Video: Daily Show's Mandvi Asks FL Gov. Rick Scott to Pee in a Cup

Video: Daily Show’s Mandvi Asks FL Gov. Rick Scott to Pee in a Cup

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Florida’s Tea Party governor Rick Scott is famous for his law that mandates drug testing for all welfare recipients, and at a press conference today Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi pointed out that the law should also apply to governors.

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Kragar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 2:39:04pm

Youtube Video

albusteve Wed, Dec 7, 2011 2:43:42pm

make it a law...who cares if Kieth Richards is never a governor

ElCapitanAmerica Wed, Dec 7, 2011 2:47:30pm

Gov. Voldemort is an embarrassment to my state ... :-(

Targetpractice Wed, Dec 7, 2011 2:48:16pm

re: #3 ElCapitanAmerica

Gov. Voldermort is an embarrassment to my state ... :-(

I'm having trouble thinking of a Republican governor at this point that's not.

Kragar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 2:52:34pm

re: #4 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

I'm having trouble thinking of a Republican governor at this point that's not.

Mead?

Targetpractice Wed, Dec 7, 2011 2:53:54pm

re: #5 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Mead?

No thanks, I don't drink.

Obdicut Wed, Dec 7, 2011 2:54:57pm

So Scott has done this tons of times? Like when?

William Barnett-Lewis Wed, Dec 7, 2011 2:57:38pm

My son has a button on his backpack saying:

Walker is a Slytherin.

Kragar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 2:59:27pm

re: #8 wlewisiii

My son has a button on his backpack saying:

Walker is a Slytherin.

I loved his guest appearance on Buffy.

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Targetpractice Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:00:05pm

re: #9 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I loved his guest appearance on Buffy.

Image: buf4-10p2.jpg

GAH! I had hoped to forget that episode...er, I mean, what's that?

Obdicut Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:02:31pm

re: #9 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

He's also the evil twin brother of Taggart.

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ProMayaLiberal Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:02:37pm

Totally off topic, but I just found this. For all the gamers here:

Ezio's Revelations outfit can be worn by Noel Kreiss in Final Fantasy XIII-2.

So, Final Fantasy and Assassin's Creed are now connected....They better have a Squall or Sephiroth or Genesis costume available in the next Assassin's Creed game to reciprocate.

Kragar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:02:49pm

re: #7 Obdicut

So Scott has done this tons of times? Like when?

Thats classified.

erik_t Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:04:12pm

re: #4 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

One of the Dakotas? Only because I haven't a clue what their positions might be.

ProMayaLiberal Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:06:16pm

re: #12 ProLifeLiberal

Related: Final Fantasy XIII-2 has recieved a perfect score from Famitsu.

Less than 15 games EVER have recieved that score.

Kragar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:06:17pm

Nigerians Toughen Gay Criminalization Bill To Spite Obama

Lawmaker Zakari Mohammed boasted the House might even increase the penalties from the 14-year imprisonment prescribed in the Senate’s bill to spite the Obama administration’s efforts to promote LGBT freedom abroad, saying “to hell with the super powers if they are for gay marriages.” In fact, the latest version of the bill also punishes anyone who “registers, operates, or participates in gay clubs, societies, and organizations, or directly or indirectly makes a public show of same-sex amorous relationship.”

sagehen Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:07:00pm

"I've done it plenty of times" doesn't really address the question of is he willing to do it today. Maybe he didn't used to be on drugs but now he is.

Inquiring minds want to know.

erik_t Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:07:56pm

re: #16 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

They're welcome to take a long walk off a short pier.

TedStriker Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:08:33pm

re: #16 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Nigerians Toughen Gay Criminalization Bill To Spite Obama

If the Nigerians want to play hardball on this, let them. Meanwhile, the US and other "civilized" nations can hit them with targeted economic sanctions in response.

Kragar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:08:40pm

re: #18 erik_t

They're welcome to take a long walk off a short pier.

Nice when they volunteer not to receive foreign aid. We're saving money already.
/

Targetpractice Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:10:31pm

re: #16 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Nigerians Toughen Gay Criminalization Bill To Spite Obama

And the Republican condemnation of Obama for angering "allies" in 3...2...1...

Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:18:08pm

re: #10 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

that was one of the creepier episodes...

Kragar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:28:45pm

Russian Monitors, Party: Up to 25% of Vote Fabricated

Opposition leaders and rights activists on Wednesday presented fresh indications of massive fraud at last Sunday's parliamentary vote, insisting that election officials fabricated 20 percent to 25 percent of United Russia's result.

