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X!nk - It's just a known fact that no matter where you go, anywhere in the world...if you have a boy band, and any of the members are brothers, they're gonna be cute! Jonas Bros, Hanson Bros, Tokio Hotel Bros...you can't escape it! This Belgian band, X!nk, actually has TWO sets of brothers in it...and it looks like the formula proves itself yet again! Jonas, Niels, Philip, and Thomas...definitely a crew of boys to stare at dreamily and sigh with infatuation! Enjoy!

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  • I've been reading on the Shack for a year or so now... -- Sabazius, 21:46:42 10/26/09 Mon
    And I've just started to wonder if Comsie has an enemy called Alexander? Because we had AJ (Alex) in Billy Chase, who was a nasty nasty guy, then we've got Alec in GFD... seems like a bit of a coincidence that two of your biggest stories have bad guys with very similar names... lol
    Just a thought, I'm sure it's just paranoid little me :D

    Sab (Alex!) x

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  • Messrs Moderators! -- Sajhak, 12:05:06 10/27/09 Tue
    Could you change the link of my Billy's birthday post (to http://tankodrom.007sites.com/billysPresents.swf)?
    It seems the web host I used doesn't work properly.

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  • In light of recent events -- Kaworu's Fallen Angel, 22:45:31 10/24/09 Sat
    So, really, I don't often jump on the bandwagon with Shack events, and if anyone on here genuinely keeps track of me over time, they'll know I disappear when I'm in an "offline" phase like I am now. However, in light of the current atmosphere, I'm going to take a cue from brokendreamboi.

    When I first found the Shack, I was 14 years old, and I was very conflicted about my sexuality. I came from a conservative Catholic family, and unlike many rebellious teens, I didn't reject my family's beliefs. I was really confused, and my biggest demon was myself. Comsie's stories refuted what I believed was a truth that gay men are just lust-driven sinners that embrace sexual depravity. God knows the rest of the Internet tries pretty hard to ignore the idea of gay love and romance.

    After visiting the boards and seeing the loving family here, I couldn't deny the fact that these people were genuine and kind. When I read about Comicality's good friend C (may his name be a sweet benediction forever) I began to understand what self-loathing is a world of silence can do to a teen boy. And what the Last Option does to those we love. Without this place, or its namesake and founder, I may not be here today, and if I was, I would not be the same person I am.

    Now I don't know how anyone can NOT know how Comsie feels about discort and disrespect on his boards. I was here when he decided to end the Shack entirely, and I was relieved when he decided, in a moment of mercy, to keep the beautiful things he started here alive. I KNOW some of you here were around too. As he himself has said many times, it's completely okay for people to not get along, but it isn't okay for them to bring it here. If you want to drink smoke and cuss, you don't go to the church, because that's the wrong situation to express yourself that way. This is no different. PLEASE, guys. Put down your swords, and if you really need to fight, e-mail one another.

    And Comsie, thank you SO much for the invaluable gift you have given to me. The last 7 years of my life were some of the best I've had, and YOU gave them to me.

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  • Hey guys... Seems I've missed a lot. -- TurtleBoy, 13:40:02 10/26/09 Mon
    I apologize for not being around all that much lately, I've had so much on the agenda that it's not even funny... Well maybe a little bit :P

    For starters, JJ as it turns out my eye ended up being a detached retina. So... This weekend I had that fixed *Pukes* not pretty. I was actually only in the hospital for maybe 6 hours all together, but the depth perception issue really limited what I could do. So I wasn't online very much.

    Long story short, false alarm! Everything's fine.. Now :P

    I want to publicly thank Echo for taking the time to edit my story Unintended: Frailty, tremendous job! Hopefully it hasn't scared you off of any future editing hehe... I'm sure that I am doing much better now; school rocks!

    On the school note: I've had to readjust my schedule. So the whole "Yippee I'm going to be a teacher in five years" Will take a bit longer than I thought... But, I'm still taking all my writing/English courses along with some math crap on the side because I still want to improve my amazing skillz (Sarcasm is IYO opinion hehe)

    Last but not least: I love you guys! *UbEr HuGz* (the squishy kind)

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  • WDotW Pics For 10/26 -- Comicality, 18:00:46 10/26/09 Mon

    Sorry, this went up a bit late today! But I didn't forget! Just working on something else.

