tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post5316198921800885894..comments2024-03-22T02:57:20.853-07:00Comments on Center of Gravitas: School's Out for SummerGayProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-49742994462135409432008-07-04T04:03:00.000-07:002008-07-04T04:03:00.000-07:00Good job! :)Good job! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-15686312260289329702008-05-27T12:28:00.000-07:002008-05-27T12:28:00.000-07:00site featured in http://election08alphabet.blogspo...site featured in http://election08alphabet.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>I will be hoping there is some reference to election 2008 when I'm up in the g's, as I'd love to feature the word gravitas, long a fave :)<BR/><BR/>peacemilletappehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498407773141800833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-52733053186778326782008-05-15T17:22:00.000-07:002008-05-15T17:22:00.000-07:00this is my first time here and i think i love you....this is my first time here and i think i love you. <BR/>VioletTerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16918286498766351046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-60157418433359715522008-05-14T05:45:00.000-07:002008-05-14T05:45:00.000-07:00Well, I hope you are trying to hit a few things on...Well, I hope you are trying to hit a few things on the list with your newfound freedom, and not JUST the Tab and Tequila and the NERPD.<BR/><BR/>Say, are all these Wonder Woman covers from your personal collection?Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-69227437895040086432008-05-12T14:07:00.000-07:002008-05-12T14:07:00.000-07:00So you want AMERICANS to embrace a parliamentary s...So you want AMERICANS to embrace a parliamentary systyem? Americans can't even fully embrace the metric system; they are a stubborn people, convinced of their rightness.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-11927808772173734212008-05-07T15:14:00.000-07:002008-05-07T15:14:00.000-07:00So, now I'm confused. Will the Bundt cake be choc...So, now I'm confused. Will the Bundt cake be chocolate or not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-55542673002633098352008-05-07T12:40:00.000-07:002008-05-07T12:40:00.000-07:00Chad: I have wondered about this as well. Assumin...<B>Chad:</B> I have wondered about this as well. Assuming that the Constitution was/is a supremely perfect document seems to be the mythology that keeps the nation in existence. Nobody seems to notice, though, that when the U.S. goes out to build new nations, it follows the British model of parliament rather than our own system.<BR/><BR/><B>VUBOQ:</B> Weren't you supposed to come to MFT?<BR/><BR/><B>Oso:</B> It turns out, we actually do need sunlight.<BR/><BR/><B>Marius:</B> When she goes, it will be a national tragedy.<BR/><BR/><B>Paris:</B> It seems TaB and tequila is the winning combination for a Gravitas. The problem, though, is that few bars would actually have TaB.<BR/><BR/><B>Earl:</B> Is it the TaB or tequila to which you object? Or just the combo?<BR/><BR/><B>Jeremy:</B> I'll add you to the list.<BR/><BR/><B>Dance:</B> I only hope that the shadow ministers wear long, flowing cloaks. That just feels right.<BR/><BR/><B>Pacalaga:</B> I know, right?<BR/><BR/><B>K:</B> I am thinking that there could be another cocktail with TaB -- Like TaB and vodka. We could call it the Cancer.<BR/><BR/><B>AFOD:</B> I am just making a reasoned guess that he smells of Bengay. I have no firsthand experience to back that up. Hopefully I never will.<BR/><BR/><B>Alan:</B> The Mustang is pretty hot, too. Still, I could easily become a slave to Mopar (if I didn't buy Honda exclusively).<BR/><BR/><B>Susan:</B> Bundt cake with a special lemon glaze is the key -- KEY -- to solving this election split.<BR/><BR/><B>Carl:</B> Absinthe and tequila should be called the Insanity Maker.<BR/><BR/><B>David:</B> I am not dissing H-Ford. I am just pointing out that he has been on this earth a long, long, long time.<BR/><BR/><B>Anon2:</B> You're right! Thank God that you have such keen insight that you can use this blog to know me so well. How fortunate I am that you left such a well-reasoned, erudite, and respectful comment. Now I see so clearly that I have wasted the past thirty years of my life! From now on, I will try to think <I>exactly</I> like you. It is all so obvious to me now. If only the entire nation would be just like you. Imagine the paradise. <BR/><BR/><B>Homer:</B> I read the <I>Hardy Boys</I> -- It seems like that should have also been an indication of gayness.GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-82934402550843833982008-05-07T10:47:00.000-07:002008-05-07T10:47:00.000-07:00Re Lilac Inn, it's a fricken submarine! At least t...Re Lilac Inn, it's a fricken submarine! At least that's what I recall.<BR/><BR/>While at my sister's house I read "The Secret in the Old Clock." My mother should have known I was gay because when I was 8 all I wanted was to read Nancy Drew.Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107337628719451890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-28863343888127345912008-05-07T10:16:00.000-07:002008-05-07T10:16:00.000-07:00Man, just reading through this blog's archives. T...Man, just reading through this blog's archives. The writer of this blog has to be the most twisted, brainwashed POS on the planet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-52339011469850172162008-05-06T14:06:00.000-07:002008-05-06T14:06:00.000-07:00If you come to NJ you have to stop by NYC for a dr...If you come to NJ you have to stop by NYC for a drink.