Quote :

"it's just a last-ditch effort to save your ego after i cheated on you (who the fuck wouldn't?)"

i wouldnt

7/29/2009 1:24:09 PM

I feel really bad for fair skinned people. I'm in the sun for 5-6 hours a day and haven't been burned once this summer. I can't imagine having to worry about sunscreen and shade and avoiding sunlight. I guess I'm just lucky.

7/29/2009 1:28:48 PM

we'll be the ones feeling bad for you when you look like leather

7/29/2009 1:30:07 PM

HAHAHA

7/29/2009 1:30:44 PM

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"the key to the tanning bed is doing it slowly to get a tan... i haven't been burnt in about 5 years because i finally figured out how to do it correctly..."

what? a tan is skin damage too.

skin cancer can take a while to develop. don't worry, there's still time for you.

i have absolutely no respect for anyone who uses tanning beds or purposefully lays in the sun all day.

7/29/2009 1:31:33 PM

yea, super lucky

i had a severe sunburn on my face at a very young age and ive been sun burnt several several times while figuring out that, oh maybe i should just stop going out into the sun so much

being tan definitely looks good, but i just cant afford the risk. i try to get some sun in the summer between the beach, pool and lake but otherwise i use tanning lotion on my legs so i can at least wear skirts and dresses without blinding people

7/29/2009 1:31:49 PM

^^^^see thats why the sun-o-phobes lose



[Edited on July 29, 2009 at 1:32 PM. Reason : because getting a little sun doesnt automatically mean leather. and yall think it does.]

7/29/2009 1:32:15 PM

hell, it's probably more dangerous to drive your car every day than it is to tan. +1 for being naturally tan though.

7/29/2009 1:33:52 PM

JEEBUS, there was some serious drama on page 3

i did not know that NCSUWolfy and Str8Foolish dated...but i think i like NCSUWolfy a lot more knowing she dumped him...seems like a smart girl

7/29/2009 1:35:24 PM

i knew they dated but i def didnt know he cheated on her. i could maybe guess with who if its a wolfwebber. i thought she was an engineer not a dump truck salesman. i'm with ernie i have to side with the tits.

[Edited on July 29, 2009 at 1:39 PM. Reason : .]

7/29/2009 1:38:57 PM

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"because getting a little sun doesnt automatically mean leather. and yall think it does."

exactly...

i have extremely oily skin so i would have to bake myself to a crisp consistently to get the dried up leather look...

7/29/2009 1:39:23 PM

i'm not especially surprised to find out that Str8Foolish is a cheating dick, but that's neither here nor there

7/29/2009 1:39:45 PM

i'd be more concerned about cancer than leather...but people who tan layout/go to tanning beds are, by nature, more concerned with looks/aesthetics anyway i guess.

[Edited on July 29, 2009 at 1:44 PM. Reason : ]

7/29/2009 1:41:42 PM

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"but people who tan are by nature more concerned with looks/aesthetics anyway i guess."

by nature, what do you mean? i NEVER use sunblock when i go outside...by the end of the summer, i'm tan, but not really dark...i don't lay out, either...but i would say that, by nature, i tan quickly and rarely burn

7/29/2009 1:42:59 PM

lots of people getting mad about the color of skin and how it was obtained ITT

this is TANNISM!!! you're all a bunch of TANNISTS!!!!!

7/29/2009 1:43:28 PM

sorry, by people who tan i meant people who layout/go to tanning beds. not just people who don't burn immediately

7/29/2009 1:43:45 PM

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"i have extremely oily skin so i would have to bake myself to a crisp consistently to get the dried up leather look... "

False.

I think your posts in this thread might be the most revealing ones you have ever made.

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"i have absolutely no respect for anyone who uses tanning beds or purposefully lays in the sun all day. "

+0.50
You can still be an otherwise great person, but purposefully tanning detracts from that.

