WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2008 Opinion WWW.KANSAN.COM THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Jayhawk dirty talk
My friend told me that she recently slept with a new boy.
She said that when finished, he rolled over, and said something like, "You gotta big one. Hehehe."
She was mortified. Why would a boy say such a thing? And what was he referring to, the inside or the out? Doesn't that mean that he's just too small?
-Labia Majora
Dear Big Lips,
Of course she was mortified. If a girl told me that I had a big one after sex, I would be too. Wait, no I wouldn't and that should just illustrate a difference between boys and girls that this guy obviously didn't grasp. I have yet to find a girl who enjoys being told that a part of her anatomy is large compared to the rest of her body. Except maybe breasts, but even in that case, there are very few ways to give that compliment in a tactful way.
As far as questioning his size goes, I don't know if that is the case. During research for a column I wrote a few weeks back about penis size, I came across a study concerning the size of a woman's vagina depending on her race. There was a small correlation between race and length of labia. This particular study found that African American women had larger labias than other women. If your friend does happen to be an African American woman, tell her that she shouldn't be freaked out if she has a little more down stairs than other women this guy has been with.
In a way, it sounds like she was more woman than he was used to, and that's all right.
The size of internal genitalia doesn't really matter a whole lot cosmetically. You can't really see it unless you get up there with a flashlight like some sort of cervix-seeking spelunker. The vagina, just like the penis, can double in size when its owner is aroused.
Maybe this failed compliment wasn't directed toward her. He could have just been informing your friend that she just received a large penis. Narcissism, just like a bad compliment, is not cool.
At least he didn't say something really terrible like, "You now have the clap, hehehe."
Just the same, his big comment was out of line. Tell your friend that she has nothing to worry about other than a taste for men who are not the most eloquent and tactful speakers.
Peter is a Shawnee sophomore in journalism.
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You must be one of them. I'm sure you put all your profile pictures of you guys making out together too. p.s. If you're really in love with someone you wouldn't post it all over Facebook to try and persuade others that you are.
*insert somthing witty here*
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Instead of putting, "insert something witty here," how about you just put nothing at all?
If you snore...Don't sleep in the LIBRARY!
Duty.
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Wow, what a f!@#ing surprise. About the time the government starts investigating oil prices they fall over $9 a barrel in two days. Can you sat highway robbery?
Max Rinkel
BLOGGER VIEW
Going green's hidden agenda lies in the cost
I am by no means a giant environmentalist pansy like the people you can find a dime a dozen around Lawrence. In fact, I hope the damn dirty hippies die in a very nongreen way, such as inhalation of too many car exhaust fumes. But I have found myself taking up some green actions here in Philadelphia.
I still believe that global warming is extremely overhyped. I don't believe it's that important either — I, the most important human being outside Jesus Christ, won't be around by the time the exaggerated harm begins. But I can now confirm that smog actually exists. If you look out at Philadelphia in the early morning, it's that hazy gray cloud looming over Center City. Smog is still better than smug, though (If you don't know what I'm referencing, watch the South Park
One of the more notable hab-
episode).
Really, I'm more doing things that are green out of necessity because I'm cheap. For example, I take the subway or walk to work in Philly. This is mostly because I don't have my car with me, and gas is unaffordable. I'll easily take a 45-minute walk to work and a $1.45 subway trip back, thank you. I'm also buying less Styrofoam and other disposable plates and cups. It's much easier to buy two of each and wash them constantly, although sometimes the grape juice taste lingers when I go to drink milk. In my apartment in Lawrence and home in Humboldt, we used the windows and fans instead of the air conditioner when possible. Here, I don't care, though. I don't pay utility bills on my dorm room.
its I've picked up on is recycling paper. Newsrooms should be some of the leaders in paper recycling. We go through lots of paper, even beyond what gets put out on the streets every day. And it's easy to do. Walk 20 feet to the recycling bin and throw all newsprint or printer paper in it.
By the way, does anyone feel like having a huge car wash in the middle of Lawrence and dump the soap into the Kansas River just to piss off the whiny-ass, self-righteous environmentalists in the city? It'll be fun.
I have no intention telling others to start going green. For me, it's just a cost-cutter. But if you want to save some cash, greening it may help a little.
— Luke Morris
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