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Old 3rd November 2009, 12:33 PM   #41
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It was for her mood, not her luck

And he was on solid scientific ground

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2067223.stm

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Old 3rd November 2009, 12:36 PM   #42
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Originally Posted by HansMustermann View Post
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/02/taoist_master/

The short and skinny is that a model was told that having "ritual sex" with a Taoist Master would improve her luck. Which she did. Repeatedly.

I don't see the problem. Sounds like she got lucky.
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Old 3rd November 2009, 12:38 PM   #43
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Wan Hung Low?

Unlucky.
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Old 3rd November 2009, 12:44 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by ponderingturtle View Post
Why do people think being a truck driver and guru or sage are so incompatible?

Taken out of the context of this thread, just reading this one sentence, am I the only one who immediately thinks of Roadtoad?
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Old 3rd November 2009, 12:50 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by Bob Blaylock View Post
Taken out of the context of this thread, just reading this one sentence, am I the only one who immediately thinks of Roadtoad?
It does seem like an employment opportunity - the guy got paid, after all - but I'm not certain that Peggy would go along with it...
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Old 3rd November 2009, 07:56 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by Skeptic View Post
Sex is usually due to romance, which leads to marriage, which often leads to divorce...

Why don't you shorten the procedure, tyr_13? Instead of looking for love, just find a woman you don't like and buy her a house.
I'm too damn smart. Damn smart. That should be read 'damn (accusation) smart' as in I'm damning smart.

I was actually told that the other day. Apparently while I don't come off as a 'know it all' I came off as rather intelligent. Supposedly that intimidates women.

However, I think that isn't really a problem because when I'm around women, I become an idiot.

As far as how this is related to the thread.... why would Cubaka live on Endor?
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Old 3rd November 2009, 09:37 PM   #47
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Originally Posted by Metullus View Post
It does seem like an employment opportunity - the guy got paid, after all - but I'm not certain that Peggy would go along with it...
Probably not, but if Peggy and I had ritual sex over an extended period of time, would that change my luck at all?
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Old 3rd November 2009, 09:49 PM   #48
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Originally Posted by tyr_13 View Post
However, I think that isn't really a problem because when I'm around women, I become an idiot.
I'm led to believe that sex with a Hong Kong truck driver can cure that.
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Old 3rd November 2009, 10:11 PM   #49
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Ok, I think it's still relevant. So where do you get to draw the line between "taking advantage" and sheer stupidity?
I mean the Nigerian Prince scheme seems way viable that this for crying out loud.

To sum up that I present this.
http://motivateurself.files.wordpres...d-facepalm.jpg

Wow this will so get me a breach and a slap for poor taste.
So is the baby eligible for a Darwin thanks to Mom?
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Old 4th November 2009, 06:46 AM   #50
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Originally Posted by tyr_13 View Post
I was actually told that the other day. Apparently while I don't come off as a 'know it all' I came off as rather intelligent. Supposedly that intimidates women.
Er... if someone tells you "you come off as rather intelligent" they usually mean "you come off as a 'know it all'"...

More seriously: perhaps, when around women, you speak too much about unrelated things out of insecurity? That's not rare.
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Old 4th November 2009, 07:03 AM   #51
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Originally Posted by Roadtoad View Post
Probably not, but if Peggy and I had ritual sex over an extended period of time, would that change my luck at all?
Is she painting mystic symbols on your body?
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Originally Posted by Roadtoad View Post
Probably not, but if Peggy and I had ritual sex over an extended period of time, would that change my luck at all?
Well, some controlled trials seem to be in order.
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Old 4th November 2009, 09:29 AM   #53
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Originally Posted by NoZed Avenger View Post
Well, some controlled trials seem to be in order.
I don't want to think of what the controlled group might get.
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Old 4th November 2009, 11:51 AM   #54
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Originally Posted by tyr_13 View Post
I don't want to think of what the controlled group might get.
Chicken.
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