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Forum: Literature 07-15-2013, 05:08 AM
Replies: 3,273
Views: 1,184,566
Posted By CuckooTuli
Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond.

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond.
Forum: Whining 07-13-2013, 10:14 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Since going vegan about 8 months ago, I continue...

Since going vegan about 8 months ago, I continue to be amazed by the number of people who take my diet as a rabid, mouth-frothing attack on their way of life, in the absence of any judgmental...
Forum: Literature 06-29-2013, 04:51 AM
Replies: 3,273
Views: 1,184,566
Posted By CuckooTuli
The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy. Been...

The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy. Been meaning to read it for a long time now after first coming to her through her activism, and it's been well worth the wait - beautifully written and...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 06-29-2013, 04:33 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,232
Posted By CuckooTuli
The Returned

French supernatural horror-drama type thing that's currently airing on Channel 4. It's very good: understated for the most part - check out the Twin Peaks-esque feel and killer opening sequence &...
Forum: General 02-09-2013, 05:54 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 17,282
Posted By CuckooTuli
Hey Languor, welcome to the site - we disagree on...

Hey Languor, welcome to the site - we disagree on a lot of points, but that said, it's always good to have another feminist on board. Discussions on this site have a tendency to get interesting....
Forum: Music 01-23-2013, 09:07 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,336
Posted By CuckooTuli
Fuck yes. This needs to happen, when you're...

Fuck yes. This needs to happen, when you're feeling better. :D
Forum: Music 01-22-2013, 12:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,336
Posted By CuckooTuli
Awesomes! :D I'll give this a bump a bit nearer...

Awesomes! :D I'll give this a bump a bit nearer the time.

MC, I'm in Essex at the mo. I thought London could work for a meet-up, but apparently train is like 80 quid from you!! I thought you were...
Forum: Music 01-21-2013, 03:51 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,336
Posted By CuckooTuli
Yeah, do, MC. I hope you're feeling better soon....

Yeah, do, MC. I hope you're feeling better soon. I was wondering if you'd be able to make it - it's crazy-stupid if we don't hang out at some point, given how reasonably close we live to one another....
Forum: Music 01-18-2013, 04:10 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,336
Posted By CuckooTuli
People of England...

Anyone going to the Swans gig in London on 4th April?

I'll be there, with bells on & a metric fuck-ton of pantswetting excitement, if so.
Forum: Whining 01-18-2013, 04:08 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
That's good. Hope they fix you up soon - I just...

That's good. Hope they fix you up soon - I just got over a pretty minor chest infection, & was struck by how hard you forget how grim it is having trouble breathing until something comes along and...
Forum: Whining 01-18-2013, 01:14 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
What the actual fuck?? Damn... I know our...

What the actual fuck??

Damn... I know our species is capable of some severely messed-up shit... but the everyday acts of petty cruelty are pretty fucking amazing sometimes, too. Cunting arsehole....
Forum: Spooky News 01-03-2013, 04:13 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,908
Posted By CuckooTuli
Hey, Santorum addressed this shit already! It's...

Hey, Santorum addressed this shit already! It's not about the women themselves, it's about how the natural male need to protect the poor fragile creatures could create 'compromising situations'....
Forum: Literature 01-03-2013, 04:01 AM
Replies: 3,273
Views: 1,184,566
Posted By CuckooTuli
Just finished the third volume of Sandman, by...

Just finished the third volume of Sandman, by Neil Gaiman, and so far I'm just completely blown away. I've gotten a lot of enjoyment out of Neil's fiction, but perfect it ain't... this, though......
Forum: Whining 12-31-2012, 08:43 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
This is the exact problem I've always had with...

This is the exact problem I've always had with MRA. If they really cared about the problems facing men - of which there ARE many, undoubtedly; no winners in the patriarchy and all that - they'd be...
Forum: Politics 12-31-2012, 08:27 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 17,302
Posted By CuckooTuli
FBI & banks' tag-teaming on OWS crackdown

Sooo, the FBI was out to paint OWS as a terrorist threat from the get-go. Who would've thunk it?

"Documents released show coordination between the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and...
Forum: Spooky News 12-29-2012, 06:03 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,295
Posted By CuckooTuli
What the actual fuck?? So... basically, he was a...

What the actual fuck?? So... basically, he was a creep incapable of the amount of self-control required not to be creepy... and during a global recession with a shitty job market, this was considered...
Forum: Politics 12-22-2012, 05:11 AM
Replies: 345
Views: 552,370
Posted By CuckooTuli
Frankly, one of the reasons I'm glad there is...

Frankly, one of the reasons I'm glad there is very little gun access in the UK is that I can think of at least one situation in which my having one could well have ended very, very badly. The only...
Forum: Politics 12-21-2012, 03:51 AM
Replies: 345
Views: 552,370
Posted By CuckooTuli
As an R. D. Laing, "psychic processes from the...

As an R. D. Laing, "psychic processes from the normative to the pathological/pathologized can't NOT be expressions of the culture within which they operate" devotee person, this thread has been a...
Forum: Whining 12-16-2012, 05:22 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
God fucking damn it, fucking fuck people. I'm so...

God fucking damn it, fucking fuck people. I'm so sorry, dude - I wish you lived close enough that I could offer a place to crash. (Well, I'm sort of homeless too atm, but you could share my allocated...
Forum: Introductions 11-28-2012, 07:37 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,746
Posted By CuckooTuli
Err... you really don't. Also, there's a...

Err... you really don't.

Also, there's a difference between not knowing what ellipses are or mean, and being confused when someone uses them in a deliberately obtuse context.

Arsehole.
Forum: Whining 11-22-2012, 03:06 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Resonating so much right now. Yes, amazingly, to...

Resonating so much right now. Yes, amazingly, to some people, one partner's misery within a relationship is not a valid reason to end it.

I've now learned that whatever their reasoning and however...
Forum: Whining 11-14-2012, 09:13 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Thanks Miss A. Poor little guy had a fat happy...

Thanks Miss A. Poor little guy had a fat happy life for the most part, but I'm still sick about the state of him towards the end. Still and all, at least he's out of pain now.
Forum: General 11-14-2012, 03:38 AM
Replies: 5,841
Views: 939,397
Posted By CuckooTuli
I can so picture this, and it makes me lol.

I can so picture this, and it makes me lol.
Forum: Whining 11-14-2012, 03:35 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
For what it's worth, I think Honeythorn is right,...

For what it's worth, I think Honeythorn is right, MC - time to insist that they do something about this shit. I've had plenty of experience with apathetic "wait (until the wound is wide open) and see...
Forum: General 11-09-2012, 08:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,553
Posted By CuckooTuli
If you would specifically like to write about...

If you would specifically like to write about mental illness, and asylums as the dark corners of society, I'd suggest Charcot's patient Augustine - she was a 15 year old and one of his most famous...
Forum: Whining 11-09-2012, 08:10 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Finally got all of my shit out of my ex's place,...

