Extroverted Introvert Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I am a self-proclaimed band geek. I have played clarinet for twelve years and all of my siblings play instruments. One plays trumpet and two play sax. Ok, that's all back-story information. Story-time: I am riding in a car with a bunch of coworkers. This is before I knew I was ace. The song "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo comes on. I had honestly never listened to the words but I loved the trumpet-line in it. So I proclaimed that I loved that song and asked them to turn it up. Everyone looked at me really weird. I said I liked the trumpets - they just seemed so happy. The guy next to me asked me if I understood what the song was about and repeated the lyrics. It took longer than it should have to figure out what the song was actually about. In the end, the song seemed really strange. What did trumpets have to do with anything? But I didn't tell them that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Acing It Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Even though I could easily fit in the older asexuals thread I finally had dogging explained to me 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nerdperson777 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I missed my chance to be an educator earlier. I was playing a game with my friend and then three dude/bro players were using the voice chat. I was the medic keeping everyone alive. One player said "the last one to [checkpoint] is a homo." So I just kind of wanted to be last to be not straight. When we got to the checkpoint, they said how good a medic I was. I asked my friend if I should tell everyone that I wasn't straight. I never really got to. Now that I'm reliving it in my mind, I should've said "thanks, it's my rainbow pride power." Then I could've introduced them to more sexualities than gay and straight. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Acing It Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 On 08/02/2018 at 7:53 PM, WoodwindWhistler said: You think THAT's big?? You've never painted big ol' pinecones to be mini Christmas trees? Maybe that's a Southern thing. I love your giant pinecones! (if I wasn't on Aven and Ace, that could well be interpreted as 'dirty talk' I just realised). What tree are they from? And is this the south of the US (I guess it is) 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragon_nerd Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Acing It said: I love your giant pinecones! (if I wasn't on Aven and Ace, that could well be interpreted as 'dirty talk' I just realised). What tree are they from? And is this the south of the US (I guess it is) Well I've never seen pinecones that big in soulthwest England . I think I've seen pinecones that big in the redwood forests in California though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
will123 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 4 hours ago, Acing It said: I love your giant pinecones! (if I wasn't on Aven and Ace, that could well be interpreted as 'dirty talk' I just realised). What tree are they from? And is this the south of the US (I guess it is) Definitely not like the red, white or jack species of pine found in Canada. Holy cripes those are big cones! More dirty talk on AVEN. LOL 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nerdperson777 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 5 hours ago, will123 said: Definitely not like the red, white or jack species of pine found in Canada. Holy cripes those are big cones! More dirty talk on AVEN. LOL The best "dirty talk" I've heard here is "Only on AVEN can you say 'I want your body' and it not be taken in a creepy way." 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Acing It Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, nerdperson777 said: The best "dirty talk" I've heard here is "Only on AVEN can you say 'I want your body' and it not be taken in a creepy way." and possibly then only in the gender forum! I can't see that make sense anywhere else! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andiamo Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 12 hours ago, dragon_nerd said: Well I've never seen pinecones that big in soulthwest England . I think I've seen pinecones that big in the redwood forests in California though. As a person from California, can confirm. We have some huge pinecones. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bloc Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 On 10.2.2018 at 12:56 PM, A_Osmyde said: Oh it gets even better. That phrase, "diamonds are forever"? Utter bull****. Diamonds will literally burn in a house fire. Vaporize--gone. Sapphires, rubies, that cheap cubic zirconia stuff? Oh they'll be fine. This reminds me of a former colleauge who used diamond rings -- yes rings made of diamond, not a gold ring with a diamond attached -- as electrical insulation, because diamond is the electrical insulator with the best thermal conductivity. He just forgot that diamond is not stable a high temperatures, so he turned the heater to over 900 °C and the diamond converted to graphite and the experiment was broken. Later he replaced the diamond rings with sapphire rings. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Acing It Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Bloc said: This reminds me of a former colleauge who used diamond rings -- yes rings made of diamond, not a gold ring with a diamond attached -- as electrical insulation, because diamond is the electrical insulator with the best thermal conductivity. He just forgot that diamond is not stable a high temperatures, so he turned the heater to over 900 °C and the diamond converted to graphite and the experiment was broken. Later he replaced the diamond rings with sapphire rings. Very extravagant. I never thought about this, but yes of course, diamonds are made of carbon. I bet they don't burn as quickly as giant pinecones, though. