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I was a stroppy teenager but I outgrew it and I was never the kind to go out really late. My parents trust me, I never had a curfew or anything.
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I never had a curfew, but my Mum
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We just... never went out late. Going out late was something that happened to other people. Most likely those people had friends, or some such concept.
On the other hand, there was (and still is, when we're back at home) the strictest curfew on staying
late you ever did see. The Matriarch is one hell of a light sleeper, and the noise made just from moving around the room (though the creaky floorboard doesn't help to that end) is enough to wake her up, at which she doesn't get back to sleep for several hours and gives us an earful in the morning.
As to stroppiness... again, just didn't happen. Instead there's this quiet little kid who does what he's told without any fuss. Híjole, are we ever boring.
Besides, little brother is stroppy enough for the entire family. Can't say he ever went through teen
, as such - more like teen anger (well, and child anger... and adult anger.... though not
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I don't stay out late much, but as long as I check in if the time is moved back, or if there's something holding me up, I believe I could potentially stay out until the sun comes up.
latest I've ever been out is like two or three though, guitar hero can keep you around like that.
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This past year, I always stayed up till 3am. Even when I had to work at 5am. Needless to say, complications regarding my health arose. >>;
But my parents always gave me a curfew of about 11pm when i was in high school. When I graduated, only the car had to be back by 11pm; what I did outside of that was my business, though they did like to know what I was doing.
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My curfew isn't set in stone but if I'm even going to miss the family dinner at 6, it launches a zillion questions with my mum. If I'm with my elder brother or sister generally she'll let me stay out as late as we feel like, but alone/with friends (who do not live near me sadly), she freaks as soon as the sun begins to set. As a result, I try to do all my socializing during the day just so my mum doesn't have a break down. I guess she's over protective since I'm her youngest.
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What exactly is the birthday list?
The latest I've ever stayed out with friends is.....11.30pm.
It's not that we're not sociable, but very few of my friends drink and we're not the clubbing type, normally it's cinema and dinner on our nights out.
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The latest I've stayed out with friends is hard to say, since it turned into the next day.
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Yeah, I've stayed out to the next day, but that was with prior consent, and it usually turned into my friends staying at my house!
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What exactly is the birthday list?
Before the forum crashed, we had a thread where we wished people happy birthday/ announced our birthdays. To make it easier on those of us with poor memory, I made a list of everyone's birthday (with the months replaced by ES months) and posted it.
It's another little fun thing to do on the forum and often led to multi-coloured text and sparklies.
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My curfew's about 9:30 on a school night. . .Though now I can stay out until around 12 or later with my sister on weekends because of this one incident that happened a year ago. . .We went to see POTC 3 on a saturday night, and afterwards my sister dragged me to Outback to visit a friend who works there. We didn't get home until almost 1, and my dad flipped out, ran down the stairs and yelled at us. Woke the whole house up, and grounded us for a month. My sister bucked the rule and now they don't bother either of us as long as we get up in the morning.
My mom also has a habit of waiting up - though I don't think she's ever lasted longer than 12, unless she's got to go pick someone up from the airport or something.
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We have no official curfew, since the only way we can get out is being driven or biking. There's an hour when biking is too tiring, and, if we're driven, our parents are picking us up, and don't want to come by too late. Once my sister stayed at her friend's house 'till five, and my mom stayed up... so it hasn't happened since.
The exception to the unofficial rule is babysitting, since we are then driven back...
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I never had a set curfew-my parents and I worked one out depending on the situation. I tended to guard my sleep like a bear defending cubs-on school days I made sure to be back by 10. On weekends, however, my parents and I often argued about whether I should come back by 1 AM or 4 AM. We usually settled for 2 AM.
Then I spent 1 1/2 years out of the home, and when I came back, my dad and I had a huge argument about curfews. I'm 20 now, and I think I'm a little old for them. My dad thinks that since I'm living in his house, he should know when I'm going to be back by-plus, he worries and sleeps badly if someone isn't home by the time he goes to bed. At any rate, the situation is in stalemate, with no curfew being
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Kurdistan government electronic site, quoting Kurdistan government media
director Twana Ahmed, said that Saleh discussed with U.S.
Vice-President Joe Biden and General Raymond Oderno the effects of U.S.
forces withdrawal on the security situation in Iraq.
"The Kurdish government believes that the withdrawal will create dangerous
security vacuum, taking into considerations the latest military
operations," Ahmed added.
"Saleh confirmed the U.S.
forces role in supporting Kurdish Beishmarga through training and units
formation to guarantee the security and safety of Kurdistan", Ahmed
On the Arab Spring question, Saleh confirmed that his government is
working on reforms to be adopted in the Kurdish region.
Regarding foreign investments, Saleh, during his meetings with US
companies and businessmen, reaffirmed the need of Kurdistan for foreign
investments, particularly in the oil fields.


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New Orleans is a cinematic city, steeped in visual clichés. We all know about the feature films, television shows and television commercials that get made here. HBO's Treme' has shone a spotlight on the local music industry, and given quite a few locals work. Right now, it seems everyone is either working in the film business in some capacity, or trying to avoid film crews! But it's not just the out-of-towners who are coming here to take advantage of our scenery and the Louisiana tax credit program for filming. Talented young filmmakers who live right here are making acclaimed movies right here.
For example, Jeff, Who Lives at Home opened this past weekend nationally. Directed by a pair of New Orleans brothers, products of Jesuit High School, and filmed mostly in Metairie (to look like Baton Rouge!), the movie has received great reviews. It's the latest in a series of several features by Jay and Mark Duplass, who wrote, directed and produced Cyrus and Baghead before Jeff, Who Lives at Home. The movie, about a 30-year old slacker who lives in his mom (Susan Sarandon)'s basement in Baton Rouge , is acclaimed as a mature piece of filmmaking. Read the rest of this page »


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Grand Master Trajtenberg and Masters Ferrando and Loboda visited the Sport Accord Convention in Canada...
