Cat Man Don't

[Woodbutcher]

I actually admire his courage to go through all that...But I wonder if it made him happy.

[Animavore]

He's not a freak; he's unique


Sorry *was*

[Bella Fortuna]

He's not a freak; he's unique


Sorry *was*

"Freaque"?

[mistermack]

He's different from them because at least they were going after something human.
I'm sure his appearance didn't harm anyone other than himself, but harming someone is not what constitutes a freak.

Yeh, he was a genuine freak. Because he was pretty much on his own with all that tiger stuff.
But I can remember a time when freak wasn't an insult.
In 1970, all the hippies called themselves freaks. And the religious ones were Jesus freaks.

Maybe it's a sign of more social conformity, that now it sounds like a put-down.

[Kristie]

He's different from them because at least they were going after something human.
I'm sure his appearance didn't harm anyone other than himself, but harming someone is not what constitutes a freak.

Yeh, he was a genuine freak. Because he was pretty much on his own with all that tiger stuff.
But I can remember a time when freak wasn't an insult.
In 1970, all the hippies called themselves freaks. And the religious ones were Jesus freaks.

Maybe it's a sign of more social conformity, that now it sounds like a put-down.

I call people freaks all the time. It usually not meant as an insult though, more just a joke. Like all the freaks around here that think biscuits are cookies.

[amused]

I've been wanting to ask about the biscuit thing up here in the northeastish. It took a whole day to drive Tennessee from west to east on my way from Texas to DC. I noticed a LOT of ads for biscuits, especially from the major fast food chains. All of them claiming to have the bestest homemade biscuits. What's the deal with biscuits?

[Seabass]

He was outside the main, but how is he a greater freak than people with gender identity problems who persue gender reassingment even to the extent of genital body modification and endochrine manipulation?

It was his life to live it as he chose. And he did it and had to have some courage beyond the average to do so knowing that others would see him and treat him as a freak.

Did he harm anyone with his personal vision of himself, or was he your average decent human being?

I was going to say something similar, but my laziness won out.

[Kristie]

I've been wanting to ask about the biscuit thing up here in the northeastish. It took a whole day to drive Tennessee from west to east on my way from Texas to DC. I noticed a LOT of ads for biscuits, especially from the major fast food chains. All of them claiming to have the bestest homemade biscuits. What's the deal with biscuits?

There's some biscuit talk here...
http://rationalia.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... s&start=15

[Gallstones]

I actually admire his courage to go through all that...But I wonder if it made him happy.

It had to have to some measure.
Aren't we all persuing that which we hope will make us happy?
And if it didn't bring him the full measure of happiness he wanted, at least he was working at it.

[Gallstones]

He was outside the main, but how is he a greater freak than people with gender identity problems who persue gender reassingment even to the extent of genital body modification and endochrine manipulation?

It was his life to live it as he chose. And he did it and had to have some courage beyond the average to do so knowing that others would see him and treat him as a freak.

Did he harm anyone with his personal vision of himself, or was he your average decent human being?

He's different from them because at least they were going after something human.
I'm sure his appearance didn't harm anyone other than himself, but harming someone is not what constitutes a freak.

So keeping to the "human" theme is superior when trying to remake oneself?

[laklak]

I've been wanting to ask about the biscuit thing up here in the northeastish. It took a whole day to drive Tennessee from west to east on my way from Texas to DC. I noticed a LOT of ads for biscuits, especially from the major fast food chains. All of them claiming to have the bestest homemade biscuits. What's the deal with biscuits?

DC is southern enough to do a decent biscuit. They also have scrapple. You need to try a scrapple biscuit. Honestly. It will change your life.

[Kristie]

He was outside the main, but how is he a greater freak than people with gender identity problems who persue gender reassingment even to the extent of genital body modification and endochrine manipulation?

It was his life to live it as he chose. And he did it and had to have some courage beyond the average to do so knowing that others would see him and treat him as a freak.

Did he harm anyone with his personal vision of himself, or was he your average decent human being?

He's different from them because at least they were going after something human.
I'm sure his appearance didn't harm anyone other than himself, but harming someone is not what constitutes a freak.

So keeping to the "human" theme is superior when trying to remake oneself?

Yeah, since we're humans and all.
You wanna be a telephone, that's freaky. You wanna be a zebra, that's freaky. You wanna be a bicycle, that's freaky. You wanna be a fish, that's freaky.

[amused]

I've been wanting to ask about the biscuit thing up here in the northeastish. It took a whole day to drive Tennessee from west to east on my way from Texas to DC. I noticed a LOT of ads for biscuits, especially from the major fast food chains. All of them claiming to have the bestest homemade biscuits. What's the deal with biscuits?

DC is southern enough to do a decent biscuit. They also have scrapple. You need to try a scrapple biscuit. Honestly. It will change your life.

Scrapple is typically made of hog offal, such as the head, heart, liver, and other trimmings, which are boiled with any bones attached (often the entire head), to make a broth. Once cooked, bones and fat are discarded, the meat is reserved, and (dry) cornmeal is boiled in the broth to make a mush. The meat, finely minced, is returned to the pot and seasonings, typically sage, thyme, savory, black pepper, and others are added

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrapple

[Kristie]

He was outside the main, but how is he a greater freak than people with gender identity problems who persue gender reassingment even to the extent of genital body modification and endochrine manipulation?

It was his life to live it as he chose. And he did it and had to have some courage beyond the average to do so knowing that others would see him and treat him as a freak.

Did he harm anyone with his personal vision of himself, or was he your average decent human being?

He's different from them because at least they were going after something human.
I'm sure his appearance didn't harm anyone other than himself, but harming someone is not what constitutes a freak.

So keeping to the "human" theme is superior when trying to remake oneself?

Yeah, since we're humans and all.
You wanna be a telephone, that's freaky. You wanna be a zebra, that's freaky. You wanna be a bicycle, that's freaky. You wanna be a fish, that's freaky.

I would like to add that I never implied there was anything bad about being freaky. I, myself, have moments of freakishness. But, it is, none the less, freaky.

[Animavore]

He was outside the main, but how is he a greater freak than people with gender identity problems who persue gender reassingment even to the extent of genital body modification and endochrine manipulation?

It was his life to live it as he chose. And he did it and had to have some courage beyond the average to do so knowing that others would see him and treat him as a freak.

Did he harm anyone with his personal vision of himself, or was he your average decent human being?

He's different from them because at least they were going after something human.
I'm sure his appearance didn't harm anyone other than himself, but harming someone is not what constitutes a freak.

So keeping to the "human" theme is superior when trying to remake oneself?

Yeah, since we're humans and all.
You wanna be a telephone, that's freaky. You wanna be a zebra, that's freaky. You wanna be a bicycle, that's freaky. You wanna be a fish, that's freaky.

You wanna switch roles with your mother before the weekend is out?
That's freaky.