Comments on: Break Africa for a tulip http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/ I might have been born yesterday, sir, but I stayed up all night. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:14:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Steve http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-269 Steve Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:39:54 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-269 For certain values of "they" and "us," I guess. For certain values of “they” and “us,” I guess.

]]> By: Ananth http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-268 Ananth Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:55:03 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-268 Men should never apologize for buying stuff for themselves.... No one ever said woman didn't enjoy sex for itself, but boy do they lord it over us. Men should never apologize for buying stuff for themselves…. No one ever said woman didn’t enjoy sex for itself, but boy do they lord it over us.

]]> By: Steve http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-267 Steve Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:39:12 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-267 Well, I didn't <em>want</em> the smellanet-enabled computer, because even though society puts huge consumer pressure on me to buy it, the demand for it is totally arbitrary and manufactured, and it's produced in factories where the workers endure nightmare conditions, and so, as I said, I totally <em>wouldn't</em> have gotten it, but some trifling, materialistic woman reminded me that her gender doesn't actually enjoy sex for itself, and uses it only as a bargaining chip to extort gifts from men and restrict their freedom. So, even though I'm a man and thus uniquely capable of lofty moral reasoning, I <em>had</em> to buy it. Don't blame me, I'm powerless, even though I'm better. Well, I didn’t want the smellanet-enabled computer, because even though society puts huge consumer pressure on me to buy it, the demand for it is totally arbitrary and manufactured, and it’s produced in factories where the workers endure nightmare conditions, and so, as I said, I totally wouldn’t have gotten it, but some trifling, materialistic woman reminded me that her gender doesn’t actually enjoy sex for itself, and uses it only as a bargaining chip to extort gifts from men and restrict their freedom. So, even though I’m a man and thus uniquely capable of lofty moral reasoning, I had to buy it. Don’t blame me, I’m powerless, even though I’m better.

]]> By: Ananth http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-266 Ananth Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:11:14 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-266 Steve, did you a get new computer that's on the smellanet? That's sweet. Steve, did you a get new computer that’s on the smellanet? That’s sweet.

]]> By: Steve http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-265 Steve Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:15:54 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-265 Is it me, or is it starting to smell like a boys' locker room up in here? Is it me, or is it starting to smell like a boys’ locker room up in here?

]]> By: Ananth http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-264 Ananth Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:43:47 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-264 Graham, once you are married, you are never having sex again anyway.... Graham, once you are married, you are never having sex again anyway….

]]> By: Graham Campbell http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-259 Graham Campbell Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:40:15 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-259 I will give my fiancee a wooden ring that I will make for her. And then I'll never have sex with her again. I will give my fiancee a wooden ring that I will make for her.

And then I’ll never have sex with her again.

]]> By: Nicole http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-258 Nicole Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:30:38 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-258 Oh Ananth, you do have good timing. I'm reading through your post thinking, Hey! Wait! I'm not like that. And then I scrolled down a little bit. It's the whole societal pressure thing rearing its ugly head again. Or the evolutionary representation that if the guy can afford to get a big ring that means he has resources and in the end resources save you from the saber tooth tiger attack on the cave family. That said, I still want one- they're sparkly. Oh Ananth, you do have good timing. I’m reading through your post thinking, Hey! Wait! I’m not like that. And then I scrolled down a little bit. It’s the whole societal pressure thing rearing its ugly head again. Or the evolutionary representation that if the guy can afford to get a big ring that means he has resources and in the end resources save you from the saber tooth tiger attack on the cave family.

That said, I still want one- they’re sparkly.

]]> By: Tom http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-256 Tom Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:51:41 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-256 If I may be self-congratulatory for a moment, the wife has a ruby engagement ring for, partly, the aforementioned reasons. Though, mostly, it's because she just likes rubies. When we were in Africa we saw another stone that seemed interesting called a Tanzanite that is (duh) found in Tanzania and come in some really interesting shades of blue and purple. Also, it is truly uncommon and they expect to have mined all of them in the near future. If I had to do it again I'd maybe go with one of those. If I may be self-congratulatory for a moment, the wife has a ruby engagement ring for, partly, the aforementioned reasons.

Though, mostly, it’s because she just likes rubies.

When we were in Africa we saw another stone that seemed interesting called a Tanzanite that is (duh) found in Tanzania and come in some really interesting shades of blue and purple. Also, it is truly uncommon and they expect to have mined all of them in the near future. If I had to do it again I’d maybe go with one of those.

]]> By: Ananth http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-254 Ananth Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:59:06 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/29/break-africa-for-a-tulip/#comment-254 It's just another reason why I hate diamonds. But why I really hate them is that they are inherently worthless. If DeBeers didn't trick women into thinking that poor slubs should spend 3 months salary on a rock that isn't that uncommon, they would be worth 5% of their cost. Also, if woman weren't convinced that the size and amount spent on the diamond had any bearing to the actual amount of love that the guy feels... I mean what would the rather have a down payment on a house, or a diamond ring that is so big that it turns sun rays into a laser beam. This also segways into the whole paying too much for a wedding thing, but that's a topic for another day. Also, I know all woman aren't like this. Just lots. Not Nicole though. or anyone else ready this blog. I don't feel like being flamed for being some kind of mysongistic male. Let my male chauvanism rear its ugly head under some other blog entry of Steve's. Perhaps when discuss why woman are disportionally represented in Math or Science, or how 51% of the voting populations makes up like 20% of all elected officials... It’s just another reason why I hate diamonds. But why I really hate them is that they are inherently worthless. If DeBeers didn’t trick women into thinking that poor slubs should spend 3 months salary on a rock that isn’t that uncommon, they would be worth 5% of their cost. Also, if woman weren’t convinced that the size and amount spent on the diamond had any bearing to the actual amount of love that the guy feels… I mean what would the rather have a down payment on a house, or a diamond ring that is so big that it turns sun rays into a laser beam. This also segways into the whole paying too much for a wedding thing, but that’s a topic for another day.

Also, I know all woman aren’t like this. Just lots. Not Nicole though. or anyone else ready this blog. I don’t feel like being flamed for being some kind of mysongistic male. Let my male chauvanism rear its ugly head under some other blog entry of Steve’s. Perhaps when discuss why woman are disportionally represented in Math or Science, or how 51% of the voting populations makes up like 20% of all elected officials…

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