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Date number two with Linda was at a barbecue place. Once we placed our orders and waited for our food at the counter, she took note of the chefs beyond the registers.

"No women..." she murmured, then again, louder, "Not a single woman."

"Maybe they all have the day off?" I suggested.

She stepped away from me and went right up to the kid who took our order at the register. He was in the middle of helping another customer but Linda butted right in and said, "Excuse me: how come you don't have any women back there?" and she pointed over his shoulder to where the chefs were busy preparing our dinners.

The poor boy said, "I–I don't know. We have women who work for us but... but..."

"Where are they?" snapped Linda.

The cashier said, "Can you give me just one minute to finish with this customer? I'll get my manager–"

Linda piped up, "Women have waited hundreds of years for equal rights. You answer my question now."

The guy who was ordering then stepped in. "Excuse me: I'm in the middle of an order. Can you put your crusade on hold for a second?"

"My crusade!?" Linda gasped, "You're a misogynist!" She turned back to the cashier. "Your manager. Now."

"You finish taking my order," the customer said to the cashier, who looked like he'd have rather been anywhere else. I wanted to join him there.

"Manager!" Linda called out to whoever would listen behind the counter. "Manager!"

The manager, a middle-aged guy with a headset, lumbered out to the counter. Linda laughed, shook her head, and said, "A man. Of course," then started right in on him, "You have misogynistic workplace practices." She pointed around behind the counter. "How come no women?"

The manager glanced around and said, "You'd probably have to take that up with the owner. She does all the hiring."

"She?" Linda asked.

"That's right."

"She?" Linda asked again.

The manager said, "If you give me your name and number I'm sure she'd be glad to reach out."

Linda stepped away. "Clearly she's a misogynist."

I gently put a hand on Linda's shoulder from behind. More than a few eyes were looking at us. I said quietly, "Maybe we should go somewhere else for dinner."

"Yeah," Linda thankfully agreed, then said, "You're all misogynists!" to everyone within earshot. We hurried out.

I took her down the road to a family restaurant. The whole time we ate, she spat and muttered to me all about how misogynists were always running the show and how women were worse off now than they've ever been. I pretended to care and that was our last date ever.

Thin Privilege posted:

Since then another mutual friend has gotten pregnant, which is obviously a really happy life event for her. Fair enough.

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This Troper is the gentlegiant. So naturally, no one expects me to do something bad. Friends with everyone around me? Great, that's wonderful. Even starting a new school, people know not to screw around with me. I live a pleasant life besides the bullies, in quiet respect for one another. I'm "so lovable"! Watch out though, for god's sake, if I tell you "I suggest you stop that," because one way or another, you are going to stop that. Sometimes, I don't have to do a drat thing, they just stop it. Because the last time someone didn't heed my advice? Fourth Grade, kid everyone minded, sort of like me. Wouldn't stop gabbing about how he was so popular these days. My method of downsizing his ego? Got the whole student body to hate him. Every. Single. One. I just had to be cold and distant to him, and that's all it took. What ended up happening was at the end of school, where we all had to go to High School, he left, crying, last day, and his family moved back to Edmonton. How do I know it's because of me? He said himself "I HATE you, ALL of you! I hope I NEVER see ANY of you AGAIN! IN FACT, I KNOW I'll never see ANY of you again!" As he left, I pleasantly remarked "Don't worry! I'll try taking you out with a Hitman!" I guess you could say I'm an unmotivated Magnificent Bastard.

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This troper is in the words of his best friend "a cross between a teddy bear and Jesus". In 9th grade a group of thugs threatened aforementioned female friend, then attacked this troper. Left kneeling on the ground as they went to molest their next victim, two words escaped my mouth. "My turn." My friend still describes this incident in great detail to this day, and maintains that I suplexed one of them before grabbing another by the throat with one hand and throwing him into a wall.

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Quite the odd one in school, few friends, (they too, were odd) with a fairly small berserk button. Exactly three times I was almost in a fight. First time, I had the guy in a choke hold up against a brick wall. In class. Entire classroom just stopped and stared. The second time, I was tired of three years of this one kid repeatedly talking poo poo. I get up, face him, say, not shout, say "Why don't you try shutting the gently caress up", he steps towards me, I shove him backwards, and I am more than certain, that if the teacher hadn't walked in right then, someone would've walked out, the other would've needed help. And the third and final time, a different kid was causing nothing but havoc for a good six months. at one point, he was standing on a desk behind mine, saying that he would jump on me. I grabbed his ankle, and dared him. He kicked off (but not me) and jumped down, muttering "not worth it"
Oh, and these were in first, third and fourth, respectively.