Quote :

"by nature, what do you mean? i NEVER use sunblock when i go outside...by the end of the summer, i'm tan, but not really dark...i don't lay out, either...but i would say that, by nature, i tan quickly and rarely burn"

She's already clarified, but hell yes, there is a world of difference between actively seeking to permanently damage one's skin, and the color that comes from not living in a cave.

[Edited on July 29, 2009 at 1:46 PM. Reason : r]

7/29/2009 1:45:13 PM

yeah, being oily has nothing to do with how much damage is happening to your skin.

7/29/2009 1:46:35 PM

yall are some worry worts i swear to god. i hope i can find the ppl in this thread that are sunophobes when we are in our 60-70's and laugh at yall. and then ask why i dont have skin cancer or leather skin yet.

7/29/2009 1:47:33 PM

both of my parents and my brother have extremely oily skin and life time exposure to too much sunlight....

none are wrinkled or have leathery skin

[Edited on July 29, 2009 at 1:50 PM. Reason : brother is 45 and uses tanning bed regulary....parents are mid-upper 60s]

7/29/2009 1:49:29 PM

my dad had malignant melanoma on his back and basal cell carcinoma on his forehead that was like |-| that far from moving into his skull. he has nasty scars in both places. the fact that he's bald doesn't help his forehead. my mom has had tons of basal cell carcinomas removed. i've had a spot that was suspicious that was underneath my hair, where you don't typically put sunscreen obviously.

i'm careful and passionate about it because i have good reason.

7/29/2009 1:51:24 PM

Quote :

"i did not know that NCSUWolfy and Str8Foolish dated...but i think i like NCSUWolfy a lot more knowing she dumped him...seems like a smart girl"

Quote :

"i'm not especially surprised to find out that Str8Foolish is a cheating dick, but that's neither here nor there"

QUAGMIRE

INTERNET GENTLEMAN

7/29/2009 1:52:02 PM

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"both of my parents and my brother have extremely oily skin and life time exposure to too much sunlight.... none are wrinkled or have leathery skin [Edited on July 29, 2009 at 1:50 PM. Reason : brother is 45 and uses tanning bed regulary....parents are mid-upper 60s]"

Sound, sound logic.
Which still shows you don't give a damn about the health of your skin - only the appearance.

[Edited on July 29, 2009 at 1:52 PM. Reason : df]

7/29/2009 1:52:10 PM

Ambrosia, you are fucking insufferable

Shut up, you hogbeast

7/29/2009 1:53:32 PM

skin cancer is not that common in regular healthy good gene ppl ambrosia, god...

7/29/2009 1:53:48 PM

there is little to no history of cancer in my family period...of any kind


and i don't smoke, i'm not overweight, i don't drink much, i don't use any drugs other than occasional beer, and i don't fuck random people...

i'll take my one indulgence

[Edited on July 29, 2009 at 1:57 PM. Reason : asdfd]

7/29/2009 1:55:26 PM

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" * Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. More than one million skin cancers are diagnosed annually.3 * Each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than the combined incidence of cancers of the breast, prostate, lung and colon.3 * One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime.26 * Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer; about one million of the cases diagnosed annually are basal cell carcinomas.29 Basal cell carcinomas are rarely fatal, but can be highly disfiguring. * Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common form of skin cancer. More than 250,000 cases are diagnosed each year1, resulting in approximately 2,500 deaths.2 * Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the two major forms of non-melanoma skin cancer. Between 40 and 50 percent of Americans who live to age 65 will have either skin cancer at least once.7 * In 2004, the total direct cost associated with the treatment for non-melanoma skin cancers was more than $1 billion.14 * About 90 percent of non-melanoma skin cancers are associated with exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.30 * Up to 90 percent of the visible changes commonly attributed to aging are caused by the sun.16 * Contrary to popular belief, 80 percent of a person's lifetime sun exposure is not acquired before age 18; only about 23 percent of lifetime exposure occurs by age 18"

http://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-facts/

just sayin

[Edited on July 29, 2009 at 1:56 PM. Reason : link]

7/29/2009 1:55:32 PM

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"i have absolutely no respect for anyone who uses tanning beds or purposefully lays in the sun all day."

wow, what up snob. Try it sometime. Laying out in the sun by the pool or on the beach feels pretty damn good.

