Evelyn Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Glad you are feeling better!! Hope the healing goes quickly and easily. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mongo_jones Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 this sympathetic essay on andrea dworkin reminded me that we once used to have interesting conversations on mouthfuls. alas, trying to post this link in that thread also reminded me that threads used to get locked often back then. when was the last time we had discussion of guideline 4? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I just went back and read a few pages of that Dworkin discussion. It was interesting. Looks like the thread later veered into guideline-breaching silliness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splinky Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Talk of Dworkin reminds that Drucilla Cornell died in December. Dworkin was an odd duck until the end and a real pit bull about her theories. Cornell was also an odd duck but seemed capable of growth and learning from those around her who were not like her. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 And then there's Catharine MacKinnon. I have vivid memories of campus "Take Back the Night" stuff. Lotsa posters of that National Lampoon lady-in-a-meat-grinder cover. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splinky Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, small h said: And then there's Catharine MacKinnon. I have vivid memories of campus "Take Back the Night" stuff. Lotsa posters of that National Lampoon lady-in-a-meat-grinder cover. MacKinnon hated Cornell's guts. Like roller derby fight level hate. Why do famous feminists seem to hate women more than they hate men? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 2 minutes ago, splinky said: Why do famous feminists seem to hate women more than they hate men? They don't? MacKinnon got on pretty well with Andrea Dworkin, for starters. And saying famous feminists "hate men"? That sounds like Rush Limbaugh talking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 My father tested positive for COVID yesterday and my mother tested positive today. Did my father reschedule the plumber coming over to install the toilets? Of course not. And now, previously unknown issues with the water shutoff valve have come to light, extending into the street and necessitating involvement of the water company as well as the utilities (the gas and electric lines weren't marked on the street). My parents are sick and have no water, and my mother has to go to their complex's clubhouse to use the bathroom. If I make it to almost 80, remind someone to knock some sense into me if I try to do anything like this. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I’m so sorry. It’s a complicated works out there now. Are your folks taking anything fir Covid? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Today in Unnecessary Pedantry, you don't need to say "a pair of twins." Twins are already a pair. Please join me tomorrow for a lecture on why "very unique" is very stupid. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 If you had TWO sets of twins . . . . (But that would be very unique.) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Next you're gonna tell me about a restaurant you often frequent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 That's not as annoying as when you see people write about frequenting a restaurant ONCE. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Because they think the word "frequent" is a fancy word for "visit," and why would you not want to be fancy? Related: Students will often apologize to me "for the inconvenience" of them being late or absent. Kids, your lack of attendance inconveniences me not at all. It's not like I'm depending on you to clap erasers or something. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 On 2/24/2023 at 11:59 AM, voyager said: I’m so sorry. It’s a complicated works out there now. Are your folks taking anything fir Covid? Dad is taking Paxlovid. He has stage 3 CKD and was able to get the drug from his nephrologist. They were trying to get the same for Mom, who's a cancer survivor. They seem to have mild symptoms as of today, thank goodness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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