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15 Oct 2010, 6:14 pm

Why is it inappropriate to be any size that you want to be, if you're a woman?


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15 Oct 2010, 6:30 pm

DandelionFireworks wrote:
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Why is it inappropriate to laugh or otherwise be happy at a funeral when the departed is supposed to be headed for a better place? Why not a going away party with a "Roast" I.E a celebrity roast where everyone cracks jokes and relates funny stories about the "Guest of honor"?


Because NTs have this funny reaction to death. They feel something called "grief" and that apparently makes them really miserable all the time. Misery loves company. And apparently it makes them feel like the deceased is less dead if a bunch of people cry and mourn.

:roll: People are weird.

Why is it inappropriate for me to stare at my friend and tell her she's hot?


it supposedly creates sexual tension, and if you're American much like I am, do remember at the same time that we have a very sexually repressed culture. We like to make jokes, but part of that is due to the "taboo" nature of sex in the USA.

That question about funerals has actually crossed my mind before, but not in the same light: I even asked in high school "if people refer to death as "going to a better place" it almost sounds like they view life very negatively; why is that? Why not use what you see as a better 'post life' for inspiration to make life even better before death?"

big shocker: no one had an answer; they just dodged the question like the politicians they're known for electing....



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15 Oct 2010, 6:36 pm

We're repressed? I never noticed.

...But I'm not interested! She just happens to be hot and I like looking at her. Given the chance to have intercourse, I'd run screaming in the other direction.


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15 Oct 2010, 7:07 pm

why is it inapropriate to tell someone you enjoy there company?

why is it inappropriate to show your friend your collection of erotic japanese manga when you first meet her?

why is it inappropriate to delicately stroke the thigh of the stranger sitting next to you on the bus?

why is it inappropriate to wear a business suit and clown makeup during intercourse?

why is it inappropriate to let your spouse know who your fantasizing about while making love?

i was always told honesty was the best policy. NTs are so wierd



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15 Oct 2010, 7:29 pm

Spergling wrote:
why is it inapropriate to tell someone you enjoy there company?

why is it inappropriate to show your friend your collection of erotic japanese manga when you first meet her?

why is it inappropriate to delicately stroke the thigh of the stranger sitting next to you on the bus?

why is it inappropriate to wear a business suit and clown makeup during intercourse?

why is it inappropriate to let your spouse know who your fantasizing about while making love?

i was always told honesty was the best policy. NTs are so wierd


They like to pretend that they're being honest when they tell you they follow all that.

Put yourself in this position: if you were getting it on with your spouse, would you like to be told that she was imagining the guy who owns the hardware store while in the middle of it?



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15 Oct 2010, 9:46 pm

Spergling wrote:
why is it inappropriate to delicately stroke the thigh of the stranger sitting next to you on the bus?


The thigh is too close to the genital area. It sends the wrong message that you're trying to invade them sexually.



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15 Oct 2010, 10:05 pm

jc6chan wrote:
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why is it inappropriate to delicately stroke the thigh of the stranger sitting next to you on the bus?


The thigh is too close to the genital area. It sends the wrong message that you're trying to invade them sexually.


and to be fair, a lot of sexual predators do this, so...



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15 Oct 2010, 10:29 pm

jc6chan wrote:
Why is it inappropriate...
-for someone waiting at the bus stop to start dancing and singing even though he/she is not doing it in front of people he/she knows?
-to go jogging in a suit and briefcase? (how convenient!! Jogging to work!! Exercise!!)
-to do a sudden monologue in public?
-to go jogging in long jeans? (I sometimes do that, I don't bother to change)
-to do pushups in a school hallway while waiting for class to start?
-to randomly start laughing while you're walking alone simply because you had this funny thought in your mind (some people would say the person is "high")

Some of the things listed above are things I sometimes had the urge to do and I'm like, man, why did society make this to be a weird thing to do? I may think of more to post.


Those kinda things, I think it's mostly because it's so far out of the ordinary, and nothing more. Like, most people have this thing that it's good to be like others, not good to be different.


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16 Oct 2010, 3:41 pm

Why is it inappropriate to fart loud in public? It lightens everyone's mood and you can smell it either way, whether or not a loud noise is made.



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16 Oct 2010, 3:56 pm

jc6chan wrote:
Why is it inappropriate to fart loud in public? It lightens everyone's mood and you can smell it either way, whether or not a loud noise is made.


I'm guessing it has to do with the idea that "uncivilized" people do things like that; it's another way to "maintain composure" in public.



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16 Oct 2010, 4:16 pm

jc6chan wrote:
Why is it inappropriate to fart loud in public? It lightens everyone's mood and you can smell it either way, whether or not a loud noise is made.


On a similar note, why do people say it's rude to burp when it can't be helped and is a completely natural and necessary bodily process?



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16 Oct 2010, 4:30 pm

Asp-Z wrote:
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Why is it inappropriate to fart loud in public? It lightens everyone's mood and you can smell it either way, whether or not a loud noise is made.


On a similar note, why do people say it's rude to burp when it can't be helped and is a completely natural and necessary bodily process?


My NT distant cousin has this trick where she sort of swallows her burps and thus they're silent. Note that she only told me about that after failing at it in front of me and being embarrassed.


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16 Oct 2010, 4:31 pm

DandelionFireworks wrote:
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jc6chan wrote:
Why is it inappropriate to fart loud in public? It lightens everyone's mood and you can smell it either way, whether or not a loud noise is made.


On a similar note, why do people say it's rude to burp when it can't be helped and is a completely natural and necessary bodily process?


My NT distant cousin has this trick where she sort of swallows her burps and thus they're silent. Note that she only told me about that after failing at it in front of me and being embarrassed.


Sounds stupid to me.



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16 Oct 2010, 5:36 pm

Why is it inappropriate to hiccup out loud?

I have seen people say "excuse me" when they do a loud hiccup so it must be inappropriate. If your mouth is open and you hiccup, you couldn't help that because you didn't know it was going to come out.



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16 Oct 2010, 10:55 pm

Asp-Z wrote:
jc6chan wrote:
Why is it inappropriate to fart loud in public? It lightens everyone's mood and you can smell it either way, whether or not a loud noise is made.


On a similar note, why do people say it's rude to burp when it can't be helped and is a completely natural and necessary bodily process?


see above, my good man.



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17 Oct 2010, 12:13 am

Why is it inappropriate to like something aimed at kids if you discover it as an adult, but it's okay to like it if it was part of your childhood and makes you feel nostalgic? Why does nostalgia automatically make it okay for adults to like things aimed at kids?