# Man wants to marry his porn-filled computer, draws parallel to gay marriage **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 9, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084 "2014-05-09T21:43:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/41 "2014-05-10T03:42:02Z")
> [@Incubus](#): > > What kind of porn? There _is_ such a thing as “machine porn”. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/42 "2014-05-10T03:57:16Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > [Then there’s this.](http://www.avclub.com/article/the-internet-finally-reaches-its-apex-as-man-marry-94206) I don’t believe in Bronies. I don’t care how many articles I read; I don’t even care if they make another documentary, I still don’t believe it. ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/43 "2014-05-10T06:14:35Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > As always, these three words explain everything. [Follow Florida Man on his many (mis)adventures!](https://twitter.com/_FloridaMan) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/44 "2014-05-10T15:31:58Z")
An anti-SSM once told me that “an Australian man legally married his dog.” My reply “GAY marriage isn’t legal in Australia.” Hey, I got a brother in New Zealand and a lesbian sister in California, so I know these things. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/45 "2014-05-10T15:45:17Z")
You know who has to be deeply conflicted over this? Bender. Loves computers, loves porn, doesn’t like it when people get romantic with machines. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/46 "2014-05-10T15:49:56Z")
From what I understand, this guy is actually a real lawyer, and he tried to sue Dell or Apple or some computer maker for “being irresponsible by selling him the computer that caused him to develop a porn addiction.” I don’t have the cite handy but could probably find it if pressed. The guy’s a whacko nutjob. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/47 "2014-05-10T16:03:09Z")
Sometimes the imaginative writings of whacko nut jobs make mighty interesting reading… My half-brother is a certified WNJ, and we always looked forward to his letters. He lived in St. Thomas for years, and once sent us a cheap tract he had printed for his campaign to run for governor of the US Virgin Islands on the “Yahweh ticket”. He had originally gone there to teach tennis at a hotel. Three hotels later (he sued each one) he found himself living in a tent on the beach. This is when he ran for governor. 😃 True story, and only a tenth of the entire one. He now lives in FLORIDA, hahaha. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/48 "2014-05-10T17:07:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Sevier has before been banned from practicing law in Tenessee in 2011 for “mental infirmity or illness” and has a history of similarly strange suits, including an attempt to sue Apple for selling him a computer that brought on his alleged porn addiction. Sounds kind of like Stockholm Syndrome to me… and if he was banned from practicing law, does that mean he got a JD and passed the bar, or did they just do it pre-emptively? If so, good call. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/49 "2014-05-11T01:55:13Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > [Then there’s this.](http://www.avclub.com/article/the-internet-finally-reaches-its-apex-as-man-marry-94206) Holy crap, is that an Onion gag or a real article? ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/50 "2014-05-11T02:34:44Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > An anti-SSM once told me that “an Australian man legally married his dog.” My reply “GAY marriage isn’t legal in Australia.” Hey, I got a brother in New Zealand and a lesbian sister in California, so I know these things. In my head, some bitter ex of the groom bitched online about the unattractive bride, calling her “a real dog”, and misunderstanding ensued. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/51 "2014-05-11T03:24:19Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > From what I understand, this guy is actually a real lawyer, and he tried to sue Dell or Apple or some computer maker for “being irresponsible by selling him the computer that caused him to develop a porn addiction.” I don’t have the cite handy but could probably find it if pressed. I was wondering what [this guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBL2eiO0pDA) had been up to lately. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/52 "2014-05-11T05:53:56Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > Holy crap, is that an Onion gag or a real article? AFAIK, the AV Club is the only part of the Onion that’s [not a gag](http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/03/18/my-little-pony-twilight-sparkle-marriage/). ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/53 "2014-05-11T14:41:31Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > I was wondering what [this guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBL2eiO0pDA) had been up to lately. Haha! That’s great! [QUOTE=Larry Borgia] [Then there’s this.](http://www.avclub.com/article/the-internet-finally-reaches-its-apex-as-man-marry-94206) [/QUOTE] Can someone please explain to me what goes on in the minds of people who want to marry fictional characters? Has loneliness brought them to the point of delusions? ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084/54 "2014-05-11T19:40:46Z")
Gay people can marry their partners. Their partners can be described with words. Verbosity can be described with the word “verbosity.” Ergo, I should be allowed to marry the concept of verbosity. It’s my civil right. And if my neighbor takes a shining to “patriotism,” then nothing should stop them from legally recognizing that love! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084.md?page=2)