Why are teenage boys so disgusting?

[Frame Dragger]

As a general observation from one who has had experience in medicine... ALL people are disgusting, at all ages although not always intentionally.

 

[zoobyshoe]

As a general observation from one who has had experience in medicine... ALL people are disgusting, at all ages although not always intentionally.

Reminds me of the episode of Friends where Rachael dates a gynecologist. He say to her, "You're a waitress. Don't you ever get sick of the sight of coffee? Don't you ever feel that if you have to look at ONE MORE cup of coffee you're going to get sick to your stomach?"

 

[Char. Limit]

Zooby, you twisted my words so far out of context that it actually physically hurt my back.

When did I ever deny that authentic sexual harassment existed? I even went out of my way to be fair by saying that most women didn't accuse men of sexual harassment for
minor things. And this!

Obviously authentic sexual harassment exists. Only a moron would think otherwise. I'm not glad that you see me as such.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Zooby, you twisted my words so far out of context that it actually physically hurt my back.

When did I ever deny that authentic sexual harassment existed? I even went out of my way to be fair by saying that most women didn't accuse men of sexual harassment for
minor things. And this!

Obviously authentic sexual harassment exists. Only a moron would think otherwise. I'm not glad that you see me as such.

I did not twist your words, nor did I think you were denying authentic sexual harassment exists. I was trying to put your concerns about being accused of it into perspective such that you don't feel afraid to flirt. The important thing in my post was not the part about sexual harassment but about the difference between it and non-threatening flirting, (which will be understood even by hardcore lesbians who would not sleep with a man under any circumstances).

 

[Frame Dragger]

Reminds me of the episode of Friends where Rachael dates a gynecologist. He say to her, "You're a waitress. Don't you ever get sick of the sight of coffee? Don't you ever feel that if you have to look at ONE MORE cup of coffee you're going to get sick to your stomach?"

Yeah, and that was a VERY optimistic view. Imagine 'You're a waitress... do you ever get tired of cleaning the grease traps, gum from under the tables, and getting your *** pinched? is probably a more accurate metaphor

What can I say, the book was right; "Everybody Poops"

 

[zoobyshoe]

Yeah, and that was a VERY optimistic view. Imagine 'You're a waitress... do you ever get tired of cleaning the grease traps, gum from under the tables, and getting your *** pinched? is probably a more accurate metaphor

What can I say, the book was right; "Everybody Poops"

I just realized: it seems like a no-brainer, but for some reason Dirty Jobs has never had an episode about dealing with impacted bowels.

 

[Frame Dragger]

I just realized: it seems like a no-brainer, but for some reason Dirty Jobs has never had an episode about dealing with impacted bowels.

Did you SEE the episode where he palpated female cows through the anus to see if they had calves?! They don't have impacted bowels because he's elbow deep in them already.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Did you SEE the episode where he palpated female cows through the anus to see if they had calves?! They don't have impacted bowels because he's elbow deep in them already.

Yeah, I saw that one. I also once saw a documentary about an Intern in a hospital. They followed him through a 36 hour shift during which he got increasingly irritable from fatigue, and then he got to deal with a guy with impacted bowels. He was thrilled! Just as thrilled as Mike Rowe when he had to put his arm in the cow bowels. So, I think human impacted bowels is a no-brainer for Dirty Jobs. Maybe they're saving that for the very last episode.

 

[Frame Dragger]

Yeah, I saw that one. I also once saw a documentary about an Intern in a hospital. They followed him through a 36 hour shift during which he got increasingly irritable from fatigue, and then he got to deal with a guy with impacted bowels. He was thrilled! Just as thrilled as Mike Rowe when he had to put his arm in the cow bowels. So, I think human impacted bowels is a no-brainer for Dirty Jobs. Maybe they're saving that for the very last episode.

I've treated impacted (human) bowels, but you couldn't pay me in platinum ingots to do Mike Rowe's job

Frankly, in medecine it isn't the bowel functions that are so terrible. You're bound to see wounds and limbs at angles that just strike a wrong chord with most people. I'd rather wade hip deep in **** than see someone who took a header into the pavement sans helment (on a bike or motorcycle).

For out and out disgusting, nothing is worse than days 5-14 of human decomp at room temp. That... is almost unbearable.

 

[DaveC426913]

For out and out disgusting, nothing is worse than days 5-14 of human decomp at room temp. That... is almost unbearable.

When asked, Mike did say that the worst smell he'd ever encountered in his job, bar none, was the one where he "stewed" the meat off animal carcasses to recover the skeletons.

