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The Bulbagarden Conversational Chat Thread Vol 4

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DerMißingno

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Maybe we should call this "self esteem" rather than "self harm"?

Still something that's going to fly over most people's heads, but sends the message that it's a good thing.

My favorite female euphemism is "tiptoe through the two lips." That doesn't really work at all for males though. "Winding Big Ben" was one that I invented. It's not that good, but better than a lot of the other ones that I saw on that list (such as "raising the dead").
 

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Maybe we should call this "self esteem" rather than "self harm"?

Still something that's going to fly over most people's heads, but sends the message that it's a good thing.

Self abuse is more ambiguous. The more ambiguous it is, the less kids would catch wind of what we're talking about.
 

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Choking the chicken, slapping the salami, pulling the pope, bashing the bishop, strangling the one eyed snake.
 

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Maybe we should call this "self esteem" rather than "self harm"?

Still something that's going to fly over most people's heads, but sends the message that it's a good thing.

Self abuse is more ambiguous. The more ambiguous it is, the kids would catch wind of what we're talking about.

I doubt little kids are going to make the connection between this activity and "self esteem." That's part of why I suggested it; "self-loving" or "self-pleasure" are much better known euphemisms.
 

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Maybe we should call this "self esteem" rather than "self harm"?

Still something that's going to fly over most people's heads, but sends the message that it's a good thing.

Self abuse is more ambiguous. The more ambiguous it is, the kids would catch wind of what we're talking about.

I think the ambiguous ship has long sailed on this conversation.
 

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I get the feeling that I should be glad I have no idea what you're all discussing right now.
 

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Regarding the whole "being in to Pokémon" thing. I am watching the entire series again. Mostly because it's still a fun show to just watch and enjoy. And I'm also playing Pokémon White when on the toilet. And I'm also reading Pokémon Adventures Manga (on rare occasions) because I just discovered it and it's wildly different. It's intriguing to say the least. xD Still, I'm not that fanatic about Pokémon anymore. Just hit a Pokémon period recently, you know? One time it's stargate, then Inheritance Cycle, then Legend of Zelda. Ya know?
 

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I get the feeling that I should be glad I have no idea what you're all discussing right now.

And that's how I knew you're not old.

Actually I usually just assume that someone is young until proven otherwise. It's a lot safer that way.
 

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Maybe we should call this "self esteem" rather than "self harm"?

Still something that's going to fly over most people's heads, but sends the message that it's a good thing.

My favorite female euphemism is "tiptoe through the two lips." That doesn't really work at all for males though. "Winding Big Ben" was one that I invented. It's not that good, but better than a lot of the other ones that I saw on that list (such as "raising the dead").

It doesn't always work for women either, since we have more than one place where we get the self-esteem on and the other one isn't really between the lips. But I like that euphemism regardless - will be using it in the future.
 

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Also, I reached the second Johto season in Pokémon again (which I haven't seen since waaaaay back when I was a kid) and I was singing along with the English theme song. In dutch. I was like "Howwwww do I knoooooowwwwwwwwwwww that stiiiiillllllllllllllllllll?" xD
 

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Whatever. At her age, I was already an active self-esteemer.

(But not very good at it.)

I was a professional by then.

You have the advantage of being male, all your equipment is in front of you and you don't have as much shame from society for it. There are literally women who die of old age never having learned self-esteem.
 

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Whatever. At her age, I was already an active self-esteemer.

(But not very good at it.)

I was a professional by then.

You have the advantage of being male, all your equipment is in front of you and you don't have as much shame from society for it. There are literally women who die of old age never having learned self-esteem.

Yeah, our instrument is also much easier to work. Yours is so fucking complicated UGH WHY
 

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Whatever. At her age, I was already an active self-esteemer.

(But not very good at it.)

I was a professional by then.

You have the advantage of being male, all your equipment is in front of you and you don't have as much shame from society for it. There are literally women who die of old age never having learned self-esteem.

I have 10 good friends attached to my hands. Didn't need much help.
 
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