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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 11:08:53
Message: <4ac0d185@news.povray.org>
Check out the attachment. (I was actually going to ask about something 
entirely unrelated...)

I shortly arrived at this:

http://www.wikihow.com/Kiss

WTF?

Seriously, I'm hopeless at life itself and I didn't think this was 
particularly difficult...

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From: Tom Austin
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 11:52:47
Message: <4ac0dbcf$1@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Check out the attachment. (I was actually going to ask about something 
> entirely unrelated...)
> 
> I shortly arrived at this:
> 
> http://www.wikihow.com/Kiss
> 
> WTF?
> 
> Seriously, I'm hopeless at life itself and I didn't think this was 
> particularly difficult...
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 

Yes, I agree - did you notice the bell curve of the result counts?


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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 13:27:24
Message: <4ac0f1fc$1@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> http://www.wikihow.com/Kiss
> WTF?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVOBewHhph4#t=0m48s

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   I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 14:01:18
Message: <4ac0f9ee@news.povray.org>
It's amusing how "how to get pregnant" seems to be a common question asked
in google. I think that if someone doesn't know how to get pregnant, it's
probably better she doesn't.

Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> I shortly arrived at this:

> http://www.wikihow.com/Kiss

> WTF?

  I like this one:

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Tomboy

  Am I a weirdo because I think that tomboys are cuter than feminine women?
(I have no friends who share this opinion, which makes me feel like I'm
somehow different.)

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                                                          - Warp


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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 14:15:34
Message: <4ac0fd46@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
>   It's amusing how "how to get pregnant" seems to be a common question asked
> in google. I think that if someone doesn't know how to get pregnant, it's
> probably better she doesn't.

Yeah. For the good of the gene pool if nothing else! o_O

>   I like this one:
> 
> http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Tomboy

Uh... like you need instructions?! WTF?

>   Am I a weirdo because I think that tomboys are cuter than feminine women?
> (I have no friends who share this opinion, which makes me feel like I'm
> somehow different.)

Trust me: You're not different. LOADS of guys really dig this. (After 
all, think about that whole men from mars, women from venus thing...)

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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 14:36:11
Message: <4ac1021b$1@news.povray.org>
On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:01:18 -0400, Warp wrote:

>   Am I a weirdo because I think that tomboys are cuter than feminine
>   women?

No, you're a weirdo for other reasons. ;-) <scnr>

Jim


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From: andrel
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 15:21:46
Message: <4AC10CCA.2030600@hotmail.com>
On 28-9-2009 20:01, Warp wrote:
>   It's amusing how "how to get pregnant" seems to be a common question asked
> in google. I think that if someone doesn't know how to get pregnant, it's
> probably better she doesn't.

1) who says this is a question asked solely by women?
2) It is also a valid question if you want to know how to avoid getting 
pregnant, both for boys and girls.
3) I don't trust the number of responses in any of these google queries.


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 15:42:27
Message: <mc42c5hpqanq3i9c04qr5nla6u2ovgtqtf@4ax.com>
On 28 Sep 2009 14:01:18 -0400, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:

>  It's amusing how "how to get pregnant" seems to be a common question asked
>in google. I think that if someone doesn't know how to get pregnant, it's
>probably better she doesn't.

It is easy if you don't want to but sometimes harder if you do.
-- 

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     Stephen


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 15:43:51
Message: <4ac111f7@news.povray.org>
andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> On 28-9-2009 20:01, Warp wrote:
> >   It's amusing how "how to get pregnant" seems to be a common question asked
> > in google. I think that if someone doesn't know how to get pregnant, it's
> > probably better she doesn't.

> 1) who says this is a question asked solely by women?

  Actually if a man needs to ask how to get pregnant, it's much worse.

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                                                          - Warp


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From: Tim Attwood
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 16:20:48
Message: <4ac11aa0$1@news.povray.org>
>It is easy if you don't want to but sometimes harder if you do.

My ex figured she should stand on her head after sex to let
the sperm soak in easier. o_O


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 16:28:52
Message: <4ac11c84$1@news.povray.org>
Tim Attwood escreveu:
>> It is easy if you don't want to but sometimes harder if you do.
> 
> My ex figured she should stand on her head after sex to let
> the sperm soak in easier. o_O

that's kinda extreme! O_o

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From: andrel
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 16:49:41
Message: <4AC12164.70904@hotmail.com>
On 28-9-2009 21:43, Warp wrote:
> andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>> On 28-9-2009 20:01, Warp wrote:
>>>   It's amusing how "how to get pregnant" seems to be a common question asked
>>> in google. I think that if someone doesn't know how to get pregnant, it's
>>> probably better she doesn't.
> 
>> 1) who says this is a question asked solely by women?
> 
>   Actually if a man needs to ask how to get pregnant, it's much worse.