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nerdperson777 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 10 hours ago, Acing It said: and possibly then only in the gender forum! I can't see that make sense anywhere else! Yes, you are correct. That was in the gender forum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nerdperson777 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Andiamo said: As a person from California, can confirm. We have some huge pinecones. I'm still not sure I've seen pine cones that big, but they're decent size. (That could somehow be taken in a dirty way, I think.) My previous dog would chew on them with his golden retriever friend. That's the only time I really did anything with them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WoodwindWhistler Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 5:43 AM, Acing It said: I love your giant pinecones! (if I wasn't on Aven and Ace, that could well be interpreted as 'dirty talk' I just realised). What tree are they from? And is this the south of the US (I guess it is) I literally Googled "giant pine cones" hahaha Oh, the ones we have here aren't THAT big, but they are about twice the size of the one originally posted. A smidge bigger than these: 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Acing It Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 minute ago, WoodwindWhistler said: I literally Googled "giant pine cones" hahaha Oh, the ones we have here aren't THAT big, but they are about twice the size of the one originally posted. A smidge bigger than these: Hahaha. And I thought you were talking from experience. Those look lovely! What a great idea! I always thought pinecones looked a bit like the trees they came from but I never thought of making them into Christmas trees by decorating the cones! I'm going to do that too I think. Now, where can I find giant pinecones around here... I though the supposedly big one Oaktree posted wasn't that big, even for here in Europe. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Acing It Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Just had a look and they are probably pinecones from the sugar pine. Found this picture on trip adviser. It looks like the trees are just as massive! https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g3174365-d3161303-i184822020-Sugar_Pine_Walk-Laurel_Hill_New_South_Wales.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skycaptain Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 On 12/02/2018 at 2:04 AM, Andiamo said: As a person from California, can confirm. We have some huge pinecones. Did you know you can make a drink from them. Grind them up, mix with white rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice, there you have a Pina conada 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Acing It Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Skycaptain said: Did you know you can make a drink from them. Grind them up, mix with white rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice, there you have a Pina conada The trees? Or the pinecones? I can see you grind up a tree in your kitchen. The task would be MASSIVE! Using the tree could generate enough for an entire town (but I guess you mean the pinecones of course) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Acing It Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 btw... They do something different in certain parts of Austria, with different pinecones of course. The drink is called zirbenschnaps 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dee615 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) For a long time I never understood the concept of birth control - if a couple didn't want to be pregnant, why did they have sex? I puzzled over this for years and years, until a friend told me that sex was supposed to be pleasurable. I also thought that kings had harems because they wanted a lot of trusted sons to place in positions of importance, as insurance against being overthrown/ murdered. I guess these are two instances of not seeing the "sexual angle" even in overtly sexual situations. So much for people supposedly seeing sex in everything. It's when I see other people's reactions that I'm even reminded that there's a different interpretation (and moreover, that other people see it right off the bat, without any prompting). Edited February 15, 2018 by dee615 Included spacing. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dee615 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 On 1/26/2018 at 7:13 PM, Wish Bear 🌠 said: When you look at someone and sex doesn't cross your mind. When you look at your naked boyfriend on your bed and sex doesn't cross your mind. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nerdperson777 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I was in my trans chatroom earlier and someone enters the server looking for advice. I would guess the new user to be a trans girl but a lot about what they said was just about liking dicks. There was enough info for me to see that they are trans and not just a feminine gay man but I really didn't know how to advise on those topics. Another chatroom member just went for the sex route. The user's first thought was being a "sissy" and the member's first idea was "go on your favorite porn site and search sissy training". I'm not sure why we had to go to the sex first. But I guess we ended up going that way anyway. I actually got to say "I'm not knowledgeable on sex" as a way to ask for help from other members. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
will123 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I'm surprised to see sissy being used. Does it not have a really 'bad' connotation? I think the only/last time I recall hearing it used was in L.A. Confidential. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