<BR/><BR/>And don't you be dissing the H-Ford. I will cut you.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-39433980255812667462008-05-06T11:49:00.000-07:002008-05-06T11:49:00.000-07:00I believe any cocktail called 'Gravitas' should co...I believe any cocktail called 'Gravitas' should contain Absinthe. Absinthe and gravitas go together like two peas pondering the fate of their pea-ness in a pod.<BR/><BR/>You might try it with Tequila. Absinthe and Tequila. Try it. Let me know how it goes.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991225312011608144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-36743378976527054182008-05-06T06:48:00.000-07:002008-05-06T06:48:00.000-07:00I will promise to eat the bundt cake while drinkin...I will promise to eat the bundt cake while drinking the Gravitas. I do think bundt cake has the potential for healing all wounds.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-54267139227621279902008-05-06T06:18:00.000-07:002008-05-06T06:18:00.000-07:00Hey, GayProf! I understand the desire for sex wit...Hey, GayProf! I understand the desire for sex with a car (I sat in a Ferrari once! It was good for me). If I'm on camera though, I'd go for the Mustang convertible. <BR/><BR/>The ONLY way TaB coke will be refreshing is to mix it with some refreshing tequila. It's the only thing that will kill the taste of the coke.<BR/><BR/>I think someone beat you to the mystery at Lilac Inn. (Nancy Drew is SO fashion-unconscious).<BR/><BR/>Be optimistic! Buy a new bed! ;)<BR/><BR/>If u want somone 2 chek ur projet of dum, i chek it 4 u and c if it okAlan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489099502884256516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-84899380731920203362008-05-05T09:01:00.000-07:002008-05-05T09:01:00.000-07:00And just how do you know that John McPain smells l...And just how do you know that John McPain smells like Ben-Gay? How did you get so close? Were you a page at one time? ;-) This research in New Mexico intrigues me. May you have an enjoyable summer regardless. And raise your Gravitas cocktail glass in salute to "mi cumpleanos" on the Solstice! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-24511456721941769002008-05-05T08:06:00.000-07:002008-05-05T08:06:00.000-07:00An admirable list. What do you get when you mix Ta...An admirable list. What do you get when you mix TaB and tequila? Could it be a Gravitas cocktail?Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157961526409468236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-13658000963121026262008-05-05T06:09:00.000-07:002008-05-05T06:09:00.000-07:00Re: Dodge Charger... OH YES.Re: Dodge Charger... OH YES.pacalagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498703982601315908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-14388312582621621482008-05-04T21:56:00.001-07:002008-05-04T21:56:00.001-07:00I will join your movement for a parliamentary syst...I will join your movement for a parliamentary system. I especially like the idea of shadow ministers.dancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560093455630610783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-57931131065920926752008-05-04T21:56:00.000-07:002008-05-04T21:56:00.000-07:00Me want prrofread.Me want prrofread.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313206057933336246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-15736703429125451562008-05-04T20:51:00.000-07:002008-05-04T20:51:00.000-07:00Ouch. Please, not TaB and tequila. Though, who k...Ouch. Please, not TaB and tequila. Though, who knows, could be good. Though I'd garnish with lime, as Paris suggested. Or garnish with anything, please, God, anything, to make it not taste like TaB and tequila.<BR/><BR/>I'm still working on the ingredients of the Whore or Babylon, by the way. I'll let you know when that's done.Earl Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204523494279709530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-3870360683064155232008-05-04T19:05:00.000-07:002008-05-04T19:05:00.000-07:00Judging from the rest of the to-do list, Gravitas ...Judging from the rest of the to-do list, Gravitas sounds like TaB & tequila. Garnish with lime?<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure how good an idea that drink would be. <BR/><BR/>Dye your hair red Oso, that'll take care of the rickets.Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724364909872924908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-37611212986360900142008-05-04T12:33:00.000-07:002008-05-04T12:33:00.000-07:00Celebrate the genius of Dolly PartonAmen!