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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
10/01/09

In reply to Love Is Stronger Than Face-Slashing
...and being named "Hiram" is not a mitigating circumstance.
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DahlELama
10/01/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: If it's good enough for Mr. Lodge, it's good enough for a face slasher.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
10/01/09

@DahlELama:

Interesting. "Hiram" has biblical and masonic undertones.

[en.wikipedia.org]

"In Masonic tradition Hiram I is considered one of three founding Grand Masters of the fraternity. He appears in Masonic ritual as the provider of materials, money and craftsmen for the construction of Solomon's Temple. This comes from the Biblical account of the alliance between Solomon's Israel and Hiram I's Tyre. In Masonic legend, King Hiram is said to have sent his most skilled master craftsman, Hiram Abiff, to serve as the construction's foreman"

[en.wikipedia.org]

What are the chances the Hiram The Slasher's dad was/is a freemason?

If so, does this contribute to his political durability?

(If anyone cares, that is)
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God
10/01/09

In reply to Love Is Stronger Than Face-Slashing
Aw, kids! Does no one care that his accuser has forgiven him? She has moved beyond all this pettiness and finger-pointing. So should yall. The victim has forgiven the perp here, my babies. So all charges should be dropped. But you kids get all inconsistent and apply the victim's forgiveness as a mitigating factor for Poor Kid-Fucking Polanski and not Poor Face-Slashing Monserrate. Poor Polanski's slutty accuser has made a mature decision to recognize her mistakes and move on and look to the future and forgive that poor man. Why are yall acting all high and mighty and disapproving of Poor Monserrate's slutty accuser when she does the same thing?

Anyways, future ladyface-slashers, I sadly report that even if your victim does forgive you, liberals will show you no mercy :( Unless you're a rich and famous artiste. In that case, the scars on your victim's face will be an engrossing visual commentary on the meaning of life and an insight into the human condition. People might even thank you for putting the scars there and contributing so much to the world.
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homoviper
10/01/09

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Isn't that what all abuse victims say? I deserved it/It was for my own good/etc
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lacieca01
10/01/09

@homoviper: That depends if you are talking about Lifetime or reality.
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homoviper
10/01/09

@lacieca01: Srsly?
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lacieca01
10/01/09

@homoviper: It's a stereotype, but like many stereotypes, it makes good "theater" because it has some basis in fact. That is, it happens frequently that abuse victims try to shift blame away from the abuser. But the fact that the supposed abuse victim denies being abused is not open-and-shut proof of abuse. It does happen, not perhaps very often, but sometimes, that a domestic violence case does amount to a misunderstanding that escalates, and nobody is the clear aggressor.

It certainly doesn't look like the Giraldo incident is this kind of "misunderstanding," but it's important to the cause of justice to weigh this case on its merits, not just to jump to the conclusion that her denial is something victims "always" do.
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Nic Fit
10/01/09

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I really hope the jury ignores her testimony and focuses on the video and testimony of the doctor. She is engaging in a classic, sad tradition here.
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Astigmatism
10/01/09

@Nic Fit: Fortunately, I'm pretty sure that they're trying this in front of a judge, not a jury. I'm hoping/assuming that he'll be able to see through this, based on past exposure to POS spousal abusers and the spouses they've cowed into backing them up.
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BettyCrocker
10/01/09

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"He Slashed Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)"

[www.sing365.com]

Frankly, he should lose a ball for this.
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FrankenPC
08/25/09

In reply to Maybe Europeans Should Just Run Faster?
Two words: big hands.
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Smitros
08/25/09

In reply to Maybe Europeans Should Just Run Faster?
Maybe it's a Seinfeldian corollary: a woman with man feet.
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the_marquee_de_lafayette
08/25/09

In reply to Maybe Europeans Should Just Run Faster?
Look, if the members of the East German Swim Team were considered females, let's give this lady a break...
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Edited by the_marquee_de_lafayette at 08/25/09 4:34 PM

scroll_lock
08/25/09

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Bruce Jenner's just glad he was an Olympian back then.
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TheHonJudgeSmails
08/25/09

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She's a woman.

However, her decision to "raise the roof" has convinced me that she is actually a Caucasian male who attended Duke University.
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Trulymadlyme
08/25/09

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I guess she'd have to do the following to be a woman: Wax the eyebrows. Apply some of the Queen's makeup collection from Covergirl, throw on a pair of Christian Siriano heels from Payless, shave the legs, wax any facial hair, put on matching Victoria Secret bra and panties, an Ann Taylor loft shirt and blouse and a bada bing.

You've got a lady.

Bonus points if she was willing to use chemicals to "relax" her hair or buy some hair extensions from India.

Who knew having a vagina isn't enough? Le Sigh.
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restless
08/25/09

@Trulymadlyme: Huh. Sounds like my everyday attire. Kidding! I really didn't know Christian did heels for Payless.
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Trulymadlyme
08/25/09

@restless: Servicey!

