Phaedrus

I always thought the right thing to do was to throw it at the wall - if it sticks, it's done. Or is that spaghetti? I forget... On the serious note that the OP intended... yes, condoms are the second-worst thing you can flush away. Q-tips beat them for completely fouling everything up, apparently. Send both down if you want to ensure a comfortable and early retirement for your local plumber.

Congratulations to LeeRichards on his recent apotheosis! Thoroughly well deserved, my friend... long may you keep us entertained. YEEEEAAAAH, BABY!!!!!

Freedom is important. The fact that a minority of people abuse their freedom doesn't make it any less important, and does not make freedom inherently bad. The fact that thieves exist does not mean that each and every one of us should be assumed to be a thief. True, but SOPA/PIPA won't help this. Quite the opposite, in fact; they'll make it far worse, as they allow for sites to be shut down purely on the basis of an accusation, with no judicial oversight. Think about the implications of that for a moment. It means that a smart thief in the future won't just steal your pics; she'll steal your pics and then immediately launch a complaint under SOPA/PIPA, which will get YOUR website shut down. There's no obstacle to this; bypassing the courts means that no proof of infringement is required. And there won't be anything you can do about it. The rights and wrongs of the situation don't matter; the first person to assert ownership of the copyright has a huge built-in advantage. Don't be lulled into thinking this couldn't happen. Since the judiciary is bypassed, there's no need for any proof beyond what someone who probably just wants a quiet life is prepared to ask for and verify. Sure, you could probably go through the courts and get things sorted out eventually, but it'd take years and a lot of money. Is that really what you want? There are already laws that prevent this. The problem is for folks like the RIAA and MPAA that they're *laws*, and to get them enforced you have to do tedious things like going through a judicial process and proving guilt in a system that presumes innocence... and that kind of thing *really* cuts into the profit margins. Make no mistake, this is not about intellectual property; this is about money, and an attempt by a dying industry to avert their own destruction. It won't work. Again, remember: 6-year old Suki isn't going to be able to shut down Beyonce, but another SP could shut you down. That doesn't apply to everyone. Some are fiercely protective of their works; some are very happy to allow them to be distributed as widely as possible. The fact that you may be in the first camp doesn't mean everyone else is. There's a good chance that you're reading this using software that was written and released by someone who was more concerned about the greater good of the world than hanging on to the code they'd written. I'd be very surprised if CERB wasn't running on servers running such code. I'd recommend not going after Wikipedia - they actually put quite a lot of effort to ensure that everything published on their website is done under the standard Creative Commons license and that no copyright laws are broken by them. There would be better targets for your ire. To answer your question: there are already laws, and a process for enforcing them. It has worked and has been continuously improved for hundreds of years. It's not so broken that it suddenly needs to be bypassed entirely. Two final ironies. First, the sanctions against websites proposed by SOPA/PIPA would be trivial to bypass, so the proposed laws wouldn't even work as they're allegedly intended to; this is the problem with having legislation written by a bunch of old men who utterly fail to understand what the Internet is and how it works. Secondly, I'm quite surprised to see a SP supporting the arbitrary policing of the Internet by US-based organizations. Would you care to speculate where that goes when the religious right want to shut down everything they don't like? Trust me, they'd *love* to shut you down. Completely. Forever. Never mind that you may not live or work in the US; your very existence is intolerable to them. And finally... here's the real problem with SOPA, admirably explained by Hitler :)

I dunno, RubJunky... last time I tried to introduce myself by sniffing someone's ass, it didn't go over too well... And now:

Xavier Rudd - Journey Song

Welcome, Playpal! Nice handle, btw :) Well, I'm afraid the first thing I thought of when I saw the title was this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBecM3CQVD8

Yep, recos are always good. Only one caveat: if it's been a while since you last saw the lady in question, it might be worth making sure she's still active...

Enough with the spiders! U2 - The Fly

Horrible to hear this sort of thing. Hope everyone who works there is OK and they get things turned around reasonably soon.