    I swer, there's something about the 'shape' of this boy's eyes that is sooooo sexy! Very kissable! And the last pic, where his leg is up a bit....mmmmmmm.....

    Enjoy!

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  • Hi everybody! -- Sajhak, 06:31:49 10/24/09 Sat
    Do you know what is coming?
    Billy's Birthday Party!It's also 200th chapter
    of Comsie's greatest soap... ooops, I mean a serial :)
    So I've made this picture

    Billy
    and his birthday gifts


    (I have to admit I was inspired by UK Guy's posts. Thanks John!)
    You just need to move your mouse around and you'll find which present is from whom.(if it doesn't work click
    on the picture. Maybe your browser doesn't activate AdobePlayer automatically    )

    But the main thing is


    If you love Billy Chase
    If you want him to be happy
    If you want to take part in the party
    If you have some ideas about presents you'd like to hand him

    Just tell me and I'll add it to the picture!



    I also want to apologize to everybody whose name I used without their permission. I just wanted my picture to be better. I tried my best to figure out what would you guys like to give Billy as a birthday present. I know, I failed in many cases.
    So... please forgive me for my arrogance, wicked imagination, and abuse of your trust.
    Especially
    Meagzi for Black Rose
    Aki for Katana
    Sabazius for Snake Bracelet
    Kiwi for Monteith's Beer
    Erick for Stevie's Head on a Platter
    Again, if you don't like it I'll remove or change it immediately.

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  • Hey everyone -- kamwolf (heh), 00:55:42 10/23/09 Fri
    Frankly there really isnt a whole lot for me to say or explain. I'm really not one to say things or beat around a bush it frankly just comes down to this.

    I honestly don't think my work is any good.

    There for I'm simply taking a break from all things comicality.

    This isn't anyone's fault and if you think it is well more self destructive guilt trips to you.

    I'll be back whenever but it will probably not be before Christmas.

    Anyway everyone have fun and blah I'll see y'all later.

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  • So what should I do? -- Comicality, 14:56:03 10/25/09 Sun

    Don't post it here. Email me in private.

    Everybody knows what I should do better than I do...so write me. What would you do? What would you do if every time you turned your head, giant fights boiled out of control and infected the rest of us on this site?

    You see, every time I open my mouth, everybody on all sides gets super sensitive and plays the innocent little sheep that would never do anything to hurt or disrespect me. And more innocent sheep jump on both sides to back them up and provide evidence on how it's the other person's fault. But where are these innocent sheep when I'm not around and this same argument begins to lose control again? When do the sheep disappear and the lions return? How would you feel if you were babysitting someone's kids, and EVERY single time you leave the room, they break a lamp? Then when you ask who did it, the kids hide their hands and point at one another until the conflict seems blameless, and is left alone until it bubbles up all over again? Same bullshit. What would you do if it happened time after time after time again? I'm asking. Because SOMETHING is definitely going on. Don't tell me it isn't. Because I can hardly go a week without hearing about it. There's a problem SOMEWHERE here.

    So write me. Comicality@webtv.net and you guys with all the answers tell me what I'm supposed to do. Me, personally. Because I left it up to you guys to solve the problems on your own...and that's obviously asking too much. Can I be on the board 24/7? No. Can I be in the chatroom 24/7? No. Does that mean they're not a part of me anymore? All of my moderators are forced to do what they need to do to keep order and not let people just run wild. But I can't let THEM run wild any more than they can do it for you. My name is on everything. So it's all my fault. I'M the one to blame. I'M the one getting angry, hurtful, borderline 'hate mail' over this now. I ask you to stop, you fight. People blame me. I try to take care of things myself, you fight. People blame me. I try to leave it up to other people to do their job, you fight. People blame me. So what do I do?

    You guys tell me. My well of 'trust' and 'faith' is almost empty at this point. There's very little left.

    Arguments happen, and they can be over and done with in a hour. Hell, maybe even less. But this is an ongoing thing, which means that people are purposely pushing each other's buttons every time they get a chance. And don't tell me that's not what's happening, because it is. Two people are in the same room, you say to yourself, 'I don't like him', and you wait for the first available opportunity to do something to take a jab at them until a fist fight breaks out. Lie to yourselves all you want but I know that it's got to be a part of what's happening here.

    Go looking for trouble, and you'll find it every time.

