Hate to tell you this, but Harlequin has quite a few lines of books that feature more realistic males as their leads. Not the ultra macho cowboy, or super successful business tycoon.
I can't believe that I'm not going to post this AC.....
If you were playing a game called "Virtual Accountant" or perhaps "Home Maker Simulator" then yes, it's fine to have your player model have a pot belly, flabby thighs and skinny, stick-like arms. However, most video games have the player controlling a person who is constantly running, dodging, fighting, jumping... it makes sense, and indeed, even makes it more fun, if they're in shape.
Where do I find these games? I want to embezzle millions of dollars! As for playing Home Maker Simulator, you have to remember the colicky baby settings, and the draconian budget cut from expenses rising and income not rising. Most of your wusses could never make it through the first level of "Home Maker Simulator"!
You have this skewed. Women can get long with each other fine, as long as there are no males around. Throw one man in the mix, and then she who gets the male's attention, (whether she would touch him with a stick, or not,) is the highest ranked female in the group. Women can cooperate with each other with no males around. I am not denying cattiness. I am simply stating that a man cannot witness female society 1st hand without by his very presence distorting the results. Women get far more catty in the presence of males.
Men are judged by what they do.
Women are judged by how they look.
So, loser men have something to fear in judgement. And women who are under the top 5% appearance wise have something to fear in judgement.
You can make a huge difference in what you do. Beyond exercise, and reasonable diet, and obsessive/compulsive use of cosmetics and hair products, and clothing, there is little sanely within the grasp of a female on what females are judged on. If women fixed everything that is perceived as 'wrong' with them, half of us would be falling apart like Michael Jackson from too much plastic surgery!
99% of the people don't give a damn what a woman has accomplished, just how she looks, and how they figure she'll fit their fantasies. (And in that department, looks can deceive...)
Women don't look at those photos on the front of magazines to fawn over them. We look, to try and figure out how to look like them, as that is the culturally accepted norm, though that norm is hopelessly skewed. Anorexics with implants are hardly a sensible norm to choose.
Does anyone else see a Stephen King book in this? I suppose if he's too busy I could use his standard formula and make his book for him, for a small fee. Hmm, who do we put in the movie?
Well, I can never remember whether I'm supposed to eat the CD's whole, grind 'em up and snort 'em, or smoke 'em. I guess that's why I never got into gaming!
But, if your friends are already all using one protocol, switching to another, just because it is technically superior may not make a difference. As of 2005, who cares if Beta is superior to VHS, if you want to tape a program that airs, and you don't have a MythTV or other such device, just tape it on VHS, and you can share it with almost anyone stateside. My friends use AIM, ICQ, Yahoo and GoogleTalk. Therefore my GAIM is set up with those.
Remember your history. Apple had the greater market share in the education market. Remember Microsoft's punishment in the anti-trust lawsuits? They gave Windows based machines to schools as a part of their reparations. They were getting market penetration in an area which they had no foothold as their punishment. Gee, I guess that'll teach 'em, won't it?
Maybe, the people who set their preferences not to accept messages from unknown persons didn't get the AOL bots added to their lists? It did get added to my lists on my ID's, but I accept messages from unknown persons. I will check with someone whom I know sets his account to not accept messages from unknown senders.
It is not illegal to join the Communist party in the U.S.. It may be brighter to go to one of the blighted holes that is experienced with Communism, but it is NOT illegal to join the Communist party.
Third parties are alive and growing. Of course there is a high level of pressure on the national press not to cover candidates from these parties, 'lest said reporters lose their Washington press credentials, along with all of their co-workers at their respective media outlet.
Let those who don't like it go build their own internet. Then we'll have internet, and "internet B", and probably "internet C". You'll have to pay a special connect fee, akin to long distance phone charges, to talk to another internet. You didn't make it. You didn't fund it. Stop your bawling! Hmm, kind of like back in the BBS days... (Yes, I'm old!)
Well, I doubt that he's putting much strain on their infrastructure, such as roads, or using much in the way of their police, fire and other emergency services if he is not physically in that location. That sucks. Yet another example of taxation without representation. Hmm, didn't some guys have a problem with that a long time ago? Hmm...
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I can't believe that I'm not going to post this AC.....
