Also a good reminder as to how they're able to so quickly replace broken glass at NHL games and *bravo for the Mozart. I think I'll point to some appropriate Mozart now...

it was such fun.

In reply to this comment by eric3579:
OMG IMPROMPTU DANCE PARTY!!! I'm soooo jealous!

In reply to this comment by berticus:
PARTY PARTY PARTY HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

let's share new years eve stories

we had a party.
a young woman slipped over on broken glass and cut her elbow severely enough that she bled all over our house and needed an ambulance. DRAMA!
i tried fire poi for the first time in about 7 years and burnt my hair but it was awesome.
and on the stroke of midnight we had an impromptu dance party in my room.

actually, i think i just had the best new years i've had in a long time.

*promote

OMG IMPROMPTU DANCE PARTY!!! I'm soooo jealous!

In reply to this comment by berticus:
PARTY PARTY PARTY HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

let's share new years eve stories

we had a party.
a young woman slipped over on broken glass and cut her elbow severely enough that she bled all over our house and needed an ambulance. DRAMA!
i tried fire poi for the first time in about 7 years and burnt my hair but it was awesome.
and on the stroke of midnight we had an impromptu dance party in my room.

actually, i think i just had the best new years i've had in a long time.

*promote

PARTY PARTY PARTY HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

let's share new years eve stories

we had a party.
a young woman slipped over on broken glass and cut her elbow severely enough that she bled all over our house and needed an ambulance. DRAMA!
i tried fire poi for the first time in about 7 years and burnt my hair but it was awesome.
and on the stroke of midnight we had an impromptu dance party in my room.

actually, i think i just had the best new years i've had in a long time.

*promote

Good thing to put up the job fair, at least those 2000 jobs get filled. Also, the glass is half full. And stands on a pile of broken glass.

aw man, we only had dog poop in our sand pits.. I remember calling it "treasure" when I found it and making little piles of it on the edge of the sandbox. Then I'd wonder who stole my treasure when I'd come back later

>> ^KnivesOut:

In my day, we had sharks in the pools, broken glass on the slides, and heroin needles in the sand pits, AND WE LIKED IT.

In my day, we had sharks in the pools, broken glass on the slides, and heroin needles in the sand pits, AND WE LIKED IT.

BTW, I've had my tonsils removed, and I had sex before the age of consent, so I hope you won't think my opinion is too biased. All I was trying to point out in that link is that there are, at very least, scientific and moral arguments to be made. Had I known that the author was a Jew, I would've reported him immediately.

It's too bad I lost some respect points hp, as I respect you as well. I'm not saying that I have a lock on whether circumcision provides that many benefits, but I think that to say there is no medical or ethical argument is going a little too far. This debate has been going on for a long time. I definitely see why some people choose to keep their kids uncircumcised and I think the fact that so many people find the uncircumcised penis disturbing is disgusting. Hopefully that perception will change, and it's certainly not something that influenced my decision, neither was religion. One of the most intelligent people I know is uncircumcised and we had a long discussion about it prior to my son being born. In the end, it was the talk that I mentioned above with my mother in law that influenced me over to this side. She had seen instances of medical problems that could have been avoided by circumcision, and for right or wrong her practical experience is what I chose to go with. I could even be wrong. I'm willing to accept that, had I seen a video like this before I made my decision, it might have influenced me the other way.

One thing I'm sure of is that what I did to my son is not child abuse. It caused him no pain at all. And I'll be sure to explain to him when he's old enough that some people are circumcised and some aren't. I don't think he'll go through any real image issues, just as I never have with my circumcision. As for the idea that circumcision lessens sexual pleasure, there are actual studies with results that show that it does and results that show that it doesn't. Without going into detail, I can assure you that my own sexual appetite is quite prolific.

And another thing, anyone that compares male circumcision done in a hospital by a trained professional, to the removal of the clitoris by any means is clearly misrepresenting the issues. The first is done for (granted) perceived health benefits while the second is done to completely eliminate the sexual pleasure of the girl involved. That's the real difference between the two, even if you overlook the fact that the removal of a girl's clitoris is often performed in an unsanitary environment, by an unsanitary witchdoctor with an even more unsanitary piece of broken glass, or a razor-blade. If anyone were ever to ask me if I wanted to eliminate my son's ability to experience sexual pleasure for whatever reason, I would say no. And I think that difference is pretty obvious.

Saying that circumcision is akin to cutting off toes is ridiculous.

I think more people go through glass windows in the movies every year than in real life. Seriously. I don't scour the news every day for defenestration stories, but they have to be pretty rare events. If someone goes through a window it seems like it's mostly to escape a fire or run away from something, and in those cases they almost always open the window first. Despite how it's portrayed in the movies, most everyone knows that broken glass = cuts galore.

>> ^quantumushroom:

You mean the "Supreme" Court with not one, but TWO inexperienced, radical, STUPID affirmative action hires? Too little too late, libs. Or as someone told me, "I'd crawl over broken glass to vote." And no, he didn't mean voting for taxocrats.


Alito and Robert? I don't think they're minorities.

You mean the "Supreme" Court with not one, but TWO inexperienced, radical, STUPID affirmative action hires? Too little too late, libs. Or as someone told me, "I'd crawl over broken glass to vote." And no, he didn't mean voting for taxocrats.

I feel sorry for whoever had to clean up the bloody bits of broken glass.

Probably to keep an eye on the babysitter. You know, so the owners can figure out 1.) Why the babysitter is mauled 2.)Why the cat is injured 3.)Why there's broken glass all over...rather than just taking the babysitter's word.

A jackass friend of mine used to do this as often as he could to impress girls at parties, leaving some poor sap to take broken glass out of the sink all evening.

That's alright, you're nearly a good laugh.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Thanks bro, even though you radiate cold shafts of broken glass.

In reply to this comment by rasch187:
For some reason I've had this song in my head all day. Going around saying "HA HA, charade you are" to random people can be a bit dangerous btw.

*promote