will123 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Or is this a case where a derogatory term if spoken publicly, is used freely among those in the 'community'? (I don't know) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dee615 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 2/3/2018 at 8:58 AM, chandrakirti said: I had two incredibly ace moments again this week, both, unfortunately at work! The first was on Thursday, when a male colleague came in with the most lovely new box for his lunch and it was filled with exquisite food...before I had the chance to stop myself, I'd said 'Ooh! I love your lunchbox!'. The second was on Friday, when a colleague who has migraine was complaining about the strong light above her desk, and she put on a baseball cap. She said she was hiding from the light and thought I'd be witty by saying 'Well hiding your bushel under a light is probably better than hiding your light under a bushel'.... Sorry - don't get the first one!! I'm serious. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dee615 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 1/7/2018 at 2:27 AM, Quasar.w said: (Just quoting myself) ahm.. so one of these friends has now told me that after a "house party" said person B slept at her place (where the party had been), they were both really drunk and "although we both know that there's something between us, he later said he doesn't think it would work out and doesn't want to ruin their friendship because of something that happened when drunk", so know it's even more complicated and she just feels not so well (which I understand). But 1) I guess that "he slept here" means sex but I'm so not sure and I won't ask ^so awkward^ 2) why is she telling me this in the first place? We're not that close, it's weird 3) you're probably talking to the only ace you know, I HAVE NO FREAKING IDEA, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW SEXUAL ATTRACTION FEELS LIKE, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY!? gosh that was such an awkward conversation... Yesterday was "you are so ace"-in your face day! Later (with other people there) they were talking about game of thrones and the incest that happens in the royal family of whatever house (Idk I don't watch the show). And my comment was that in the past incest was kind of common in royalty in order to "keep the blood royal/clean", people often had to marry their cousins and stuff (as far as I know). And that for me the bad thing about it is simply that when you then have kids they have weaker/worse genes and therefore are more likely to have illnesses and such. Which was the case in old royal families. The friend I told this to went "and?", and I was like "no that's it, it's bad for the childs genes" and he was like "oh, I thought you would make a joke at the end", me "ahm... no. That was meant in a serious way. Sorry, sometimes I just think too rational about such things" ^hides^ because the only real way of me thinking about sex is rational... or being completely lost This post got long... My reactions to both situations would be exactly the same. I don't know what to read into these kinds of comments from other people. I don't get the nuances. And honestly, I'm not interested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dee615 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 1/16/2018 at 11:26 AM, MollyMarie said: I should have known I was ace when my mom gave me "the talk" and my first and only question on the subject was "why on earth would anyone want to do that?" But more recently, I was writing what was supposed to be a very cute romantic scene between two characters in my novel. I was writing along, had great momentum, but then I got to a place in the scene where these two characters should kiss and I went blank. Like totally blank. Suddenly there were no words in my brain. Eventually I had to text my friend and ask her to explain kissing to me... This is basically my archetypal diagnostic test for ace-ness. You are asked to write a romantic story or movie script and your mind goes blank. And it's not a momentary writer's block. You LITERALLY don't know what to say. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nerdperson777 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 2 hours ago, will123 said: I'm surprised to see sissy being used. Does it not have a really 'bad' connotation? I think the only/last time I recall hearing it used was in L.A. Confidential. 2 hours ago, will123 said: Or is this a case where a derogatory term if spoken publicly, is used freely among those in the 'community'? (I don't know) My guess is that when people reclaim the words, they think it's okay to call themselves that? I'm not a very good judge of things so I try my best to not even use the words at all. Gay used to be derogatory. Queer used to be derogatory, even though some people are still offended today. I've heard someone in the chatroom call themselves a tranny. I've only heard of it as a negative term. It's confusing, idk. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
:)(: Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 22 minutes ago, nerdperson777 said: It's confusing, idk. I sorta get it it’s kinda like ppl calling themselfs the b word and laughing I mean if u reclaim it and u can laugh at it and not care it can’t hurt u Quote Link to post Share on other sites
will123 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 10 hours ago, :)(: said: I sorta get it it’s kinda like ppl calling themselfs the b word and laughing I mean if u reclaim it and u can laugh at it and not care it can’t hurt u You've lost me with the 'b word'. I am aware of the c and n words. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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