Silly Billy Pilgrim, Weekend Drunk Thread 9/28/12-9/30/07

I had a really weird dream last night. It was all generally time-travel themed, and as such, tended to be filled with whatever cliches my only somewhat science-fiction-aware brain could churn out. Most of it that seemed interesting and revelatory at the time is...banal by daylight, but one wrinkle stood out --

In this dream, there were people interacting who were currently living in different years. For some it was 2007, for others 2011, still others were in the present day, and I was simultaneously aware that something was amiss and completely confused by the logistics of it all.

Even now, they're kind of a nightmare to work out, but it's interesting to think about. How big of a time spread could people reasonably withstand without some kind of social meltdown? Would the President's have to be the same? Same version of the iPhone? Same speed and availability of internet porn?

We might even all have to be in the same week. Anyway, you can discuss that, or anything else you might like in thread.

Science Fiction, bitches!

Sample food:

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Sample cute animal:

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Sample hot person (male version):

Yeah the background is weird and it might actually be a painting, but do you really care?

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Sample hot person (female version):

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I'd say you could go as far back as 1985 and as far forward as 2039 (maybe a little further)--a +/- difference of 27 years.

Assuming that someone came to this time from 1985, the concept of cell phones, the internet, and ubiquitous computer usage, while very new and somewhat foreign to them (depending on the person), is something that I think they could still grasp and acclimate to with relative ease.

If someone from present day went back to 1985 and showed off a smart phone, it would only serve to prove all of those "in the future" sentiments about handheld computers and crazy pocket telephones. The social outlook might throw them for a loop a little, but in 1985, gay rights and a black president (among other things) is probably not so far outside of the realm of possibility to knock them off their seats.

If someone from 2039 came back to us, like the people in 1985 bestowed with a look at the future, I think we could handle the notion of imbedded computers in our bodies and completely antibiotic-proof STD's--or how we beat the robot armies of 2027.

Though, the whole learning to speak Chinese thing could take some time.

 

I'm not sure if I should be disappointed that all I get is the red x.

Edit: Just looked at the link in there . . . that's the best image you could come up with for Christina Hendricks to represent the sample hot girl? Weak.

 

Are all of the interacting people aware they are in different years? Because, I would relate to business - you would have to develop some compensating calendar for those people to interact. I was there on Thursday, where were you? It's only Tuesday!

And, would all the "ahead" people have a distinct advantage? Can I get my stock broker to be a year behind me, and invest my money in his year?

 

I think you're down-playing racism in the 50's.

It's my birthday today, which as soon as you hit 21 becomes meaningless, I am hoping for steak and a blowjob when I get home but all I will likely get is a steak, getting cut off before your wedding sucks.

 

The fake poster dude has a sexy fake treasure trail.

 

I'm on a high speed train to Paris and there is a family of four in the seat section next to me with two loud kids. I happen to be travelling first class because the tickets were cheaper than economy when I bought them. Who the fuck travels with an infant and a toddler? In first class?

I should have known better. Paris is a fucking mecca for idiot parents travelling with their children, and for some reason Paris makes children scream like a scary clown. For a "romantic" city, Paris sure makes me want to hurt children a lot.

Hold on, flat-rate, is your fiance trying to re-virginize herself before your wedding? What the fuck is that bullshit about?

 

Re: Re: Silly Billy Pilgrim, Weekend Drunk Thread 9/28/12-9/30/0

Fuck if I know, I told her that if she wants to have sex for 2 minutes on the wedding night then by all means keep me cut off. It's been 3 weeks now, getting married next Saturday, at this point I don't give a shit. I'll get off in record time and then pass out, she wants to bitch about it then it's on her.

Southern Baptist women are nuts, who know why they do the shit they do.

 

It's not too weird. My wife didn't want to have sex for the week leading up to the wedding as well. I think it's about having a fresh and exciting wedding night as the start to a new phase of life together. Make it just that much more memorable. Made me antsy, but I was happy to humor her and we had a great night followed by a great honeymoon.

 

I had sex with mine Thursday night before our wedding on Saturday. You people are weird.

 

Wife and I cut ourselves off before the wedding as well, I think it was supposed to be a month but we felt compelled to take a round out of each other a couple weeks before. I think the reasoning was we wanted to fuck on our wedding night even if we were tired after the whole day, because well in the old days wasn't that the point of the wedding night? To finally gut the pink salmon?

Speaking of sex, a cracked article mentioned guides that do the opposite of what they are supposed to and this video creeps the crap out of me, that guy seems like he has a windowless van. (jump to 0:48 to skip the introductions)



I know they meant well and it's old, but it's full of so much funny to me. This is the same style and format that they use for grade 7 sex ed classes yet it's supposed to be for adults.

 

I'm sure she realizes "wedding night" means you drunkenly stumble/get carried to your room at 5am and fall asleep before you even manage to take your clothes off. I was actually more drunk than my husband, and woke up hungover with the bridal updo hairpins nearly piercing my skull, fake lashes half on, half off, and makeup all over the pillow. Helllooo sexy sexy married life.

Being long distance relatively frequently, I do have to say sexytimes are slightly better when you return and can finally touch each other up. But for me it is not THAT much better to be willingly holding off when the person is right next to you. But, to each their own. Have fun, flat-rate.

 

Yeah, this. Plus why wouldn't you also want to have "I'm so excited to marry you!" sex? If I was about to marry boyfriend I feel like I wouldn't be able to keep my hands off of him. Not that I can now, really, anyways.

 

You might want to consider having sex before the ceremony.

Afterward, you're both going to be exhausted, and (if your wedding is anything like the one I have planned), covered in Sriracha. That won't be fun for anybody. If you get it out of the way before, there's significantly less pressure, and you won't have to go to bed with that "busy train station in my balls" feeling.

 

True that. The best sex me and my ex had was invariably when we saw each other after I'd been away for a few weeks. Speaking of which, there's a tall blonde waiting for me in Paris and it's been two months.

I am passing through Brussels and loud family finally got off. Jesus Christ finally. Good things CAN happen in Belgium.

 

I'm a little over a year out from my wedding and there hasn't been any mention about the sex withholding. Though, if it's anything like her decision regarding what color suit she'd like to see me in, she'll go back and forth on that a million times, too.

 

Jesus, how long is the engagement? Ours was nine months.

 

Do any women want to explain the rationale for this? I'm not exactly in marrying mode but if the woman I wanted to marry suddenly said several months before the wedding "hey honey, no more sex till we're married!" I would be irrationally angry about it. What a load of bullshit.

 

All this marriage sex before and after talk made me think of this...

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I love seeing pompous shitheads like him eviscerated. I have a friend who is 26, still holding his V card, and waiting till marriage to lose it. But he's a good dude, doesn't rub it in people's faces, and it really never comes up and I doubt he would make a big deal of it when it does happen. But this fuckface, my god...