[racked.com]
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scroll_lock
08/25/09

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The time-honored tests of seeing if she'll walk around a pile of clothes on the floor for a week or will stop to ask directions while driving would end the controversy.
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___
08/25/09

@scroll_lock:

They should just check whether "she" leaves the toilet seat up after going to the bathroom. Thats the most time honored test of all.

(Is "Caster" a female name? Maybe they gave her a sexually ambiguous name like Jamie Lee Curtis to cover all their options.)
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BadUncle
08/25/09

@scroll_lock: Does she ask you to pull her finger? No? Laaaady.
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Atilla the Bun
08/25/09

@Big Poppa: I looked it up out of curiousity and in the English-speaking world, it is considered a boy's name. The name means "beaver" in Greek. (?!) I'm not making that up.

But again, who knows what it means in South Africa or if it is a boy or girl's name there. It's irrelevant to her true gender anyway. You can't have a son, name him Betty, and thereby turn him into a daughter, or visa versa.
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Conchie Birdie
08/25/09

@scroll_lock: Umm, Andrew, is that you? Because I told you I'm going to put them away when I clean this weekend.
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scroll_lock
08/25/09

@BadUncle: Yet she placed first in the armpit faht competition.
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scroll_lock
08/25/09

@Conchie Birdie: That's what you said last week.
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resipsaloquacious
08/25/09

@scroll_lock: Does s/he use a pink razor when shaving his/her moustache?If so, lady.
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naugahydeinplainsight
08/25/09

@scroll_lock: How does she feel about The Three Stooges? Can she quote from The Godfather ?
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scroll_lock
08/25/09

@naugahydeinplainsight: See, this won't work because I love the Stooges and can quote from The Godfather but trust me when I say you'd have no doubts about me.
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scroll_lock
08/25/09

@resipsaloquacious: The Ped Egg's the smoking gun.
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naugahydeinplainsight
08/25/09

@scroll_lock: I knew there was a reason I heart you.
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Atilla the Bun
08/25/09

@naugahydeinplainsight: Does she like Rush, particularly their Moving Pictures LP?
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resipsaloquacious
08/25/09

@scroll_lock: Does s/he revel in her dutch oven?
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scroll_lock
08/25/09

@naugahydeinplainsight: Aww, XOXO!
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Conchie Birdie
08/25/09

@scroll_lock: Well maybe you misheard me, I meant this weekend.
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scroll_lock
08/25/09

@resipsaloquacious: Does she have "fat" jeans?
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T.S._delegate
08/25/09

@scroll_lock: I don't know why they're bothering with the tests. Just ask her if she liked fight club.
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scroll_lock
08/25/09

@T.S._delegate: Offer to watch Beaches with her.
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T.S._delegate
08/25/09

@scroll_lock: Go to her apartment. Assess whether she bought her couch based on looks or comfort.
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blix
08/25/09

@scroll_lock: Ask her if she knows the answer to "Do you think she's pretty". Ha, trick question! There is no correct answer. Faking a stroke is the best you can do.
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resipsaloquacious
08/25/09

@scroll_lock: In an pre-race interview, she said she was the "Joey" of her group of Friends.
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T.S._delegate
08/25/09

@resipsaloquacious: Really? Cuz I heard her friend say she was such a Charlotte.
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Conchie Birdie
08/25/09

@scroll_lock: Or Pretty Woman
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Conchie Birdie
08/25/09

@T.S._delegate: Hmm, her sister said she always thought of her as a South African version of Suzanne Sugarbaker.
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friend_of_a_friend
08/25/09

@resipsaloquacious: When you say 'dutch oven' do you mean the lady version of dutch oven (I threw some chicken in the dutch oven and we had some friends over Friday night) or the man version (I let loose a huge fart in bed and pulled the covers over the head of my sleeping companion because it's funny).
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resipsaloquacious
08/25/09

@friend_of_a_friend:

The gender vague version: I invited some friends over, then threw some chicken under the covers and tried to cook it by lighting my farts on fire.
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BookishLookish
08/25/09

@resipsaloquacious: I am bummed I missed the delicious immaturity of this thread. Damn work!
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The Curse of Millhaven
08/26/09

@Atilla the Bun: The Greek name is almost always spelled "Castor," so I have my doubts as to whether her name comes from the Greek.
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Understater
08/25/09

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Well in all fairness she is quite dude-like in appearance.
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lobstr
08/25/09

@Understater: So does Chastity Bono, but I don't see anyone makin' any comparis---- oh.
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___
08/25/09

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Her last name ("Semenya") doesn't help her argument that she's a woman.
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Atilla the Bun
08/25/09

@Big Poppa: Perhaps in her native language that means "ALLWOMANYA."

In any event, I think this may be the funniest headline I've read in a while and the perfect rhetort to these accusations.
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lobstr
08/25/09

@Big Poppa: Yeah.. the fella with the name Eggya can relate...
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