I didn’t mind the temp of the water generally - until we had one cold month in Sudan (this was 2 years ago, it was cold all over the Gulf, snowed on the pyramids in Egypt, remember?). It wasn’t that cold in Sudan, but it felt frigid because the air is so dry. And basically I did not wash for that whole month,…

Right, but just because he’s not trying to get published in 2015 doesn’t mean he’s not well-placed to tell people what a clusterfuck it is and how to get around it- in fact, he probably knows better than almost anyone. The implication that he’s being hypocritical by giving advice is absurd, although anyone needing to…

He also has a multi-decade career. He isn’t advocating that you start self-publishing in 1978, leaving aside the fact that the effective platforms to do that today didn’t exist back then. He’s also had approximately 80% more than his fair share of troubles with the industry. I don’t think it’s completely hypocritical…

I lived in Sudan for a bit, where they don’t normally use toilet paper - instead, the bathroom has a sprayer hose like you might have attached to your kitchen sink to clean yourself with after you’ve done your business.

But I love beautiful paper, so it all evens out.

Link.

I write quite a few letters (thank-you notes are important!) and I for one swear by Verge de France - the letter sheets and envelopes come in fun mix-and-match colors, the paper is smooth as silk, and most importantly, your longer missives are not confined to the inside of a notecard.

Gall and stomach acid.

I had this same thing backfire on me when I was in a philosophical debate in front of a group and (sarcastically!) said “Well, what about all the good things Hitler did?!?” only to have a girl come up to me afterwards and thank me for making a good point.

Every once in a while something that sounds ridiculous also happens to align with my ingrained prejudices, so I give it a pass.

Yeah, the adjectival form is “prepubescent.” In addition to having his medical license revoked, he should also be sent back to 2nd grade grammar class.

This was my original take, now revised with my current I-hope-it’s-true conspiracy theory, which is that if Trump gets the nomination, the FBI will assassinate him before it gets put to a vote that could actually run the country into the ground.

Unnecessary, as other identifiers already exist. For example, Trump supporters make up 8.5 out of 10 people visibly drooling at the mouth on public transportation.

Always remember that you only get in trouble for killing people if they can find a jury to convict you.

I still fairly consistently take the corners too fast in my house and wind up clipping my arm on the wall. I currently live in the house I grew up in, where I have been in residence for approximately 20 of my 30 years of life. You would think that eventually I would learn where the fucking WALLS are, or where my own…

I have literally made other grown women snort liquid out their noses when I tell them that I don’t put up with shit from men, and I don’t intend to start, and that I can maintain this purity of vision because I have a cat and a vibrator, and so all my physical and emotional needs are met.

I recently stopped talking to a friend because of this. She came back from visiting her parents in Colorado and was very upset. “My mom’s cat didn’t come home last night!” Let me get this straight. You regularly let your cat out into an environment where there are wolves, bears, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, large birds…

Then you might want to have a word with the Canadian downthread who described it, I think accurately, as “racial purity, religious war, fancy headwear.”

I am a cat lady. I was all primed and ready to be a dog lady all my life, but then my last dog died and I got a job with a really long commute. I got a cat (I mean, they told me it was a cat - I maintain that they gave me a teddy bear by accident) and I love her like I may never love another living thing.

Apparently not the French version! Someone gave an extensive breakdown somewhere on this thread.