I used to say that growing up a lot. Eventually, I realized it was "I just don't get along with the types of women who live in my tiny town" and then later, "I just don't get along with the types of women who are hired at the office." Because, I have found I do in fact get along with women.

As a former Florida Woman myself (I was raised in South Fla.) I have to say, this particular Florida Woman move was quite spectacular. This has to be right up there with the Florida Woman who called 911 because McDonalds ran out of Chicken McNuggets.

Yeah, I think it's a saying, and it really means, "Doesn't want any female friends." You know, someone who has a lot of internalized misogyny and therefore prides herself on being "one of the guys." I've definitely said what JLaw did, and it's less about a headcount than about an attitude.

I found a mugshot of the perp...

ehh I think we've all met a girl who boasts about her lack of female friends because she's sooo much more chill than the rest of us dramatic bitches and is totally just "one of the boys."

Yep! This is what I said somewhere else. Every time I hear a girl say, "Oh, I just don't get along with women" I just look at her like:

Somehow I doubt Jennifer, in her very generalizing statement, would hold that against your friend, let's be real.

I always thought that "I don't trust a girl who doesn't WANT any female friends" would be nicer or more accurate. I found it very hard to make friends as a teenager - when I admired a girl I would idolise them to the point of intimidation, really frequently. Desperation and fear are traits that are not conducive to…

I was just talking to someone about 3D printing the other. He was discussing how they are working on 3D printing hearts. My brain ceased to function because, I just can't. For whatever reason, my brain cannot/will not make sense of 3D printing.

Not *ALL* Earths!

I've never thought that "challenging" language was necessarily better. I think Twain said it best: simple language is best. Too many authors and English majors mistake convoluted language with complexity of thought.

"Actively critical" as in you went around and found people to criticize for light reading for fun? I find that rather odd and unnecessary. Why bother?

"I was actively critical of my then high school and college peers for wasting their reading level on books written for children."

There's no better to way to get kids interested in reading than to tell them they can't read something. It creates curiosity. After Bridge to Terabithia was removed from our 6th grade reading lists because of foul language, they added extra copies to the library—but with the swear words blacked out. SOMEONE…

The Handmaid's Tale and The Bluest Eye have actually been banned by my school district in this exact same way. Parents showed up and read the "dirty" bits of the book during the public comment time at the board meeting and the five school board members, (who are all elected and paid $2K more than a first year teacher…

But seriously she could have saved an entire character. And the obvious choice is Fred Weasley.

:(

I'm not saying that anybody was either. I just think that if this is the worst thing that has happened to you lately, you are doing pretty good.

Apparently the "allure" has faded . . . . [fade out]

I have been wondering what it's like to have zero ACTUAL problems. I guess this is what happens at that point.