Absolutely right. Men on the DL is an extension - but prison, poverty, education, and so many other factors have a play in the rise of HIV/AIDS and created the circumstances of "saving face" in that manner.

The Hobbit should have been two movies AT MOST. This three movie nonsense is ridiculous. But hey yo boy:

It would have been so much worse if I had been drinking Madeira instead of Syrah.

Neither do I. But just because we don't have that problem does not mean that others carry that same thoughts.

And as I said in my first post, it's not the whole, simply a portion of a large and varied population do. But that portion is fairly large and vocal.

And while "Black Society" is not a monolith (it's…

But if Black society refuses to talk about gayness openly, I do feel that it is accepting Down Low men as an alternative to "out" gay men. Out of sight, out of mind.

Truth be told, I have drank beer from a sippy cup before to alleviate the same problem.

Not as a whole, but a large portion of the AA community either rejects homosexuality or refuses to speak about it. Especially the Church which is a vital part of the community.

The worst part for me was when I ran out of wine.

Best description of the night. That's what I'm calling it tomorrow at work. With props to you, of course.

I kept hoping that Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer would come out at the end as old Maria and Captain, say it was just a dream, and redeem Edelweiss....but that didn't happen.

We all started drinking during the Sound of Music....

I got that. Calling people names is cool and perfectly fine, but once that crosses into calling for an assault? He shouldn't have done that. Who she is is not an excuse. I'm not excusing her or what she said (both are deplorable). Just saying what he said was not ok, IMO.

Madeleine, I've been drinking wine on an empty stomach tooooooooo. Then I ordered a pizza and all was right with the world. Except for Carrie Underwood's acting...

The Baroness better watch her man...

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Agreed. But there is a difference between calling her a bucket of turds and suggesting that someone put those thirds in her mouth. That level of vitriol is pretty much inexcusable.

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Because nothing is worse than T-Rex sex. Nothing.

I thought that was required?