Finally got all of my shit out of my ex's place, and realised: motherfucker took my first installment of Preacher.

And I could have jacked LOADS of stuff I wanted from his collection, and didn't....
Forum: Politics 11-09-2012, 08:05 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,612
Posted By CuckooTuli
Bodily autonomy is so often underemphasised in...

Bodily autonomy is so often underemphasised in debates about UK policing.

I reposted this on Facebook, and a friend remembered passing the London climate change protests and asking the white...
Forum: Politics 11-09-2012, 07:55 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 15,656
Posted By CuckooTuli
Schadenfreude....

Schadenfreude. (http://whitepeoplemourningromney.tumblr.com/) :D
Forum: Politics 10-10-2012, 04:19 PM
Replies: 285
Views: 55,319
Posted By CuckooTuli
This is the thing, though... I don't like the...

This is the thing, though... I don't like the idea that past wrongs make everything out of a person's mouth automatically worthless. Sure, you're going to give someone a harder time if they're...
Forum: General 10-10-2012, 12:24 PM
Replies: 5,841
Views: 939,397
Posted By CuckooTuli
Yeah, same thing! My cooking has always been...

Yeah, same thing! My cooking has always been something of a joke to my nearest & dearest. However, having just ended a relationship in which I basically didn't cook anything that wasn't chilli or...
Forum: Politics 10-10-2012, 10:14 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 55,319
Posted By CuckooTuli
Honestly, I don't think so either, and am a...

Honestly, I don't think so either, and am a little baffled by this thread. I get that it's a racially charged term, but he wasn't using it frivolously or, IMO, inappropriately - I mean, as Alan said,...
Forum: General 10-10-2012, 02:34 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 22,422
Posted By CuckooTuli
No, I know what you mean. I like that we're sort...

No, I know what you mean. I like that we're sort of left alone here, too. I think that if we had mods - especially participating mods - a lot of the arguments would get settled sooner. Which would be...
Forum: General 10-10-2012, 02:30 AM
Replies: 5,841
Views: 939,397
Posted By CuckooTuli
So trying those out, Saya! Update: my key...

So trying those out, Saya!

Update: my key lime pie is also awesome, and I don't even like fruit-based desserts. In fact, I normally feel actively cheated by fruit-based desserts.

That's it. I'm...
Forum: General 10-08-2012, 12:46 PM
Replies: 5,841
Views: 939,397
Posted By CuckooTuli
In the grand tradition of heteronormative clichés...

In the grand tradition of heteronormative clichés of heartbreak, I've been learning to bake. And after years of living on toast for days on end out of laziness, fucking up the simplest timing and...
Forum: Music 10-05-2012, 07:42 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 24,095
Posted By CuckooTuli
What's with the vs.? I DEMAND BOTH.

What's with the vs.? I DEMAND BOTH.
Forum: Politics 10-05-2012, 07:38 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 58,086
Posted By CuckooTuli
There's no need for me to "transcend my own...

There's no need for me to "transcend my own whiteness", given that I live in a little place where it's already celebrated, defended and systemically privileged... it's called The World.

This isn't...
Forum: General 10-03-2012, 02:20 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 16,612
Posted By CuckooTuli
So, the friend mentioned above has been given a...

So, the friend mentioned above has been given a year before he has to start "earning" his benefits by jumping through ridic hoops in a country that doesn't have enough jobs for its able fucking...
Forum: General 10-03-2012, 02:08 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,790
Posted By CuckooTuli
OH MY GOD THAT IS AWESOME. It's like everything I...

OH MY GOD THAT IS AWESOME. It's like everything I post about on Facebook mated and started a site. I have a new favourite thing of the day. :D
Forum: General 10-03-2012, 02:05 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,244
Posted By CuckooTuli
That's really cool! Great idea, given the...

That's really cool! Great idea, given the inspirational potential of drugs for a lot of people. As a collection I really like it.
Forum: General 09-20-2012, 08:23 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 14,575
Posted By CuckooTuli
That'd rule, although I'd be super-jealous of the...

That'd rule, although I'd be super-jealous of the outfit - those blades'd be awesome! Unfortunately, having no monies for a legit cool costume & no motivation to make one, I'm stuck with taking the...
Forum: Politics 09-20-2012, 08:12 AM
Replies: 168
Views: 21,523
Posted By CuckooTuli
Ad hominem. I never whined that you should be...

Ad hominem. I never whined that you should be nicer to people - I simply pointed out the factual inaccuracy of saying that anyone who disagrees with you is incapable of understanding politics. If...
Forum: General 09-20-2012, 07:53 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 22,020
Posted By CuckooTuli
Chaotic Good... thought I'd be Lawful Neutral.

Chaotic Good... thought I'd be Lawful Neutral.
Forum: Politics 09-19-2012, 08:52 AM
Replies: 168
Views: 21,523
Posted By CuckooTuli
Dude, cool your jets; there's a difference...

Dude, cool your jets; there's a difference between seeing your point but remaining to be convinced, and being too grindingly stupid to understand any part of your argument.
Forum: General 09-19-2012, 07:04 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 14,575
Posted By CuckooTuli
I'm pretty much Knockout from the villainous...

I'm pretty much Knockout from the villainous Secret Six every year. Highwayman mask, long leather gloves & whatever green clothes I can find rattling around the wardrobe.

And Krampus - tackiness...
Forum: Politics 09-19-2012, 06:55 AM
Replies: 168
Views: 21,523
Posted By CuckooTuli
Yeah, that's the problem - acknowledging shades...

Yeah, that's the problem - acknowledging shades of grey is all well and good, but I struggle to see "Well there are way bigger dickholes than Romney around!" as a reason to actively like the guy.
Forum: General 09-13-2012, 04:51 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,087
Posted By CuckooTuli
My hippie-dippy mother once asked my sister and I...

My hippie-dippy mother once asked my sister and I quite seriously if we would consider having her made into a diamond, to wear in remembrance after she died. Our reply was pretty much this, with an...
Forum: Politics 09-11-2012, 03:29 AM
Replies: 189
Views: 31,017
Posted By CuckooTuli
Yeah - something I've notice about anti-feminist...

Yeah - something I've notice about anti-feminist MRA is that they tend to weigh all kinds of power equally, and have no concept of compensatory power. A lot of the ones I've argued with cite the...
Forum: General 09-09-2012, 08:59 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 16,612
Posted By CuckooTuli
And does the Kraken come with?

And does the Kraken come with?
Forum: General 09-09-2012, 04:13 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 16,612
Posted By CuckooTuli
First rule of the internets: NEVER READ THE...

First rule of the internets: NEVER READ THE COMMMENTS.

The welfare state & NHS are being dismantled before our eyes over here. A friend of mine who's disabled is being told his benefits are under...
Forum: Politics 09-07-2012, 11:52 AM
Replies: 189
Views: 31,017
Posted By CuckooTuli
No, I totally get what you're saying - makes...

