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Same here. I fantasize about it, but personally I wouldn't want to deal with diapers 24/7. If I always spent the night in my own house, I might consider trying to wet the bed again. But that's not the case, so I'm not even going to try that. Now, if someone were to invent a switch that would allow me to instantly switch between incontinent and continent, I'd definitely go for that. That said, more power to you if you really do enjoy wearing diapers 24/7/365.

Yeah, I'm aware of that. But in my experience, there are far more people who don't know that their browser keeps a history than there are people who set their browser to clear history on close.

I've tried the wing fold / vintage Pampers style diapers, which only have one (small) tape per side, and they seem to work okay. But they're rectangular, like a flat/prefold cloth diaper, so they fit completely differently than a modern brief. I haven't tried the one tape Kendall briefs. But I tend to agree with your theory. I suspect that for the best fit, most people need at least two tapes. I'm wearing a three tape diaper right now, and the top tapes are closer together than the middle tapes, which are closer than the bottom tapes.

In the US, Tena just switched to velcro tabs, and are cloth covered. The Euro Tenas are still plastic covered, and probably still have regular tapes. I don't know which style is sold in Australia.

Food I wondered if someone would change Fart to Fort... Fort was the very first word posted in this thread, Fart was the second word.

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That's awesome. Does that show air on a "normal" TV network, or is it on something more like Playboy TV?

I don't think it makes much of a difference. John Gacy didn't exactly kill the reputation of clowns, and he was internationally known. This guy seems to be just a local news story...

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I agree that age should be split into real and roleplay age. If nothing else, it makes the issue less ambiguous to anyone who might happen to wander through and see someone with a "age" of 6 or whatever...

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I'll probably vote for Obama in the Texas primary, since I consider him to be the lesser of the evils. I wasn't fond of Hillary the first time around. She's too divisive, like a Democratic version of Bush. She couldn't get universal health care passed back in '93, even though she had a Democratic majority in both houses. That's not a good sign, and after eight years of Bush, we need a real diplomat more than ever. I'd even take McCain over Hillary, despite him being too far to the right for my tastes. As for the general election, since we can safely assume that Texas will go Republican in the electoral college, I'll probably vote for either the Libertarian or Green candidate - depending on which candidate is closer to the economic center relative to those two parties.

I'd say for a quick surprise, just buy a pack of Depends. Get the tape on style, not the pullup style. I believe that style is called "Depend Fitted Maximum Protection" now. They're sold in basically all major grocery stores and pharmacies, (at least in the US) and cost about $10-$15 a pack. The thing is, AB's & DL's have wide ranging desires, and what appeals to one person might be a total turn off to another. So you can't go too deep into this without getting him to tell you what he likes. But since we all like diapers, you can't go wrong with a pack of Depends.

That last poll should be a multi-choice option. Many gun owners own guns for more than one reason. Personally, I checked sport, but would've also checked for hunting and probably hobby. Self defense doesn't really apply to me as I wouldn't own a gun for purely self-defense reasons, or at least not where I live currently.

I don't know about every decent movie, but definitely every decent thread involving right wing Americans has to have those topics. Godwin's Law must be proven as quickly as possible. Actually, I think you're partially correct on the "just shuts up and swallows" part. For things like swearing on a Bible, I think that is a result of many Americans being conservative. By conservative, I do not mean right-wing political values, rather, I mean people who either don't want the status quo to be challenged, or don't want to challenge the status quo themselves. I think Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. described it best: "First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice" Things like swearing on a Bible still exist more because "that's the way we've always done it" than for any other reason. If we were starting over, with no preconceived notions of how government should work, I think the average American would not support such things. (By the way, swearing on a Bible is slowly being replaced by secular oaths in courts, and Congressmen are no longer sworn in on a Bible, though they sometimes pose with one for swearing-in ceremony photos) As for politicians talking about God, that tends to be mostly confined to conservative politicians from conservative areas of the county. Those politicians are usually trying to appeal to fundamentalist Christians. I would say that, at least in those areas, many moderate Christians don't care that those politicians talk about God. They may be for a secular government, but they know that most politicians don't do most of what they say they will anyway. This is compounded by the way that our election system tends to only give you two candidates with a chance of winning, so many people vote for the lesser of the two evils. A conservative who is for a secular government might vote for the preachy, non-secular candidate simply because he agrees with that candidate on more issues than the other candidate. Anyway, to go back to your very first question, I think the key is that while some politicians talk about God, that talk rarely translates into non-secular action. Sometimes it does, like with the Ten Commandments being posted in some courthouses, or intelligent design being incorporated into Kansas school teachings. But even then, moderates and liberals often react strongly and those things are overturned. Evolution is now taught in Kansas schools again because most of the conservative members of the Kansas Board of Education lost the next election and were replaced by moderates and liberals. So yes, the US is somewhat less secular than most European countries. But I don't think any country today is completely, 100%, secular. And while the rhetoric of some politicians would lead outsiders to think that we're not very secular at all, ultimately, purely religious beliefs are rarely put into law. (again, with exceptions like marriage) I think that makes us more secular than non-secular.