7/29/2009 1:57:15 PM

no

plus it's boring as shit. i go to the beach all the time but sitting in the sand all day doing nothing except being hot is not fun.

[Edited on July 29, 2009 at 1:58 PM. Reason : ]

7/29/2009 1:57:38 PM

I don't know what beaches you go to, but most of them have a breeze, especially if you're down near the water. Being by a pool I could understand feeling hot, there usually isn't a breeze and here in NC with the humidity it often feels hot as balls.

And I don't know what's so boring about chillin' in a beach chair, soaking up some rays, and reading a good book down by the water's edge as the waves lap against your feet.

7/29/2009 2:00:25 PM

i'm not a big fan of laying out myself...

i would rather be doing yard work or be in the pool to get my sunlight...

7/29/2009 2:00:45 PM

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"soaking up some rays"

Ahhh, absorbing some nice rays of various types from outer space my son. Nothing quite like being pierced by beams of pure energy son.

7/29/2009 2:02:34 PM

maybe I just enjoy being lazy? either way I think its great to build up a good tan early in the summer. that way when you take trips to the beach or lake or just do a lot of stuff outside you don't have to worry about getting scorched.

7/29/2009 2:02:50 PM

i'm all about some yard work. or kayaking or fishing.

i need an activity. sitting still and reading is for rainy days at the beach or something.

oh and i go to emerald isle, which is a south facing beach as you probably know, and if there's wind on one side, there's none on the other. from my experience with our house on the sound side over the last 10 years (different places before then, always on the sound), the wind is typically there and not at the ocean during the summer.

[Edited on July 29, 2009 at 2:05 PM. Reason : engrish, you speak it?]

7/29/2009 2:04:10 PM

^sorry to hear that

I enjoy relaxing at the beach. reading a book by the water and drifting in and out of sleep is pretty relaxing IMO.

Not that I don't enjoy throwing a football around in the water, or playing paddle ball, or surfing (body or board). Or playing golf or tennis or washing my car or (insert other outdoor activities with sun exposure here).

7/29/2009 2:06:48 PM

all i know is that i tan once, maybe twice, a week in the spring and summer months and i'm just as ghostly white pale as the next person in the winter....

and i use moisturizers and skin care products year round...


i just want a tan in the summer....and that's that

7/29/2009 2:07:50 PM

Quote :

"i just want a tan in the summer....and that's that"

BO DING

LP78 has spoken

7/29/2009 2:17:26 PM

hahaha

7/29/2009 2:18:02 PM

Linda where you been? Haven't seen you since your bday!

7/29/2009 2:18:37 PM

I don't live within walking distance to Havana anymore haha

7/29/2009 2:36:00 PM

this thread is veeery interesting...

7/29/2009 2:56:50 PM

That's the saddest thing I've heard all month Where do you go now, so I can stalk bump into you?

7/29/2009 2:56:58 PM

Tanning is my only source of vitamin D and it was prescribed to me for my seasonal affective disorder.

7/29/2009 2:57:34 PM

^^no where really

I live in Cary and have yet to find a bar here I really like.

I'll send you a PM next time I venture out downtown

7/29/2009 2:59:40 PM

Cary...





...I'm sorry to hear that.


You lemme know! I make the rounds on the weekend

[Edited on July 29, 2009 at 3:01 PM. Reason : k]

7/29/2009 3:01:07 PM

alright

time to go get my arsenic on

7/29/2009 3:02:04 PM

but i still have a month to use on my contract at Jill's Beach

7/29/2009 3:06:29 PM

you're gonna catch the cancer

7/29/2009 3:08:15 PM

im like you, i only really care about being kinda tan in the summer. like, ill get a base tan in the spring, and maybe go to a bed a little before fall so im not COMPLETELY white until like, Christmas...

boooo

7/29/2009 3:10:39 PM

stack it up

7/29/2009 3:17:04 PM