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| 464.1 | What station do you listen to??? | LRCSNL::WALES | David from Down-under | Fri Oct 19 1990 00:35 | 17 |
| G'Day Derek,
What station was this on - 2JJJ-FM??? If it was then I didn't hear
it and I am an avid listener of triple J.
As for the actual subject, it depends on what 218 men in 12 hours
really means. It comes down to 18 men/hr for two people or 9 per hour
per woman - say 6.5 mins each. Now this would be easily achievable for
most women (assuming they were willing). If all 218 men had to achieve
orgasm in order to count is unknown. For some men, achieving orgasm in
6 mins might be a problem. Did they have to or did they simply have to
partake in the activity to count as 'one'?
David.
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| 464.2 | | CSC32::CONLON | Cosmic laughter, you bet. | Fri Oct 19 1990 00:39 | 12 |
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RE: .0
> Personally, I would rather have not been informed of this bit
> of information.
Funny that it didn't occur to you that others might feel the
same way (before you posted it where ~10,000 Digital employees
might be likely to read it in the next week or two.)
What was your point in bringing this here?
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| 464.3 | discussion | SNOC02::WRIGHT | PINK FROGS | Fri Oct 19 1990 02:17 | 2 |
| re: .2 Try reading the last 2 paragraphs.
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| 464.4 | | RAVEN1::JERRYWHITE | Joke 'em if they can't take a ... | Fri Oct 19 1990 04:51 | 5 |
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Bet they didn't ride their mopeds home ! Wonder if this will get in
the book of world records ?
Jerry (who bet's Mr.#218 was a lonely guy ... 8^)
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| 464.5 | Misery loves a whole lot of company?? | CSC32::CONLON | Cosmic laughter, you bet. | Fri Oct 19 1990 07:52 | 14 |
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RE: .3
> Try reading the last 2 paragraphs.
Uh - the text I quoted *was* from one of the last two paragraphs.
It still doesn't make sense to me that this person wished he hadn't
heard this news, yet couldn't stop himself from sharing it with a
file of mostly women Digital employees (with a readership in the
neighborhood of 10,000.)
Why didn't it occur to him that some people might not appreciate
having the news entered as a basenote here?
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| 464.7 | | BTOVT::THIGPEN_S | who, me? | Fri Oct 19 1990 09:40 | 6 |
| I vote yes for removal, the incident does not deserve notice or
reporting.
reminds me of an episode from "I Claudius" - the roman aristocracy had
the excuse of ignorant but self-inflicted lead poisoning.
gosh there are stupid people everywhere
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| 464.8 | Just Say NO...to Censorship | WR2FOR::COSTELLO_KE | Jim Morrison...A Tragic Hero | Fri Oct 19 1990 09:59 | 11 |
| I vote no for removal. Removal would be censorship, and for those
of us who thought this was fairly humorous (especially the .1 reply)
please leave it intact. I may not agree with the men or the woman
who participated in this sort of contest, but I don't mind knowing
that it actually happens. I'd much rather hear about this sort
of thing than the rainforests being destroyed or some gross murder.
I just don't think it's anything to get personally offended about.
Kel
p.s. Did they score extra points for creativity???? :^)
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| 464.9 | The envelope, please .... | CUPMK::SLOANE | The Sloane Ranger writes again! | Fri Oct 19 1990 10:17 | 7 |
| I rate it (10 is highest):
Humor 3
Bad taste 9
Creativity 5
\
\_(the contest, not the note)
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| 464.10 | | GLITER::STHILAIRE | Food, Shelter & Diamonds | Fri Oct 19 1990 10:32 | 6 |
| re .0, I'd like to know what the runners-up were able to manage, so I
can be suitably impressed by the accomplishment of the mother-daughter
team.
Lorna
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| 464.11 | in MY country?? | UTROP1::DRAGSTRA_L | | Fri Oct 19 1990 11:59 | 8 |
| With Holland do you mean the Netherlands??