    I've lost two good online friends today, probably chased off a bunch of new Shackers that may not ever want to come back, and I have people building armies on both sides blaming somebody else for what happened without taking responsibility for how they reacted personally reacted to what happened. In the meantime...I'M the idiot for not siding with 'Army A' or 'Army B'. All the anger and the defenses and the tensions and threats to walk away from me and hurt feelings are MINE to deal with. It's on my shoulders now because of this. And it's not the first time. It's not even the first time this MONTH.

    I'm sure you guys wanna get back to smiling and laughing, and so do I. But everytime I pull one weed, two more pop up in its place. So you guys talk to me and tell me what the hell I'm supposed to do.

    I've got another broken lamp, and another bunch of kids hiding their hands and whistling as though this isn't the 100th time something like this has happened? So what do I do?

    ::Shrugs::

    Anybody? Ideas?

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  • It's time for healing....... -- Friends of the Shack, 10:06:46 10/25/09 Sun
    The facts are the last 3 recent posts that have caused the recent discord are directly related to actions by Freefallen.

    1) "Look, I'm not here to piss people off. Freefallen has a problem."

    2) "ANTHOLOGIES CANCELLED; i got FF's permission i thought that was all i needed"

    3) "Are serious discussions not allowed in the Shack chat room. I'm very disappointed by the chat room host, Freefallen."

    It can be seen as unfair to suggest Freefallen step away for a time to allow the Shack Family to heal, but the Shack is bigger than any one person, (except for Com of course).

    We're not saying you've done anything wrong & it's clear you have many supporters, but it is you that is polarizing the Shack Family.

    Please Freefallen do what's best for the Shack.

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  • Uhm...just too take the edge off of things!....Ive got some really interesting news! -- Meagzi, 09:33:36 10/24/09 Sat
    Well it's interesting for me hehe!
    Its only small tho! =p Nothing like...IM PREGNANT or IM GETTING MARRIED. WOAH. Im not that old yet! :|

    Uhmm i had my last officiall day of school yesterday...we blocked of the school carpark and ate McDonalds on our cars whilst blaring music and signing skirts and bears and books and stuff...then we had our final worship where we got sung to by my bio teacher! He's an AMAZING opera singer! I couldn't believe it! And then we watched a movie with photos of our whole year on it! Was funny.
    Then we had an assembly and got a 'class of 2009' keyring and then the teachers formed an arch and we all hugged them goodbye and stuff....LOTS OF CRYING! *gets a bit teary now*
    And then we went home and got ready for twilight barbeque so anyone who wants to see me and lots of my friends dressed up in ridiculous costumes (I was Alice in Wonderland) can ask me and ill show them the piccies!
    And then all my mates went down to the beach for icecream coz it was SOOOOOO hot!
    And yeah. Its been a big week....and a gigantic step towards my 'new life' as an 'adult' LOL! Im never gonna grow up lol. So i wanted to share it with you's! :) Coz your the fam :P

    So now i've got a week to study and finish design work before exams! So wish me luck!
    I wish Michael luck too! Coz he's my Aussie buddy and will be doing exams at the same time as me...hi michael! And any other year 12 shackers i don't know about!
    Love you guys!
    Mwahhh!
    M xx

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  • Look, I'm not here to piss people off..... -- bwctwriter, 00:52:32 10/24/09 Sat
    And anything i ever do for the boards, or the chat, isn't usually done so with the express purpose of pissing people off, although soemtimes, yes, i do suffer from foot-in-mouth disease... But I'm feeling a little unsatisfied right now....

    Freefallen has a problem with the use/overuse of my recently written bartender script, which passes out "drinks" to #comicality chatters who key in certain commands. It's harmless and was created for the amusement of the shack chatters, which I believe is in the spirit of our community.
    He believes I should just do it in my own channel, and not where all the shack chatters hang out, as he believes it will overwhelm the chatroom and interfere with other people chatting. Well, I believe it is all of us who decide what should and should not be done in chat. Afterall, it is only an entertainment script.

    We are the shack, He is not the boss of the chat. He is merely there to supervise and make sure people are safe, something I truly believe is important, and in no way does my use of this script make the shack chatters unsafe. Sure, it may annoy them from time to time, just as the excessive use of rainbow text, or the overuse of the dictionary and weather functions that sometimes take place in the same room can be frustrating. Is there really a difference?

