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HesCalledDyer said:

dankind said:

I like Clint Eastwood and RogueStoner and all, but based on my experience with the men and women in my life, "pussification" should mean make stronger, not make weaker.

To say otherwise is not only sexist but, in my opinion, it's incredibly ignorant.

I say wussification.

Interesting. All good points. Indeed, if the term p***y is supposed to be in reference to the female genitalia, I agree. It's like "stop being such a girl" and other awful comments like that. I mean Jesus, how insulting can it get?? However, I actually always thought of the word in terms of cats. I.e. scaredy cat. Nervous like a pussy cat. That's why I never thought the term in that context was offensive. So this caused me to look the origin of the word usage, and it turns out we're all wrong. Supposedly the origin of the term pussy as a synonym of coward comes from the word "pusillanimous", which means "lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity" according to Merriam-Webster. So the term is actually not offensive to cats nor sexist.
But if someone who used the word pussy to call someone a coward actually thinks that it means female genitalia, then that person is obviously an asshole.... pun intended.

mrussel1 said:

PJ_Soul said:

HesCalledDyer said:

dankind said:

I like Clint Eastwood and RogueStoner and all, but based on my experience with the men and women in my life, "pussification" should mean make stronger, not make weaker.

To say otherwise is not only sexist but, in my opinion, it's incredibly ignorant.

I say wussification.

Interesting. All good points. Indeed, if the term p***y is supposed to be in reference to the female genitalia, I agree. It's like "stop being such a girl" and other awful comments like that. I mean Jesus, how insulting can it get?? However, I actually always thought of the word in terms of cats. I.e. scaredy cat. Nervous like a pussy cat. That's why I never thought the term in that context was offensive. So this caused me to look the origin of the word usage, and it turns out we're all wrong. Supposedly the origin of the term pussy as a synonym of coward comes from the word "pusillanimous", which means "lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity" according to Merriam-Webster. So the term is actually not offensive to cats nor sexist.
But if someone who used the word pussy to call someone a coward actually thinks that it means female genitalia, then that person is obviously an asshole.... pun intended.

That is honestly very good information. So now I can use it at the dinner table without being reprimanded. Thank you.

rssesq said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B65mtE2TN1w

haha

I watched this last night!

it really bugs me when people talk about "today's youth" and how spoiled they are and weak they are and whatnot. how did that happen? they didn't just come out of the womb that way. they were TAUGHT that way by the generation bitching about them! as someone else said, each generation has it easier than the last as a result of technology and innovation. it doesn't mean they are weaker, it means they are used to fewer hardships. I'm sure they'd be just as resiliant in a time of crisis as any of us. it's not like millenials are that much different from gen x-ers. a school cancelling for a snow day isn't because the kids are whiners. it's because the adults making the rules think the kids can't handle it. and that's whose fault it is.

I think we also tend to suffer from revisionist history a bit. did I have to walk to school in the freezing cold and blizzard like conditions? yep. did I whine about it? of course I did. I wasn't walking to school with a pipe in my mouth and my fists clenched and a scowl shouting "you won't beat me!" to the heavens.

and I'm from the coldest shithole in NA.

anyway, back to the thread.

HughFreakingDillon said:

it really bugs me when people talk about "today's youth" and how spoiled they are and weak they are and whatnot. how did that happen? they didn't just come out of the womb that way. they were TAUGHT that way by the generation bitching about them! as someone else said, each generation has it easier than the last as a result of technology and innovation. it doesn't mean they are weaker, it means they are used to fewer hardships. I'm sure they'd be just as resiliant in a time of crisis as any of us. it's not like millenials are that much different from gen x-ers. a school cancelling for a snow day isn't because the kids are whiners. it's because the adults making the rules think the kids can't handle it. and that's whose fault it is.

I think we also tend to suffer from revisionist history a bit. did I have to walk to school in the freezing cold and blizzard like conditions? yep. did I whine about it? of course I did. I wasn't walking to school with a pipe in my mouth and my fists clenched and a scowl shouting "you won't beat me!" to the heavens.

and I'm from the coldest shithole in NA.

anyway, back to the thread.

Just for the record... snow days are complete linked to risk: keeping everyone off the roads until they are safe to travel (at least here they are).

Winterpeg. Eesh. Was there coaching a few years back. Sorry, Hugh. It never left a great impression with me. It was cold. And flat. I wanted out of there.

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

it really bugs me when people talk about "today's youth" and how spoiled they are and weak they are and whatnot. how did that happen? they didn't just come out of the womb that way. they were TAUGHT that way by the generation bitching about them! as someone else said, each generation has it easier than the last as a result of technology and innovation. it doesn't mean they are weaker, it means they are used to fewer hardships. I'm sure they'd be just as resiliant in a time of crisis as any of us. it's not like millenials are that much different from gen x-ers. a school cancelling for a snow day isn't because the kids are whiners. it's because the adults making the rules think the kids can't handle it. and that's whose fault it is.

I think we also tend to suffer from revisionist history a bit. did I have to walk to school in the freezing cold and blizzard like conditions? yep. did I whine about it? of course I did. I wasn't walking to school with a pipe in my mouth and my fists clenched and a scowl shouting "you won't beat me!" to the heavens.

and I'm from the coldest shithole in NA.

anyway, back to the thread.

Just for the record... snow days are complete linked to risk: keeping everyone off the roads until they are safe to travel (at least here they are).

Winterpeg. Eesh. Was there coaching a few years back. Sorry, Hugh. It never left a great impression with me. It was cold. And flat. I wanted out of there.

I agree with you that keeping everyone safe until roads are safe to travel is necessary. 6-8 inches of snow, yes delay school or call it off until the plows roll through. Calling school off when it rains just because they said it might snow, on the other hand, is taking it too far.

HesCalledDyer said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

it really bugs me when people talk about "today's youth" and how spoiled they are and weak they are and whatnot. how did that happen? they didn't just come out of the womb that way. they were TAUGHT that way by the generation bitching about them! as someone else said, each generation has it easier than the last as a result of technology and innovation. it doesn't mean they are weaker, it means they are used to fewer hardships. I'm sure they'd be just as resiliant in a time of crisis as any of us. it's not like millenials are that much different from gen x-ers. a school cancelling for a snow day isn't because the kids are whiners. it's because the adults making the rules think the kids can't handle it. and that's whose fault it is.

I think we also tend to suffer from revisionist history a bit. did I have to walk to school in the freezing cold and blizzard like conditions? yep. did I whine about it? of course I did. I wasn't walking to school with a pipe in my mouth and my fists clenched and a scowl shouting "you won't beat me!" to the heavens.

and I'm from the coldest shithole in NA.

anyway, back to the thread.

Just for the record... snow days are complete linked to risk: keeping everyone off the roads until they are safe to travel (at least here they are).

Winterpeg. Eesh. Was there coaching a few years back. Sorry, Hugh. It never left a great impression with me. It was cold. And flat. I wanted out of there.

I agree with you that keeping everyone safe until roads are safe to travel is necessary. 6-8 inches of snow, yes delay school or call it off until the plows roll through. Calling school off when it rains just because they said it might snow, on the other hand, is taking it too far.

Probably.. but school systems build in snow days into the schedule now so if they don't use them, the kids actually end the school year earlier (at least in VA). So they are more likely to call off school if there is a chance of a safety risk considering the buffer. People are so litigious these days that if there is any sort of accident, the school system will be sued.

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mrussel1 said:

dankind said:

up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start

Is that Double Dribble or Mike Tyson's punchout?

And I thought it was B,A 2x.

Contra

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out used numeric codes.