tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post116555683527035497..comments2024-03-22T02:57:20.853-07:00Comments on Center of Gravitas: It's All Perfectly NormalGayProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165771073262943472006-12-10T09:17:00.000-08:002006-12-10T09:17:00.000-08:00Torn: Fish in desserts sounds like a nightmare to ...<B>Torn:</B> Fish in desserts sounds like a nightmare to me.<BR/><BR/><B>Kalvin:</B> Yes, I suppose rice is grown in marshy, wet conditions. I refer only to fauna, though, not flora. Seaweed is fine by me as well.<BR/><BR/><B>Seeker:</B> Yeah, SciFi is my main outlet through cable. I also like it for the internet, though.<BR/><BR/><B>MadGayHousewife:</B> Admit it: You like my blog <I>because</I> of the Wonder Woman fixation.<BR/><BR/><B>ROG:</B> I am sure your wife has a list of your quirks (which I am sure are all very endearing).<BR/><BR/><B>Mike:</B> Yeah, I don't understand why Walter is still around. Betty sticking with him seems out of character. The Mexican version, <I>La Fea más Bella</I>, also had a similar clownish character. That was worse for me, though, because that character shared my last name. I took it personally.<BR/><BR/><B>Michael:</B> VUBOQ did this meme. Also, DykeWife did as well.<BR/><BR/><B>Jason:</B> I also only buy manual transmission. It is an odd point that I make. Not sure why.GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165762065497537532006-12-10T06:47:00.000-08:002006-12-10T06:47:00.000-08:00I too won’t eat any seafood. I usually just tell ...I too won’t eat any seafood. I usually just tell people I’m allergic to avoid the questions. I don’t understand why some people can only drive an automatic. I learned to drive stick on two different cars. One was a 4 speed with an H configuration and the other was a 5 speed – meaning that 1st gear and reverse were in the same positions… I still only buy cars with manual transmissions.<BR/><BR/>I hate chatting on the phone too. I worked as an operator at a hotel and told myself my dream job was to never talk on the phone. I went into teaching…<BR/><BR/>For old TV I love my Netflix subscription. Lately I’ve been obsessed with British TV. E.g.the original Office is much better than the US version. Monarch of the Glen, Coupling, and House of Cards are all great shows too. I met Mary Tyler Moore several times working at that hotel. Um, not a pleasant guest…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165717698827967622006-12-09T18:28:00.000-08:002006-12-09T18:28:00.000-08:00OK, who else is playing? this is funOK, who else is playing? this is funAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165682526951734572006-12-09T08:42:00.000-08:002006-12-09T08:42:00.000-08:001. I love seafood of all kinds, with the exception...1. I love seafood of all kinds, with the exception of fresh-water bottom feeders and mussels. You're in Boston, now is the time for all good Southwesterners to get in touch with real seafood. Start with a nice clam chowder followed by haddock fish and chips. Fried scallops are one of my favorite things in the whole world. <BR/><BR/>2. I don't like the telephone either. My friend once told me "You give bad phone." To me it's strictly a utilitarian device, nothing fun about it. <BR/><BR/>3. I cannot drive a standard, I tried on several occasions but it's a "walk and chew gum" thing. Yes, I know, pathetic. <BR/><BR/>4. I have no gravitas. <BR/><BR/>5. I loved Mary Tyler Moore but couldn't force myself to watch an episode now. I love "Ugly Betty" but it seems to be losing its edginess. They should have the character "Walter" get hit by a cement mixer truck. <BR/><BR/>6. I don't like opening gifts, mostly because I hate being the center of attention and I'm a bad actor. I cannot feign delight or gratitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165667403550683232006-12-09T04:30:00.000-08:002006-12-09T04:30:00.000-08:00Golly, gee, I WOULD create my own list, but there ...Golly, gee, I WOULD create my own list, but there is absolutely, positively nothing weird about me. But maybe I'll ask my friends.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165667176438831292006-12-09T04:26:00.000-08:002006-12-09T04:26:00.000-08:00I spent a few hours reading your blog and I think ...I spent a few hours reading your blog and I think it's one of the best I've found. Even with that Wonder Woman fixation you have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165642984553867392006-12-08T21:43:00.000-08:002006-12-08T21:43:00.000-08:00It could be just me... but doesn't Alberto Gonzále...It could be just me... but doesn't Alberto Gonzáles have the slightest resemblance to Adm. Bill Adama from Battlestar Galactica?