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O neat site George Darroch! quite cheered me up - thankyou (am onsending to scientist mates who also need cheering up-)
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Wont even comment on douchebag (it's the rare woman who doesnt known the meaning-)
having sent a fragile (but lightningproof) infant* upstairs, I can confirm
that it is the Penguin Classics version of Boccaccio, trans. G. H. McWilliam. My Montaigne, "Complete Essays" is trans. M. A. Screech-*technically (nextdoor's infants are all under 14-)
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Resonancy Boy - keep 'em coming- o please!
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Cool last quote!
When people ask me,these days, "What are yer?" I reply, "Me."
And when - it comes up often, "O, you're not normal" - I can now respond, "Nup, but I'm natural." -
I'm pretty sure that my copy of "The Decameron" is the Penguin Classics translation. I really would lurch upstairs right now and check who the translator is (these people are *hugely* important! Nah, I'm not pissing in your pocket) but there's lightning out there-
Montaigne? For nightstand reading?
I love him too-
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And that analysis is precisely what ANZ asexuals have encountered.
Any transgression of percieved sexual norms is still treated hasrhly here: I cant count the number of times I've been hit with variants of "Well, what the fuck are yer?" There have have been two attempted rapes, both by males (I'm big & hefty and *very* able to use whatever weapon is to hand (a rock, and thumbs to eyeballs in those incidents.)
It is sad that Michael Stevens is unable to recognise that asexuals face discrimination, sexual attacks, the whole bejeebus - but on his head be it. -
Mrs Skin, havent encountered that acronym - yet.
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giovanni - a Boccaccio chance mayhap?
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One of the small sadnesses of being an outfront asexual - amongst quite a lot of joy - has been the reaction of the ANZ LGBT groups towards asexuals. As in, total cold shoulder.
Names have power indeedy, and learning that you are not a solus weird mutant, but part of (about) 1.5% of humanity is wholly empowering. And, additionally, learning that this is not just a human
quirk, but turns up in other mammals means (for me) that there is some kind of evolutionary benefit to asexualism (and please - pre-empting a certain kind of reply - I probably know rather more than anyone out there about asexual & non-sexual reproduction.)People is the good all-inclusive word...
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Glory, glory Ian Dalziel! Puns & truth in a rich witty stew! Strewth!
Made the day!
(Mind you, Stephen Judd's 'swine before churls' nipped at the heels, and made the day even more satisfying...)