The ITF delegation formed by President Grand Master Trajtenberg, Master Ferrando ITF Secretary General and Master Loboda President of AETF, took part in the Sport Accord Convention from May 22nd-25th, 2012 in Quebec (Canada), and also participated in several workshops.
Grand Master Trajtenberg held a meeting with Sport Accord President Mr. Hein Verbruggen and explained the actual situation of ITF and the steps we are following in order to get a future recognition. Finally Grand Master Trajtenberg handed to Mr. Verbruggen a study book of the Development Kids program. Mr.Verbruggen was very impressed and congratulated our President for all the good work we are doing .
Also an other important meeting was held by Grand Master Trajtenberg and Master Ferrando with WKF President Mr. Antonio Espinos Ortueta, Board Member of Sport Accord. They discussed about the actual situation of ITF and the future actions the ITF should follow in order to be successful in our next application. The ITF delegation has been very happy for the results of their visit to the Sport Accord Convention and the productive meetings held.
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"There's no secrets. We know what they are going to bring. They know what we have," declared Smith after having watched the Mustang program since its inception. "They are very well coached by coaches (Alan) Morris, (Adam) Rains and (Bryant) Blackmon and will come in ready to wrestle."
"They stepped in and took a good swing at us in the Tullahoma (Duals) final. I expect nothing less from them this time," coach Smith said in reference to the narrow 38-36 Bear victory last month with a dual tournament championship on the line.
The two-point difference was the closest the Mustangs have ever come to beating the perennial powerhouse Bradley program and shows just how far Walker Valley has progressed.
Both teams come into tomorrow night's clash with a Top 10 ranking in the latest Tennessee Wrestling Federation state poll. The Bears are 14-1 on the season and ranked fifth, while the 16-2 Mustangs are listed eighth. Bradley's lone loss came to fourth-ranked Maryville Heritage, while Walker Valley's only defeat, other than to the Bears, was to defending state champion Soddy-Daisy.
Bradley comes into Thursday's battle with four ranked wrestlers — Toribio Navarro (second at 106), Dyer Rose (third at 113), Dakota Ream (fourth at 126) and Robbie Clark (fifth at 160) — while Walker Valley has three — top-ranked Caleb Langford (138), Billy Raulston (third at 195) and Tyrus Hamrick (fifth at 132).
Six of the seven state-ranked wrestlers won by pin when the teams last met, while Hamrick fought off a tough 5-2 challenge from Taylor Kazy.
With the Tullahoma title tilt starting at 285, the Bears posted four pins (Jerry Johnson, Navarro, Rose, Ream) and a Dakota Bromley major decision in the first five matches, before Hamrick turned the tide, leading to four straight Mustang wins. After Bradley got a major decision from James Goins at 160 and Clark stepped up for a pin at 170 to secure the win, Walker Valley did all it could do with pins from John Hayes (182) and Raulston before getting a forfeit to close the meet.
When the teams met in the regular season last January, they split the first 10 matches putting the Mustangs up by two points before the Bears closed out the meet with pins from state champion Patrick Benson, Navarro, Ream and a 10-0 major decision from Bromley to take a 44-24 win.
"They are a scary team. They match up well with us," expressed Smith of the northern neighbors. "We had to do a little bumping up to help us get the win last time. We may have to do it again."
"They are capable of pinning us up top (the heavier weights), so we need to avoid that, plus we are expecting them to have maybe a couple of new wrestlers in their lineup that may cause us some problems," related coach Smith.
Bradley may also have some new faces on the mat as a pair of holiday challenge matches have come down to a third match after the competitors split the first two.
"It's no secret we aren't the dominant state championship teams of years past and they are much improved, but they still have to come to our place, under our light, and that's still a tall order," the Bear mentor remarked.
"Coach Rains is like a brother to me. Coach Blackmon and I are very competitive with each other. I have a lot of respect for coach Morris, so I love competing against them," coach Smith related. "There's no doubt, we're in for a fight."
The varsity matches will begin at 7 p.m., with junior varsity to begin at 6 Thursday evening in what is expected to be a packed Smiddy Arena.


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^^ it's Jordan fucks Aiden (not Carson).
^^ it's Jordan fucks Aiden (not Carson).
Jordan and Aiden in Aidens' Double Load II are up^^ Couple of questions
1 Why in the SAM HELL do they feel the need to have Aiden BOTTOM in every DAMN film since he 1st started Bottoming?
I do not believe he GOT the moniker "Gentle Giant" in the Deans List category for his bottoming skills. PLEASE CF PUT HIM back as A TOP *and not with a girl as you did my CONNOR* when he stepped back in front of the camera. No offense to the girls ,but I wanna see MY GENTLE GIANT pounding GUYS AGAIN DAMMIT that is what *I* am paying for.
2. Question 2 PLEASE STOP with the double and triple Loads stuff what are you guys trying to do catch him up with Lucas 5 shot load or what? The triple load thing was SEXY HOT the first copule of times now its is just a running joke SERIOUSLY
3. WHy feel the need to mention Aidens Happy New Year on CF Select CF? It is not the consumer fault that we couldn't DL it yesterday and now I guess you guys are trying to what score points or whatever. If you wanted to come out with a download site you guys should have did it like Active Duty did theirs Tested stuff way ahead of the launch before rushing head long into it. But no you guys wanna be grown and hard headed and can't give you guys friendly advice.
Travis has been jacked off until he came while getting fucked in a threeway a few times before, and I believe Trey once swallowed Connor's load as he kept cumming during their teasing one fo the girls.
And as for multiple loads, I'd very much like to see other CF guys have a go - fucking a few loads out of each other... When did Lucas shoot 5 loads?
