It used to be considered unseemly for women to eat bananas in the regular way, for the same reason.
The proper way to eat a banana is to put it on a plate, then peel off roughly 1/4 to 1/3 of the peel all the way off, then use a spoon to eat it by scooping it out of the remaining peel.
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Maybe you need a better party organiser 
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Same in the UK. Reason: One hand is needed to hold hat against driving wind, one hand is needed to hold shopping bag full of leeks and potatoes, what would you hold umbrella with?
(Storm Ophelia today; dusty but warm and bright, time to mock northerners.)
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“masculinity” IS a neurosis.
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I believe they made it clear that so much as spreading one’s ass cheeks will result in immediate homosexuality.
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I’m a little suspicious of that data because I don’t see particularly high concentrations in Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Lots of Amish people live in those states and the majority of them do not have indoor plumbing because it’s against their religion.
Especially if it’s bloody
What can be said. I feel bad for anyone stuck in a relationship where this is going on. Seriously, this is so out of the norm that it would be a guarantee that most people could jump ship and find a more suitable partner.
Yuck. Who raised these cavemen?
I blame their parents.
And here I was just dismissing “toxic masculinity” as some sort of feminist bullshit*.
I was clearly wrong.
*No, I’m not saying feminism as a whole is bullshit.
I just… I mean… Ew? For the sake of fuck, how could anyone tolerate the inevitable, insane itching, much less the smell?!
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This can’t be real. I dont want to believe. I’m pulling an anti Mulder here.
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The majority of Amish have indoor plumbing. Some very strict communities/families still use out houses. But they’ll still have at least cold running water in the house. And an increasing number of Amish actually have some level of access to electricity and landline or cellphones. Apparently its cool if its used exclusively for work, your house isn’t hooked up to the grid, etc.
More over Amish communities are often interspersed among non Amish and Mennonite communities that don’t have such restrictions. And they aren’t particularly large groups as a proportion of total population of the states or even counties they live in. So they wouldn’t neccisarily pop up as deep blue sections of a map like this. You’re only talking about a quarter of a million people, spread over a decent sized chunk of the US.
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Fishladder: Remember the lesson of Metcalf.
Arthur: Metcalf?
Fishladder: … Now the poor bastard needs a machine — to POOP!
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Republican? Democrat? Green? Monster Raving Loony?
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And here I was just dismissing “toxic masculinity” as some sort of feminist bullshit*.
I was clearly wrong.
You were indeed. Surely you’ve noticed who got elected as the U.S. preznit recently?
Also, you clearly haven’t met my uncle (nor spent any time in the town he’s from).
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Wait, three per week is normal? Considering most people eat three times a day, and most overeat (at least in the US), I think we have a serious I/O problem.
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I came here to add my 2 cents, but then… holy shit.
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That’s mostly protein hogs, I’d guess. The ones who get a lot of reading done in the loo.
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