<I>Celebrate the genius of Dolly Parton</I><BR/><BR/>Amen!Mariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606970820680869047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-77530381204236490862008-05-04T11:01:00.000-07:002008-05-04T11:01:00.000-07:00Rickets? OMG, maybe I have rickets! (furiously loo...Rickets? OMG, maybe I have rickets! (furiously looks up Rickets via Google, faints straight away)Oso Rarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11345231159759787852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-92043983202643674312008-05-04T10:31:00.000-07:002008-05-04T10:31:00.000-07:00I didn't see "Visit a possibly unemployed VUBOQ" o...I didn't see "Visit a possibly unemployed VUBOQ" on your summer to-do list. A glaring omission, methinks. *smooches*vuboqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713707780151175505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-54423107050387061882008-05-04T09:13:00.000-07:002008-05-04T09:13:00.000-07:00I've been wondering lately if the Constitution is ...I've been wondering lately if the Constitution is one of the few things that actually gives this country its ideological glue, like a monarchy or a shared history or a sense of ethno-social identity. I really do believe a serious revision of the Constitution, or even a "Second Constitution", would bring us closer to splitting apart into a multitude of countries (whether or not that's at all a bad thing is a topic for another time).csdentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084333803908168546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-9869942777324848852008-05-04T09:12:00.000-07:002008-05-04T09:12:00.000-07:00Kiita: I had not thought of mixing TaB and tequila...<B>Kiita:</B> I had not thought of mixing TaB and tequila -- It's crazy enough that it just might work.<BR/><BR/><B>Sisyphus:</B> I am not sure that I want to deport working class white men. I would just prefer if they started voting in a reasonable way.<BR/><BR/><B>CoffeeDog:</B> Don't even get me started on the disaster that was <I>Shakespeare in Love</I>.<BR/><BR/><B>Laverne:</B> Right now, I am stuck on Larkspur Lane.<BR/><BR/><B>Les:</B> That is the major hole in my plan. We would need a way to exclude Texas...<BR/><BR/><B>HistoriAnn:</B> I knew if there was anybody who would appreciate Mego Wonder Woman, it would be you.<BR/><BR/><B>Frank:</B> Yes, let's talk about this.<BR/><BR/><B>Greg:</B> Despite never having been removed from the box, my Mego Wonder Woman has had a hard go of it. Her hair is mess, her tiara doesn't stay up, and her costume is a little droopy.<BR/><BR/><B>Anon:</B> What book do you think that I should read? Your eighth grade social studies textbook?<BR/><BR/>It's true that I am not a constitutional historian; however, I am well aware of the origins and reasons behind the three-fifths clause. This was a document that was based on assumptions that certain individuals didn't count as part of "the people" -- especially those, as you point out, who were held in race-based <I>slavery</I>. Whatever we think of the circumstances that brought it into creation, why should we prop up a document that implicitly endorsed human bondage? It is not 1789 any longer and we are under no obligation to praise their decisions.<BR/><BR/>Moreover, people from the north didn't want to count slaves for representation because they considered those individuals "property" rather than people with inalienable rights that the south was wrongly taking away. This document did not champion a universal sense of freedom nor establish a just society.<BR/><BR/>Why should we celebrate a document that made compromises with the southern white oligarchy (and <I>did</I> bloat their strength in the federal government by granting them representation based on every three-out-of-five people who had no rights of their own)?<BR/><BR/>If you would like to read more about changing notions of race, gender, and citizenship in the U.S., let me recommend the following articles. Ohline, in particular, argues that the three-fifths decision wasn't even that much of a debate between Northers and Southerners:<BR/>Howard A. Ohline, "Republicanism and Slavery: Origins of the Three-Fifths Clause in the United States Constitution," <I>The William and Mary Quarterly</I> Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct., 1971), pp. 563-584; Walter Ehrlich, “The Origins of the Dred Scott Case,” <I>Journal of Negro History</I>, (Vol. 59, No. 2, April 1975), pp. 132-142; Nancy Cott, “Marriage and Women’s Citizenship in the United States, 1830-1934,” <I>American Historical Review</I> (Vol. 103, No. 5, December, 1998), pp. 1440-1474; Jan Lewis, “Of Every Sex & Condition’: The Representation of Women in the Constitution,” <I>Journal of the Early Republic</I> (Vol. 15, Fall 1995), pp. 359-388; Linda Kerber, “The Meanings of Citizenship,” <I>Journal of American History</I>, (Vol. 84, No. 3, December 1997), pp. 833-854; Robert J. Kaczorowski, “To Begin the Nation Anew: Congress, Citizenship, and Civil Rights After the Civil War,” <I>American Historical Review</I>, (Vol. 92, No. 1, February 1987), pp. 45-68; David R. Roediger, “The Pursuit of Whiteness: Property, Terror, and Expansion, 1790-1860,” <I>Journal of the Early Republic</I> (Vol. 19, No 4, Winter 1999), pp. 579-600; William G. McLoughlin, “Experiment in Cherokee Citizenship, 1817-1829,” <I>American Quarterly</I>, (Vol. 33, No. 1, Spring 1981), pp. 3-25.<BR/><BR/><B>Torn:</B> I actually do have mixed feelings about the dollar. In many ways, the U.S. is getting what it deserves. Voters dumbly reinstalled Bush in 2004, now they are reaping the rewards for it. The bad side, though, is that I and the other half of the voters have had to suffer from their bad judgment.GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.com