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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Homo / Hetero Re: Re: Re: That's... So Civilized...

Posted by on Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 12:32 AM

Yes, there is something I'd like to tell you, Dan: You've misread.

I harbor no "righteous anger" about either of my one-and-a-half park-cruising encounters. One was amusing and one was a little sad and also a little ingenious.

I'm not against public sex or private sex, homo or hetero or yap-doggio. And I dare you to find a word I've written to the contrary.

You're the one who wrote:

I'm generally con fucking in public places.

Me? I don't give a damn. You big prude.

And as for:

when you stopped in the toilet that day in the park... you were less than three blocks from your place and less than a block from my house. You could've held it... but you chose not to.

Yeah. I frequently choose to relieve myself before I enter someone's house, instead of walking in and announcing: "Hey, glad to see you, I gotta piss, where's the can?" Some psychologists have diagnosed it as "severe neurotic repressed cruise-itis." But I prefer to think of it as common courtesy.

Don't turn a shooting-the-shit Nothing into a malignant Something.

UPDATE!

Uh... I misread Dan's post and got all tetchy over nothing. Apologies for my moronism.

 

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1
Cat fight!
Posted by Most people who have public sex are gross on April 29, 2009 at 1:02 AM
2
things are getting hostile up in here
Posted by alex on April 29, 2009 at 1:19 AM
3
this is a serious issue. when people fuck in public the terrorists win.
Posted by menomina on April 29, 2009 at 1:22 AM
4
methinks savage is overreacting.
Posted by jorge on April 29, 2009 at 1:51 AM
5
haha remember "fuck garrison keillor?" haha.
Posted by just sayin' on April 29, 2009 at 2:07 AM
6
The first version ("Yes, there is something I'd like to tell you, Dan: Relax") read a little smoother, though, I thought.
Posted by jw on April 29, 2009 at 3:03 AM
7
Me thinks he doth protest too much.
Posted by Joshua on April 29, 2009 at 7:18 AM
8
What asshole gets offended if his guest asks for the use of the facilities upon entry to his house?
Posted by oljb on April 29, 2009 at 7:42 AM
9
The best thing about this "fight" is that I got to read your story about Roethke. It was really, really good. Thanks, Brendan.

Posted by Irena on April 29, 2009 at 7:50 AM
10
I just assumed that Dan's bathroom was more atrocious than the one in the park.
Posted by josh on April 29, 2009 at 8:43 AM
11
@ josh, i lol'd
Posted by alex on April 29, 2009 at 9:16 AM
12
Dan really WAS being a dick. Thanks for defending yourself.
Posted by HumanPride. on April 29, 2009 at 12:16 PM
13
Stop fighting! You guys are scaring the children!
Posted by facet on April 29, 2009 at 4:38 PM

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