I live in Amsterdam (Neth.) and haven't heard of any such event.
Not that I would be interested in reading about it, but it occurred to
me that it might be something that is 1) blasted out of proportion or
2)totally imaginated by some frustrated journalist who didn't have any
news worth reporting.
Lindy
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| 464.12 | | HLFS00::RHM_MALLO | dancing the night away | Fri Oct 19 1990 12:00 | 3 |
| Haven't heard about it either, and knowing the Dutch newspapers.....
Charles
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| 464.13 | If Olympians do the 440 in seconds doesn't mean I have to... | CYCLST::DEBRIAE | the social change one... | Fri Oct 19 1990 12:04 | 8 |
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Why did some of you find that offensive? Because it dealt with a
sexual topic? Because of the way one woman was free to express her
sexuality? At most I could find it distasteful, but not offensive
or calling for censorship.
-Erik
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| 464.14 | I probably shouldn't, but here goes... | BTOVT::THIGPEN_S | who, me? | Fri Oct 19 1990 12:25 | 25 |
| OK, you're right, I take back my vote for deleting. But here's why
I find it distasteful:
1) this is the era of AIDS. How can this action be countenanced as
responsible? even if condoms were used?
2) it goes way, far, near the max, beyond my own personal bounds to
morality. Yah, I know, but I can't help but feel that 9 per hr is past
the bounds of normal "expression of sexuality" for any man or woman.
Personal opinion.
3) not because it deals with a sexual topic. Because it seems to
_extoll_ what (to me) qualifies as abberrant sexual behavior.
4) the contest treats both men and women as sexual objects (as opposed
to sexual beings) IMO
I guess I classify such a contest as a form of pornography. Community
standards, and all that. Can't define it, but know it when I see it.
Rathole alert: the mother/daughter-team part - is this sexual abuse?
A crazy person I knew once tried to convince me that the porn that s/he
(sex of crazy person not important) subscribed to was Great Art. I
object to porn being put forward as legit. That's why I object to
this.
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| 464.16 | | CSS::MSMITH | Gimme some of that mystical moonshine. | Fri Oct 19 1990 12:59 | 4 |
| This base note sounds like a bit of chain yanking to me. I wouldn't
take it too seriously.
Mike
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| 464.17 | No negative intent... | CYCLST::DEBRIAE | the social change one... | Fri Oct 19 1990 14:31 | 19 |
| RE: .15
> what motivated you to ask the questions?
Um, was that to me??
If it was, I asked simply because:
- I was honestly curious as to why someone might feel this
way
- I had a guess for what a reason could be and wanted to
see if I was right because...
- I wanted to make sure I was not totally unaware of a women's
issue I just hadn't run into before.
Did that help any?
-Erik
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| 464.18 | | AUSSIE::WHORLOW | D R A B C = action plan | Sun Oct 21 1990 21:51 | 31 |
| G'day,
Let's see if I can answer some of the questions from along the way..
No - it was 2-Day FM
Yes it was the Netherlands, reputed to have taken place in Amsterdam
No it was not an officially sanctioned Olympic Intrnational Committee
function
Yes I did very much consider the thoughts that others may not want to
know - hence my statement that I preferred not to know..... Ialmost
deleted it a couple of times when writing.
BUT I was interested in what constitutes news, what the panel _really_
thought..
Indeed the thoughts about AIDS etc made me wonder if such reporting was
irresponsible... if so, then will reporting of less willingly arranged
sexual activity be reduced, as it might incite others...... where
should the line be drawn? It is a well known phenomenon - the
self-fulfilling prophecy....
derek
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| 464.20 | Just Say NO...vol. 2 | USWRSL::SHORTT_LA | | Mon Oct 22 1990 20:46 | 14 |
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RE: .8
Way to go Kel. This was my first thought when folks were discussing
deleting it. Glad you got to it first and effectively put my .02
cents in before it occcured.
Ironically, my second thought ran in the same direction as yours.
I'd also like to know how they qualified for this contest :*) !
L.J.
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