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The term sworn virgin has come to refer to a traditional social role in the highlands of Albania and Montenegro. Among the highlander groups, a similar, cross-cultural clan-based orientation and highly marked sexual roles have created a situation where there has been a shortage of adult males. One suitable alternative is the sworn virgin (South Slavic tobelija or tybelí, ostajnica "she who stays" or muskobanja "man-like woman"; Albanian virgjineshtë), a female-born person who takes on the social (but not sexual) role of a man. They dress, work and live as men, but remain chaste and unmarried.
The origins of the "sworn virgins" are disparate: some choose this role (as early as childhood and as late as just before their marriage ceremony) while others are raised or forced into it by circumstance. These societies have suffered a severe shortage of men due to interclan violence and Ottoman oppression; a clan without a patriarch might choose a female as an ostajnica, or female replacement, who would subsequently take on a male social role.

lusciouskiwi

10-28-2012 05:59 AM

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Massive

10-28-2012 07:54 AM

sorry if anyone has zombie phobia's but ... lol

Welcome to british food-related humour!

DMW	10-28-2012 01:22 PM

BRILLIANT: A 'Simpsons' Animator Works His Magic On A Rousing Obama Speech

http://front.moveon.org/brilliant-a-...email.10282012

Julien

10-28-2012 01:32 PM

I was reminded today to live in the now and leave the past behind. That sounds like a plan. :reader:

Duchess

10-28-2012 03:10 PM

Alcoholism and alcohol abuse facts.....Part 1

Alcoholism and alcohol abuse facts

Alcohol abuse is a disease that is characterized by the sufferer having a pattern of drinking excessively despite the negative effects of alcohol on the individual's work, medical, legal, educational, and/or social life.
Alcohol abuse affects about 10% of women and 20% of men in the United States, most beginning by their mid teens.
Signs of alcohol intoxication include the smell of alcohol on the breath or skin, glazed or bloodshot eyes, the person being unusually passive or argumentative, and/or a deterioration in the person's appearance or hygiene.

UofMfan

10-28-2012 03:32 PM

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...Republican.jpg

WolfyOne

10-28-2012 04:52 PM

Going back to the beginning of my poetry thread and rereading it is great therapy.
Shows me where I was and how far I've come over the last few years.

Soon	10-28-2012 05:33 PM

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WolfyOne

10-28-2012 06:21 PM

I read this on a childhood friend's FB.. wanted to share it here.

Having voices in your head is normal.
Listening to them, common.
Arguing, acceptable.
However, when you lose the argument, you’re in trouble.

lusciouskiwi

10-28-2012 06:31 PM

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Girl_On_Fire

10-28-2012 06:51 PM

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http://cinemaautopsy.files.wordpress...pg?w=450&h=288

Girl_On_Fire

10-28-2012 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme (Post 684960)

Ivan Coyote's on the right. Don't know the other two, but that could change.

:blink:

Ivan

If I had my pick, I'd date the one in the middle. She's handsome and she has kind eyes. ;)

Girl_On_Fire

10-28-2012 08:02 PM

Oh for the love of ears! Will somebody please tell me how to post a YouTube video? Erg.

Gemme

10-28-2012 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Girl_On_Fire (Post 686552)

Oh for the love of ears! Will somebody please tell me how to post a YouTube video? Erg.

There are a few ways to post a youtube video, but this is how I do it:

I find the video I want to post and I copy the link. I paste the link inside the post I want and then I take everything out to, and including, the =. So, if it says sidluelrei3=fouduy20, then I would take the sidluelrei3= out, leaving the fouduy20 behind. Select that and click the youtube link in the upper right above the reply box.

Some folks may have an easier way of doing it, but this is how I've been doing it for years and it's habit now.

OR

You can just copy the link from youtube and insert that. We'd have to click on it to bring youtube up, but at least we'd know what it was that you wanted to share. :)