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Post by Smacks on Jun 17, 2015 13:02:42 GMT -5
Courtesy of the sentient robocallers over at HuffPo, this one made me think of a certain AV Club commenter: "My Vagina Is Noisy -- The Underground World of Fanny Farts (Or Queefs)" I have spent my whole life thinking the Fanny was where farts normally came from. Have I been living in ignorance? We always used "fanny" as referring to the butt, and it was my understanding that was the definition in the USA and across the pond it meant the vag. I have no idea where I came up with this.
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Post by Nudeviking on Jun 18, 2015 20:53:53 GMT -5
Books That Literally All White Men Own: The Definitive List Total That I Own: 6/7 or 25/26 depending on how you want to count (Shogun, The first two volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire [actually own all five volumes], The Stand, The Wheel of Time [all 14 of 'em...], Lord of the Flies, The Lord of the Rings [all three books], Beowulf [but not the translation they specify]) Total That My Wife a Decidedly Non-White Man Own That Exist on My Bookshelf That I Have Never Read: 1 (Tuesdays With Morrie) Total That I Read Due To High School English Class at the Behest of a Teacher Who Was Not a Man That I Do Not Actually Own: 4 (The Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, The Call of the Wild)
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Jun 18, 2015 21:16:04 GMT -5
Books That Literally All White Men Own: The Definitive List (Tuesdays With Morrie) I remember this being a really moving book...when I was 17.
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Post by Nudeviking on Jun 18, 2015 21:19:38 GMT -5
I remember this being a really moving book...when I was 17. Maybe I'll give it a read the next time I am without reading material. It looks like a pretty quick read.
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Post by Roy Batty's Pet Dove on Jun 18, 2015 23:01:37 GMT -5
That is the one. Basically, I agree with some of his broader points about a culture of infantilization through pop culture, but he misses two rather important points: 1. Not all literature aimed at adults is on the level of Henry James. He's an exception for a reason. 2. Quite a bit of classic literature, like The Catcher in the Rye, I Capture the Castle, and To Kill a Mockingbird, would fit the rubric of modern YA fiction, and they clearly aren't crap like Beha makes the whole genre out to be. Yes, there is a lot of shitty YA books. There are also a lot of shitty YA books, period. That quote from Anderson was beautiful and gave me a hearty chuckle. Again, I do like some of the stuff The New Yorker does these days, but the conformity and unearned supercilious attitudes are tiring. At least The Paris Review and the LRB aim to challenge. I agree. I was lately thinking of reading Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy at some point, which are well-regarded, it seems. Incidentally, what do you think of the quality of the Harry Potter books if you've read them? I only recall reading the first one (probably inattentively) only because I was prevailed upon to do so, but not the contents. Ooh, if it's any help, I've read His Dark Materials. It's quite good. I was actually rereading it a few months back, but ended up setting The Amber Spyglass aside for a while, and haven't taken it back up yet. It's useful, I suppose to have read at least The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, first, if you haven't, as the books were conceived in part as Pullman's atheistic response to Lewis' Narnia (Pullman's trilogy also opens with the protagonist hiding in a wardrobe, albeit with less otherworldly results). The world that Pullman has created is pretty awesome, it's quite a bit more literary than most YA lit, and it's a very entertaining read. It doesn't hold up quite as well as I was hoping, but it's still very good. I would say that the main complaint is that its criticism of religion is pretty unnuanced.
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Post by Lord Lucan on Jun 18, 2015 23:37:00 GMT -5
I agree. I was lately thinking of reading Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy at some point, which are well-regarded, it seems. Incidentally, what do you think of the quality of the Harry Potter books if you've read them? I only recall reading the first one (probably inattentively) only because I was prevailed upon to do so, but not the contents. Ooh, if it's any help, I've read His Dark Materials. It's quite good. I was actually rereading it a few months back, but ended up setting The Amber Spyglass aside for a while, and haven't taken it back up yet. It's useful, I suppose to have read at least The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, first, if you haven't, as the books were conceived in part as Pullman's atheistic response to Lewis' Narnia (Pullman's trilogy also opens with the protagonist hiding in a wardrobe, albeit with less otherworldly results). The world that Pullman has created is pretty awesome, it's quite a bit more literary than most YA lit, and it's a very entertaining read. It doesn't hold up quite as well as I was hoping, but it's still very good. I would say that the main complaint is that its criticism of religion is pretty unnuanced. Thanks for recommending it. I did read the Narnia series as a kid, though I remember little beyond the first book. I imagined that his critical perspective might be fairly nuanced, if decidedly atheistic. Rowan Williams, the previous Archbishop of Canterbury, praised the series, and they had a public discussion about it after a performance of the theatrical adaptation on one occasion, if I remember correctly.
