Re: Hey! Shut up, and cut my grass. by horus8	25-Sep-02/10:17 PM
I have got to hear you read this stuff one day.
Re: a comment on Noblesse Oblige by Christof	25-Sep-02/12:11 PM
Well, it is not exactly that simple. Like so many other things that go on, there are levels to it. I have two daughters, both magical creatures in their own right and separated by almost 9 years. Emotionally distant would never be an issue with me. Physically distant, well in most cases but not with the certain few. I never wanted children and here I have two, which is an oddity in itself. I believed the acts as an ultimate for of selflessness, I suppose. But like I said, there is much more to this than simple issues of gender, affection and guidance.
Re: a comment on Noblesse Oblige by Christof	25-Sep-02/9:42 AM
It is definitely an interesting topic and one that has consumed a good deal of my resources being raised by only a mother. But you are right and a good deal has to do with the overall environment. And I am not sure of your age, but our parents did things a bit differently. I think our generation in general is more self conscious of what we are doing and it reflects in our parenting. But it is still instilled in me that a father is pretty pointless and I think at times it reflects unconsciously and consciously in my parenting.
Re: a comment on Noblesse Oblige by Christof	25-Sep-02/9:01 AM
Just ask George Michael. Thank god for graffiti and bathroom wall advertising.
Re: a comment on Noblesse Oblige by Christof	25-Sep-02/8:58 AM
Ha. I got mine at twenty-eight. I also have two Masters just for show (one in English). My PhD was on revolutionary movements in Latin America, mostly Shining Path, but how they stretched their movement and inspired other causes (albeit less violent, in neighboring countries and what links could be established between then - i.e. Contras, Zapatistas) Quite a sprawl of a thing and the orals were never ending. But with Che so popular among the youngsters these days, my classes always seem full. phd in International Affairs. Congrats again. I realize the work involved. But now your work will really begin.
Re: a comment on Noblesse Oblige by Christof	25-Sep-02/8:51 AM
I did not know you were supposed to. Observation is key. My mother never said otherwise. Needless to say, I learned the hard way. What the fuck is a urinal, how do I sit in that? Oh the shame, the shame!!!
Re: a comment on Noblesse Oblige by Christof	25-Sep-02/8:48 AM
Sorry mate. Congrats. English I take it. Mine is in a drawer some five years old now. Ugh. Are you a young buck or just a professional student? So sahll we say Dr. Christof and Dr. poetandknowit.
Re: a comment on Noblesse Oblige by Christof	25-Sep-02/8:45 AM
I agree Christof. It does not make me uncomfortable, just humors me. I am taking it all from Robert Bly's book "Iron John." He makes a mockery of what it is to be a man, but started a movement to get in touch with the feminine side. Read it someday for a good laugh.
Re: a comment on Noblesse Oblige by Christof	25-Sep-02/8:41 AM
PhDs are overrated. So is drunken brawling.
Re: a comment on Noblesse Oblige by Christof	25-Sep-02/8:39 AM
I never had a breast and that has made all the difference. You have a good chance to raise a decent man (one not within the boundaries of a media definitions or marketing ploys). The only problem he might run into (as I did being raised only by a woman) is that at some point he might run into a period of over exaggerated testosterone (i.e. taking the offensive to make up for a lack of a male figure, unless, of course, he has one). Hey, just make sure he stands up to go pee!
Re: a comment on Noblesse Oblige by Christof	25-Sep-02/8:26 AM
We had the breast taken away to early. Our fear of abandonment reigns strong and forces up unnecessary defense mechanisms that we think are necessary to our mere survival. That is why we head out into the woods, bang drums and find our feminine side.
Re: The Sea by Tarquin De La Bog	24-Sep-02/10:37 PM
Congrats. You have done the impossible and overtaken DA for the worst poem on the site. You should be proud. Have a drink on me!
Re: quickie by <~>	24-Sep-02/10:19 PM
Who gave this a zero? Are you dead? Writer of triangle poems could make a "dead man come" with this poem, so you (and you know who you are) might just be foolish. The style is as fun as the act. Off to the shower.
Re: a comment on Taffy by knickytoy	24-Sep-02/8:13 PM
Do you scrabble in the nude?
Re: Best Friends by Chels85	24-Sep-02/8:10 PM
I'm sorry, this was so painful I could not make it through the first five lines.
Re: myself by decadentlaurel	24-Sep-02/8:10 PM
by an emdash? hmmmm. I don't get it.
Re: ALIVE by adrenalize	24-Sep-02/8:08 PM
How is it that, a man in this case, can face pain that kills him a million billion times? You manage to spend a good deal of time here making little sense, but hey, that's cool.
Re: making progress (a piece of it) by Limness	24-Sep-02/7:45 PM
Okay, the first line automatically puts that Cars song in my head and I start reading the entire poem to that tune. Why is your room long?
Re: Punishment and Punishment again by vulcan	24-Sep-02/7:04 PM
And what about Annabel Lee? So what? Yawn!
Re: The Sands Of Time by squall1leonheart	24-Sep-02/7:01 PM
This is not a poem. It is a line!