Fighting Fair

Kevin Charnas has some great amendments to the rules of fighting fair for couples:

* "Ask and Answer questions directly. Again, keep it as simple as possible. Let your partner know you hear him or her."

As in, "I FUCKING HEAR YOU! I STILL SAY, NO!!" See? Simple.

* "State your problem as a request, not a demand. To make it a positive request, use "I messages" and "please"."

As in, "PLEASE, stop being a fucker." See? A very kind request.

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* "Hold hands, look at each other, and remember you're partners."

We ALREADY hold hands. To keep from hitting each other.

Think about it

A great post from Shakesville about public displays of affection by gays and lesbians:

I talked to her about how scary it had been to come out publicly after having led a fairly comfortable life as a closeted queer, and she just didn't seem to get why it should be a big deal at all.

So, I issued her and her husband a challenge (and I'll issue the same challenge to any straight coupled allies here who want to raise their awareness of LBGTQ issues):

Spend an entire week pretending that you're not a couple. Don't write a check from a joint bank account. Hide all the photographs in your home and office which would identify you as a couple. Take off your wedding rings. Touch each other, and talk to each other, in public, in ways that could only be interpreted as you being "friends". Refer to yourself only in the singular "I", never in the "we". When you go to work on Monday, if you spent time together on the weekend, include only information which would indicate that you went somewhere with a friend, rather than your life-mate. If someone comes to stay with you, sleep in separate beds. Go intentionally into the closet as a couple. For a week.

Ad placement fail

This ad on the side of a bus made me laugh hard. So much for advance planning.

Smashboard Sunday, the return

This is a great quote, courtesy of All or Nothing:

If I get a mean commenter, I fully expect everyone to totally gang up on that person and make them feel horrible for even having INTERNET ACCESS, much less the nerve to disagree with the likes of me. I mean, seriously. This is like high school, with anonymity! What could be better? (end sarcasm)

And Karl from Secondhand Trytophan has a great reply to scammers:

I wonder of you needs my help in the investment that is productive. Your father the Late Micheal James so calluslly poisoned by co-business partner, makes you the beneficiary of sole. Seems pretty dry and cut for you to stands on up in behalf of yourself and others (you may or not may met previously) and get your US.5.6million dollars. What must do I having the percentge 13%?

MUST Kevin Charnas be so funny? Stuff keeps coming out my nose as I read his blog - like this post about a car accident:

Anyway, the rest of the story is not that exciting. The poor devil who slammed into me is named Miguel. And he's hot. Which made things a whole lot easier.

Seriously. I'm just pathetic. Before the whole thing was over, I was practically twirling my hair, snapping my gum, blowing on my nails while teetering on my platforms comforting him...

Whoever approved this? Have them fired.

File under "OMG"

Worst stadium singing ever:

Apparently these are Dutch Idol finalists. Dang, the Americans aren't that bad, are they? I LOVE the audience reaction. Those Dutchies have NO compulsion to be polite. Complete with white-flag-waving.

This always makes me laugh

It is real. I got it from...um, someone...who worked where it was printed.

Lewis Black on Queers

Thanks to Kevin Charnas