Here’s the bravely anonymous alpha blogger behind “Danger & Play ~ An online magazine for alpha males” explaining “Why You Should Cheat on Your Girlfriend.” I’ve bolded my favorite bit:
Haters will tell you to, “Man up! Break up with your girlfriend if you’re not happy.” They are missing the point. You want to have your cake, and to eat it too. Steady, reliable pussy and the occasional strange is the best of all worlds.
Cheating is a lot of fun, and it’s something I highly recommend. It’s way more exhilarating than bungee jumping, and few things feel as good as banging your girlfriend on the same day you banged some strange.
Cheating keeps your game tight. The best way to regulate your girlfriend is knowing you can bang chicks as hot or hotter than your girl. Well, when you cheat, this isn’t hypothetical. It’s reality.
Somehow I’m guessing there’s a lot more “hypothetical” than “reality” going on in this guy’s posts.
You don’t want an exclusive relationship? Fine. There’s no law saying you have to be in one. You can date casually and non-exclusively. You can have an open or polyamorous relationship. There are a lot of people out there in relationships, yet happily fucking other people outside of them. They’re just above board with it.
But that’s not what’s going on with our PUA friend here. With his talk about “regulat[ing]” girlfriends, he seems more interested in fucking over his girlfriend (assuming such a creature really exists) than he is in fucking strangers (sorry, “stranges”).
That’s not “Game.” That’s just being a dick.
But, hey, Nietzsche! He’s BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL! Or, as he puts it in a comment, “Shame and guilt are beta.”
You know, if you have to go around telling everyone what an Nietzschean ubermensch you are, you’re probably aren’t much of a Nietzschean ubermensch.
I don’t like brussels sprouts. You know what I like? Squash. Right now is a good season for squash in New England. I’ll cut them in half and bake them with brown sugar, then top them with orange zest and raisins. Really the ultimate fall dish.
I made quiche today, because I have been craving it for days. Onions, red pepper, ham, cheddar cheese… mmm.
YUM. I wanna come to your house for dinner, Nobinayamu. *drools*
I roast butternut squash until it’s caramelized and then a pour a vinaigrette made from lime and chilies over it while it’s still hot. Fantastic.
Don’t tell the Meller-toad Bee: I love to cook. I’m fantastic at it. I do big Monday night dinners every week.
This Monday that just passed I did a pan-roasted pork tenderloin marinated in rosemary, garlic, shallots and champagne vinegar with a roasted cauliflower mash and braised red cabbage with apples and caraway seeds.
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Ok, yeah, this thread is getting more skeevy and idiotic by the minute. Can we PLEASE stay off topic and ramble about what we cook/want to cook? PLEASE?!
I have an idea in my head for cupcakes recently: Honey cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting…is that a good idea, or not, because I thinking of making cupcakes this week or some other time.
Brandon: In the end, the truth usually lies between these two numbers. I would be willing it is in the range of 15-25%.
Ah, the false middle.
What if the MRAs are lying? What if they are putting up bullshit stats to support their agenda?
What if “the feminists” are actually quoting the best statistical evidence they can find?
The most consistent evidence I’ve seen says that false accusations of rape are no more common than any other crime, which gives s a range of 3-8 percent. So, going on the nonsense that “splitting the difference finds the truth” one comes up with with 5 percent of all rape accusations being false.
Not five percent of all sex acts lead a false accusation of rape, but of all the rapes reported, not more than 5 percent are false.
Even if it was only 2-8%, when viewed at from a number of incidences/per 100,000, it is still 1800-7200 false accusations per year if 90,000 rapes were reported. I don’t really think that number is insignificant, especially if you are one of those 2-8%
So… the adult male population of the US is, roughly, 100 million.
Of that 100 million lets can say that, more or less, half are not having casual sex (abistinent, in a committed relationship, etc).
So, the odds (on a purely numbers, not situationally adjusted basis) are, 4,000:50,000,000, or 4:10,000, at the most liberal of odds.
