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Dauphine
09/11/09

In reply to Safety Lessons For Serial Killers
Actually, we rarely hear about female serial killers because they rarely get caught - there's almost never a sexual component to it, so there are none of those bodily fluids there, or the clouding of judgement that comes during the de-evolution, such as Ted Bundy's infamous sorority spree killing.

Theoretically, they've also had higher victim counts. Especially when you look at the tendency for some of them to be Angels of Death.
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Hana Maru
09/11/09

@Dauphine: "Angel of Death" What does this mean?
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hatepaperdoll
09/11/09

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Should have gone with Sweet Dee's clown serial killer outfit. It was distinctive and it made noise.
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CurtCole
09/11/09

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Unless your wearing a batgirl outfit, you should still be able to look both ways.
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Yahtzii
09/11/09

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Serial killers wear sexy disguises? Since when does an outfit pieced together from the skin of your victims or the dried-up bones of your deteriorating mother count as a sexy disguise?
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wtfox?!
09/11/09

@Yahtzii: Ohhhh, I just had a moment.
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DuckDuckGoose
09/11/09

@Yahtzii: Didn't they try that on Season 2 of Project Runway?
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BlueJeans
09/11/09

@Yahtzii: Skintight fashions with lots of boning?
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Snowbunny
09/11/09

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That makes sense, because Dexter always wears those cargo pants and thermal shirt when he goes to kill people, and the female version of that is pleather catsuit.
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wtfox?!
09/11/09

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But what if it was a night after Labor Day, hmmm? Wearing white would have been SO gauche.
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boobookitteh
09/11/09

@wtfox?!: maybe she could sew those little red reflectors on her catsuit.
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CurtCole
09/11/09

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The only ones I can really think of are Aileen Wuornos and Jane Toppan.
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LuvEwan
09/11/09

@CurtCole: There are A LOT more. Look up "The Giggling Granny" for starters.
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CurtCole
09/11/09

@LuvEwan: Creepy.
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generalisimo tom
07/07/09

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Dodgergirl
07/07/09

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Haaa I particularly enjoy "Failing to pay the water bill, thus incurring a 5% late fee" and the accompanying photo.

"Oh Bill, Bill...."

Late fees ARE a bitch.
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ZemarSea Urchin
07/07/09

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Wow, I am starting to understand why so many people think I am a cold hearted bitch (not that I am). I had no idea women cried this much. I can admit to a few tears over mundane things during my period but outside of that...nope..dry as a fart. Boy, I guess I was wrong and these silly cartoon things are right. Well I'm kind feeling out of sorts over this.
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labeled
07/07/09

@ZemarSea Urchin: I don't think it has to be that extreme. When I mentioned the goofy stuff I've been known to cry over... that doesn't mean I'm doing it every day. It also doesn't make me anything like the characters in the romance comics shown on the site. (I believe the tears in those comics are just.. easy. It's an easy way to show strong emotion. And let's not forget stupid!)

The last time I cried (not just misty tear up thing)... my dog died. That was over the Christmas holiday, so seven months ago.

But it sticks out that the stupid Homeward Bound movie can make me bawl, which I find pretty funny. I've seen the movie, I know how it ends, and I'll still flat-out sob when it ends. I don't think it makes me an emotional polar opposite of you - or any representation of women in general. And I don't think you need to decided "women cry this much" because we're talking/joking about the ridic things that we've cried about.
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labeled
07/07/09

@labeled: ^decide
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ZemarSea Urchin
07/07/09

@labeled: I thought people were joking at first but then so many posts and so much to cry about. I was starting to feel like the odd (wo)man out. Thanks for the clarification. I guess I was taking things a little to serious. Oops...sorry.
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labeled
07/07/09

@ZemarSea Urchin: (Although.. I'll refer to my "also also reason - it's manipulative genius at times, though most of us do seem to give that up in adulthood. That's what I'm hoping, as I look at my teen daughter who has been known to work up a good tear or two for a bit of random sympathy. grr.)
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labeled
07/07/09

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Reasons to cry: Homeward Bound... The animals come over the hill... boy sees dog, dog sees boy.. "Peter... Oh. Peter." I am tearing up right now.

Also: Because we have empathy - that's generally a good thing.

Also also, because it's a cheap trick to either get or divert attention.
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labeled
07/07/09

@labeled: addendum: 39yo labeled does not approve of the cheaptrickcry. 7yo labeled was a master manipulator.
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Gretchen is a new kitten mom!
07/07/09

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I seldom cry but yesterday I did when I lost my 'first' cat. When I took her to the vet I was pretty sure she had a borderline diabetic condition combined with kidney failure. I hate it when I'm right.

I cried again when Mr. G came home from work and began to cry too. RIP Penske cat. You had a great 19 years.

(sorry for the overshare. She's been my buddy for her entire life and it is very strange to not have her here this morning. I have a feeling Gretchen is gonna have a bad day.)
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labeled
07/07/09

@Gretchen (Newly sprung from the medical slammer!): :( R.I.P. indeed.
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nyc-caribbean-ragazza
07/07/09

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I usually get chocked up when something moves me or sometimes out of frustration.

I cried when I saw Michelangelo's Pieta in St. Peters. I cry when I hear beautiful pieces of music. I cried (several times) during Season Four of THE WIRE.

There's nothing wrong with showing emotion.

I'd rather date a guy who cries sometimes than someone who NEVER does.
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hydrogen_jukebox
07/07/09

@nyc-caribbean-ragazza: Is it weird that I kind of want to see my boyfriend cry? I mean, I know he has (ie. at his gran's funeral, the end of Big Fish). But my tough-guy Napoleon-complexed ex-bf used to cry when he got really frustrated with me, and I got a sort of perverse pleasure out of it.

Though it could be that I hated his guts. I don't hate my current boy, obviously. I'd just like to witness that secret side of him and maybe revel in it for a few minutes.

I know. It's weird.
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my cousin is an ape
07/07/09

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I cry when I get angry. It's hard to have your anger taken seriously when you're crying. Grr . . .
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hydrogen_jukebox
07/07/09

@my cousin is an ape: I've almost always had this same problem. Sometimes I wish I could just punch things and bellow at the top of my lungs instead, but alas - I wind up chewing my lip and snarfulling. Guh.
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pantsless economist...access RESTORED
07/07/09

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Chopping onions is always guaranteed to make me cry.
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PrarieMuffin
07/07/09

@pantsless economist...access RESTORED: Or touching your eyes after slicing jalepeno. It burns! It burrrrrns!
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