Ban "Chick Talk" on AN?

by oaktownmario on Jul 15, 2005 11:14 AM PDT

First off, let me say this diary is not intended to bash anyone or any one group of people. It is a serious attempt to gauge AN's views. So here goes:

It seems that increasingly AN has become a haven for many female (and perhaps male) readers to "goo goo" and "ga ga" over members of our beloved A's. Often times I find myself reading through long diaries, only to find my quest sidetracked by comments about how fine Huston Street is, or how hot Bobby is. This seems inevitable in "Game Pic" posts, but has crept into what would seem to be serious discussions of trades, games, or how the team is playing.

While I understand the occasional comment about a player, or the occasional web flirting that sometimes we see, it seems that some ANers are getting carried away. I thought this was a site for discussion of our beloved team's abilities, needs, weaknesses, etc., not some cheap soap opera about Crosby's ass. To me, this "off topic" discussion really takes away from the site and detracts from its "attractiveness." So my question to you all is, should "Chick Talk" be curbed or banned? Is this kind of talk similar to the "negativity" that was attacked earlier in the year when Blez asked people not to be so negative? Should Blez ask people to chill on the ass rating going on here?
[Please know when I say "Chick Talk" I am trying to get people's attention and mean no disrespect to anyone. I understand it's very possible that guys are rating asses too. I also know it's virtually impossible to police this site, but want people's sincere thoughts on this topic.]

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Should Blez ban "Chick Talk?"

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Can't ban talk about ass

So us guys can't talk about hot player wives?

"so what was it? the pork chop or the booty???" -rly723

by secret ASian man on Jul 15, 2005 11:18 AM PDT 0 recs

hmmm

So which players have hot wives? Maybe we should get a thread going on that....

I could care less about women talking about players asses, I just like that the women are interested in baseball and the A's.

You want to know the only reason my wife will come to A's games? She LOVES the nachos at the coliseum! The baseball is a diversion to her 3 nacho runs during the game...Hey, to each their own!

by sactowncharles on Jul 15, 2005 1:20 PM PDT up 0 recs

3 nachos?

THats more than I can eat. we're talking with the beef and jalepenos right?

by AllThingsOakland on Jul 15, 2005 1:25 PM PDT up 0 recs

"nacho runs"

That's certainly what I get whenever I eat 'em ...

Laugh while you can, monkeyboy!

by monkeyball on Jul 15, 2005 1:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

Put it on the board. "Nacho Runs"

That has to be the funniest line of the month! LMAO!

by Hang Man on Jul 15, 2005 1:44 PM PDT up 0 recs

I think ...

... baseballgirl will just have to post a link to this entire thread for July's entry.

Laugh while you can, monkeyboy!

by monkeyball on Jul 15, 2005 1:47 PM PDT up 0 recs

Did you see Watson's wife

on the AAA All-Star broadcast. Nice.

by easyraider on Jul 15, 2005 1:37 PM PDT up 0 recs

nachos....mmmm

Watson wife was nice, and pregnant! Good work Matt.

As far as the nachos, she is a purist, she just likes the cheese and a ton of jalapenoes...I like the fully loaded ones with beef that come in the black bowl..I can wipe out one and I am done for the game in the eating category. Maybe I colisume dog in the ninth if I had the nachos way before game time.

My wife will eat 3 no problem, now I should have given the disclaimer she is pregnant, she was a 2 nacho per game woman before the babies. (yes, babies). But she will eat all the chips and every drop of cheese...I usually get as much on my shirt as in my mouth.

So have I hijacked this into a nacho thread? Maybe a nacho ban is needed as well...just kidding!

by sactowncharles on Jul 15, 2005 1:51 PM PDT up 0 recs

pictures and cheese

All this talk about Matt Watson's wife. We need evidence.
Re: cheese. My wife is more or less lactose intolerant. But when she was pregnant she went on a crazy dairy munching streak with no bad stomach issues. It's probably good for the baby. Or in your case, the babies. :)

by Apricot on Jul 15, 2005 2:01 PM PDT up 0 recs

For the record...

