I just want to let off a bit of steam. Truth is, I'm tired. I'm one of those guys that everyone comes to to vent on. I'm a pyscharatrist, a "Dear Abbey" coloumn, a teddy bear and a punching bag (verbally and physically) all rolled into one. To put it another way, I;m the "nice guy," the non-threatening, neutral friend that sorts out relationships and is the ever present shoulder to cry on (quite often literaly). I've always been able to help people with a smile, a hug and a good joke, or (more often than not) just listening to them for a while, asking the right questions and letting them get a load off their chests. I'm pretty good at it. And therin lies my problem. I'm only the "nice guy." I'm supposed to always be there for other people. I sort out there problems. I make the bad things go away. I've helped people with problems with their parents, with their friends and mended together countless fractured relationships. But I have to be this kind of bedrock, this metaphorical judge absorbing all these problems and making solutions. But [I]I[/I] never get anyone to talk to about my problems. I suffer from mild insomnia brought on by depression. A few of my friends know this but the majority don't. I just want someone I can talk to, you know? My parents are divorced, with my mum just getting out of her depression. I can;t really talk to her, because I don;t want to upset her, and my dad and I...don't have that sort of relationship. My teachers are more friends than anything else, I see a psychiatrist occassionally (there's one at the school i go to), but I feel they just lisen out of politeness than anything else, and I can' talk to God because I don;t believe in Him. even if I did, I'd feel guilty asking about myself, rather than trying toget Him to help my friends. There was this girl who I really liked. No. I loved her, plain and simple. I was always by her when she got hurt, I made her laugh and I was the one she talked to. Last year her boyfriend killed himself, and I was there to get her through these tough times. Unfortunately, this damned me, because after that I could never tell her how I really felt, she would (and I would) feel I'd just be comforting her just to get my own way, and that wasn't right. So now she's off with another guy (they met a couple of months ago), and I'm still here, just waiting for the next problem to come up for me to solve. I suppose I shouldn;t really complain. There are a lt of people worse off then me. I'm just whining... you people don't know me, and I shouldn;t be coming to you for help. I'm very sorry for wasting your time. If you want to post your problems here, that's fine. If the mods want to come and shut this thread down, that's cool too. I probable shouln;t be putting things like this up anyway. Cheers anyway, if you've read through this far, though I'm probably just talking to ghosts. ColourDeaf[/QUOTE] If you were a Christian, I'd say you had a very Pastoral calling (not so much [i]church leader[/i]-pastoral; that's not what a "pastoral calling" really is) in that the thing you seem to be best at is helping others. However, in helping others so much you have an array of problems in yourself that are undealt with. Partly that's by choice, because naturally you want to help others out, it probably even makes you feel worthwhile to some extent, and it distracts you from the problems in your own life; but at the end of the day, they're there. I'm exactly the same so I know what you're going through... There are only a few suggestions I can really give- 1- Find someone, probably someone older (which may not be quite so easy in a school setting, unless it's a teacher or something) who you can actually talk to about things. The reason someone's older is best is because quite frankly, they're often wiser, and thus what they say will carry more meaning than someone your age, even if someone your age were to say the same thing. 2- Don't beat yourself up for wanting to sort your own life out. There's only a certain extent to which you can help other people without getting some kind of support yourself. The more you push to help others, the more problems you rack up within yourself, which will need dealing with at some point. There's no harm -and in fact it does good- in seeking support for yourself, even if it does mean you have to spend less time helping people out. 3- On the same note, don't discount asking God for help because it's "selfish" :p. If it helps you, it prepares you to help others, so in the long run it does good to more than just yourself. Also don't worry about whether you believe in God or not; I'm sure God answers the prayer of someone who's searching around to see if he's there, but doesn't believe in him- as much as he does someone like me.

Until now I'd always assumed that Dan was my real name, but now that you actually ask I'm not so sure..

