Questions of the Week

1. What do you think should be the more acceptable "marriage" in a Christian society, two men or One man with Multiple wives?
Added by: 96_Relic_96

2. Do your parents embarrass you?
Added by: dots

3. Would you ever wear an outfit that your partner picked out for you, even if you weren't sure about it?
Added by: pinkmonkey77

4. Does music help you fall asleep faster?
Added by: EVIL_DREAMER

5. Is total war acceptable?
Added by: HaroldtheBat

1. What's Your Sense of Humor?
Added by: snowmanshoes

2. What type of Pattern are you?
Added by: Refrigerate

3. Are you a modern-day vampire?
Added by: CptPepper

4. What hobby should you take up?
Added by: onlynameleft

5. What kind of pet is right for you?
Added by: rw95

Funniest Comments of the Week

In last week's newsletter thread, talking about who would be interesting for an interview:
holly_bolly: I suppose it would be hard to know who is interesting and who isn't. Some members might have long lost children or a $10 million island bank account that they haven't told us about, UNTIL the interview.
JoeInterview: Open Call: If you have a $10 million island bank account, please PM me to talk about it.

Random thread:
slinky0: My workplace is now blocking access to many of my timewasters such as Big Fish games. Does anyone know of a way for me to access that site (I think it's referred to as backdoor access?). Forgive me, I'm not that tech-savvy.
nkvd: You could always not go on site your employer doesn't want you to and do work instead.
Putterer: Hey, if you're not going to be serious, there's no reason to post.

RFrom a thread title 'True love waits':
AWPerative: Some chick I know is married and having a kid, and she's a year younger than me. She can kiss having a career goodbye pretty much.
Renthead: My friend had a kid when she was 15 and is on her way to being a lawyer.
face: Three appearances on the Maury show trying to prove who the daddy is does NOT equate to being a lawyer.

From a thread about beer production being threatened:
dacash: I believe that beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
DaveW: There is a strong correlation between alcohol and domestic violence. Does this mean "God" wants us to be wife-beaters?
Boredofu: If God didn't want me to beat my wife he wouldn't have made her so useless in the kitchen.

From the same thread, which devolved into a trade off of beer puns:
tulip: I read this thread last night and woke up with a shiner.

Joke of the Week

Priest and the Hairdryer

A distinguished young woman on a flight from Switzerland asked the Priest beside her, “Father, may I ask a favor?”

“Of course. What may I do for you?”

“Well, I bought an expensive woman’s electronic hair dryer for my mother’s birthday that is unopened and well over the Customs limits, and I’m afraid they’ll confiscate it. Is there any way you could carry it through Customs for me? Under your robes perhaps?”

“I would love to help you, dear, but I must warn you: I will not lie.”

“With your honest face, Father, no one will question you.” ; When they got to Customs, she let the priest go ahead of her.

The official asked, “Father, do you have anything to declare?”

“From the top of my head down to my waist, I have nothing to declare.”

The official thought this answer strange, so asked, “And what do you have to declare from your waist to the floor?”

“I have a marvelous instrument designed to be used on a woman, but which is, to date, unused.”

Roaring with laughter, the official said, “Go ahead, Father.”

Member of the Week

The members of the week are michrich and Socio. Members since November 2006 and June 2006, respectively, Mich and Socio recently got together with several other YTers in Melbourne for the 2008 version of YT:Australia. From the looks of this thread it appears that tons of great times and great stories were shared. Congrats!

JoeInterview's Member Feature

This week's interview features HaroldtheBat. This interview was conducted by chips2001 and travbowman.

JoeInterview: First things first. How did you find YT?

HaroldtheBat: I presume I found it through I-am-bored.com, but it's been so long, and my memory is so bad, that I'm not really sure anymore.

JI: And what keeps you coming back for more?

HTB: I can't help it; it's an addiction. I like interacting with people I'd never normally meet and debating about things that most people don't like to debate in real life. Most people are non-confrontational, but you'll never find that on YT. I love it.

JI: How would you say that your political opinions were formed?

HTB: My parents set the basis of my opinions, but life experience has changed them a lot in the last several years. Being in the military and exposed to so many different kinds of people and situations, one can't help but change.

JI: What attracted you to the military?

HTB: A huge part of it was my brother joining the Marines when I was 13. I come from a family of Marines, and I really wanted to follow him and my father and grandfather into the Corps. But then I realized that the Navy provides the medical for the Marines, and at the time I wanted to be a doctor, so I thought that would be my best bet.

Well, almost 8 years later and I don't want to be a doctor anymore, and I'm sick of the politics that come with the military. My last day is June 11.

JI: What will you do with yourself when you leave?

HTB: I'm moving back to Utah to finish my bachelor's in biology, then hopefully on to veterinary school. I hope to get an Army scholarship to pay for that. I hate the politics of the military, but I'd hate $150,000 worth of college debt more.

JI: What steered you away from human medecine, into animal medicine?

HTB: It was kind of a gradual process. Over the course of my military service, I figured out that I don't have the personality or patience to work with patients for long hours like that. It bothers me that they'll go see the doctor for the stupidest of things. I though I probably shouldn't waste $200,000 on a career that would make me miserable.

But I've always loved animals. I have a huge soft spot for them. I'll probably be one of those crazy cat ladies in 50 years. I've always had a deep desire to work with animals, but it seemed like one of those childhood dreams that you're supposed to grow out of. But then I figured, "Why not?"