There are one or two of us girls who might like to talk about the players wives, too. ;)

They traded Byrnsie!!! What do you mean there's no crying in baseball?!?!?!?!

by Kimmaline on Jul 17, 2005 7:20 AM PDT up 0 recs

No!

It's easy enough to scroll over the gals' ga-ga-Zito/Street discussions. Let them have their fun.

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by kaweahkaweah on Jul 15, 2005 11:24 AM PDT 0 recs

Agreed

You've pretty much summed it up for me. If AN is supposed to be the ultimate "online" bar where A's fans can get together and discuss the thing they love, I wouldn't want try to eliminate any of the tangents it is taking. (Trust me, if I'm at a bar, Croz is going to get a few comments.) I tend to get frustrated with the "negative" posts, but if I don't like them, I can just ignore/skip and move on. And as for the "work" of having to scroll past a bunch of tangential comments, whatever. Nothing is ever going to be as clean, neat, and easy as anyone would want. My only way to help this would be if there was a way to make threads with tons of posts not get imbedded as I don't like to have to click through and jump back, but I can certainly live with it.

I think this (and other) tangents are what makes AN the fun, vibrant place it is.

As an aside, you may want to go enjoy "BEYOND THE BOXSCORE" while you can before us chicks go take it over. That name is just begging for some tangents, and that will open it up to more than just one teamfull of players :-)

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jul 15, 2005 12:16 PM PDT up 0 recs

threading

You should be able to just choose "flat" from the drop down box at the top of the comments section (default is threaded).

by el generico on Jul 15, 2005 8:17 PM PDT up 0 recs

You're hot!

Thanks for the tip!

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jul 16, 2005 7:31 AM PDT up 0 recs

everybody enjoys the A's

in different ways. IF people like it because the guys look good in tight pants, so be it. This is a fan site, first and foremost. If that is the direction that a portion of the fans here want to take it, then so be it. You don't have to click on those diarys if you don't want to read them.

I hate the, "chavez sucks and has no heart, " diary that seemed to pop up everyday in may, so I don't click on those ones.

"People in the front row were buckling," Kendall said recently of Zito's curveball.

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 15, 2005 11:25 AM PDT 0 recs

Yes, but...

The problem is that this type of discussion often takes place during the game thread or finds a way to overwhelm originally baseball-oriented diaries.

by NP15 on Jul 15, 2005 11:27 AM PDT up 0 recs

Perhaps you should just

overwhelm talk of Crosby's sultry ass with baseball discussions.

The next time I slap a guy's ass, can we all just assume it's because I wish I was a baseball player?

by devo on Jul 15, 2005 11:39 AM PDT up 0 recs

Not talking about diray titles only

but comments within diaries. And you cannot always scroll past some because sometimes "ass" replies are intertwined with "serious" baseball replies.

by oaktownmario on Jul 15, 2005 11:28 AM PDT up 0 recs

well

the open game threads and basically anything goes, aside from writing, "No hitter :P" in the middle of a no hitter. But I could see where something along the lines of, try to keep replies to a diary on topic. But part of what I enjoy about AN is the fact that we can have discussions of VORP right next to discussions of Streets looks with both of them being conversations of equal passion. That is part of what I like about the site. I can live with some of the stuff that I don't care to read for the sake of maintaining the serendipity of the discourse here.

Besides, I don't like the notion of some users determining how it is ok to enjoy the A's. What is baseball talk to you? I might think that baseball talk includes mention of marathon running because I run marathons and I love baseball. You might think that it includes talk of beer because you enjoy a beer at the game. Somebody else might think another thing. So to say that your baseball discussion is interrupted by the 'ass talk' to me is obscure. The 'ass talk' is baseball talk to those who engage in it. We are all A's fans here but we are all unique. I say if it is A's related and baseball related then it is ok.

Besides, it is easy enough to skim through the comments that you don't want to read.

"People in the front row were buckling," Kendall said recently of Zito's curveball.

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 15, 2005 11:37 AM PDT up 0 recs

I'm not serious about banning

I am serious about people's thoughts on this subject.