No, I totally get what you're saying - makes perfect sense, and I agree. The tricky thing here is that not understanding prejudice, privilege etc., doesn't make someone a bad person; plenty of women...
Forum: General 09-07-2012, 07:55 AM
Replies: 4,751
Views: 881,171
Posted By CuckooTuli
This guy....

This guy. :Dhttp://gawker.com/5938676/father-of-the-year-helps-dress+wearing-son-feel-comfortable-by-putting-on-a-skirt-himself
Forum: Politics 09-07-2012, 07:47 AM
Replies: 189
Views: 31,017
Posted By CuckooTuli
These. These. Are pretty much it. I used to...

These. These. Are pretty much it.

I used to be a lot more tolerant of men hitting on me. Now, if someone comes right up and asks me out when we haven't exchanged more than perfunctory...
Forum: Politics 09-04-2012, 05:03 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,410
Posted By CuckooTuli
This thread is everything I love about G.net. I...

This thread is everything I love about G.net. I wish more of my IRL friends thought like you guys.

Which makes me think, really. Most of them are on the same page, but think I take certain things...
Forum: Introductions 09-04-2012, 04:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,593
Posted By CuckooTuli
I just looked up my old intro thread as I...

I just looked up my old intro thread as I couldn't remember. Turns out Versus was the first person to welcome me - which is ironic, as he's the nearest thing I've ever had to a nemesis around here....
Forum: Spooky News 08-14-2012, 04:43 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Deadman, you HAVE your way....

Deadman, you HAVE your way. (http://thismodernworld.com/archives/7175) For fuck's sake, find a cause where shit's still up for grabs.
Forum: Whining 08-06-2012, 05:03 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,388
Posted By CuckooTuli
NO U!!!!!! *madface*

NO U!!!!!! *madface*
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 08-04-2012, 05:14 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 44,381
Posted By CuckooTuli
CONT'D As above. I’m not arguing that...

CONT'D


As above. I’m not arguing that these representations aren’t there, I’m arguing that plenty of them are sparse to the point of lip-service.



You’re arguing that Bane didn’t tap into...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 08-04-2012, 05:14 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 44,381
Posted By CuckooTuli
Warning: LONG-ASS pile of theory wankery coming...

Warning: LONG-ASS pile of theory wankery coming up.


Absolutely, the vast majority of what I don’t like about it is a matter of taste.

Again – and to Despanan too – I am not claiming the...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 08-03-2012, 04:53 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 44,381
Posted By CuckooTuli
Thing is, I don't hate it because I disagree with...

Thing is, I don't hate it because I disagree with the thesis. The politically problematic elements I identified are something I'm perfectly able to separate from my belief that the story was full of...
Forum: Literature 08-02-2012, 09:27 AM
Replies: 3,273
Views: 1,184,566
Posted By CuckooTuli
About to start on The Invisibles. I've been...

About to start on The Invisibles. I've been looking forward to this one for a loooong time :D
Forum: General 08-02-2012, 07:28 AM
Replies: 4,751
Views: 881,171
Posted By CuckooTuli
A weekend of awesomeness ahead with visiting...

A weekend of awesomeness ahead with visiting friends, and getting aanother article pitch accepted.

Also, realising I'd forgotten that series 5 of Breaking Bad started 3 weeks ago. That shit rocks...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 08-02-2012, 07:04 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 44,381
Posted By CuckooTuli
Jeez, if the heading of that section is really...

Jeez, if the heading of that section is really all he can focus on to the exclusion of the points made right underneath it, I could define hyperbole (and maybe while I'm at it, explain that I don't...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 08-02-2012, 12:50 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 44,381
Posted By CuckooTuli
You’re right, it’s immeasurably stupid to analyse...

You’re right, it’s immeasurably stupid to analyse the ideology of texts beyond their surface meanings. Please, O Wise One, forgive me my folly.


My criticisms weren’t about the fact that the...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 08-01-2012, 03:24 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 44,381
Posted By CuckooTuli
I'll respond to this bag of "Waaah don't insult...

I'll respond to this bag of "Waaah don't insult MAH HERO" in more depth later, but surely you can at least see that totally demonising those who put the redistribution of wealth into practise by...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 07-31-2012, 07:31 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 44,381
Posted By CuckooTuli
Pretty much, yeah (by my reading, at least). It...

Pretty much, yeah (by my reading, at least). It wouldn't have been so bad if there had at leastbeen different 'factions', like having some civvies who tried desperately to keep order in the absence...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 07-30-2012, 06:02 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 44,381
Posted By CuckooTuli
I wrote a blog post detailing the things that...

I wrote a blog post detailing the things that irke me most about the movie - see my sig, if anyone's interested.
Forum: Literature 07-30-2012, 04:27 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 32,052
Posted By CuckooTuli
I've had the "white people experience racism...

I've had the "white people experience racism too!!" argument with a lot of people - this pretty much sums it up. A white person getting the cold shoulder in the local hip hop club just isn't the same...
Forum: Literature 07-29-2012, 01:08 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 32,052
Posted By CuckooTuli
Oh, totally - I guess I just judge the author's...

Oh, totally - I guess I just judge the author's readers more harshly than the author herself, in a way. i mean, I write crap I know is crap, but if I blogged the biggest piece of cack I'd ever...
Forum: Literature 07-29-2012, 03:46 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 32,052
Posted By CuckooTuli
To be honest, there's a little bit of me that...

To be honest, there's a little bit of me that find it sad that I can't just be happy for the author. I mean, she was just some woman who liked writing fanfiction as a hobby, never expected anything...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 07-28-2012, 04:21 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 44,381
Posted By CuckooTuli
Just watched this. Honestly, I thought it was...

Just watched this. Honestly, I thought it was fucking awful; actually without redeeming feature. The storyline was BRIMFUL of plotholes, the character relationships were unconvincing, I can't think...
Forum: Introductions 07-26-2012, 06:41 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,406
Posted By CuckooTuli
I fucking love the Swans. Welcome! :D

I fucking love the Swans.

Welcome! :D
Forum: Spooky News 07-24-2012, 08:06 AM
Replies: 148
Views: 31,531
Posted By CuckooTuli
Good job the media...

Good job the media (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PezlFNTGWv4) is there to enable the delusions of unstable people capable of pulling something similar, eh?
Forum: Politics 07-23-2012, 05:18 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 21,327
Posted By CuckooTuli
It's a tricky one. I do think civility is...

It's a tricky one. I do think civility is generally more useful than all-out attack when you're trying to get someone to reconsider their views rather than simply shut down defensively, but that's...
Forum: General 07-23-2012, 04:54 AM
Replies: 5,841
Views: 939,397
Posted By CuckooTuli
It's a story Apathy wrote back in 2010 when I'd...

