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    Posted: 08-Aug-2007 at 03:16
Originally posted by Aelfgifu

Originally posted by Paul

Personally I've always considered toilet cleaners to be the most noble people on planet Earth.
 
 
I disagree. I live in a student house, so I know life can go on with a none too clean toilet. But watch the effects of a one week strike of garbagemen, and see the anarchy descent.
 
 
In many parts of the UK, though fortuneately not where I live, bins are only emptied once a fortnight already.
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Originally posted by Aster Thrax Eupator

Yes, I know that I'm going to sound like a pompous prat for saying this, but why can't people of my generation (and older) just be a little bit more respectable? I mean, unneccesary swearing, emphasis on brawns rather than brains, the complete over sexuality of our society - it's a little repulsive. Don't get me wrong - I don't mind popular culture, and I'm not acting like a religious fundamentalist, all I'm saying is that my generation are just so damn rude all the time for no apparent reason. ...And the clothes - I mean, you can dress nice without looking like a tart - many people (mainly girls) of my age dress like they're sex crazy. Why can't there just be a little bit more decent respectability and not using "f**" in every sentence?
I agree with you completely, and I do hate popular culture.  The problem I see is that family is less important and with it has gone family values like respect.  I look back on high school and wish I had done the mind numbing busy work to get good grades instead of refusing out of pride and principle, certainly reeping the rewards of that decision now.Unhappy  One thing I can't stand is girls dressing like prostitutes and getting upset when they are viewed as nothing but breasts and an ass.  I didn't think it was possible for women like that not to make the connection.


Edited by Justinian - 08-Aug-2007 at 23:58
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I don't think its so much family as the fact that people can't even be arsed to talk to their neighbours anymores = no sense of community.
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Originally posted by Justinian


One thing I can't stand is girls dressing like prostitutes and getting upset when they are viewed as nothing but breasts and an ass. I didn't think it was possible but they must be dumber than I thought.


Wow, what a way to engender the ire of half of the population. You don't really mean what came across, did you?
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It wasn't mean't to insult the entire female population, simply show the foolishness of the part that dress provacatively and get upset when men stare at them.  I thought I had explained it properly, no I certainly don't want to get half the population coming after me with pitchforks.  Looking at it I can see how it could be misinterpreted.  I edited it so it shouldn't come across like that now.

Edited by Justinian - 09-Aug-2007 at 00:00
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No problem. I was just teasing you
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Oh.Embarrassed  You got me.Clown
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Oh, he got you!
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