Questions of the Week

1. Do you consider Stephen King to be the greatest 'horror book' writer?
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2. If you drink coffee, do you drink once during the morning or do you drink it all day long?
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3. Have you ever been in a food fight?
Added by: VICnJB123

4. Do you regularly carry a pocket knife?
Added by: GreyHaven

5. Have you dated anyone on YT?
Added by: AWPerative

1. How much do you know about the world of The Godfather
Added by: Starkiller94

2. What kind of Hockey player are you?
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3. Do you know the Broadway Show RENT?
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4. Which internet meme are you?
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5. What type of parent are you?
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Funniest Comments of the Week

Random journal:
panophobia: What causes low body temperature, weight loss, tiredness and negative mindset?
Cheese King: Finland

In a newbie's journal titled 'drama':
NarcoticNico: Separate. From YT, that is.
inlove14: sorry, could you sreak ENGLISH please!!!????
Art0ftheDead: I'm pretty sure sreak isn't English. But you could keep this stuff off of YT.
NarcoticNico: I'll bust a car in your ass. See how mixing up R and P can change things up a bit?

Q: Were you an adult or a teenager when you first joined YT?:
brennasty: i'm a teenager, i just joined today. answering these questions will help me discover more about myself.
Sammy: And then you'll find the journals forum and find out more about human nature

Random Thread:
Mizu: Chat was the puss-filled zit on the arse of YT. I'm glad it got lanced.

Random thread:
starlover: So far I've been called an oreo, a hor, and have been able to lose my coat on the bus- yeah me. Also today I had to ride home with my track coach and her battery died and when my brother and I were leaving with another coach they hadn't found jumper cables yet.
cryndigo: I think you mean WHORE. Whore.
Liag: maybe she meant Thor, and just forgot the T.

Joke of the Week

Toilet Buddies

A guy needed to pay a visit to the public toilet, so he found a public toilet that had two cubicles. One of the doors was locked. So he went into the other one, closed the door, dropped his trousers and sat down.

A voice came from the cubicle next to him: "Hello mate, how are you doing?" Although he thought that it was a bit strange, he didn't want to be rude, so he replied, "Not too bad, thanks."

After a short pause, he heard the voice again. "So, what are you up to?" Again he answered, somewhat reluctantly, "Just having a quick dump... How about yourself?"

The next thing the guy heard was, "Sorry, mate, I'll have to call you back. I've got some idiot in the cubicle next to me answering everything I say."

Member of the Week

The member of the week is tikleelmo2. A member since March 2003, tikle recently gave birth to an 8 pound 7 ounce baby girl named Sophie Grace. Not loud-spoken, tikle mostly posts in the Old Skool forum. Congrats!

JoeInterview's Member Feature

This week's interview features racmoron. This interview was conducted by travbowman.

JoeInterview: First off, how did you find YT?

racmoron: NOT IAB!! When I was 16, I was snooping on my boyfriend's computer and I found this site. I thought he was crazy for talking to people on the internet. A few months later I joined. My old school boyfriend still comes around here sometimes, Parallax.

JI: What would you say is the biggest reason you keep coming back for more?

RM: I like the crowd here. It's not everyday you get to talk to people all around the world. I've made some pretty good friends from this site. Plus the bickering keeps me entertained if I need a soap opera.

JI: What's the story behind your screenname?

RM: Initially, it was a play on my name. My first name is Racquel, and my last name sounds kind of like moron, so it worked. But I forgot that I have boobs. You can't walk around calling a well-endowed girl "rac" without getting some laughs. I enjoy self-deprecating humor as well, so I'm a moron with a big rack, har har har.

Rac was my nickname in high school. On the volleyball team, we had a play called "the rac attack" just for yours truly here. Imagine the look on the other teams' faces when my team would scream "RAC ATTACK" and some giant chested girl spiked the ball. I wish I could change this name now, but it's basically part of the family.

JI: What's the best thing about living in Boston?

RM: People tell me I'm crazy, but I'm convinced that the city has a pulse. When I walk outside, I can tell exactly what the mood is for the day. I love that it's my home. I know exactly where I am at all times. I have a mental map of the subway system and bus routes. I know short cuts. Plus I have the New England blood that keeps me warm during the snow.

But aside from that psycho connection I think I have, it's a dynamic place. Every neighborhood has its own personality. The food is amazing. Boston does some pretty neat things politically. Our sports teams are great. Bostonians have a really easy accent to imitate. Living by the water is beautiful. And the past part: all Bostonians are convinced that they are Irish, and we all drink in excess. I could go on for days. I wish more YTers would come through for visits.

JI: When featured in tv and movies, what do they always seem to get wrong about Boston?

RM: I like movies like Boondock Saints and The Departed, but Boston is not the gritty, violent city everyone pictures it to be. South Boston is very drunk, and very Irish, but it's not mob heaven. And the accents make me cringe! Matt Damon is FROM here and he can't even get it right.

Other than those grievances...if Cheers existed it would not have been that empty, and the city would at least have the decency to fire the principal from Boston Public.

JI: You recently met up with Halzberry...how did that go?

RM: It was awesome! She was in New York with her radio friends, and I took the bus out there to hang out for the day. We had a good time. I can only remember bits and pieces of the night, but at one point we walked over the Brooklyn Bridge at night, cigarette in hand, and it was amazing. I vaguely remember walking from Madison Square Garden to Chinatown between 5 and 6 am to catch the bus home. It took me a few days to recover.

JI: If you could meet any three other YTers anywhere you wanted, who and where would it be?

RM: Rik_khaos, Mr Pink, and turner360 in Las Vegas. They're my boys and we would party hard. Or maybe I should rephrase. Those three guys...in Ohio...boarding a plane to Las Vegas that Halz happens to be standing near. She would kill me if she didn't get an invite.

