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    Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
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    Image of Red-headed bookworm Red-headed bookworm
    04/08/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    The Washington Post article on the double mantectomies makes me want to cry. My mom has had so many instances of different breast cancers, I am struggling with the decision to get genetic testing done. If I do it and am positive for a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, I don't know what I would do. I don't know if I would get a mastectomy, in which case, I don't know if genetic testing is worth it.
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    04/08/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    Ugh, they still sell chips with Olestra in them. I get requests for them at work. *shudder* I won't eat them. I stick with the real, fat-filled potato chips.
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    04/07/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    I think the Calgarian protest should have gone ahead anyway. The woman at the centre of this particular conflict has received death threats for breastfeeding her child, a toddler under 2, at the pool.*


    Like, nice that the pool belatedly stepped up to the plate, but the problem isn't the pool. The problem is the attitudes, obviously.


    Of course what with the death threats and all I totally understand why they might not want to anyway.


    *Canadian women are encouraged by Health Canada to breastfeed their children until the age of 2 if possible.

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    Image of Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve
    04/08/09

    @lisas: DEATH THREATS?! Srsly? What the hell...
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    Image of Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole
    04/07/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    "Which came first, the abuse or the sleeping issues" As in, maybe having bad children made decent people abusive parents, WTF?
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    Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole was starred Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole was unstarred
    Image of Gretchen is a new kitten mom! Gretchen is a new kitten mom!
    04/07/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    So are these tourists arrested? Are they charged with Geisha bashing?
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    Image of Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon. Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.
    04/07/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    Shit, I got dizzy just reading Andrew Sullivan's recap of the Taliban video. At least the governments wants to do something about it? I somehow don't feel better.
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    Image of envirodesigner envirodesigner
    04/07/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    it's always been a thing of mine to actually see a geisha in action and by that I mean actually see her play her musical instrument and do all the other things that they do.


    I have admiration for geishas because they actually don't prostitute themselves sexually they entertain plus they spent years in training.

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    Image of brendastarlet is on it brendastarlet is on it
    04/07/09

    @envirodesigner: The Pontoncho geisha in Kyoto put on a spring program every April/May. You can see them in action. It's fascinating -- and you can have tea and mochi, too.


    Don't expect it to sound at all harmonic. But the dance numbers are absolutely gorgeous.

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    Image of Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole
    04/07/09

    @brendastarlet is on it: I did that! It was lovely. I got to participate in the tea ceremony demo because my hand shot up first!
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    Image of MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治 MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
    04/07/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    Playmobil, you guys are being assholes. Telling the guy to change the name I could see, but he bought those toys. He didn't license them. And quit trying to be so politically correct, you're the same company that sold a set with a bum and a park bench.
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    04/07/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    Yep, we girls tend to have a better sense of smell than dudes, and not just for stinky pits. It's science.
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    Image of battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch
    04/07/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    Blergh, I'm imagining some Rush Limbaugh look alike drunkenly breaking into a Geisha garden and trying to 'hire' one of the women 'shudder'. They need a Make My Day law, stat!
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    04/07/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    I think we might've hit a new low in this world when companies are suing PRIESTS - who generally take a vow of poverty and thus have little if any worldly possessions. He used it to act out scenes from the Bible. Come on, now.
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    Image of Fate'sBitch Fate'sBitch
    04/07/09

    @shorty63136: Not all priests take vows of poverty, diocesan also called secular priests don't. A lot of them are actually really well off.
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    Image of JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing! JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!
    04/07/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    A new study shows that women are better at smelling out body odor than men.


    And by "study," they mean "that episode of 6teen we just watched."

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    Image of Jack_Burton Jack_Burton
    04/07/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    LaBute - teh art - Yer doing it rite.
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    Image of Gretchen is a new kitten mom! Gretchen is a new kitten mom!
    04/07/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    Are the British looking for test subjects for this high-tech boob job? Lord knows, I have a bad case of the itty-bitties and a TON of fat to work with!


    Ah, Olestra. I once had a nasty run-in with a can of fat-free Pringles containing Olestra. I learned two things: Olestra is not good and neither is consuming the entire can of Pringles.

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    Image of brendastarlet is on it brendastarlet is on it
    04/07/09

    In reply to Geishas In Kyoto Sick Of Tourist Attention • Pakistan Launches Investigation Into Taliban Flogging Of Young Girl
    I'd think there would be some smart geisha entrepreneur who would capitalize on the world's interest in them. It's so old-school that few young women want to get involved, and yet the right business model would reap them enormous profits.
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