This is the DEFINITION of sexy !!!! Can't wait to watch this tonight.
So glad this thread is new! I came to the site too late in 2011, to follow it, but now I can! Yay!
The Guys We Most Want to See Return, Part I
New Year's Eve was a blur, but now that the holidays are over, I've crunched the numbers and am ready to present the list of guys we (participants in this forum) most want to see stage a comeback at Corbin Fisher.
Participants were asked to provide a ranked list of 5-10 guys, with 1 being the person they most wanted to see return.
Guys selected had to meet two criteria: they must be someone who appeared on Corbin Fisher's web sites in 2010 or 2011, but who have been absent from the sites for at least two months.
Guys who did not meet that criteria were removed from the list, and the models below them were bumped up accordingly.
Scoring was done by assigning a score of 10 for a first-place rank, 9 for a second-place rank, and so on. A model who was ranked tenth would receive a score of 1. All scores were added up, and models were ranked from the highest score to the lowest score. A total of 35 guys were included on the lists. I will present the top 17. This number was chosen...arbitrarily. But every guy in the top 17 appeared on at least two lists, and no guys in the bottom 18 appeared on more than one list.
Drumroll, please... here are guys number 17 through 14!
#17 and 16 -- Liam and Luca
Technically, these guys probably should have tied, but since one person ranked Luca, the gay one, one rank higher than his twin brother, they bring up the rear of our list. No pun intended. They last appeared on Amateur College Men on September 2, 2010.
#14 (TIE) -- Carter II
Carter brought some color to Corbin Fisher in the fall of 2010, and brought out the racists at Waybig and elsewhere. He lands at 14th place on our list with, coincidentally, 14 points.
#14 (TIE) -- James
James first appeared on the site in February 2010 and his last appearance was July 8, 2010. If the write-up is to be believed, he is the first, or one of the first, CF guys to lose his butt-virginity in his first guy-guy scene to another guy who was doing his first guy-guy scene. He appeared in 8 scenes at Corbin Fisher.
The Guys We Most Want to See Return, Part II
#13 -- Kellan
Thirteen is a lucky number today. Kellan earned 15 points in our survey. He did a solo and a guy-girl sex scene. He had previously done a Randy Blue solo, and he last appeared on ACS on March 16, 2011. (15 points)
#12 -- Ripley
Ripley showed up right around the time that CF temporarily stopped doing solo videos, so he is one of the few models to appear exclusively on the Amateur College Sex side of things. He was a male model with quite a few sexy photos out their prior to his CF appearance. (16 points)
#11 -- Reed
Hardbodied Reed appeared in a solo and a guy-girl video. We last saw him February 2, 2011. (23 points)
#10 -- Joel
Joel has already staged one comeback on Corbin Fisher, reappearing in Summer 2010 after being gone for more than a year. Can it happen again? Will the stars align for cutie Joel to come back? He last appeared on July 15, 2010, bottoming for Cain. (30 points)
Thanks for doing this, SB. It's quite interesting. I had forgotten about some of these guys.
The Guys We Most Want to See Return, Part III
#9 -- Colby
Cute li'l Colby has also staged one comeback already. He did a solo in August 2009, created quite a ruckus, and then showed up in January 2010 getting his ostensibly-virgin ass fucked by Dawson in a notorious two-part scene.
Not counting his 4 exclusive bottoming scenes on CFSelect, Colby last appeared on the site getting fucked by Jonas April 13, 2010. (33 points)
#8 -- Robbie
Robbie is another guy who did a solo and a guy-girl scene. He's Romanian like Cain, but fans are still waiting for them to appear in a scene together, presumably talking dirty bilingually. His last scene was September 21, 2011. (34 points)
#6 (TIE) -- Kevin
Kevin, aka Jovinarky, is the highest-ranked guy who only appeared in solo and guy-girl scenes...on Corbin Fisher. He last appeared June 29, 2011, and then, like a flickering spark, he vanished. (35 points)
#6 (TIE) -- Ethan II
Ethan gives us hope; he disappeared from the site after his solo and ACS scenes in 2009, and then showed up 10 months later enjoying his "first time" with Travis. He was last heard telling Preston "Look at me while I fuck you" on November 11, 2010. (35 points)
Thanks studybuddy! This is great.
Plus one.
It's hot to see the top get the bottom off, it's hot to be the top or the bottom in that situation.
The hands-free thing is fascinating but I think often physiological. I used to have an occasional fuck buddy who would cum, hands-free, every time, often twice and usually pretty quickly. And I'm not that big or that good that I can take credit. He was just wired that way.
The Men.....of.......Porn blog gets to ask Dawson questions in 24 hrs. They're asking their readers to send questions to them. Hope Phunk gets to read this in time.
The Guys We Most Want to See Return, the Thrilling Conclusion
Gentleman and ladies, your top five most-wanted guys. The competition was fierce. Each of these boys appeared on at least four people's lists, and all but one of them received at least one first-place ranking. Keep in mind that these five young men are not just the top-ranked guys out of the 17 on this list, or the 35 guys who received votes; there were also dozens of eligible guys who didn't receive votes, making this quintet a particularly elite group. Interestingly, none of these guys is a stranger to gay sex.