    I believe it's up to us as a whole to decide what we do on the boards or in chat, as long as we're not hurting anyone else. So, what say you all? Would you like my bartender script to stick around, or would you rather see it go the way of the dodo? Having it in another room is a waste, because that's not where the shack "family" hangs out... It's not where it would be able to entertain the shack family and still allow them to talk to other people.

    I see no problem with this, as long as it's not overwhelming the chat for long periods of time... And since I'm not here but a couple hours a night, I don't see the issue with a little fun.

    FF- Is it really NOT workable to let me run my script in the room for a couple hours a night, if even that?

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  • A song while I wait for the clock to change on my pc. Hals fault, it's been with me all day. :) -- UKGuy, 20:02:01 10/24/09 Sat

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_32ej1PspQ&feature=related


    2 mins 01:58
    1 min 01:59
    yay it happened. 1.00am now. yeh ok i'm sad. :) have a good sunday guys.

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  • See My Amazing Camel -- simon (craving for food), 10:44:14 10/24/09 Sat
    Okay, the mood here ain't as light as it used to be so my trusty camel pedro decided to shower some good cheer to everyone. He found a secret photo of one of his male cousins and well, he said better to show it here so everyone can smile (he just spit) *pedro... manners... god you can be soooooo uncultured*

    sorry bout that.

    well hope this one makes you guys smile.



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  • When I first came here... -- brokendreamboi, 10:28:08 10/24/09 Sat
    I was fifteen years old... I think, lol. I'm pretty sure. But it was around that time that I accepted the gay inside of me, and I was terrified. When I first came here I was still terrified. But everyone welcomed me with open arms and open minds. A lot of kids need help out there, and when they find this place it's sure to be the stop to some of their misery. But what about those who see the kind of drama that's been going on? Do you think they want to stop and possibly put themselves in the middle of it? No. Kids fear drama especially if it's what they're trying to get away from in the first place either at school or at home.

    The first Com story ever read by my eyes was Final Hour. That story changed my life forever. I e-mailed Com and told him that I felt like killing myself. He wrote back and we became instant friends. He helped me through so much, soooo much.

    In the chat, I've seen the drama and I've seen the drama on the board. I'm definitely no expert, but it is better to vent to someone in private. Echo and Poet are two extremely awesome listeners. The two of them have been there for me lately and I couldn't be anymore grateful. My point is is that speaking your frustrations publicly can only make them worse. I mean, what has venting them out into the open done for you? And believe me, I know how hard it can be to keep those choice words in (just ask Echo and Poet :P) hehe. But in the end, it's worth it. Besides, karma will get them some day. Just you wait for it. And even I'm here for anyone to vent to. I'm beginning my quest to become a therapist. Have to start somewhere, right? Hehe.

    Anyways, I'm not here to talk drama. I'm here to let Com know that he has literally changed my life. If it weren't for him three, almost four hehe, years ago, who knows what would've happened to me.

    So, Com, I love you for all that you've done for me and all that you continue to do for everyone else. Even though drama ensues in your world that YOU have created for US, just know that you are loved and you are appreciated.

    Thank you, Com!

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  • ANTHOLOGIES CANCELLED -- Johnathan Colourfield (*sigh*), 15:53:37 10/24/09 Sat
    I'm sorry com and people.
    All they have done is caused hurt and anguish for you so i've decided with a heavy heart to cancel the anthologies that i tried to start up. i apologize.
    I'm sorry for producing something on your site without your permission or anything. I assumed cuz i got FF's permission i thought that was all i needed :D Hehe!

    I'm sorry about the rules that i set as well. I only set them because of safety and stuff. You never know whos watching do you :D hehe :D

    -hugs com tightly-

    i'm really sorry about it all comsie :D <3 hehe

    PS i may dissapear for a while :) i'm a bit annoyed at peoples immaturity in the way they post and i dont wanna get angry. I'm like jekyll and hyde when i'm angry hehehehe

    ooo story idea *notes*

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  • Sighhhh.... -- Comicality, 23:53:37 10/23/09 Fri

    Ok so...I've been informed on the phone that the manager that was supposed to open the store tomorrow morning is 'throwing up buckets' right now as the store is closing. Which pretty much means that I'll have to take over tomorrow. (HOPEFULLY not for a double! Because I'll be looking to choke somebody to death if I have to do a double)

    Anyway, very short change of plans, and Saturay night's post will be up Sunday night instead. Cool? And I'll be around. Just letting you all that I didn't disappear if I'm quiet tomorrow.

