Rants and Raves

[DriftingFan101]

Can we get back on topic men, spelling errors are not all that important to make them this much of an issue.

[DCHung]

I'm an educated professional that writes and edits for a living and I could frankly have a field day with your writing too. (You don't need a comma before "and," for example.).

People in glass houses and such.

"People in glass houses and such. " I'll reserve my comments.

[Satya]

I'm an educated professional that writes and edits for a living and I could frankly have a field day with your writing too. (You don't need a comma before "and," for example.).

People in glass houses and such.

"I'm an educated professional that writes and edits for a living".

I think Dog Pound's first paragraph was leavened to account for folks like you. Don't get so cute buddy. I have been hear a long time and seen many come and go. I think Dog's comment was quite proper.

[Dff 4580]

I'm an educated professional that writes and edits for a living and I could frankly have a field day with your writing too. (You don't need a comma before "and," for example.).

People in glass houses and such.

I don't reckon anyone here is naive enough to think this forum is a gathering of great literary minds, but c'Mon, man! Much of the writings here exhibited thus far are absolutely atrocious, and a total embarrassment. It falls far short of any minimal stander necessary to convey even the most basic of concepts and ideas. Heck, even a street corner gathering of thugs, and thugs want to be's can probably flex greater communicative muscles than many here whom I'd assume has a meaningful job to pay to fornicate on top of paying their bills.

One day perhaps, someone ought to take a survey of what some of the member's here does for a living. Boy, wouldn't that be interesting?

Like it or not, we are living in an English centric country, and a minimal stander of writing skill must be adhered to in order for meaningful communication with one another.

That being said, I've met foreign nationals with less than 6 month of English class under their belt who can prose to a higher stander than many here.

C'Mon., man!

Aiight, Dog, out.

[Dog Pound 99]

I don't reckon anyone here is naive enough to think this forum is a gathering of great literary minds, but c'Mon, man! Much of the writings here exhibited thus far are absolutely atrocious, and a total embarrassment. It falls far short of any minimal stander necessary to convey even the most basic of concepts and ideas. Heck, even a street corner gathering of thugs, and thugs want to be's can probably flex greater communicative muscles than many here whom I'd assume has a meaningful job to pay to fornicate on top of paying their bills.

One day perhaps, someone ought to take a survey of what some of the member's here does for a living. Boy, wouldn't that be interesting?

Like it or not, we are living in an English centric country, and a minimal stander of writing skill must be adhered to in order for meaningful communication with one another.

That being said, I've met foreign nationals with less than 6 month of English class under their belt who can prose to a higher stander than many here.

C'Mon., man!

Aiight, Dog, out.

[Member #6933]

Quit complaining and enjoy the site this is not a English class but it is a sex site so enjoy.

Indeed it is not and I am not an English teacher. I am however very interested in what the monger community has to say. I guess a hit dog will holler.

[Dog Pound 99]

Am I the only one mentally exhausted from having to decipher half these f**king posts? Write your shyte in Word, do a spell check and paste, if need be. Damn!

But you shan't be a snub, either, old boy. By showing the uninitiated some tolerance may just afford them a degreed of incentive of wanting to stride towards a higher stander. But, then again - -.

In any case, I would strongly suggest, however, to all the aforementioned, avoid as much as possible on the usage of metaphors and especially all those random abbreviations. A common mistake too often practiced by overzealous Mongers in their futile attempt to be stylish. And in the end, instead of adding anything of value, all their gratuitous efforts and all their posturing will only served to mislead and to confound the narrative itself.

- Dog.

[Checkumout]

Am I the only one mentally exhausted from having to decipher half these f**king posts? Write your shyte in Word, do a spell check and paste, if need be. Damn! On another note, ran into blond Rachael, got the knowledge for standard and hit eject. She was with two goobers when I saw her. Good knowledge but won't repeat bcuz she wants to dictate how its going down. NOPE!

Quit complaining and enjoy the site this is not a English class but it is a sex site so enjoy.

[Satya]

Am I the only one mentally exhausted from having to decipher half these f**king posts? Write your shyte in Word, do a spell check and paste, if need be. Damn! On another note, ran into blond Rachael, got the knowledge for standard and hit eject. She was with two goobers when I saw her. Good knowledge but won't repeat bcuz she wants to dictate how its going down. NOPE!

I just can't decipher what some people are saying because they are trying to be too cute with their own personal clichés and shit. BTW what do you mean by "knowledge"?

[Member #6933]

Am I the only one mentally exhausted from having to decipher half these f**king posts? Write your shyte in Word, do a spell check and paste, if need be. Damn! On another note, ran into blond Rachael, got the knowledge for standard and hit eject. She was with two goobers when I saw her. Good knowledge but won't repeat bcuz she wants to dictate how its going down. NOPE!