 

[Frame Dragger]

When asked, Mike did say that the worst smell he'd ever encountered in his job, bar none, was the one where he "stewed" the meat off animal carcasses to recover the skeletons.

I believe it. That I cannot even IMAGINE. I'd rather be in a lab full of specimen jars and formalin.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Frankly, in medecine it isn't the bowel functions that are so terrible. You're bound to see wounds and limbs at angles that just strike a wrong chord with most people. I'd rather wade hip deep in **** than see someone who took a header into the pavement sans helment (on a bike or motorcycle).

For out and out disgusting, nothing is worse than days 5-14 of human decomp at room temp. That... is almost unbearable.

That all sounds pretty bad, indeed. I met a girl a few nights ago who was thinking about going into pathology. I'm sure she doesn't quite realize how bad it could get.

 

[sweetpea1993]

Not that i don't love yall but guys are mostly disgusting because that's their jobs... lol... to annoy us into insanity

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

thats their jobs... lol... to annoy us into insanity

In my experience its a two way street. ;-)

 

[Char. Limit]

IMHO, and it is feeling humble right now, women were put on this planet to annoy men and vice versa.

Of course, I happen to be very good at it, and not in the teenage way described here, IRL.

 

[EnumaElish]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1599902214/?tag=pfamazon01-20 is #57,164.)

 

[Char. Limit]

I have a thought. It might not be a good one, but I did think it, and so it is technically a thought. It exists, if anything can be said to exist. OK, maybe you are getting bored with this boring blather. Now to the aforementioned thought.

Have we ever considered the idea of sending boys and girls to separate schools, each catering to their separate needs?

Of course, if this were any other forum, I would brace for the cry of "sexist".

If you think about it, in general, middle school boys can't stand middle school girls, and vice versa. Of course, this changes in high school. But has anyone modern entertained this notion, and if so, does it work?

 

[lisab]

I have a thought. It might not be a good one, but I did think it, and so it is technically a thought. It exists, if anything can be said to exist. OK, maybe you are getting bored with this boring blather. Now to the aforementioned thought.

Have we ever considered the idea of sending boys and girls to separate schools, each catering to their separate needs?

Of course, if this were any other forum, I would brace for the cry of "sexist".

If you think about it, in general, middle school boys can't stand middle school girls, and vice versa. Of course, this changes in high school. But has anyone modern entertained this notion, and if so, does it work?

Personally I think this is a great idea. I read that they're trying this somewhere (I'm too lazy to google where I found it haha) and the biggest difference is seen in the boys - they do much better in all-male classrooms.

I don't think the entire schools would have to be separated by gender, just class time.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Its been around though mostly in private schools.

Article on current trend in single gender class rooms.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/14/AR2008061401869.html


Here is an Op Ed criticism of gender separation in school.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-03-28-oppose_x.htm
She has some good points. Her assertion that boys schools and programs always receive more money is probably based primarily on sports programs though it is still valid. I also agree that the primary differences in learning are likely cultural bias as opposed to an elementary difference.

 

[Char. Limit]

Two quotes, one from each article:

Supporters of separation argue, without proof, that boys and girls are so different that they must be tought differently. But studies show that gender differences are relatively small and becoming smaller. For example, the degree of overlap in girls' and boys' math skills was computed at between 98% and 99%, while in verbal skills the overlap was 96%.

Please don't say the other side needs proof, then give me these large and uncited numbers without explanation. It makes me wonder.

The school has no test data yet by which to judge the experiment, but Howard noted that grades for children in same-sex classes improved in many subjects. A parent survey found that almost half the boys and almost two-thirds of the girls in the classes had better attitudes toward school.

You are using one man's statement as a reliable source?

Personally, the word I hate most in the second article is "segregation". Seriously, we aren't trying for anything like Plessy.

Also, I'm not inclined to believe an article about women being cheated if the author is the president of NOW. If women aren't cheated, she's out of a job, after all.

 

[Borek]

It's pretty straightforward: children have a far higher chance of surviving to adulthood today than at any other time in history. And they will be much healthier, and they will live longer.

I agree, but... look around

 

[Frame Dragger]

I agree, but... look around

Yes, with hightened awareness of our surroundings and... friends... comes ... it's unavaoidable!

 

[WiFO215]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlYZbvmgx8E

I think this sums up the entire thread.

 

[GeorginaS]

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It didn't show up properly because you're only supposed to paste the final letters and numbers in the link between the the [ youtube ] codes. In this instance, only KlYZbvmgx8E was inserted between the codes.

 

[Borek]

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It sums up things pretty well.