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It's a lovely ad. Maybe next year I will do my Christmas shopping at Sainsbury's! Especially if that cute guy is my salesman!

Congratulations, Oz. It was well worth it for you to do this, and I hope that your health continues to agree. 175 pounds! I just lost 15, and that seems awfully minor now!

I don't know what Spacey will have to do to win back the confidence of the public. I'd hate to see us lose a very talented gay actor because he groped an 18-year old. But, just as in the MeToo movement, some people are out for blood. Nothing short of castration will satisfy them. For me, if he is convicted, he should serve his time, pay his fine, and make amends to the boys he offended. If did that sincerely, I would welcome him back into the theater. As for gay men, my guess is that many of us have acted inappropriately at times. There was an era when open gay sex was being celebrated, and we did just that. Numerous underage guys have hit on me. I politely resisted. I remember being at a party with a date and a thirteen year old kept begging me for sex. I said I was with someone. He replied, we can go do it and be back before he knows you are gone! Actually, no, we couldn't. But many teens had already come to grips with their sexuality. A lot sooner than I ever did. What were they expected to do for sex? The law says and said then that we cannot indulge them. It must be tough to have a teenagers raging hormones and no outlet but your hand.

Backstory: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/23/arts/music/carols-from-kings-lessons-and-carols.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Music

Spacey is wealthy and doesn't need to work another day. But, as an artist, this video reminds us that he has a talent. To cut off that talent so abruptly must hurt a lot. He talks about people rushing to judgment without any facts, without any evidence. He plays a character rather than himself. Why? The statements of his multiple accusers are evidence. Whether it's he said, she said doesn't matter. Statements are admissible in court, where they might be established as facts. That's the benefit of a public trial where a person who said something must now bring the facts that support it. They get cross-examined, and their statements are entered only in accordance with the rules of law. No hearsay, for example. So Spacey is right that no facts have been established. But we do have multiple statements. Most of those will never see a courtroom due to the statue of limitations. But people are entitled to their opinions, whether based on a statement or a fact. Too bad for him, because the statements alone, even outside a court of law, cumulatively make a case against Spacey that many, if not most, find credible. So there are courts of law and courts of public opinion. He's already lost in the latter. It will be interesting to see if he takes the latest case all the way to trial.

Armed snipers will patrol select areas of Rio with instructions to shoot to kill. Up to 120 gunmen will fight criminals, it is thought. Here is the article from the NY Post: *** Teams of marksmen will patrol parts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with high-powered weapons and a license to kill, said a security adviser to state Gov.-elect Wilson Witzel. Bloomberg News reported Saturday that as many as 120 sharpshooters will join police patrolling the city’s slums to wipe out gun-toting criminals. The shooters will work in pairs — one pulls the trigger while the other videotapes deaths. “The protocol will be to immediately . . . slaughter anyone who has a rifle,” said Witzel, a federal judge and former Brazilian Marine. “Whoever has a rifle isn’t worried about other people’s lives, they’re ready to eliminate anyone who crosses their path.’’ *** I should point out that the referenced Bloomberg article is the better of the two, containing more information and perspective. Yet the Post got right to the point.

The celebrations begin the day after Christmas. Kwanzaa is still a holiday, even if it seems to get less attention these days. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-griffin-kwanzaa-20181223-story.html

tassojunior, I don't mean to be rude, but you do not seem to be well educated on the crisis in Syria. The US does not "occupy" the country, and one of our goals is (was) to protect the Kurds. Taking on ISIS is necessary. If we don't, many brown people will die. Had we invaded Syria, as we did Iraq, you might have been on to something. (Just my opinion, by the way. I generally agree with tassojunior.)

Most generals are not war mongers, Mattis included. He does support our allies, and he believes in honoring our treaties with them. Because Trump is dumping the Kurds and our strategic alliance, Mattis does not favor that. So, it isn't war mongering, it is valid defense in support of our commitments.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has resigned in light of Trump's decision to give Putin a Christmas present and withdraw US troops from Syria. Mattis told Trump in his letter of resignation: " “My views on treating allies with respect and also being clear-eyed about both malign actors and strategic competitors are strongly held and informed by over four decades of immersion in these issues,” Mattis wrote. “We must do everything possible to advance an international order that is most conducive to our security, prosperity and values, and we are strengthened in this effort by the solidarity of our alliances.” Lying, as is his wont, Trump said Mattis was retiring, rather than resigning. The resignation isn't effective until February 28th, 2019. By then, Trump will likely have lost several other key members of his administration who choose to follow Mattis' lead and get out before the house collapses on top of them.

I've never been a fan of threads about the other site, but what about the other daddy? I've seen him wearing a skirt. Does that constitute crossdressing? Really, things here seem really slow, and threads about the other site thrive, so I am just trying to get some conversation going. Feel free to hijack the tread. Incidentally, the only time I dressed as a girl was when I was nine. It didn't go over well because people just assumed that I really was a girl, thus the lack of trying again. Did you ever cross dress? When? Why?

Numazu, have the sauna prices gone up since August? They have been rather consistent for years at 100, yet you pay 15o. What's new on pricing?

Wouldn't it be the fact that clients die on a regular basis? Do we memorialize all of them (anonymously) on this website? Should we have a special forum for anonymous deaths, or should we just consider it part of life? If we don't name the person, and we shouldn't, what's the point of memorializing him here?

It all depends on how much you need the money.

I love Dave Franco! Thanks, Mvan!

I didn't join the club. I post no pix of guys from the saunas. I enjoy tomcal's posts and think he is a Boytoy hero for his contributions to this site. Whoever showed the pics to the garoto and upset him should be banned from the forum if, in fact, they were from this private club. Otherwise, the site is open to the public, and we can't govern the actions of people who want to share it with others.

It's been my experience that the saunas are indoors. If there's money to be made, young men will usually brave the elements to get there and cash in. The fact is, anything they do on New Year's Eve will require them to get wet, unless they just stay home. I can't picture healthy young men, horny too, to stay in because of some rain. They may choose to party on that night, but hey, it's a holiday! (Checking the weather forecast for Rio, I see lots of rainy nights. Imagine the garotos staying in each of those nights so they don't get wet!)

Let he who is without spelling errors cast the first letter!

Numazu, that last post may be the one that wins you a Pulitzer Prize. Well done!

Trump's former attorney showed up for court to be sentenced. He had his family in tow. Son Jake, a college student, is quite easy on the eyes.

I would not be content if my friends all shared the same political views that I do. Diversity helps us form better opinions.

So you mean the wheelchairs at arrivals, not departures. Yes, of course people request them. The random ones I encountered were available because the kids needed the business. Why sit around when there is money to be made? Now that I know you get to skip all of the lines, well, I'll be cruising through from now on!

But why?

Since I was there this week and easily obtained wheelchairs without a reservation, kjun has me wondering how it all happened. The wheelchair attendants work for tips only, so they are solicitous when seeing someone who might need assistance. Is that so far fetched, kjun? Do you think I posted this information to mislead you?

No, there were definitely more gay patrons than the night before. A whole table of steroid tits, and plenty of other couples. In that neighborhood, it would be hard to avoid the gay crowd short of naming the place Trump's.