Khazar-khum posted:

Gentle Giant

Weatherman posted:

Is fibromyalgia that thing where people imagine they have fibres growing out of their skin, but the doctors don't acknowledge of it because of a conspiracy and possibly chemtrails?

Weatherman posted:

Is fibromyalgia that thing where people imagine they have fibres growing out of their skin, but the doctors don't acknowledge of it because of a conspiracy and possibly chemtrails?

ibntumart posted:

Misogyny!

Zipperelli. posted:

STDH.txt: Fibromyalgia

It a sad that everybody claims this poo poo. I work in healthcare, and as part of patient assessment I have to ask about health issues, and when someone mentions fibromyalgia, my eyes want to roll so hard.

It's not that I'm inconsiderate, but holy gently caress is fibromyalgia the flavor of the week. In the last month, I've heard 2 separate patients claim "fibro storm" and "end-stage fibromyalgia". It was at that point I considered a career change.

Khazar-khum posted:

Elementary

Dogfish posted:

A lot of people with "fibromyalgia" have somatized depression and/or other mental health issues, so that's maybe something to consider when you're seeing patients.

Dienes posted:

So far the only things that have been shown to effectively treat 'fibro' are improved diet/exercise and anti-depressants. Its just a symptom of another underlying issue.

Dogfish posted:

Yes, that's what I'm saying. Whether or not fibromyalgia also exists as its own disease (and there's enough controversy about that in medical communities that I'm not prepared to say whether or not it does), it's pretty clear that there's a huge amount of overlap between fibromyalgia symptoms and the symptoms of somatized mental illness. Health care providers who roll their eyes at the physical symptoms that people suffering from mental health issues exhibit are a barrier to treatment for those people.

People who seek medical help should get help, not contempt.

Tunicate posted:

some sort of unknown chronic pain disorder goin' on

Tunicate posted:

The pain researchers I work with personally believe that there's some sort of unknown chronic pain disorder goin' on, but whether or not any particular person who thinks they're suffering from fibromyalgia has it, or even that there's only one cause?

One of the ancillary effects of their research might be an actual quantitative way to test for it, which would be cool.

Aston posted:

Does anyone have a link to the blog of the lady who claims to have named like every popular musician from the 20th century?

Zamboni_Rodeo posted:

If this poo poo had actually happened, the barista wouldn't have had the time to make the guy's drink:

http://imgur.com/gallery/ZMluA

goose fleet posted:

Zipperelli. posted:

At least all the comments are calling them out about their lying for internet points...

goose fleet posted:

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'No phone number, no ''follow me on instagram.." no score., sigh.
Which was fair enough tho I guess, because I'm gay.'

goose fleet posted:

SEX BURRITO posted:

Does every fucker on the internet have fibromyalgia now? It's like a 'win an internet argument free card'. "Yeah I park in disabled spots, but I have fibromyalgia." "I can't leave the house and exercise, I have fibromyalgia." I know people who have genuinely been diagnosed with the condition and they aren't wasting their pain free times posting stupid stories.

Tunicate posted:

Mom’s The Word
Motorcycle Dealership | CA, USA | Bigotry, Employees, Family & Kids

(I am the father of a six-year-old boy. I am also friends of a married couple and the four of us are looking at motorcycles and gear. The dealer is having a sales event and has some free t-shirts and individual bags of chips. My son is in front, I am behind him, and my female friend is a few steps behind me. We have literally just walked in the door.)

Saleswoman: *to me* “We are all out of your size, but would your son like a free t-shirt?”

Me: “Sure. [Son], say thank you.”

Son: “Thank you.” *sees snacks* “Can I have some [Crunchy, Orange Snack]?”

Saleswoman: *looking BEHIND me* “You’d better ask Mom first.”

My Friend: *still behind me* “I’m not his mom.”

Me: *gives saleswoman a dirty look* “Sure, [Son]. But you have to eat them later.”

(FYI: Dads CAN make decisions and not every woman near a kid is Mom!)

[Crunchy, Orange Snack]

Lady Naga posted:

michaelhutchenceandme was taken down.

Verisimilidude posted:

Don't forget the text at the end!

goose fleet posted:

Furia posted:

I love the notion too that every single place in the world uses a synonym of cat for vagina.

No loving way this happened, linguistics alone.

Christo posted:

She might've known that English slang for vagina is another word for cat but couldn't remember 'pussy' specifically.

They're posting about getting laid using the stupid penguin meme so it's definitely STDH anyway though.

Libandano Urfam posted:

This is all I can think about when I read stupid script format.

davidspackage posted:

Porn star sex is where you have to stop every three minutes to either switch positions or hold your pose while someone photographs you. It honestly kind of sucks.