There seems to be a correlation. 

Taint, pale, et al... were you a Republican as a child?  Were you ever exposed to Republicans? 

It's a radical theory, but gayism may not be linked to genetic factors.  It may be entirely due to contact with Republicans.

opsec wrote:

Taint, pale, et al... were you a Republican as a child?

Anecdotal correlations are among the weakest in the sciences. I was a lazy Reformed Jew. I had a bar mitzvah, everybody in the family--except maternal-side grandpa, who voted for Reagan twice--voted Dem. A few cousins were Naderites back when it had a shred of cool.

Just a bit of insight into le demimonde homosexuel: when you realize--usually as a child, at or about puberty--that you're not straight, most of the stuff you've taken for granted up until that moment tends to go right out the window. Religion, politics, role models, lust objects, etc. This doesn't result in an overt change of political leanings, because you're usually still spewing the same rhetoric as your parents just to survive the dinner table. For my own, it's taken nearly four decades to create my own political palette. It's not so much the colors on it as the fact that I've made it for myself that defines me as anti-Republican. They prefer a color-by-numbers.

opsec wrote:

Pale, I was attempting to be clever, not Dr. Phil.

Fail on both. I was feeling disclosure-ific.

opsec wrote:

There seems to be a correlation. 

Taint, pale, et al... were you a Republican as a child?  Were you ever exposed to Republicans? 

It's a radical theory, but gayism may not be linked to genetic factors.  It may be entirely due to contact with Republicans.

Since we're in full disclosure mode here, I may as well own up: I'm a bleeding heart liberal from Day One. My family is also comprised of bleeding heart liberals. In fact, my father and I got into an argument after he told me he'd voted for Nader in 2000.

During my late teens, however, I had sex with a lot of frat boys if that helps at all.

Taint wrote:

opsec wrote:

There seems to be a correlation. 

Taint, pale, et al... were you a Republican as a child?  Were you ever exposed to Republicans? 

It's a radical theory, but gayism may not be linked to genetic factors.  It may be entirely due to contact with Republicans.

Since we're in full disclosure mode here, I may as well own up: I'm a bleeding heart liberal from Day One. My family is also comprised of bleeding heart liberals. In fact, my father and I got into an argument after he told me he'd voted for Nader in 2000.

During my late teens, however, I had sex with a lot of frat boys if that helps at all.

To be perfectly honest, I don't mind most liberals that much....  Whether or not I agree with them on all issues I can generally see their point of view and understand why they feel the way they do....  I really have deep hatred for this new breed of Birckenstock wearin', Obama votin' liberal though...  What a bunch of pretentious pricks.....  Just the other day I stopped by the Ye Olde Starbuck's coffee for my morning black coffee and glazed donut.....  I knew I was gonna leave pissed because parked outside of the place were four Toyota Prius three of which had Obama 08 stickers on them....  Sure enough the Starbucks was full of annoying fucktards ordering overly complicated coffee drinks (lattes I'm sure) and wearin' their goofy lookin' horn rimmed glasses.....  One young woman gussied up in the latest hipster attire was reading a book which I'm sure was a crappy read but was somehow marketed as having some kind of social relevance....   Another man was sitting at a table with his Apple computer seeing to it that he was becoming an informed person on the latest issues....  This class of liberal tends to give themselves a certain self-proclaimed superiority, but I don't see it, to me they look like a bunch of pussies.........  I really haven't paid the least bit of attention to the campaign this year so I don't know what any of the candidates really stand for....  All I know is that if Obama wins these twerps win and I don't want that.........

Emmeran wrote:

So wait . . . I can't figure it out.   Is it the pitchers or catchers that have the hidden lives?

Either, see. That's the menacing part.

Dirckman wrote:

I don't mind most liberals that much....  Whether or not I agree with them on all issues I can generally see their point of view and understand why they feel the way they do....  I really have deep hatred for this new breed of Birckenstock wearin', Obama votin' liberal though...  What a bunch of pretentious pricks.....

I'm confused.  Do you wax nostalgic for the old breed of Birckenstock wearin', Carter votin' liberal?

Dirckman wrote:

Taint wrote:

opsec wrote:

There seems to be a correlation. 

Taint, pale, et al... were you a Republican as a child?  Were you ever exposed to Republicans? 

It's a radical theory, but gayism may not be linked to genetic factors.  It may be entirely due to contact with Republicans.

Since we're in full disclosure mode here, I may as well own up: I'm a bleeding heart liberal from Day One. My family is also comprised of bleeding heart liberals. In fact, my father and I got into an argument after he told me he'd voted for Nader in 2000.

During my late teens, however, I had sex with a lot of frat boys if that helps at all.

To be perfectly honest, I don't mind most liberals that much....  Whether or not I agree with them on all issues I can generally see their point of view and understand why they feel the way they do....  I really have deep hatred for this new breed of Birckenstock wearin', Obama votin' liberal though...  What a bunch of pretentious pricks.....  Just the other day I stopped by the Ye Olde Starbuck's coffee for my morning black coffee and glazed donut.....  I knew I was gonna leave pissed because parked outside of the place were four Toyota Prius three of which had Obama 08 stickers on them....  Sure enough the Starbucks was full of annoying fucktards ordering overly complicated coffee drinks (lattes I'm sure) and wearin' their goofy lookin' horn rimmed glasses.....  One young woman gussied up in the latest hipster attire was reading a book which I'm sure was a crappy read but was somehow marketed as having some kind of social relevance....   Another man was sitting at a table with his Apple computer seeing to it that he was becoming an informed person on the latest issues....  This class of liberal tends to give themselves a certain self-proclaimed superiority, but I don't see it, to me they look like a bunch of pussies.........  I really haven't paid the least bit of attention to the campaign this year so I don't know what any of the candidates really stand for....  All I know is that if Obama wins these twerps win and I don't want that.........

Dirck and I are in lockstep.  I prefer Radicals, Dopers and Ne'er do wells and Artist.  Give me an Art Babe, or an IWW cutey anytime, thanks. 


I mean, a woman who will be right there with you in a street fight (like my wife)... but a good example would be Saint Bernadine....

You got a number?