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  • WOW just WOW -- Kallisti (Hail Eris), 03:44:18 10/24/09 Sat
    Ok first off I know I haven't been in the chat for quite a while but what ever is going on, in the 3 years I have been in, around and part of this community I HAVE NEVER SEEN COM THIS PISSED OFF, WHAT EVER IS GOING ON YA'LL NEED TO CUT IT OUT. THE EGO DRAMA MUST STOP!
    How about this, instead of reacting to others dysfunctional ego dramas you stop and take a minute to reflect, become aware and conscious of our own dysfunctional ego dramas. It's not about you, me, mine, or I. This site, this life and the world we live in is about us, all of us.
    Wake the Fuck Up People!

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  • Since it's almost halloween... I have an experience I'd like to share! -- echo23 (ooOOoo...), 01:27:32 10/21/09 Wed
    While in the chat today, we were talking about supernatural experiences and ghosts, etc. So I thought I'd share mine here!

    I was at this summer camp, and one day this hypnotist came in for a little comedy show. Well, one of my friends who was there was REALLY interested, and took copious notes the entire time. So we tried a little experiment to see if we could do it on our own.

    It worked.

    But sometimes... it didn't go... perfectly. The idea was to imagine a staircase, and to a countdown descend into lower layers of consciousness. We tried it on one friend, several times. The first few went GREAT, but around the fourth time, something REALLY strange happened. Near the end of the process, his eyes opened wide and he FREAKED out. Said there was a man standing on the staircase, beckoning him. Jerked him out of the hypnotic state REAL fast. Then suddenly, a door slammed in the hall. Since all of us on the hall were watching this event, we ran over to see which door had slammed.

    We discovered it had been locked, from the inside. And no one was inside the room--if it hadn't been for the adjoining bathroom we wouldn't have been able to get inside so quickly. Completely empty, window closed, nothing that would have caused it to slam, and CERTAINLY not so loud. Oh man... we were wondering if the man on the staircase somehow signified what was about to happen....

    Ok. And I should NOT have written this at 2:30 in the morning when it's dark outside and no one is awake......

    Anyone else have stories to share?

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  • Hahahaha! WTF??? I thought this was a JOKE! (But I guess not!) -- Comicality, 13:08:11 10/21/09 Wed
    Now...you might have to be a 90's baby (probably even an 80's baby) at least to truly appreciate the overall *AWESOMENESS* of something like this...but take a VERY close look at this list of names:


    Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, Rambo)

    Jason Statham (The Transporter)

    Jet Li (Hero, Fearless)

    Dolph Lundgren (Universal Soldier)

    Eric Roberts (Dark Knight, D.O.A.)

    Randy Couture (UFC Fighting Champion)

    "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (WWE Wrestling Champion)

    Terry Crews (Everybody Loves Chris)

    Mickey Rourke (Sin City, The Wrestler)

    Bruce Willis (Die Hard)

    Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator)

    Danny Trejo (Machete, From Dusk Til Dawn)

    Brittany Murphy (Sin City)

    Gary Daniels (Delta Force)


    LOL! Now...back when I was 14 years old...if I even HEARD all of those names mentioned in the same place at the same time, I probably would have ORGASMED all over myself!!! So the very idea of all of them doing a movie TOGETHER just seemed like a cheesy blow 'em up action fan's wet dream at best!!! COULDN'T happen!

    But guess what??? It's fucking *TRUE*!!! Not only that, but they're 90% DONE with it already!!!!

    "The Expendables" Trailer


    Jesus! What the hell??? And evidently, Steven Seagal and Van Damme turned it DOWN??? How can you turn something like this DOWN??? That's like the greatest action hero line up EVER! Hehehe! All it's missing now is Jackie Chan and a cameo from Chuck Norris!!! LMAO!!!

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  • its almost time! -- hal (patiently waits for work to get over tomorrow), 20:33:05 10/22/09 Thu
    its almost time, for the Vampires Assistant!!
    woohoo!

    http://www.youtube.com/CDFVampiresAssistant

    yup yup

    i hope i can get off work early enough to go watch this early, i hate to have to actually threaten someone in order to do this.

    the previews look pretty awesome, so if it is a letdown, well, lets not go there.

    thought i would remind everyone bout this.

    take care!

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  • Ghosts.... are they real? -- obsidian_eyes (spooked), 09:45:42 10/21/09 Wed
    so, I was drowned out in Chat with so many people there I figured the best place to tell my story was a place where i can tell it uninterrupted... here YAY!!