#5 -- Julian II
Julian only did 3 scenes, and no straight sex, but he made quite an impression. Perhaps it was his striking looks, or his goofy, endearing personality. He last appeared December 16, 2010. (36 points)
#4 -- Justin III
Floppy-haired surfer type Justin had many fine qualities, though he was perhaps best known for his rump. He last graced us with his presence in a "CF Unlimited" video, "Justin Rides Adam" on June 27, 2011. (38 points)
#3 -- Tristan
Tristan appeared just as the Unlimited videos were turning back into solos. He had abs carved from stone, and a controversial blond haircut. We last saw him offering up his ass as a birthday present to Cameron on September 6, 2011. (39 points)
#2 -- Dru
Dru has appeared in a total of 34 videos so far at Corbin Fisher, following a run of videos under a different name at Sean Cody. But fans have clearly not had their fill. Dru last appeared tagging Trey with Martin on July 7, 2011. (40 points)
#1 -- Jarrett
And the most-requested model from the past two years who we want back is...Jarrett! A relatively rare openly gay or bi model, Jarrett appeared in two action scenes two weeks apart and burned his way into the collective memories of JUB Corbin Fisher fans. Interestingly, although no single person listed Jarrett as their most-wanted model, overall, he is the top point-earner by a significant margin. Jarrett last intrigued us when he fucked Connor on February 22, 2011. (43 points)
And...there you have it! The most requested comebacks (or should that be cumbacks?) for the upcoming months. If anyone is dying to see the raw data, feel free to send me a private message and I can email you the documents.
In the meantime, thanks for being a part of this rather odd, dynamic fan community! Here's hoping the new year brings in lots of new guys, but also lots of old favorites!
Corbin, are you listening? Your fans want more of these guys. Who can you bring back to us in 2012?
Thanks very much, studybuddy - your time and effort is much appreciated. I like the scientific/mathematical touch that you gave to this survey. Let's all hope that at least some of our New Year's wishes come true.
Does anyone else get the feeling that CF chose to release this Jordan & Aiden video straight after Jordan's solo as "Chuck" on CM, just to reinforce the idea that he's here to stay?
Thanks Studybuddy for your work and great summary comments and pictures. A nice way to start the new year. I think you've done your part in motivating cf.
I would suggest that one guy that this might have anl impact in helping get him back is Dru, because he talked several times about how much viewer feedback made him improve his performances.
Your weighting system produced a great list, CF's market research guy should give you a free month for doing his job.
"Look at me while I fuck you." What a great line, especially considering it was aimed at Preston.
As it says on the post... "Chuck has moved onto other video work". So one can only assume that they were ready for this to happen. In all honesty, a Solo and a Serviced video aren't really that big of a deal/stretch. Look at Aiden, he did SC and then did CF and became a Super Star.
That being said... I honestly think that its probable that we will be seeing more Jordan and I honestly think that the next question should be... Shaggy or Buzzed... hahaha...
I think Jordan should cut his hair.
Really? I don't know, I think I prefer his CF hairstyle actually...
1st Welcome Greg K Hope you enjoy it here!!
Thanks SB FOR THE STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE and the PICS Guess I'll be reviewing each of these guys vids in the coming days ahh sweet memories
On things you'd like to see on CF more I have another one. When Dawson and Connor were tag teaming Elijah Down on the Farm, Dawson came right after he was fucking Elijah, Connor swooped in, ate the cum off his stomach and sucked him some more making him twitch a little. Then he returned the favor after Connor fucked Elijah. That scene gave me quite often some relief.
Maybe we should set up a poll or something for things we want to see in 2012 on CF. Thoughts?
I would love to see Dawson on the MEMBERSHIP BASED SITE...
3 guys on one girl would be hot for the ACS side (we've never seen it).
I would personally love to see Aiden be more Versatile as opposed to the bottom that he's been.
More facials would be hot...
and also (even though I'm a gay guy)... I would like to see some VARIETY IN THE WOMEN.
Guy/Guy DOMINATION SCENES would be hot.
Last but not least.............................. leave the condoms on. I SAID IT.
He cut it. It's buzzed. I prefer him with it grown out.
Dawson really didn't bother me that much. Actually barely noticed him. DAMN IT!!! Why does Travis turn me on so much?! And I don't know what it is, but I really love to watch him making out, which is odd because I'm actually not the biggest fan of that usually. Still though, I honestly almost came when he was holding Dawson down, and they were devouring each other's faces. Barely made it to any of the actual sex. Didn't quite make it through the entire scene--been horny as fuck lately, but from what I've seen, it's made for a perfect wake-n-bake stroker
I recently rewatched Dru/Ethan and was struck by how Dru keeps kissing his partner throughout the scene. Lately, the scenes seem more rigidly segmented: first kiss, then suck, then frot, then fuck.
CF should do it like more Dru. Kissing is very hot to me and there are some good kissers on the roster. Let 'em loose.
Hmmm ... I wonder if they could let Dru direct some scenes.
I also agree with having the top get the bottom off.
Chandler up with Danielle on ACS
Is anyone else getting the 404 error message? I got that last night also when I was trying to search one of the older guys James II profile. Is it something that I am doing wrong? Much help would be appreciated.
Wow! That was one heck of an ACS scene! Chandler and his big ole dick put on a good show. He's very vocal. He came while Danielle was fucking his ass with a dildo. They should do that in every ACS scene if you ask me. Then we can see what they're made of.
I hope to see Chandler on the ACM side. I imagine we will.
Don't get me started... I just thought we could throw some ideas around in the case the powers that be are listening. ._.
Something else... is it just me or does Mel look like two sandwiches short of a picnic? It was precious watching him trying to figure out where to put what while Kent just lunged at him. It was like "I'm gonna fuck you now!" - "...ok?"
Even after pics of him where floating around elsewhere doing work. We Better see him on the ACM side of things and like in this Fridays update would be soon enough for me.
If we do see him on the ACM side of things it would be the first time CF has used a guy after finding out about said history well with the exception of Jack/Chip, Jordan/Chuck* that was wayyyy after the fact though*
Hello, everyone! Just discovered this forum a couple of weeks ago and have been reading around since then; you have great in-depth discussion in here, guys! It's awesome. Just decided to make an account so I'm gonna be posting a few.
P.S. Happy new year to everyone!