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Post by Pastafarian on Jun 20, 2015 11:40:37 GMT -5
HuffPo (who else?) at it again:
"Here's How To Make Channing Tatum's Favorite Sandwich"
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Post by Lt. Broccoli on Jun 20, 2015 15:19:26 GMT -5
"15 Stars Who Are Aging Horribly"
Left side: Carrie Fisher circa 1980 Right side: Janice Dickinson making a stupid face
"10 Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Gay", featuring picture of non-gay Vin Diesel (or sometimes Pitbull, I don't know about him but I assume he's probably not gay either)
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Post by Pastafarian on Jun 20, 2015 21:11:00 GMT -5
"15 Stars Who Are Aging Horribly" Left side: Carrie Fisher circa 1980 Right side: Janice Dickinson making a stupid face "10 Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Gay", featuring picture of non-gay Vin Diesel (or sometimes Pitbull, I don't know about him but I assume he's probably not gay either) That Carrie Fisher/Janice Dickinson one infuriates me.
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Post by Lt. Broccoli on Jun 21, 2015 5:44:59 GMT -5
I checked out the gay celebrities one for you guys (you're welcome). I don't know why I expected otherwise, but it's just childish homophobic insults (Kanye acts like a woman, Steven Tyler looks like a woman, Taylor Swift can't keep a man...)
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Post by Jean Luc de Lemur on Jun 21, 2015 6:25:27 GMT -5
Taylor Swift gets involved with a bunch of men in series. Ergo, Swift is a lesbian.
I see no problems with this logic.
Also, I was curious what Tatum’s favorite sandwich was, expecting it to be some kind of complicated meat thing with special ingredients and very specific seasonings. Nope. It’s peanut butter, jelly, and cheetos. One doesn’t quite need a roadmap for that.
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Post by Pastafarian on Jun 21, 2015 9:32:20 GMT -5
Taylor Swift gets involved with a bunch of men in series. Ergo, Swift is a lesbian. I see no problems with this logic. Also, I was curious what Tatum’s favorite sandwich was, expecting it to be some kind of complicated meat thing with special ingredients and very specific seasonings. Nope. It’s peanut butter, jelly, and cheetos. One doesn’t quite need a roadmap for that. Full disclosure I was curious about the sandwich thing too, but rather than give HuffPo the click I Googled it. And gave People Magazine the click. Sigh.
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Post by Pastafarian on Jun 21, 2015 9:35:58 GMT -5
I checked out the gay celebrities one for you guys (you're welcome). I don't know why I expected otherwise, but it's just childish homophobic insults (Kanye acts like a woman, Steven Tyler looks like a woman, Taylor Swift can't keep a man...) Don't click, it only makes them stronger! That said even though I know its bullshit and probably doesn't even appear on the list, I am oddly tempted by the "Ugly Babies Who Became Hot Celebs!" list, because the baby in the photo is almost certainly a doctored image or something from a Sci Fi movie's costume department. As of this writing I have not clicked.
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Jun 21, 2015 9:38:34 GMT -5
Wouldn't Channing Tatum's thing come from his recent Reddit interview? I'm kinda obsessed with finding the "original" source for clickbait and giving them my click.
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Post by Pastafarian on Jun 21, 2015 20:39:59 GMT -5
Wouldn't Channing Tatum's thing come from his recent Reddit interview? I'm kinda obsessed with finding the "original" source for clickbait and giving them my click. I'm pretty sure that is exactly where it came from. I'm old though and don't know how to navigate Reddit. I only half know what it is!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2015 8:35:31 GMT -5
Just saw this on TOC:
Est These Foods and Say Goodbye to Stree
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Post by lackofname on Jun 24, 2015 2:50:09 GMT -5
Just saw this on TOC: Est These Foods and Say Goodbye to StreeGood, fuck Stree. I'm going to Est the shit out of those foods.
