this is the last of my requests based on decade. i'm looking for stories based/written in the 80s. of course theres always a bonus(but no nessecary) if theres a harem.
this is the last of my requests based on decade. i'm looking for stories based/written in the 80s. of course theres always a bonus(but no nessecary) if theres a harem.
I sound like a broken record, I'm sure, but:
A Well-Lived Life – 70s through 2000s
Good Medicine – 81 through 85 (so far)
i'm looking for stories based/written in the 80s. of course theres always a bonus(but no nessecary) if theres a harem.
A True History, Books One and Two. So far 1984, with lots of little references that people have sent me e-mails about going, yeah, I remember that ...
ETA: And so far the MC is up to seven women, with four of the pregnant by him, so that's sort of a harem, right?
A True History, Books One and Two. So far 1984, with lots of little references that people have sent me e-mails about going, yeah, I remember that ...
Trust me, I get that all the time.
ANd many times it was funny, because they would actually bring things up that were years in the future. Either that, or things that were years in the past.
But also a lot of nostalgia, from others remembering much of what I wrote about.
Most DoOver stories tend to occur in the 80s to some extent. Doing It All Over by Al Steiner is probably the best example. (Mainly because Rewind was never finished.) Lazlo Zalezac's Emend by Eclipse was another good one.
No harems in either, although Al's hero got plenty of action early on.
No harems in either, although Al's hero got plenty of action early on.
That is why I use the term "Japanese Harem". In general it is several women, but consecutive and not concurrent.
That is why I use the term "Japanese Harem". In general it is several women, but consecutive and not concurrent.
I said it as I did because frequently he was fucking girls who were involved with other guys, thus they fail the 'no having sex with other guys than the MC' test for a harem. Not because of timing. He had any number that he fucked in sequence, on multiple occasions, but they weren't in a relationship with him or faithful to him.
Most DoOver stories tend to occur in the 80s to some extent.
Why is that true? The age of the authors?
What was so great about the 80s that would enhance a story in your view?
I doubt there was anything special, and he just wanted to compile a list of 'best' stories grouped by various criteria, including time frame of the setting.
For DoOvers, the 80s are a great setting, since (especially if the MC gets back just before, and can get a starting investment stake by taking advantage of the Hunt brothers in '79) there were a number of significant companies started then (if the MC can get in at the investment capital stage) and it's also a chance to build a stake for the big IPOs in the 90s. And let's face it, most DoOver stories, a MC is gonna want to take advantage of future knowledge to become rich.
Also, the 80s were the real start of conspicuous consumption, and the era when teens really had unsupervised freedom at home a lot since many more families were dual-income by that point.
Here's a thought:
You go to the airport one day, and notice new gates marked 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's ... instead of JFK, LAX, London ...
Get in line, and you get a one-way trip back to that time.
Which would have the longest lines? Would there be anyone left to turn out the lights in the terminal after the last flight leaves?
Personally, I would do the 50's. Simpler times with only Korea in the matrix. Civil rights coming, but, heh, you get what you pay for. Of course, McCarthey was still going.
Oddly, history has proven McCarthy wasn't really wrong... the country really did shift towards communism, and mainly from academia's influence (especially running the 'education' departments in colleges early).
Oddly, history has proven McCarthy wasn't really wrong... the country really did shift towards communism, and mainly from academia's influence (especially running the 'education' departments in colleges early).
The irony there (and disinformation) is that Senator Joe had not a damned thing to do with that. The persecution of academics and media personalities was all done by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). And Senator Joe McCarthy was a Senator, he had no involvement in that at all. His only interest was those who worked for the Government.
And if you read through Venona and the Soviet Archives, a huge number he named actually were working for the Soviets. Many have been speculating for decades that he may have had information leaked to him from Venona intercepts.
Civil rights coming, but, heh, you get what you pay for.
Oh hell no, especially if it was in a universe where the history is mutable. I for one very well remember the Cold War, and would not wish to return to it ever again.
Realizing you grew up just a few miles from nuclear missiles in Los Angeles and remembering the Duck & Cover drills (and all the close calls we had) would make me never want to return to that.