It's a story Apathy wrote back in 2010 when I'd just joined. It was actually my first introduction to many of the featured old-timers. :)

http://gothic.net/boards/showthread.php?t=23686
Forum: General 07-20-2012, 12:09 PM
Replies: 5,841
Views: 939,397
Posted By CuckooTuli
I just quit weed too (and by "just", I mean...

I just quit weed too (and by "just", I mean "yesterday"... hoping this one'll stick). I hear herbal Nytol is good for sleeping... :s

Nice to finally meet the famous Mir, by the way. Ever since the...
Forum: Politics 07-20-2012, 11:52 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 21,327
Posted By CuckooTuli
To be honest, it's mostly because I can actually...

To be honest, it's mostly because I can actually remember being similar in my approach to many issues myself, and it's not as long ago as I'd like to pretend. I can remember thinking that I 'wasn't...
Forum: Whining 07-20-2012, 11:42 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Feel better, MC. That sounds shitty, especially...

Feel better, MC. That sounds shitty, especially with a bub to be looking after... I hear parenthood don't get sick days. :(
Forum: Politics 07-20-2012, 11:29 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 21,327
Posted By CuckooTuli
Everything is political. If you think you don't...

Everything is political. If you think you don't have an agenda, all that means is you're following someone else's. Every aspect of your life is influenced by the dialogue and social mechanisms around...
Forum: Politics 07-20-2012, 11:20 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 21,327
Posted By CuckooTuli
Thing is though, that saying means "Don't start...

Thing is though, that saying means "Don't start shit from nothing". I wouldn't call the raging debate surrounding an issue that has a momentous effect on the lives of those involved nothing. Those...
Forum: Politics 07-20-2012, 09:22 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 21,327
Posted By CuckooTuli
But that's another logical inconsistency, no? "NO...

But that's another logical inconsistency, no? "NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DECIDE THIS STUFF, so we should hold votes and let the majority decide what everyone in their area is allowed to do."
Forum: Politics 07-20-2012, 08:21 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 21,327
Posted By CuckooTuli
But it's not a question of "You can have your...

But it's not a question of "You can have your opinion and I can have mine" here. They're pointing out the logical inconsistencies in yours. Most notably: a foetus is either of equal value to a human...
Forum: General 07-18-2012, 02:23 AM
Replies: 5,841
Views: 939,397
Posted By CuckooTuli
You guys are lucky - I got ID'd a few months back...

You guys are lucky - I got ID'd a few months back and was all smug and preeny as I handed it over, only to have the checkout woman ruin it by whispering "I know you're nearer 30 than 18, but we get...
Forum: Introductions 07-11-2012, 08:56 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,519
Posted By CuckooTuli
Damn greedy whores. ;) That was......

Damn greedy whores. ;)




That was... pure poetry. Them whores sure can trash-talk; GothKitty, I'd consider your spikes revoked.
Forum: Politics 07-10-2012, 05:20 AM
Replies: 25
So.
Views: 15,377
Posted By CuckooTuli
In the UK, the goverment are currently doing...

In the UK, the goverment are currently doing everything they can to push the idea that an oversized welfare bill is behind most of the country's current financial woes, and scapegoating immigrants is...
Forum: Literature 07-10-2012, 05:12 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,769
Posted By CuckooTuli
Oh, I didn't mean I don't think it's funny - just...

Oh, I didn't mean I don't think it's funny - just that it's not the all-out parody of the Zombopocalypse one and is quite different in tone. It's not necessarily a bad thing; just passing comment.
...
Forum: Introductions 07-10-2012, 04:58 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,519
Posted By CuckooTuli
Sorry but I'm with GothKittySpikes on this one....

Sorry but I'm with GothKittySpikes on this one. Sluts and whores are evil. If they keep using up All The Sex, there won't be any left for the nice ladylike womens. :(
Forum: Literature 07-07-2012, 05:46 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,769
Posted By CuckooTuli
I'm not quite sure how seriously to take this....

I'm not quite sure how seriously to take this. Zombo was all-out balls to wall comedy, but this keeps looking like getting for-real dark before falling back to dick jokes. I'm wondering if it's going...
Forum: General 07-07-2012, 05:38 PM
Replies: 4,751
Views: 881,171
Posted By CuckooTuli
Wine and the American Civil War documentaries on...

Wine and the American Civil War documentaries on TV.
Forum: Politics 07-05-2012, 10:03 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,853
Posted By CuckooTuli
Mean-spirited rhetoric is my crack.

Mean-spirited rhetoric is my crack.
Forum: Politics 07-05-2012, 02:09 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,853
Posted By CuckooTuli
Look SAYA, according to YOUR political views,...

Look SAYA, according to YOUR political views, Elystan's issues are not comparable to, you know, actual oppression. Stop subjugating him by pointing this out. You tyrannous monster.

Won't somebody...
Forum: Whining 07-05-2012, 02:05 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Yeah, that's true. I think a combination of...

Yeah, that's true. I think a combination of Weltschmerz and future anxiety just gave me a burst of the horrors for a little bit. This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKYDcAsahXY) has kind of been my...
Forum: Introductions 07-05-2012, 01:59 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 11,028
Posted By CuckooTuli
What? WHO doesn't know about Laibach? Oh,...

What? WHO doesn't know about Laibach?

Oh, that's right, everyone I ever met barring the person who introduced me to them. :(
Forum: Politics 07-04-2012, 11:07 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,853
Posted By CuckooTuli
Only just noticed this. I usually point out to...

Only just noticed this. I usually point out to people who say either this or its first cousin, "It's nothing to do with me/I'm not a racist so why are 'they' mad at me", that THEIR point of view...
Forum: Whining 07-04-2012, 04:19 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
I just turned 28 and I still don't have a Real...

I just turned 28 and I still don't have a Real Job and I haven't magically outgrown my love of weed and I haven't found a way to make the world a better place that feels like it's really making a...
Forum: Literature 07-03-2012, 10:54 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,769
Posted By CuckooTuli
My guess: AshleyO and Despanan undergo a crisis...

My guess: AshleyO and Despanan undergo a crisis of faith, Despanan runs off to join OWS, and AshleyO devotes his new angelic powers to trolling the faithful. (Possible sidekick for Versus? I mean,...
Forum: Politics 07-03-2012, 09:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,490
Posted By CuckooTuli
Actually I don't completely disagree. But I do...

Actually I don't completely disagree. But I do appreciate it for the way it brings different forms of social stratification together in direct relation to one another, and prioritises that direct...
Forum: Politics 07-03-2012, 09:08 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,490
Posted By CuckooTuli
It's pretty new... 2008 or thereabouts, I think....

It's pretty new... 2008 or thereabouts, I think. Difficulty is, I'm trying to put together a research proposal, and the working bibliography is giving me gyp. No worries - I guess I'll just angle it...
Forum: Politics 07-03-2012, 05:59 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,490
Posted By CuckooTuli
Can anyone (Saya??) recommend me some good material on kiriarchy?