Just a question: How is this issue different (or the same) as Blez asking people to not be so negative? If I've been an A's fan for 30 years, and have only seen them win one world series, aren't I entitled to be negative about the A's world series prospects? [I am not negative about this topic - just asking].

Also, I would say talk about beer is off topic and as a non-beer drinker would prefer a diary post entitled as follows: "OFF Topic - Crappy Beer at Coliseum"

by oaktownmario on Jul 15, 2005 11:42 AM PDT up 0 recs

MY opinion on the 'chick talk'

I think that some of it is funny and when I get tired of it I just scroll past it. No big deal.

I would be interested to know what the VO2 max of certain A's players is. ( I bet harden is up there as he has the look of somebody who works out hard. Even when he runs before the games he looks so much better than the other pitchers out there). I have a real interest in how pro athelets work out and I would love to see info about that for members of the A's. That would be my version of 'chick talk'

I think that the negativity in may got to the point where the site was about to rip apart at the seams. I think what blez did at that time was appropiate as some people (oaktoon versus ohad) got really carried away and seemingly developed personal grudges. I don't think that the discussion of hot player asses is at a level that is 5% of that.

I will say, I wish that people would try and give their diaries titles that where more fitting to the subject matter at times. But that is no big deal.

And I feel strongly that open game threads should remain just that, open. That is where people experience the game organically and that is where we really get to know people. I say that anything goes there.

I remember the good old days of Jim Mecir's knee brace and club foot, Macha's balls, and Rob Picciolo's jock making appearances in the game threads. Those were good times.

Basically all is welcome for me in the game threads because it is a manifestation of how A's fans, us, experience the game. Everything should be ok.

(That said, if I ever find out who 3e8 was/is I am going to sign them up for all sorts of spam including mailers from Avon and Lyndon Larouche. That was jag!)

"People in the front row were buckling," Kendall said recently of Zito's curveball.

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 15, 2005 12:09 PM PDT up 0 recs

Here's why.

It's different because he was trying to make sure people enjoy themselves here, and you're trying to stop people from enjoying themselves here.

If you don't like talk of Huston Street's frame, then I gather you'd be similarly annoyed when we talk about the player's wives softball game?

by Ozzz on Jul 15, 2005 12:09 PM PDT up 0 recs

I see your point on this

but I think that the argument is that there is far more talk about the "hot guys" than there was for that 1 softball game. which I can understand because there are 162 (hopefully more) A's games this year.

by AllThingsOakland on Jul 15, 2005 12:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

I'm not trying to stop anyone

from doing anything. First off, I don't have the power to do that - it's not my site. Second, if you read all my comments I am sincerely interested in people's thoughts on this issue. And as I stated elsewhere, I find it distracting when guys talk about players' wives also. I seriously don't care about Kotsay's wife, other than she needs to make him happy.

Also, I think game threads are totally different than every other post. Those should be truly "open" because people are on edge and need to make any number of comments to get through the game.

Perhaps a better title would have been "Ban Chick and Dude Talk" (sounds dumb though). But yes, both are equally off topic, and in my opinion, lend little to this site.

by oaktownmario on Jul 15, 2005 12:17 PM PDT up 0 recs

I don't agree

I don't agree that they are off topic. They are part of the experience of being an A's fan for those people who post them.

Part of being a fan for some people is going over VORPs. Part of being a fan for some people is talking about how to throw a curve ball. Part of being a fan for some is talking about tailgating. And part of being a fan is talking about Street's ass. They are not off topic in that sense. I think they fit the manifesto just fine.

"People in the front row were buckling," Kendall said recently of Zito's curveball.

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 15, 2005 12:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

"...she needs to make him happy..."

Oh my freaking god, someone purchase this guy a gift certificate for a gender relations course, pronto!

I dare say your average KKK leader is sincerely interested in people's thoughts on "the blacks", but that doesn't mean "should we ban black people fromm AN" would make a good diary topic.

For the record, I don't think you're trying to be a sexist, I just think you're unaware how close you are to being one.

by Ozzz on Jul 15, 2005 9:57 PM PDT up 0 recs

You say you are serious

about people's thoughts on this matter. Yet your "poll" leads me to believe otherwise.

by Athletica on Jul 15, 2005 12:29 PM PDT up 0 recs

But wait...

aren't hotness factors just as pertinent to discussions of baseball as are esoteric arguments about statistics and such?

