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Uh.... you know, they've got cyberware for that now. |
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Apr 12 2006, 04:48 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
Sex? Yes plea... male it is.
Still trying to make my girlfriend join dumpshock, alltough not for gender-ratio issues. |
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Apr 13 2006, 02:43 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
Gee, lucky you. I've never met a female like that in the flesh. I've only seen a few on the internet who I am reasonably certain are female. (My joke about naked fat men aside.) Re toe injuries I find that they're pretty common. I sprained my big toes several times in 4 years of judo and nasty toe jams against elbows are pretty common with any sort of standup. I'm a strong believer in wearing sneakers even if it means that kicks land a bit harder. I don't mind being kicked with sneakers or wrestling shoes at all. I can take a harder kick to the gut but I'd rather not fuck up my toes again. |
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Apr 13 2006, 02:59 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
If you'll sparring frequently, especially with a wife / significant other, it would probably be a good idea to get soem padded sparring gear. Those big puffy shoes look silly, but they'll stop a lot of toe injuries.
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Apr 13 2006, 03:19 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
The santa boots? I used those a few times back when I was a teenager. Thing is, those were designed for point sparring. I don't think the foam will hold up very well to continuous full contact kicking. It only takes 1 year for that kind of thing to totally wear out and make holes at stress points in a pair of leather sneakers.
Still, though, it sounds reasonable enough to protect the toes if you really don't want to get clocked with sneaker. |
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Apr 13 2006, 03:34 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
By "sparring" (especially when girlfriends are mentioned) my mind instantly leaps to the low end of the spectrum, not the full contact end.
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Apr 13 2006, 03:38 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,028 Joined: 9-November 02 From: The Republic of Vermont Member No.: 3,581 |
Helpful hint from a lady heavy fighter of my acquaintance: If you should happen to find a lady to spar with, and her doctor asks her where she got that nasty-looking bruise on her thigh, "Oh, I was fighting with my boyfriend," is not a good answer.
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Apr 13 2006, 04:00 AM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
And when the doctor asks you how you fractured your shin you can reply, "My girlfriend thai kicked me in the same spot repeatedly but she has a big bruise on her thigh because of it."
Of course, there is always the catchall answer of "Consentual Sadomasochism". That usually stops most inquiries. |
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Apr 13 2006, 06:49 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
Well, see, for me, that's precisely the problem. If all that I wanted was a McFlippy kick TKD woman, sure. But women who have the intestinal fortitude to train full contact who are not lesbians are extremely rare. I never understand how there are young women all across the US in undergraduate colleges who are willing to jump on the extremely abstract and theoretical radical academic feminism bandwagon and yet there are almost none who are willing to learn to fight. Note that fully resistant sparring can mean grappling as well. EDIT: Which is less sensitive to body weight, you sickos! Man, glad I've caught that. |
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Apr 13 2006, 06:51 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
I felt secure in my ability to say 'dude', on my credentials of growing up in the California Bay Area. "dude" sadly is a regular part of my vocabulary in all honesty. Although I have never surfed or smoked out. Sad for me, I'm boring dude.
My wife.... well.... she hits first, back ,and later on when she remembers. We RP just the two of us occasionally, and with the group when they're there. As for full contact... I have knocked my wife unconcious twice. She does have the occassional fainting spell now and again but she's mostly ok... :D |
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Apr 13 2006, 06:54 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
You're damn lucky. In the flesh I think I've only met 2 women who are really serious about RPGs and one of them actually sucked but didn't realize it.
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Apr 13 2006, 06:57 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Have you tried, or just hung out at the gaming shop with friends? Going to rennaissance faires with gaming friends you'll sometimes just stumble across them. Join a rennaissance dance class, too, they're all over the place in those. :)
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Apr 13 2006, 06:58 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Note: I'm not saying that you should try, just being curious. Nosy, not preechy. :)
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Apr 13 2006, 07:07 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
That's a reasonable suggestion. The truth is that I haven't spent too much time at gaming stores. Usually they're very rare and hard to find. I've also never been to a RenFaire. And yet, your suggestion is very reasonable. Perhaps the next chance I get I should visit a gaming store or RenFaire. |
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Apr 13 2006, 07:26 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
I like to think so. Really, she can't fight for crap, but that never stops her from trying. The funny thing is, if we're messing around and she socks me in the jaw on accident, no big deal (although I hate being punched in the ear). But if we ever try to play racquet ball together... oh my GOD! Lawyers on the frickin' phone! :S |
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Apr 13 2006, 07:44 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
Heh. I've actually known one obese woman who was like that. The problem with her was that she would just gas so quickly on account of her obesity. On the flip side, though, I've seen some wonderful young women who fought very well for the amount of time they've been training. I've seen one, a bullshido.net poster, who after training for maybe a year had some wonderful head movement and evasion going on which some people who have trained for years still haven't implemented yet. There are some women who really fight well in spite of all the social odds stacked against that and for that they really have my admiration.
Mwah hwah hwah, that's why you have to keep your guard up. It also helps to get punched a lot in the head so you get used to it. :3
Heh, blunt trauma. :rotfl: |
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Apr 13 2006, 12:19 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 164 Joined: 7-July 03 Member No.: 4,891 |
If James McMurray's advice doesn't work for you, you can try evangelizing. I've got over a dozen woman gamers in my circle of friends, but I trained all but one of them myself. |
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Apr 13 2006, 12:21 PM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
I think that's called a "harem"
or in the case of 'evangelizing', a "cult" |
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Apr 13 2006, 12:24 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 164 Joined: 7-July 03 Member No.: 4,891 |
Yeah, too bad they're scattered over the face of the United States, otherwise I could get my Waco on, and give gaming in general and SR in specific even more bad press. :D
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Apr 13 2006, 12:33 PM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
and koolaid
remember, the first step is removing them from their other friends. Do that, then get them to move to you. The next step is to weaken their own identity. The easiest way to do that is to take away their names. Maybe have them all go by character names (you are making them all by hot lesbian elves with dikoted all spirits, right?). Then weaken their will by depriving them of sleep. Say.. all night gaming sessions. You're on the right track, you have the tools you need. Good thing this is all hypothetical...... right? |
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Apr 13 2006, 02:08 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
WR - CNN has been doing a bunch of articles on how violence in women is going up. Maybe your day is coming soon!!
Fistandantilus - The final step is those women who reach a particular level get to learn real magic and join your secret circle. |
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Apr 13 2006, 03:39 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: 8-April 06 From: My dorm room Member No.: 8,438 |
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Apr 13 2006, 05:04 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
Hey! Lawyers aren't that bad, well I sure hope I'm not gonna be considered scum. :-P Oh yeah, dude over here btw. |
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Apr 13 2006, 08:06 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 582 |
Dude here.
But....I have raised two (count them, 2!) female gamers. My job is done here. |
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Apr 14 2006, 04:37 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
see , this is where I explain a joke which automatically makes it less funny. The point being that when we play racquet ball that we fight so much that we start splitting up our things in the beginnings of a seperation. Thank god the game's only an hour long. See , not as funny anymore. But hey, if you're a lawyer, I could call you. THat would be fine, as long as you're in the US. Long distance and all that. And me being cheap and poor to boot. Fangirl: yay Dark Dungeons! That was the one that got me in to D&D! I love those little pamphlets! |
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