But Central Elections Commission head Vladimir Churov said evidence of the fraud had been fabricated, though he gave no details.

If ballots were counted accurately, United Russia's share would have been just under 30 percent instead of 49 percent, the Citizen Observer movement said.

At a news conference Wednesday, organizers of the group, which includes members of the Memorial human rights organization and the Golos election watchdog, presented a web site, which charts results based on 300 volunteers that collected data from 800 ballot stations throughout the country.

By late Wednesday, the site contained data from 102 stations and said United Russia's real share stood at 29.8 percent.

In a separate briefing, leaders of the liberal Yabloko party, which officially got 3.4 percent of the vote, told reporters that more half of their votes were stolen and that United Russia's real result was just 25 percent.

"The longer you look at these elections, the less they seem like elections," party chairman Sergei Mitrokhin said.

Kragar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:37:20pm

Bachmann: I Don’t Let My Daughters Ask Out Boys, ‘They Have To Wait For The Boys To Call’

BACHMANN: People do find out [in my book] that I did not get asked to my senior prom.

HANNITY: Well, neither did I. And nobody would go with me.

BACHMANN: Well, in my time, girls didn’t ask boys to prom. If you didn’t get asked, you didn’t go.

HANNITY: Yeah, well let me tell you, I have a 13-year-old son. Those days have changed big time.

BACHMANN: And our girls are not allowed to do that in our house. They have to wait for the boys to call.

bratwurst Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:40:30pm

re: #24 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Bachmann: I Don’t Let My Daughters Ask Out Boys, ‘They Have To Wait For The Boys To Call’

Five weeks until she is officially out of the running...it is going to seem like five years the way she is flapping her jaws.

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:40:33pm

Actually, the Florida Supreme Court temporarily suspended this insane law to drug test the poor. (Woot! Woot! to Senator Arthenia Joyner!)

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

I'm not finding anything that that's been reversed since October.

Kragar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:42:45pm

re: #25 bratwurst

Five weeks until she is officially out of the running...it is going to seem like five years the way she is flapping her jaws.

And the boys still aren't calling her for the prom.

Targetpractice Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:43:43pm

re: #24 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Bachmann: I Don’t Let My Daughters Ask Out Boys, ‘They Have To Wait For The Boys To Call’

"Yes, having my girls raised to be good little Stepford Wives like myself is my goal!"

Ugh.

darthstar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:43:57pm

Rick Scott could have scored some points if he'd just said, "You're going to need a bigger cup" and then went on to the next question.

makeitstop Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:46:39pm

That may very well be the most awesome of all the awesome things The Daily Show has ever done.

ProMayaLiberal Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:47:59pm

re: #28 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

I like my women strong, thank you very much.

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:48:57pm

re: #29 darthstar

Rick Scott could have scored some points if he'd just said, "You're going to need a bigger cup" and then went on to the next question.

That would mean he's an interesting person with a sense of humor...

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:49:25pm

JP Morgan CEO says his penis hurts

Let's see what you paid in capital gains tax, swine

darthstar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:49:33pm

re: #32 marjoriemoon

That would mean he's an interesting person with a sense of humor...

Oh, that's right...yes, I can see how this could never happen with him.

makeitstop Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:50:25pm

re: #33 WindUpBird

JP Morgan CEO says his penis hurts

Let's see what you paid in capital gains tax, swine

The look on that guy's mug is slap-worthy. Just saying, not advocating.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:50:51pm

re: #24 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

My girls should be seen and not heard!

preferably, they'll be purchased outright by their husbands and allowed out only to do grocery shopping!

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:52:04pm

re: #35 makeitstop

The look on that guy's mug is slap-worthy. Just saying, not advocating.

because that would be wrong! :D

Lidane Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:54:31pm

re: #24 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Bachmann: I Don’t Let My Daughters Ask Out Boys, ‘They Have To Wait For The Boys To Call’

My mother was like that when I was a kid. I chalked it up to the fact that she graduated from high school in the 1950's. It's a very provincial attitude, IMO. And it's one I didn't subscribe to.

I asked a guy in my class to go to prom with me as friends. We had dinner together, went to prom, then at the end of the night we went our separate ways. It was fun. I don't see the shame in a girl asking someone out. WTF.