2 of the 3 people who have referenced "God" so far in this thread have either said that God did make sex for pleasure, or in my case I said that it's not a bad thing in itself (which I meant in the same way). That also seems grossly out of proportion with priests, ministers, or just general Christians in society :p. Still it's a sad fact that the majority of priests and ministers do seem to portray that sex might actually be inherently bad- ie. the only redeeming thing about it is that it brings life. More so in Catholicism, since in most other denominations they can marry. What nolimits said is half-right. Sex was created by God, [i]partly[/i] in order to reproduce. However above that first the sexual unity of a man and woman is the mirror image of the unity of the Trinity. Sex was primarily designed not for reproduction but for man and woman to "become one flesh" as they are said to when married. The other part of that reason is that it is enjoyable- because well, if it wasn't then we'd be punishing each other by having sex and God just wouldn't do that :p. Procreation is a result of sex biologically because the sperm makes contact with the egg, theologiically because the union of man and woman in the image of God naturally reflects God's defining aspect from genesis 1:1- Creator. I'm not arguing that procreation is [i]not[/i] a reason for sex, but rather it is one of a few, and not [i]the[/i] reason for sex. with regards to boundaries, the whole "being one flesh" thing means that you are one, and thus you stay one. According to the Bible, you marry for life- not just because God Says So, but because you are one with whoever you choose, and ideally you will stay that way. To non-Christians, however, marriage is only really the equivalent of making a deep commitment to someone, but with more ceremonies and all that jazz (though often ceremonies actually have an important part, because they bear witness to a change and specifically imprint into your life that "things are different from now on". So things like Funerals- for mourning purposes, Christenings- to celebrate new life, Weddings- to celebrate commitment.. all serve a purpose because they acknowledge a change in the flow of life)

[quote name='Chaos']If someone kills themselves over something so small, then they are too weak-minded to even have been born. The world is a better place without them. And yes, I have no shame. I say this because it is a fact. I would go in to a long Darwinism rant, but I've made my point.[/quote] Well I say you're wrong, because what you just said is a load of horse ****, and [i]that[/i]'s a fact. I'd go on a long, pastoral rant, but given that it seems OK to make a blunt, opinionated, unsupported "fact" and leave it that way, I don't think I will.

I have nothing to add onto what nolimits and 'hEvN have said, as I pretty much share their opinions Sex itself isn't bad; it's just our over-indulgent (specifically all-pleasure, no commitment/sacrifice) culture which makes it so With regards to why some people try to have sex with as many people as possible, it [i]is[/i] a very appealing temptation (as temptations usually are), and thus a lot of people don't think logically when confronted with it. Promiscuous sex has it's major downfall in that who knows what kind of stuff you might catch, or whether or not you might end up pregnant or impregnating someone. Then again, [i]every[/i] temptation has it's bad after effects. But people who carry those out rarely think about them at the time, or if they do, they think that the act is worth it anyway.

[QUOTE=dposse]What is your problem? You posted this exact thread in the Lounge about 20 minutes ago. Here is a link to it: [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=40885[/url] Please stop spaming the boards. Post this once, and only once. Thank you.[/QUOTE] Actually, in the case of stuff like this, the general rule is not to post it at all, because it's blatant advertisement.

"chuntering".. it's kind of a local word, and it means the same as "muttering", but sounds funnier

Speak..... Leet.....? Isn't that an oxymoron of sorts?

[quote name='vicky][SIZE=1][B]And we also have to put up with buses being late... Yeah.... the only time we here Manchester folk pray is in the morning, we pray that the bus isn't late. You can hear people mumbling at the bus stop when you walk past. .[/SIZE'][/B][/quote] In Stoke the bus service used to be called PMT buses (that was the company's actual name, not just a nick-name for it- now it's First PMT as it merged with First Travel) Legend has it the buses only came around once a month

[QUOTE=Balmon]People - thanks so much for sharing! I didn't expect so many people to be so open. Great to see such a huge variety of people from different places. We also seem to have a lot of piano players here... correlation between supremely intelligent OtakuBoard posters and piano playing? Does anyone want to do a study? :) Phil[/QUOTE] Forgot to mention that I play the Piano/Keyboard, Guitar and Bass Guitar :p