    My friend and i was at this convention center for this seminar, watching speakers in a podium, all that boring stuff. I was hardly paying any attention to any of it and instead i was just observing people around me, scanning the room. A flash of something moving caught my attention in the corner of my eye, somewhere near the ceiling next to the lights and i turned upwards to look and saw.... nothing.

    I was hyped on caffeine by then and had just pulled an all nighter so i figured i was just seeing things. That was until I felt my friend sitting next to me suddenly stiffen. I turned to her and asked her what was wrong and she said there was a ghost in the room (she sees them more clearly than i do). I asked where it was to which she replied " above us... near the lights" I was kinda shocked that my gut instinct was right that I wasn't thinking when I pulled out my camera phone and snapped a pic where our specter was located. Suddenly my friend gasped and held my left hand tightly with her right. apparently my actions, covert as i had thought i had been, was noticed by the ghost and was now staring at the two of us with his big, void, soulless eyes. He continued watching us all the way until the end of the seminar, a full hour later. At which point me and my friend made for a hasty retreat out of that place. And as soon as I got home I uploaded the pic to my computer to get a better look and there it was, faint but visible, staring at us. and I quickly exited from the picture viewer.

    Does my story prove ghosts exist? maybe... maybe not. all I know is that I have a pic of this translucent ghost in my hard drive, one of at least two pics that I had taken with ghosts captured on film, the second pic is another story for another time. hehehe.

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  • WDotW pics for Next Week!!! -- Comicality, 08:32:37 10/17/09 Sat

    Sorry folks! Hehehe, I just looked at the board earlier, and realized that I didn't change the "Wet Dream Of The Week" this week! Ooops!

    So we'll give Boo Boo Stewart all next week! Cool?

    Pics of this cutie below! :)

    Interesting Tidbit - Did you know that B.B.S. has a part in the cable TV show, "Dante's Cove"????

    In case you didn't know..."Dante's Cove" is a REALLY gay horror/thiller show on the Here! network, which is solely for a gay audience! Sighhhhh.....could it be possible? I'd LOVE for him to join our team! Hehehe!

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  • Let's all take the easy route from now on re: angry posts.... -- bwctwriter, 08:19:09 10/19/09 Mon
    And just don't reply to them. I know I've been guilty of this in the past, but let's be honest here... Posting replies to someone who's already pissed off is only going to incite more anger, and leads to horridly long threads that just don't end until people lose interest... By then, how much damage have we done?

    I know it's kind of an instinct to defend those who are being accused of something, true or not, but clearly, it's better to just let the fire burn out, rather than stoking it. If any of us wanna be angry, that's fine, but that doesn't mean we should join him/her in his/her anger.

    Everyone has a right to be angry, even if the anger is misplaced... Those of us that can muster up the restraint to just ignore it and move on will probably suffer less anxiety over it than the rest of us. It's taken me a long while to realize this too, but it's just the way it is.

    So ya.... don't reply to this either hehe.

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  • Am I STILL on that subject?? -- TheMadHatter, 00:07:59 10/19/09 Mon
    I was so inspired by all of you who shared so passionately your opinions, concerns, and philosophies during my speak week on bisexuality. I decided I wanted to share my views on the subject. I wrote a personal essay on my thoughts of bisexuality and posted it in the library. Basically I just wanted to share my experience as a bisexual with all of you. Not in a “this is how it REALLY is” sort of way but as just one example of how being a bisexual can feel that I think is not often discussed. I also found writing this out to be almost therapeutic and allowed me to face and evaluate my own opinions on the subject.


    Here is the link if you want to read it: http://www.voy.com/17262/13158.html

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  • I am troubled -- Uncle Jim (Troubled in his very old age), 14:33:48 10/16/09 Fri
    I am greatly troubled by the whole thing in Florida where 5 boys tossed rubbing alcohol on the other boy and ignited burning him on 65% of his body. His offense he told on the other boys who were going to steal his Dad's bike. I listened on the Today program today and they said the boy had told his mother that he was afraid to go to school and the mother had made an appointment to meet with the school to see how to protect him from bullying but the 5 youths (I can't say that without remembering that scene in a movie, sorry) moved faster.

