Prince Myshkin

As I have said earlier in the thread, I think it would have been more positive to society (but I stress I would not wish it upon anybody) had the baby been born with some form of deficiency which people generally had no awareness of. This way it could improve empathy within the country and highlight something the public did not know about. It would also have the best access to help given its privileged position so if anybody could cope with it then they could. Or, rather than having some form of deficiency, had the child been intersex then that could have been extremely positive. Up to 2% of people are intersex but we are only slowly starting to deal with this and it is still a taboo subject. If one in fifty people are born that way then it is relatively common (ginger hair is 1-2% of the human population). Society would take huge leaps forward if they took the time to learn about the aspects of intersex life, the startling suicide rates, the abuse they receive, etc. Obviously it would be very difficult for the child in question to be born intersex and have such the media spotlight but any gender it would have ridiculous media attention and it could pave the way for a better future for other people born the same. Anyway, it appears to be a healthy boy, so that's good.

Mark, is that you?

My friend calls me noodle arms, so I don't think that would have been the case.

You're British and you didn't get the reference? It's hardly obscure. Is for a foreigner, and would have been impressed if it had been an American making the reference as I hadn't realised it had crossed the pond (doesn't appear it has). How old are you? What is going on? Bloody good dog, though.

There are things in this world that are worth celebrating and there are things that are not. As an antidote to the bad things in the world I would rather concentrate on something else and not have this rammed down my throat all the time. There are plenty of things that are good that are not reported and I would rather hear about them, such as new innovations which are going to help people or whatever. This is a sad news story to me as it is indicative of people once again caring about something that isn't important. Or rather, caring to this extent and for this long. It is certainly newsworthy, but if this is what people are using to make themselves feel better then it's fucking depressing. It shows the problem a lot of people have. It reminds me of how much people focus on football. If they could use half of that amount of passion and half of the time they spend following it on something worthwhile like interacting with politics and becoming socially mobile then they wouldn't need to rely on relatively trivial things. But I've not actually mentioned the royal birth to anybody in real life yet as it hasn't come up, so it's not like I'm going around ruining people's days. I had one opportunity to say something about it at work earlier but decided not to as the woman said 'I'm so glad it was a boy'. I don't know what to say to that. I can't be bothered saying anything to that.

It appears to be sorted. They have paid up and we aren't going through insurance.

Quite a few do. I've been asked out by several guys (at least five). I think it's down to eye contact, maybe, as I'm not camp. I am not an alpha male though and don't join in with what people refer to as 'banter' so that could have something to do with it too. Whatever the reasons, I take it as a compliment.

Americans die younger and experience more injury and illness in comparison to people from other rich nations. This is despite spending almost twice as much on healthcare. Premature births in America is higher than the rest of its peers and more closely resembles sub-Saharan Africa. Alongside this, many people lack health insurance at all or face financial barriers to care and a lack of primary care providers. People in the US also consume more calories, are more sedentary, abuse more drugs and shoot one another more often. The US also lags behind on many measures of education, has higher child poverty and income equality, and lower social mobility than most other advanced democracies. This is comparing America with: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the UK. (Source: New Scientist, Issue No 2925, Page 28)

The Emei moustache toad grows a moustache during mating season, as sharp as pencil lead. He uses this for fighting until March when the females leave. At this point the males' spines fall out.

I don't mind a long one if peeps are struggling. I don't mind a short one either. You have complete control. Just no Muse.

If you opt in can you see the child porn?

Can I send them to you this evening or late afternoon Emma? Just that if you are doing it tomorrow it just gives us a little more time to get q's in. We will have enough though, I have a few more to ask but wanted to give others a chance.

Oh yeah, I was supposed to mention that myself. Awesome dog! Well it should have been a reference to that.

Yeah, I have a friend who can't be alone. He's unhappy with himself though, which is the problem. He has said this, I'm not guessing. But I couldn't ever be with somebody I wasn't in love with, or somebody I didn't feel I would fall in love with. I wouldn't see the point. If I'd been with someone for a month or so and I wasn't getting a spark then I'd be out. Alice. Didn't have a lot of posts. Doesn't post anymore. We didn't flirt on the board and kept it all to pm, so nobody noticed. She's the best thing that's ever happened to me.

Well I guess we disagree. Convenience is good but not in this case.

I'm enjoying the reporters stood outside with the revellers switching between news stories. Just had a woman talking about the porn block with an oblivious crowd in the background celebrating. Was just weird. I really don't like reporting outside the studio. If you need a really obvious visual stimulus which is related to the story then you're a moron who probably isn't taking in enough about the story to warrant hearing it.

You can do all of these things. Personal choice will always win and people who really want bad things will have them. And they are allowed to have them. But I know I would appreciate it not being there. As I said, when in France I drank mainly water when out eating as it was there. much healthier. I would never do that in England. For some these measures will really make a difference. As will education. As will other opportunities to improve health. I think waiting a little longer is worth it for everyone. Obesity is spiralling. I'd advise you go to a well run pub where service is good if it riles you that much to wait a bit longer.

And how long until they abuse him with baptism? Would be cool if they didn't.

So Harry is useless now I take it? Might as well stick him on the front line... oh, they are.

Indeed. Hilarious seeing Daily Mail trumpeting it, next to their side bar of shame: https://twitter.com/jackman365/status/359282317572841473/photo/1 Do they realise they are becoming a parody of themselves?

Is that a reference to this?

I'm currently reading The Art of War, written over 2,000 years ago by a Chinese warrior/philosopher. All about strategy. Some of it (the more metaphorical aspects) can be applied to simple arguments.

Fucked up. Surely can't happen.

The entire board is one if you know how to use it :cool: (met my gf here)

Sorry you are down Dee :(