I mean, the great thing about baseball is that it means something different to everyone, and draws people in different ways.

If AN fails to reflect that, then it fails to reflect the reality of the breadth of interests of A's fans. And you can't keep an open community one-sided... it just isn't possible.

Ron Washington: Thinking outside of the three-sided box since 1977

by tankerraid on Jul 15, 2005 11:25 AM PDT 0 recs

Can't tell if you are serious

but obviously "hotness" and ability to hit with RISP are not as pertinent to a discussion of who to pinch hit in a critical situation. C'mon!

If Keith Ginter is "hot," does that mean he should start at LF over Bobby Kielty?

by oaktownmario on Jul 15, 2005 11:33 AM PDT up 0 recs

Not really serious

...but to some people it is. My point is that the statistics threads are dominated by the guys, but noone complains about that because that is the established way to "talk about baseball."

When you have women who watch baseball, who may well appreciate the statistical interests behind the players, they are also going to appreciate watching athletic attractive men.

I mean, I've watched gymnastics and diving competitions with my husband and brother, and however much they want to make their talk technical, they're still looking for wardrobe malfunctions.

Ron Washington: Thinking outside of the three-sided box since 1977

by tankerraid on Jul 15, 2005 11:38 AM PDT up 0 recs

Speaking of wardrobe....

...is anyone noticing the announcement for pro beach volleyball on the left side of this page?
Those are some interesting wardrobes. They don't even have to malfunction. <g>

And these are terrific athletes of whom I am in awe; but you can't tell me that there aren't guys (& some gals) who really appreciate those itty-bitty bikinis.

Just as I appreciate a number of aspects of baseball, from stats to strategy to players' wives (Kotsay's is partially responsible for his improved back health) and players' other attributes. And I think it is all appropriate and makes the discussions fun.

So there. :P

by Batgal on Jul 15, 2005 12:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

I agree

I didn't want to be the first to say it, and I understand that AN was designed to be a place for ALL fans, but I too find it annoying to sift through the "non-baseball" talk in the middle of very pertinent and thoughtful baseball discussion.

I think if there was some way to have separate threads for each type of discourse, both equally deserving of space on AN, that it would improve the quality of the site tremendously...

by NP15 on Jul 15, 2005 11:26 AM PDT 0 recs

If you agree this is an important topic

please RECOMMEND so that we get a lot of input. Thanks.

by oaktownmario on Jul 15, 2005 11:30 AM PDT up 0 recs

I think this is a douchebag topic.

Be a man and deal with the fact that there are women out there who care less about ERA and more about T&A.

I mean, it's not like they're gross about it.

by Ozzz on Jul 15, 2005 12:11 PM PDT up 0 recs

"Douchebag"?

"Be a man"?

If you read all my comments you would see I am not serious about a ban. This topic has generated serious interest already and 50% of voters feel it is a problem. I am interested in everyone's thoughts on this issue and you call this a "douchebag" topic and challenge my manhood? Mature.

Also, as I replied earlier to you, "guy talk" also adds little to the site.

by oaktownmario on Jul 15, 2005 12:24 PM PDT up 0 recs

I think

that the usage of 'chick talk' in your title and the fact that for the most part there is little chance for heterosexual men to oogle at bodies in baseball can send a message of hetersexism and sexism. I am not saying that it did but it sure could be seen as that. You don't cover with saying, "I don't like the kotsay's wife talk either" as that is a much smaller part of the site than the "Crosby is hottt" part is. This is not a heterosexual male only zone. Nor should it be. I could watch the spike channel if I wanted that.

Part of the reason that you are getting the reaction that you are from some posters in here is because you targetted the 'chick talk'. It seems like you are asking for threads to stay on topic more. That would have gotten a far different reaction.

So, I think that the 'challenge to your manhood' is due to the fact that you, maybe inadvertantly, implied that this should be a heterosexual male only zone and there was some idiological akido being used against you.