    The professional on the Today program said the boy was doing what he should to get protection but had no guidance beyond that. I have heard many of your stories and talked to many of you. What can be done to stop bullying no matter what the reason? I know some of the options like fighting back, like ignoring them, like going go a deserted island, like well some are alittle too extreme even to write them but really from my conversations with you and others none absolutely none of them seems to be effective in the long runb. How are we failing to teach people to respect each other but then I stop and think how many adults fail at this too. Maybe it's not physical but there is mental and emotionally bullying too. How do we change? What can we do?

    Jim

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  • Just felt like sharing a big old 'gay' smile tonight! Hehehe! -- Comicality, 01:29:18 10/16/09 Fri

    You see? Everybody is gay if you look at 'em just right! Just need a touch of wishful thinking and a dirty mind. Awesome combination....


    Gay Harry Potter

    Gay Saved By The Bell

    Gay Star Wars

    And my favorite...

    Gay Star Trek


    And don't even get me started on "Brokeback To The Future"! ::Snickers::

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  • Are serious discussions not allowed in the Shack chat room -- Will, 12:33:37 10/18/09 Sun
    I was in the Shack chat room about an hour ago & was very disappointed by the chat room host, Freefallen. He decided a discussion about homophobia was inappropriate in the chat room. Homophobia most likely has touched everyone of us, directly or indirectly. I will start at the beginning.

    On Friday an article appeared in a right wing tabloid in Britain about the death of Stephen Gately. It was inflammatory, incites homophobia abuse and above all is full of inaccuracies. I asked, (as many have over the weekend across the internet arena), for anyone offended by the article to make a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission. I included the address, http://www.pcc.org.uk/complaints/process.html to make it easy to access the website.

    There was one person in the chat room who responded with, "I don't think homophobia is a big deal anymore"

    I have worked with gay teens for many years. I do know it is still a big deal. Plus many stories by Com & others deal with this very real problem many have to suffer with at school, home, work & even at church. So you can imagine my disbelief when I read this comment. I felt it was right to inform the person who wrote the comment & anyone else who is so misinformed they believe homophobia isn't a big deal.

    We were having a serious discussion in the chat room. There was no anger, nothing nasty or personal was said.
    I stated, three times as many gay teens commit suicide as straight teens, many because of homophobic abuse. The same person said that isn't true. It was then someone said it was my opinion. These are facts, not my opinion. Anyone can find this out by searching gay teen suicides.

    That's when Freefallen decided to end the discussion. I was not angry before this. I was when he said we could no longer discuss this in the chat room, must do it privately because it's not fair for everyone to have to be subjected to it. I asked are we only allowed to discuss topics such as shit, that was the topic prior to the this one, yes it really was.

    Unfortunately I did get personal then with Freefallen and I do apologise to you for that. I was surprised & disappointed that something so important wasn't going to be allowed a fair & open discussion.

    Homophobia effects everyone of us. I worked in California & now here in London with gay teens & adults.
    I see gay teens every day who have been thrown out of their homes, beat up by their families & at school by people they thought were friends & adults who have been forced to quit their job, leave their place of worship because homophobia abuse does happen every day, every hour, everywhere. We can legislate laws but we can't legislate people's thinking. We can change people by allowing free discussions & stopping articles that incite hatred.

    Com has created an awesome place here where many people have found a refuge, hope and the strength to live. Many of his stories deal with the consequences homophobia. He doesn't hold back anything, he writes it like it is. It isn't always pretty, because the world isn't always pretty. His stories are often based on real pain. Pain caused by homophobia. I can't believe he suddenly wants us to start sugar coating the truth by stifling discussion on the subject.

    Thanks for reading this. It is something very close to my heart.

    Will

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  • wooot -- kamwolf (uhm....happy), 23:50:23 10/18/09 Sun
    Well recently I have had to use rather unconventional devices to chat, type, and post on the websites and chat room. Well those days are finally over after a long and strenuous time to me. I have gotten myself a laptop to do everything normally like everyone else so... i don't know lets have fun now or something idk leave me alone. I'm just happy to have this thing now. :D

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  • WOW! This dude has a python between his legs!!!!! -- Nathan, 17:29:53 10/16/09 Fri
    Photobucket

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  • com lad... I asked this before but we only got a few nods..... how many UK pieces of totty.... er I mean people do you think we now have here? -- Dom, 07:08:48 10/15/09 Thu
    I know we got some foreigners who live here... but how many bonefide (and no thats not a word for erection!) Brits?

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