[quote name='vicky][SIZE=1][B]I've been to Stoke-On-Trent, it's better than Manchester... -.-[/SIZE'][/B][/quote] I'm from Stoke on Trent, too (matter o' fact, I'm Rei_Man's brother). And I doubt that very much :p [quote name='Balmon']Stoke-on-Trent... what a funny name. Sorry to hear about the extreme crappiness. Where r u thinking of going for post-secondary, Rei_Man?[/quote] Stoke means "holy meeting place". Historically, anywhere called "Stoke" in the UK used to be a place where Celtic monks gathered to worship. The "Trent" part refers to the river Trent which runs through the city, so "Stoke on Trent" means "Holy meeting place near the river Trent". Stoke on Trent itself is a city, but it is a rather unusual one in that it literally became a city overnight. Before that, there were 6 towns; Stoke, Hanley, Trentham, Fenton, Burslem, and Longton. In the early part of the 20th Century they decided to all come together under the city name of "Stoke on Trent", and overnight became one of the 10 largest cities in the UK. There was (and still is) a lot of rivalry between the towns. For instance, Stoke is the "main" town, in that the city took it's name. But Hanley is where everything really happens in Stoke on Trent, whether the people in Stoke like to accept it or not (Can't you tell I was a Hanley boy :p) There are about 50 odd Stokes in the UK, but Stoke On Trent is the only one that made it into such a large city. The other notable thing about Stoke is that is also known as "The Potteries" as it had a thriving Pottery industry. The most famous pottery to come from Stoke is Wedgewood- The Wedgewood factory itself is in Uttoxeter (near Longton), but also Coalport, Spode, Daulton and a few others. However, despite our great history, we are really quite a crappy city right now. Praise the Lord for Sheffield! (Where I'm living right now) So that's where I'm from. As for what I do, I work in a warehouse 3 days a week, do voluntary work in a school 2 days a week, and I'm looking for school jobs to start in september.

One of my housemates' brothers has a fairly good rule. Your minimum age you'll go out with is half your age + 7. However, his maximum limit is "double your age, -7"... which never works quite as well. For instance, I'm 21. By that rule, my minimum would be about 18, which is quite a decent estimate. However, by the opposite, my maximum limit is 35 year olds.... which I'm not quite so keen on.. We revised the maximum rule to one and a half times your age, -7.. Works far better that way. As for actual acceptable differences- I'd say that maturity plays a good part in it. There's a hell of a lot more difference in maturity between a 17 year old and a 14 year old, than a 25 year old and a 20 year old, on the whole. Through the age range of 13-17/18 it's generally advisable not to stray more than a year or two outside your age, not because it's necessarily "indecent" or unacceptable because it's against the status quo, but rather because one of you will be way behind the other when it comes to maturity.

[QUOTE=lava lamp]I didn't say her questions were created for her satisfaction. I was saying that calling someone incorrect because they couldn't answer those questions to her satisfaction [which would be the correct answers AKA the answers pointing to the person being mature, or, in her opinion, having the right to sex] was stupid. Please read. Talking about two different rights here obviously, so you feeling the need to expand is laughable. Way to catch the joke to begin with, though. The subject at hand was the [i]right[/i] regarding maturity. That's what this entire debate is about. The person in question stated it was completely mutual and that's what my post was in reference to. It wasn't vague at all, so like I said above, [b]read[/b].[/QUOTE] OK, in terms of the debate on CHW's side I can see where you're coming from on that. I took it a little differently cos for me, the debate wasn't so much about "does he have the right", but "is he ready". So although Chibihorsewoman plainly said "you have no right to have sex" if you can't answer those questions, I'd more say "you're not ready", not so much for the sex but the implications. Which is slightly different as "rights" are something which you either have or you don't- and it's usually quite clear cut. Readiness is very much down to opinion- my opinion on the matter is strong but I can't force anyone to take it in. Obviously we've been debating about different things. So when you say "your right is based on your ability and your urges", I corrected that not because I was debating about his rights in the first place, but specifically because I wasn't and thus to me it was a separate point entirely. [quote=lava lamp]Bringing her up had nothing to do with sexual experience at all. I wasn't saying it's not necessary to be virgin Mary because she was a virgin; I was using her as an extreme example of someone who can do no wrong which is what the popular connotation to her existence really is. [url]http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=figurative[/url][/QUOTE] I'm British... We don't have a very strong Catholic culture here, and people on the whole don't really associate "virgin mary" with blameless so much as just "virgin". Because well, we're just brought up in a different culture. So you can't expect everyone to figurately attach the same connotations to certain characters as you do, nor knock people back when they misinterpret what you say because you're being figurative in your own cultural context. [quote]I knew what she was referring to. I was mocking the comparison by saying you were all trying to be the same by having something in common. The fact that I mentioned font colors as well as capitalization just makes concrete how completely idiotic the comparison was. Abstract thinking is not your forte.[/QUOTE] Forget about that one then- it's not so much I can't handle abstract thinking, I just have a tendency to take people far too seriously online when they're just taking the piss :p.