Also, no real access to good birth control. That would end a lot of stories real fast.
Chapter 1, boy meets girl
Chapter 2, boy chases girl
Chapter 3, boy catches girl
Chapter 4, girl is pregnant
Chapter 5, Boy told to get married or go on the run
Also, no real access to good birth control. That would end a lot of stories real fast.
On the flip side, no AIDS and a dearth of the more esoteric venereal diseases. And there was access to birth control. Just not as pervasive as today.
And there was access to birth control. Just not as pervasive as today.
Use a plastic bag and call it a femidom ;-)
Are those things still in use?
AJ
this is the last of my requests based on decade. i'm looking for stories based/written in the 80s. of course theres always a bonus(but no nessecary) if theres a harem.
Well, for that you also have "Country Boy, City Girl". It starts in the San Fernando Valley in 1981, and runs through the entire decade.
Not really a "Harem" story, but when you get to Book II, it does resemble a "Japanese Harem Story" in many ways.
https://storiesonline.net/s/17259/country-boy-city-girl
You are not going to find many written in the 1980's, let me assure you. At that point, all you had was files swapped from BBS, ASSTR was not even a part of USENET yet. And if you have ever read 1980's era BBS porn, you know that it is not even worth it other than as a laugh.
It is almost all universally bad. In the series I even posted an authentic "1980's porn story", written I think around 1989 or so. And it does involve the main character having both the daughter and mother. But it's probably not what you would expect.
https://storiesonline.net/s/23248/alf-the-continuing
Yup. McCarthy was crucified for openly attacking the members of the permanent ruling class. They may suffer fatal car crashes, plane crashes, fall down stairs or fall from high buildings at phenomenal rates compared to general society, but they rarely face public justice. McCarthy violated that precept. An early version of Orange Man Bad.
permanent ruling class.
Ever since I was a teenager, I have believed that the US has only one political party. Kind'a like a football team, they divide up into offense and defense, and swap roles periodically. Every four years, they flip a coin in a back room somewhere to see which side will get the winning candidate this time.
As proof, you'll notice that in most every Presidential election, one of the two candidates appears to be a sure loser who couldn't carry his own home state if he promised free ice cream for all. How likely is it that in a country of 300 million, they could not find two qualified, likeable candidates?
Trump bumped the Republicans' sure loser out of the race, and that's why both Democrats and many Republicans hate him. Upset their game plan.
As proof, you'll notice that in most every Presidential election, one of the two candidates appears to be a sure loser who couldn't carry his own home state if he promised free ice cream for all.
For the most part, it is the re-election that is either the most lopsided, or the most even.
I have seen one where the incumbent could not have won no matter what, and also where the incumbent completely blew away the one running against him.
Myself, I find that both sides are alienating me more and more. I am a moderate, and do not like when either side tries to cater only to their special interests.
I also detest the "finger pointing", knowing that no matter what, the other party would likely be doing just as good of a job (if not worse) than the one in power, and find the "see how bad he is" argument as petty and childish.
Myself, I find that both sides are alienating me more and more. I am a moderate, and do not like when either side tries to cater only to their special interests.
The problem is winning a primary requires convincing the hard core party members, which is the religious nutjobs in the GOP and all the coalition of leftist extremists for the Dems.
The problem is winning a primary requires convincing the hard core party members, which is the religious nutjobs in the GOP and all the coalition of leftist extremists for the Dems.
Would "open" primaries solve that problem - where all voters could vote in all primaries?
Not really.
First, you'd need to get people interested in voting in primaries. Targetting the party core is effective since they're likelier to vote in a primary.
But, for the sake of argument...
If I were a GOP strategist, I'd try to get my party's voters to get David Duke nominated by the Dems. Meanwhile, Dems would try to get a Jerry Falwell type nominated by the GOP.
I doubt most people would try to ensure that the opposing party's candidate was the least objectionable, since that would mean it would be more difficult to attain victory in the actual election.
You always have to consider the likeliest unintended consequences.