I'm kind of surprised that Zeke didn't make the list...he was pretty popular back in the day. Though I guess he didn't technically appear in 2010 or 2011 except for the pop-up video Budapest.
That's a valid point. Although Zeke did appear on a list, I considered him to be ineligible because the Budapest video was obviously shot before 2010.
Good point. I forgot that James was on the Pura Vida video.Originally Posted by Mnestor
And, to all who thanked me for the poll thing, you're welcome. It was my pleasure. It was fun looking through old videos and photo sets trying to pick a photo to represent each guy. I must say, though I do enjoy porn from different studios when it's well-made or the guys are hot, there is something about CF fandom that lends itself to going back to enjoy a scene later. It's like an ongoing saga where characters and storylines can make you view something in a different light.
Two things particularly struck me. I forgot how sexy Kellan looked when he was all sweaty after his ACS scene. (I tried as hard as I could to edit out the female flesh in the picture, given the guidelines of this forum.) And while I remembered that Liam looked uncomfortable through most of his bottoming scene with Dawson and Cain, I had forgotten how he cracked a smile and laughed after he came, looking very natural and relaxed. It was a nice moment, if you're inclined to re-watch.
On ACM, I'd love to see more kissing-while-fucking, the aforementioned top stroking off the bottom and an end to any weird circus act positions. (SC is much worse about those.)
On ACS, it would be great to see a guy going from girl to guy - having the two lie next to each other, eating the girl out, then sucking the guy. Making out with one, then the other, having them take turns riding his cock - there's so much they could do there.
On CFS: Some non-creepy bondage or semi-public sex. Hell, if I wanted to get really kinky, I'd let some viewers watch the guys fuck, give them direction, either one or two guys (maybe a couple as an anniversary present or something) watching them go at it or a crowd of about 25.
And a double headed dildo scene on any of the above three. Especially if Travis was on one end of it.
More face to face sexual positions and more sexual positions that don't require using your arms to prop up a body or body part - so that there can be more kissing and touching during fucking.
Yes, and on a related note, more slow, sensual, boyfriend-type lovemaking...
Seems like a popular idea, at least on this thread.
I wonder if CF's theme of presenting "mainly straight guys" is still strict company policy and vitiates the idea of romantic scenes. They have at least three directors (Corbin, Pete, and Connor - maybe more) but stylistically they're pretty similar. They follow a template with only minor variations; Pete maybe throws in more kissing.
They do put out the occasional scene (Sean/Adam, for a leading example) that fits the romantic mold; maybe they could just do it more often. I don't mean all the time - just mix it up more.


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National Book Critics Circle Finalists Announced
Posted: January 16, 2013 Filed under: Awards, Books, Novels, Poetry | Tags: a.e. stallings, adam johnson, all we know, andrew solomon, anthony shadid, behind the beautiful forevers, ben fountain, bewilderment, billy lynn's long halftime walk, d.a. powell, david ferry, david quammen, far from the tree, first novels, HHhH, house of ston, in the house of the interpreter, katherine boo, lauren binet, lbj, leanna shapton, lisa cohen, lisa jarnot, maureen n. mclane, my poets, national book critics circle award, ngugi wa thiong'o, NW, reinhard heydrich, reyna grande, robert caro, robert duncan, spillover, swimming studies, the black count, the distance between us, the orphan master's son, the passage of power, tom reiss, triquarterly, usless landsscapes, zadie smith Comments OffIt's award season, not just for movies, but for books as well. Yesterday, the National Book Critics Circle announced its finalists for the 2012 publishing year. Since 1976, the National Book Critics Circle has given the award in order "to promote the finest books and reviews published in English." The American organization has selected thirty books eligible for a total of six prizes. Those six categories are autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
Two of the titles in contention have already received much critical and popular acclaim, Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity.
and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain
Other Fiction Finalists:
Laurent Binet's HHhH, about the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
Zadie Smith's London-set NW
Adam Johnson's The Orphan Master's Son, a frightening look into Kim Jong Il's North Korea. (Both Fountain's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and Binet's HHhH are first novels.)
Robert A. Caro's The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Tom Reiss's The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo , about General Dumas, father of the famous novelist
Lisa Cohen's All We Know: Three Lives about early 20th-century trend setters Esther Murphy, Mercedes de Acosta and Madge Garland
Lisa Jarnot's Robert Duncan, The Ambassador from Venus: A Biography
My Poets by Maureen N. McLane
Swimming Studies by Leanne Shapton
The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande
In the House of the Interpreter by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East by Anthony Shadid
Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations by David Ferry
Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys by D. A. Powell
Olives: Poems (Triquarterly) by A.E. Stallings
Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen
For a complete list of finalists, click here.
The winners will be announced on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.


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Since starting this blog, each Super Bowl Sunday I've written a piece entitled "The Wrestlemania of Football." It's a play on words as many call Wrestlemania the Super Bowl of wrestling. Get it? Clever, right? Anyway, each year I look back remember football players getting involved in the world of wrestling. Here are the posts from
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WWE did a feature today too on NFL players who turned to wrestling. One of them on their list is Kevin Greene. Some may remember him appearing with Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage at a Clash of Champions prior to his own appearance in the Super Bowl. Greene would eventually put on the tights and step into the ring, teaming with Steve "Mongo" McMichael. Mongo turned heel in the match and joined the Four Horsemen (one of the worst Horsemen ever as far as I'm concerned). Greene wrestled a few more times, including a victory over McMichael. He also teamed with Ric Flair and Roddy Piper at Slamboree 1997 in a winning effort against Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Syxx. The football star won the fall for his team by pinning Syxx.