JI: Where did the s/n come from? As a percentage, how many people assume you are a guy, after reading it?

HTB: When I was little, I walked out the back door of my house and stepped on a baby fruit bat. I felt horrible about it (like I said, animal lover) so I picked him up and named him Harold. My parents were awesome about it. We had him for about two weeks before he decided to leave.

I'd say about 10% of the time I get mistaken for a male, usually by a new YTer. Sometimes I correct people, sometimes I don't. Sometimes others will correct people for me. It's kind of funny when that happens.

JI: You must have seen some of the world in the navy. Tell me about a place you loved, and a place you loathed.

HTB: I got see see places I'd never in a million years pay to go to, like Bahrain and parts of the UAE. That turned out to be a lot of fun. I got to ride a camel and have some of the local food, which was really good. I miss it sometimes.

We moored in Australia for a few days, too, but it was really disappointing. I think a big part of the reason to go to Australia is to see the land and animals, and we didn't do any of that. Fortunately, my mother was raised there and I have an uncle who still lives there, so we're going back for an extended tour next year.

JI: What's life like, onboard ship? Does the closeness make you into a surrogate family, or does it make you all go crazy with each other?

HTB: It definitely makes you a family, and just like any normal family there are "siblings" that you love and hate. Even the ones you love start to get on your nerves after a while, so thank god for port calls. Ship life is a lot of routine. Get up, PT, eat, work for a few hours, eat again, work again, field day, PT some more, eat again, watch a movie or read a book, bed. Then wake up and do it all again.

You see the same people, day in and day out, and you can't even get away from them after working hours are over. By the end of 7 months, I was plotting the perfect murder.

JI: What was it like growing up in Utah?

HTB: Boring. Yet another reason I joined the military; I wanted out of Utah. I grew up in a relatively small town, where it seemed like everyone knew everyone else from church, and everything was closed on Sunday. Almost everyone I went to school with was Mormon, so I would get dirty looks for bringing my coffee into class.

It doesn't seem as bad now as I remember it, though. I'll see after moving back, I guess. I'm sure I'll want out again in a couple of years.

JI: What was the best thing about being in that state?

HTB: It feels safe. My sister and I used to sleep on the front lawn during summer and the idea that something bad could happen never occurred to us or our parents. It's also really beautiful there. In the north we have the mountains and in the south is the red rock and arches. I think it's one of the prettiest states.

JI: Your profile lists you as an atheist. What was your theological journey like to arrive at that conclusion?

HTB: I was raised by a Christian mother and an agnostic father. My dad refused to allow my mom to force her beliefs on us, and vice versa. If we wanted to go to church with her, we could. We stopped going when I was about 8. The pastor asked her to stop bringing her coffee to service, so she decided she didn't need to belong to a church like that and we never did find another church.

That was the last time I willingly went to church. After I reached my early teens I realized I didn't believe in God. It wasn't really a slow loss of faith, just a sudden realization. I'm not even sure now if I ever believed in God. I think I just went to church because I liked being with my mom. She worked a lot at that point.

I was the only kid who went to church with her, but I'm was also the first atheist of the bunch. One of my sisters is also an atheist: the other has actually followed in our grandmother's footsteps of Judaism, and my brother is a Mormon. We're a weird family.

JI: Do you still have that connection to want to spend time with your mom, no matter the activity?

HTB: Yes. She's one of my best friends. We have a lot of fun together.

JI: Your buddy list is empty. Are you reluctant to make friends here, or is there another reason?

HTB: I've added people before, after having a conversation or a debate, but then I'll forget why I added them and delete them. I have a terrible memory for things like that.

JI: Whose presence do you enjoy the most in YT debates?

b>HTB: See, here comes that memory problem again. I know there are certain people that I'm constantly at odds with, but I can't recall their names. Right now I'm enjoying a debate with Brunnen_G on whether it was acceptable to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

JI: What's your stance on the effective end to WWII?

HTB: I think the allies did the right thing.

JI: What does the American military need most right now?

HTB: HA complete withdrawal date. The Iraqis need to know that we are leaving and they are going to have to look after themselves.

Hopefully that will come after this election, but to be honest, I'm not counting on it. It'll probably be more like "meet the new boss, same as the old boss."

JI: What does the average American misunderstand the most about the situation in Iraq?

HTB: Probably that they don't ALL hate us. I can't think of how many times I've heard that and that we've done nothing good over there. But I've actually talked to the Marines who are coming back from Iraq and that's not the whole story.

JI: What was the last good movie that you saw?

HTB: Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I saw that last weekend. It's really funny. I don't usually go see comedies. I'm more of a drama or action kind of girl.

JI: Are there any good drama/action flicks coming up this Summer that you're anticipating?

HTB: Iron Man comes out this weekend. I want to see the new Indiana Jones and Batman movies, of course. And Hancock comes out in July. I love Will Smith.

JI: Any final words of wisdom to share with your fellow YTers?

HTB: I can't think of anything. You can make something up if you like.

This week's article is titled 'Wesley Snipes gets 3 years in prison', and the thread was posted by snowbdr88.

This week's link is titled 'Possible One-level game', and the link was posted by philitup23.

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Featured Article of the Week

Some observations from going to the gym
Excerpt: I’ve had a gym membership for about 15 months now. I’ve made quite a few observations, and would like to send out a few messages for the regulars who are there.

Written by travbowman

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