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Thanks, all- I try.  😀

As I mentioned in the pre-text, this actually was kind of a fantasy for the guy I wrote it for- I can't take too much credit, as the basic story idea was entirely his.  I just fleshed it out.  8)

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Heh- I was imagining the backlash when it becomes clear that they don't actually need to hire 6 new workers…

Of course, realistically, Boglyn would go ahead and hire that many people anyway- it would just mean that they could further expand their operations…

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Those are great!  Any chance there are some off-season pix somewhere?  I couldn't find any on amg, but I'm a luddite, so that doesn't mean much.

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Well, well- you must be a youngster (he says, clicking his dentures)- never heard of Anja Langer?!  I can remember lusting after her when I was in high school.  Check out her page- she's got some nice galleries and some interesting things to say:

http://www.anjalanger.com/Pages/Introduction.html

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You don't seem to be too bad at humility when I compliment you on your Sylph stories.  So, have you got the book?  What's it like?

Sadly, I don't have the book anymore- it moved to D.C. with my ex-  I could probably get ahold of it if I asked her, as we're still on good terms.  She got it as part of a project for a sociology class she was taking and I picked it up and read it because I read pretty much anything that isn't actively trying to escape me (nailing it down doesn't help- just means it can't run as far!)

It is an interesting read.  I recall not agreeing with everything she wrote, but she raised a number of good points, particularly in regards to the myths that we accept and perpetuate regarding the supposed genetic weakness of women.

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Good to see you here, hBomb!

Your avatar may be (should have been) the inspiration for that classic song, "I like big butts…" ;D

(since avatars can and do change periodically, and because I can't seem to figure out how to put an image into the text of a message to save my life, I've included hBomb's current avatar as an attachment…)

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Might that be Colette Dowling in "The Frailty Myth"

That's the one.  I'm terrible with names, sadly- one of my two failings, the other being that I'm not good at humility. ;D 😉

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Hmm.  If I had a time machine, I would've probably suggested she take some exercise and self defense classes instead.  Pistols can be stolen or picked up by kids.  Your biceps or training can't.

My self-defense instructors would agree with you- according to them, when a victim draws a weapon in self-defense it is more likely that their attacker will take the weapon- be it a gun, a knife, or what-have-you- and turn it on them.  This is a statistic that I'm a bit uncomfortable with; I can't seem to find reference to it in any source that I would call reliable, but it seems plausible enough if you assume two things; 1) the defender is not especially well-trained in the use of their weapon and 2) the attacker is more aggressive by virtue of the situation, and thus more likely to act effectively when presented with a weapon.

In any case, training can make the difference between a decision or an action that could protect you and one that could result in your never being seen again.

I agree 100% about the idea that the caring, kind, nurturing ideal that we all like about the classical female personality got misinterpreted as meaning that she should not show aggression or violence, even in self-defence, because it's not feminine.

I think we all know how I feel about this one..

I appreciate the kind, gentle nature of many women as much as any guy, and I certainly wouldn't want an overly aggressive, nasty woman as a girlfriend any more than I'd want to be mates/buddies/whatever with a guy like that, either.  Where (for me) that stops, however, is in terms of mental toughness (one can be sweet and kind but have a "survivior" streak of mental strength, IMO) and when it comes to defending oneself or those that we love.  Look at nature:  a lioness carries her cubs in her mouth without barely ruffling their fur, but, if a potential predator of those cubs comes along, she defends them as only a big cat can.

I think it was Collette Dowland who asserted that the division of men and women into so-called traditional roles of hunter/fighter and nurturer/caregiver was a relatively recent phenomenon- i.e., only since the invention of agriculture or something like that. ;D  Anyway, what she was suggesting was that in pre-agricultural societies, women engaged in activities such as tribal battles, hunting, etc. just as much as the men and, conversely, men often were given duties of caregiving and nurturing.  The only times women were excluded from these activities were when they were heavily pregnant.  Food for thought.

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Ah.  Well, it certainly is a better costume over all, IMHO.  It's not the old WG costume I was thinking of, from back in my youth, but it's clearly derivative.

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For what purpose?  If the purpose is the display of muscle, than the WW costume is going to be better, as there is more flesh exposed.  If, on the other hand, the question is which costume is more stylish, well, that's largely a matter of taste (although I have to say I quite like skintight bodysuits with a slit clear down to the navel- what can I say?  I'm a perv!)

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