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coffee_addict
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Message 86 of 314 (126961)
07-23-2004 11:44 AM


I watched an episode of one of those white and black The Outer Limits a few days ago. There was a part of the episode that I thought was a great demonstration of what people thought women should be like back then.
There was a scientist talking to his friend about an encounter he had with a 2 dimensional being. He described to his friend in detail what happenned and such. Anyhow, his friend's wife (I think her name was Laura) was serving drinks. She couldn't help her curiosity and asked the scientist how the 2 dimensional being could go through walls. Her husband suddenly told her, "Laura!" It looked like he wanted her to shut the hell up. The scientist turned to his friend and said, "It's ok..."
So, what's the moral of this story? I thought the unintended message of that episode was that the woman should keep her mouth shut in the presence of her husband. She could only do so with the grace of another man.
Not exactly on topic, but I thought it was an interesting thing there.

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Message 137 of 314 (127631)
07-26-2004 2:46 AM
Reply to: Message 135 by Buzsaw
07-26-2004 12:00 AM


Re: bump for buz
Ever heard of a thing called compromise?

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Message 142 of 314 (127960)
07-27-2004 1:05 AM
Reply to: Message 138 by nator
07-26-2004 9:19 AM


Re: bump for buz
schraf writes:
Then why do Athiests and Agnostics have lower divorce rates than Fundamentalist Christians?
You know he's going to pull a "no true scotsman" on this one.

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coffee_addict
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Message 160 of 314 (128637)
07-29-2004 1:30 PM
Reply to: Message 157 by purpledawn
07-29-2004 10:04 AM


Re: Women and the Fundamentalist View of Marriage
Both shraf and purple, before I was gay I often fantasized of getting into a completely equal relationship with a girl. I grew up in a culture where girls were suppose to not talk at all, and it was annoying!
Despite my parents' best efforts to try to convince me to eventually find an obedient wife, I will not follow my brother's footstep even if I turn straight. My brother is a successful engineer. He once dated a medical student (she is now a doctor). The only reason he didn't marry her was because my parents objected wholeheartedly just because she was smart and wasn't about to be an obedient housewife (my sister told me this, she is also against unequal partnership in a marriage). Against his better judgement, he married a girl my parents introduced. If you want to see a wife that is obedient all the time, just look at my brother's wife.
Anyway, the thought of being in a relationship with a child-like person has always sickens me.
Anyway, just a pathetic attempt to get to your good sides.

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