JI: Where do you see yourself in ten years?

RM: Scary question! At 32, I hope to have my doctorate by then. Maybe I'll find my career path, whether it's teaching or working at the non-profit place I'm at right now. My boyfriend and I will probably have an average apartment in the city with a lot of cats. I try not to look *too* far into the future. Things happen, the world could end, who knows?

JI: What field do you hope to have your doctorate in?

RM: I'm applying to a masters program for cultural studies/gender studies right now. As for my doctorate, probably English or communications. All of my work thus far has been focused on literary theory, so I'll probably stick to that field.

JI: Literary Theory, eh? So what's your opinion on Ayn Rand?

RM: If Ayn Rand and I meet in the afterlife, I don't think she would care for me too much. I don't believe in objective truth, and I also have some serious issues with capitalism. I take an extreme view of social construction and I'm probably a bit of a socialist. This is probably the point where everyone stops reading.

JI: Awesome. Let's bore the readers some more then! When did you discover that you leaned towards the socialist end of the scale?

RM: I was raised in a very left household. My parents are working class people that told me not to come home if I ever voted Republican. I was very outspoken against the war and soon after I met my boyfriend who really pushed me politically. He's part of the Socialist Alternative of Boston, and I started learning and getting pissed off about inequalities. Around this time him and I started protesting, and we both sort of transformed into radical feminists. I think what put the nail in the coffin is when I started my literary theory work, and it appears capitalism forms a lot of social constructions that I absolutely detest.

JI: Would you ever consider moving to a country which is more consistent with your beliefs?

RM: It would take a lot for me to move out of this country. I would much rather stick around and try to make things slightly better than to only care about myself and my beliefs.

JI: What about countries to visit? Where would you love to go that you've never seen?

RM: Senegal, Morocco, Brazil, Indonesia, New Zealand, Galapagos Islands, Czech Republic. I've only visited Iceland briefly, so I'd really like to go back. I watch a lot of Anthony Bourdain, so realistically this list could go on forever. I absolutely love to travel.

JI: Where has Bourdain covered that you really don't have much desire to see?

RM: Laos. There are so many unexploded bombs there and not even Bourdain could make light out of the situation. I might avoid Namibia because I don't want to eat warthog butt.

JI: When at the bar, what's your drink of choice?

RM: I can narrow it down to a Long Island Iced Tea, whiskey sour, or a Blue Moon draft. Let's just say I'm not very picky.

JI: What's the craziest thing you've done while drunk?

RM: HAHAHA. I tried to break into Harvard Medical School once to pee. The security guard chased me out, as I ran with my arms out like an airplane screaming "vrooooom!" When I got outside to the courtyard, I puked everywhere.

I've also peed under the Brooklyn Bridge, offered a police officer a drink while he was busting the party, threw a stool through my wall because I was "regulating"...whatever that means, and I have a lot of pants off dance offs.

JI: What's the best way to spend a weekend?

RM: It has to start off by sleeping in. I love to go to this tiny diner and get super cheap French toast. If it's nice outside, I try to ride my bike around the city. I like to go out to dinner at least one weekend night. Then obviously, I get my drink on. I like to split my drinking between parties and bars. To put the icing on the cake for the weekend, stumbling home, sleeping a lot more, and waking up with no hangover.

JI: What sort of music has been getting the most spin from you lately?

RM: The Smashing Pumpkins are my all-time favorite band, and I listen to them daily. I probably have a odd bunch of music going lately. Nine Inch Nails, Billy Bragg, My Bloody Valentine, Operation Ivy, Deftones, Jeff Buckley, and Tower of Power are some of the last things I've listened to according to iTunes. I'm also really digging the guy from the Blood Brothers new band, Jaguar Love. I have a bit of a 90s alt/old punk soul.

JI: What Pumpkins song doesn't get enough love that YTers should all check out?

RM: "I of the Mourning" off of Machina and "Set the Ray to Jerry" which is a B-side. I would also recommend the entire Adore album. It doesn't showcase the Pumpkins style that I love, but it's a beautiful album that I feel doesn't get enough credit.

JI: What's your most prized possession and why?

RM: I have a stuffed gorilla named Tony that was my favorite childhood toy. My father had it before I was born and I ended up with it. For as long as I've been alive, Tony has only had one ear. My father told me it was because he lost it when he was fighting the lion for the title of king of the jungle. It has tremendous sentimental value to me. No matter how bad of a day I have, I can hold Tony and calm myself down. I would give up my cell phone, PS3, laptop, and iPod before I would ever give him up.

JI: What does family mean to you?

RM: My family and I haven't always gotten along, but they are the most important people in my life. I don't exactly come from a traditional family. I love my parents to death and they have always supported me no matter what. Growing up without siblings caused me to develop some ultra-close friendships. When I think of "family" I think of my best friends that I've known for decades.

JI: What pic do you want to use in the newsletter?

RM: I would love the picture of me and birdsong4j (pictured above)

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

RM: I love you all and take care of each other, and don't eat yellow snow.

This week's article is titled 'Md. mom starves child to death for not saying "Amen"', and the thread was posted by VictoryRider.

This week's link is titled 'Coolest Bookshelf Ever (and 10 More that Rule)', and the link was posted by Watch.

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Featured Article of the Week

Tales of a Bedroom Horror
Excerpt: This story is not about parents beating their children. I was never shown any cruelty by my parents, and I would never beat my children, if I had any. On the contrary, my parents loved me. Very, very much. It wasn't until I was fourteen years old that my parents trusted me with their...secret.

Written by sleepyhollow

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