And there's nothing wrong with that - I'd assume that any SP who publishes her number here is OK with it being called (although that's one reason why it's a bad idea for us guys to post them, as ladies sometimes change their mind about this). The only thing I'd say is that it's worth checking that the number you're about to call is published in a recent post... if you've dug up something old, other methods of contact may be preferable.

Awesomeness of the day: free-diving with Great Whites

Quite a few of the ladies at Paradise/Angels Touch have their fans here. Same for CMJ. +1 on Erin, Megan and Jessica. And Melia hasn't been mentioned yet, and should be.

(all participants consented to having their boobies touched, at least according to the comment posted with the vid)

FWIW, ALO's website is now advertizing Haircut + Massage at their western location, which I don't recall seeing before. I shall perhaps have to investigate... I'm getting kinda shaggy :)

I called them up the other day, Those Bastards Fat, the Guys that Weigh I hoped they'd send some fun my way To lighten up a dreary day. The guy who took my call, I swear Was very much the worse for wear. I asked what had caused this distress And why he sounded such a mess. "A quiet night at our HQ, We had a beer - just one or two. Don't you worry, have no fear We do this most nights of the year There's no cause for you to be wary - Now, what's your fancy? Bald or hairy?" I made my choice - I won't say what; They said they'd be there in a shot. So, preparation: in a trice I'd half a case of beer on ice. A pizza ordered, soon was there All was set, with time to spare. Fast-forward, then; it's five to five A truck has rattled up my drive. I noted then, with great distrust That there was much less truck than rust I wondered, with a little fear - "How on earth did *that* get here?" But that was nothing to my fright At what then assailed my sight. A bulging gut, with faded jeans (they were quite bursting at the seams) But as for hair, they are no liars: His head was as bald as his tires! I asked him if he'd come inside - Recover from his rattling ride He looked quite sore, of that I'll vouch He quickly fell upon the couch I offered him a beer, then two They quickly vanished from my view. A third was downed, and as I watched Persistently he scratched his crotch! I wondered then, with trembling knees - Was it crabs, or was it fleas? Did I really want to know? How could I get him to go? He ate my pizza, drank my beer He belched - and farted too, I fear. And then the bugger fell asleep It's quite enough to make one weep. Three hours later - that's no joke The bastard finally awoke. I hustled him out of the door And hoped I'd never see him more. My prayers weren't answered from above - "The truck won't start - I need a shove!" I donned my coat, and went outside And laboured at his rusting ride I pushed and shoved, with might and main I swear I nearly burst a vein! Finally, the engine caught My efforts wouldn't be for naught And so I sent him on his way I'd had enough for just one day. And so here ends my sorry tale; My evening with a human whale. So if you're ever tempted by The prospect of a fleshy thigh Please make sure your tastes don't lack A great love of a hairy back Stock up on liquor, and make sure Your drive goes downhill from your door!

Disagreement is not the same as negativity :) Have at it! Absolutely... I'm certainly not advocating that (quite apart from anything else, the ladies have their security to consider; I'm sure there are times with the alarm bells go off and they *have* to start thinking about that over and above anything else). And if the two of you really don't get on, then fine - but in that situation I'd have thought it'd be obvious to both parties that there was a problem. What I was really getting at was the situation - and I know it happens - where guys show up, and just decide, on first setting eyes on the lady, that they're no longer interested, based purely on looks. Yes, we can all protest that *we* would never be so shallow... but it happens; far more often than it should, I suspect. After all, ladies post pics; it's rare for one of us guys to show up with no clue about what we're about to see when the door is opened (and yes, I know fake pics exist, and this is one of the reasons they're so frowned upon). We really should have done our research. But the ladies don't get that. And still, I've never heard of a guy being told to go away because he was too fat, or too ugly, or too anything else (I've never had it happen to me, and I'm certainly no Adonis) - but I have no doubt that there are guys who bail on the ladies for equally shallow reasons, and it's those people my previous post was aimed at. The fact of being a paying customer does *not* give you a license to treat other people with contempt.