[Horsetrader]

Being a medical person (not a doctor) myself, everything you have said is SPOT ON and hope others pay attention and listen to your advice. Have been there myself before twice and know how it feels. One other option is to go to a Planned Parenthood (no, not only for women) and pay for testing ($100-150 depending on location) and treatment. All the other options mentioned by Absolute Savage also work well. But don't try and self medicate, mostly because you really have no idea what you are getting and the amounts you are taking, and you end up with the consequences mentioned.

Over the last 2 months there has been some great information posted about STDs, curing them, and chances of getting them from various acts. One of the posters is a doctor who specializes in STDs. Suggest you check out InternationalSexGuide.nl. Then go to the Thailand section. Then to Safe Sex in Thailand.

[Old Chinese Guy]

Lately I've noticed ads popping up advertising cocktails for treatment of STDs for people who are too worried or embarrassed to go to the doctor.

Not trying to knock anyone's hussle and I don't want to give away too much person info but it's dangerous as hell to buy antibiotics from someone who isn't a medical professional.

I won't go into the details but there's a reason the STIs that used to be treated with penicillin are now developing resistance to the latest antibiotics. Antibiotics are over prescribed and patient compliance is atrocious.

Say you get a ten day course of antibiotics and feel better by day five. Alot of people stop taking the medication and stash it for later in case "they get sick again".

You're not cured on day five even if you're asymptomatic. What happens is the antibiotics have killed ninety percent of the bacteria, and ten percent that aren't as susceptible are let. You take the antibiotics for the last five days to prevent anything else from growing, and your immune system takes care of the rest. The antibiotics might not be enough to kill the last ten percent, but they suppress their growth long enough for your body to do the job.

For the ex grunts here, think of what suppressive fire does. TThe pills keep the bacteria down while your body flanks and finishes the job.

But when you stop taking the pills, the last ten percent can grow and outpace your immune system. So you may be asymptomatic on day five but two weeks later you have symptoms again. Now if you get the same antibiotics they won't do shit because you selected for the resistant bacteria and basically gave the fuckers a huge helping hand evolution wise.

If you have an STI, it sucks. It fucking sucks, and it's embarrassing. Been there, twice now. You have a couple of great options.

1: Go to the clinic by Hopkins. They have hours four or five days a week, it's free, the treatment is free, the doctor's don't judge because literally everyone they see is there for the same shit.

2: If the hours there don't sink up with your job, go to Patient First or Express Care. I had to do that before. 20 dollar copay, ten for the injection of rocephin and ten for the pills they gave me. 40 bucks total, had the labwork done while I waited, worked like a charm.

3: Go to the ER for minor care, if you have no insurance you don't pay while you're there, you just get a bill later that you can pay as you get money.

Accept the minor embarrassment as the cost of this house by. You don't have to say you banged a hooker, just say you got drunk had a one night stand.

Does your name get reported to the health department? Yes, but no one has access to that info, it's protected by HIPA and used for statistics only.

Sorry for the rant, but this is something I'm very passionate about. If you fuck up antibiotics you're hurting yourself and potentially giving the resistant strain you helped grow to other providers and worst case scenario you're wife / girlfriend or other mongers that come behind you.

Being a medical person (not a doctor) myself, everything you have said is SPOT ON and hope others pay attention and listen to your advice. Have been there myself before twice and know how it feels. One other option is to go to a Planned Parenthood (no, not only for women) and pay for testing ($100-150 depending on location) and treatment. All the other options mentioned by Absolute Savage also work well. But don't try and self medicate, mostly because you really have no idea what you are getting and the amounts you are taking, and you end up with the consequences mentioned.

[JNimble]

Great points and I understand the embarrassment. My significant other and I have the same doctor, so I don't even want him to know if I want to be tested. I was wondering if I'd contracted something and the only way to clear my mind was a test. STDcheck.com is a service tailor-made for anonymity. It costs a bit but I found it worth it. For $200, they perform the test in the same lab as my doc, they don't require any I'd and don't even know the reason for the test. You can get the results by text, email, or phone. I used the name of my favorite author to get checked (had to keep reminding myself to answer to that) and created a free email account just for the results.

If I'd come up positive, for a another $95, a doctor would call me and provide a prescription to whatever pharmacy I wanted. Pharmacies also don't check I'd for antibiotics.

It's a little pricier than some other options but I found the anonymity worth it.

Stay safe,

Jack.

Lately I've noticed ads popping up advertising cocktails for treatment of STDs for people who are too worried or embarrassed to go to the doctor.

Not trying to knock anyone's hussle and I don't want to give away too much person info but it's dangerous as hell to buy antibiotics from someone who isn't a medical professional.

I won't go into the details but there's a reason the STIs that used to be treated with penicillin are now developing resistance to the latest antibiotics. Antibiotics are over prescribed and patient compliance is atrocious.

