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[LoZoccolo]

This message was self-deleted by its author (LoZoccolo) on Tue Jan 17, 2012, 01:06 AM. When the original post in a discussion thread is self-deleted, the entire discussion thread is automatically locked so new replies cannot be posted.

[JCMach1]

1. We call them ATM marriages here in Dubai...

[seabeyond]

2. i can see no reason why you are posting this. why? nt

[Electric Monk]

3. I've noticed he seems to enjoy getting other DUers to fight with each other.

Then he walks away and doesn't post again in the thread. This latest thread would seem to fit that pattern.

Care to address this, LoZo, or are you just going to hit alert on me?

Jury, please note context.

[seabeyond]

5. lol, electric. i guess that is a way to

Address a possible alert. I like.

Fuck the post. It is ultimate in stupid.

[DeathToTheOil]

12. Stupid, yes

And disruptive, like pretty much every other post I've thus far seen from the OP.

[JCMach1]

14. Beats pitbulls and Olive Garden...

[Rex]

18. That was four years ago on DU2.

[jberryhill]

20. So you post a teaser excerpt that links to Playboy

Yeah, I can see how these things just tie right in.

Do you care to discuss the subject, or did you have something else in mind?

[jberryhill]

22. I haven't asked you to do anything

Wtf are you on about?

You posted a blog excerpt of a Playboy article on mail order brides.

One presumes that, absent random neural firing, you had a reason to do so.

Trust me, when I ask you to do something, it will be in no uncertain terms.

[joshcryer]

4. Delete this LoZ.

[Electric Monk]

6. Here is a copy-paste of the OP

Mail Order Bride Rules of Attraction

Have you ever wondered what those Mail Order Bride tours are like? You know the ones; where groups of wealthy, older American men travel to such places as Russia, China, or South America, in hopes of finding a young bride to take back to the land of Tom Cruise, Coca Cola, and topless donut shops.

http://blog.sfgate.com/hleon/2011/12/22/mail-order-bride-rules-of-attraction

[joshcryer]

8. I was thinking more of the self-locking nature, not self-censor.

This discussion is going to get nasty. I'm opting out, myself.

[Angry Dragon]

7. 67.3% like this post

[Starry Messenger]

9. Are you in the market?

Not enough stat-loving women in your area that also adore pedantry? I can see why one would want to keep tabs on this then, but otherwise, not quite up to your usual thin gruel.

[TlalocW]

11. I have a genuine interest in Hispanic/Latin women that started as a kid with Maria on Sesame Street

I jokingly say she's one of the reasons one of my degrees was Spanish. Anyway, I've seen a lot of these sites, and I joined - out of fun - a listserv (remember those) in the late 1990s dedicated to men finding Latin women, and oh, my, gawd... I've never seen such bitter men. Bitter about American women. Bitter about American society ruining Hispanic/Latina women. Bitter that younger women would prefer to date men around their own age for the most part. Disrespectful of women in their age group. Bitter, bitter, bitter.

Hardly any of them spoke Spanish. 99% of them didn't care about the culture and how differences between theirs and the USA might be something they should be concerned about. They just saw attractive, hopefully submissive, women. There were a couple of men already married to Latinas whose wives were also part of the group, who I considered success stories (they didn't go through those agencies), and the advice that both the men and women gave were normally shot down because it wasn't what the bitter ones wanted to hear (especially if the members of the couple were close to the same age). It was literally a train wreck that you couldn't look away from. Being the young mid-20s whippersnapper that I was back then, I halfway trolled it and halfway argued my position on relationships and talked about the culture.

The most fun was when a female friend of mine, who was a travel agent (and had knowledge and experience with the kind of tours talked about) joined, pretending to be a lesbian looking for her special Latina lover. It was an interesting experiment to see who would be supportive and who wouldn't. As you can imagine, the bitter ones hated her... Especially after about half a year, when she found someone in Oaxaca, Mexico (a place I'm familiar with and thus could help her with her stories) and traveled there to meet her during the Guelaguetza Festival. Oh, man... Bitter old men hate it when a "lesbian" lucks out so quickly.

I eventually found other train wrecks that attracted my attention (W's presidency) and lost interest, but it was a fascinating experience.

TlalocW

[jberryhill]

15. '

[jberryhill]

19. I voted against your alert

I was Juror #3, to be specific.