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OAITW r.2.0

(24,504 posts)
Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:58 PM Sep 2018

150 years ago, back in the early 1970s.....

I drank too much, smoked too much dope, and did various drugs to excess. Occasionally, I would be just enough drunk/high/off-the planet to make a move on some young charming lady who I was convinced was totally in love with me. We just hadn't realized it to this moment. When those moments occurred and the inevitable rejection happened, I was like "OK, OK,OK...sorry!". I never tried to persuade after the message was delivered loud and clear.

So what's Kavanaugh's excuse? I had a similar upbringing/education/privilege....but my limbic system (or basic functional decency) seemed to function OK.

I am probably not a good candidate for SCOTUS either.

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150 years ago, back in the early 1970s..... (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2018 OP
I'm afraid you may have also lost the ability to subtract or democratisphere Sep 2018 #1
Well, it does feel like a 150 years ago.... OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2018 #2
If I had the power to nominate you to the SCOTUS, I would. democratisphere Sep 2018 #3
Agreed....his whole history, on and off the courts, OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2018 #4
One of my brothers was in San Francisco for the Summer of Love... Hekate Sep 2018 #5
Yep, I had a few of those. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2018 #6
Back in those ancient times.... LakeArenal Sep 2018 #7
It happened all the time. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2018 #8
Approaching seventy years old and never hit on a woman. Scruffy1 Sep 2018 #9
We were all different back then, right, Mr. Scruffy1? OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2018 #10

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
3. If I had the power to nominate you to the SCOTUS, I would.
Mon Sep 17, 2018, 11:53 PM
Sep 2018

You know when the line has been drawn and you don't go over it. Kavanaugh does not recognize boundaries.

Hekate

(90,708 posts)
5. One of my brothers was in San Francisco for the Summer of Love...
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:06 AM
Sep 2018

I'm sure he was as you described. And horny.

But I never forgot one of the stories he told me about "a very young girl from across the Bay, who was pretty much out of body." He did not direct her to any parties -- he sat her down on the curb and just talked until she came back from whatever trip she was on, and then told her she really needed to go home now.

How hard is that? How hard is it to treat girls/women as though they are human beings?

OAITW r.2.0

(24,504 posts)
6. Yep, I had a few of those.
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:27 AM
Sep 2018

Meeting someone of the opposite sex that wanted to communicate.....I was all in. But her communication, for the most part, was not focused on me, always something else. But that was OK (for awhile) as any positive communication was a great thing to be had. Any clumsy attempts on me part was a "NO GO". Boundaries....I respected them.

LakeArenal

(28,819 posts)
7. Back in those ancient times....
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:03 AM
Sep 2018

I used to hitchhike with my girlfriend in hot pants ( such an unfortunate style name ) and a purse of pot and not once, not ever, did we ever have a problem with drivers.

How can that be? We were definitely more civil.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,504 posts)
8. It happened all the time.
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:15 AM
Sep 2018

I hitched from Worcester, Ma to Maine all the time. Some peeps were different....Holy Roller's and Porn Producers looking for new talent (LOL). But I survived. Probably helped in meeting new people and making new friends.*

*One guy picked me up and he was MS in the USA. You could just tell. But....he had the Live Dead (Skull and Roses) playing the entire 2 Hr. trip to Worcester. That made me recalibrate my predispositions about people....

Scruffy1

(3,256 posts)
9. Approaching seventy years old and never hit on a woman.
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:43 AM
Sep 2018

If a woman is interested she will let you know. Had many relationships sexual and otherwise.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,504 posts)
10. We were all different back then, right, Mr. Scruffy1?
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:52 AM
Sep 2018

May have been a big difference in our world views back in the early 70s.////correct?

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