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+1,000 Mona Dec 2012 #1
My first thought after reading this was, Gloria Allred pocoloco Dec 2012 #38
Hey, Gloria Allred is ALRIGHT! If we hadn't had irritants like her, we'd be so much farther calimary Dec 2012 #69
Seriously. Seriously. knitter4democracy Dec 2012 #2
k&r AmyDeLune Dec 2012 #3
It was actually the Iowa Supreme Court. libinnyandia Dec 2012 #4
Thank you. I've corrected the piece. ProfessionalLeftist Dec 2012 #9
THE EVIL PEOPLE ARE ALL THE SAME ROBROX Dec 2012 #5
The Enemy Godot51 Dec 2012 #6
Sounds more like the dentist's wife at fault ErikJ Dec 2012 #7
Seems he had issues with her presence regardless the wife. And the pastor (male) helped ProfessionalLeftist Dec 2012 #11
there is no doubt this is Taliban behavior liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #13
The question before the court was... jberryhill Dec 2012 #27
It was gender discrimination. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #41
Excellent post and great advice. mbperrin Dec 2012 #68
so, dont blame the attractive woman, blame the other woman. whatever we do, do NOT blame the man. seabeyond Dec 2012 #15
Please read my post #41. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #43
His wife OBVIOUSLY has a problem too. kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #78
disgusting but not surprising given our culture's disrespect of women liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #8
He fired her on advice ohheckyeah Dec 2012 #10
Yes. Isn't that .... ProfessionalLeftist Dec 2012 #12
Of course, the pastor ohheckyeah Dec 2012 #18
"..keeping things professional." is an UNDERSTATEMENT. Volaris Dec 2012 #47
Holy Moly... ReRe Dec 2012 #14
Just when you think it could not get stupider. mbperrin Dec 2012 #16
Some consolation prize. iemitsu Dec 2012 #28
Three decades in education, work with what you've got. mbperrin Dec 2012 #33
!@#$%^&*!!!!! freshwest Dec 2012 #17
Once again, Women are relegated to second-class citizens. This shit is going to keep up .. BlueJazz Dec 2012 #19
The Taliban outlaw woman to work, have any legal voice, show any skin, use phones, drive... Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #20
Highly recommended read. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2012 #21
Evil and Stupid... Grey Dec 2012 #22
Iowa, actually, not Idaho. nt cecilfirefox Dec 2012 #23
Tx. Changed the post and the piece ProfessionalLeftist Dec 2012 #34
Fuck, what the hell century are we in... WCGreen Dec 2012 #24
What about his patients? catchnrelease Dec 2012 #25
What do you think he should have done? What was a better solution? Nt Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #26
Are you actually defending this? To answer your question: he should have done nothing. ieoeja Dec 2012 #32
No. I'm wondering if you were so attracted to someone at work Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #39
We also get erections when our jeans rub us the right(or wrong) way... Humanist_Activist Dec 2012 #42
Your jeans rubbing on your penis don't have a source attraction... Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #45
The point is that your penis doesn't need a source of attraction, or if it does have one... Humanist_Activist Dec 2012 #54
Put it in context. This was not just someone he saw walking down the street. Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #60
"doesn't mean we go around humping blue jeans at Old Navy all the time." ieoeja Dec 2012 #51
That does it! Wranglers from now on! mbperrin Dec 2012 #71
Weird question. ieoeja Dec 2012 #50
Yeah, I don't get that turn of phrase either, and usually, unless you are itching to get fired... Humanist_Activist Dec 2012 #55
I'm not suggesting some initial planning was not involved. But when two Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #61
Sex between coworkers is quite common as you well know... Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #59
His choices were (1) do not fuck her or (2) fuck her over. He chose option #2. n/t ieoeja Dec 2012 #65
See post 59 for context. Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #66
See post 65 for reply in context. n/t ieoeja Dec 2012 #67
Ok. Lets juxtapose context. (Just discussing context not comparing situations) Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #75
But nothing says you HAVE to act on it. annabanana Dec 2012 #56
Context. See post 59. Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #62
I was RESPONDING to # 59 annabanana Dec 2012 #76
You were responding to 39... Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #80
Things for men to do if they have "uncontrollable" urges Cassidy Dec 2012 #57
Counseling would be good. Finding another job for someone is problematic... Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #63
I'M the one that's flabbergasted. I've been in the workforce mbperrin Dec 2012 #72
... Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #79
So 6% married someone they dated more than once from work. mbperrin Dec 2012 #85
If 40% have dated someone at work how many would have if asked? Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #88
Whoa. The US labor force is 155,000,000, give or take. mbperrin Dec 2012 #91
Yes you're right. Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #93
So your claim is that 31% of the people who dated only one time married? mbperrin Dec 2012 #94
It's more about reading comprehension and math than statistics. Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #95
I didn't get snotty. I realized that even though you were quoting statistics, you were misusing them mbperrin Dec 2012 #96
I would have liked to discuss this more.... Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #97
I have this very discussion with my sophomore high school students every year. mbperrin Dec 2012 #70
It really depends on the situation. The body responds in certain ways depending on certain stimuli Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #82
I've read the post 59, understand what you say completely. It is wrong. mbperrin Dec 2012 #86
THANK YOU mbperrin!! annabanana Dec 2012 #87
I'm not quite sure exactly what you mean is a learned behavior. You could be referring to a couple Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #90
The key word is "difficult," not "impossible." reflection Dec 2012 #73
It wasn't as simple as that. Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #83
As a gay man . . . markpkessinger Dec 2012 #81
In retrospect that wasn't the best argument as pertaining to this case... Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #84
He needs to exercise control over himself, not someone else. ProfessionalLeftist Dec 2012 #36
Context: see post 59. Nt Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #40
Right. And that, in my opinion, is the crux of this... Volaris Dec 2012 #53
I thought Iowa Shadowflash Dec 2012 #29
This latest ruling is a license to legally sexually harass women. Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #30
It's a license to discriminate against women for being women ProfessionalLeftist Dec 2012 #31
Women have been blamed for men's violent behavior since the dawn of humanity. lunatica Dec 2012 #35
This is the issue with patriarchal religion. It's no better than the Taliban. ProfessionalLeftist Dec 2012 #37
If he started to have a crush on her, that's his problem, not hers, she shouldn't have been... Humanist_Activist Dec 2012 #44
Gore Vidal had it right wanttosavetheplanet Dec 2012 #46
If your marriage is in danger Aerows Dec 2012 #48
This reminds me of a church I use to go to.. SummerSnow Dec 2012 #49
Well, thank God............. Amaril Dec 2012 #52
Our religious fundamentalists really aren't any better than the ones we're fighting. Initech Dec 2012 #58
This was discussed last week, here is the thread happyslug Dec 2012 #64
kick Why Syzygy Dec 2012 #74
Our religious fundamentalists really aren't better than the ones we're fighting overseas. Initech Dec 2012 #77
I'd hoped for better for my daugher, and her daughters... liberalmuse Dec 2012 #89
The misguided believe of Old school religion haunting us again NoAmericanTaliban Dec 2012 #92
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