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Post by Meth Lab Shenanigans on Jun 24, 2015 5:58:30 GMT -5
when you are not looking, women secretly puff up their cheeks, pull on their ears, and stare unblinkingly in endless horror
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Post by Some Kind of Munster on Jun 25, 2015 8:23:37 GMT -5
10 Celebrities Who Didn't Deserve to Die
I'm far more interested in their list of celebrities who did deserve to die
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Post by Smacks on Jun 25, 2015 11:35:55 GMT -5
Two gems from Weather Channel today:
"He Skipped A Rock on a Frozen Lake, and Then, AWESOME"
"Scientists Say All The Islands Will Be Gone"
Don't ever change, TWC.
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Post by Generic Poster on Jun 30, 2015 16:00:04 GMT -5
These 17 Things in Australia Will Definitely Kill You
If true, how is there anyone alive in Australia?
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Post by DangOlJimmyITellYouWhat on Jun 30, 2015 19:24:42 GMT -5
These 17 Things in Australia Will Definitely Kill You
If true, how is there anyone alive in Australia? I will always always always read the articles on Stuff In Australia That Will Kill You. Because FUCK YEAH AUSTRALIA.
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Post by X the Anonymous Zeus or Odin on Jul 1, 2015 0:07:56 GMT -5
These 17 Things in Australia Will Definitely Kill You
If true, how is there anyone alive in Australia? It doesn't specify WHEN they will kill you. They just will... Eventually... All 17 of them will come at you at once and murder you.
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Post by Pastafarian on Jul 1, 2015 9:45:10 GMT -5
when you are not looking, women secretly puff up their cheeks, pull on their ears, and stare unblinkingly in endless horror I'm glad you highlighted this, because the only thing I despise more than click bait is the godawful stock photography they use along with it. Usually of someone making a dumbass face or screaming at something. I want to round up everyone involved, the photographer, the model, and the person who chose the image, and drop them into a volcano.
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Post by Pastafarian on Jul 1, 2015 9:45:54 GMT -5
These 17 Things in Australia Will Definitely Kill You
If true, how is there anyone alive in Australia? Maybe number 17 is "time".
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jul 1, 2015 10:05:04 GMT -5
10 Celebrities Who Didn't Deserve to Die
I'm far more interested in their list of celebrities who did deserve to die 10 Celebrities Who Deserved to Die*thumbnail photo of Ike Turner* click, click, click, click…
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Post by X the Anonymous Zeus or Odin on Jul 1, 2015 14:39:54 GMT -5
<abbr>The Super Smash Bros page just posted this click baitey post. "Toon Link threw a Bomb at Peach. What happens next will blow you away." </abbr>
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Post by Jimmy James on Jul 2, 2015 8:49:42 GMT -5
I was waiting for this one to come around again in the little boxes at the bottom, insultingly labelled "YOU MAY LIKE". The headline?
How The Most Successful People Poop At Work
Are these people who are successful at work, or simply successful at pooping? Is the answer "In the executive washroom, duh-doy!" or something even more basic like "Out of their butts."? Do successful people simply have a colostomy so they can free up all that pooping time for high endeavors? Like the bizarre gardening accident that claimed John "Stumpy" Pepys, I consider these mysteries best left unsolved.
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Post by monodrone on Jul 3, 2015 7:59:29 GMT -5
I was waiting for this one to come around again in the little boxes at the bottom, insultingly labelled "YOU MAY LIKE". The headline? How The Most Successful People Poop At WorkAre these people who are successful at work, or simply successful at pooping? Is the answer "In the executive washroom, duh-doy!" or something even more basic like "Out of their butts."? Do successful people simply have a colostomy so they can free up all that pooping time for high endeavors? Like the bizarre gardening accident that claimed John "Stumpy" Pepys, I consider these mysteries best left unsolved. Maybe it's to do with the perception of success, I know I feel successful when I'm pooping at work because I'm getting paid to do it. Set Your Goals; Define Your Own Success
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Post by Jean Luc de Lemur on Jul 3, 2015 9:05:05 GMT -5
I actually had to look that one up—it was a Fast Company article, which surprised me because I don’t normally think of them as being quite at the clickbait-trash level. It was about the social dynamic of bathrooms while the author was going from high-end women’s magazine to high-end women’s magazine—I actually kind of enjoyed it because the author struck me as very much a female Costanza. Plus there was a sidebar at how to improve your workplace’s bathroom. That is, that was the article unless there are two “How The Most Successful People Poop At Work” articles out there. Also, this thread has resulted in me reading more clickbait than any of those links ever did.
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