As Nobinayamu said, that’s a really small risk, to go to all that trouble to violate someone’s privacy, esp. when you make a big deal about being open and honest with the women you are interested in. Nothing like not getting their consent to something which could end up being a huge violation of their privacy.
Oooh, cooks! Does anyone know how to make mashed beets? Someone made them for me once, and they were fantastic. I feel like the recipe was more intense than “boil beets, then mash”, but I can’t find anything that looks right.
Redlocker, that cupcake combo is a good one, Peanut Butter and honey is really a nice combo. Also, if you sprinkle the cupcakes with mead, it can be even nicer.
@oldfeminist
“In some cities the unfounded rate is suspiciously high:”
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-06-28/news/bs-ed-baltimore-rape-statistics-20100628_1_number-of-rape-cases-sexual-assaults-victims
Until feminist jurisprudence became the norm, the rate of unfounded rape accusations was far higher, somewhere between 60 and 80%. Feminists, operating from leftist centers, most notably california, changed the definition of rape to mean almost anything. Enacted police training, (primary aggressor and other similar police training laws). From acedemia centers they launched various propaganda campaigns, (she fears you, take back the night, slutwalk, women don’t lie about rape).
This can clearly be seen from the article oldfeminist cited. The unfounded rate was suspiciously high. Why would feminists be infuriated about actual rapes being neglegible? The feminist article is the propaganda, (a shaming tactic). The police investigations will be scrutinized, as the article stated and a new standard for determining rape will be implemented. Convictions of innocent men will now be expected to boost the numbers and portray men as violent.
As Holly has so clearly demonstrated in her own blog, feminists standard modis opperandi is, incarcerate all men on a womans word and let God sort out the innocent.
random 6×7:
Ingredients:
Braised Beets:
2 medium red beets
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large pinch of sea salt, or to taste
2 cups vegetable or chicken stock or broth
1 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
4 medium Yukon gold potatoes
1-2 cups heavy cream
Butter and salt, to taste
Instructions:
1. For braised beets: Peel beets and chop into small, 1/3-inch cubes. Place in a wide sauté pan with butter, salt, stock or broth, wine, and vinegar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until beets are al dente (firm but cooked through), about 45 minutes. Remove from heat, keeping any remaining liquid and the beets together. You should have a dark red liquid and some very tasty beets.
2. Peel potatoes. Boil in lightly salted water until soft. Drain and mash potatoes.
3. When you are ready to serve, heat cream. (We like it pretty creamy, so we probably use close to 2 cups of cream but only a tablespoon of butter. Start with 1 cup cream and then add more depending on your taste.) Once the cream starts to bubble around the edges, add mashed potatoes and mix. Then add beets, without the beet liquid. Once beets are mixed in, add a little of the beet liquid until you get a rich, reddish-pink color. The more red liquid, the more beet flavor, but also the looser your potatoes will be.
4. Finish by stirring in a tablespoon or two of butter, and adding salt to taste. Remove from heat and serve.
I use this recipe from Epicurious, it is fine to omit the potatoes, but if you do, you will not need as much cream, and it will be more of a puree.
As long as we’re sharing recipes, there’s one super simple one I think everyone should try at some point in their lifetime: Matzo balls!
Mix up a half cup of matzo meal, two eggs, two teaspoons water, two tablespoons oil, and a little bit of salt and let it sit in the fridge for fifteen minutes. Bring a big pot of chicken broth to a boil. Take the matzo-ball-stuff out of the fridge and roll it into balls about an inch across. (Make them smaller than the size you want to eat; they get bigger as they cook.) Drop them into the broth and continue cooking for about 15 minutes.
You can make it into a fancy chicken soup with veggies and meat, or you can just eat them in plain broth; either way, it’s the most unimaginably delicious soup I know.
Shun those who make one big matzo ball instead of a lot of little ones, for they are heathens and savages.
I made a carbonnade last week.
Take about 3 lbs of beef, cut into cubes, not more than 1″ on a side.
