Thanks for the rules explanation. I have one more small question: What are the rules of the break? Does the initial break shot have to put a ball down in order for the breaker to continue play or does the breaker get a break shot and then a next shot no matter whether a ball is sunk or not?

wow.

Genuinely, that'd be a deal breaker for me. I wouldn't expect any adult to put up with someone acting like that.

WALL OF TEXT CCCCCCCCCOMBO BREAKER

Nice reply. Thanks Gwiz.

At the moment I am doing honours in ethics looking at gender reassignment surgery. The science behind it all is extremely subjective and there seems to be a lot of cherry picking of factors and studies where a certain result is desired. There are a few scientific findings that have consensus and they mainly involve how little difference there is between men and women. Lots of the differences we see are at the extreme end of the scale, aka sports analogies. In every capacities men and women are capable of doing pretty much the same thing. Some extreme cases will involve things that only men can do due to the outright strength involved but other things we may think to be too physical women have done and are doing in other 3rd world nations all the time. Women can be conditioned to be very strong and very tough. We just don't value that or pursue that in the West.

The Elevatorgate and other examples should simply be ignored. They are immediately identifiable as being ridiculous and threaten to undermine to the entire project of a meritocracy that seems to be at the core of the liberal tradition (liberal in the post enlightenment sense, not the Fox news "All liberals are evil" sense).

You are right that society is probably not consciously trying to keep women down. THis is one of the major criticisms that feminism brings forth. It is that we do it tacitly and automatically. When we see an all women rock band we say "That's an all womens rock band" but when we see an all male rock band they are simply "A rock band". Simple and largely harmless example but it extends to every facet of society. Look at CEO's. When a women makes CEO of a huge multinational it is noteworthy. There are certain assumptions made that she's a ball breaker or a tough business woman. All things we associate with masculinity. Its as if there is no role for femininity in powerful roles either from women or men.

Ramble ramble too. Running out of stuff to add without writing a HUGE thesis.

Yes to...
-Drumming on steering wheel & Music not matching turn signals
-Wanting an attractive someone to sit beside you (only on a bus)
-Wanting to just stand there and let out a massive scream (tension breaker)

Only three - OMG Inconclusively, I'm not human!
What am I then??

Nice to see Seattle so well represented

Here's another example of People VS Winter:

*related=http://videosift.com/video/Ice-Breakers

Ice Breakers has been added as a related post - related requested by PlayhousePals.

Haha, I actually tried that for a little while because yeah, it bothered me how insincere the whole thing can be and I hate doing that whole dance. Thing is if you unload fully on your partner then it puts them in an awkward postion because they feel they have to reciprocate your full disclosure when perhaps they don't trust you sufficiently. At least thats the way I see it (and its why I stopped being a dick to people who were just trying to be polite )

The worst small talk? 1st year of university. You meet a lot of new people which I was mostly fine with. What bothered me endlessly was the same few questions. Where are you from. What course are you on etc etc. Maybe its selfish of me, but first I got bored of asking them and then I got bored of answering. Eventually I started asking people what their favorite flavour of icecream was (lemon sorbet btw) just to, you know, break routine. I guess you might call it an ice(cream)breaker and tbh, it worked quite well. Oh, and if somebody answers vanilla then you need to keep that person close. They are the best kinds of people (and there aren't very many vanillas). Maybe I don't really have a problem with small talk, I just have a problem with boring small talk

Interesting to note that "How do you do?" is traditionally reciprocated with another "How do you do?". I mean, its seems totally absurd, its almost like the question is rhetorical - it certainly doesn't expect an answer. Its just a polite courtesy and to do anything but show the same courtesy back would be considered rude - how self absorbed of you to actually answer! The conversation might evem bloom into discourse on the state of the weather (the last refuge of the unimaginative .

Oh, and it kind of is stupid though SveNitoR. Don't worry, I don't consider myself stupid or somehow broken in this regard, but I really can't see how anxiety serves any purpose. Obsessing over the tiny details of a conversation only serves to make me look stiff and robotic, like some sort of psychopath trying to remember how to smile with their eyes. I've heard theories that the reason alcohol is so embedded in our society is because on some level we actually sort of need it to overcome this inhibition. Unfortunately I don't drink, although I have found a sort of vicarious empathy - I inherit the same hibition if I am with people who are a bit buzzed, just none of the memory loss (a blessing ang a curse). Anyway, thats quite tangental. I guess what I'm saying is that I'm quite comfortable being an introvert and while anxiety certainly bothers me and stresses me out more than I'd like I don't let it paralyse me.