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Here's one that blew my mind. Those of you who read this blog regularly know I'm not a big sports fan anyway. I was surprised to discover that one of Raw's worst General Managers of all time is a former NFL star. That's right, Mike Adamle played in the pros. Apparently he played for seven years in New York, Kansas City, and Chicago. While Adamle never wrestled in the WWE, he was a footnote in the company's history as both an interviewer, commentator, and as I mentioned GM.
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^ LOL damn.
^ LOL damn.
We're exceptionally bashable...because we're exceptionally fat.
American might have fat people, but apparently other places have judgmental pricks. So, I guess we're the lucky ones.
Tomba, The UK and my country have millions of fatties too!
They're incapable of exercise.
For decades we have been taught that we should avoid fat to avoid gaining weight when in fact it's much more important to avoid carbs (sugar being the worst kind).
The cheapest food is usually high in carbs. Which is why the lower class in western societies is usually more overweight.
If the average person cuts out bread based items and ones with added sugar they are guaranteed to loose weight even if they eat 2000+ calories a day and eat the same amount of fat or even more of it.
Last edited by Laufey; December 28th, 2012 at 03:59 PM.
Germans are hot!
How naughty can I be and still go to heaven?
Sometimes, it's not even Americans we're seeing.
Like in In Bruge when they got Irish actors to play overweight American tourists.
The fake American accents...
This is true, it can be pretty expensive to eat healthy. Even more so if you want to go the "organic" route.
[QUOTE=thatgirl;8590926]Sometimes, it's not even Americans we're seeing.
Like in In Bruge when they got Irish actors to play overweight American tourists.
The fake American accents...
lol! "In Bruges" (do not forget the 's') have 2 Irish killers in Belgian city of Bruges. Why did you expect "American" accents?
"American" is an accent - not a language dear. Did you understand the movie? It is meant to be simple - not brain surgery....
I Googled "hot native american men" and this guy came up:
Hopefully now your mind is changed based on this really hot model guy.
Anyway, I rarely see any Native Canadians myself. Maybe it's just down to that? Lack of exposure.
Or maybe they're just flying under your radar a lot. Many of them are mixed-raced.
Edit: Another one...Thank goodness for that tumblr tag.
He is beautiful, but his fine features, especially his nose, suggest that he is partially northern European.
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He is beautiful, but his fine features,(the one in black and white) especially his nose, suggest that he is partially northern European.
Honestly, I don't think Americans should let it get to them. It's not something that is unique to them so haters will hate. It's not an "American flaw" but some people will pretend that it is. It's a health issue that many countries around the world are dealing with. And developing countries are also beginning to have this problem as well due to advancements and urbanization.
It's like that dystopian future in Wall-E. Hopefully we can all avoid that...
Yeah, it was really inconsistent.
Usually actors from the UK can pull of American accents very well but apparently not always.
Hm. The first guy? Or the second guy? You could be right.
But I'm sure some naturally have finer features. Just like there are many Asians and blacks who have finer features naturally although many have broad facial features.
Still confused? They are both Irish actors in the main role - playing Irish roles - what "American" accent were you expecting?
It seems this simple presence is messing with your mind? They are "Irish" with "Irish" accents - me thinks rocket science is wishfull thinking....
Last edited by figjam; December 28th, 2012 at 05:02 PM.
The simple presence has messed with my mind. You are absolutely right in whatever you are saying here.
Nope. I have no intention of seeing it.
I'm not into musicals, unfortunately.
And I can't stand Anne Hathaway.
I'm pretty sure he only means that the features are narrow/thin, not better or superior.
At least that's how I interpreted it.
I don't like smelly cocks ...
I think my idea earlier covers this one too. Seen a lot of Native models, actors or guys in underwear? Nope. They're a virtually invisible minority in the U.S. There are really attractive Native guys just like any other group... but you are inordinately unlikely to see them in a movie, in a magazine, or shirtless in front of a store window. A lifetime of those kinds of exposures bend people's perception of attractiveness in a way we can't measure, imho. I don't believe guys make it into magazines or underwear ads because "they're the only goodlooking guys." I think they get there because they are what people see and think is goodlooking based on what they've seen.
Ever seen those boxes for Calvin Klein underwear in department stores, with a shirtless guy wearing the underwear but you never see his head? I always wonder if any of those guys are Asian or Latino or maybe even Native-- you never know because you can't see their head and the photography is done in a gray black and white tone. So I think most people just presume they're white dudes and I think that's what you're meant to presume.
That plus if you want to eat well you literally have to go out of your way to do it-- it's what Americans choose to favor in the market as much as anyhting else. IF you choose to eat lighter and better, you have to forego a huge amount of time convenience AND cost convenience-- forget anything with a drive thru, forget any of the big main food store chains near you, and drive further and spend more in healthier choices that are much harder to do on your way to work or grabbing lunch during a workday.
First, the OP's Premise question invites the selection of Beautiful vs. Ugly, so please stop hating on people who were honest enough to try and answer to the best of their abilities. It is a baiting question that people have tried to get beyond to be fair about.Re: Which country has the most beautiful guys and which most ugly?
Next, we have a genetic predisposition to be attracted to people of a similar background to ourselves/our parents - but not 100% - there's that genetic diversity thing that's hardwired into us.
Third, then there's the exotic attraction - but that, too has limits. See Pareto Theorem for further generic details.
As to the statement that Indians and Africans are the same other than culture and religion - that is a false statement.
Indians fall into the Caucasian Race, ethnically speaking, while SubSaharan Africans are Negroid in Race. There are genetic differences. That's not a racist statement, it's a strictly scientific statement, and has nothing to do with my preferences one way ro another. I'm just trying to correct one mis-statement. And, that's also a generic statement. From Pygmy to Watusi, there is certainly a wide range in genetic diversity within the Negroid Race, just as there is in the Caucasian Race.
