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GopherGal

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33. Carry Pepper Spray or Bear Spray

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 04:12 PM

10 hrs ago

If you see a woman alone in a dark parking garage, spray yourself in the face. Your gasps and coughs should create enough commotion to alert the woman as well as any bear or confidential FBI informant she is intending to meet.

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Ten Rape Prevention Tips. [View all] JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago OP

Excellent. Diamond_Dog 17 hrs ago #1

All ten of those work wonderfully. Iggo 16 hrs ago #2

11. Wear a MAGA hat. No woman will come near you. walkingman 16 hrs ago #3

That should have been in the top 5 for sure! Maru Kitteh 11 hrs ago #32

Awful and right Easterncedar 16 hrs ago #4

Put your hand over your drink... GopherGal 16 hrs ago #5

DURec leftstreet 16 hrs ago #6

Excellent. Stop such behavior at its source. MineralMan 16 hrs ago #7

That's a lot to remember. Can I just go with "get consent"? EdmondDantes_ 16 hrs ago #8

I would amend that. usedtobedemgurl 15 hrs ago #11

that's fair EdmondDantes_ 14 hrs ago #24

You enjoy your hermit life. usedtobedemgurl 11 hrs ago #31

"No" means NO! SergeStorms 14 hrs ago #25

Old attitudes die hard. We are no longer in the 1950's, there's no social dance that needs to be played haele 10 hrs ago #34

The times have changed. SergeStorms 8 hrs ago #35

"Don't rape" works. Iggo 12 hrs ago #30

Always bear in mind that she may be carrying a gun and will blow your brains out if you enter her space. milestogo 16 hrs ago #9

Always keep in mind Lorena Bobbitt's solution to violent men. llmart 14 hrs ago #21

Always keep in mind that a woman's dog may not be as nice as he looks milestogo 13 hrs ago #28

Enlightening. Martin68 15 hrs ago #10

Get with a Just Jerome 14 hrs ago #12

This...all day long. chowder66 14 hrs ago #13

Whoa PatSeg 14 hrs ago #14

A DU Classic maxsolomon 14 hrs ago #15

EXCELLENT!!! niyad 14 hrs ago #16

Perfect! Quiet Em 14 hrs ago #17

Priceless! Now we need to add children to the rape prevention tips. 1WorldHope 14 hrs ago #18

That list creeped me out and is so necessary. Buddyzbuddy 14 hrs ago #19

Excellent ornotna 14 hrs ago #20

You should add: highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #22

Avoid Egomaniacs 2na fisherman 14 hrs ago #23

Don't become a "youth pastor," megachurch preacher or "family values" republican Mysterian 13 hrs ago #26

K&R LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #27

Putting the responsibility for rape directly where it belongs: with the rapist. n/t CousinIT 13 hrs ago #29

Carry Pepper Spray or Bear Spray GopherGal 10 hrs ago #33

Number 8 canetoad 8 hrs ago #36