<BR/><BR/>As for the meme:<BR/><BR/>1) I could live entirely off of salmon and fatty tuna sushi.<BR/><BR/>2) I don't do phones well either. My preference would be IMs or text messaging (if it weren't so bloody expensive... but then again, I'm a bit of a cheapskate)<BR/><BR/>3) I own and drive a standard. But I hate it when I need to drive thru Manhattan. I think my next car will be automatic trans. as I find myself getting lazier as I get older.<BR/><BR/>4)I vaguely remember watching MTM, but that was only because that was on when I came home from school, right before the "New Scooby Doo Adventures" on channel 5. Today, the only thing I keep paying the cable bill for is the Sci-Fi network.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165623141912660972006-12-08T16:12:00.000-08:002006-12-08T16:12:00.000-08:00I'm not a phonophobe myself, and it's hard for me ...I'm not a phonophobe myself, and it's hard for me to understand. Oh well. Isn't rice grown in water over 50% in water? I think the gift thing is difficult. As a giver of a gift, I have a desire to see the other person open it. I'm not quite sure how to reconcile the two because I think it is akward to open a gift in public, just like I hate having Happy Birthday sung to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165609658185090772006-12-08T12:27:00.000-08:002006-12-08T12:27:00.000-08:00Wow, that phone thing is weird, just like me. I lo...Wow, that phone thing is weird, just like me. I loathe the telephone, loathe it. All of your listed alternatives are superiour. <BR/><BR/>(rebekah spent 3 years in Japan. imagine the food issues she had. Even their potato chips and desserts have fish in em, lol)tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165599447482797162006-12-08T09:37:00.000-08:002006-12-08T09:37:00.000-08:00Rebekah and Marsmsu: Oddly, I have a personal conn...<B>Rebekah and Marsmsu:</B> Oddly, I have a personal connection with the Mrs. Paul's line of food stuffs that I will reveal at some point.<BR/><BR/><B>Dorian:</B> It's all about finding the right pressure point to get the car going again. You know, Wildcat would want you to drive a standard.<BR/><BR/><B>Doug:</B> I thought that these <I>were </I> the happy quirks.<BR/><BR/><B>VUBOQ:</B> Yeah, I respect that your vegetarianism includes seafood. It seems like cheating to say that you are a vegetarian and then chow down on a lobster. That's like saying I am a vegetarian, but still eat pork and chicken.<BR/><BR/><B>Adam:</B> The phone thing among academics might be related to all of us being a socially awkward crew. It's kind of a prerequisite for the job.<BR/><BR/><B>Cooper:</B><BR/><BR/>1. It doesn't bother me if other people eat seafood. Just don't try to convince me of its virtues.<BR/><BR/>2. Learn to txt mesg.<BR/><BR/>3. Good boy.<BR/><BR/>4. Of course I still love you. It just might be the case that you will be strapped to a chair with toothpicks holding your eyes open to watch <I>That Girl</I>. Think of it as the gay[er] version of <I>Clockwork Orange</I>.<BR/><BR/><B>Laura Elizabeth:</B> Given how I am slowly morphing into my father the more I age, my paternity can't be doubted.GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165590001179954102006-12-08T07:00:00.000-08:002006-12-08T07:00:00.000-08:00Seafood smacks of cannibalism to me. Also, I thin...Seafood smacks of cannibalism to me. Also, I think being force-fed fish through Lent is what sent me on my godloathing journey; Mom's tuna noodle casserole would have turned Jesuits into Satan worshippers. But I've learned to like some shellfish and I'm addicted to New England Clam Chowder. Keep trying GayProf, you might find a fish you like.<BR/><BR/>People who cannot drive a stick are... pathetic. Sorry, but it's true. Though in my old age I've switched to automatic. Why the caveat on NYC and SF?<BR/><BR/>I don't know if the "phone thing" is exclusive to academics but I'm beginning to wonder if GayProf might be my half brother. Need to have a talk with Dad... who has always avoided communicating telephonically and over the past few years I've become the same way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165588605566317632006-12-08T06:36:00.000-08:002006-12-08T06:36:00.000-08:001. I LOVE seafood...all seafood. The last time I w...1. I LOVE seafood...all seafood. The last time I went out I even ordered Calimari (octypus) as an appetizer. It was very good.