Would "open" primaries solve that problem - where all voters could vote in all primaries?
No, then you wind up like California, which is infamous for it's "Jungle Primary" system. Where nobody that even comes close to being a moderate can get on a ballet, because the far left so dominates the politics in the state.
Generally in California it ends up with a Far Left candidate, and a Slightly Less Far Left candidate running against each other. And 4 cities largely determining the path the entire state follows.
No, then you wind up like California, which is infamous for it's "Jungle Primary" system. Where nobody that even comes close to being a moderate can get on a ballet, because the far left so dominates the politics in the state.
An open primary is not the same thing as a non-partisan primary.
With a non-partisan primary, all the candidates are thrown in one big primary ballot and the two top vote getters go on to the general election regardless of party.
With an closed primary system, you have to register to vote as a member of party X and then you only get to vote in Pary X's primary. You can also register as an independent, but then you don't get to vote in the primaries at all.
With an open primary, any one can vote in any Party's primary.
With my state, all the party primaries are on one ballot. If you vote in more than one party primary, you spoil your ballot, but you don't have to decide which you want to vote in until you are in the voting booth ready to mark your ballot.
With an open primary, any one can vote in any Party's primary.
California did that before also.
The result was largely the same. The Democrats would stuff the ballot for a Republican who did not have a prayer of winning the general election. In the 1990's this became common, and the individual on the Republican side was actually getting Democratic support in the primary, knowing they did not have a chance in the general election.
Many are nice ideas, but the problem is when one side is willing to resort to "dirty tricks", there is little that can be done about it.
The result was largely the same. The Democrats would stuff the ballot for a Republican who did not have a prayer of winning the general election. In the 1990's this became common, and the individual on the Republican side was actually getting Democratic support in the primary, knowing they did not have a chance in the general election.
It's happened in Wisconsin to.
I'm familiar with the phrase "stuff the ballot box," meaning illegitimate ballots were cast. Is that what you meant by "stuff the ballot"? Or did you mean voters casting votes for a weak candidate of the opposition party so the candidate of their own party will be more likely to win? Or did you mean something I haven't thought of?
The result was largely the same. The Democrats would stuff the ballot for a Republican who did not have a prayer of winning the general election. In the 1990's this became common, and the individual on the Republican side was actually getting Democratic support in the primary, knowing they did not have a chance in the general election.
Many are nice ideas, but the problem is when one side is willing to resort to "dirty tricks", there is little that can be done about it.
I'm familiar with the phrase "stuff the ballot box," meaning illegitimate ballots were cast.
In this case, it means people who are actually Democrats registering as Republicans. SO that in the primary they could purposefully vote for who they thought of as the weakest candidate. Helping ensure they won the primary, and would then be easily defeated in the statewide election.
These are the kind of games that have frustrated most outside of the "Big Cities" in California for decades. Looked at county by county, the state is "Red", but like 80% of the people live in "Blue" regions. Which is causing more and more resentment, and we see an increasing movement to break the state up.
Ironic, as those in the rural areas know that they can not survive without the water, power, and food of the rural areas. Yet, still they insist on dismissing us as idiots. I for one actually wanted California to break away from the rest of the country. Which would give most of the state the authority to break away from the Urban Areas, then laugh as they starved without food, power, or water.
These are the kind of games that have frustrated most outside of the "Big Cities" in California for decades. Looked at county by county, the state is "Red", but like 80% of the people live in "Blue" regions. Which is causing more and more resentment, and we see an increasing movement to break the state up.
It doesn't help things when the water allocations from the Colorado River are redirected from rural farming use to the cities so the city people can have nice looking lawns and large swimming pools. The sooner the Californians put the coastal cities on desalination plant water only, and leave the water from the rivers for the farming, the better the rural communities in California will be.
It doesn't help things when the water allocations from the Colorado River are redirected from rural farming use to the cities so the city people can have nice looking lawns and large swimming pools. The sooner the Californians put the coastal cities on desalination plant water only, and leave the water from the rivers for the farming, the better the rural communities in California will be.
It gets even worse than that.