Most of the time sex=gender. Hell, our pronouns are describing somebody's gender, but we base our use of them on their sex. I know that what looks male isn't necessarily male, but experience has overwhelmingly indicated otherwise and the language I use every day reinforces it. When I watch this video I see a guy becoming a girl, even though I know its girl all along. Similarly its hard to banish the thought that you used to be a guy even though I know thats not how it works. I feel bad that I think that way, although I'm not really sure if it would be a deal breaker tbh.

Anyway, I hope you're a happier person now. I can't imagine its much fun to be in the wrong body.
>> ^nashvillain:

Well, I get that dating a trans person isn't for everyone - but for me that's more of an issue around reproduction issues (I want biological kids) than anything else. I could also see myself avoiding dating a non-passable person - but that seems more an issue around aesthetics than anything else.
Anyway, when it comes to dating trans people, saying you couldn't because of their past kind of suggests that regardless of what else you say, you don't really see trans people as their true gender (because you'd still see me as a man or 'too masculine') despite the fact that I don't really look, smell, or act like one (and in another year or so, you'd actually NEVER know unless I told you - which I would, eventually, but yeah).
So to answer your question - I understand that people wouldn't want to date a trans person but I don't always like the rationale that some people use.
>> ^Quboid:
>> ^nashvillain:
Gotta admit it's always a little crazy to see a discussion about my video (yeah, I'm the person in it) taking place on other websites ya'll be nice now!

Oh, this is awkward. Also, it's a virtually unique opportunity as I spoke unguarded earlier, without thinking that the subject would ever know.
How does comments like mine make you feel? Are they upsetting? Understandable? Both?
Oh and btw, you look like Sarah Chalke. I'm not trying to make any point here, just sayin'.

>> ^Reefie:


If you never knew would it ever bother you? <img class="smiley" src="http://cdn.videosift.com/cdm/emoticon/wink.gif">
I hear you despite my provocative question. I was talking to a friend recently about the women she finds attractive, and I actually asked the question - would you date a woman who was previously a guy? Flat-out "No way!" was the answer, and the speed with which it was uttered took me by surprise. I pondered the question in my own time and came to a similar conclusion - I don't think I'd be comfortable dating a woman who was previously male. My only reassurance at the guilt I felt when I came to that conclusion was that what I don't know won't hurt me.


There are certain large things in relationships that are deal breakers. Lying about this would be one of them. WHEN it got out -and it would get out- the gentleman involved would be in a far better position to answer the questions others would put to him, even if it was a polite "fuck-you-very-much".

...and yes, it would be his right to know. Just like anything else that would be embarrassing should it become public knowledge. You can stamp your feet and say how it SHOULDN'T be, but as of right now it is.

Pay day, you're a winner

Pay day, you're a winner
Keep cool form a line
Scar'd money broke money
Bow money mo' money
So sunny, cloud breaker
Sound make a wave run-up
While motherfuckin' jammin'
You can get it how you wanna

There's math and there's dealers and players and me
They say that they're winners
Ok well let's see
You play there you play
The rules of the trade
The math of the date
The times and the age
But you want how you like
Aim high man why not?
Sun Moon and Starry y'alls
Each and all of y'alls
Mathematics and dealers and players and me
They say that they're winners
Ok well let's see...

Sweepstakes! You're a winner

Pay day, you're a winner
Keep cool form a line
Scar'd money broke money
Bow money more money
So sunny, cloud breaker
Sound maker, wave run-up
Why wonder? funky drama
You can get it how you wanted it
'Who's the winner?' said the dealer
Every player 'Yeah me'
So you say 'We will see'
Player play! hey ok
Whatcha want? how you like?
Aim high. Why not?
Sun Moon and Starry y'alls
Each and every all of y'alls
Who's the winner? Yeah me
So you say 'We will see'
Cloud breaker danger beats!

Ha! ok, let's eat!

Sweepstakes! You're a winner

Pay day, you're a winner
Keep cool form a line
Scar'd money broke money
Bow money mo' money
So sunny cloud breaker
Sound maker wave run-up
Why wonder? fuck someone
You can get it how you wanna

There's math and there's dealers and players and killers and me
They say that they're winners
Ok well let's see
You play there you play
The rules of the trade
The math of the date
The times and the age
But you want how you like
Aim high man why not?
Sun Moon and Starry y'alls
Each and every all of y'alls
There's math and there's dealers and players and me
They say that they're winners
Ok well let's see!

