I don't see the intended humor in it other than for your own personal understanding of it. The humor is not obvious as people DO think about sex change and theories of gender malady.
I simply asked that you insert the word "some" into your sentence. No need to get carried away with snide commentary about manhood and well being. On May 16, 10:01 am, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > to add: i didnt mean to affect your sense of manhood, so sorry u took > offence to my stab at humor. im a bit of a kidder and i didnt realize > that you expect people to be 100% serious 100% of the time...if that > is the case, i will try to extricate the fun that i try to include in > my responses so as to protect your wellbeing... > > On May 16, 10:42 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > i have a theory about why men are so messed up as follows; <<e > > > You should insert "some" between why and men to read: ........why > > some men are messed up.... > > > If you, e space, are messed up don't drag the rest of us into your > > mud. You have some deep seated issues that have caused you to have > > jaundiced views. > > > On May 16, 9:27 am, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > re: "there are few honest women"...is that a true statement? ;-^) ... > > > > hey...dont blame me because i was born of the genetically challenged > > > variety of homosapien...its not like i had a choice, although i did > > > think about a sex change... but when i saw the scalpels i cringed and > > > changed my mind...call me chicken! besides, if i had my own breasts > > > then i would have nothing to yearn for... > > > > i have a theory about why men are so messed up as follows; > > > > a baby boy is born and the first thing he sees after the doctor slaps > > > his butt is a breast rapidly approaching his crying mouth. it offers > > > him nurture, comfort and warmth. it is all he ever thinks about and > > > becomes totally dependant on it. a few short months later it is ripped > > > away from him and replaced with pablum. he is told, do not touch this > > > breast anymore, dont even look at it! from that moment on, the poor > > > guy is psychotic and, in his desire to get back what he considers > > > rightfully his own, commits crimes of unimaginable vileness or is > > > reduced to a drooling pervert at every opportunity to get one in his > > > grasp...so u girls are to blame for most of mens faults...thats my > > > theory and im sticking to it! ;-^) > > > > On May 16, 10:05 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > A very important read is "Silences" by Tillie Olsen for women. Or try > > > > Flannery O'Conner. But there are few honest women. Even the women who > > > > birthed you men. > > > > > On May 16, 8:16 am, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > dang...ure getting intoxicating! know any good female authors? hahaha > > > > > > On May 16, 8:31 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > If my mind cannot sleep with an author, why read him? > > > > > > > On May 16, 7:16 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Many of the self help books you mention are poorly written or > > > > > > > hopelessly out of date. The effective self help book or group of > > > > > > > tapes will be entertaining as well as informative. Many also have > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > religious aspect which offends some people. I enjoyed Zig Ziegler > > > > > > > tapes when I was young but I don't recommend him now as he is > > > > > > > certainly out-of-date and he also has a religious theme. He told > > > > > > > funny, allegorical stories. The basic goal, I think, of most of > > > > > > > these > > > > > > > types of books(besides to make the author money) is to give the > > > > > > > reader > > > > > > > a way to create order from chaos. And to whenever possible; keep > > > > > > > it > > > > > > > simple. > > > > > > > > dj > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 5:04 AM, pol.science kid > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > you know I agree with you space... i kinda avoid books with an > > > > > > > > ideological or philosophical bent(except for my academic books > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > course).... i get angry reading them.. if i disagree with the > > > > > > > > point of > > > > > > > > view.. and end up irritable....that is why i prefer > > > > > > > > stories...novels..literary pieces... plus i absolutely hate the > > > > > > > > self > > > > > > > > help buks like 'think positive' 'you can win' '10 steps to > > > > > > > > happiness'... they seem so shallow... its like they try to > > > > > > > > apply a > > > > > > > > formula to life.. narrow it down.. how can you give steps to > > > > > > > > happinesss... ridiculous.... > > > > > > > > > On May 15, 9:59 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> id recommend Damien by Herman Hesse (or any of his books), but > > > > > > > >> that > > > > > > > >> was the last book of any signifigance that i read and that was > > > > > > > >> about > > > > > > > >> 35 years ago...Hesse is sorta good because he intertwines his > > > > > > > >> philosophy into a neat novel form...it isnt clinical... > > > > > > > > >> why did i stop reading? while making my way through Damien i > > > > > > > >> noticed > > > > > > > >> that the way the kid thought (it was actually Hesse doing the > > > > > > > >> thinking) was very similar to the philosophy that i was > > > > > > > >> developing > > > > > > > >> myself. scared that i would derail my own natural growth > > > > > > > >> process, i > > > > > > > >> deemed that i would not read any book that wasnt comprised of > > > > > > > >> mostly > > > > > > > >> large pictures! i have learned a lot since then, but not from > > > > > > > >> reading > > > > > > > >> the words of others...a lot of people disagree with my > > > > > > > >> approach, but > > > > > > > >> thats ok...its my life...right? > > > > > > > > >> On May 15, 11:25 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> > I'd recommend ' A theory of justice' By John Rawls... > > > > > > > > >> > On May 15, 2:53 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > >> > wrote: > > > > > > > > >> > > Currently reading 'The Voyge of the Beagle'. I'd recomend > > > > > > > >> > > it. > > > > > > > > >> > > On 14 May, 17:41, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> > > > ill get back to u on that once i have determined what > > > > > > > >> > > > subject u are > > > > > > > >> > > > talking about > > > > > > > > >> > > > On May 13, 8:16 pm, "[email protected]" > > > > > > > >> > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> > > > > What books and authors on the subject do you recommend > > > > > > > >> > > > > and why?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > >> > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > >> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > >> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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