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:55:02pm

re: #24 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Bachmann: I Don’t Let My Daughters Ask Out Boys, ‘They Have To Wait For The Boys To Call’

How far back do Bachmann and the rest of the RRR want to go? The '50s? The '40s? Perhaps the 1890s?

Lidane Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:56:31pm

re: #39 b_sharp

How far back do Bachmann and the rest of the RRR want to go? The '50s? The '40s? Perhaps the 1890s?

The 1850's. It's the only way to be sure that women and minorities know their place.

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:57:20pm

re: #28 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

"Yes, having my girls raised to be good little Stepford Wives like myself is my goal!"

Ugh.

This may make me a terrible person, but in my 49 years and 11 months on the planet, I found that it's usually best for the boys to ask the girl's out. Any time I ever was the aggressor in this regard, I chased the guy away.

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 3:58:35pm

re: #41 marjoriemoon

This may make me a terrible person, but in my 49 years and 11 months on the planet, I found that it's usually best for the boys to ask the girl's out. Any time I ever was the aggressor in this regard, I chased the guy away.

Pussies.

That's his problem, not yours.

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:01:05pm

re: #42 b_sharp

Pussies.

That's his problem, not yours.

Might be so, but the reality is that it never worked out well for me.

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:01:38pm

re: #40 Lidane

The 1850's. It's the only way to be sure that women and minorities know their place.

Barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen. At the back of the bus or invisible.

darthstar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:01:50pm

re: #24 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Bachmann: I Don’t Let My Daughters Ask Out Boys, ‘They Have To Wait For The Boys To Call’

Oh, that fucking "don't mention the kids" rule again...fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.

I'm sure they're sweet girls, and I do feel for them because they have a crazy person for a mother, and that can't be easy.

albusteve Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:03:58pm

re: #45 darthstar

Oh, that fucking "don't mention the kids" rule again...fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.

I'm sure they're sweet girls, and I do feel for them because they have a crazy person for a mother, and that can't be easy.

easy bro, you have a long way to go yet

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:04:08pm

re: #38 Lidane

My mother was like that when I was a kid. I chalked it up to the fact that she graduated from high school in the 1950's. It's a very provincial attitude, IMO. And it's one I didn't subscribe to.

I asked a guy in my class to go to prom with me as friends. We had dinner together, went to prom, then at the end of the night we went our separate ways. It was fun. I don't see the shame in a girl asking someone out. WTF.

I'm thinking of When Harry Met Sally. Can boys and girls (men/women) be friends with no chance of romance/sex, assuming each is hetero? I don't think so. I know people will say I'm wrong, but there's usually always one that is attracted to the other. There will always be sexual tension, if not outright sex.

Kragar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:04:18pm

Bachmann: It's "reprehensible" to use kids for political purposes

Wait a sec...

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:04:38pm

re: #45 darthstar

Oh, that fucking "don't mention the kids" rule again...fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.

I'm sure they're sweet girls, and I do feel for them because they have a crazy person for a mother, and that can't be easy.

I just hope the wiring in their brains doesn't get as twisted as their mom's.

Targetpractice Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:05:15pm

re: #41 marjoriemoon

This may make me a terrible person, but in my 49 years and 11 months on the planet, I found that it's usually best for the boys to ask the girl's out. Any time I ever was the aggressor in this regard, I chased the guy away.

Some guys just can't handle aggressive women. Seems to trip off some alarm in their heads that they're not the ones running the show and read like a criticism of their manhood. "Boys" like that can't handle real women in the modern world.

Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:06:30pm

Neighbors: Occupy Protesters Took Evicted Man's Belongings

Neighbors said the TV, other furniture and items belong to a man evicted from an apartment near Stewart Park Square where the Occupy Iowa camp is located. A woman caring for two small children was also evicted from her apartment, they said.

The belongings from the apartment was put on the curb when the apartment was cleaned out.

Neighbors told KCCI that the Occupy protesters went through the belongings, taking what they wanted.

Lidane Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:06:53pm

re: #47 marjoriemoon

I'm thinking of When Harry Met Sally. Can boys and girls (men/women) be friends with no chance of romance/sex, assuming each is hetero? I don't think so. I know people will say I'm wrong, but there's usually always one that is attracted to the other. There will always be sexual tension, if not outright sex.

