Sorry, only eat things that have Polyethylene terephthalate in it!

Oh cool! But I only eat things with Polyethylene terephthalate in it!

Cool! So, if dihydrogen monoxide is just water, then by your logic, anything is safe to eat so long as I describe it in it's molecular formula. Other molecular formulas I know: carbon monoxide and NH3, even polyethylene terephthalate should be safe as well... I mean, they are all chemicals and chemicals are everywhere…

Ok, fair enough. I've never heard that theory before. Can you explain more?

Man, Internet debates are so simplistic it's either: "Love all additives." Or, "You must hate all science."

I'm not saying they're smarter, but they do have an interest in preserving public health - they have to, they pay for it. The US has no reason to protect potential health scares.

Great so I guess I can eat a tire because that is made of chemicals the same as I can eat an ice cube - they are both chemicals, after all...

The argument isn't whether science "works" or not. It's whether or not we should be skeptical of additives that are pushed by companies who have no investment in public health. If there's a question as to whether or not something is harmful, isn't it prudent to limit them as they have in other countries, and what is…

Cue the people arguing that y'all are being a bunch of "chemo-phobes" and that if these compounds were truly harmless, the FDA woulda banned 'em. Do I have it right?

Naw. NYC these days. But yeah, I certainly miss the reminiscing. Nice to meet another from the same era and proclivities... kinda rare these days. Everybody has moved on to careers and families (not me :-) I, too have gotten back in touch with some of these people. One girl with whom I used to skip school all the…

Ha! How do you think? I was a little asshole out to prove the whole world wrong! My whole thing with Kerouac (at that time) was the myth of the noble poor. Staying in homeless shelters and bus stations definitely went a long way to busting that - of course, not without damaging myself at the same time. I mean, I have…

I know everyone's different so just please be aware of that when you recommend casual sex. I followed that advice once and found myself falling into a phase of cynicism of using people for sexual gratification that damned near turned me into a sex addict - so no, casual sex is not for everyone and in some cases (my…

Oh, don't I remember it too well. I had the same kind of fantasies. I'll have to tell you about my cross country trip staying in homeless shelters because I was inspired by Kerouac sometime.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but time really does heal all wounds. The trick is not to focus on it too much while allowing yourself to feel all the feels necessary to get over it - something about not overindulging in the pain, or using it to distract yourself from your life at hand. It's a balancing act to be…

I just did. Why did you make me do that?

Well, I'll admit. I don't get it, but then if my boyfriend wanted me to call him N- and whip him, I think I'd have a huge problem with it. Just trying to play devil's advocate here.

First off, that is pretty fucked up, but just to put in a word about your friend - I mean, I don't know you or her, but if it were me, I wouldn't be telling you (my friend) about this weird sex play thing and not wanting approval from you because you're black, but because you're my friend. I think I'd be legitmately…

Wow, god bless you for having the courage to say that on the internet. Hope you don't get flamed for that. Totally agree with you, btw.

Didn't mean to imply it was only for young girls - I'm no historian, but I think anyone could, errr, "pray".

God, why can't we bring back the art of the Bacchanal when young girls would climb on top of their favorite (anatomically correct) god and get themselves off.