"People in the front row were buckling," Kendall said recently of Zito's curveball.

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 15, 2005 12:31 PM PDT up 0 recs

Good points

but people should look at my other comments throughout this thread before judging. I am really interested in people's thoughts and appreciate the large female presence on AN.

I knew I was gonna get crap for this thread, but I wanted that in the sense that I wanted people to express their feelings about this topic. And it's worked. What response would this diary title have gotten as "Ban off topic posts." And really, the "Bobby's hot" posts really outnumber the "Kotsay's wife is hot" posts by far.

For the record, the latter is equally of little value, IMHO.

by oaktownmario on Jul 15, 2005 12:38 PM PDT up 0 recs

That was part of my point

That the "Crosby's hot" comments outnumber the "wife" ones was part of my point. There is less opportunity for heterosexual males to enjoy baseball in that way. So when saying that the "wife" comments are also useless to you there is no coverup of teh implied sexism.

It would be like reading tests to be able to vote in the post slavery south. There is nothing racist on the face level of it ("white people who can not read would not be able to vote either! It is not racist!") but when Black people were systemically not alloud to learn how to read it is obviously racist. I say this to re-iterate my previous point, that saying the "wife comments" are off topic also is not going to cover up the implied sexism.

You wanted to get a reaction, and you did.

"People in the front row were buckling," Kendall said recently of Zito's curveball.

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 15, 2005 12:47 PM PDT up 0 recs

I say ...

... we just hand over management of the site to Diebold.

Laugh while you can, monkeyboy!

by monkeyball on Jul 15, 2005 12:49 PM PDT up 0 recs

Why should people look at your other comments?

If you have something to add to your original position, throw it in the diary. I'm not going to read 300 posts to find you saying "well, I didn't really mean 'banned', per se..."

Your diary was an attempt to tell the "AN chicks" to shut up so you don't have to read their stuff.

Well here's a tip for you - you don't have to read their stuff. Buy a mouse with a scroll wheel.

by Ozzz on Jul 15, 2005 9:53 PM PDT up 0 recs

Zito is so hot

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by kaweahkaweah on Jul 15, 2005 11:28 AM PDT 0 recs

I agree

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by kaweahkaweah on Jul 15, 2005 11:28 AM PDT up 0 recs

but people who disagree or aren't interested

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by kaweahkaweah on Jul 15, 2005 11:29 AM PDT up 0 recs

can easily scroll down the page

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by kaweahkaweah on Jul 15, 2005 11:29 AM PDT up 0 recs

and past this line of discussion

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by kaweahkaweah on Jul 15, 2005 11:29 AM PDT up 0 recs

because it is easy to identify

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by kaweahkaweah on Jul 15, 2005 11:29 AM PDT up 0 recs

as being about Zito's butt

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by kaweahkaweah on Jul 15, 2005 11:30 AM PDT up 0 recs

and not about his K/bb ration.

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by kaweahkaweah on Jul 15, 2005 11:30 AM PDT up 0 recs

good point, butt...

uh, I mean good point, BUT... ;)

sometimes you can scroll for ten minutes before getting to the end of all the indented replies, which are about one word in width by the time you reach the bottom...

But you're right, they are at least easy to identify. I don't think ANY of the "hotness" talk should be banned; although I tend to keep my estrogen to myself, I think a lot of the "chick talk" that does get posted is pretty funny.

by Poppy on Jul 15, 2005 11:57 AM PDT up 0 recs

It's funny

to read the "Chick Talk" comments. If you ban it, AN would be just about stats, predictions, trade rumors, etc. Not to say that this stuff is boring, but it's nice to hear other comments that are funny, in my eyes! I welcome the females ...

by Fongpay on Jul 15, 2005 11:32 AM PDT 0 recs

Seriously, I didn't take my medication today...

I'm going to step back and breathe for a few seconds. I fear I might post something that would get me banished from this site forever. Then who would comment on Huston Street's hotness?

by Jennifer on Jul 15, 2005 11:32 AM PDT 0 recs

Don't worry

The chicks have got your back. I can be your "pinch commentor."