Most of my friends are men and I don't have any sexual tension with them. Hell, I spend four days a week in a classroom with 23 other people and 13 of them are guys. I can tell you with absolute certainty I don't want to sleep with any of them, and they don't want to sleep with me.

I think it's entirely possible for men and women to be friends without sex or romance being a factor. I see it daily.

albusteve Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:07:43pm

re: #50 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Some guys just can't handle aggressive women. Seems to trip off some alarm in their heads that they're not the ones running the show and read like a criticism of their manhood. "Boys" like that can't handle real women in the modern world.

confident, yet reserved woman make the best sex...imo....cruising along at 55 then BAM

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:07:53pm

re: #47 marjoriemoon

I'm thinking of When Harry Met Sally. Can boys and girls (men/women) be friends with no chance of romance/sex, assuming each is hetero? I don't think so. I know people will say I'm wrong, but there's usually always one that is attracted to the other. There will always be sexual tension, if not outright sex.

Friends with benefits is a worthwhile goal.

Seriously, I have a female friend and we talk about sex all the time but we never assume there will be any sex between us.

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:08:33pm

re: #50 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Some guys just can't handle aggressive women. Seems to trip off some alarm in their heads that they're not the ones running the show and read like a criticism of their manhood. "Boys" like that can't handle real women in the modern world.

Well I'm definitely a strong personality and I'm all about female equality, absolutely, but some things don't change. I don't think it's so much about male/female roles in society. I think some things are inherent genetically and can't be changed. And guys tend not to respect you if you chase them. Not good to look too easy.

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:09:39pm

re: #50 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Some guys just can't handle aggressive women. Seems to trip off some alarm in their heads that they're not the ones running the show and read like a criticism of their manhood. "Boys" like that can't handle real women in the modern world.

Slight correction - some guys can't handle assertive women.

zora Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:10:31pm

Rick Perry on CNN: I’m second in the “Hot Gas” reader poll, you know

HA!

[Link: hotair.com...]

Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:11:43pm

Hooray for Anarchy!
[Link: www.daylife.com...]

Angry for peace!
[Link: www.daylife.com...]

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:12:26pm

re: #52 Lidane

Most of my friends are men and I don't have any sexual tension with them. Hell, I spend four days a week in a classroom with 23 other people and 13 of them are guys. I can tell you with absolute certainty I don't want to sleep with any of them, and they don't want to sleep with me.

I think it's entirely possible for men and women to be friends without sex or romance being a factor. I see it daily.

Like I say, mine is not always a popular opinion :)

I'm not talking about people you work with. I work with mostly men and no, they don't want to have a relationship with me. I'm talking about single men and women friendships, dinner, movies, whatever. At least one person wants more than a platonic relationship.

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:13:44pm

re: #54 b_sharp

Friends with benefits is a worthwhile goal.

Seriously, I have a female friend and we talk about sex all the time but we never assume there will be any sex between us.

The sexual tension. Oh you're in big trouble, dude!

Nothing wrong with friends with benefits either.

wrenchwench Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:14:25pm

re: #57 zora

Rick Perry on CNN: I’m second in the “Hot Gas” reader poll, you know

HA!

[Link: hotair.com...]

And they're flattered anyway.

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:14:53pm

re: #55 marjoriemoon

Well I'm definitely a strong personality and I'm all about female equality, absolutely, but some things don't change. I don't think it's so much about male/female roles in society. I think some things are inherent genetically and can't be changed. And guys tend not to respect you if you chase them. Not good to look too easy.

The nice thing about being a social ape is we have a very plastic brain that can be moulded quite successfully by social pressures. Even though a fair bit of it is hardwired, the software portion of it can be modified on the run as we develop to mitigate much (but not all) of the effects of that hard wiring.

Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:14:55pm

re: #57 zora

Rick Perry on CNN: I’m second in the “Hot Gas” reader poll, you know

HA!

[Link: hotair.com...]

Heh, he claims it was an Iowa internet poll.

Kragar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:15:17pm

Newt Gingrich: Mitt Romney could be 'on the list' for vice president

Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:15:53pm

re: #64 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Newt Gingrich: Mitt Romney could be 'on the list' for vice president

How kind of him.

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:16:59pm

re: #65 EmmmieG

How kind of him.

Nicely played sarcasm.

albusteve Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:17:33pm

re: #62 b_sharp

The nice thing about being a social ape is we have a very plastic brain that can be moulded quite successfully by social pressures. Even though a fair bit of it is hardwired, the software portion of it can be modified on the run as we develop to mitigate much (but not all) of the effects of that hard wiring.

could you rephrase that?

