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I was set to take a trip to LA next week. I’d fly and then stay in a hotel, travel to a nearby city by Uber, and then return. If I don’t go next week, it will probably be another six months before I can do it. I really want to avoid Omicron because some of the medium term side effects are a problem for me. I’ve gone to great lengths to avoid it so far. Should I postpone the trip?

The c-some is more durable than it looks. One classic study shows that about 2/3 of cervical disc herniations resolve with it surgery. I had a cervical disc extrusion a few years ago. The pain was horrendous; it sounds like yours isn’t quite as bad. I had an epidural steroid injection, which was helpful, and I’ve been doing PT on and off since then.

Happy birthday to one of my favorite posters!

Like I said, I read tell-all accounts by two gfs, one of whom has a JD. Neither mentioned a contract. If there was one, it apparently didn’t include an NDA, which is odd. Are you referring to agreements signed by guests at the Playboy Mansion parties? From the NYT; “Sex with Hefner was not a requirement, strictly speaking, though most of his girlfriends did sleep with him, it appears, either out of gratitude or because of pressure from the others.” So Hef and the gfs all claim that the women did not sign a contract requiring sex but were “pressured” by “the others,” which is what I wrote in an earlier post.

Hefner was very good at pressuring the girls to stick around, and he refined his tactics over time. For example, when he figured out that the gfs were saving their clothing allowances and using them to finance rent when they moved out, he started asking for receipts to confirm that the money was used for clothing. As for sex, Hef didn’t need lawsuits. He relied on the head gf to inform the new girls about sexual expectations—-after the new girl moved in. If any girls didn’t perform up to his standards, he wouldn’t give them their allowance that week. Source: Books by two of the gfs, whose stories were largely consistent. Also, he took photos of the gfs in compromising positions when they were drunk or high and kept them in a scrapbook. One of the gfs said she stayed longer than she might have otherwise because she feared that the photos would be released. His wife he confirmed that he kept these photos and tweeted that she burned them all after his death.

The article says the doctor was accused of having sexual relationships and doing illegal drugs with with women patients. So I guess it happened to Hef too? Sexual misconduct by a physician has never been so hilarious.

It’s terrible. That’s why Rikers is overrun with preppy white inmates with bogus rape charges. Oh wait.

Misogyny? On this thread?

According to Izabella, if Hef wasn’t happy, they’re pack up your things and leave them on the curb the same day. So unless they had somewhere to go right away, they were more or less stuck. CA law says you need to evict, which means giving 30 day notice.

I happen to have a book by one of the gfs in my Kindle. This was written around 2006, and it’s clear that the author, one Izabella St. James, was trying to stay in Hef’s graces. Judge for yourself. If she represents the situation correctly, I’d say it’s pretty close to the bounds of non-consent. Another passage says that the gfs had to ask for their weekly allowance. Hef gave them a hard time about it if they hadn’t performed well enough in the bedroom.

The gfs lived with Hef in the aughts.

I agree for the most part. There’s one complicating factor: According to two girlfriends, Hef gave the women quaaludes, which he referred to as “leg openers, ” before the twice-weekly “sex nights.” Some women took them while others hid them. But from what I gather, the women aren't claiming the didn't consent.

It was more than porn though. He had a Middle Easterm prince type harem going with curfews for the girls, hair color requirements etc. The idea was that he might make them Playmates and thus launch their careers. Men just don't tolerate that kind of thing. Can you imagine Geffen”s boyfriends agreeing to a curfew? That said, the women consented. Holly Madison, who seems to play a major role in this series, tried to get Hefner to marry her.

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But do you occasionally sneak a peek at hot guy TikTok?

I think the benefit of a name that clearly describes the purpose of the site is worth the downside of excluding a few female members. I like “men’s room” but wonder if it makes people think of a cruising site rather than a place to discuss escorts?

Do you have to use your real name?

Aww, thank you. My fluffy cloud-like white fur is made for squeezing. My only request is that you brush me out when you’re done.

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I should have said “strain” rather than “mutation.”

https://twitter.com/libertyjen/status/1482215836605505537?s=21

Omicron apparently evades immunity from prior infection from other variants. Do you think future variants will be be the same way?

Thank you, everyone, for the birthday wishes. They mean a great deal to me in this isolating time.

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And a hearty welcome to the forum to you, Xxxxx!