Online or otherwise is fine - obviously Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza is redundant at this stage in my reading, so am looking for uses/explorations of her theory.
Forum: Shill 06-30-2012, 08:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,701
Posted By CuckooTuli
So I forgot about this for the longest time, but...

So I forgot about this for the longest time, but have finally managed to get a new post up. This one is inspired partly by Pride and partly by the Salvation Army thread on here, if anyone's...
Forum: Spooky News 06-29-2012, 12:58 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,056
Posted By CuckooTuli
Lol, the only thing more quease-inducing than the...

Lol, the only thing more quease-inducing than the interview itself is that half-arsed "Love us, we're LIBRULLS!!" disclaimer they added to their FAQ aftterwards. "Uhhh... love and respect to all......
Forum: Literature 06-28-2012, 10:46 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,769
Posted By CuckooTuli
Son, if you keep that up I will love-bomb the...

Son, if you keep that up I will love-bomb the shit out of you.

Also: noted. You're a special and unique snowflake, more End of Days pls :D
Forum: Whining 06-28-2012, 04:41 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Thanks MC. In all honesty, I'm fine; although not...

Thanks MC. In all honesty, I'm fine; although not being able to do much is frustrating, it does make the concrete pressure on me pretty negligable. I just wish she felt less shitty and lonely. And...
Forum: Literature 06-28-2012, 04:32 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,769
Posted By CuckooTuli
NEVER!... ... okay, you got me.

NEVER!...

... okay, you got me.
Forum: Literature 06-28-2012, 04:11 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,769
Posted By CuckooTuli
I also would love this. Although if my function...

I also would love this. Although if my function is purely "recipient of Versus-inflicted smackdown", appropriate vengeance will be extracted when I get my finger out on Gnet in the X-Men 'Verse. :p
Forum: Whining 06-28-2012, 03:04 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Thanks guys. Apparently the blood and pus have...

Thanks guys. Apparently the blood and pus have now stopped gushing out, which can only be a plus.
Forum: Literature 06-28-2012, 02:58 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,769
Posted By CuckooTuli
Bitch, this better be some fishing for...

Bitch, this better be some fishing for compliments shit rather than a threat to jack in the one fic I'm FINALLY IN.
Forum: General 06-28-2012, 02:32 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 16,612
Posted By CuckooTuli
It does. In other news though, the door swings...

It does. In other news though, the door swings both ways; spent the rest of yesterday having a similarly knock-down drag-out argument with another acquaintance about feminism, which seems to have...
Forum: General 06-28-2012, 01:00 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 16,612
Posted By CuckooTuli
A part of me would actually love to bring him in...

A part of me would actually love to bring him in here to talk to people like you guys and maybe realise that it isn't all suburbia and ex-Cambridge graduates playing devil's advocate (oh yeah, he...
Forum: Literature 06-27-2012, 02:55 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,769
Posted By CuckooTuli
Nooo, I just heard the death rattles of Clint...

Nooo, I just heard the death rattles of Clint Eastwood and John McClane! Every time someone says they don't believe in violence, an action hero dies. You have to pound your fist into someone's face...
Forum: Literature 06-27-2012, 02:29 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,769
Posted By CuckooTuli
Non-violently. :p

Non-violently. :p
Forum: General 06-27-2012, 08:24 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,522
Posted By CuckooTuli
Happpy belated Saya! Sorry to hear about your...

Happpy belated Saya! Sorry to hear about your friends being dickholes - hope you managed to have enough fun to make up for it in the days since. :)
Forum: General 06-27-2012, 08:22 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 16,612
Posted By CuckooTuli
Honestly, there was little talk; it devolved...

Honestly, there was little talk; it devolved pretty quickly into an exchange of accusations. Turns out that putting "All due respect" at the beginning of your post doesn't really take the sting out...
Forum: Whining 06-27-2012, 06:16 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Thanks dude, that's nice of you. She'll be...

Thanks dude, that's nice of you. She'll be finding out within 2 weeks if she has to have yet another op, so hopefully, one way or another, this will all be over in another 6 months or so. Meanwhile I...
Forum: General 06-27-2012, 05:08 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 16,612
Posted By CuckooTuli
Soooo frustrating, right? I find it's worst to...

Soooo frustrating, right? I find it's worst to see from people who are actually decent human beings with no overt prejudices, but who just have absolutely no concept of their own privilege, and are...
Forum: General 06-27-2012, 03:37 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 16,612
Posted By CuckooTuli
Facebook debate-turned-knock-down drag-out...

Facebook debate-turned-knock-down drag-out argument with a friend, who was effectively telling me that I should tone down my "militance" in pointing out privilege, -isms etc., and telling me that...
Forum: Whining 06-27-2012, 03:20 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
My mother is sick, and sick of being in pain, and...

My mother is sick, and sick of being in pain, and there's nothing I can do about it. I'm so fucking broke at the moment that even getting home to visit will be impossible until the end of the month....
Forum: Literature 06-27-2012, 03:13 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,769
Posted By CuckooTuli
Damn, you got me... that's pretty much how I...

Damn, you got me... that's pretty much how I pootle through life. :)
Forum: Spooky News 06-22-2012, 09:36 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 19,378
Posted By CuckooTuli
This is true. Ditto with things like the case of...

This is true. Ditto with things like the case of Jody McIntyre (http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/12/15/jody-mcintyre-who%E2%80%99s-apathetic-now/) (which incidentally brought up some pretty...
Forum: Spooky News 06-22-2012, 08:08 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 19,378
Posted By CuckooTuli
Haha, pretty much.

Haha, pretty much.
Forum: General 06-22-2012, 03:39 AM
Replies: 4,751
Views: 881,171
Posted By CuckooTuli
My new place is A-MAZING. I feel like a proper...

My new place is A-MAZING. I feel like a proper grown-up.

Also, having a birthday party Saturday night, that will doubtless leave said new place looking like every other student-y hovel I've ever...
Forum: Spooky News 06-22-2012, 02:55 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 19,378
Posted By CuckooTuli
I'm not against violence in a blanket ideological...

I'm not against violence in a blanket ideological sense, although mostly because what the law classifies as violence (resistance to unwarranted physical coercion such as the breaking of kettles) are...
Forum: Whining 06-22-2012, 02:38 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
My cheque and contributors' copy of Bitch still...

My cheque and contributors' copy of Bitch still haven't arrived yet. I'm in no rush for the money, which will be pretty negligible after conversion, but I wanna see how it looks and reads and check I...
Forum: Introductions 06-14-2012, 04:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,640
Posted By CuckooTuli
I love Moby Dick, even if I could do without the...

I love Moby Dick, even if I could do without the long-ass monologues on shippy things at times. Some of them are genius though, love the one about whiteness. And it's a great adventure story...
Forum: General 06-14-2012, 03:52 AM
Replies: 4,751
Views: 881,171
Posted By CuckooTuli
Seeing Jeff Lewis again and getting my comics...