Targetpractice Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:17:52pm

re: #55 marjoriemoon

Well I'm definitely a strong personality and I'm all about female equality, absolutely, but some things don't change. I don't think it's so much about male/female roles in society. I think some things are inherent genetically and can't be changed. And guys tend not to respect you if you chase them. Not good to look too easy.

I think that, like most things, it's a matter of opinion. Some men can't handle, as b_sharp corrected me, assertive women. They don't like not being the one running the relationship, and thus able to drop it if they feel it's not working. Others seem to appreciate such women, as it means they don't have to "work for it" and feel as though they're investing in something that might not last.

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:18:37pm

re: #67 albusteve

could you rephrase that?

Sure.

Targetpractice Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:19:01pm

re: #64 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Newt Gingrich: Mitt Romney could be 'on the list' for vice president

Personally, I don't think I'd accept if offered the VP slot by Newt. A bit like agreeing to have yourself tied to an anchor.

Kragar Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:19:12pm

Michele Bachmann: A donor's promised to pay to move Embassy to Jerusalem

"I also want you to know it will be on Inauguration Day under my administration that the United States will move our Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem," she said. "I already have secured from a donor who said they will personally pay for the ambassador's home to be moved from Tel Aviv to Jersualem."

Oh, so she's taking requests, or is that a deal only for donors?

albusteve Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:19:31pm

re: #68 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

I think that, like most things, it's a matter of opinion. Some men can't handle, as b_sharp corrected me, assertive women. They don't like not being the one running the relationship, and thus able to drop it if they feel it's not working. Others seem to appreciate such women, as it means they don't have to "work for it" and feel as though they're investing in something that might not last.

people are just horny...find one that fits and the rest is blather...even an ape knows this

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:20:23pm

re: #62 b_sharp

The nice thing about being a social ape is we have a very plastic brain that can be moulded quite successfully by social pressures. Even though a fair bit of it is hardwired, the software portion of it can be modified on the run as we develop to mitigate much (but not all) of the effects of that hard wiring.

LOL My husband digs that.

Maybe it is that we (wimmens) are supposed to make you THINK you're the aggressor. Aha! I've never been so good at that myself.

Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:20:49pm

re: #67 albusteve

could you rephrase that?

We are human beings who have the ability to override the hardwiring in our skulls, and, frankly, the moral obligation to do so on a regular basis.

Interesting Times Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:21:40pm

re: #55 marjoriemoon

I think some things are inherent genetically and can't be changed. And guys tend not to respect you if you chase them. Not good to look too easy.

Not only genetics, but good-old-fashioned reverse psychology as well - if something seems difficult to obtain, people (rightly or wrongly) think it's more valuable or worth having. This dynamic even plays out in the job market, e.g. those idiotic "help wanted" ads that said the unemployed need not apply (the apparent "logic" being that, if no other company wants you at the moment, neither do we).

Targetpractice Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:21:49pm

re: #71 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Michele Bachmann: A donor's promised to pay to move Embassy to Jerusalem

Oh, so she's taking requests, or is that a deal only for donors?

I'm having a hard time remembering an election where the need to kiss Israel's ass was such an "important" issue.

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:22:17pm

re: #72 albusteve

people are just horny...find one that fits and the rest is blather...even an ape knows this

Bonobo chimps use sex as a means of conflict resolution as well as group bonding and just plain fun.

We could take a lesson from them.

albusteve Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:23:07pm

re: #74 EmmmieG

We are human beings who have the ability to override the hardwiring in our skulls, and, frankly, the moral obligation to do so on a regular basis.

seems fairly obvious...I like the ape analogy

albusteve Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:24:44pm

re: #77 b_sharp

Bonobo chimps use sex as a means of conflict resolution as well as group bonding and just plain fun.

We could take a lesson from them.

I don't think so...my sex life has always been and is still very healthy...I don't need no stinking ape to inform me what to do

Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:24:54pm

re: #77 b_sharp

Which reminds me--how old was Justin Bieber when Mariah Carey made that video with him? The one that Stewart just made fun of?

At the very least, bad taste.

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:25:14pm

re: #73 marjoriemoon

LOL My husband digs that.

Maybe it is that we (wimmens) are supposed to make you THINK you're the aggressor. Aha! I've never been so good at that myself.

