Comments on: Subway groper

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 00:49:40 +0000

i don

By: D

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 19:20:14 +0000

Taxi for Mr Morphosism.

By: mig

mig — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 18:09:05 +0000

Here are the full lyrics, if anyone’s interested:

the envelope was torn and tattered
illegible address to top it off
mail carrier says insufficient postage, you need more stamps
insufficient postage, story of my life
can’t never get enough stamps

Oh brother are you gonna leave me with a gummy tongue
On the streets of philatophilia

I walked the avenue till my legs felt like stone
Looking for an all night postage machine
Hey lady you gonna use all those stamps?
Who needs airmail when third class gets it there too
On the streets of philatophilia

Ain’t no mailman gonna greet me
It’s just you and I my wee square friend
your serrated edges thrill me
I walked a thousand miles just to lick you again

The night has fallen, I’m lyin’ awake
All I can taste is the glue clogging my tongue
but it’s nicer than cake
I sleep and dream of sheets of commemorative stamps
On the streets of philatophilia

By: Eeksy-Peeksy

Eeksy-Peeksy — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 17:54:40 +0000

On the streets of philatelophilia…

By: mig

mig — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 16:28:55 +0000

Sorry, “stamp-licking f*tish” is of course “philatelophilia” and in extreme cases “philatelophagia.”

By: mig

mig — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 16:20:01 +0000

Thanks a mil, Eeksy, now I’ll get all the stamp-licking f*tish searches. I agree that there is a broad spectrum of behaviors and that it’s as important for boys not to be victims as girls. Self-defense is important both for knowing how to fight dirty and to develop a non-victim attitude; but as I was telling my kid yesterday 9/10 of self defense is avoiding bad situations or recognizing them in time. As my own street-smarts IQ hovers around 45 or 50 I’m trying to figure out another way to help the kids with that. Also – self defense classes may be good, but how to fit them into a busy schedule?

I’ve heard that what many of these fellows enjoy is getting a reaction out of the victim, so in that way the kid reacted well, not yelling or running away, but telling 1 to stop and 2 to see a shrink.

Jessica, by the way, she liked your felt-tipped marker idea and is looking for something indelible in a bright, non-pants color.

By: Eeksy-Peeksy

Eeksy-Peeksy — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:21:21 +0000

“Why in the world do men behave like this?”

There is every kind of sexual behavior. People are excited by everything. Licking stamps, for example. Polishing shoes. All you can do is try to prepare kids (boys, too, don’t forget) for general defense against surprise advances from teachers, janitors, neighbors, parents, etc. Teach them how to deliver such a quick and nasty shot, and to make such a noise, that the guy, if he’s still mobile, will only run like hell in the other direction.

“why isn’t there a class at school on this?”

That would be cool. I would even require it if I were emperor, and not just a one-day nut-kicking demonstration, though that’s always fun. More like you can’t graduate until you know one of the offered defense techniques (judo or karate or dirty street fighting or whatever makes sense; don’t ask me) to a certain level of proficiency. It would also help kids to avoid being intimidated and bullied.

By: ratty

ratty — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 13:02:34 +0000

my daughter has sharp elbows with which she is very proficient. i am very grateful for that, except when she sleeps with me.

By: mig

mig — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 12:48:35 +0000

If this happens to all women, as it seems to, why isn’t there a class at school on this? Because this is nasty.

By: j-a

j-a — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 08:00:39 +0000

hey, where are my bug buttons?

i’m really impressed at beta. you must be so proud of her. good for you too.

and yes, i wish i had had the courage to do that when i was a child and things like that happened to me.

By: Jia

Jia — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 07:42:37 +0000

I have a friend who dragged an old man by the ear to the nearest police station after he flashed her. hehe, serve him right.

By: Jia

Jia — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 07:42:23 +0000

I have a friend who dragged an old man by the ear to the nearest police station after he flashed her. hehe, serve him right.

By: sue

sue — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 05:01:27 +0000

I just recently learned about an experience my now-37 yr. old daughter had when she was in high school. She took the bus from here to where her sister lived–about 300 miles away–to be at her bridal shower. On the way back she fell asleep and when she woke up her seatmate’s hand was resting on her breasts. Needless to say, she will probably never take a bus again! (And she got a black belt in hapkido when she was in college, which came in handy when she was a patrol deputy.)

By: gwen

gwen — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 21:46:35 +0000

er. cool test. Appearance of button on school bag indicates acceptable level of coolness. I’m sure her school’s fine with it, too ;)

By: gwen

gwen — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 21:45:12 +0000

My daughter (who got your pin BTW, thank you, she didn’t even mention until I saw it on her school bag — I guess it passed the school test) just took a self-defense course and I have to say, seeing her kicking a 200# guy in the head at the graduation ceremony was one of the most satisfying moments of my life, especially since she’s getting to that age where she’s starting to go places unchaperoned. When I was her age, the best I could manage was a laughing “oh, stop it” or saying nothing, because I didn’t feel I had the right to get pissed off about it, and, like your friend, I still feel guilty/ashamed/etc. about some of the incidences, even though they were 20 years ago and I stopped putting up with that shit eventually. I’m so grateful my daughter (and yours) has more confidence and doesn’t have this twisted idea that she deserves it, or is asking for it.