Seeing Jeff Lewis again and getting my comics signed. Also got to see "Roll Bus Roll", "Back When I Was 4" and "Artland" live, which are three of my favourites. :D
Forum: Politics 06-14-2012, 03:06 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 3,229
Posted By CuckooTuli
Why working-class people vote Conservative

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jun/05/why-working-class-people-vote-conservative

I definitely find myself having the minority/majority argument with people less leftist than myself a lot....
Forum: Commentary 05-03-2012, 07:12 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,837
Posted By CuckooTuli
From what I remember he took her away on the...

From what I remember he took her away on the horse he'd just given her and she was terrified about what was about to happen, but once he started he was gentler than she'd expected and she ended up...
Forum: Politics 05-03-2012, 06:46 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 79,691
Posted By CuckooTuli
Yeah, that's pretty much what I was getting at...

Yeah, that's pretty much what I was getting at (or trying to) in my first post. It's all connected, and trying to understand a specific kind of prejudice without trying to understand prejudice and...
Forum: Introductions 05-03-2012, 04:40 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,480
Posted By CuckooTuli
Um, what's douchey about pointing that out? It's...

Um, what's douchey about pointing that out? It's not like she was being an arsehole about it.

Welcome, and chill.
Forum: General 05-02-2012, 07:00 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,817
Posted By CuckooTuli
Yeah, I'll hit up some friends. They might be...

Yeah, I'll hit up some friends. They might be okay with it - just don't want to presume. I'm pretty open house myself and have to try and remember that not everyone is.
Forum: General 05-02-2012, 06:54 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,817
Posted By CuckooTuli
Cool cool - in that case, if Jack can get you...

Cool cool - in that case, if Jack can get you down here, all you'll need is your ticket, which shouldn't cost too much, although I don't know how much Jack's petrol will set him back. I'll bring us a...
Forum: General 05-02-2012, 06:40 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,817
Posted By CuckooTuli
Oh really? I feel a plan brewing. MC, if you...

Oh really? I feel a plan brewing.

MC, if you could get a lift down, we can always do it cheapo-style - i.e. bottle of something strong (weather'll soon be nice enough that we can pub-crawl it and...
Forum: General 05-02-2012, 06:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,146
Posted By CuckooTuli
PM me your email, I've got a PDF for you. Helped...

PM me your email, I've got a PDF for you. Helped me quit when I was smoking so heavily I literally couldn't breathe when the weather was cold.
Forum: General 05-02-2012, 06:14 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,817
Posted By CuckooTuli
I'd so be there, but am busy that weekend. :( ...

I'd so be there, but am busy that weekend. :(

I'll keep an eye for other events in London that people on here might be interested in, though. And Miss C, you're coming if I have to road trip down...
Forum: Commentary 05-01-2012, 06:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,837
Posted By CuckooTuli
I think I know the scene you mean, and I actually...

I think I know the scene you mean, and I actually thought it was an improvement on the book version, which basically treated the scene in question as **** fantasy turned sexy. I felt that the series...
Forum: Politics 05-01-2012, 09:07 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 79,691
Posted By CuckooTuli
Ah, okay. I read the whole thing but fairly...

Ah, okay. I read the whole thing but fairly hurriedly, so I guess it's possible that having been on the other side of a mending-is-better-than-ending debate with Saya before, i was just seeing what I...
Forum: Politics 05-01-2012, 06:36 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 79,691
Posted By CuckooTuli
I should point out re: my last paragraph that the...

I should point out re: my last paragraph that the nature of privilege puts the burden for this change on the majority, to listen to marginal voices. Reading back it just sounds like "You lot all want...
Forum: Literature 05-01-2012, 06:29 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 43,304
Posted By CuckooTuli
Yo Saya, what's your blog link? I didn't know you...

Yo Saya, what's your blog link? I didn't know you had one.
Forum: Commentary 05-01-2012, 06:25 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,837
Posted By CuckooTuli
I never noticed that this was being reviewed! And...

I never noticed that this was being reviewed! And no discussions? You guys suck. :p

I'm getting a little tired of seeing tits in every shot. The constant nudity was not in the books and is,...
Forum: Introductions 05-01-2012, 06:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,091
Posted By CuckooTuli
Welcome! What are you studying at postgrad?

Welcome! What are you studying at postgrad?
Forum: Introductions 05-01-2012, 06:20 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,389
Posted By CuckooTuli
I think you left around the time I joined, so I...

I think you left around the time I joined, so I know you mostly as the drunk dude who was tripping balls all through the Zombapocalypse.

Welcome back!
Forum: Politics 05-01-2012, 06:09 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 79,691
Posted By CuckooTuli
I can see both sides of this one. What both...

I can see both sides of this one. What both Versus and Saya's evidence seems to highlight is that the left are far from immune to the bullshit fallacies born of privilege commonly seen from the...
Forum: Whining 04-24-2012, 03:18 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 6,625
Posted By CuckooTuli
I was about to wonder how MC and Apathy would...

I was about to wonder how MC and Apathy would feel about how vanilla this all has been. Until I saw the last post. There's a stomach-churning orgy of bestiality in this yet, I see. :p
Forum: Whining 04-24-2012, 03:16 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,506
Posted By CuckooTuli
Without knowing exactly what's happened between...

Without knowing exactly what's happened between you and this guy, I'm sure you had your reasons for whatever it was that you did. You really don't seem like the kind of person who goes around...
Forum: Introductions 04-24-2012, 03:10 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,931
Posted By CuckooTuli
Game of Thrones, Whedon, Frankenstein, Kubrick,...

Game of Thrones, Whedon, Frankenstein, Kubrick, Lynch, feminism and honesty.... aw shit, nearly everything you mentioned. I definitely like you. Welcome to Gnet! :)
Forum: Whining 04-22-2012, 06:45 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 6,625
Posted By CuckooTuli
Wait - the dog is teaching the training classes?...

Wait - the dog is teaching the training classes? This could get... surreal. :)
Forum: General 04-22-2012, 06:18 AM
Replies: 286
Views: 90,684
Posted By CuckooTuli
I caved and smoked last night, and am now feeling...

I caved and smoked last night, and am now feeling the need to purge the hangover with some kind of proper excercise - might walk the hour and a half to the village to catch up with a friend later....
Forum: General 04-22-2012, 06:09 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,882
Posted By CuckooTuli
Guillotine or shoot-out, for sure. Although I'd...

Guillotine or shoot-out, for sure. Although I'd be shit in a shoot-out - too much flapping, not enough hand-eye coordination. Thinking about it, the guillotine'd probably be more dignified.
Forum: Whining 04-16-2012, 02:49 PM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
You cried at The Princess and the Frog? Jesus...