<BR/><BR/>2. I loathe talking on the phone. You might even say I have a phone-phobia. This has always been the case. Neither do I text message.<BR/><BR/>3. I can drive a standard. <BR/><BR/>4. I think I saw an episode or 2 of Mary Tyler Moore years ago, but I've never seen That Girl. (Still love me?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165587651347442812006-12-08T06:20:00.000-08:002006-12-08T06:20:00.000-08:00The phone thing must be common amongst academics. ...The phone thing must be common amongst academics. Brad is the same way and his colleagues actually dread speaking to one another on the phone as well, I think they even light candles and pray to the id of email. I'm actually quite similar, I'd prefer to text message.<BR/><BR/>I don't like to open gifts in front of a crowd either.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869584065420927072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165587110812086342006-12-08T06:11:00.000-08:002006-12-08T06:11:00.000-08:00I've met several people who have phone-a-phobia. ...I've met several people who have phone-a-phobia. Personally, I kind of like talking on the phone.<BR/><BR/>And I don't eat seafood either, but it's a choice (vegetarianism) rather than a revulsion. Except for oysters ... them things are NASTY.vuboqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713707780151175505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165585201368540152006-12-08T05:40:00.000-08:002006-12-08T05:40:00.000-08:00Hehehehehe, you said "pussy" and "handle the stick...Hehehehehe, you said "pussy" and "handle the stick." <BR/><BR/>Yes, I'm immature. ;)<BR/><BR/>I was gonna ask if you had a "happy" quirk, but #4 kinda rules that out.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065042871216479832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165564015703813872006-12-07T23:46:00.000-08:002006-12-07T23:46:00.000-08:00I hope that during your time on the east coast you...I hope that during your time on the east coast you begin to appreciate the joy of aquatic protein sources. Just say chowda a few times. <BR/><BR/>That said, no MTM after long hair? And no choices on TV anymore? Come on, fella, Boston Legal has Betty White, Suzanne Sugarbaker and Shatner, who is the male equivalent of Wonder Woman any day. That show yanks more has-been stars than the Love Boat, without Bernie Kopell or Gopher.<BR/><BR/>Finally, in response to Rebekah, I'm sorry of Mrs. Paul's fish sticks is the exception in your life. My question is why she hides behind a masculine-dominated name? Why not Sally's Fish Sticks? Or Nancy's? What is Mrs. Paul hiding anyway? Should she be outed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165563765500706052006-12-07T23:42:00.000-08:002006-12-07T23:42:00.000-08:00I can't eat sea-food either. I'm not sure why, but...I can't eat sea-food either. I'm not sure why, but apparently I got really bad food poisioning from oysters when I was a kid, so I may just have a bad subconcious association with it. I can't stand talking on the phone either. I can only drive an automatic transmission, much to Pete's disgust. Well, that's not quite true. I can DRIVE a standard transmission, I just can't get it to go again once I bring it to a stop.Dorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754097613320749614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1165561757049694922006-12-07T23:09:00.000-08:002006-12-07T23:09:00.000-08:00Oh man, I am so with you on the seafood. I like t...Oh man, I am so with you on the seafood. I like to say that I don't eat anything that swims in its own excrement.<BR/><BR/>My father scuba-dived as a hobby, and in the mid-seventies lost his job.<BR/><BR/>That meant 4-5 nights a week of fish, fish chowder, fish cakes, lobster, scallops, all kinds of horrid things. Like you, every once in a while I'll try something, just to see if my tastes have changed.<BR/><BR/>They haven't.<BR/><BR/>My one exception is Mrs. Paul's fish sticks. I don't know if one gram or two of fish product counts though.rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980768449046443151noreply@blogger.com