Where do I find these games? I want to embezzle millions of dollars! As for playing Home Maker Simulator, you have to remember the colicky baby settings, and the draconian budget cut from expenses rising and income not rising. Most of your wusses could never make it through the first level of "Home Maker Simulator"!
And what percentage of women who wear an F-cup have a chest measurement larger than their gut measurement?
/. does not have an all male readership.
You have this skewed. Women can get long with each other fine, as long as there are no males around. Throw one man in the mix, and then she who gets the male's attention, (whether she would touch him with a stick, or not,) is the highest ranked female in the group. Women can cooperate with each other with no males around. I am not denying cattiness. I am simply stating that a man cannot witness female society 1st hand without by his very presence distorting the results. Women get far more catty in the presence of males.
Female oriented porn tends to require plots. Doesn't that exclude it from the porn genre?
Men are judged by what they do. Women are judged by how they look. So, loser men have something to fear in judgement. And women who are under the top 5% appearance wise have something to fear in judgement. You can make a huge difference in what you do. Beyond exercise, and reasonable diet, and obsessive/compulsive use of cosmetics and hair products, and clothing, there is little sanely within the grasp of a female on what females are judged on. If women fixed everything that is perceived as 'wrong' with them, half of us would be falling apart like Michael Jackson from too much plastic surgery! 99% of the people don't give a damn what a woman has accomplished, just how she looks, and how they figure she'll fit their fantasies. (And in that department, looks can deceive...) Women don't look at those photos on the front of magazines to fawn over them. We look, to try and figure out how to look like them, as that is the culturally accepted norm, though that norm is hopelessly skewed. Anorexics with implants are hardly a sensible norm to choose.
HTML is due to go away. The new standard will be in place when the US adopts the metric system.
ICQ was the first protocol that I got spammed on. I no longer get spammed on that account, but that was a big downer.
Does anyone else see a Stephen King book in this? I suppose if he's too busy I could use his standard formula and make his book for him, for a small fee. Hmm, who do we put in the movie?
Well, I can never remember whether I'm supposed to eat the CD's whole, grind 'em up and snort 'em, or smoke 'em. I guess that's why I never got into gaming!
But, if your friends are already all using one protocol, switching to another, just because it is technically superior may not make a difference. As of 2005, who cares if Beta is superior to VHS, if you want to tape a program that airs, and you don't have a MythTV or other such device, just tape it on VHS, and you can share it with almost anyone stateside. My friends use AIM, ICQ, Yahoo and GoogleTalk. Therefore my GAIM is set up with those.
Repeat after me:
Market share
Market penetration
Remember your history. Apple had the greater market share in the education market. Remember Microsoft's punishment in the anti-trust lawsuits? They gave Windows based machines to schools as a part of their reparations. They were getting market penetration in an area which they had no foothold as their punishment. Gee, I guess that'll teach 'em, won't it?
Maybe, the people who set their preferences not to accept messages from unknown persons didn't get the AOL bots added to their lists? It did get added to my lists on my ID's, but I accept messages from unknown persons. I will check with someone whom I know sets his account to not accept messages from unknown senders.
Maybe if we all plant 1000 trees, there won't be enough space for all of the hippies?
Hey, don't go messin' with Wisconsin. It's a major supplier of cheese in the U.S.! I don't want to underestimate the power of a major cheese producer.
It is not illegal to join the Communist party in the U.S.. It may be brighter to go to one of the blighted holes that is experienced with Communism, but it is NOT illegal to join the Communist party.
Third parties are alive and growing. Of course there is a high level of pressure on the national press not to cover candidates from these parties, 'lest said reporters lose their Washington press credentials, along with all of their co-workers at their respective media outlet.
Let those who don't like it go build their own internet. Then we'll have internet, and "internet B", and probably "internet C". You'll have to pay a special connect fee, akin to long distance phone charges, to talk to another internet. You didn't make it. You didn't fund it. Stop your bawling! Hmm, kind of like back in the BBS days... (Yes, I'm old!)
Well, I doubt that he's putting much strain on their infrastructure, such as roads, or using much in the way of their police, fire and other emergency services if he is not physically in that location. That sucks. Yet another example of taxation without representation. Hmm, didn't some guys have a problem with that a long time ago? Hmm...
How about the MS EULA would only be enforceable if the code were in functioning condition? Hmm, that would straighten things up in short order!
There will be bugs flying in the windows as long as people don't use screens!
Hell, even a blonde knows that!