Subject: Liposuction or cocksuction?

Below are excerpts from a CNN article today about what men are putting themselves through to look younger, even in their 30s and 40s! Shit, most of the men I deal with are working like hell to look more silverfoxy! These straight dudes just don't get it, do they? Neither do most gay men. We're the best-kept secret in the world (no matter how hard I try to spread the word -- hee hee)!
-- Ben Boxer

Text:
Men spent an estimated $129.9 million in 1999 on hair coloring products, according to ACNielsen. Sales have more than tripled in the past decade. Advertising for these products has doubled in the same period, from $14.4 million in 1989 to $29.3 million in 1999, according to Competitive Media Reporting, a New York City-based firm that tracks advertising expenses for its clients.

Older men's efforts to keep looking vital in a youthful job market are at the root of much of this hair-care boom.

And those men who don't have hair to dye for often opt for a hair transplant. Or they take the chemical-treatment route of Propecia (taken as a pill), Rogaine (minoxidil, applied externally) and other formulas to foster follicle growth.

Men aren't just dressing up their tresses, either. They're getting nipped, clipped and peeled with the unflappability of Beverly Hills dowagers.

One 42-year-old New York business executive calls it "the best thing I ever did." Larry -- he prefers his last name be withheld -- says he has had eyelid and nose adjustments, Botox injections to reduce forehead lines and liposuction. "There are certain areas I just couldn't lose through diet and exercise.

Statistics compiled by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) seem to indicate that plenty of men agree with Larry and are taking similar steps.

. More than 500,000 surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures were performed on men last year, accounting for 11 percent of the total, according to the ASAPS.

. The society's figures show that between 1997 and 1999 there was an 87-percent increase in liposuctions performed on men.

. Men's eyelid surgeries and face lifts were up by 15 percent in the same period, while the incidence of breast reductions were up by 47 percent, ASAPS numbers show.

You want a baby face, Nelson? The shelves of pharmacies, health food and specialty stores ooze with creams, lotions and potions.

Clinique has a "For Men Only" section on its Web site featuring cleansers, moisturizers (Turnaround Lotion being perhaps the best known), fragrances and after-shave products for men. The Body Shop, Estee Lauder and other companies also have added lines of men's grooming aids. Even Clairol -- long past its days of asking, "Does she or doesn't she?" -- makes a male hair-coloring product called Men's Choice.

And if you really want to be a pretty boy, Floyd, an army of doctors stands ready to make plastic-surgical strikes against your flaccid, sagging skin. They'll attempt to obliterate flab and blemishes with what some tell you is the precision of smart bombs.

. One man in five spends more than an hour a day on personal grooming, according to the Roper Starch Study. One in five liposuction procedures and/or cheek implants performed last year in the United States was performed on a man, ASAPS reports.

. Men were the recipients of almost a quarter of all 1999 chin augmentations, the plastic surgery association's figures show.

Men most often opt for surgery to remove bags or pouches from around the eyes or to take excess skin from eyelids. Social changes have made it acceptable for men to pamper themselves. Men's magazines now include features on grooming, fashion and fitness. One of the toughest guys to ever play pro football, Dick Butkus, hawks Just for Men, the male hair-coloring market leader with $72.4 million in 1999 U.S. sales.
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:37:35 -0700
From: "Ben Boxer"

Subject: An oldie, but still a goodie

Frank was so excited to be going bear hunting. He spotted a small brown bear and shot it. Then there was a tap on his shoulder, and he turned around to see a big black bear. The black bear said "You've got two choices. I either maul you to death or we have sex." Frank decided to bend over. Even though he felt sore for two weeks, Frank soon recovered and vowed revenge. He headed out on another trip where he found the black bear and shot it. There was another tap on his shoulder. This time a huge grizzly bear stood right next to him. The grizzly said "That was a huge mistake, Frank. You've got two choices. Either I maul you to death or we'll have rough sex." Again,Frank thought it was better to comply. Although he survived, it took several months before Frank finally recovered. Outraged he headed back to the woods,managed to track down the grizzly and shot it. He felt sweet revenge, but then there was a tap on his shoulder. He turned round to find a giant polar bear standing there. The polar bear said, "Admit it, Frank. You don't come here for the hunting, do you?"
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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 03:43:36 -0700
From: "Ben Boxer"

Subject: "I love you, but you stink!"

(Ben Boxer says: "My reaction to a comment by a legislator in the article below is to rephrase his statement to fit his true meaning -- "I love him because as a Christian I am supposed to say that, but the son-of-bitch is a fucking queer, and they stink! Off with his head!")

