Slog - Comments on Thou Shalt Not http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1 Went down to the new Riverwalk by my mom's place in McHenry, Illinois, late last night with the boyfriend. Since we couldn't bike, board, blade or fish, we decided to straight-identify for a few minutes and have some of that public sex we've been reading about in the papers. It was furtive, stressful, and humiliating--just like I like it.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:26:48 -0800 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:46:59 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Katelyn Did you floss after?

]]> Katelyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826337 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826337 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:49:37 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew


Were you able to procure the necessary diapers, wetsuits, rope and king-size black dildos?

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826338 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826338 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:49:42 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Furtive, stressful, and humiliating?

Dan, Dan. You're doing it wrong.

It's furtive and exciting.

And HOT!

Never send a gay to do a straight sex task.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826340 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826340 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:50:27 -0800 Comment by Dee in SF You had public sex with your Mom???

]]> Dee in SF http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826345 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826345 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:53:24 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I especially like all of the signs that say "No Llamas" in Florida. It would read, No bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades, dogs, cats, or Llamas. Which basically means I could have sex, walk my crocodile, and take a shit in the middle of the path.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826349 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826349 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:56:25 -0800 Comment by Carollani Hah! I usually have to read your books to hear about your personal exploits.

Speaking of your books, the big Barnes & Noble downtown doesn't even have one copy of Skipping Toward Gomorrah; I was shocked—SHOCKED!—so I bought The Kite Runner instead.

]]> Carollani http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826357 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826357 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:05:30 -0800 Comment by Do tell So Dan,
Does your mom ever ask what you do for a living?

What does she think about Hump, dear boy?

]]> Do tell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826361 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826361 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:09:17 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe @7

What makes you think Hump! wasn't her idea?

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826370 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826370 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:14:33 -0800 Comment by gnossos do tell @7 clearly you're a newb on the Dan scene, else you would recall those delightful times when Mom Savage was on Savage Love Live.

]]> gnossos http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826378 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826378 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:23:08 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt Oh my goodness. Hysterical. Is this a retirement community riverwalk? It seems like they've tried to take all the fun out of it. Soon to be added to the list: No Kids.

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826392 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826392 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:38:40 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe @10

And here I am, thinkin' that should be the only thing on the list.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826397 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826397 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:41:21 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @6,

That Barnes & Noble doesn't have shit. But they'll order whatever you want off of their website, which of course you could do yourself from the comfort of your own home. There used to be a time when those big stores existed so you could find whatever you need in one place.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826400 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826400 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:43:19 -0800 Comment by maxsolomon @6: you can have my copy of the kite runner. its a snooze, and i didn't make it too far past the rape scene.

]]> maxsolomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826401 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826401 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:43:34 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle At least you didn't have public sex with a crocodile, Mr. Poe.

FYI, they don't do oral ... or at least, if they do, it's just once.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826409 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826409 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:51:54 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale Looks like Lake Bellevue.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826413 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826413 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:54:26 -0800 Comment by COMTE True, will - but they definitely DO swallow!

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826414 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826414 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:55:36 -0800 Comment by 2girls1cup Can we come?

]]> 2girls1cup http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826419 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826419 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:01:35 -0800 Comment by RHETT ORACLE The signage is so in need of redaction:

1. "Welcome to the white bread, tight-ass, I've-got-mine serenity of the McHenry Riverwalk"

2. Omit the "adhere to" baloney - bandaids and Scotch tape adhere.

3. "Unlawful" or "illegal" - which is it? is there actually a law that says one cannot fish ON the riverwalk - are there fish on the riverwalk? Who wrote this law? and why? What about crabbing?

4. "Thank you and enjoy your physically unhealthy, comatose stay. No loud music or stertorous breathing after 2200 hours."

]]> RHETT ORACLE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826421 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826421 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:02:06 -0800 Comment by Bont "Thank you and enjoy your stay despite the act of enjoyment being a misdemeanor."

]]> Bont http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826423 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826423 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:08:40 -0800 Comment by Amelia Is Eli Sanders gay? Or is his relationship with Chris Crocker totally platonic?

]]> Amelia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826427 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826427 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:10:45 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt @11 Yeah. I was actually surprised that one wasn't on there. Where there are kids, there's trouble. And wacky highjinks.

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826455 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826455 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:44:10 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Clarified who I went on the walk with, thanks. Not mom, boyfriend. You have a filthy mind, Dee.

And my mom knows -- and loves -- what I do for a living. She has all my books (all, uh, four of 'em) on a shelf in her living room, along with my brother's books. And who the hell do you think taught me to give good advice in the first place?

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826469 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826469 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:06:51 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt @22 Wait. Your brother writes books, too?

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826482 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826482 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:22:31 -0800 Comment by Amelia Is it Micheal Savage?

]]> Amelia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826484 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826484 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:24:48 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle No, Michael Savage is Chris Crocker's better half. Eli Sanders is his significant other.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826490 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826490 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:27:28 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Amelia, you are seriously outta' the loop.

It's called Wikipedia.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826507 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826507 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:43:39 -0800 Comment by Amelia hahaha I've seriously been waiting my entire Slog life for someone to figure that out!

]]> Amelia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826511 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826511 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:50:32 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Rhett Oracle @18: you know nothing about serious redaction. This sign is packed with redundancies and stupidities and bogus politesse. It's worse than flight-attendant-speak. Why does a sign need to welcome anybody? It should say:

McHenry Riverwalk
No Bicycles
No Skateboards
No Rollerblades
No Fishing

End of story. Inline skates ARE rollerblades. If they want to ban regular (four-square) skates, they should replace "rollerblades" with "skating".

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826549 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826549 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:40:06 -0800 Comment by RHETT ORACLE @28 Let me be among the first to bow to your edified redaction. Local time is 5:59pm.

If the sign were in Seattle it would have to include the international "no" struck through icons of those denoted activities for the single resident of Riverwalk who's illiterate.

]]> RHETT ORACLE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826648 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826648 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:48:59 -0800 Comment by Deerfield: REPRESENTIN'! A riverwalk in McHenry? Next you'll be telling me there's a Leaning Tower of Arlington Heights.

]]> Deerfield: REPRESENTIN'! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826673 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826673 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:19:44 -0800 Comment by Elgin Escapee McHenry used to be the white trash center of McHenry County. When did they develop attitude?

]]> Elgin Escapee http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826742 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826742 At Large Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:42:26 -0800 Comment by PdxRitchie Rollerblades are inline skates. Not the other way around.

It's a name brand.

]]> PdxRitchie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826817 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826817 At Large Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:14:13 -0800 Comment by Toby @32
Buddy,

If A=B, then B=A.

]]> Toby http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826827 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826827 At Large Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:07:31 -0800 Comment by Kristin Bell Are you doing a book tour Dan? Or do you just travel a lot? Hope you are having fun! :)

]]> Kristin Bell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826832 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826832 At Large Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:46:32 -0800 Comment by pain @33

In this case, 'rollerblades' are an element of a set and the set is 'inline skates', so #32 is logically correct.

As a quad skater, I love 'No Rollerblading' signs.

]]> pain http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826833 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c826833 At Large Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:58:55 -0800 Comment by PdxRitchie @33


Champ,


No.

]]> PdxRitchie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c827167 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/thou_shalt_not_1#c827167 At Large Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:46:59 -0800