jmusshorn

Oh yeah, well. Your mom. I've actually found that the entire Hiroshi thing was rather instigated by Hiroshi rather than Shuichi. Although Shuichi was not fighting or complaining, I still don't think that it was of his instigation. I'm totally against the ropes in this argument, and I know it. Best to just cut my losses and walk away. ~Jamie~

Nope nope nope, I smell a loophole in that description! You've labeled him as gay. Not entirely true. While he does indeed exhibit a homosexual attraction to a Mister Eiri Yuki, he has never shown an attraction to any other character in the entire run of the series. So basically, you'd have to get through Eiri to get to him. Personally, I debate whether or not that's even worth it. He reminds me of that guy Chilly from Be Cool. If you wanna try and get through that impenitrable wall of badass-ness, please; be my guest. *Runs to get the popcorn* ~Jamie~

I would like to input just a bit on the animé character discussion. It seems to me that some people like to think well, why would you have the hots for a cartoon character when there are real people out there that look way better? To which I humbly reply, One, there is no-one more gorgeous than Cloud Strife. Two, I happen to be attracted to the attributes that are greatly accentuated (if not entirely exaggerated) by animé artists. So there. It seems that one's animé attractions, especially by what attribute in particular makes you attracted to such animé characters, hinges greatly upon your overall fantasy/reality divide that you allow yourself to have. If you can fully accept the fact that not everything/everyone you want/need is real or tangible, you just might have an easier time saying Damn, Vincent Valentine's a babe. Reality can be boring at times, after all. ~Jamie~

Date: 11/21/2005 12:50:55 PM Author: zelgadis I'm going to stay out of that, boggy, but I am 100% sure that jmusshorn is going to challenge you to a fight over Cloud.  RUMBLE! *Gets popcorn* ISF Oh, the gloves are off. Cloud, Tidus, and Vincent are all sooo mine.

Date: 11/12/2005 10:22:49 PM Author: MallowTheCloud Yay, I finally got my scanner working again. Here's a picture of me from my UW Student ID card. {Image Not Copied}quote> Woah, you were right. We actually do look quite alike. Lyke woah. ~Jamie~

w00t for both of you! Great job. Hope you make us all proud!

Yup, found the DVD's VIDEO_TS folder online. Subtitles and all. Sooo yummy.

wbelac: Still the coolest eyes ever. LyKe woah.

I would like to comment on what was said earlier, regarding the genetic incantation of homosexuality. As I said before, there is indeed a study that has been conducted in Sweden (at the Karolinska University) regarding the pheromones of human sweat when administered to gay men and straight women. These two groups of people responded to the male pheromones, while the straight men (also part of the study of course) did not. An article on this can be found here . Also, for credibility, you will notice that this reference was taken from Men's Health Magazine, which is a credible source. Anyway, the gist of it is that homosexual and heterosexual people's brains are different. The way you react to pheromones (and I've discussed this with an A.P.A. certified psychologist) is part of your genetic imprint and cannot be changed. ~Jamie~ P.S. What about all of the gay animals other than humans? I believe there is a pair of penguins at the New York City Zoo that have been in a monogamous homosexual relationship with each other for nearly ten years. I can find a link to credible sources of such information quickly, should you desire that I do so.

Date: 10/14/2005 4:39:24 PM Author: zelgadis Date: 10/14/2005 4:29:08 PM Author: Joesocwork Date: 10/14/2005 3:58:24 PM Author: MallowTheCloud Yuck, I hate the taste of alcohol. But, I'm weird that way. We have a thread for that you know. quote> Ah yes.  Joesocwork's favorite thread.    Let's put the weird stuff there and keep the gay stuff here, shall we?  And on that subject, my fiance and I are thinking of getting a pile of Krispy Kreme doughnuts instead of a wedding cake.  Wait, that could go in either thread... ISF quote> My mother actually did that for my step-dad's 40th B-Day! It went off very well, too. I recommend it.

You all knew that I was going to reply, so here goes. Subedei, you have your opinions. Your views. Your reasons. I can understand that. I can respect that. However, that's as far as your positive points go in this discussion. What really erks me is that you try (terribly) to spin every point that you've attempted to make, and try to throw it back at us. It's rediculous. If you can't actually take credit/responsibility for what you write, then don't %^ing write it. No skin off my nose. Also, you have NOT been here the entire time with the objective of simply getting the thread off of the forum. If that had been the case, you probably could've tried something simple like arguing your cases and points in an intelligent manner. Instead, you tried so tenaciously to start fight after fight after fight in the thread that people eventually got bored of you and left you alone. Or you left us alone, either way things got better. Another thing is that I remember very clearly the extremely rude and hurtful things that you said in your first string of posting. In fact, I saved every one of them BEFORE you edited them, just in case you'd think that people's forget how vindictive of an individual you've been. i guess you gays dont care who you offend as long as you get your little opinions in ~ Verbatim, Subedei. As I've said before, I can respect a person who has opinions and views contradictory to my own. I can even embrace them, because we're all different in this world. But to come in here, insult everyone, try to spin it around so we have to take the blame, and then try to make it seem as if you never said anything at all... That's just being weak. It's a childish thing to do. ~Jamie~