Until recently I lived in the "Central Velley". An hearing city people in LA or SF scream about how much of the water we used was frustrating. Even though it was water from our area. It fell in our part of the state, or was held in snow nearby. Held in reservoirs in our community, yet demanding that we release it all for them and use none for ourselves.
Seeing most of the area turn their backs on us when the Oroville Dam was in trouble, then screaming when we had to reduce water and power production was fun to me. And it seems to me that more and more, the difference between "country" and "urban" is growing.
I left LA to move to Alabama, because I got tired of the crap of living there. And have since moved from San Francisco to Oroville, and now Southern Oregon. I have absolutely no interest in ever living in a "big city" ever again. Finding them in my life the most bigoted and idiotic individuals I have ever met in general.
Willing quite easily without thought of telling you how to live your life, but having absolutely no idea how they would live without others supporting them. They do not even realize they only live because so many in the "rural" areas are letting them even live where they do because of their water and power. Yet they constantly put them down as being "idiots" because they do not live in a big city.
Been there, done that. Happier now that I am now at half the wages I was before, than I was making $60k a year in the "big city". Or when I was making $20+ an hour in LA almost 20 years ago, moving to Alabama and making half as much and living much better.
I find it very sad that so many equate income with happiness.
I find it very sad that so many equate income with happiness.
Please see Billy Joel "Anthony's Song"
I find it very sad that so many equate income with happiness.
Money may not buy happiness, but it's much more comfortable crying in a Porsche than on a bicycle. :)
Money may not buy happiness,
It can, however, rent it with the option of a long-term lease.
Trump bumped the Republicans' sure loser out of the race, and that's why both Democrats and many Republicans hate him.
The irony is that Trump is not a Republican, no more than Bernie Sanders is a Democrat.
The difference is that Trump was just better at playing the "Political Game" than many gave him credit for. He was a lifelong Democrat (he would switch for candidates or issues, but always went back to the Democrats), but knew that their "Superdelegate" system would never allow him to become the nominee no matter what. So he went to the party he did have a chance with.
Politically, he is very much a Libertarian, but both pro-business and pro-social issues. This confused both sides, as he never did fit into either party. Far Right hated him because he was never one of them. Far Left hated him simply because of the (R). Because they sure never voiced their complaints (and actively courted his support) for decades before 2008.
How likely is it that in a country of 300 million, they could not find two qualified, likeable candidates?
The USA is even worse. In a country of 328 million, they could not find a single qualified, likeable candidate. ;-)
AJ
The USA is even worse. In a country of 328 million, they could not find a single qualified, likeable candidate. ;-)
I see my self as a slightly conservative leaning libertarian.
In my opinion, anyone who wants the job is automatically not qualified and not terribly likeable.
Anyone who wants the job badly enough to put up with the shit involved in trying to get it has something wrong with their head.
Given their awful records, I can't see how any intelligent woman could vote for either candidate :-(
AJ
By my criteria, Hillary Clinton wasn't any better.
I wonder whether Kamala Harris will do any better after she takes over as President. She's on record as criticising Joe Biden.
AJ
I wonder whether Kamala Harris will do any better after she takes over as President. She's on record as criticising Joe Biden.
She wants the job therefore she is no more qualified for it than Biden or Trump.
She wants the job therefore she is no more qualified for it than Biden or Trump.
Do by this criteria, the only people qualified to be president are those who don't want to be president?
Do by this criteria, the only people qualified to be president are those who don't want to be president?
Exactly.
Do by this criteria, the only people qualified to be president are those who don't want to be president?
Yep.
Best political system I ever heard of was drafting people for office. Being in government should be a hardship post, not a way to make money or set oneself up to make money once leaving office.
Trump bumped the Republicans' sure loser out of the race,
Okay, I'll bite. Which one of those seeking the GOP nomination was that?
Getting back to the original question - as much as I try to avoide self-promotion, my series "The Three Signs of Love" starts in the 1970's, goes through the 1980s, and will eventually end around 2000. However, it's set in Australia, not the US....