That you would word it differently does not make the question stupid. On 
the internet the best question is often the one that catches the least 
unwanted by products.
I think it was Giles who once said that if you are looking for data on 
Equus Africanus Asinus or Paser Major you better use the latin name.


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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 17:17:35
Message: <4ac127ef$1@news.povray.org>
>> My ex figured she should stand on her head after sex to let
>> the sperm soak in easier. o_O
> 
> that's kinda extreme! O_o

Yet it's a common misconception to think that this will help.

[You see what I did there?]

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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 17:46:21
Message: <4ac12ead@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v8 escreveu:
>>> My ex figured she should stand on her head after sex to let
>>> the sperm soak in easier. o_O
>>
>> that's kinda extreme! O_o
> 
> Yet it's a common misconception to think that this will help.
> 
> [You see what I did there?]

no, where?

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From: andrel
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 17:59:19
Message: <4AC131B6.9060100@hotmail.com>
On 28-9-2009 23:17, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> My ex figured she should stand on her head after sex to let
>>> the sperm soak in easier. o_O
>>
>> that's kinda extreme! O_o
> 
> Yet it's a common misconception to think that this will help.
> 
> [You see what I did there?]

I hope you are aware that some people hate those who find it necessary 
to say 'pun not intended' and other things to make the reader aware how 
brilliant they are.


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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 19:49:43
Message: <4ac14b97$1@news.povray.org>
andrel wrote:

> I hope you are aware that some people hate those who find it necessary 
> to say 'pun not intended' and other things to make the reader aware how 
> brilliant they are.


http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=puns

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   I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 28 Sep 2009 22:40:00
Message: <web.4ac1726d7b94d2291ae051730@news.povray.org>
andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> On 28-9-2009 23:17, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> >>> My ex figured she should stand on her head after sex to let
> >>> the sperm soak in easier. o_O
> >>
> >> that's kinda extreme! O_o
> >
> > Yet it's a common misconception to think that this will help.
> >
> > [You see what I did there?]
>
> I hope you are aware that some people hate those who find it necessary
> to say 'pun not intended' and other things to make the reader aware how
> brilliant they are.

oh... "misconception"... got it... :P


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 29 Sep 2009 00:24:14
Message: <vu23c5lr6f7heqigr21act75fuc3ud27ic@4ax.com>
On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:20:38 -0700, "Tim Attwood"
<tim### [at] anti-spamcomcastnet> wrote:

>>It is easy if you don't want to but sometimes harder if you do.
>
>My ex figured she should stand on her head after sex to let
>the sperm soak in easier. o_O

Kind of ruins the moment though ;)

Unless you … No forget I even thought it. :-)
-- 

Regards
     Stephen


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From: Leef me
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 1 Oct 2009 19:25:00
Message: <web.4ac539c67b94d229892adb1d0@news.povray.org>
Tom Austin <taustin> wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:

>
> Yes, I agree - did you notice the bell curve of the result counts?

You could see a bell curve in a flat sheet of glass

Leef_me ;)


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From: Tom Austin
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 2 Oct 2009 09:24:55
Message: <4ac5ff27$1@news.povray.org>
Leef_me wrote:
> Tom Austin <taustin> wrote:
>> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> 
>> Yes, I agree - did you notice the bell curve of the result counts?
> 
> You could see a bell curve in a flat sheet of glass
> 
> Leef_me ;)
> 
> 

yes, just as you can hear the train hit you car


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From: John VanSickle
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 2 Oct 2009 20:23:36
Message: <4ac69988@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
>   It's amusing how "how to get pregnant" seems to be a common question asked
> in google. I think that if someone doesn't know how to get pregnant, it's
> probably better she doesn't.

Although I'd expect lower numbers, the knowledge of this has to be 
learned just like anything else.  There have been documented cases of 
couples seeking fertility treatment who didn't know that intercourse was 
involved.  Rare as anything could be, of course, but it has happened.

