Were there any loofas in the shower scene? I couldn't watch to find out.
So, Nate, whats up? First you post about getting a big mean dog to take care of your security needs, then some baby pictures, then you want to talk about guys taking showers and then you post a video OF GUYS FREAKING TAKING SHOWERS. Jealous of Dr Who are we?
I mean, I'm glad that you're in touch with your feminine side and all that, but in being a stay-at-home-dad, I'd think the emphasis is on "Dad", not "stay-at-home".
LOL!
That cracked me up. I wonder how you found it...
There was a link to it on the side bar when Vox linked that Gay Abe Lincoln video.
Nate, have you ever even played a game of soccer?
Yes. When I was a kid my parents forced it on me when I was to young to know better.
Nate,
How about moving on to a better topic and giving an update on the pool project? How's it looking now?
pool sucks.
Its been like 12 weeks.. and as of yesterday the walls, and steps are done. The poolcrete floor has to go in... and the deck still has to be poured... just kill me now.
oh have mercy I nearly fell off my chair laughing.
He's worried he might seem like a girl
(see: insecure) for posting pictures of his baby so he insults "girly things" to make up for it.
Beckham could kick your skull in.
Matt hasnt been around very long huh?
Heh. Seems I remember hearing some kind of rebuttal to that whole "insecurity" thing.
Strangely delightful... Wait, I mean... uh... where's the Friday thread.
Heh. Seems I remember hearing some kind of rebuttal to that whole "insecurity" thing.
nick | 07.17.07 - 2:58 pm | #
Yes and it was quite unconvincing.
Shouldn't you be dressing up in drag and sucking cocks to demonstrate your masculinity?
Beckham could kick your skull in.
No he wouldn't.
He'd take a dive and flop around on the ground, like every other soccer player.
Ya know, the ones that aren't still in the locker room, putting on their makeup...
Just paste Vox's mohawked head on the singer's body..and that would be perfect!
Right up Jamie's alley actually to do something like that.
There's something manly about those cheerleaders.
Well, matt, if you want to be presumptuous....
You are merely attacking Nate over his supposed "insecurity" because you have self-esteem issues, and you need to take it out on Nate to make you feel better about yourself as a feminist male or metrosexual.
You are merely attacking Nate over his supposed "insecurity" because you need to feel better about yourself as a feminist male or metrosexual.
Oh wow, kitten ... I thought I'd come over and see how things were going, and look at this! More homoerotic material directed at Vox. I'm proud of you, Nate. You're working your way out of the closet. It's kind of like a splinter coming out, isn't it? Go on ... tell Vox how you feel. It's a brave new world, sweetheart. You can love whoever you want.
Matt - lay off. It's gotta be tough being in this position. There's nothing to keep someone who's gay from being an alpha male. Though I am concerned about later down the road, when Nate's child finds out he's been living a lie.
Can anyone name another behavior that when someone says they are not interested in it, they are immediately accused of secretly harboring a desire to do that thing?
Example: I hate sweet potatoes. Does this mean I have a subconscious yearning for them?
Example: I don't drive Chevy trucks. Does this mean I have a secret Chevy truck fetish?
Example: I don't like light beer. Does this mean I secretly long for a frosty mug of Miller Lite?
Example: I like curvy, fit women. Does this mean I crave fat chicks, or does it mean I crave the skinny Dachau dolls?
To folks like Jeremy, the only possible answer is that when someone dislikes homosexuality is that they secretly desire to be one. What a bunch of horseshit.
Wow, Crom, you read my mind. Just kidding! That's a joke! I know sometimes sarcasm isn't easy to get. That being said, there is a big difference between the general and the specific. If you need to rethink it, go ahead, take a few days. But first, let me try and break it down for you, into little-bitty bite-sized pieces.
I don't think that "the only possible answer when someone dislikes homosexuality is that they secretly desire to be one." Though I note that, again, subject-verb agreement is at best a distant memory for people here. I think that when a man demonstrates an irrational loathing of the gays, accompanied by an irrational worship of another man - not a strong liking, an irrational worship - and constantly brings gay-themed items to his attention, it's a sign that said man is likely as queer as a three-dollar bill.
I would draw your attention to both the subject-verb agreement and the sharp delineation between the general and the specific. Does that help? Go ahead, sit down for a bit. I know it's hard to stand and think at the same time.
Hang around a while Jeremy. You'll find, like most people who stumble onto us, your preconseptions have nothing to do with reality.
Check back through the archives. You'll find comments from El Zinky Pinky... a rather flaming homosexual... you'll note that he enjoyed his time here and was welcomed each and every time he commented.