You cried at The Princess and the Frog? Jesus rollerblading Christ, you really are in a bad way. I mean, Up, The Girl in the Fireplace, Wallace from The Wire - those I get. Those just mean you're not...
Forum: General 04-16-2012, 02:13 PM
Replies: 4,751
Views: 881,171
Posted By CuckooTuli
For some reason, this really cracked me up:...

For some reason, this really cracked me up: http://animalstalkinginallcaps.tumblr.com/post/20410503525/i-would-let-robb-stark-have-the-business-the-guy
Forum: Whining 04-14-2012, 06:03 PM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
The way I see it, how you proceed depends on why...

The way I see it, how you proceed depends on why you feel hesitant to begin with. If it’s purely that you’re worried about jeopardizing the friendship, then Solumina is right – just accept that...
Forum: General 04-14-2012, 06:01 PM
Replies: 5,841
Views: 939,397
Posted By CuckooTuli
I really need to stop staying up late for no...

I really need to stop staying up late for no reason.
Forum: Literature 04-14-2012, 04:56 PM
Replies: 3,273
Views: 1,184,566
Posted By CuckooTuli
On the fifth book of Preacher, War in the Sun....

On the fifth book of Preacher, War in the Sun. The weakest yet, but the series has been kickass enough that I'm still jonesing for the next one already.
Forum: Literature 04-10-2012, 06:11 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 24,487
Posted By CuckooTuli
Finally! You know, I was idly thinking about...

Finally! You know, I was idly thinking about starting one (Xmen-verse) and realised I hadn't put myself in it. Even I omitted myself from my own fanfiction. I was starting to think I had the Gnet...
Forum: General 04-10-2012, 05:54 AM
Replies: 4,751
Views: 881,171
Posted By CuckooTuli
Apathy!! I thought I detected the sweet, sweet...

Apathy!! I thought I detected the sweet, sweet itch of chronic VD. Good to see ya, you crazy lil' spunkmonkey. :D
Forum: Literature 04-05-2012, 06:43 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 24,487
Posted By CuckooTuli
I'm not getting my hopes up again. As a group,...

I'm not getting my hopes up again. As a group, the evil Gnet Fanfiction writers have repeatedly toyed with my emotions by writing a new scene then disappearing. I'm going to assume this Resurrection...
Forum: Politics 04-05-2012, 06:34 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 13,972
Posted By CuckooTuli
This is pretty much the only approach that I...

This is pretty much the only approach that I could see working. The article's assertion that many people don't really encounter feminism until university, thereby inherently skewing it in terms of...
Forum: General 04-01-2012, 11:01 AM
Replies: 4,751
Views: 881,171
Posted By CuckooTuli
That's... amazing. :)

That's... amazing. :)
Forum: General 03-31-2012, 10:26 AM
Replies: 4,751
Views: 881,171
Posted By CuckooTuli
I love watching pugs try to pick stuff up! They...

I love watching pugs try to pick stuff up! They have so much trouble getting their mouths around things with their flat faces. So cute.

My nan had one when I was a kid - she was your clichéd...
Forum: Whining 03-31-2012, 04:05 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Thanks, Fruitbat; I'm trying to focus on the...

Thanks, Fruitbat; I'm trying to focus on the awesome people around me right now. Sorry to hear your ex was such as arsehole to you... I've never had any experience with that kind of relationship...
Forum: Whining 03-31-2012, 04:02 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,648
Posted By CuckooTuli
I have a confession: every now and again, one of...

I have a confession: every now and again, one of Elystan's posts amuses me. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day...
Forum: Whining 03-29-2012, 03:12 PM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Damn. I'm not surprised - that's some pretty...

Damn. I'm not surprised - that's some pretty heavy shit.
Forum: Whining 03-29-2012, 02:46 PM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Shit man, that's... wayyyy more extreme than...

Shit man, that's... wayyyy more extreme than mine! I just get cranky, mess up my sentences when I try to talk to people and generally become a giant bitchy chore of a bundle of nerves who can't hold...
Forum: Whining 03-29-2012, 02:29 PM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Yeah, this is it... having learned the hard way...

Yeah, this is it... having learned the hard way about my bullshit tendencies towards addiction, I really don't want to start a new one. After years of recreational drug use, I have enough contacts...
Forum: Politics 03-29-2012, 02:04 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,502
Posted By CuckooTuli
That's just beautiful. :D

That's just beautiful. :D
Forum: Whining 03-29-2012, 01:57 PM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
I've been trying to live by the Buddhist tenet of...

I've been trying to live by the Buddhist tenet of speech lately that goes "Before you speak, ask yourself: is it true, is it kind, and is it necessary?", and have really been struggling with the part...
Forum: Whining 03-29-2012, 01:46 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,648
Posted By CuckooTuli
I'm pretty sure y'all are being trolled. ...

I'm pretty sure y'all are being trolled.

Again.
Forum: Whining 03-29-2012, 01:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,977
Posted By CuckooTuli
*Die-five*

*Die-five*
Forum: General 03-29-2012, 01:42 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,926
Posted By CuckooTuli
Lateness, but happy birthday! :D

Lateness, but happy birthday! :D
Forum: Politics 03-29-2012, 01:40 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 16,379
Posted By CuckooTuli
AshleyO: at the moment, in the UK, the cost to...

AshleyO: at the moment, in the UK, the cost to the NHS would be the major bug-bear with it. (Although, given that the Coalition have started the process of dismantling the NHS in earnest recently,...
Forum: Introductions 03-27-2012, 05:12 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,694
Posted By CuckooTuli
Hmm - it's been quiet lately, but like most...

Hmm - it's been quiet lately, but like most places, it goes through phases. At this particular moment there's a core group of regular posters, although political discussions are the most lively ones...
Forum: Politics 03-27-2012, 04:42 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 16,379
Posted By CuckooTuli
Er - got to say, Fruitbat, if this is how you...

Er - got to say, Fruitbat, if this is how you usually roll then I'm beginning to understand why people become blunt with you. You haven't actually posted anything resembling an argument - just some...
Forum: Politics 03-26-2012, 03:05 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 16,379
Posted By CuckooTuli
Well, fair enough; just explaining why I think...

Well, fair enough; just explaining why I think you got tag-teamed, since you seemed to consider it the result of a "think my way of GTFO" attitude, when in fact, I'd say it was more about reacting...
Forum: General 03-26-2012, 02:51 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,795
Posted By CuckooTuli
I'm a little in love with Acharis's post. Very...

I'm a little in love with Acharis's post. Very well-put.
Forum: Introductions 03-26-2012, 02:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,694
Posted By CuckooTuli
Hi there! Looking at your interests, I think we...

Hi there! Looking at your interests, I think we could be friends. Also, as an unashamed self-righteous hippie, I love that you want an eco-friendly casket.
Welcome. :)
Forum: General 03-26-2012, 02:06 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,795
Posted By CuckooTuli
In terms of 'winning the argument' (I hate how...