Say you get a ten day course of antibiotics and feel better by day five. Alot of people stop taking the medication and stash it for later in case "they get sick again".

You're not cured on day five even if you're asymptomatic. What happens is the antibiotics have killed ninety percent of the bacteria, and ten percent that aren't as susceptible are let. You take the antibiotics for the last five days to prevent anything else from growing, and your immune system takes care of the rest. The antibiotics might not be enough to kill the last ten percent, but they suppress their growth long enough for your body to do the job.

For the ex grunts here, think of what suppressive fire does. TThe pills keep the bacteria down while your body flanks and finishes the job.

But when you stop taking the pills, the last ten percent can grow and outpace your immune system. So you may be asymptomatic on day five but two weeks later you have symptoms again. Now if you get the same antibiotics they won't do shit because you selected for the resistant bacteria and basically gave the fuckers a huge helping hand evolution wise.

If you have an STI, it sucks. It fucking sucks, and it's embarrassing. Been there, twice now. You have a couple of great options.

1: Go to the clinic by Hopkins. They have hours four or five days a week, it's free, the treatment is free, the doctor's don't judge because literally everyone they see is there for the same shit.

2: If the hours there don't sink up with your job, go to Patient First or Express Care. I had to do that before. 20 dollar copay, ten for the injection of rocephin and ten for the pills they gave me. 40 bucks total, had the labwork done while I waited, worked like a charm.

3: Go to the ER for minor care, if you have no insurance you don't pay while you're there, you just get a bill later that you can pay as you get money.

Accept the minor embarrassment as the cost of this house by. You don't have to say you banged a hooker, just say you got drunk had a one night stand.

Does your name get reported to the health department? Yes, but no one has access to that info, it's protected by HIPA and used for statistics only.

Sorry for the rant, but this is something I'm very passionate about. If you fuck up antibiotics you're hurting yourself and potentially giving the resistant strain you helped grow to other providers and worst case scenario you're wife / girlfriend or other mongers that come behind you.

[AbsoluteSavage]

Lately I've noticed ads popping up advertising cocktails for treatment of STDs for people who are too worried or embarrassed to go to the doctor.

Not trying to knock anyone's hussle and I don't want to give away too much person info but it's dangerous as hell to buy antibiotics from someone who isn't a medical professional.

I won't go into the details but there's a reason the STIs that used to be treated with penicillin are now developing resistance to the latest antibiotics. Antibiotics are over prescribed and patient compliance is atrocious.

Say you get a ten day course of antibiotics and feel better by day five. Alot of people stop taking the medication and stash it for later in case "they get sick again".

You're not cured on day five even if you're asymptomatic. What happens is the antibiotics have killed ninety percent of the bacteria, and ten percent that aren't as susceptible are let. You take the antibiotics for the last five days to prevent anything else from growing, and your immune system takes care of the rest. The antibiotics might not be enough to kill the last ten percent, but they suppress their growth long enough for your body to do the job.

For the ex grunts here, think of what suppressive fire does. TThe pills keep the bacteria down while your body flanks and finishes the job.

But when you stop taking the pills, the last ten percent can grow and outpace your immune system. So you may be asymptomatic on day five but two weeks later you have symptoms again. Now if you get the same antibiotics they won't do shit because you selected for the resistant bacteria and basically gave the fuckers a huge helping hand evolution wise.

If you have an STI, it sucks. It fucking sucks, and it's embarrassing. Been there, twice now. You have a couple of great options.

1: Go to the clinic by Hopkins. They have hours four or five days a week, it's free, the treatment is free, the doctor's don't judge because literally everyone they see is there for the same shit.

2: If the hours there don't sink up with your job, go to Patient First or Express Care. I had to do that before. 20 dollar copay, ten for the injection of rocephin and ten for the pills they gave me. 40 bucks total, had the labwork done while I waited, worked like a charm.

3: Go to the ER for minor care, if you have no insurance you don't pay while you're there, you just get a bill later that you can pay as you get money.

Accept the minor embarrassment as the cost of this house by. You don't have to say you banged a hooker, just say you got drunk had a one night stand.

Does your name get reported to the health department? Yes, but no one has access to that info, it's protected by HIPA and used for statistics only.

Sorry for the rant, but this is something I'm very passionate about. If you fuck up antibiotics you're hurting yourself and potentially giving the resistant strain you helped grow to other providers and worst case scenario you're wife / girlfriend or other mongers that come behind you.

[Ignatius369]

Thought this Ted talk was on point to your comment and might be of interest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc-n852sv3E

Assuming your headline question is not rhetorical, the answer to what is wrong with America is: The USA Was settled by Puritans. Their conservative culture took hold and we have never been able to shake loose from it in a meaningful way. At least when it comes to legalizing the world's oldest profession.