le Chat is ANTI-Premartial sex...

[Mera Hei]

Shard Aerliss

Oxymoronic Username

Wait.. I forgot to mention those again, didn't I?
Aw, s**t.
And the tea thing: All teas are okay with me. Herbal teas are great antioxidants. It's a shame I can't have them now. You suck, strict diet and excerise program!

But normal tea is a toxin, why the exception for that one? Do the pro's outweigh the cons for you?

I'm a tea junkie. I love the stuff from Earl Grey to Lapsang Soushong to community grown hand packed Tansania to Roibos (Red Bush). It's not even as if I'm a caffeine freak. I can happily sit and drink cup after cup of Roibos which looks like tea, smells like tea, tastes like tea... but it aint camillia... totally, naturally caffeine free.

Can't stand green tea though, love white tea on the other hand... I'm very strange...

As you can probably tell, I'm quite complex. I love tea, but it's a toxin. sweatdrop
Then again, we are all (in some way) contradicting ourselves.  

[Shard Aerliss]

Oxymoronic Username

As you can probably tell, I'm quite complex. I love tea, but it's a toxin. sweatdrop
Then again, we are all (in some way) contradicting ourselves.

Everyone has to have a vice... even if it is something as innocuous as tea... lol  

[The Velveteen Violinist]

Shard Aerliss

..Le Chat du Noir..

Basically, I think that for me, it's JUST PLAIN F'JORKING WRONG.

That's not too enlightening. Wanna go into more detail? Again, I'm just being nosey. I have no qualms with your point of view.

sweatdrop

Okay, imagine having extremely sexual thoughts about this hunney bunny:

Okay, it's sweet and so utterly adorable, and having sex with it, aside from being kinda zoophiliacal, is just... Eeeek!

That's like me, like, molesting that bunny there is just plain wronggg!  

[PhaedraMcSpiffy]

But that's not just a matter of opinion about the bunny. The bunny can't consent, and it's very likely that the bunny would be harmed.  

[Half Baked SF]

I squirm at the thought of reproduction in this day and age. I also despise cosmetic surgery and even makeup.

But again, these are all personal. If you're happy with having babies, boob jobs, and lipstick, I won't give it a second thought.  

[nobhdy]

Shard Aerliss

Oxymoronic Username

As you can probably tell, I'm quite complex. I love tea, but it's a toxin. sweatdrop
Then again, we are all (in some way) contradicting ourselves.

Everyone has to have a vice... even if it is something as innocuous as tea... lol

Now that we're on the subject, I heard that Black Cohosh Tea can induce women's periods. Can anybody verify that?

I myself love tea. A glass of chamomile before sleep does wonders. Plus, sometimes when I awake, I have a nice soothing glass of herbal tea with Jasmine Flower. If that doesn't just wake up all the sense, I don't know what does. Earl Gray, Matcha, Its all great.

Sun Tea, Iced Tea, and my favorite is Hot, but I just can't stand tea with added sweetener. Its self defeating, and it tastes nasty.
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And if we're talking about what we can't stand?

I hate dogs that wear clothes
I despise rap.
But most of all, I hate people who debate one side of a topic so adamently, but know absolutely nothing about the other side. These types of people shouldn't hold any position on the matter until they are familiar with both sides.

But, hey. To each his own, right?  

[Shard Aerliss]

..Le Chat du Noir..

That's like me, like, molesting that bunny there is just plain wronggg!

That's still not giving a reason, just your reaction when you think of it. Why odes pre-marital sex make you go squick? I mean, it's not as if you do anything different after getting married... do you?  

[Joselle`Stark]

Asexual-Slut~Enya

Bravo, Chat. I am willing to wager that the majority of us here are anti-something personally; but, on a political scale, very pro-choice.

I am opposed to all sexual contact, personally -- actually, anything more than a quick hug makes me squirm with discomfort.

I am opposed to drinking alcohol -- not one drop will I consume.

I am opposed to smoking and/or taking illegal drugs.

And, yet, as long as you are not putting anyone else in danger, I have no problem with others doing the very same things. 3nodding

I'm on a different part of the spectrum, but I definitely see where ya'll are coming from on this.

I'm opposed to illegal drug use -- in my home. If you're gonna do it elsewhere, have fun. I pretty much just don't want to be blamed for YOUR choices.

I have no problem with drinking -- as long as you're mindful of your limits. Don't go off and get alcohol poisoning, and don't sit there and drink every time you're sad.

Smoking...that one needs explaining on my part -- I personally don't like the smell of tobacco (though the scent of clove cigarettes is disturbingly soothing to me), so I try to avoid it. As long as nobody lights up in my home, or smokes around me after I've asked them not to, I'm fine with it. Just don't try and kiss me -- that is one taste I can NOT get used to.


I'm also a rather affectionate person -- at times. Other times, I don't even want people to LOOK at me. It's nobody's fault but my own. However, as always, if somebody's touching me and I don't appreciate it, they're going find out VERY quickly.  