Its obvious you've bought the feminist bullshit hook, line, and sinker. That is to say, you assume that if someone enjoys masculine things, it can't be because they are masculine, its because they are compensating. This stems from the rather childish notion that at their heart all people are really like women.
Are you a child Jeremy?
Do keep commenting of course. As Jeff pointed out... trolls are a sign of stature. Please... tell everyone how stupid i am.. and what a fag I am. All it does is show that you care about me and this blog.
Just don't go away. That's the only way to really hurt me.
Go on ... tell Vox how you feel. It's a brave new world, sweetheart. You can love whoever you want.
Wait, I thought that Nate has a crush on Spacebunny, not Vox.
Jeremy: "I would draw your attention to both the subject-verb agreement..."
Dude, if you're going to give English lessons, you might want to know what you're talking about.
Subject-verb agreement has to do with number. In the sample you quoted, "answer" is the subject and "is" is the verb; both being singular, they DO agree in number.
ya know... when people quote examples then bitch about the grammar.. I just skip over it. I don't even bother.
Waterboy demonstrates why. Half the time those criticizing the grammar or spelling in question don't know enough to do it correctly.. and invariably its just an attempt to avoid dealing with the issues raised.
Still... its funny when someone tries to demonstrate their intelligence by displaying their own ignorance.
Thanks for pointing it out Waterboy.
Well Hells Bells, I guess I'm an illegal immigrant, and a muslim to boot, by jeremy's rationale.
I just find the smugness extremely irksome.
Wait -- since Jeremy has demonstrated his feelings of superiority, can we now conclude that he actually feels inferior? And hanging out at Nate's proves this?
This pseudo-psychology is psimply psilly.
Wow Jeremy, I am astonished!
You managed to miss my point, be snarky/bitchy and fail to provide rationale for your three-dollar bill argument all in one comment.
Waterboy does have a point, since you irrationally cast aspersions at my intelligence level by suggesting that I need to digest the information slowly, I can therfore conclude using your rationale that you are:
1) Desperately compensating for your lack of any proof of your assertion by instead diagramming sentences for us
2) Suffering from some sort of gastrointestinal distress that requires you to chew your food until you have masticated it into pulp or it will not digest properly - i.e. you are full of shit
3) Attacking the poster rather than defending your argument with anything besides your personal opinion.
Oh no! Since I am responding to Jeremy's argument with an argument, it must mean that I agree with him!
Shit! All right Nate, here's your soccer ball, dude.
I bet Jeremy uses a loofa and shower gel.
Oh sweethearts ... if we're actually going to talk grammar, you shouldn't just assume that only one verb and one subject can be present in each sentence. Look again. I'll give you a hint: "someone" is singular, whereas "desire" is the plural form of the verb.
Crom: it's not irrational for me to think you're an idiot. You guys have an echo chamber over here the size of Nate's mouth whenever he visualizes Vox's bits and pieces in front of him. That is to say, wide open.
Spacebunny: I've used a loofa, I don't get much out of it, but come on over and I'll show you how much fun it can be.
This pseudo-psychology is psimply psilly.
WaterBoy | 07.18.07 - 1:25 pm | #
Hehe.
Thanks WaterBoy. I couldn't find the grammatical error in question. This discussion might be too emotional for Jeremy causing him to read too fast or something.
Using Vox's definition of an atheist, I'll bet you Jeremy is one.
someone dislikes.
they desire.
"Someone" is not the subject that needs to agree with desire. someone has to agree with dislikes. They agrees with desire.
Jeremy, go back to the 6th grade and learn to diagram a sentence before you emabarass yourself further.
Maybe I should make an individual post of this so we can make sure everyone sees what a dumbass Jeremy is.
jeremy - while I appreciate the offer I make it a point not to shower or bathe with 12 year old boys. I'm not the public school teachers you are clearly accustomed to.
"You guys have an echo chamber over here..."
Interesting. Let me see if I have understood you despite your insistence on using polysyllabic words. You mean that most of the people who stay here seem to have a similar viewpoint as the host? And... Perhaps there are a few here who are almost diametrically opposed to whatever the host says?
Well holy moly! It's... it's... a blog? I must assume that you go to blogs where you either agree or disagree with the hosts, and perhaps a few where you are on the fence? At the same time, I imagine that you probably like to read about things that interest you, and that reflect your own belief systems? Or, if you are feeling froggy, places where they don't agree with you at all?