I'd say that White, Anglo-Saxon Males have been attracted to black females since before the Civil War in the United States. Lord knows Thomas Jefferson was certainly attracted to one of his slaves, since he fathered many MANY mixed race children. One has to question how many "black" people in the United States, today, are pure blood Negroids, versus mixed race. And, skin colour can vary, widely, within a family - I know of two brothers who are mixed race White/Black - the older is light skinned, barely determinable as having Negroid blood (hair is kinky, but not the jet black of negroids), while his kid brother is several tones darker.
Nora Roberts, writing under her nom de plume J D Robb, writes about a society in America in the not-too-distant future. In it, she routinely describes the attractiveness of mixed race people - much as "mutts" in dogs are more even tempered and better pets than a lot of purebred lines are.
Have any of you read about the beauty of Helen of Troy? Do you know what made her so beautiful in the eyes of those who saw her? Her absolute AVERAGENESS - her features struck that unique balance of EXTREME balance/average. THAT is what defined the ultimate beauty. Kind of ties back to my original statement about being genetically predisposed to people just like our own nuclear family. So, it stands to reason that those who have features significantly different would be less attractive, by and large, to a specific set of eyes.
I, personally, think it's a testament to our shrinking world and the web that people are developing attractions for a much wider spectrum of features. JustaGuy posted a picture of someone he thought might be Maori (in lieu of his Rawiri) the other day - he's certainly not my ethnicity, but I wouldn't mind getting to know him a bit more intimately. The same can be said for many other people from around the world.
When you say Brasilian, I have to chuckle. I used to do business with a major company from Brasil - WHICH Brasilian are you speaking of? The Aryian Race tall, Blue-eyed Blonds, the Portuguese, or the mixed Portuguese/Native Brasilian?
As for Indians - I've been fortunate to know a few in my years on Earth. I found some younger guys to be quite attractive.
As someone else said about a different race - haven't seen too many who aged well.
Of course, I look in the mirror, frequently, and can't say as I have aged all that well, myself.
BUT, I have to say I DO meet all of Taz's requirements, so I must be HIS perfect mate. Don't tell his Latin BF, though.
And I know, if I'll only be true, to this glorious quest . . .
Have not read the complete thread so forgive me.
I say: USA
For both categories.
^Lord knows there are enough of us to fill both bills.
And I know, if I'll only be true, to this glorious quest . . .
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Damn, I thought I'd gotten all of my pics off the web.
I guess it's true what they say . . .
Where's that bugger Matt Damon. It had to be either him or Leonard diCaprio who put my mug out there.
And I know, if I'll only be true, to this glorious quest . . .
Oh no....Matt Damon?????
Hi, Mike. How are things in Calgary?
And I know, if I'll only be true, to this glorious quest . . .
Best - Brazil, USA, Greece, Australia, Italy, Dubai (Arab Guys in general).
Not saying my least preferred.
But isn't USA just a melting pot so not a "pure" item in a way....a dilution of all the rest?
That may be our one path back to the Garden of Eden - until we are "one" how do we get past Isaac and Ishmail, Cain and Able?
And I know, if I'll only be true, to this glorious quest . . .
I agree. I think the bestlooking white Americans have to rattle off like 5 or 10 different European backgrounds when you ask about it, and the blending goes across generations. I also find that when someone slaps a picture of some European model or actor and says "isn't this guy hot" in front of me somewhere on the net... I find that he looks more like an American model than a typical guy from his country most of the time.
But then the suggestion might be that the monocultures like Korea have the ugliest guys and it isn't true...
^ Well it's common for westerners to think of Asians as a monolithic group. There are like a hundred or more ethnic groups just in China that have mixed since pre-history. But if you ask most people to describe Chinese they'll describe Han Chinese, which is just one ethnic group.
Korea's been invaded so many times throughout history not just by China but by Turkic-extracted nomads, Manchurians, Jurchens, Japanese, etc. There's more ethnic interplay throughout Asia than I think non-Asians generally know.
The Orient has certainly had its share of invasions and conquering nations. I knew there was "bad blood" between Koreans and Japanese from centuries past - something about the Japanese considering the Koreans as second class humans - the poor cousins of the Japanese, or something like that.
I think they are overcoming that - at least in the South, but I'm not an expert by any means, and I certainly don't mean to stir any pots of misinformation.
And I know, if I'll only be true, to this glorious quest . . .
There was certainly formalized second class citizenship issues when Japan invaded Korea in WWII, and Koreans who live in Japan today could still be argued to be 2nd class citizens, though it should probably be noted that this would largely extend to any permanent non-Japanese in Japan who can't own land and other restrictions. But Japan's first invasion of Korea was back in the 1590's so the bad blood had a lot of history to it beyond WWII.
I was looking for an article related to Korean men that I recall reading and I finally found it...
They have a very different view of skin care and foundation than men in western countries. It's become a really big business.
Brazil has amazing looking men
i dont know about most beautiful but i would for sure say this area has many beautiful guys...not a week goes by that i don't see the most beautiful man that ive ever seen. lots and lots of eye candy. the prettiest don't have girlfriends...or if they do they would rather play with me
The uk and the Czech Republic have the sexiest guys. I want to be too nice to say who's the ugliest because every nation has hot and ugly guys.
Oh we'll ok then. The French


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Yes, this is my second post for today. Why? Because, of course, it is not only the second anniversary of this blog but this post is also my 400th, all time! Can you say awesome in 15 languages? I can (with a little help from the magical thing we call Google Translate):
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Kadner: Illuminating street signs a bright idea for Cook County
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The names of cross streets are illuminated along Sauk Trail road at intersections where traffic signals are present. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
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Driving down Sauk Trail one night, I spotted one of those things people talk about but that I had never seen myself.
It was glowing and just hanging in midair.
"Look at that!" I shouted to my wife in the passenger seat. "You ever seen anything like it?"
"A street sign you can actually read," she replied in awe.