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jul 15, 2005 12:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

And...

...the real men have your back too.

Nobody picks on the AN ladies and gets away with it.

by Ozzz on Jul 15, 2005 12:12 PM PDT up 0 recs

kudos for "steppin' out"

ya, it can be annoying amd immature. but, whatever, some people are annoying and immature on AN...god knows i can be one of them. its taken thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours in therapy for this type of personal insight.

just ignore it bud.

We're not dunderheads here...

by bigelephant on Jul 15, 2005 11:34 AM PDT 0 recs

P.S.

i'm recommending this so you can REALLY get your ass handed to you...:-) good luck!!!!

We're not dunderheads here...

by bigelephant on Jul 15, 2005 11:36 AM PDT up 0 recs

Thanks

I appreciate your support.

by oaktownmario on Jul 15, 2005 11:44 AM PDT up 0 recs

Adds fun

Personally, I don't think the "chick talk" overwhelms the site. Most of it is relegated to late night threads, or game pic diaries. In other threads, its usually just a couple comments.

A lot of threads go off on tangents, and also, a lot of the commentary on hot players is actually egged on by some of the guys.

The other point, and I'm saying this as a female member of the AN community, is that most of the women on this site have a lot to say about baseball related issues as well. The occasional comment about Croz' hot ass shouldn't distract from that, just as a members idle comments about Kotsay's wife shouldn't either.

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -- Gil Meche

by Alien on Jul 15, 2005 11:37 AM PDT 0 recs

I completely agree

that if the "chick chat" was the only thing contributed by the "perps", then I'd give this diary some cred. But that doesn't seem to be the case. The female names that I can think of...Melody, Jenifer, Sharon, BBGIRL, G&GGirl, and Alien all contribute on a baseball level a lot, not just the occasional bubblegum chick chat. to be honest I think they all know a hell of a lot more than I do. So I ask...
who's the hottest trade acquisition?

"Don't you play the flute, Huddy?"

by capper3 on Jul 15, 2005 11:49 AM PDT up 0 recs

How horrible

would it be if this thread degenerated into "chick chat"

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -- Gil Meche

by Alien on Jul 15, 2005 11:58 AM PDT up 0 recs

Do you want to make it a "man" thread?

My stats are bigger than yours!

Let's have a pissing contest to find out!

by Jennifer on Jul 15, 2005 11:59 AM PDT up 0 recs

can I play?

I will pretend to be foolishgame22 and you can be a sane person. OK?
Here I go?

'Byrnes is three for his last three! HE IS A MORTAL LOCK TO HIT .400!! Maybe even .500!!! If you don't agree you are not a true fan and stupid!! ARRRRRR!!'

How was that?

"People in the front row were buckling," Kendall said recently of Zito's curveball.

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 15, 2005 12:11 PM PDT up 0 recs

I'm going to have a serious problem

pretending to be sane.

by Jennifer on Jul 15, 2005 12:30 PM PDT up 0 recs

fyi

his name is foolshgame22, no "i"

The next time I slap a guy's ass, can we all just assume it's because I wish I was a baseball player?

by devo on Jul 15, 2005 12:40 PM PDT up 0 recs

other than that

I did a great impression.

"People in the front row were buckling," Kendall said recently of Zito's curveball.

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 15, 2005 12:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

the only problem

is that he'd be focusing on slugging, not avg.

"He's 3 for 3, his slugging percentage is 1.000, if he keeps this up he'll lead the league. Of course, that wouldn't be reasonable, but clearly he's going to hit well enough to outhit Kotsay and Kielty."

The next time I slap a guy's ass, can we all just assume it's because I wish I was a baseball player?

by devo on Jul 15, 2005 12:55 PM PDT up 0 recs

i also agree..

some of the funniest comments originate in "chick chat" threads... if it offends you or is disinteresting, then just scroll on by. i pass up comments and/or entire diaries if the subject does not interest me, without feeling like such comments/diaries detract from the quality of this site...

plus, if the "chick talk" was banned, would penis jokes be banned too??

by high street on Jul 15, 2005 12:14 PM PDT up 0 recs