# Links you WILL NOT click **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 31, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349 "2010-05-31T03:29:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349/81 "2010-06-08T23:46:47Z")
> [@kapri](#): > > Can I ask what lotus breast/boob is? I can’t imagine. It’s not real, but I’ll put the description in a spoiler box: Someone photoshopped a lotus pod (one of those dried flower arrangement things with lots of holes and a big seed in each) onto a photo of a breast, and claimed it was some insect infestation. :eek: There’s a debunking on Snopes. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349/82 "2010-06-09T03:02:05Z")
I actually have watched people being killed on camera. I was disturbed, but not enough to avoid clicking on the links altogether. My curiosity was satisfied, and I never watched the videos again. However, the deaths were quick–self-inflicted shots to the head, etc. I will not watch anything prolonged, indicating the victim was in a lot of pain for an extended period of time. In a somewhat recent thread, someone linked to a video of a real live witch-burning somewhere in Africa (I forget where). There is absolutely no way I’m clicking that link. I can’t do it. Just the thought of a video of that nature existing makes me sick to my stomach. Also, I have not watched 2 girls 1 cup. And I don’t think I need to. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349/83 "2010-06-09T05:38:49Z")
I was going to say [ridiculously](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=566414) [vague](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=565908) thread titles, especially when they lead to an OP that is absolutely [devoid of informative content](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=566254), but these days I’m more or less duty bound to look. I have no beef with this thread title or OP BTW. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349/84 "2010-06-09T05:44:03Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > … > > I have no beef with this thread title or OP BTW. I am relieved. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349/85 "2010-06-09T11:50:06Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Well, humans have the free will to choose to fight or not. That is why boxing and sports like that are popular…people are _choosing_ to push through physical pain and a hell of a beating in order to win. > > If an animal is just being cruelly _abused_…I don’t even see how those to situations compare. People being beaten up in bars because they stood in the wrong place, said the wrong thing, or looked at the wrong person are not _choosing_ to fight. When a verbal altercation turns physical and some bully (or group of bullies) beats the snot out of the person he was arguing with, that doesn’t mean the person being beaten on _chose_ the pain. If two people want to step out in the alley (or in a boxing ring) and whack on each other, that’s their own call. But when someone says, “If someone really pisses me off, I should be able to beat him to a pulp,” and then says, “It really bothers me to watch animals get hurt,” I find a logical disconnect. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349/86 "2010-06-09T13:35:37Z")
I see, Gary. In your original post, you just said ‘fist fight’. So I went from there. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349/87 "2010-06-09T13:45:24Z")
Yeah, that was an interesting thread, the idea being that society would be more civilized if people challenged assholes to “step outside” and duke it out when their behavior got too… loutish. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349/88 "2010-06-09T14:26:08Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > I see, Gary. In your original post, you just said ‘fist fight’. So I went from there. Sorry, you’re right. That post wasn’t clear. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349/89 "2010-06-09T14:29:42Z")
[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:85, topic:541349”] “If someone really pisses me off, I should be able to beat him to a pulp,” and then says, “It really bothers me to watch animals get hurt,” I find a logical disconnect. [/QUOTE] Care to point out where I said the underlined bit? ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349/90 "2010-06-09T14:44:37Z")
[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:88, topic:541349”] Sorry, you’re right. That post wasn’t clear. [/QUOTE] Yeah, you probably guessed that I read a particular thread you had in mind, but I did not. Do we have a link? ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349/91 "2010-06-09T15:13:10Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > Care to point out where I said the underlined bit? You didn’t say the underlined bit. I should have made clear that I wasn’t directly quoting you. I did (and do) believe that you think that way, however, based on these two posts you made: > [@Fist Fights are Good For Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fist-fights-are-good-for-society/539568/49): > > As much as some people claim “violence doesn’t solve anything”, the simple fact is, some people only understand language punctuated by solid blows to the body. (I don’t see any indication here that you feel violence should only be used against such people in response to violence) > [@Fist Fights are Good For Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fist-fights-are-good-for-society/539568/172): > > All females should be issued with a taser and pepperspray\*, with any inappropriate usage of them severely punished. I’m sure some smart person could invent a shock-giving glove of some sort, that females were allowed to use on anyone, male or female, who came within their personal space uninvited, and with bad intent. _(note that this says nothing about tasers and peppersprays being used only in response to violence)_ If I am misinterpreting your feelings, I apologize. > [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Yeah, you probably guessed that I read a particular thread you had in mind, but I did not. Do we have a link? It’s the “[Fist fights are good for society](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=563314)” thread. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349/92 "2010-06-09T16:15:35Z")
[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:85, topic:541349”] People being beaten up in bars because they stood in the wrong place, said the wrong thing, or looked at the wrong person are not _choosing_ to fight. When a verbal altercation turns physical and some bully (or group of bullies) beats the snot out of the person he was arguing with, that doesn’t mean the person being beaten on _chose_ the pain. If two people want to step out in the alley (or in a boxing ring) and whack on each other, that’s their own call. But when someone says, “If someone really pisses me off, I should be able to beat him to a pulp,” and then says, “It really bothers me to watch animals get hurt,” I find a logical disconnect. [/QUOTE] It’s not a logical thing, it’s an emotional reaction. People (adults, anyway) = probably jerkish in some way or another. Children, animals, the mentally retarded = 100% innocent of anything. Also, the fact that children, animals, et al, don’t understand what’s happening to them is somehow worse. Like I said, it’s not logical. It’s just a gut reaction. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-you-will-not-click/541349.md?page=4)