Headline:
Arizona legislature.s chaplain announces he's gay
(The Advocate, 10/11/00)

Text:
The chaplain for the Arizona state legislature announced Wednesday that he is gay, The [Phoenix] Arizona Republic reports. The Rev. Charles Coppinger.s announcement was timed to coincide with National Coming Out Day, October 11. Coppinger, 36, said he came to understand that he is gay last spring and that he has been looking for a way to tell legislators. He said he realizes his announcement could be controversial. .My personal integrity is more important than any other consequences,. Coppinger said. .I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I encourage every priest and rabbi who struggles with this to come out. There is freedom and joy on this side.. Coppinger was appointed to the position by then.house speaker Mark Killian and serves at the discretion of the current speaker, Republican Jess Groscost, and the senate president, Republican Brenda Burns. At least one Republican lawmaker has called for Coppinger.s dismissal. .My love for the chaplain has not changed, but it would be difficult for me to support him as chaplain,. David Peterson told the paper. .It.s just against my personal beliefs. I still support the idea of having a chaplain..
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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 06:05:34 -0700
From: "Ben Boxer"

Subject: How's your sense of humor?

(Ben Boxer says: "I trust you will pardon my corny jokes, but I love them, even old, recycled ones. I believe your sense of humor determines the quality of your life. My partner and I giggle a lot together -- among other less funny things! Hee hee! One of the funniest evenings I ever spent was when, as a magazine editor 30-odd years ago in Hollywood, I was invited -- along with other people -- to the home of a famous comedian to view a Laurel & Hardy festival of their earliest shorts, which were their best. We all nearly died laughing, and the comedian convulsed us further by doing imitations of Oliver Hardy in drag. Everybody knew, of course, that chub Ollie was gay, although his string-bean partner, Stan Laurel, was a happily married straight. I have watched the comedy duo's slapstick films time and again and still they give me a laugh, even when I see the routines and mannerisms stolen and performed by somebody else.")

JOKE: Services Rendered

Four silverfoxes got together at a reunion. They hadn't seen each other for years.

Three of them started bragging right away about how successful and rich they had become, while the fourth went to the can to take a shit.

The first silverfox said he owned a condo construction company. "Why, just the other day I gave my best friend a brand new condo worth $80,000!"

The second, not to be outdone, told the others he owned a factory manufacturing high-quality furniture. "Why, just the other day I gave my best friend a whole ensemble of new furnishings that cost $100,000!"

The third, his thumbs stuck cockily in his vest, dismissed their paltry claims with a toss of his silvery head. "I own a European car dealership," he said. "Just the other day I gave my best friend a brand new Lamborghini. That's a $250,000 car!"

About this time, the fourth silverfox came back from the can and sat down with his old friends. The other three told him they had been talking about how successful they had all become. They asked how HE was doing in life.

"Not so good," he said sadly. "I'm incontinent, and it hurts when I take a piss. My wife divorced me and took everything I had. My daughter married a bum, and my grandson is a fag."

His three friends shook their heads in sympathy. They didn't say a word.

"But on the positive side," the fourth silverfox went on, "my gay grandson sure must know how to suck a dick! Why just the other day he told me his three best tricks gave him a new condo and furniture and an expensive European car!"
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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 13:53:13 GMT
From: "jim r"
Subject: 70yr old silver fox

70 yr old bi 5'9 170 bhm,ala.
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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 07:42:35 -0700
From: "Ben Boxer"

Subject: Dr. Laura apology rejected

(Ben Boxer says: "It wouldn't surprise me if this woman turned out to be a lesbian. Methinks the lady doth protest too much."

Headline:
Dr. Laura apology rejected

Text:
A full-page apology to the gay and lesbian community from Dr. Laura Schlessinger appears on the back of Wednesday.s .Gay Hollywood. issue of Variety, but activists appear not to be moved by the physiologist.s attempt at .atonement.. Schlessinger .refuses to be held accountable for what she says publicly,. Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation executive director Joan Garry tells The Washington Post, noting that the advice show host did not promise to stop calling homosexuality .deviant.. Garry added, .The anger Schlessinger caused by her words is too great and too profound to simply go away after a qualified admission of some guilt. Laura Schlessinger.s cat-and-mouse game of words has gone on too long. Our community deserves better and awaits genuine words backed by authentic action.. In the ad, Schlessinger writes, .While I express my opinions from the perspective of an Orthodox Jew and a staunch defender of the traditional family, in talking about gays and lesbians some of my words were poorly chosen. Many people perceive them as hate speech. This fact has been personally and professionally devastating to me as well as to many others..

The Post also spoke with Patricia Saperstein, Variety's managing editor of special reports, who edited the .gay Hollywood. issue and said of Schlessinger.s ad, .I take it with a grain of salt. Her show is in a lot of trouble, so she.s looking to do anything she can to improve her image, to make herself look better.. It all seems suspicious.. Asked whether Schlessinger was concerned about her TV show.s low ratings and negative reviews, spokeswoman Keven Bellows replied, .No, it.s a new show. It will find its audience. This is not a radio show; it.s a TV show. She.s Dr. Laura in both places, but it.s two different formats..
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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 08:12:18 -0700
From: "Ben Boxer"

Subject: Strip, Coach!

After a war medal brought for show-and-tell disappeared, principal Wallace Henrickson of Adrian Elementary School in Adrian, Missouri, allegedly subjected fourth-grade children to a strip search. Henrickson and a male coach allegedly brought the boys into a restroom one at a time, where they were told to strip to their underwear.

If there were any future foxhunters in the class, I bet they wished it was the other way around.
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