Posts made by raphjd

Macs are over priced.

Personally, I'm all for banning the use of the code tags and only allowing hXXp for links that go outside GT.ru and St.ru.

The thread title and the opening post don't seem to match.

You should give a discount to anyone who's a member here.

The section of brain that was mentioned is a primal part and only has function in basic primal function, not thought.

I get the 403 error and I'm using Chrome and FireFox.

All you have to do it get past it is to refresh the page.

There have been plenty of studies that show that piracy helps the entertainment industry.

I have pirated several albums of people I never heard of before, many of which I now buy all their albums.  The same thing with tv and movies.

I also pirate video games and then try them on my computer.  If I like the game, then I buy it for either my xBox 360 or my PS3.

bigger, stronger, faster

That is the name a documentary about steroid abuse in sports.

GT.ru and it's staff are not responsible for anything that may happen when you hook up with another person using this section.

Use your head and look out for your own safety.

All of the usual rules of GT.ru apply here.

It's not a hotel policy, it's required by law.

First problem: The kid was playing with the condom in the morning, then developed symptoms (herpes-like blisters) just a few hours later. That's too soon.

I saw this too.

The kid could be allergic to latex.

You'll need to read more than just that part.  Many cities were accused of committing the sins of Sodom.  The one thing you will notice is that while they are said to have committed the same sin, there is no mention of sex.

Even the use of "to know" does not mean that it was necessarily about sex.  There are 914 confirmed cases where "to know" means literally that, to know something/someone.  On the other hand there are less than 20 confirmed cases of "to know" meaning sex.

Even if we exclude the other cities that committed the same sin of inhospitality, there is no clear evidence that "to know" in the case of Sodom had anything to do with sex.  The region was war torn and some strangers suddenly appear, so the town's men wanted to know them.  Why are we supposed to automatically assume that means they wanted to fuck them?!  It would make more sense that the town's men wanted to meet them and find out who they are.  This makes even more sense when you consider that, in order to keep the men from attacking the strangers, Abraham offers up his daughters for sex if they will leave the men alone.  Now why would a man offer his daughters up for sex to a bunch of gays?!  That makes no sense.

Of the 5 cities {Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboim and Bela—also called Zoar} that were destroyed that night, only Sodom is supposed to have been destroyed for homosexuality, yet they all committed the exact same sins.  So why hasn't any of the other cities been labelled as fag cities?!

A little long in the tooth

This means you are getting old.

This is based on horse teeth keep growing and if left unattended, can get very long.  Other animals' teeth keep growing as well, mostly rodents.

I wouldn't go as far as saying 90%, maybe 89% though.  ;D

Built like a Brick Outhouse

Traditionally, outhouses or shit-houses where made of wood due to the fact that they had to be moved fairly regularly because the holes kept filling up.

Brick outhouses where usually only done by the wealthy and very fancy.

Of course, brick outhouses are much stronger than their wooden counter parts.

Hair of the dog

The root of this is "the hair of the dog that bit you".

This literally refers to the misguided belief that if you were bit by a rabid dog, you need to pluck a few hairs from it and put it on the bite wound to prevent getting rabies.

Oddly enough, around the time of William Shakespeare, many European countries had almost identical sayings that related to both rabies and hangovers.

I'm still playing Fallout 3 {about 10th time through}, Red Dead Redemption, Metero 2033, and several racing games.

Smart Ass

The root of this phrase is "smart Alec" and is based on the exploits of Alec Hoag, a celebrated pimp, thief, and confidence man operating in New York City in the 1840s, Hoag, along with his wife Melinda and an accomplice known as "French Jack", operated a con called the "panel game", a method by which prostitutes and their pimps robbed customers.

Military Intelligence

At best, this can only be classed as an oxymoron and not a saying, so I can't give a basis for it.

Bite the bullet

You often see in period dramas that they have women bite on wooden spoons while giving birth.  Well, it's claimed that in war time they had soldiers bite on a bullet to take their mind away from the pain of their surgery; ie amputating a limb.

Kick the bucket

When someone would commit suicide by hanging, they often used a bucket which they would kick to hang them self.

Face the music

The expression “face the music” comes from the military “drumming out” ceremony for disgraced soldiers.  This ritual called for only drums to accompany the dishonored as he was stripped of his rank and colors in front of his assembled unit.  For cavalrymen, this humiliation was enhanced by having the offender sit backwards on his horse so that while leaving he could still see, as well as hear, the drums and the band.

Drunker than a skunk

This appears to be a fairly modern phrase.  Despite what you see in the movies, it seems that the earliest use of the phrase didn't start until the 20th century.

The best that anyone can guess, it seems to be based on the fact that it rhymes and that skunks and drunks stink.

Caught red handed

This is being caught with the blood of your victim on your hands.

Got up on the wrong side of the bed

This is a Roman superstition.  It's bad luck to to get out of bed on the left side.  Doing so will make you grumpy all day long.

If you notice, day beds are made so you can't get out on the left due to it having a back on that side.  You can only get out on the right side.

Under the weather

It was believed that weather can make you sick, so you were under the influence of the weather or more commonly "under the weather".