Nate doesn't give a damn. About you, about me and probably most everyone who posts here. What Nate does is provide a point of view that I find lacking in the world today, one of intolerance for the pussification of America. His values seem to reflect that of a bygone era, where a man was judged on the content of his word and actions.
I didn't realize that agreeing with a man sometimes constituted an echo chamber. We have all learned from you Jeremy, and we are all richer for it.
well... actually Nate has grown familiar enough with many of you that he does indeed give a damn.
I'm not one of these guys that thinks its cool to blow off his readers. I love the fact that you guys are around... and if you weren't... I doubt I'd write this.
I do it for the interaction and the conversation. I don't do it just to see my words on a screen.
Jeremy: "...if we're actually going to talk grammar, you shouldn't just assume that only one verb and one subject can be present in each sentence."
That is correct, as multiple phrases/clauses within the same sentence allow such. However, you are again wrong in thinking that "someone" and "desire" have to agree; they are in completely different phrases/clauses, as Nate has already pointed out.
Please, allow me to delineate each one for you, as you seem rather persistent in demonstrating your own ignorance:
...answer is... (both singular)
...someone dislikes... (both singular)
...they...desire... (both plural)
You are not free to mix and match them as you choose, for purposes of critique. Do you understand how this works, now?
Nate: "I do it for the interaction and the conversation."
Ditto. And we thank you for the forum.
Blog comments are always so entertaining. How did this turn into a grammar discussion?
Anyway, Nate, you're a fag.
Improper use of a comma?!
well... actually Nate has grown familiar enough with many of you that he does indeed give a damn.
Gosh Nate, you make me feel kinda warm inside....
Matt,
It turned into a grammar discussion when Jeremy made himself look like an idiot by attempting to criticizing something over his head.
Improper use of a comma?!
No, but -136,966 for improper use of punctuation...
What did I tell you about picking on retards, Huck?
Oh, and +30 to Crom for getting his subject-verb agreement correct not once...not twice...but thrice within the same sentence.
Geeze.
Where is Jeff when we need him?
Where is Jeff when we need him?
I vastly prefer Matt and Jeremy to Jeff.
+145,869 for coherence...
I love it when the trolls come around.
Don't lump me with Jeremy. I don't know who Jeff is. All jokes about masculinity and gayness and grammar and my ultimate point system aside...that's really messed up.
Besides, I don't think Nate is in love with Vox. I don't even think he's gay. Insecure about masculinity does not = gay.
Huckleberry and Giraffe get -50024324 for gayness.
Jeremy gets -64306580380538 for insulting a persons crappy grammar. Which is also gay. And feminine. Why is it? Because thats what women do. They try to avoid the subject by pointing out trivial mistakes. And, as we all know, what women like = gay and feminine. Even if they don't like them. If it sounds dumb, it is gay.
Aren't loofas made from some kind of rock things? You call washing yourself with a rock feminine?!
Don't try to pretend Matt. We know that you touch yourself with your loofa sometimes.
Well all right then, I do stand corrected. Nate I am glad that you enjoy having readers, I for one enjoy reading your stuff.
And thanks for the recommendations, I don't know if I ever would have tried Woodford Reserve or Knob Creek without reading the archives and now they are staple items in my liquor cabinet. I'm not sure I am with you on the whole Remington 700 thing, but hell. You gave me a solid recommendation on the M4 and that turned out to be a great rifle.
Huckleberry and Giraffe get -50024324 for gayness.
Hey, I'm not the one out there "admiring" soccer players chief...
Help, I'm a rock.
Seriously guys... Matt thinks I'm insecure.. I really just don't think I can bare it.
"I really just don't think I can bare it."
Yeah, and...ummm....please don't.
I was hopin' someone would catch that.
Yeah, and...ummm....please don't.
I'm sure Matt would appreciate it.
You call washing yourself with a rock feminine?!
Now, that is just bad, weird, and gay of you, Matt.
Ah, the pun misspelling...
You know Nate, one of these days I'm going to find and buy The South was Right.
Wendy,
Isn't that, "The South was Write?"
ya know boys.. i'm secure in my masculinity enough to be a stay-at-home dad in a family of rednecks... but I just don't meet Matt's standards.
Damn.
If I could just muster up the balls to go get that facial... then Matt would know what I man I am.
Pity ain't it?
Sometimes I wonder... does Matt know what a joke he is?
oh that is just scary...
You know the most evil thing about this video is that I find myself mumbling 'sccoer practice, soc-soccer practice' every now and then.
I am looking for a hot poker to put my eyes out with now.
Thanks Nate.
That video made me nauseous. I had to stop it less than a minute into it.
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