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Heh, that's funny. That message wasn't there when I posted the link, so yeah, he's really watching his traffic.

http://sithomeandrot.com/celebs/2007/08/17...-summer-soiree/ I think this is the source. I did a search for "Freddie Prinze Jr diaper" on Google, and this was one of the few relevant results on the first page. This particular DD thread also turns up on the first page. Maybe it's true, maybe it's not, but IMHO, we do a disservice to the celebrities (and ourselves) by spreading baseless hearsay and gossip like this. Let the celebrities have their privacy.

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I like both about equally, but I wear disposable much more frequently because of the convenience.

I agree, especially since CuriousCouple said the cashier asked politely. While it definitely could have been handled more discretely, I don't think there is anyone here who isn't guilty of at least a little thoughtlessness. The absolute most that should be made out of this is a simple, nice, phone call to a manager. I'd say this has been blown way out of proportion.

"Secular", like everything else in life, is not black and white. The US does not have a official state religion, something that several European countries still have - including some cantons of Switzerland, if Wikipedia is to be believed. (though I realize that that's usually more of a thing that has never been repealed rather than an actual meaningful status) Religion isn't just a set of ceremonies or rituals, it's a set of core beliefs and values that affect everyday life. Many of those core beliefs are obviously specific to a religion, such as Jewish Kosher laws. But some of those core values are general good society values. Theft and murder are considered sins in nearly every religion that I know of, but that doesn't mean that a country which has laws against theft and murder is nonsecular. The problem is that there is no clear dividing line between the religious values and the good society values. A politician might be against enforcing "religious laws" in the sense that he wouldn't post the Ten Commandments in a courthouse or create a law against using the Lord's name in vain, but if he is deeply religious, then the "good society laws" that he supports are probably heavily influenced by his religion. Take abortion, for instance. Fundamentalist Christians generally believe that abortion is murder. To them, this isn't an issue of breaking some religious law, it's a core societal value that shouldn't be broken regardless of religion. There are religions and cults that believe murder is not a sin, but we don't allow those people to commit murder because that's what they believe in. Therefore we shouldn't allow abortion just because some people think it's okay. Or so their logic goes. The US is far from the only country with that debate, and our abortion laws are more progressive and less influenced by religion than those of Spain or Ireland, for instance. Here's my opinion. The US has a mostly secular government, though less secular than most European countries. There are few laws in the US that enforce purely religious Christian values. The only common ones that I can think of are laws regarding marriage, and alcohol sales on Sunday. (which are prohibited or restricted in some states) I'm sure there are others that I'm forgetting, and of course, I'm ignoring the occasional archaic law that is no longer enforced but has never been repealed. (which practically all countries have) However, since the US government is (sort of) representative of the people of the US, and since the US has a (very vocal) minority of highly conservative Christians, we're going to lag behind the rest of the world on the issues that are sort of religious - like abortion, gay marriage, and capital punishment. As for my personal beliefs, I'm agnostic, pro-abortion, socially libertarian, and economically left-center. So I'm far from a defender of the American right wing.

That slogan (assuming Leno repeated it verbatim) could also be aimed at reducing the stigma of diapers. Perhaps some people with mild incontinence buy pads instead of diapers because of the stigma surrounding diapers, or perhaps because they think diapers are only for incontinent people. By saying "they're not just for incontinence", they are marketing diapers as an alternative to pads for people who have small leaks or have a hard time making it to the bathroom in time.

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