[Reinna Astarel]

Shard Aerliss

..Le Chat du Noir..

That's like me, like, molesting that bunny there is just plain wronggg!

That's still not giving a reason, just your reaction when you think of it. Why odes pre-marital sex make you go squick? I mean, it's not as if you do anything different after getting married... do you?

It could be just that. The 'squick' feeling, for no real reason.

Shrimp makes me go 'squick' ewwww. The thought of some of my fellow classmates having sex, even though they're 15, also makes me feel *squick* ewwww. Just an instant response.  

[WatersMoon110]

nobhdy

Now that we're on the subject, I heard that Black Cohosh Tea can induce women's periods. Can anybody verify that?

Black Cohosh is a very strong substance. It can induce periods and cause miscarriages. But it also can cause harm or even death. It is best used by someone who really knows what they are doing.  

[Akhakhu]

I'm pro-meat, pro-fur (speaking of which, I got a lovely new jacket as a wedding present with a fur collar, is so sooooooft), anti-pre-commitment-sex (I strongly believe that you should have no reason to have sex with more than one person unless your first has been dead for several years), pro-animal-testing on pharmaceuticals (not makeup or "beauty products" or viagra-like stuff), pro-limited family (one/two child(ren) per family), anti-drug, anti-fast-foods, anti-alcoho.

But same as you, Le Chat. I honestly don't give a flying ******** what anyone other than me or my husband do (and my rules for my husband are MUCH less strict than my rules for myself).  

[The Velveteen Violinist]

Shard Aerliss

..Le Chat du Noir..

That's like me, like, molesting that bunny there is just plain wronggg!

That's still not giving a reason, just your reaction when you think of it. Why odes pre-marital sex make you go squick? I mean, it's not as if you do anything different after getting married... do you?

No, no, no, it's not premartial sex, it's the thought of MYSELF having sex with ANYONE that makes me go EEEK.

PhaedraMcSpiffy

But that's not just a matter of opinion about the bunny. The bunny can't consent, and it's very likely that the bunny would be harmed.

rofl Hah! But I meant that, look, it's Cute, Fluffy, Big-eyed and Innocent.

You can have sexual thoughts about like... Those hentai pics where the characters' boobs are so large they must have chronic back pain, but like, the bunneh, cuddle widdle hunney bunney is not sexual, it's CUTE. heart  

[The Velveteen Violinist]

WatersMoon110

nobhdy

Now that we're on the subject, I heard that Black Cohosh Tea can induce women's periods. Can anybody verify that?

Black Cohosh is a very strong substance. It can induce periods and cause miscarriages. But it also can cause harm or even death. It is best used by someone who really knows what they are doing.

... :shocK: Oh my.... I never KNEW it could do that!

What about Pennyroyal? Does anyone know anything about that?

..Can it really cause liver failure?

Hah, Kuku pro-choice power! Me being anti-fur and anti-meat but personally not blinking at your coat and steak [[and not cramming PETA up your a** along with that ingenious metal pole]] and you harrassing me and asking what I would do if I were stranded on an island with only a hamburger!

((Just to clear things up, I'd eat the hamburger faster than you can say Pee Taa.))  

[Pandora Box]

..Le Chat du Noir..

What about Pennyroyal? Does anyone know anything about that?

..Can it really cause liver failure?

I'm not an expert on herbs, but I DO have a medicinal herbs book, and according to it:

* As little as 2 tbsps of pennyroyal OIL can cause death, but the dried herb is not dangerous.

* Pennyroyal OIL has been used as an abortion inducer.

* "Pennyroyal contains chemicals similar to peppermint's menthol, which may help relax the digestic tract, though pennyroyal's stomach-soothing action is not as strong as peppermint's."

All of the health warnings I found were in relation to the oil, and I don't see anything about liver failure.  

[Asexual-Slut~Enya]

..Le Chat du Noir..

What about Pennyroyal? Does anyone know anything about that?

..Can it really cause liver failure?

If abortion were to be made illegal, I would highly recommend that no one use pennyroyal in the attempt to stimulate an herbal abortion.

American College of Physicians

Since Roman times, herbalists have recommended the herb as an abortifacient. Although no evidence supports its efficacy in this regard, many herbal books continue to cite the use of pennyroyal for this purpose, despite reports of centrilobular hepatic necrosis and death in connection with its use.

Pennyroyal can damage the liver; but, from what I understand, the toxicity of the oil can affect any organ.

American College of Physicians

Pennyroyal oil is a typical mint oil that contains several monoterpenes. One of these monoterpenes, (R)-(+)-pulegone, is found in greater amounts in pennyroyal than in other mint oils. On the basis of its known toxic effects on the liver and lung and its ability to cause convulsions at higher doses, this monoterpene is thought to be largely responsible for the organ toxic effects of pennyroyal oil in small rodents."

Link.