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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

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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 Monday OP

Excellent. Diamond_Dog Monday #1

All ten of those work wonderfully. Iggo Monday #2

11. Wear a MAGA hat. No woman will come near you. walkingman Monday #3

That should have been in the top 5 for sure! Maru Kitteh Monday #32

Awful and right Easterncedar Monday #4

Put your hand over your drink... GopherGal Monday #5

DURec leftstreet Monday #6

Excellent. Stop such behavior at its source. MineralMan Monday #7

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

I would amend that. usedtobedemgurl Monday #11

that's fair EdmondDantes_ Monday #24

You enjoy your hermit life. usedtobedemgurl Monday #31

"No" means NO! SergeStorms Monday #25

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

The times have changed. SergeStorms Monday #35

"Don't rape" works. Iggo Monday #30

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

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

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

Enlightening. Martin68 Monday #10

Get with a Just Jerome Monday #12

This...all day long. chowder66 Monday #13

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A DU Classic maxsolomon Monday #15

EXCELLENT!!! niyad Monday #16

Perfect! Quiet Em Monday #17

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

That list creeped me out and is so necessary. Buddyzbuddy Monday #19

Excellent ornotna Monday #20

You should add: highplainsdem Monday #22

Avoid Egomaniacs 2na fisherman Monday #23

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

K&R LetMyPeopleVote Monday #27

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

Carry Pepper Spray or Bear Spray GopherGal Monday #33

Number 8 canetoad Monday #36