I also disagree with @VoodooV's gun analogy, but for a different reason: some people would really, really like to be in a situation where they'd get to "use" their gun, whereas I challenge anyone to find me a single woman who would want to have an abortion. Abortions are a necessary "evil": not "evil" in the conservative-religious sense, but in the sense that no-one wants to have one, but sometimes it is the only ethical choice to make.

In a perfect world, everyone would be able to turn on and off the reproductive aspect of sex at will, and maybe medicine will allow us that one day. But until then abortion is a necessity, and not only for cases of rape, incest or ripped condoms. I won't address the troll, but @ReverendTed, do you truly think a woman who - because of emotional manipulation/coercion (e.g. "I don't feel anything with a condom"), or for lack of education, intelligence, or presence of spirit (e.g. drunk) - has unprotected sex, should be "punished" (so to speak) with a life-long responsibility of a human life, despite being perhaps emotionally, financially and/or psychologically incapable of raising it properly? A fate which would moreover punish an innocent child for its whole life (something the non-solution of adoption only makes worse btw)?

When a biker who was not wearing a helmet falls and opens his forehead, do you tell him "tough luck, should've worn a helmet, no doctors for you"? Or, closer to the subject at hand, shouldn't STDs be left untreated? You chose to have sex, you didn't take all the precautions, now live with the itchy consequences! Seriously, having to get an abortion because you were not careful is ample punishment enough. Not because you're "murdering" a human being or other such manipulative BS (although many are pressured into feeling that guilt) but because it is an invasive and disagreeable medical procedure (not to mention the psychological aspects, e.g. the possibility of regret).

This has been said ad nauseam before: if you want there to be less abortions, there needs to be more education (including sex ed, but not only) and easy access to contraception. Speaking of contraception, I look forward to the day they invent a version of the pill for men (soon?); why should women bear all the birth control responsibility?

_{As for the question of when a ball of cells becomes a human being, I've addressed the subject elsewhere on the Sift (whose search function is effin' up on me right now; I'll post link when I find it).}

This reeks of dupe, anyone else ?

That itchy sift feeling is gnawing at my right ass cheek.

I feel all itchy now

I've maintained some form of facial hair since I was a freshman in High School (at that point it was ridiculously long/tall but sparse sideburns). I hate the way I look after a clean shave, and hate razor shaving in general, so the most I'll ever do is trim down to stubble with an electric trimmer.

Most of the time, I'm rocking the Abe Lincoln beard / Amish chinstrap (no trimming/shaving to make it artificially even, just natural varying height from jawline up the cheeks). I used to shave my moustache area with an electric razor, but I've gotten too lazy for even that so I now just trim it down to stubble when it gets ratty. I'd like to just go full-on and incorporate it into a full beard, but unfortunately my moustache still seems a bit sparse compared to my beard at 30 years old. I'll get there eventually I think.

Occasionally people will suggest/hint that they think I should shave, which I suppose is the 2010's equivalent of "get a haircut, and get a real job". But personally, I prefer the way I look with a beard and I hate the feeling and hassle of regular shaving, so it is an easy choice to ignore the naysayers and keep the beard going.

I'm amazed at how many guys say stuff like "doesn't it feel itchy to have a beard like that?" -- in my experience the answer is NO, not at all; the itchy part is between a fresh shave and stubble. So if I were to shave regularly, that would be every day, all the time. Screw that noise...

>> ^lovelynotes:

I'm itchy all over.


I was going to say the same thing.

I'm itchy all over.

http://videosift.com/poll/What-is-a-dupe

This poll was taken of the community and it was overwhelmingly decided that dupes are exact dupes. 33-8. The community spoke loud and clear.

@lucky760 -- @brycewi19 is completely in error by duping this vid. . Sure would be nice to have *notadupe to stop a dupe in error from being committed. If someone comes along and gets an itchy trigger finger, this vid goes bye bye with no recourse except your direct involvement.

This issue just keeps coming up over and over. Dang.

Looks itchy.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Louie, Louis CK, Dane Cook, stand up, joke stealing' to 'Louie, Louis CK, Dane Cook, stand up, joke stealing, itchy asshole' - edited by budzos

Did y'all ever think that his ass could have just been really itchy?

WHERE IS EVERYONE? I AM THERE/HERE! OH RIGHT...


>> ^darkrowan:

Sorry or the last minute ditch but I'm feeling a bit ill and am forced to stay in. Have fun without me


My allergies were kicking my butt/abdomen yesterday with itchy eyes running nose.

VS needs a live cam for to do it online for us! I should had built a remote robot like Sheldon Coopers did: http://videosift.com/video/Steve-Wozniak-Woz-on-The-Big-Bang-Theory ...

Jesus Christ, dag, why don't you slow your roll for a while? My god, dude. You do have a hobble feature so you don't have to jump around banning people without hearing all sides first. You do realize you've tried to or have banned three people within two weeks. Siftler has an itchy trigger finger.

I promise I'm not calling people names, teacher. Except you now, calling you Henry VIII.

In reply to this comment by dag:
Sorry for the bodyslam. Your account has been reinstated. http://netrunner.videosift.com/?loadcomm=1#comment-1221143

>> ^Ti_Moth:

Just watching that made me itchy.


Dang draculas!

Just watching that made me itchy.