Ninf, The word “SCUM”…the word to the immediate left of the closing bracket…is that the normal way you sign-off?

I am glad I have brought you along with me to this point where you are using words such as “onanism”. What you are now saying is a mark of your immaturity and desperation.

Don’t forget luv, you are the one on stage here…I am just a heckler.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/onanism

Too many posts starting with 'As a man' and 'As a woman'. Does this add weight to the opinions expressed? I think not. So what is the reasoning for such a disclaimer? Are we speaking on behalf of all men or women? Are we apologising for something while simultaneously setting ourselves up as a shining example of our gender in some way?

Nina,

'James H. I am truly sorry you had that awful awful experience. It is completely unfair and disgusting. I guess it's somewhat similar to a man boasting that a woman "put out" when she didn't (this happened to me when I was in highschool and still very much a virgin)...'

That makes me laugh. It's probably just me, but that smells of 'enough about you, lets talk about me.' Or 'yes some women can be nasty, but lets get back to talking about the bad men, but I'll disguise that intention with all the patronising 'validation' empathy I can muster'.

Ha, I just found another example...

'James I hear you (well, read you really:)) and I sympathize. I know that there are troubled people out there - some really unbalanced and problematic, drama centred people. You know though why it was so easy for people to believe her/ - it's the stereotype that men value themselves for their sexual prowess and the embedded notion that real men don't take no for an answer.

I think we are probably fighting the same sort stereotyping. Unfortunately too many men are happy to conform to that stereotype.'
'

This one smells of, 'yeah there a few troubled women, but really when you look at it, it's all mens fault really, in fact too many men are so flawed.'

Houellebecq,

I don't know where you come from, but you bring a smile to my face. It seems you are able to pick up on what is not being said.

Apropos the new laws for intending NSW rooters, see prominent mention of Draft and Final versions in the last two NSWRCC Annual Reports.

I guess rooters in other states and territories in our one nation can do as they please. Or should we expect the Virgin hotties to hand out travel warnings well before descent?

Hello!... it is 2009 not 1901…if you get what I mean. Was it Kevin Rudd on coming to power said this country was not being governed as intelligently as it could? Well here is a prime example for you folks.

When not up close checking for traces of cellulite on the revealed parts of those perky tennis sheelas arrses, on the 72 inch hi def TV my kids jointly bought me for Christmas, I sit in front of it speculating.

Whilst ignoring the faked grunts (no doubt practiced in their beds) I speculate how John Alexander would “negotiate intimacy” with Johanna Griggs on their Australia wide circuit. I still believe it is legal to have it off with you’re colleague but to be on the safe side, I would first check in the manual for inter-gender protocols written by Catharine Lumby (which you will very shortly find with Gideon’s Bible beside each bed) before I went anywhere near a front bottom, bald or hairy.

I picture John keeping his reading glasses on going naked to bed.

I also wonder if they could embed their negotiations in their commentary in a way that was not obvious to the viewers. Would a few thumbing gestures and a couple of wink winks or thumbs up, whilst the camerawomen discretely centre the focus of the lenses on Serena’s cleavage lifting poor ratings of women’s tennis, do as a YES? Oh well I guess it is back to Lumby’s manual again….

Me thinks the complexities of modern living in Anglo countries are getting to too great.

Would it be better to go overseas to where the girls have a better appreciation of spontaneity if a bloke is thinking of getting it on?

Pynchme:“REPORTER: How long after was it that the police were aware that the girl was with the -- some of the Bulldogs players three nights before -- when did you learn of that?

DET CHIEF INSP JASON BRETON: The first time she gave a statement.”

The full quote should have ended with “Some of the Bulldogs players made that comment to us while they were being interviewed at Coffs Harbour Police Station prior to leaving.”

But let’s assume no malice on your part in preference of a more favourable explanation such as trying to keep within a restrictive word count limit. So what’s your point on all this really? The cops don’t make good pimps? I agree.

I for one believe that some sort of assault did occur. Some of the Bulldogs didn’t want to have sex with her. Some of them didn’t even want her hanging around. Some of them tried to tell her so. Some of them may not have been absolute gentlemen about it. All very sad, really. Totally preventable, but this time no one to blame officially. The only clue, re-education camps for boys, presumably to explain to them that football groupies are people too. Mothers, sisters, girlfriends … Can’t wait for the Aussie version of Ladettes to provide equivalent training for girls.