It was an illuminated sign contained in a box-like structure that seemed to be attached to a traffic signal hanging over Sauk Trail.
"Western Avenue," the sign read, clear as day, although it was about 8 p.m.
After making a few phone calls, I discovered the signs belonged to Cook County.
"We currently have illuminated signs at all the major intersections on Sauk Trail, from Harlem east to Western Avenue," said Mary Paleologos, a spokeswoman for the county.
Sauk Trail is a county road. Paleologos explained it was the second in Cook County to get the illuminated street signs. The first signs went up on Lake-Cook Road in the northern suburbs from the Edens Expressway west to Quinton Road.
The signs are lit by LED lights on the inside of a box that is indeed attached to a traffic signal, which is the power source for the illumination.
Cook County started the project in 2009 because, after doing research, planning engineers saw that drivers were aging and thought it would be a good idea to make it easier to see street name signs, Paleologos said.
"Also, headlights on cars today are more focused toward the pavement instead of upward, another good reason for illuminated signs," she said. "Another benefit: It's better to have an illuminated sign instead of relying on a nearby streetlight to pick up the name of a street or point a light in the direction of the sign."
And Paleologos noted that some thoroughfares in the suburbs have no streetlights at all.
"So far the response from motorists has been overwhelmingly positive," she said.
I got the same reaction from Park Forest village manager Tom Mick. I called Mick before contacting the county because I thought the illuminated signs were a village project.
"Just about everyone tells us they love the signs," Mick said. "They were installed around 2010, but we can't take the credit."
Cook County is planning to do between 10 and 20 more intersections in 2013.
The next streets scheduled for the Southland are Vollmer Road, along Ridgeland Avenue (from 87th Street to 115th Street) and one on Central Avenue.
The signs are only placed at major intersections on county roads.
The signs are wired to the traffic signal control cabinet where there is a photocell that turns on automatically when it starts getting dark.
The street signs are made of white Plexiglas panels with retro-reflective sheeting internally illuminated with LED lighting.
There's a green stencil cutout with the name of the street appearing in white. The letters are quite large and the words "Cook County" appear beneath the street name, although I confess I didn't notice that at the time I passed through the intersection.
There's also an outline of Cook County on the left corner of the sign.
Bolingbrook was the model for the Cook County project. But Bolingbrook apparently uses fluorescent lights in its illuminated street signs.
The signs are not feasible at some locations, Paleologos said, because they must be mounted on signal light mast arms.
So, now for the big question: How much do these things cost?
"The average cost per sign is $3,800," Paleologos said.
That sounds like a lot of money for a government entity that is making cuts to keep from drowning in red ink.
But as someone who drives throughout the suburbs a lot, for business and pleasure, I welcome the easy-to-read signs.
One of my pet peeves is trying to read street signs on dark suburban roads.
Yes, it's possible to do by slowing down, but every motorist has to realize he's taking a chance of getting rear-ended when he does that on a busy road.
And there are some busy intersections where the street signs are nearly impossible to read until you're in the intersection itself.
Side streets are even worse in many suburbs.
Some have no streetlights. Others have no street signs.
The county highway department plans to install the illuminated streetlights at major intersections on all county roads.
Whenever the county replaces a traffic signal, it will put illuminated street name signs into those as well, Paleologos said.
Will the signs improve traffic safety?
A co-worker told me she was stopped at a red light on Sauk Trail when a car crash occurred in the intersection and one of those vehicles ricocheted into her car.
When police arrived on the scene, they asked her what had happened. She had to have witnessed the accident because she was waiting for the light to change.
"I didn't see it because I was admiring the street sign," she said with a sheepish laugh. "I had never seen one like it."
Story update
Rich Tolleson, the retired Cook County police officer whose Crestwood home became uninhabitable for a time due to hoarding, died recently.
"He had fallen several times and finally fell in the bathtub," his wife, Emily Tolleson, said.
Paramedics responded and he was conscious at the time, Mrs. Tolleson said, but he died of a heart attack Dec. 22 at Palos Community Hospital.
"I didn't want to have a service for him and disturb everyone's holiday," she said.
She said there will be a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. March 16 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago-Alsip, 5000 W. 127th St,, Alsip.
"He was happy because of the story you wrote about him," Mrs. Tolleson said. "He found out people cared."


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Smeg Retro Red Flueless Wall Hung Gas Fire
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This wall hung stainless steel effect gas fire will provide a warm and relaxing feel to your room which is ideal for providing additional heat around your home, whilst enhancing the appearance of your room.
- Guarantee - 2 year
- Fitting instructions - Must be installed by a gas safe registered engineer, in accordance with instructions and current building regulations
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Brand | Smeg |
Range | Retro |
Style | Red with black glass front |
Construction material | Glass & steel |
Colour description | Red |
Finish | Stainless steel effect |
Height | 550mm |
Width | 800mm |
Depth | 186mm |
Remote control | Manual control |
Minimum room size | 30m³ |
Energy input high | 2.6kW |
Energy input low | 1.5kW |
High heat output | 2.6kW |
Low heat output | 1.5kW |
Heat efficiency | 100% |
Chimney type | Flueless |
Ventilation required | 1m² |
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Not sure I understand the question.VOS I'M looking to upgrade to a HR34.....I have a SWM and a 4way splitter already....runnin 3 DVR's now with the fourth output terminated....my question is if I switch this to a one 34 one 24 and one client...does the one client have to have a splitter on it since it's only one tuner or can I just use the same line coming from the switch without a splitter.....Thanks Tim
You've currently got three "drops" feeding receivers [six tuners].
Swapping one DVR with a 34, means 5 tuners, and guessing you're keeping a HR24, means you're up to 7 tuners.
The "client" I'm guessing is a Genie client, which has no tuner, and can go on the third coax drop.