Yes, exactly. Thank you. You know, I am so absolutely sick of other people talking about gay people and their thoughts, practices, lifestyle as if they actually know what they're talking about! If you're not gay, stop bashing gay people as if you understand what they're all about. Another thing is exactly right; This isn't anyone's choice. Religion: Choice. Political affiliation: Choice. Human sexuality: NOT choice. Quit persecuting people for having the confidence in them selves to actually admit to you who they are, especially having to do so with a world full of people that seem to think that they understand this subject more than those of us who live it. Pfft. It sickens me, really. ~Jamie~

Ah, the old myths of gay-ness. ~ You can recruit people to it. ~ It's a choice. ~ It's only a lifestyle. ~ Gays will chase anything in pants (again to use the old phrase ) First off, I will agree with Joesocwork on one thing. As with any group of people with a grouping definitive factor, there are indeed some norms associated with homosexuality. However, these are the same types of norms that African-American people get associated with (insofar as they can be blatantly insulting and sometimes downright untrue). So, please, to anyone who wants to discuss what they perceive as normal of gay people, watch it: Just tread lightly, because you never know when you could say something really derogatory and hurtful. Perhaps with these certain stereotypical norms that society (ESPECIALLY the media) has given us gay people, we [gay people] are more reluctant to identify with them [stereotypes] at all because when a gay person is associated with such practices and habits (hyper-grooming, fabulous fashion sense, decorating abilities galor, et cetera), people often times look down upon these people as being weak and overly-effeminate. People, including even me, won't take such a person seriously. You see, with gay people it's definitely different from every other sort of group in the sense that you can never tell right off the bat who is who. With some people, you would never guess in a million years that they are gay. Others, you wouldn't guess in a million years that they were straight. You just can't be 100% sure, even with what they tell you. A closeted person could tell you that they were straight, and even then you wouldn't know the truth. With this group, one must be especially careful not to sling around false fact and derogatory terminology, as there still seems to be some debate of the overall validity of such a group. Oh, it's a choice it's just a mental illness it's Satan in your body (yes, I've heard the last one. It was screamed at me by a preacher who was trying to turn me straight. I'm dead serious.) What really annoys me is the fact that no-one seems to actually ask, or take the word of, the people who are actually gay! It always seems to be two heterosexual people who are arguing over whether homosexuality is biological or not, and to what extent is it real. Never have I heard a gay person give their point of view on the subject whilst the other members of the debate are actually listening to them and honoring their thoughts and facts. It all comes back to the stereotypes. People have seen gay people as being weak, effeminate, and inferior for a long time, so still no-one is yet to truly take us seriously. Everyone needs to put their stereotypes and prejudices aside, and really think about this... Have you ever thought yourself to be gay? If not, then what is it any of your business telling others that gay people are wrong? Walk a mile in their shoes, and then re-think whether or not you want to open up that futile can of worms ever again. Thank you. ~Jamie~ P.S. @Subedei: Well, of course people got upset at you. Your string of posting was the most insulting and rude thing that I've ever witnessed on this thread. Try being civil, and maybe try something you didn't try before: Have some fact (preferably scientific) to back up your opinions. Thanks a bunch.

Date: 10/5/2005 10:40:04 AM Author: Alkaola Date: 10/5/2005 10:26:44 AM Author: vidioman Date: 10/4/2005 11:51:36 PM Author: zelgadis I've recently begun the first stages of planning my wedding.  This has revealed a big whomping problem: Neither I nor anybody I know have any idea what a gay wedding is like. We're going for something very simple and easy.  Have any of you been to a gay wedding before?  Anyone know if there are any sorts of 'traditions' in them that we ought to be aware of?  What does the officiant say at the end?  Surely it's not 'You may now kiss the bride.'  Well, I suppose he could, but I don't think Toru's going to go for wearing a dress... Or shall we just wing it? ISF quote> THat's why God made gay wedding planners ; quote> ha .. ha... ha .. funny notquote> I thought that it was rather funny. Because, y'know, it was a joke.

Wow, GGGG finally posted a picture! Rather shocking to me. Also, fishstix001: Did you alter your eyes? I really can't tell. ~Jamie~

It gets a little old after a while... 4.7/10

I love Mega Man! Awesome. 9.5/10

Certainly very few (if any) people are completely on either side of the fence. Human sexuality is definitely a huge gradient, with millions of different shades of gray. I mean, if we all had the same sexuality, we would all find the exact same people attractive for the exact same reasons. Just doesn't happen. It's also an extremely strange subject in general. In this book I've been reading (Normal, by Amy Bloom), she comes upon this FTM transsexual. She asks him why he wanted/needed to change his gender. When he was a woman, he was heterosexual. Now, as a man, he's homosexual. Why would he make such a switch if heterosexuality is what's considered acceptable by society today? Because he simply knew that, as far back as he could remember, he was always was a gay man. It was certainly one of the strangest things I'd ever read, but it sure did make me think. We're such amazing creatures, us humans. We should give ourselves some more credit for that. ~Jamie~

I just like Taz as an avatar, too. 9/10

That is just sooo sweet. Thaaank you. I'll cut my hair as soon as you wear some non-pastel colors there, Mashy-boy!

Nice. 9/10 @amal81: That's a dude, dude.

It's a tad stretched, but I like the message of it. 9/10

EDIT: Whoops. Rio Grande.

It's nice and all, but the limit to the amount of signature images you can have is one. Nice, though. 7/10

I just don't like it... 6/10