In terms of 'winning the argument' (I hate how petty that makes it sound, when it's anything but), I'd say the main thing is to try and get him to acknowledge that in making this statement, he is...
Forum: Whining 03-26-2012, 01:43 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,977
Posted By CuckooTuli
Bruce Willis is John McClane. Bruce Willis will...

Bruce Willis is John McClane. Bruce Willis will ALWAYS be John McClane.

End of.
Forum: Politics 03-26-2012, 01:35 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 16,379
Posted By CuckooTuli
Fruitbat - I get what you're saying. But the...

Fruitbat - I get what you're saying. But the discussion in this thread is about women's ability to choose abortion, and whether or not the state has the right to prevent her from doing so based on...
Forum: Politics 03-25-2012, 06:15 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 16,379
Posted By CuckooTuli
I don't understand how that would make it fall...

I don't understand how that would make it fall down - a woman whose protection hormone/instincts have kicked in would presumably not be seeking an abortion, unless her reasons are strong and sound...
Forum: General 03-23-2012, 07:33 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,795
Posted By CuckooTuli
So r.ape and abuse are innate male instinct: men...

So r.ape and abuse are innate male instinct: men can only channel that instinct onto women who don't "matter", rather than learning NOT to be abusive...

With all due respect, I'd suggest your...
Forum: General 03-20-2012, 06:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,922
Posted By CuckooTuli
Alan Carr advises against nicotine substitutes....

Alan Carr advises against nicotine substitutes. All hail Alan Carr; the man is a god as far as I'm concerned.

I've offered this before, but I have an email-able PDF of his book if anyone is...
Forum: Whining 03-20-2012, 05:54 PM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Damn, Valhalla... that's so frustrating. How did...

Damn, Valhalla... that's so frustrating. How did feminism become so deeply unfashionable that many otherwise-intelligent people STILL lack the most rudimentary bullshit-detector when it comes to...
Forum: Politics 03-20-2012, 07:12 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 16,379
Posted By CuckooTuli
That argument from Despanan is brilliant; I'm...

That argument from Despanan is brilliant; I'm going to use it every time someone claims to believe that the life of a foetus is equivalent to a human life. Stellar logic that manages to accommodate...
Forum: Commentary 03-19-2012, 03:47 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,530
Posted By CuckooTuli
A friend of mine called this weeks ago, when the...

A friend of mine called this weeks ago, when the two bodies were discovered without bites. The scientist whispered something to Rik that we never heard at the end of season when he was trying to...
Forum: Politics 03-12-2012, 02:57 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,024
Posted By CuckooTuli
That... was like sitting through series 1 of...

That... was like sitting through series 1 of Buffy, only for the finale to have her and the Master agree, "You say potato, I say all that is innocent shall die screaming", with smily shrugs. Then...
Forum: Whining 03-12-2012, 02:36 PM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
I hate having to de-friend people for laughing at...

I hate having to de-friend people for laughing at the disabled, then defending their right to do so under the heading of "victimless crime!!", EVEN after disabled people join the thread to explain...
Forum: Whining 03-12-2012, 02:22 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,004
Posted By CuckooTuli
You should neither laugh nor be insulted; that...

You should neither laugh nor be insulted; that shit isn't funny (although hopefully it will be when the pain wears off), but it doesn't reflect on you either. He's the dickhole here.

Honestly...
Forum: Spooky News 03-05-2012, 03:26 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,016
Posted By CuckooTuli
Don't get me wrong, I can understand thinking,...

Don't get me wrong, I can understand thinking, "Well, all right, let's not get hysterical - we've all said shit to a select audience at some point that could have gotten us in trouble if others had...
Forum: General 03-04-2012, 07:32 AM
Replies: 4,751
Views: 881,171
Posted By CuckooTuli
Awesome weekend with one of my favourite people...

Awesome weekend with one of my favourite people in the world after an impromptu visit featuring weed, cocktails and lots of guitar wankery. I feel like I've been poisoned.

Totally worth it.
Forum: Spooky News 03-04-2012, 07:25 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,016
Posted By CuckooTuli
The difference between yours and his is the fact...

The difference between yours and his is the fact that yours were made for and about people you know and are presumably friends with. The fact that the comedy comes from bigotry is seconday to the...
Forum: Literature 02-29-2012, 08:27 AM
Replies: 3,273
Views: 1,184,566
Posted By CuckooTuli
Hysteries by Elaine Showalter. It's a feminist...

Hysteries by Elaine Showalter. It's a feminist look at hysteria as cultural phenomena. It's been good, although I must admit I was more interested in the historical evolution of psychoanalysis than...
Forum: General 02-29-2012, 08:19 AM
Replies: 4,751
Views: 881,171
Posted By CuckooTuli
Congrats Versus, what are you studying/majoring...

Congrats Versus, what are you studying/majoring in??

My day has been made by unseasonal sunshine, and endless cups of tea. Yes, I am looking at readjusting my goals for happiness.
Forum: General 02-29-2012, 08:15 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,006
Posted By CuckooTuli
Happy birthday! Here, have a puggle in a hat....

Happy birthday! Here, have a puggle in a hat. (http://img1.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.315911221.jpg) :)
Forum: General 02-29-2012, 08:12 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 23,043
Posted By CuckooTuli
PP, you seem to think it's a choice between...

PP, you seem to think it's a choice between tolerating things you find morally and intellectually repugnant, or stamping your feet and spitting at the person in question like a five year old. There...
Forum: Whining 02-16-2012, 02:35 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Man, they sound crazy. I take it a phone would...

Man, they sound crazy. I take it a phone would just be too awkward/potentially volatile?...
Forum: Introductions 02-16-2012, 02:31 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,403
Posted By CuckooTuli
I seem to remember the "For the Newbies" thing...

I seem to remember the "For the Newbies" thing being both tongue-in-cheek, and about 10 years old. Most of the rules it lays down have gone out the window.

In any case, welcome.
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 02-15-2012, 07:59 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 17,870
Posted By CuckooTuli
Honestly, I thought all the characterisation...

Honestly, I thought all the characterisation sucked, and always has. It just notices more now they're stationary and the plot isn't moving so fast.
Forum: Whining 02-15-2012, 07:49 AM
Replies: 8,837
Views: 2,514,187
Posted By CuckooTuli
Yeah, same. Hope everyone in the family who does...

Yeah, same. Hope everyone in the family who does know is doing okay; and the man himself, of course.
Forum: General 02-15-2012, 07:33 AM
Replies: 5,841
Views: 939,397
Posted By CuckooTuli
Getting on, MC? Aren't you like 29?

Getting on, MC? Aren't you like 29?
Forum: Politics 02-10-2012, 08:31 AM
Replies: 266
Views: 192,848
Posted By CuckooTuli
Deviant, to quote Tim Minchin on homeopathy:...

Deviant, to quote Tim Minchin on homeopathy: 'alternative medicine' is medicine that has either not been proven to work, or been proven not to work. Because you know what they call medicine that has...
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