We have fragile egos that need to believe we are in control and don't learn until much later, that relationships don't work unless control is equally split.

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:25:29pm

re: #75 publicityStunted

Not only genetics, but good-old-fashioned reverse psychology as well - if something seems difficult to obtain, people (rightly or wrongly) think it's more valuable or worth having. This dynamic even plays out in the job market, e.g. those idiotic "help wanted" ads that said only the already-employed need apply (the apparent "logic" being that, if no other company wants you at the moment, neither do we).

Yes, definitely could be a factor.

My mother told me these things and I told her she was dead wrong. I asked guys out! I had guy friends! They didn't want to screw me. Except that they did... and if they did, that's where we ended up or the friendship ended.

In the end, mom was dead right.

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:25:48pm

re: #74 EmmmieG

We are human beings who have the ability to override the hardwiring in our skulls, and, frankly, the moral obligation to do so on a regular basis.

Bingo.

albusteve Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:26:00pm

if you need sex therapy from a chimp, you're in deep shit

Targetpractice Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:26:32pm

re: #81 b_sharp

We have fragile egos that need to believe we are in control and don't learn until much later, that relationships don't work unless control is equally split.

Some never learn, which is part of the reason for our high divorce rate.

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:29:43pm

re: #79 albusteve

I don't think so...my sex life has always been and is still very healthy...I don't need no stinking ape to inform me what to do

I just mean instead of following the methods of gorillas to resolve conflict, we could use a more imaginative, manipulative and socially based method.

I'm not talking about war level conflict.

albusteve Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:31:24pm

re: #86 b_sharp

I just mean instead of following the methods of gorillas to resolve conflict, we could use a more imaginative, manipulative and socially based method.

I'm not talking about war level conflict.

I suppose that's a reasonable notion...do not emulate gorillas...got it

albusteve Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:32:19pm

I'm off to spread my DNA

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:34:04pm

re: #86 b_sharp

I just mean instead of following the methods of gorillas to resolve conflict, we could use a more imaginative, manipulative and socially based method.

I'm not talking about war level conflict.

lol Dude, this is very ape-like...

Youtube Video

p.s. I really hate this song LOL Although Brad is a hot daddy.

Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:35:54pm

Dear Amazon: Thanks for suggesting that I tell everyone on facebook what I am buying as I buy it.

Have you considered the distinct possibility I am "friended" with the recipients?

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:38:46pm

I just like reminding myself and others that we are apes, genetically and functionally and that the separation between humans and our closest genetic relatives is one of degree not kind.

makeitstop Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:38:55pm

re: #64 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Newt Gingrich: Mitt Romney could be 'on the list' for vice president

Geez, talk about picking out the drapes early.

Arrogant bastard.

Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:39:10pm

Since we all need a heartwarming anecdote tonight. My sister posted this, about a local wrestling match, and I am re-posting it with the names removed:

Great wrestling meet tonight. Besides the many great matches that took place, two spectacular matches highlighted the night -- two disabled boys each had a match against a W*** opponent and both times, both W*** kids made a good show and made sure the match went all three rounds and then let the other boy pin them -- even when it required the W*** wrestler to lay flat on the mat and coach the other boy into pinning him. The joy the two winners showed, leaping around the mat, grinning and waving to everyone, was so real and wonderful! The quiet humility the W*** wrestlers showed, shaking hands and happily congratulating the winners, and then simply walking back to their seats, was just as wonderful :) What a great night!

Four More Tears Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:41:41pm

Jeez, no debates until Saturday. Slackers...

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:42:42pm

re: #91 b_sharp

I just like reminding myself and others that we are apes, genetically and functionally and that the separation between humans and our closest genetic relatives is one of degree not kind.

And hair.

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:44:34pm

re: #95 marjoriemoon

And hair.

Although some of you male humans seem more closely related than others.

Targetpractice Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:47:40pm

re: #94 JasonA

Jeez, no debates until Saturday. Slackers...

There is a God!!!

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:48:33pm

re: #80 EmmmieG

Which reminds me--how old was Justin Bieber when Mariah Carey made that video with him? The one that Stewart just made fun of?

At the very least, bad taste.

Isn't Bieber still only about 6?

What, me worry? Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:50:16pm

Ok lizards. I'm out. Good to chat with you again.

Aasif Mandvi is most awesome btw :)

100

b_sharp Wed, Dec 7, 2011 4:51:09pm

re: #95 marjoriemoon