Sweepstakes! You're a winner

Pay day, you're a winner
Keep cool form a line
Scar'd money broke money
Bow money mo' money
So sunny cloud breaker
Sound maker wave run-up
Why wonder? funky jammin'
You can get it how you wanna

'Who's the winner?' said the dealer
Every player 'Yeah me'
So you say 'We will see'
Player play! Hey ok
Whatcha want? how ya like?
Aim high. Why not?
Sun Moon and starry y'alls
Each and every all of y'alls
Who's the winner? Yeah me
So you say 'We will see'
Cloud breaker danger beats!
Fresh plates!
Let's eat!

Sweepstakes! You're a winner

Ha!
...
Keep cool form a line
Scar'd money broke money
Bow money mo' money
So sunny, cloud breaker
Sound make a wave run-up
While motherfuckin' jammin'
You can get it how you wanna

There's math and there's dealers and players and me
They say that they're winners
Ok well let's see
You play there you play
The rules of the trade
The math of the days
The times and the age
But you want how you like
Aim high man why not?
Sun Moon starry y'alls
Each and every all of y'alls
There's math and there's dealers and players and me.

I wouldn't mind taking out HIS trash ... except ... that lidless toilet would be a deal breaker I'm afraid =o/

My family watched this together. Roseanne was a sweet show.

In situations like that I just go to the breaker box and turn the fuse off. When my sister was having a hard time getting her four year old off the Internets I just went and shut the power off and said god was mad at her.


** maybe not the god part, but that would of been funny as she is being indoctrinated.

>> ^budzos:

This is an idiotic response to criticism.
>> ^Yogi:
>> ^spoco2:
So... I thought that was kinda badly done really.
If this wasn't on the sift I wouldn't have bothered watching for longer than a few seconds. The initial portion did not grab me in any way. I didn't know why I should care about the conference I was watching.
And then it was the usual heavy handed demonstration of over the top reaction to copyright infringement.
This doesn't really do anything to bolster the cause. It's been done before and better in the past.
If you're trying to get some message across on the internet, you really do have to have something to initially grab people's interest. It doesn't mean everything has to be quick fire boobs and kittens, but just something at the beginning to make me have any reason to watch further. Over a minute spent at the beginning with a boring mock press conference does not make me want to sit around any longer.
And then I did, and was treated to a mundane story. If you're going to actually get off your arses and spend the time to properly produce a nicely shot video... spend SOME time up front creating a worthwhile script that people will actually want to watch

Hey that's great, what did you do today?



Pretty much, but it ain't no ad-hom rule-breaker....Yogis' just doin' his thing, ruffled feathers be damned!!

i do not think i can call what i do officially work.
since i am a man of faith i tend to keep my life very simple and with as little trappings that would hinder my work.
1.wake up and first coffee and then morning prayers.

2.check emails for those in need of advice and counsel.(and dick around on facebook and VS)

3.procrastinate in getting out to my scheduled appointments (which is why i am always running late.i have some serious discipline issues concerning punctuality).the flavor of the appointments vary from addiction counseling to tarot readings and sometimes they may be just a spiritual boost for someone who is low and in need of company.(i live in a community with many elderly,and loneliness is a heart breaker).

4.usually around 4pm i start wrapping that part of the day up and head home for a shower and mid-afternoon prayer in order for me to get ready for the second part of my day where i bartend/wait tables at my long time friends resturaunt.

5.i do not make any actual tangible legal tender for the first part of my day.i may trade deal for something i need but usually i rely on the generosity and graciousness of those i help.i.e:the clothes i wear,the car i drive,the computer i am using right now were all gifted to me.even the house i reside in is a gift (well..kinda).

6.i do not own a credit card nor do i have a bank account.the cash i make from bartending and waiting tables is the cash i use to live and my paycheck goes to child support for my youngest child.

7.work till 10pm-11pm.come home.check emails again to see who or what needs help and in what fashion.mess around on facebook or VS for a bit and then off to study,read a book or watch something interesting.

8.night time prayers of gratitude for the day and all those who touch me,which can happen as early as 1am or as late as 3-4am.(depending on how much i am procrastinating).

i do fit family and friends (even a lovely woman) in that schedule but it is not always easy.thank god they love me.