[quote name='lava lamp']Furthermore, it's amusing that all three of you took offense to my comment, "I like how 16 year olds talk down to 14 year olds online like they're Vietnam veterans or something," when it was purely a general statement. I wasn't implying anything so maybe relaxing would be a good idea? If you're so much older and more mature then this applying to you really shouldn't have crossed your mind. I sense a great deal of inconsistency but go figure.[/quote] There is only one person to have talked in this thread, who is 14, and is thinking about having sex, and furthermore is male, and there are only three people who have responded to that in a negative (ie. you're probably not ready) way. General statement or not, within the context of the thread it's stupidly obvious who you were talking about in that specific comment at that specific time, as it's not as if the whole thread had a pattern of 16 year old talking down to 14 year olds with only our exception. And you didn't really need to [i]imply[/i] anything- your comment said it all without even going on to implications. Given also that straight afterwards you said "A lot of the morals being preached in this thread are coming from people who can't get laid".. I look through the whole thread and I can't see anyone else even vaguely "preaching morals" either. And then your direct quote of CHW just adds to the evidence that actually that was not just a "general statement" but also a specific one. In short, your excuses are in sharp contrast to what you actually said. [quote name='lava lamp]His right being his penis wasn't a misogynistic statement. The subject was male. The contrary is just as true. People have a "right" to have sex because they have the organs and instincts to do so. I obviously wasn't supporting criminal activity so you may want to adjust your own reading skills before you critique mine. It isn't, however, your right to tell someone they're not mature enough because they wouldn't answer questions [b]you[/b'] created to your satisfaction.[/quote] Firstly, CHW's questions weren't bad at all. They weren't created for her satisfaction so much as from experience and actual wisdom. Secondly, if you expanded on "his right is his penis", maybe we wouldn't have criticised you quite as much Thirdly, what gives you the [i]right[/i] to have sex is not the organs and the instincts (as both of these are also characteristics of male sex offenders everywhere) but the [i]other person[/i] [quote name='lava lamp']I didn't say have sex without the involved thought process. I said you didn't have to be the virgin Mary.[/quote] Actually what you said was "Sex doesn't always come with emotional baggage". Emotional baggage can be commitment, thought, love, whatever. You didn't [i]just[/i] say that he needn't stay a virgin. In fact, nor did we, we only said that now might not be the best time. [quote name='lava lamp']The wrist cutter comment made me laugh. I guess because we didn't capitalize our names and don't type in fuschianeongreenpurpleblue that makes us completely similar. Yes, I am definitely trying to be like him. I guess by that same train of thought, MistressRoxie is trying to be like ChibiHorseWoman, who is trying to be like SwordFighter who is trying to be like Dan L. Really. That was just a pointless and idiotic comment.[/quote] She was referring to your blunt, controversial style of posting. Not your colours, font or having small case letters in your name. Wrist cutter pulls it off, and does it quite humorously.