WTF Stories of the Week

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Betty

Is no one but me grossed out by fish eating the dead flesh off of you?

Doesn't bother me. But then when we were kids we went camping up in the mountains and swam in a local lake. Came out of the water just covered in leeches like in that scene from Stand by Me. After the shock the first time (I didn't even know leeches existed) I was going in on purpose because it was cool.

And then even cooler when my mom and stepdad used a cigarette to get them to detach.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Betty

Is no one but me grossed out by fish eating the dead flesh off of you?

My knee-jerk reaction was to be grossed out, but once I thought about, I realized that it really isn't that big of a deal to me. They are not getting inside my body or traveling up my legs. Yeah, it might be a little weird at first, but all in all probably safer and better for me than other methods.

[Strangler Lewis]

Speak to the leeches about it.

[Not Afraid]

I bet it tickles.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I bet it tickles.

Plus your toes are pretty tough. It's not like these salons are doing something weird, like, oh, to make something up, pouring hot wax down your ass to yank the hair out.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

...pouring hot wax down your ass to yank the hair out.

I LOVE when they do that.










Oh wait; was that my outside voice?

[Moonliner]

Being gay or lesbian gets you booted from X-Box Live.

Link.

Teresa says that she was harassed by other players and later suspended from XBOX Live because she identified herself as a lesbian in her profile. When she appealed to Microsoft, she says they told her that other gamers found her sexual orientation "offensive."

[Betty]

On the one hand, it's a gaming platform and one's sexual preference doesn't really come into play does it? So why is it part of their profile or name? Or is XboxLive now a pick up place for xbox sex of some kind? (with our ongoing issues with the red ring of death I don't have a lot of hope out for ever going on Live again to find out.)

On the other hand, would someone be banned for having "straight" in their profile or as part of their name? I suspect not.

Funny (not really) how they also banned the guy who's last name is actually Gaywood.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Betty

On the one hand, it's a gaming platform and one's sexual preference doesn't really come into play does it? So why is it part of their profile or name? Or is XboxLive now a pick up place for xbox sex of some kind?

Sexual orientation is always "in play". As one of the comments said, would someone with the handle "ladiesman" get banned? It's an expression of sexual orientation. I'm tired of straight people who think it's ok to project their sexual orientation any time, and in any way they feel; but tell us we can not.

Why is a straight man talking about his wife or girlfriend is considered normal, but a gay man talking about his husband or boyfriend is considered "flaunting his sexuality"? Double standards, anyone?.

Why would you assume that she was in XboxLive for sex just because she identified herself as lesbian? Personaly, I find that implication to be very insulting. Someone identifying themselves as lesbian or gay does not automaticaly mean they are there for sex; no more than if someone identifies themself as straight.

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Sexual orientation is always "in play". As one of the comments said, would someone with the handle "ladiesman" get banned? It's an expression of sexual orientation. I'm tired of straight people who think it's ok to project their sexual orientation any time, and in any way they feel; but tell us we can not.

Why is a straight man talking about his wife or girlfriend is considered normal, but a gay man talking about his husband or boyfriend is considered "flaunting his sexuality"? Double standards, anyone?.

And THIS is why we need to legalize gay marriage.