Regards,
John


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 3 Oct 2009 08:33:58
Message: <4ac744b6@news.povray.org>
John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> There have been documented cases of 
> couples seeking fertility treatment who didn't know that intercourse was 
> involved.

  How do they think it happens, then?

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                                                          - Warp


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 3 Oct 2009 22:18:39
Message: <4ac805ff$1@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
>   It's amusing how "how to get pregnant" seems to be a common question asked
> in google.

Actually, I find it sad that so many people who want kids are obviously 
having problems, while unwanted pregnancies are so high.

To quote Friends, "Why don't you try getting drunk?  That worked for a 
bunch of girls in my school!"

I know at least one couple that tried for four *years* before she got 
pregnant.


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 4 Oct 2009 11:15:38
Message: <4ac8bc1a@news.povray.org>
Chambers <Ben### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> I know at least one couple that tried for four *years* before she got 
> pregnant.

  Why don't they adopt a kid?

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                                                          - Warp


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 4 Oct 2009 15:08:40
Message: <4ac8f2b8$1@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
> Chambers <Ben### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> I know at least one couple that tried for four *years* before she got 
>> pregnant.
> 
>   Why don't they adopt a kid?

They actually tried, and had two for about a year before the kids' 
grandparents suddenly woke up, went to court and demanded custody.  And 
got it.

Adoption is surprisingly difficult in the US.

...Chambers


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From: John VanSickle
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 10 Oct 2009 11:17:07
Message: <4ad0a573@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
> John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>> There have been documented cases of 
>> couples seeking fertility treatment who didn't know that intercourse was 
>> involved.
> 
>   How do they think it happens, then?

The one case I read of involved a couple who had somehow remained 
ignorant of sex, even to the point that after some time being married, 
they believed that occupying the same bed while asleep would induce 
pregnancy.  Somehow.

It's a reflection on their upbringing, but it must be kept in mind that 
instances like this are quite rare.  I myself am a member of a church 
that is more conservative than most, and I'm not aware of anything 
remotely like this happening to any member.

Regards,
John


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From: John VanSickle
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 10 Oct 2009 11:35:58
Message: <4ad0a9de@news.povray.org>
Chambers wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> Chambers <Ben### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>>> I know at least one couple that tried for four *years* before she got 
>>> pregnant.
>>
>>   Why don't they adopt a kid?
> 
> They actually tried, and had two for about a year before the kids' 
> grandparents suddenly woke up, went to court and demanded custody.  And 
> got it.
> 
> Adoption is surprisingly difficult in the US.

The US essentially inherited its adoption laws (and much of its other 
legal code) from the United Kingdom, and our adoption laws reflect that 
heritage.  This is not to say that the UK has retained the old laws; 
they may have changed since the two nations parted ways, but the spirit 
of the original laws was obsessed with biological descent.  There was an 
instance of a woman who was denied her adopted parents' estate on their 
passing.  Things may have changed, but that's how it used to be.

In the case cited earlier in the thread, it could be that the state in 
which they tried to adopt grants to grandparents the right of first 
refusal, so much so that any failure to get their consent renders 
adoption by others invalid.  Or it could be that the law very clearly 
says that the grandparents are out of luck, but the judge decided to 
toss the law and rule in their favor anyway.

Also, the fact of whether the adoption is finalized is important; prior 
to that step, the child is a ward of the state (or even of its birth 
parents), and custody can be revoked at any time.

Regards,
John


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 10 Oct 2009 12:19:25
Message: <4ad0b40d$1@news.povray.org>
John VanSickle wrote:
> Also, the fact of whether the adoption is finalized is important; prior 
> to that step, the child is a ward of the state (or even of its birth 
> parents), and custody can be revoked at any time.

That's what it was, in this case.  They were trying to go through the 
paperwork as quickly as possible, but they hadn't finished the process 
yet when the grandparents showed up.

...Chambers


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: The Internet is strange
Date: 17 Oct 2009 12:26:07
Message: <4ad9f01f@news.povray.org>
John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> > John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> >> There have been documented cases of 
> >> couples seeking fertility treatment who didn't know that intercourse was 
> >> involved.
> > 
> >   How do they think it happens, then?

> The one case I read of involved a couple who had somehow remained 
> ignorant of sex, even to the point that after some time being married, 
> they believed that occupying the same bed while asleep would induce 
> pregnancy.  Somehow.

  Which reminds me of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwo8qxUit00

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                                                          - Warp


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