May 2013
Masturbation Is at the Root of the Culture Wars →
“Tell me how you really feel about masturbation, and I can more or less predict how you’ll feel about the more frequently debated ‘sex war’ issues.” — HUGO SCHWYZER
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The Boy Scouts of America Statement Following...
“For 103 years, the Boy Scouts of America has been a part of the fabric of this nation, with a focus on working together to deliver the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training.
“Based on growing input from within the Scouting family, the BSA leadership chose to conduct an additional review of the organization’s...
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“Being a teenager is tough, but growing up and realizing you’re gay is incredibly...”
– Terry Howerton — The Business Of Scouting And A Crisis Of Our Own Making - Forbes Read this article… seriously.
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Facebook Might Spoil Yahoo's Acquisition Party →
The search giant has been eyeing Tumblr for awhile, according to All Things D, and CEO Marissa Mayer has been on an acquisition spree—ten companies to be exact—ever since she took the reigns nine months ago.
According to sources close to the corporate development team, Yahoo believes Tumblr could bring them the key 18 to 24-year-old demographic it needs to seem relevant and youthful....
Brainteaser
Trip: There is one English word that you can add one letter to and have it change it from masculine to feminine, and plural to singular.
Trip: I know English words do not have a masculine form the way French or Spanish or Italian do, but for the sake of this question assume some words can be male or female based on meaning. For example, testicle would be male while ovary would be female in for the purposes of this puzzle.
Trip: what is the word and what is the letter to be added?
Roan: uhhhh
Roan: i have no idea
Roan: the hells the point of this
Trip: its from the brain teaser thread on gov
Trip: I posted it last night
Trip: nobody has gotten it yet
Roan: prince princes
Roan: lol
Roan: princess
Roan: he and she
Trip: yep
Trip: princes and princess
Roan: that was it?
Trip: plural to singular and penile to vaginal
Roan: woot i won
Roan: post the chat log
Mysterious Poop Foam Causes Explosions on Hog... →
“It’s striking to consider that the meat industry’s ravenous appetite for antibiotics has now extended to having to treat hog shit with them.”
No censorship: Northville Schools refuse to remove... →
After a careful deliberation by a review committee, Northville Public School’s officials have chosen not remove the book “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl – The Definitive Edition” from the middle school reading options.
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“A guy emerges from the van and I recognize him as the guy who made out with the...”
– Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist (the book)
“I have always been a reader; I have read at every stage of my life, and there...”
– Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale (via the-gwendolyn-reading-method)
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heronwoods:
starting a new book is one of the most glorious things on this earth
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Anonymous asked: It's kind of strange-- Because one of the many autistics that I know is a horrible abuser of his family. His poor mother is beaten physically and mentally if she doesn't give her 30 year old 300 pound autistic son everything he wants--- But my own autistic brother is sweet, and would never hurt anybody.
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Autism in the Media: Stop with the Awful Stories! →
At their worst, negative media-sown autism messages influence people like Greg Simard, who brutally beat a twelve-year-old non-speaking autistic boy in his care. Simard justified his actions by saying of the boy, “He’s a drain on society. His life is meaningless. It’s no big deal.”
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“Truly damaging speech cannot be excused just because it expresses genuine...”
– Mark D. Jordan, author of “Recruiting Young Love: How Christians Talk about Homosexuality.” 