Yesss my minionsss keep entertaining me with thingsss i don't understand*insert creepy laughter here*
then laugh as they starved without food, power, or water.
So, the consensus on SOL to solve all our political problems is to (1) ban from political office anybody who actually wants the job (2) do away with primaries because none of them work and (3) make everybody who lives in a city starve by depriving them of food, power or water. Sounds like a paradise!
So, the consensus on SOL to solve all our political problems is to (1) ban from political office anybody who actually wants the job (2) do away with primaries because none of them work and (3) make everybody who lives in a city starve by depriving them of food, power or water. Sounds like a paradise!
Don't include me in that "consensus." If it were up to me, every federally elected position would be treated like jury selection.
If it were up to me, every federally elected position would be treated like jury selection.
Treating every federally elected position like jury service would come close to accomplishing "(1) ban from political office anybody who actually wants the job", at least at the federal level.
Don't include me in that "consensus." If it were up to me, every federally elected position would be treated like jury selection.
So only the people too stupid to get out of it, serve as elected officials?
So only the people too stupid to get out of it, serve as elected officials?
In my state, it's almost impossible to get out of jury duty. Actually serving on a jury may be different.
I went through it once. The week I was on jury duty there was one actual jury selection.
I didn't get picked for the jury because it was a DUI case and I don't drink.
However, there were three people there who tried to get the judge to release them not just from that jury pool, but from jury duty.
1. Business type. Tried to convince the judge that his business would go to shit with out him. Judge: Tough Shit.
2. Pregnant woman. Judge: Go see the Clerk of Courts and have your jury duty rescheduled for 12 months out.
3. One guy actually stood up and said he'd previously been falsely convicted of a crime and would never vote to convict anyone. Judge: You are not only excused from jury duty this time, go see the Clerk of Courts and have him remove you from the jury duty rolls.
If it were up to me, every federally elected position would be treated like jury selection.
I've lived in a small town where, when it comes time to pick a jury, they send the sheriff out into the halls of the courthouse and draft whoever happens to be there. I suspect you imagine jury selection to be something different from that.
Around these parts, it's a random summons sent to anyone without a felony record, and who is a citizen. Before that summons is sent, the name is run through an NCIS check.
Random non-criminal citizens would do a better job that the current bunch of asshats.
I've lived in a small town where, when it comes time to pick a jury, they send the sheriff out into the halls of the courthouse and draft whoever happens to be there. I suspect you imagine jury selection to be something different from that.
Not just imagine. It is different from that in most places. I suspect a smart lawyer could get a retrial based on that alone. Here, a jury pool is made up of all residents of a county (not just a town), and includes pretty much every adult who has ever gotten a driver's license or ID, paid property tax, registered to vote, or otherwise attracted the attention of the registrars.
Here, a jury pool is made up of all residents of a county
My understanding is that where I am, that would depend on the unit of government that is prosecuting you.
What you say is true, for charges brought by the local DA (who is technically a county level official but handles most state law prosecutions).
On the other hand, if you are being tried on a violation of a municipal ordinance prosecuted by the city/town attorney, the jury pool would be limited to the municipality.
If you are being tried on federal charges in the nearest federal district court, the jury pool would be the entire territory covered by that federal court district.
If you are being tried on federal charges in the nearest federal district court, the jury pool would be the entire territory covered by that federal court district.
In theory.
However, in reality, it would be extremely easy to get out of jury duty in such a case. Consider the 9th district - being selected for jury duty there would mean possibly flying to the state where the trial was to be held, then paying for accomodations at least for the weak of jury selection (which would be bad if the trial was in San Fran or LA), and serving in a trial that didn't have the jury sequestered would just be insanely expensive. So in practice, and jury is gonna end up being people who can provably commute to the courthouse.
On the other hand, if you are being tried on a violation of a municipal ordinance prosecuted by the city/town attorney, the jury pool would be limited to the municipality.
In the states that I've checked online, the jury pool for trials (municipal or county or state) is drawn from the same state-wide list (voter rolls, drivers license, etc.) Practical considerations mean that local people are the first to be drawn. Here, if we just used people who live in town, there wouldn't be anyone who didn't know and/or wasn't related to the defendant. So they're drawn from the entire county.