Brown them in oil (or butter, if you aren’t keeping kosher: the butter will brown, and give a nutty flavor underneath). Do this in small batches. If needed deglaze the pan; stock or water will do.
Set the beef aside.
Chop a couple of lbs of onions into pieces. Saute in oil/butter, past sweated, not to caramel. Stop with some stock (or the deglazing liquid). Slowly stir in about a 1/4 cup of flour. Add 12 oz. stock, 12 oz belgian beer (a dubbel, or a trippel, nothing hoppy and not a lambic).
Season with a bay leaf, some fresh thyme and a bit of salt. (juniper berries are a good addition).
Cove and let simmer for 2-4 hours.
Remove the thyme and the bay leaf.
Serve with crusty bread, and beer.
“Shun those who make one big matzo ball instead of a lot of little ones, for they are heathens and savages.”
Please don’t hate my big balls…
Thanks, Bostonian! And Holly, too. It’s been years since I had matzo ball soup, and it looks a lot easier than I would’ve thought.
Redlocker: I used to love peanut butter and honey sandwiches. I feel like honey cupcakes with peanut butter frosting would be kinda the same idea. Post and let us know how they turn out! They sound delicious.
Love beets. Random: I’ve never had mashed beets, but my favorite beets are the kind they serve at the Ethiopian restaurant near me. They’re like, imperfectly minced, and I think there’s oil, ginger, garlic, onion, and maybe a little lemon? Super good!
Nobinayamu: That pork dinner sounds fantastic. I want to see if I can get my boyfriend to re-create it …
Crap! That should be two teaspoons oil. Tablespoons is too much.
I don’t want anyone to end up with greasy balls.
God, I love matzo ball soup. I should make some this weekend. Bostonian, you rock. Pecunium, the carbonnade sounds terrific. Have you ever made carne adovoda? Very similar process, but you marinate the beef first in a mixture of onion, garlic, vinegar, olive oil and really good chili powder. I add a little chocolate. Toss the marinade, brown the beef in small batches, put it all in a slow cooker cover with stock and let simmer all day.
I serve it with fried eggs, warmed corn tortillas and beer. And a green salad.
Godsdamnit, you all are making me hungry! And I already had dinner. It was awesome, though. Chicken sagg and garlic naan with tomato soup. 🙂
“Also, if you sprinkle the cupcakes with mead, it can be even nicer.”
Bostonian, my baking life will never be the same.
Bee, it’s a super easy dinner. The pork cooks in about 30 minutes (or less) and never fails to come out completely juicy.
Right now kabocha is cheap, so I’ve been cooking with it even more than usual. It goes into stir fries, it goes into Thai red curry, it goes into casseroles. I think I like it best cooked really simply though, with onions, garlic, soy sauce, rice wine, rice vinegar, and shiso. Add some rice and you have a perfect fall meal (cheap, filling, and very very healthy).
Milkslave, are you freaking serious? Then why did I just read a case where a young woman, bicycling along a deserted road, stopped and talked to a man briefly and was about to leave when he said, “I don’t want to have to hurt you,” and then picked her up (he was a foot taller and outweighed her by about 80 pounds) and took her to the woods, where he raped her repeatedly — and he was acquitted of all charges because she didn’t fight back enough.
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
@Bee
” Milkslave, are you freaking serious? Then why did I just read a case where a young woman, bicycling along a deserted road, stopped and talked to a man briefly and was about to leave when he said, “I don’t want to have to hurt you,” and then picked her up (he was a foot taller and outweighed her by about 80 pounds) and took her to the woods, where he raped her repeatedly — and he was acquitted of all charges because she didn’t fight back enough.”
You read a story and threw your support 100% behind what the story told you. Incarcerate all men on third hand information from an article you read about a womans word and let God sort out the innocent. Feminist jurisprudence.
Sorry about that. Back to food …
I had quinoa pasta and tofu for dinner, with a carrot sesame seed salad and a winter veggie slaw. I’m kind of sick of not being able to eat anything anymore. Everyone’s recipes sound amazing! CassandraSays, what’s kabocha?