We can always do it like Vault 11 in Fallout.
The Overseer runs the vault, and in that one they have an election each year to determine who that will be. And after a year, they are killed and another Overseer is elected.
Myself, there was one part of the Confederate Constitution that I did like. The President served a single 6 year term, and could never hold that position again. Myself, I have long been a believer in term limits for all positions, including the legislature. No more than 12 years in a single office (the Senate is a 6 year term), then out they go.
When I hear about people sitting in an office for decades, I start to think of the House of Lords. Especially when we get the children of a holder taking the seat afterwards.
Fallout: New Vegas. Yeah, I thought about that too. Every candidate explaining why one of the other candidates is a much better choice...
Back on topic, I think one of the reasons that so many write about the 80's in here, is because of the age demographics of those who are writing.
I would not be surprised if most of the authors in here are in their 40's or older. Which means we at least have some memories of that era, and feel a lot of nostalgia for it.
I admit, most of my stories are contemporary to when written. Which is ironic when reading one of my first stories, as it was written in around 1996, so is much closer to the 1980's than it is today. Where I discuss things like IRC and ICQ, now long dead and forgotten technologies.
And especially for me, I love throwing in such stories a lot of forgotten things. Even knowing that my putting them in will puzzle most younger readers.
TO any that remember the early Internet, IRC and ICQ were well known. And if I wrote a story set in the 1970's I could throw in things like the Zoom Ball, Squirmels, and Pet Rocks and anybody my age would get most of them. Or have a character say "Hey good looking! We'll be back to pick you up later!", or "Original songs, by the original artists!"
But have fun trying to explain to somebody today who Ron Popeill is, or Ronco and K-Tel.
But have fun trying to explain to somebody today who Ron Popeill is
Actually, he's still reasonably well known. Not sure if he's still alive, but not too many years ago he did a guest spot on one of the shopping networks. And he decided to put on a demonstration - picked one of their products, and sold more in one hour than they'd ever sold in a single day. He's probably one of the all-time great pitchmen. And since he started (a truly annoying) genre of television, the infomercial, and created so many of them over the years that they were still being aired in the past decade...
Not sure if he's still alive,
Oh, he's still alive. In fact, a bit of trivia here. His niece Lisa Popeil has for decades been a singer for Weird Al, and sang backup on his song about her uncle, "Mr. Popeil" (written in the style of the B-52's for his second album).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BX56syrmWQ
But it has been decades since he pitched the Showtime Rotisserie, or his spray on paint to cover baldness. Myself, I am still looking for a Pocket Fisherman. I still want one for my GOD bag.
Myself, I am still looking for a Pocket Fisherman
I remember my uncle and grandfather each had one of those. Not sure where they ended up, but they both kept them in their cars just in case they drove by somewhere that looked promising as a new fishing spot.
Myself, I am still looking for a Pocket Fisherman.
The original still comes up on Amazon and bidding sites every now and then. The idea was sound, but the original was a piece of garbage in regards to quality of materials and cheap manufacture.
The idea has spun off multiple variants over the years if your in the market for a compact fishing reel.
Actually, he's still reasonably well known.
Probably is in the USA, but I've never heard of him prior to this thread.
I'm currently reviewing and revising my first attempt at writing which is a COA novel set in 1981 in a fictional town in greater Pittsburgh. I also had written most of the sequel which covers the next year of the character's life. I plan on releasing them under a different pen name at either SOL or Fine Stories (as there is no sex). I'm trying to clean up continuity errors and minor proofing (as I hope to get some help at some point to polish the stories, as my health issues makes this tough). I'm hoping that the first one will be ready in a few months or so.
My currently-posting story (Variation on a Theme, Book 1) is a do-over starting in 1980 (with the protagonist in high school at the age of 14). Book 1 covers freshman year; book 2 sophomore, and the plan will be for that pace to continue in future books at least until college.
As of yet, there's no sign of a harem. Anything is possible; who knows?